Insights

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) White Collar, Regulatory Defense & Investigations Members John Fagg and Jim McLoughlin were recently interviewed in Lawdragon discussing the trends in the White Collar Criminal Enforcement and Investigations space in the last quarter of 2024.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) White Collar & Government Enforcement Members John A. Fagg, Jr., James P McLoughlin, Jr., Tanisha Palvia, and Jenny G. Sugar, co-authored the White Collar Crime 2024 Trends and Developments section that was published by Chambers and Partners on October 24.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Head of Derivatives P. Barrett Morris and Litigation Associate Jules W. Carter co-authored the article, “The CFTC starts moving on Voluntary Carbon Credits”, published by Westlaw Today on October 25.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Finance Associates John I. Sanders and Yiran Jiang, along with Italian Counsel Stefano Bandini co-authored the article titled, “Financial Incentives Aim to Boost Italian IPOs.”

Moore & Van Allen’s (MVA) HR team was recently featured in the Charlotte Business Journal’s Future Workforce in Focus segment for winning the 2024 Best in HR Awards.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Member Kaitlin Powers and Associate Kevin Siebs served as panelists along with CLIMB Executive Director Casey Burke and former CLIMB client Julie Alvarado Onekanda, for an informative Lunch & Learn Panel Discussion on Charlotte Legal Initiative to Mobilize Businesses (CLIMB) on October 1.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Head of Environmental Mary Katherine Stukes, and Counsel Laura Truesdale, co-authored the article “Implications of PFAS Regulation on the Commercial Real Estate Industry”, published by the national NAIOP Development magazine.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) is pleased to announce that it has been ranked as a “highly recommended” firm for Dispute Resolution in the 2025 edition of Benchmark Litigation. This is the 16th consecutive year in which MVA has earned Benchmark recognitions.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Finance Associates John I. Sanders, Yiran Jiang, and Italian Counsel Nicola Brunetti co-authored the article titled, “Italian Reforms Reward Long-Term Investors with Voting Power.”

Charlie McCurry, Senior Counsel at Moore & Van Allen (MVA), recently authored an article for Modern Restaurant Management titled "Getting More Bang for Your Legal Buck," published on September 23, 2024.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Co-heads of DEI Advice, Audits & Assessments Valecia McDowell and Josh Lanning, and Associate Elena Mitchell, co-authored a Law360 article titled, “What VC Fund Settlement Means For DEI Grant Programs,” which was published on September 17, 2024.

MVA Finance Associates John I. Sanders and Yiran Jiang and Italian Counsel Francesco Ferrini co-authored article titled, “Foreign Institutional Investors Await Italian Government Action on Corporate Governance Reforms.”

Moore & Van Allen (MVA), Financial Regulatory Advice and Response Member, Kathryn Wellman authored the article, “FDIC final resolution planning rule increases requirements on large insured depository institutions”, which was published by Reuters and Westlaw Today on August 12.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Litigation Associate Pierce Werner, Head of Environmental Mary Katherine Stukes, and Litigation Associate Chassity Bobbitt co-authored the article, “'The court giveth, and the court taketh away': the epitaph of the Chevron doctrine” which was published by Reuters and Westlaw Today on August 8.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Immigration Associate Jennifer Kim‘s article titled, “Biden Policy Gives Employers New Ways To Help Dreamers” was published by Law360 on July 18.

MVA Litigation Members Jim McLoughlin and Fielding Huseth co-author the Law360 article, “Challenging Prosecutors' Use Of Defendants' Jail Phone Calls” which was published on July 17.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Co-heads of DEI Advice, Audits & Assessments Josh Lanning and Valecia McDowell, and Litigation Associate Elena Mitchell co-authored Law360 article titled, “What 2 Rulings On Standing Mean For DEI Litigation,” which was published on June 28.

Moore & Van Allen Litigation Counsel Laura Boorman Truesdale, Litigation Associate Pierce Werner, and Head of Environmental Mary Katherine Stukes co-author article titled, “Implications of PFAS CERCLA liability for the commercial real estate industry” which was published by Reuters and Westlaw Today on June 17.

MVA Litigation Attorneys Ben Shook and Tania Archer co-author the Law360 article, “FTC Noncompete Rule's Impact On Healthcare Nonprofits” which was published on May 16. This article addresses the potential effects of the noncompete rule on healthcare entities, particularly nonprofit or tax-exempt healthcare entities that ostensibly fall outside the reach of both the FTC and the noncompete rule.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Litigation Counsel Laura Truesdale’s article titled, “SEC Climate Rules Create Unique Challenges For CRE” was published by Law360 on April 15.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Co-head of Litigation and White Collar, Regulatory Defense & Investigations John Fagg, Litigation Member Tanisha Palvia and Litigation Associate Drew Newman co-author the article titled, “Incentives to fight financial wrongdoing: DOJ introduces pilot whistleblower program” which was published by Reuters and Westlaw Today on April 12.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Litigation Member Fielding Huseth, and Litigation Associates Harley Payne and Kelsey Rector co-author the article titled, “Insurance contours clarified: agency relationships in premium financing” which was published by Reuters and Westlaw Today on April

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Litigation Members Jim McLoughlin and Fielding Huseth co-authored an article published in the University of Southern California Review of Law & Social Justice (Volume 33, Issue 1) titled, “Challenging Prosecutorial Use of a Pretrial Detainee’s Electronic Communications.”

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Co-head of Farm Credit Lending Meredith Reedy was profiled by CBJ for the “Women in Business Awards: Winners talk big wins, hard lessons and more” article published March 15. Every year since 1997, the Charlotte Business Journal has recognized outstanding women who are creating an impact in the region through their work in the public and private sectors.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Co-head of Civil Rights & Racial Equity Assessments Valecia McDowell and Josh Lanning, and Associate Elena Mitchell explain why a recent Supreme Court denial supports race-neutral diversity efforts in private companies and organizations, as well as in academia in the Bloomberg Law  article titled, “Supreme Court Denial in Virginia School Case Is a Diversity Win” which was published on March 6.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Litigation Member Bill Butler’s article titled, “Directors and executives take note: Delaware court voids Elon Musk's $55B Tesla pay package,” was published by Reuters and Westlaw Today on February 8. The article discusses the Delaware Court of Chancery’s decision in the Tornetta v. Musk case.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Member Sarah Byrne co-authored an American Banker BankThink column titled, “Modern slavery survivors need support from more financial institutions,” which was published on January 22.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Co-head of Trademark Michele Glessner co-authored the article titled, “Digital Fashion and Trademarks: The Protection of Self-Expression in the Metaverse,” which was published by the International Trademark Association (INTA) on January 17.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Intellectual Property Senior Counsel Anup Iyer’s article titled, “Navigating data challenges and compliance in AI initiatives” was published by Reuters and Westlaw Today on January 19.