Rusing Lopez & Lizardi has proudly been the home to attorneys honored by Best Lawyers® for the past 18 years.
Rusing Lopez & Lizardi has proudly been the home to attorneys honored by Best Lawyers® for the past 18 years. RL&L attorneys have been recognized in all 3 recognized categories in the 30th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. RL&L’s J. William Brammer, Jr. (Appellate Practice) and Mark D. Lammers (Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants) […]
Anthony Casarona Becomes RL&L’s Newest Principal Partner
Anthony Casarona became the newest Equity Partner at RL&L in January 2023, and leads RL&L’s Scottsdale office. Anthony Casarona is a corporate and transactional attorney who specializes in mergers and acquisitions, organizational and strategic planning matters, and serving as outside corporate general counsel. Prior to joining RL&L in 2021, he ran his own practice, Casarona […]
RL&L Is Pleased To Announce The Appointment Of Jana Weiland As Chief Executive Officer
2023 starts with an exciting milestone for RL&L as we celebrate the promotion of Jana M. Weiland as the first Chief Executive Officer for Rusing Lopez & Lizardi. She will continue to oversee the firm’s business operations and resources among other duties for the firm. Weiland, a longtime Tucsonan, is a graduate of the University […]
Matt Bailey Earns Volunteer of the Year from the Vail Unified School District
Matt is an active member of Pantano High School’s Site Counsel and honored to be involved with the Vail Unified School District. Vail District is widely recognized as a lighthouse district leading in effective instruction and innovation. The district is recognized as a top-performing school district in Arizona. Every school within the district that is […]
RL&L Begins 2023 With Two New Partners & A Transactional Associate
We are pleased to announce the partnerships of James Hanna and Daniel Bernardone and the addition of our newest associate, Shehan Witana. James Hanna joins RL&L’s Scottsdale office with nearly 30 years of legal experience, both in private practice and as general counsel at private companies. Hanna is a strategic multi-faceted corporate and transactional attorney […]
The Grand Canyon Conservancy Elects Michael Rusing As New Board Member
Grand Canyon Conservancy (GCC), the official nonprofit partner of Grand Canyon National Park, has re-appointed Mitchell Walker as Board Chair and Shantini Munthree as Vice Chair for 2023. GCC has also elected three new board members, Rich Rudow, Mick Rusing, and Stephanie Sklar. Grand Canyon Conservancy is the official nonprofit partner of Grand Canyon National […]
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” 2023 Awards Released – RL&L Recognized
Today, Best Lawyers and U.S. News & World Report announced the Thirteenth Edition of the “Best Law Firms” rankings. Rusing Lopez & Lizardi has been included in this elite and impressive group again this year. The 2023 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” recognizes the most elite firms across the nation, identified […]
Legal Alert – An Employer’s Toolkit for Legal Compliance: Part 1 – Handbooks
Employee handbooks provide a detailed summary of the employer’s workplace policies, procedures, and human resources objectives. They are frequently a new employee’s first introduction to the organization’s values, culture, expectations, and objectives. Up-to-date employee handbooks are also an essential piece to an employer’s toolkit for complying with federal, state, and local labor and employment laws. […]
RL&L’s Lead Employment Partner Charitie Hartsig to Speak at the 2022 AZSHRM State Conference
With 15 years of legal experience spent focused primarily on employment law and business issues, Charitie has seen it all. As a Breakout Speaker at this year’s AZSHRM State Conference, Charitie will present Annual Internal HR Legal Compliance Audits: Do’s & Don’ts and Considerations. She will be discussing the most common issues that arise in […]
Matthew Bailey Becomes RL&L’s Newest Partner
Matthew Bailey joined RL&L in 2020 and made partner earlier this year. Matthew’s legal and professional career spans 16 years and includes experience as both in-house and outside counsel, as well as years served as a business executive and manager. “Matt’s career and years as in-house gives him a unique insight into the diverse needs of […]
Rusing Lopez & Lizardi’s $50,000 Gift Supports Courtroom Rebuild at University of Arizona Law
RL&L contributed $50,000 to the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law in support of the college’s “A New Day in Court” initiative to transform its Advocacy program. The firm’s gift will go toward remodeling University of Arizona Law’s existing courtrooms to create two modern, flexible, dual-purpose practice courtrooms, and classrooms, one of […]
Meet Our Newest Partners
Anthony Casarona has joined Rusing Lopez & Lizardi as a partner in the Scottsdale Office, and the firm has named Sarah S. Letzkus a partner. Casarona is a corporate and transactional attorney whose practice includes mergers and acquisitions, business formation, commercial agreements, organizational and strategic planning matters, and corporate general counsel activities. Prior to joining […]
Legal Alert: Family First Coronavirus Response Act expired on 12/31/20 but many employees may still qualify for federal paid sick time.
The new $900 billion coronavirus pandemic relief package signed by the President on December 27, 2020 did not extend the mandatory paid leave provisions of the Family First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which expired on December 31, 2020. However, the law does extend payroll tax credits to employers that voluntarily grant paid FFCRA leave to […]
Legal Alert: EEOC provides guidance on mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations in the workplace
Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued guidance that may prove useful as the COVID-19 vaccines are distributed across the United States and become available to the public. The guidance suggests that employers will generally be able to require their employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19 prior to re-entering the workplace whether administered by […]
Sivan Korn Elected To The American Law Institute.
Sivan Korn is one of the 36 newest members elected to The American Law Institute. “This is an enormous honor for Sivan,” said fellow RL&L Partner, Hon. J. William Brammer, Jr., Ret. “She is most certainly the right person to take on the sometimes difficult but extremely important work of the ALI.” The American Law Institute (ALI) […]
Hashtags Can to Lead to Trademark Liability
While the contours of trademark liability are still being litigated, anyone involved in social media or marketing should be aware that using a competitor’s trademark as a “hashtag” has the potential to communicate a false endorsement or association with the competitor and potentially lead to trademark liability. What is a hashtag? The hashtag sits at […]
Employment Law Blog – Are Your Workers Independent Contractors or Employees?
Are Your Workers Independent Contractors or Employees? Whether companies treat workers as employees or independent contractors will have an impact on (1) the workers’ pay and benefits; (2) the employer’s costs; and (3) state and federal revenues in terms of what taxes are collected. For employees in Arizona, employers must withhold state and federal income […]
Employment Law Blog – Are You Utilizing a Declaration of Independent Business Status (DIBS) for Independent Contractors?
Are You Utilizing a Declaration of Independent Business Status (DIBS) for Independent Contractors? Arizona businesses can request a DIBS declaration from independent contractors in accordance with A.R.S. § 23-1601. If the employer complies with all the provisions of the statute, it creates a rebuttable presumption that the worker is in fact an independent contractor and […]
14th Consecutive Year That the Firm’s Lawyers Have Received Super Lawyer Recognition
Attorneys from Rusing Lopez & Lizardi were recognized as being among the top lawyers in the Southwest by the national rating organization Super Lawyers®.. This is the 14th consecutive year that the firm’s lawyers have been named to the list. Earning recognition as a 2020 Super Lawyer was Founding Partner Mick Rusing, and RL&L attorneys Patricia V. […]
Paid Leave Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
RL&L’s Kate Frenzinger addressed some of the most commonly asked questions this morning in a webinar regarding paid leave under the FFCRA and discussed how employers could protect themselves and support their employees during this time of uncertainty. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act is one of several laws recently enacted to provide relief to […]