Ethics 2024: Issues Arising From Corporate Transparency Act, Joint Representation, Artificial Intelligence, and UPL

As a member of Thompson Hine’s Office of General Counsel, Ms. McClurg conducts research and advises the firm’s lawyers on a variety of substantive legal ethics, privilege and liability issues. She also reviews and analyzes business intake conflicts, outside counsel guidelines and ethical screens; advises the firm’s lawyers on bar admissions matters; and provides guidance on ethical and liability issues to administrative departments throughout the firm. In addition, Ms. McClurg has responsibility for co-editing Thompson Hine’s legal ethics blog, The Law for Lawyers Today, which has been named a top law blog by the ABA Journal.

Ms. Roach focuses her practice on litigating unfair competition, intellectual property, trade secret misappropriation, distribution and antitrust matters, and providing advice and guidance to clients concerning distribution, franchise, antitrust and unfair competition issues and the protection of intellectual property. She has trial experience in both federal and state courts, and has drafted numerous agreements related to product distribution in the United States and internationally.

Mr. Schneider handles complex business and construction litigation, as well as litigation and counseling in matters relating to post-employment competition and confidentiality obligations. He routinely advises clients on litigation and risks relating to covenants not to compete, nonsolicitation agreements, trade secret protection and other post-employment obligations. Mr. Schneider also counsels clients on general commercial, employment, and separation agreement drafting and review. He advises and represents a wide range of clients from small privately held to large multinational companies. 

Ms. Wood focuses her practice on employment litigation, commercial litigation and appellate practice, including discrimination, harassment and whistleblower/retaliation claims, class actions, non-compete/non-solicitation matters, defamation clams, contract disputes, fraud claims, and business tort claims. She is also an experienced advisor to employers regarding employment issues that arise outside of the litigation context.