Sunday, June 13, 2021

The Week Ahead for the Department of Homeland Security: June 14 – June 18

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

The Week Ahead for the Department of Homeland Security: June 14 – June 18

06/11/2021

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Office of Public Affairs


The Week Ahead for the Department of Homeland Security

June 14 – June 18 

Monday, June 14 

 

10:00 AM CST 

U.SCitizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will host a Judicial Naturalization Ceremony to honor Flag Day. Magistrate Judge Noelle C. Collins, Eastern District of Missouri will administer the oath to 30 candidates for U.S. citizenship.  

St. Louis Arch, St. Louis, MO 63102  

Media may RSVP by emailing Sharon.Rummery@uscis.dhs.gov   

OPEN PRESS 

 

12:00 PM EST 

DHS Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Strategy Lead for the Procurement Innovation Lab, Trevor Wagner, will deliver remarks at a National Contract Management Association’s Lunch and Learn event 

Media can register for the event here

OPEN PRESS 

 

Tuesday, June 15 

 

12:10 PM EST 

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Deputy Associate Director for Vulnerability Management, Donald Benack, will participate in a panel discussion entitled, “What Works & What Doesn't in Ransomware Investigations,” at the Cyberscoop 7th Annual Cyber Talks 

Media can register for the event here 

OPEN PRESS 

 

2:30 PM EST 

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity Eric Goldstein and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Assistant Administrator for Surface Operations Sonya Proctor will testify before the House Committee on Homeland Security in a virtual hearing entitled, Cyber Threats in the Pipeline: Lessons from the Federal Response to the Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack  

Media can watch the hearing here 

OPEN PRESS 

 

Wednesday, June 16 

 

12:55 PM 

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Acting Director Brandon Wales will deliver the keynote address at the Cyberscoop 7th Annual Cyber Talks 

Media can register for the event here 

OPEN PRESS 

 

1:35 PM EST 

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell will deliver the keynote address at the 2021 National Hurricane Conference 

Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New Orleans, LA 70130  

Media can register for the event here 

OPEN PRESS 

 

Thursday, June 17 

 

11:00 AM PST 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will host a Naturalization Ceremony to honor World Refugee Day.  This event will naturalize candidates for U.S. citizenship, including 15 refugees 

Courtyard behind Federal Building, 300 N Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 

Media may RSVP by emailing Claire.K.Nicholson@uscis.dhs.gov 

OPEN PRESS 

 

8:30 AM EST 

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Acting Deputy Administer MaryAnn Tierney will deliver remarks at the 2021 National Hurricane Conference 

Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New Orleans, LA 70130  

Media can register for the event here 

OPEN PRESS 

 

Friday, June 18 

 

Nothing to report at this time  

 

 

 


U.S. Department of Homeland Security · www.dhs.gov · 202-282-8000

 

Saturday, June 12, 2021

San Francisco Black Film Festival XXIII, The Legacy Continues, “Healing the World One Film at A Time”

 




San Francisco Black Film Festival
P.O. Box  15490
San Francisco, CA  94115
 
 
MEDIA ADVISORY                                                            Contact: Jackie Wright
JUNE 11, 2021                                                                       415 525 0410,
                                                                                                jackiewright@wrightnow.biz
 
San Francisco Black Film Festival XXIII, The Legacy Continues,
“Healing the World One Film at A Time”
 
In tribute to the late Kali O’Ray, Festival Director who died unexpectedly August 2020, who carried on the family tradition of founder, his mother, Ave Montague who passed in 2009.
Now O’Ray’s children Cree Ray and Kali Ray Jr. are added to the leadership.
 
Who:              Cree Ray, Kali Ray Jr. & Katera Crossley Festival Directors of the San Francisco Black Film Festival; Special Guests of Honor Mayor London Breed and Sculptor Dana King; Invited Guests: Hollywood Producers Leslie Small and Judy Klein; New Orleans based-Chicago Native, Trumpet Phenom Mario Abney; Grammy-nominated prolific piano virtuoso Ricardo Scales;  Sponsors and  Community Leaders of SFGIANTS, African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council; National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. San Francisco Chapter; SFJAZZ; San Francisco African American Chamber of Commerce; AfroSolo; The Big Black Brunch; LeBlanc and Associates; San Francisco Housing Development Corporation; SFBLOC; New Orleans South Africa Connection (NOSACONN) and more.
 
What:             San Francisco Black Film Festival Media Briefing & VIP Reception
 
RSVP:            Due to COVID-19 Protocols & Need for Social Distancing, media must RSVP to: SFBFFMEDIA2021@GMAIL.COM
 
Where:           HOTEL NIKKO, 222 MASON STREET SAN FRANCISCO
 
When:            Tuesday, June 15, 2021; 5:30-7:00 p.m.
 
