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Roopali represents four initiative campaigns who filed a Petition for Special Action with the Arizona Supreme Court to seek an order permitting them to use the E-Qual system to obtain online signatures

Aug 21 2017

Roopali Desai Named Finalist in Prestigious ATHENA Awards

Coppersmith Brockelman’s Roopali Desai has been selected as one of four finalists for the Private Sector category in the 2017 ATHENA Awards, hosted by the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. Since 1987, the ATHENA Awards have recognized outstanding female professionals across all industries who demonstrate excellent leadership in their field, commitment to mentorship of women throughout their career, and devotion to the community through volunteer activities and initiatives. The program has honored 47 Phoenix-area professionals over the course of 30 years. Roopali meets all of those criteria and then some. She has a robust commercial litigation practice and is among the state’s top election and political law attorneys, representing numerous state and local public officials, candidates, political party organizations, independent expenditure committees, ballot measure sponsors and more....

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Aug 15 2017

Best Lawyers® Honors 11 Coppersmith Brockelman Attorneys; Two Named “Lawyer of the Year”

Naomi Jorgensen

Best Lawyers® has recognized 11 of Coppersmith Brockelman’s 19 attorneys for outstanding work in 16 separate practice areas. Among the honorees, two have been named “Lawyer of the Year” in Phoenix, an honor given to only one attorney in the region practicing in a specific field of law. Now in its 25th edition, The Best Lawyers in America© is the longest-running peer-review publication in the legal profession. Each year, Best Lawyers conducts comprehensive surveys of tens of thousands of lawyers who confidentially evaluate their professional peers. Based on the results of these surveys, the publication designates the year’s leading lawyers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The Coppersmith Brockelman attorneys recognized in the 2018 edition are: 2018 Best Lawyers and “Lawyer of the Year”...

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Aug 07 2017

Scott Bennett Earns Certified Information Privacy Professional Credential

Naomi Jorgensen

Coppersmith Brockelman’s Scott Bennett recently earned his credential as a Certified Information Privacy Professional for the United States (CIPP/US). To earn his CIPP/US, Scott demonstrated extensive knowledge of the U.S. privacy environment, including the fundamental privacy laws and issues in healthcare, education, the financial sector, credit reporting, and employee monitoring. For more than a decade, the CIPP has been globally recognized as a standard for privacy professionals in a variety of industries. The CIPP certification is offered by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), the largest information privacy community and resource in the world. Scott has considerable experience representing hospitals and other health care providers. A substantial part of his work involves assisting clients with issues relating to information privacy and security. He works with clients in...

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Jul 28 2017

Coppersmith Brockelman Attorneys File Lawsuit to Protect Citizen Initiatives

Naomi Jorgensen

Since its inception, the Arizona Constitution has provided the people of Arizona with the right to initiate laws as equals to the legislature. Many laws, including the right to vote for women in Arizona, were passed through the citizen initiative process. Roopali Desai, Keith Beauchamp, Andy Gordon, and Andy Gaona, lawyers at Coppersmith Brockelman, are hard at work to protect this significant constitutional right in the wake of legislation passed by the Arizona Legislature to diminish the peoples' right to initiatives. After the 2016 election cycle, in which three citizen initiatives - the minimum wage initiative, the solar initiative, and the initiative to cap hospital executive salaries - threatened to disrupt the status quo, the Arizona Legislature passed HB 2244, a law that would make it harder for...

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Jul 06 2017

John DeWulf Tapped for McDowell Sonoran Conservancy Board of Directors

Naomi Jorgensen

Coppersmith Brockelman’s John DeWulf recently joined the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy’s Board of Directors. The McDowell Sonoran Conservancy works to protect Scottsdale’s McDowell Sonoran Preserve – one of the largest urban preserves in America – and provide information and education to visitors. The preserve spans 30,500 acres, is home to more than 180 miles of trails, and relies on the support of some 650 volunteers. John has been active with numerous charitable and professional organizations during the past three decades, including Social Venture Partners Arizona, Canyon State Academy, Youth Partners Foundation and the Arizona State Bar. He is a member of Valley Leadership Class X. John has extensive experience in complex commercial litigation, including handling numerous trials, hearings and other matters before state and federal courts in the areas...

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Jun 20 2017

Sam Coppersmith Presents at National Business Institute Seminar for Tax-Exempt Organizations

Naomi Jorgensen

Coppersmith Brockelman Partner Sam Coppersmith shared his expertise in business organization and exempt organizations at the National Business Institute’s (NBI) recent seminar on the incorporation process for tax-exempt organizations. The seminar served as a comprehensive guide to the incorporation process, providing attorneys, accountants, and paralegals with an overview of the components required to become a tax-exempt organization, including incorporation, creating a mission statement, limited liability, and the application process. Sam is a regular presenter at NBI seminars and has covered a range of topics, including nonprofit bylaws. This is his third year presenting on tax-exempt organizations. Sam has more than three decades of experience assisting both local and national businesses and nonprofit entities as well as individuals and small businesses. Learn more about NBI and its upcoming courses and...

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Roopali Desai Named Finalist in Prestigious ATHENA Awards

Best Lawyers® Honors 11 Coppersmith Brockelman Attorneys; Two Named “Lawyer of the Year”

Scott Bennett Earns Certified Information Privacy Professional Credential

Coppersmith Brockelman Attorneys File Lawsuit to Protect Citizen Initiatives

John DeWulf Tapped for McDowell Sonoran Conservancy Board of Directors

Sam Coppersmith Presents at National Business Institute Seminar for Tax-Exempt Organizations

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