Sacks Tierney attorney Roxann Gallagher, a shareholder in our commercial and public finance and Indian law practice areas, has been elected to the board of directors of Meritas, a global alliance of 183 independent law [...]
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New LLC Act Creates Urgency in Operating Agreement Review
August 18, 2018
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For most multi-member LLCs, the new law’s impact is significant and its consequences potentially harmful. Arizona law governing limited liability companies has been replaced by the new Arizona Limited Liability Company Act, [...]
Sacks Tierney Represents Nine Havasupai Students and the Native American Disability Law Center in Federal Lawsuit
January 23, 2017
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The civil rights action against the federal government alleges failure to provide basic elementary and secondary education to Native American children. On January 12, 2017, in conjunction with attorneys from three other law [...]
Arizona Construction Law Practice Manual
November 23, 2016
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Six Sacks Tierney attorneys served as chapter authors for the Construction Law Practice Manual, 3rd Ed. 2016, published by the State Bar of Arizona. Purchase the Construction Law Practice Manual at the State Bar website. [...]
David Tierney Is Inducted into MCBA Hall of Fame
October 23, 2016
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Sacks Tierney partner David Tierney has been inducted into the Maricopa County Bar Association Hall of Fame. The induction of David and four other honorees was part of the MCBA’s 2016 annual meeting on October 27 at the [...]
Moffatt Speaks on Arizona Community Property Issues
September 23, 2016
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On September 15, 2016, Sacks Tierney attorney Phoebe Moffatt presented “Community Property Issues in Arizona” to an audience of more than 50 attorneys at a CLE seminar hosted by National Bank of Arizona. In her [...]
Judge: NCAA Student Athletes Are Not Employees
February 29, 2016
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A federal court ruling comes on the heels of the NLRB’s decision to decline jurisdiction in a case brought by college athletes seeking the right to organize and join labor unions. The month of March is synonymous with [...]
The History of Indian Voting Rights in Arizona: Overcoming Decades of Voter Suppression
February 1, 2016
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Lawsuits filed by former and current student athletes at UCLA, Penn and Northwestern keep alive the question of whether college student athletes are entitled to employee rights. The 2017 College Football Bowl season has [...]
Brief is filed on behalf of the Navajo Nation and Native American voters in defense of the Act’s pre-clearance provision Sacks Tierney has filed an amicus (“friend of the court”) brief with the U.S. Supreme Court to [...]