More with McGlinchey

Every law firm tailors their summer experience differently in hopes of attracting and recruiting the next great crop of Associates. What is the summer clerk experience like here at McGlinchey?

In this episode of the More with McGlinchey podcast, attorney Taylor Bennington and Director of Talent Acquisition Margeaux Roush discuss the firm's clerkship program with five of our 2022 Summer Associates, Georgia Bauer, Jessica Bozell, Keke Heneghan, Julia Berry Lopez, and KayLeigh Nader.

Juneteenth is the oldest commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. In the latest episode of More with McGlinchey, we present a recording of an internal panel discussion between members of McGlinchey’s African American Affinity Group on the novel “On Juneteenth” by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed. It provides a historian’s view of the country’s long road to Juneteenth, recounting both its origins in Texas and the enormous hardships that African-Americans have endured in the century since, from Reconstruction through Jim Crow and beyond.

Thank you to Camille Bryant (New Orleans), Kerry Cummings (Fort Lauderdale) and Farren Davis (New Orleans) for the insightful discussion!

The Coronavirus’s impact on workplaces has led to what many are calling “The Great Resignation.” It’s impacting every industry nationwide, leaving many employers scrambling to retain and replace employees. In this second installment, we’ll discuss strategies for retention and how law firms can proactively guard against losing their best and most talented people.

The NFL designed the Rooney Rule in 2002 to increase the recruitment of ethnic minorities in coaching positions. But recently, former Miami Dolphins head coach, Brian Flores, filed a collective action lawsuit against the NFL and all 32 of its teams alleging racial discrimination in hiring. In this episode, Labor and Employment attorneys Camille Bryant and Andrew Albritton discuss the catch-22 suits like this can represent for employers implementing when diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

Cannabis is illegal under federal law, but legal for certain uses in many states. Might the U. S. Supreme Court resolve this conflict in a Workers’ Comp case? In this episode, McGlinchey attorneys Remington Angelle and Ralph Confreda join Gary Hebert to discuss the legal landscape surrounding marijuana in 2022, and an overview of cases before the Supreme Court that may result in a decision on the issue of preemption.

The Coronavirus’s impact on workplaces has led to what many are calling “The Great Resignation." It’s almost impossible to replace employees who are leaving their jobs, and it’s impacting every industry nationwide.

In this two-part episode of More with McGlinchey, we’ll discuss what risks law firms face when it comes to attrition, and how firms can proactively guard against losing their best and most talented people.

Headlines everywhere from People Magazine to the Wall Street Journal remind us that white collar crime is in the news. Both Ghislaine Maxwell and Elizabeth Holmes have been convicted and await sentencing. How are those federal sentences determined? What factors come into play, and what do the Holmes and Maxwell cases have in common?

In this episode, white collar attorney Jim Sturdivant joins the co-chair of our Investigations team, Dan Plunkett, to discuss the federal sentencing guidelines, statutory maximums, judicial discretion, and more.

The path to partnership looks different for every lawyer. In the first installment of the #WhyMcGlinchey series of the More with McGlinchey podcast, Director of Talent Acquisition Margeaux Roush talks with Baton Rouge litigator Zelma Murray Frederick about how she has chosen to grow her career here at McGlinchey, from a non-traditional start with the firm to nonprofit leadership, work-life balance, becoming a Member, and chairing the firm’s Summer Associate Program.

In our increasingly digital economy, cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, have gained popularity for everything from consumer transactions to securities. In this episode, Baton Rouge attorneys Drew Patty and Marshall Grodner discuss how digital assets are being used and regulated, especially in the commercial context regarding collateral and intellectual property. They touch on how NFTs are being used to monetize IP rights now (and how they may be used in the future), the risks and considerations of using “smart contracts,” particular issues for securing and perfecting tokenized transactions, and the evolution of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) and state laws in governing these transactions.

It’s the last quarter of the year, and for some, that means holiday gatherings and New Year's resolutions. However, many managers and supervisors are instead saying "'tis the season for year-end performance reviews." While these annual reviews have their shortcomings companies across the globe, large and small continue to use them. Labor and Employment Members Camille Bryant and Mag Bickford discuss how bias negatively impacts performance reviews, and steps employers can take to mitigate risks.

Unless you are an exempt entity, the new Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will require you to disclose the beneficial owners of your company to the United States government. Businesses will not be required to do so, however, until the U.S. Department of Treasury issues regulations. What is required, who is exempt, and what will compliance look like for companies and the attorneys and accountants who form them? 

The Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and parts of the U.S. Patriot Act’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) requirements have seemingly similar goals: to prevent money laundering and the funding of terrorist activities. Yet a lively debate surrounds which entities are covered by these acts, what the acts stipulate, and what entities must do to comply with them.

In this episode, Consumer Financial Services Regulatory Compliance attorneys Sarah Edwards (New Orleans), Chris Couch (Birmingham), and Jeff Barringer (Albany) discuss the manner in which these requirements vary based on the type of financial institution, whom they serve, and what they do.  

The summer associate experience is one that law students look forward to, and many build careers upon. In the current environment of flexibility and inclusivity, how has the summer associate experience changed?

In this episode of More with McGlinchey, attorneys Zelma Frederick and Amanda Stout discuss the firm’s clerkship program and its goals, along with four of our 2021 Summer Associates, Taylor Bennington, Sara Grasch, Gillian Miculek, and Erica Powell. The clerks discuss their goals for the summer associate experience, what they’ve enjoyed about working at McGlinchey, and their advice for current and future law students.

It's been proven that equity in the workplace is an asset for both businesses and their employees because it encourages innovation, creativity, and empathy. Yet the journey through diversity efforts towards equity and inclusion is ever-evolving, especially in the legal industry.

In this episode, attorneys Farren Davis (New Orleans) and Dhruv Sharma (Irvine) of McGlinchey’s Diversity Committee join Labor and Employment attorney and Diversity Committee member Camille Bryant (New Orleans) to discuss what authenticity, codeswitching, and generational differences mean to law firms seeking to build equitable workplaces.

COVID-19’s economic impact on borrowers’ ability to repay loans has had major repercussions for auto lenders, and the U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a decision relating to repossessions in bankruptcy. In this episode, McGlinchey attorneys Rudy Cerone (New Orleans) and Colin Quillinan (Albany) discuss the forecast for auto repossessions as COVID borrower relief programs wind down, and the impacts of the recent Fulton decision.

As cryptocurrency becomes more widely accepted as a payment method, it leaves many people wondering whether it will remain a volatile investment or become as common as a debit card. In our second cryptocurrency podcast, McGlinchey attorneys Dan Plunkett (New Orleans) and Chris Bottcher (Birmingham) ask the question: is cryptocurrency Wall Street or Main Street?

In restaurants, the wait staff, bartenders, and bussers are required to report their tips, including cash tips, to the restaurant and the IRS. Even if those cash tips aren’t reported to the restaurant, since tips are income subject to employment tax, the IRS can tax the restaurant for the employer’s share of FICA tax on the unreported cash tips. In this episode, tax attorney Douglas Charnas (Washington, DC) discusses the tax law governing cash tips and outlines the two voluntary IRS programs that substantially reduce the likelihood that a restaurant will be taxed on unreported cash tips.