Introducing Morgan Lewis Resources: New Enterprise to Assist Companies with Federal Compliance Needs
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05/05/2004 -
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Philadelphia, September 10, 2003: Morgan Lewis, one of the 10 largest U.S. law firms, today announced the launch of Morgan Lewis Resources, a major initiative to help corporate clients meet their increasingly demanding federal regulatory requirements by providing companies a full spectrum of legal risk containment products and services.
“It’s no secret that federal and state statutory changes have added dramatically over the past year to the regulatory burdens faced by our corporate clients both in the United States and abroad,” says Morgan Lewis Chairman Francis M. Milone, “Morgan Lewis Resources is our response to these new legal burdens combined with those already existing under ERISA, OSHA, HIPAA, the ADA, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991. It is our vehicle for expanding the corporate compliance, training and immigration services we already provide to offer companies the higher level of protection they need today at a reasonable cost.”
Adds Steven R. Wall, manager of the firm’s Labor and Employment Law Practice, “Morgan Lewis has always been an innovator of top-tier legal services. With Morgan Lewis Resources, we will reach beyond discrete practice areas to wrap the vast, multidisciplinary expertise and intellectual property of the firm around the specific statutory challenges our clients face.” he explains.
In its initial stages, Morgan Lewis Resources will provide competitive, value-added products in immigration law services, employment training, OFCCP analysis and auditing, and HIPAA-related compliance, counseling and training. Morgan Lewis Resources will later offer OSHA auditing, training and compliance, and employee benefits auditing and compliance.
All compliance training, counseling, audits and immigration services will be provided by licensed attorneys and experts who are veterans in their compliance areas, giving appropriate matters discussed during training and counsel the full protection of the attorney-client privilege.
Two nationally known attorneys – Carol Merchasin and Eleanor Pelta – have joined Morgan Lewis Resources as Managing Directors and partners in the Firm. Ms. Merchasin is a veteran labor and employment attorney and concentrates in providing sexual harassment, diversity and other employment law training. Ms. Pelta is a well-known immigration and nationality attorney who advises employers on all aspects of immigration law.
Related Attorneys:
Steven R. Wall, Eleanor Pelta