Katz, Marshall & Banks partner was interviewed by the Washington Post yesterday about Jerry Sandusky and the Penn State child molestation scandal. Marshall told the Post that “what the grand jury report and the people we’ve been talking to show is a luring of young boys into being enamored of Sandusky’s stardom in the community, [...]
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Katz, Marshall & Banks Partners Named Among “Washington’s Best Lawyers” By Washingtonian Magazine
Partner Debra S. Katz Also Named One of 30 “Superstars” Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP is pleased to announce that its three named partners, Debra S. Katz, David J. Marshall and Lisa J. Banks have been recognized as being among “Washington’s Best Lawyers” by Washingtonian magazine. Partner Debra S. Katz was also featured as a “Superstar.” Ms. Katz, one of [...]
Katz, Marshall & Banks Partner David J. Marshall Moderates SEC Whistleblower Panel
Katz, Marshall & Banks partner David J. Marshall served as moderator of a panel discussion with Securities and Exchange Commission leaders on the SEC’s new whistleblower program. On November 16, 2011, Katz, Marshall & Banks partner David J. Marshall moderated a panel discussion at the first annual “SEC Whistleblower Boot Camp,” a day-long program for [...]
Katz, Marshall & Banks Partner Debra Katz Speaks With NPR About OSC Head Carolyn Lerner
Katz, Marshall & Banks Partner Debra Katz appeared on NPR’s All Things Considered yesterday to discuss Carolyn Lerner, the new head of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (“OSC”). Lerner has been a breath of fresh air for whistleblowers since she arrived at the OSC. Just two weeks after arriving at the OSC, Lerner publicly [...]
Pennsylvania Court Rules That Penn State Victim, Represented by Katz, Marshall & Banks LLP, May Retain Anonymity
A judge assigned by the Pennsylvania Administrative of the Courts today ordered the parties in the Jerry Sandusky criminal sexual abuse case not to disclose the identity of one of the alleged victims, whom the court referred to in its order as “John Doe.” As reported by CNN and State College’s Centre Daily Times, the [...]
David Marshall Speaks to Human Resource Executive Online About New OSHA Regulations
Katz, Marshall & Banks Partner David J. Marshall spoke with Human Resource Executive Online (“HREO”) about the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s issuance of proposed regulations for whistleblower investigations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, revising its Whistleblower Investigations Manual for the first time since 2003, and a recent survey conducted by the employer-defense law firm Littler Mendelson regarding employer whistleblower preparedness. Marshall told HREO [...]
Katz, Marshall & Banks to Host Fundraiser for Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin on December 1
Please join Katz, Marshall & Banks at our offices at 6:30 PM on Thursday, December 1, 2011, as we host a fundraiser in support of Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin’s race for the United States Senate. Please join Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin for cocktails, appetizers and conversation. Tammy is serving her seventh term in Congress as Representative for the [...]
KMB Partners With Pennsylvania Attorneys to Launch Investigation of Penn State Sexual Abuse Scandal
As the Penn State child sexual abuse scandal has developed over the past week, legal commentators have hit the airwaves and press suggesting that Penn State and University officials might escape civil liability because Penn State is a state institution and a number of officials reported abuse to their superiors. “We disagree,” says David Marshall, [...]
KMB Partner David Marshall speaks with Channel 9 News about Paterno and Penn State
Channel 9 News, a CBS affiliate in Washington, D.C., interviewed Katz, Marshall & Banks partner David J. Marshall yesterday about the civil liability that Joe Paterno and the administration at Penn State University might face as a result of the allegations of child sex abuse by a university football coach. The interview followed revelations that [...]
KMB Partner Lisa Banks Answers Questions on NPR’s Talk of the Nation
Katz, Marshall & Banks partner Lisa J. Banks spoke at length yesterday with Neal Conan of NPR’s Talk of the Nation about the purpose, propriety, and limitations of confidentiality agreements. She then took questions from listeners about issues regarding their own confidentiality agreements. The conversation revolved around confidentiality agreements signed by women who settled sexual [...]