Philbin Law News
We are pleased to announce that, effective April 1, 2020, the Philbin Law Firm has been relaunched with an extended network of legal support.
After a successful and productive year with Faegre Drinker, Jim developed an expanded book of business with Philbin Law Firm’s previous clients. Jim recently reached an agreement with several of those clients to allow him to return to Philbin Law Firm and represent them directly from the Philbin Law Firm platform.
Philbin Law Firm is uniquely equipped to handle all client needs, regardless of size of the matter, using Philbin Law Firm lawyers first, and engaging support from affiliated large national law firms across all legal disciplines where needed. This practice model allows Philbin Law Firm to provide the most economical and highest quality service to clients.
Recent Press
Philbin Law Firm recently represented Ceres Marine Terminals, Inc. in its consolidation with CP&O LLC to unite the two stevedoring services under the CP&O brand. The consolidation provides a greater opportunity for growth and efficiency to meet the increased demand for supply chain services within The Port of Virginia.
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Philbin Law Firm represented Ceres Marine Terminals, Inc. and Gateway Terminals LLC in the formation of a joint venture between Ports America, Ceres, and SSA Atlantic LLC. The joint venture consolidates container terminal, truck gate, and stevedoring services under one umbrella to increase efficiency at the Port of Savannah and position it to meet the growing demand for services at the nation’s third busiest container port complex.
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Philbin Law Firm represented Ceres Terminals Holdings LLC, in the formation of a joint venture between Marine Terminal Corporation – East, Ceres Marine Terminals Inc., and SSA Atlantic LLC. The new joint venture, known as Charleston Stevedoring Company LLC, (“CSC”) became operational on May 4, 2020 out of South Carolina’s Port of Charleston. The new entity provides substantially more efficient container terminal and stevedoring services in a burgeoning Southeast market. South Carolina Port Authority President and CEO, Jim Newsome, stated, “CSC will enhance the ability to market the Port of Charleston to a broader customer base with a focus on continued growth for this strategic market.”
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Recent Publications
"Can Companies Lower Their Risk of Sexual Harassment Claims?" By Joanna Garelick Goldstein and Lisa Parlo | N.Y.L.J. February 08, 2018
“Corporations today must ask themselves not only if they are doing enough to avoid liability with regards to harassment claims but also if they are doing enough to combat the culture of harassment that exists in many workplaces.”
"Crisis Management: Is Your Company Prepared?" By Samuel Estreicher and James Philbin | N.Y.L.J. December 01, 2017
“Recent disclosures that key employees have engaged in sexually abusive practices towards coworkers and job aspirants raises to the fore serious practical questions for corporate executives and in-house counsel. What should the company do to prepare for and manage crises?”
Samuel Estreicher was quoted in The New Yorker magazine's 11.21.17 online piece entitled "Harvey Weinstein's Secret Settlements" on the issue of nondisclosure agreements.
“The category of cases where I think we have a problem is the heavy hitters, the rainmakers,” Samuel Estreicher, a professor of law at New York University whose work focusses on employment issues, told me. In cases like Weinstein’s, Estreicher said, “repeat offenders are able to operate under a cloak of silence with the help of nondisclosure agreements.”
The November 12th, 2017 edition of Bloomberg.com featured an article by Samuel Estreicher discussing nondisparagement or nondisclosure clauses in settlement agreements.
“NDAs have become more common in number in recent years and are especially prevalent in the entertainment and media industries. As the cases of Harvey Weinstein, Bill O’Reilly and others show, the use of NDAs threatens workplace safety and morale, by giving repeat offenders impunity to victimize others. The federal government can help to curb these abuses — by exercising regulatory powers it already possesses.”
The Philbin Law Firm was featured in the 9.22.17 edition of the New York Law Journal.