White collar investigations necessarily impact many different people. Federal and state white collar authorities use three different labels to categorize the individuals and companies they interact with: target, subject, and witness. The Department of Justice’s policy is to inform individuals where they fall on the spectrum—target, subject, or witness. The [...]
Matthew P. Massey was a featured legal commenter in The New York Times’ ongoing coverage of the Sam Bankman-Fried trial in article published on October 9, 2023. He analyzed Mr. Bankman-Fried’s strategy of advancing an advice of counsel defense and addressed some of the challenges with such a strategy. [...]
The “advice of counsel” defense can be an effective legal defense when used properly in white collar criminal cases. This defense will likely be used in the case of United States v. Bankman-Fried, 1:22-cr-00673, which is set for trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of [...]
The International Trademark Association (INTA) has appointed Stephen D. Wilson to its Building Bridges Committee for the 2024-2025 term. Steve previously served on INTA’s Enforcement Committee, Trademark Enforcement Policy Advocacy Subcommittee, and Judicial Administration & Trademark Litigation Subcommittee. INTA is a global association of brand owners and professionals dedicated to [...]
Matthew P. Massey, a healthcare/white collar attorney and former Assistant United States Attorney, was a featured legal speaker at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Pain Society of the Carolinas (PSOC) on September 17, 2023, in Greenville, South Carolina. PSOC is a medical society that provides a forum for healthcare [...]
World Trademark Review (WTR) has again recognized Beggs & Lane partner Stephen D. Wilson in the 2023 edition of “WTR 1000 - The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals,” its annual list of the world’s top trademark practitioners. WTR publishes World Trademark Review magazine, and selects leading trademark attorneys and firms worldwide [...]
By Stephen D. Wilson | May 6, 2023 Effective May 6, 2023, the Republic of Mauritius joined two intellectual property (IP) treaties that expand options for IP owners to register their trademarks and industrial designs internationally. Madrid Union On February 6, 2023, the Government of the Republic of Mauritius [...]
August 16, 2023, will mark the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) (Public Law 117-169). Although there has been, and continues to be, spirited debate around the policies embodied in the IRA, one thing is not debatable; the IRA --dubbed by some as the “Green [...]
Beggs & Lane, R.L.L.P. is pleased to announce that Steve Griffin and Ed Holland have both been awarded top rankings in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA for their expertise in the areas of Energy and Natural Resources law. Published annually, the Chambers USA guide identifies the nation’s top law firms and attorneys through rigorous research and in-depth client interviews. Rankings are assessed on legal knowledge, experience, ability, effectiveness and client service, in addition to the strength and depth of a firm’s practice.
This year marks 140 years that Beggs & Lane has been continuously serving northwest Florida, making it the oldest law firm in Pensacola and among the oldest in the State of Florida. For perspective, Beggs & Lane first opened in 1883, a year in which the first electric lighting system [...]