Why:              The San Francisco Black Film Festival, founded by the late San Francisco Arts impresario, Ave Montague, is a growing brand that increasingly gives a platform for emerging multicultural filmmakers and established Hollywood filmmakers to display work reflecting the African Diaspora and to interact with each other as the festival stimulates tourism.  SFBFF goes beyond entertainment. The evolving brand as it increases tourism has become an economic platform for workforce development with its partnership with the National Coalition of 100 Black Women San Francisco Chapter Doris Ward Workforce Development Program.  Visit www.sfbff.org for more festival details.

Friday, June 11, 2021

H.R.3728 - To provide grants for fire station construction through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.

 https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3728

H.R.3728 - To provide grants for fire station construction through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.

Thursday, June 10, 2021

Native American Business Leaders: Paying it Forward with a PhD. Thursday, June 22 from 2-3 p.m. ET.

The PhD Project would like to invite you and your community to an upcoming complimentary webinar, “Native American Business Leaders: Paying it Forward with a PhD” on Thursday, June 22 from 2-3 p.m. ET.

This session is open to undergrads as well as professionals.

As you know, The PhD Project is a unique diversity initiative that encourages Black/African American, Latinx/Hispanic American and Native American students and professionals to pursue their Ph.D.’s in business to serve as role models and mentors for minority business students. This discussion – will feature our PhD Project Native American PhDs and doctoral student.  They will share their academic journey.

Moderator:
Dr. Joe Gladstone (Tribal affiliation: Blackfeet/Nez Perce), Assistant Professor of Management, University of New Haven will be joined by:

Jason Marshall is a Clifford D. Clark Diversity Fellow and Management PhD candidate at Binghamton University.
Tribal affiliation: Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.

Deanna M. Kennedy, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Academics in the School of Business at the University of Washington Bothell.
Tribal affiliation: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma

Stephanie J. Lawson, Ph.D. is Associate Dean, Graduate Programs and Accreditation and Associate Professor of Marketing at Winthrop University
Tribal affiliation: The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina

We appreciate your support and commitment to this event.

Registration link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J3ipyvlqRTKYkgsVOcqBjw

Friday, June 4, 2021

LAW 360. Asset Management

 

Law360 Asset Management ASSET MANAGEMENT

Friday, June 4, 2021 Follow Law360

TOP NEWS

SEC's Roisman Offers Ways To Cut ESG Disclosure Costs

Despite his "reservations" about the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission developing a more prescriptive environmental, social and governance disclosure framework, Commissioner Elad Roisman on Thursday put his two cents in on how to minimize costs and burdens for firms if the anticipated new rules become a reality.

Read full article »

Biden Unveils Plan To Crack Down On Corruption, Tax Havens

President Joe Biden issued a memorandum Thursday directing a range of federal government agencies to develop a new strategy for enforcing U.S. anti-corruption laws internationally by cracking down on foreign tax havens and illicit financing, which he said "contribute to income inequality, fund terrorism and generate pernicious foreign influence."

Memorandum attached | Read full article »

What Benefits Attorneys Should Know About SECURE Act 2.0

Benefits attorneys should familiarize themselves with the details of a bipartisan retirement bill that's currently making its way through Congress, such as an expansion of nonprofit and government plans' investment options and an auto-enrollment mandate for new 401(k) plans. Here, Law360 breaks down key components of the SECURE Act 2.0.

Read full article »

ENFORCEMENT

SEC Waives Tipster Filing Deadline To Award $23M In Payouts

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission waived a filing deadline to pave the way for a $10 million payout to one of two whistleblowers whose tips helped expose a "complex and fraudulent" scheme.

Read full article »

LITIGATION

3rd Circ. Won't Revive Charity's Suit Over BNY Mellon Fees

The Third Circuit on Thursday declined to revive a Pennsylvania philanthropic organization's lawsuit alleging BNY Mellon misrepresented its fees, reasoning that a district court made "exceptionally well-reasoned and thorough" decisions dismissing the case.

Decision attached | Read full article »

Timber Scam Receiver Seeks $3M Following Butler Snow Deal

A federal receiver appointed in the wake of a massive timber industry scam in Mississippi is seeking more than $3 million in fees after reaching a multimillion-dollar settlement with Butler Snow LLP, which the receiver had accused of furthering the fraud.

Memorandum attached | Read full article »

Investors Sue Amazon For Docs On Market Clout, Tax Parries

An Amazon.com Inc. pension fund investor sued the online retail conglomerate in Delaware's Chancery Court on Thursday, seeking expedited action on demands for records on director and officer handling of alleged anti-competitive conduct and tax-avoidance tactics.

