Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Lisa C. McCurdy to Speak at Animal Law Conference
LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) October 05, 2015 -- Lisa C. McCurdy, Litigation Practice shareholder in the Los Angeles office of international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, will be speaking at the ”Animal Law for All Practitioners” conference this Monday, Oct. 12, 2015. The event is organized by The Rutter Group and Thomson Reuters, and will be held in Los Angeles at the L.A. Hotel Downtown from 6 p.m. until 9:15 p.m. The conference will focus on the recent increase of legal disputes surrounding animal-related legislation and litigation across practice areas.
McCurdy, co-author of The Rutter Group’s forthcoming Animal Law Practice Guide, will speak along with her co-authors on several animal-related issues that are becoming increasingly prevalent. Some of the topics discussed will include: differences between “service animals” and “emotional support animals,” civil liability and criminal liability for animal-related injuries to humans, and animal custody issues.
In addition to her vast experience with animal protection law, McCurdy also handles complex business litigation, trust & estates litigation, real estate and financing litigation, and consumer protection claims. She is president of the Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest board of directors and is a former president/commissioner of the Board of Los Angeles Animal Services Commissioners. McCurdy’s work in the realm of animal protection law has involved litigation cases on behalf of animal protection groups and individuals.
About Greenberg Traurig's Litigation Practice
Greenberg Traurig’s Litigation Practice comprises more than 600 litigators across a global platform. The exceptionally broad practice serves both domestic and international clients in the following areas: antitrust and competition, appellate, commercial litigation, class actions, construction, eDiscovery and eRetention, environmental, FCPA and global anti-corruption, fiduciary litigation, financial services, IP litigation, international dispute resolution, labor and employment, media and entertainment, products liability including pharmaceutical and medical device and health care litigation, real estate litigation, securities and shareholder litigation, technology, trial practice, and white collar criminal defense.
About Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, multi-practice law firm with approximately 1900 attorneys serving clients from 38 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The firm is No 1. on the 2015 Law360 Most Charitable Firms list, third largest in the U.S. on the 2015 Law360 400, Top 20 on the 2015 Am Law Global 100, and among the 2015 BTI Brand Elite. More information at: http://www.gtlaw.com.
Lourdes Brezo-Martinez, Greenberg Traurig, http://www.gtlaw.com, +1 212.801.2131, [email protected]
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