Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

We teamed up with clients to end a championship drought this week. After a hotly contested game against last year’s victors, the Mecklenburg County Bar Basketball League championship is now back in our Charlotte office for the first time since 2008.

Sam Moses has been elected to the board of directors for the South Carolina Economic Developers' Association. It is the latest example of Sam's leading role in the Southeast's economic development community.

Nina Gupta, Alexis Trumble, and Nana Asante-Smith led a webinar last week to discuss the long-awaited Title IX regulations released by the U.S. Department of Education. The attorneys discussed effective implementation strategies and critical action items for higher education institutions nationwide. You can replay the webinar and view the presentation slides by clicking here: https://bit.ly/4b6StYd

Sarah Hutchins, Robert Botkin CIPP/US, CIPT, PLS, and Hunter Snowden wrote an article for Cyber Defense Magazine about this year's influx of state privacy laws and how the laws differ. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eS3K3cTD

We enjoyed celebrating German culture and hearing from South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster at last night's German American Chamber of Commerce event in Columbia. Our firm is a long-standing member of the GACC. Learn more about our history of promoting German American commerce: www.parkerpoe.com/germany  

Steve Britt presented on a virtual panel about today's ever-evolving digital landscape and the importance for businesses to stay on top of the latest laws and regulations concerning data security, data privacy, and artificial intelligence. https://bit.ly/3JSopE8

Thank you to our Wellness Committee for leading us through Well-Being Week in Law (#WWIL)! So far we’ve focused on physical self-care we can do at work and on the go, as well as notes of gratitude to our colleagues. How are you participating this week? Let us know in the comments. To learn more, visit: https://bit.ly/3oGUbwn

Parker Poe attorneys Tory Summey and Zack Anstett presented a webinar last week about how employers can navigate a new overtime pay rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act. You can replay the webinar here: https://lnkd.in/eRCa2iuC

Jeff Morris wrote in ThinkAdvisor about the steps individuals should take this year to maximize the expanded estate tax exemption under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. to learn more, visit: https://lnkd.in/gQJWNem9

Welcome to our summer associate class! We are thrilled to have these law school students learning at our firm over the summer.