Read full article »

DEALS

1 Firm Eked Ahead Of Peers Amid Bumpy May IPO Market

Cooley LLP steered the most initial public offerings of any firm in May, enduring a choppy period for IPOs that saw market volatility before returning to more robust levels in recent weeks.

Read full article »

PEOPLE

Mayer Brown Adds Ex-Stroock Tax Partner In New York

Mayer Brown LLP's New York office has added its seventh partner in six months with the arrival of a former Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP attorney, the firm announced.

Read full article »

EXPERT ANALYSIS

What Attorneys Should Know About Fee Deferral

Milestone Consulting’s John Bair explores contingency-fee structuring considerations for attorneys, laying out the advantages — such as tax benefits and income control — as well as caveats and investment options.

Read full article »

LEGAL INDUSTRY

F. Lee Bailey, Disbarred Former OJ Simpson Atty, Dies At 87

F. Lee Bailey, a former lawyer who defended notorious clients including O.J. Simpson, Patricia Hearst and confessed Boston Strangler Albert DeSalvo, died in Georgia on Thursday. He was 87.

Read full article »

In-House Attys From Top Law Schools, Firms Have Higher Pay

Industries across the U.S. are paying their general counsel bigger total compensation packages if they attended a top law school program or previously worked for AmLaw 100 firms, according to a survey of in-house lawyers released Thursday.

Read full article »

UVA Class On Mueller Probe To Be Taught By ... Mueller

Former special counsel Robert Mueller, who supervised the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, will teach a course about that investigation to students at the University of Virginia School of Law, the school confirmed to Law360 on Thursday.

Read full article »

Fragomen Bets On Biz Travel With Nomadic Acquisition

Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen & Loewy LLP has bolstered its technology arm by acquiring travel document management provider Nomadic, the global immigration law firm announced Thursday.

Read full article »

Shook Hardy Expands To St. Louis With 10-Atty Enviro Team

Kansas City, Missouri-based Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP is continuing its 2021 expansion wave, opening an office in St. Louis with the addition of a 10-attorney environmental and toxic tort litigation team from Capes Sokol, the firm announced Thursday.

Read full article »

Dem Gets More Time To Serve GOP Legislator With Riot Suit

A House Democrat who hired a private investigator to find Rep. Mo Brooks so he could serve the Alabama Republican with a complaint alleging that he helped incite the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 will have another 60 days to track him down.

Read full article »

2nd Circ. Boots Judge From Case Over Sentencing Orders

The Second Circuit on Wednesday ordered the removal of a U.S. district judge from a criminal case, ruling that he improperly compelled prosecutors to file a motion that permitted a sentence below mandatory minimum guidelines.

Read full article »

Dem Advisory Panel Backs 9 For Fed. Judge, US Atty In Fla.

A Southern District of Florida advisory panel organized by the state's Democratic U.S. representatives has recommended nine candidates for two federal district judgeships and a U.S. attorney post, including sitting jurists and partners at Akerman, Pillsbury and Holland & Knight.

Read full article »

Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review

The D.C. Circuit has left the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's eviction moratorium in place, a suit accusing Airbnb of failing to repay hosts and guests for canceled bookings during the COVID-19 pandemic is heading to arbitration, and Carnival Corp. has escaped shareholder claims that it concealed coronavirus infections on its ships.

Read full article »

Podcast

The Term: Computer Misuse Is Not A Federal Crime

A cop who took $5,000 to look up a stripper's license plate information may have broken department protocol and the public trust, but he did not violate federal computer crime law, Justice Amy Coney Barrett said in a decision explored by The Term podcast this week. Plus, a look at a corporate giant's failed bid to escape a $2.1 billion product liability judgment.

Read full article »

JOBS
Search full listings or advertise your job opening

Corporate partner for NY office of well-known NY/NJ mid-sized firm
Schoen Legal Search
New York City, New York

Corporate partner for NY office of well-known NY/NJ mid-sized firm
Schoen Legal Search
New York City, New York

Trust & Estate Planning Associate Attorney - Midlevel to Senior
Perkins Coie LLP
Chicago, Illinois

Financial Markets Associate (Real Estate Finance)
Jones Day
Irvine, California

Trust & Estate - Associate Attorney
Perkins Coie LLP
Bellevue, Washington

Products Liability, Mass Torts and Consumer Class Action Associate, Newark NJ
McCarter & English, LLP
-, -

Financial Services Associate - General
Moore & Van Allen
-, North Carolina

Trust & Estate - Associate Attorney
Perkins Coie LLP
Bellevue, Washington

Investment Management - Associate Attorney - Junior to Midlevel
Perkins Coie LLP
Washington, District of Columbia

Investment Management - Associate Attorney - Junior to Midlevel
Perkins Coie LLP
New York, New York