An Employer’s Dilemma in Providing a Recommendation for a Former Employee
As all employers can attest, it can be difficult to determine what information to provide in a verbal or written recommendation for departing employees. Indeed, some managers find themselves dreading a phone call from a prospective employer of a former employee. That…
Cross-Border Natural Resource Transactions Workshop
3:00 p.m. Modrall Sperling offices at 500 Fourth Street NW, Suite 1000 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Modrall Sperling is hosting a 90-minute video-linked CLE program for new professionals to learn the basics of the complex area of cross-border natural resource transactions. A networking…
Modrall Sperling Celebrates 80 Years of Legal Service to Clients
May 4, 2017 was a special day in Modrall Sperling history. Clients, friends, attorneys and staff, and members of the judiciary gathered to celebrate the legal legacy of New Mexico law and the integral role played by our firm. Below is a…
Chambers USA 2017 Rankings
The 2017 rankings from Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business recognize Modrall Sperling and 19 of its attorneys for excellence in six Chambers-designated areas. The firm received…
Education Excellence 2017 Scholarship Awards
5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. National Hispanic Cultural Center 1701 Fourth Street SW Albuquerque, NM 87102 Once again, Modrall Sperling supports these Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce scholarships, which are provided to recognize educational and leadership qualities in graduating Hispanic high school…
Executive Order on Review of Designations under the Antiquities Act
President Trump signed an Executive Order (“EO”) on April 26, 2017, directing the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a review of all Presidential designations or expansions of designations of national monuments under the Antiquities Act.1 The review mandated by the EO…
38th Annual Armed Forces Banquet
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Albuquerque Convention Center Modrall Sperling is proud to honor the men and women of our military community who have dedicated their lives to preserving the freedom and democracy we value.
National Law Day
May 2, 2017 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Hyatt Regency Albuquerque 330 Tijeras NW Albuquerque, NM 87102 As we have done for almost 30 years, Modrall Sperling is proud to honor the late James E. Sperling through our ongoing sponsorship of the…
Roberta Ramo Guest Lecturer at University of Chicago
Roberta Cooper Ramo returned to her alma mater, the University of Chicago Law School, to present as the Ulysses and Marguerite Schwartz Memorial Lecturer on April 25, 2017. …
Executive Order on the Clean Water Rule
The Presidential Executive Order on Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the “Waters of the Unites States” (WOTUS) Rule issued on February 28, 20171 articulated the Trump administration’s policy on navigable waters, and attempted to roll back…