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  • Attorney Steven D. Forbes Joins Sands Andersons

    Sands Anderson PC today announced Steven D. Forbes has joined the firm as an associate in the Richmond office. Forbes will focus on public finance transactions, acting as bond counsel and offering state and local entities guidance on municipal bond issuances and federal securities law.

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  • Passing The Buck to Consumers: Insurance Update

    Sands Anderson’s Brian Pitney recently interviewed independent insurance agent Chris Hall, owner of The Halls of Insurance, about recent changes in the insurance industry.

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  • Education Attorney Jamie Heisler Ibrahim Joins Sands Anderson

    Sands Anderson PC today announced Jamie Heisler Ibrahim has joined the Firm as Counsel in its Williamsburg and Richmond offices. Ibrahim represents primary and secondary schools throughout Virginia in special education, Title IX and other education matters.

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Labor & Employment

Published 08.02.2023 @ 9:50 am

NLRB’s McLaren Macomb Decision and the Future of Employee Severance Agreements

Severance agreements have long been utilized as a valuable tool for providing employers with protections from the post-employment conduct or claims of former employees. Severance agreements often include a wide range of protections, including non-disparagement, confidentiality, non-compete, no poaching, and no solicitation clauses; broad releases of claims; and covenants not to sue, among other things. The National Labor Relations Board’s recent decision in McLaren Macomb, however, calls these sorts of provisions and others into question when it comes to non-management employees, drastically altering the landscape of severance agreements and significantly impairing employers’ abilities to protect themselves.

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Published 12.01.2023 @ 2:28 pm

Forty-Four Sands Anderson Lawyers Named to 2023 Virginia Business Legal Elite

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Published 11.02.2023 @ 11:05 am

Sands Anderson Nationally Ranked in 2024 U.S. News & Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms List

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