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Richard Crow Joins Wilmington Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

January 16, 2020

The Wilmington Chamber of Commerce has named business and tax attorney Richard Crow as a new board member, effective January 2020. He joins a…

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Paul Fanning and Tyler Russell to Present at 2020 Business Law Institute

January 15, 2020

Creditors’ rights attorneys Paul Fanning and Tyler Russell will speak at the 2020 Business Law Institute next month. Their presentation will focus on distressed…

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U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Joint Employment

January 14, 2020

Written By Emily G. Massey and Will Oden

On January 12, 2020, the United States Department of Labor (“USDOL”) Wage and Hour Division announced a final rule regarding joint employment under the…

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Batter Up: ECU’s Head Baseball Coach Slides Into 1st Greenville-Pitt County Chamber Power Luncheon of 2020

January 14, 2020

The Greenville-Pitt County Chamber Power Luncheon series is swinging into the new year with Cliff Godwin, East Carolina University’s Head Baseball Coach, as its first…

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Tyler Russell to Moderate CBD Panel at Triangle CREW Luncheon

January 13, 2020

Hemp law attorney Tyler Russell will moderate a panel on the “Commercial Real Estate Complexities Facing North Carolina’s CBD Industry” in February. Tyler will lead…

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Ward and Smith Becomes a 2020 Data Privacy Day Champion

January 13, 2020

For the third year in a row, Ward and Smith has committed to being a 2020 Data Privacy Day Champion. Data Privacy Day is…

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Amy Wang Named to Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite Hall of Fame

January 9, 2020

Environmental attorney Amy Wang is now a member of Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite Hall of Fame for environmental law. She now joins Jim Creekman (retired), Brad Evans,…