KJK is pleased to announce that Partner Stephanie Mercado has been named to the Leadership Cleveland class of 2020 following a highly competitive selection process. The intensive 10-month civic leadership development program, run by the Cleveland Leadership Center,...
KJK is pleased to announce that Associate Amanda Lauer has been named to the 2020 class of Cleveland Bridge Builders, a civic leadership development program of the Cleveland Leadership Center that brings together outstanding mid-career professionals from the...
KJK is pleased to announce the appointment of Partner Robert S. Gilmore to the Cleveland State University Foundation Board of Directors. The CSU Foundation is an independent, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that raises, receives and manages private gifts for the...
By Robert Gilmore & Kirsten Mooney On March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new proposed rule raising the minimum salary-level threshold for white-collar exemptions from $23,660 per year (or $455 per week) to $35,308 per year (or $679 per...
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has overturned yet another Obama-era precedent—the 2014 FedEx Home Delivery decision. On January 25, 2019, the NLRB issued a new decision, in SuperShuttle DFW, Inc., No. 16-RC-010963, reversing course and clarifying the...
KJK is pleased to announce the promotion of Justine Lara Konicki to Partner. Working within the firm's Advocate and Litigation Practice Groups, Justine has distinguished herself as a tenacious attorney who is not afraid to take on the most sophisticated and complex...
By Kate Hickner Ohio is often considered the center of the U.S. opioid crisis. In response, the state of Ohio has taken (and continues to take) significant steps in its fight against prescription opioid abuse. Beginning December 23, 2018, Ohio physicians and other...
KJK is proud to welcome Cary Zimmerman as a Partner is the firm's Corporate, Securities, Technology, and Private Equity Practice Groups. Over 13 years of calling Cleveland home, Cary serves as a key component in Cleveland's revitalization. Cary has spent her career...
KJK is proud to welcome Stephanie Mercado as a Partner in the firm’s Economic Development Practice Group. Stephanie’s background is in economic and business development, including business attraction and expansion, site selection, economic incentives negotiations, and...
By David Posteraro Brand Clarity. Brands, like celebrities, may be famous for nothing other than the fact of being recognized. They work at their own distinction. Like fashion, brand acceptance is fickle; its time in the sunshine of acceptability fleeting. ...