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IT Consultancy auticon Appoints David Aspinall Chief Executive Officer in US

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auticon has a tremendous opportunity to provide quality IT resourcing that delivers social benefit for a growing client list in the US.


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auticon, a company that employs adults on the autism spectrum as technology consultants, announced today that it has appointed David Aspinall as Chief Executive Officer of its Unites States territory. This key hire comes at a time when the global social benefit company is ramping up North American expansion, with new locations in Los Angeles, Toronto, Columbus, and Salt Lake City.

David Aspinall comes to auticon with experience as an executive in a Fortune 10 brand at AT&T, where he spent nearly 12 years, including time leading the telecommunication giant’s Canadian operations. David also served as Regional President, South for Sprint in Texas. Here he led a highly successful turnaround and growth of Sprint’s Enterprise business across 10 southern states. More recently, David worked as an operating executive with various Private Equity firms specializing in scaling businesses and revenue growth. With this focus on sales leadership and market expansion, David’s experience will be applied to auticon’s US market growth and recruitment of adults on the autism spectrum in the technology space.

David has an MBA from Texas Christian University M.J. Neeley School of Business and has a BA with Honors from The University of Sheffield.

Addressing the Global Tech-talent Gap

A severe gap in skilled technology labor is already slowing digital transformation at 54% of companies, according to management consulting firm, Korn Ferry in their report, “Future of Work.” Research suggests that in 2020, “the technology, media, and telecommunications industries may be short more than 1.1 million skilled workers globally.”

Autistic adults experience extraordinarily high employment deficits, with research indicating 85% of autistic adults are unemployed or under-employed within the mainstream labor market. This is often despite having college degrees and relevant experience in areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. auticon taps into this potential by employing autistic adults as technology consultants where they are supported with job coaches and project managers producing a win-win-win situation for clients, consultants, as well as society.

auticon offers exceptional quality work within the information technology industry. The company’s client services include business analytics, artificial intelligence, software development, cybersecurity, as well as quality assurance and testing. auticon provides two operating models in the United States for clients: the “remote model” where work is completed at auticon’s office locations; and the “on-site model” where the consultant works at the client office location.

auticon Group CEO Kurt Schöffer said, “David has an approach to growing businesses and scaling them for private equity that is highly relevant to our goals in the US. He shares our vision that social problems, such as low employment for workers on the autism spectrum, can be solved through applying the principles of business.”

David Aspinall commented, “auticon has a tremendous opportunity to provide quality IT resourcing that delivers social benefit for a growing client list in the US. The combination of remote and onsite capabilities allows for quality delivery of services in a manner that matches customer need. The principles of “conscious capitalism” allow us to be entrepreneurial and align around providing opportunity for adults on the autism spectrum.”

In February, auticon announced that it had received a capital investment of $2.95 million (USD) with a significant portion coming from new investors based out of the US and France as well as significant commitments from existing shareholders.

About auticon

With a high demand for data quality and flawless software development, auticon provides a

neurodiverse and agile workforce to improve our client’s IT projects. Our hybrid onsite and offsite teams utilize the cognitive benefits of autism to provide the sustained concentration and analytical mindset that makes us wired for success.

Our teams include fully-trained personnel specializing in software development, data analysis,

quality assurance and testing, automation engineering, and more.

auticon has international offices in Germany, United States, Canada, France, Switzerland, Italy,

Australia and throughout the United Kingdom. Investors include Sir Richard Branson of Virgin Group Ltd., Felix and Susanne Porsche, Ananda Impact Ventures, Ferd AS, Yabeo Capital, and Ferst Capital Partners.

To learn more, visit http://www.auticon.us or follow auticon U.S. on Twitter, Linkedin, and Facebook.

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Sill’s Perlmuter Advises Reviewing Commercial Property Insurance Business Interruption Policy Clauses

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“Business interruption and determination as to whether a company can successfully file a claim is certainly teed-up in the line of important issues which will bubble to the top in coming weeks,” said Perlmuter.


CLEVELAND (PRWEB)

Business losses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic may be covered by commercial property insurance and owners/managers should critically review policy clauses to determine the extent business interruption is an insured event, Michael C. Perlmuter, Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel of Alex N. Sill Company, said today.

The possibility businesses may successfully recover for disruption damages caused by the coronavirus lies buried in a policy’s inclusions and exclusions. Moreover, the policy language may be subject to differing judicial opinions.

Coverage issues will escalate as claims and litigation are filed and state and federal authorities become involved.

The New York Department of Financial Services in anticipation of the prospective financial implications caused by the coronavirus and recognizing the complexity of policy terms already has ordered property and casualty insurers to adopt significant transparency. As such, the insurers must timely and equitably explain the benefits and protection coverages related to COVID-19 to its policyholders.

“Business interruption and determination as to whether a company can successfully file a claim is certainly teed-up in the line of important issues which will bubble to the top in coming weeks,” said Perlmuter.

“Several possibilities exist for companies to benefit from some form of coverage. In the broadest sense, recovery may be limited by the requirement that in order to successfully make a claim for business loss, there first must be a direct physical loss to an insured property,” he added.

Sill, with 16 offices throughout the U.S. and Canada, is among the leading public insurance claims adjusters. The company has nine decades of experience helping commercial policyholders both understand their specific coverages and then obtain the maximum amount due for their loss. The Sill Business Interruption Group (SillBIG) focuses entirely on the special situations which result in business interruption claims.

“Property insurance typically covers a “physical” loss or damage to property. Although many businesses may not look at losses due to coronavirus as a physical loss, the mere presence of the virus may constitute an insured loss, thus triggering coverage under the policy. In fact, many U.S. courts have recognized that contamination of property by a virus may establish the damage element of an insurance claim. As airspace within a building has been long recognized as real property, the presence of coronavirus inside of a building, ship or other structure would constitute damage to property,” said Perlmuter.

Business interruption coverage is intended to compensate an insured for the income lost during the period of restoration or the time necessary to repair or restore the physical damage to the covered property.

“Associated” coverage, known as “Extra Expense” coverage is intended to reimburse an insured for additional costs in excess of normal operating expenses a business incurs to continue operations while its property is being repaired or replaced after having been damaged by a covered cause of loss.

Perlmuter said businesses should be aware of potential Contingent Business Interruption (CBI) coverage in their policies. CBI may be present in some commercial property policies, and if included provides protection against revenue related losses. CBI typically covers lost earnings that are the result of a third-party supplier or distributor shutdown whose interruption in turn directly impacts the insured’s ability to produce a product or provide a service.

“Most businesses are not as well versed on CBI,” added Perlmuter. “Many companies may lose earnings because they incur additional costs and/or are unable to conduct business with companies directly impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. Businesses should carefully review the provisions contained in their policy’s CBI provisions.”

Regarding policyholders who have cancelled planned events, Perlmuter advises businesses to have policies reviewed by experts for first part Event Cancellation coverage.

But like all claim issues involving coronavirus, coverage analyses are not simple, nor will they be easily accepted by the insurers.

“Consider how policies will be scrutinized upon the cancellation of events, such as those by MLB, NBA, NHL, NCAA, MLS, NASCAR, the PGA and many other sports organizations. Policyholders with Event Cancellation Insurance will be scouring the language to determine what is recoverable, while the insurers will be attempting to minimize their own losses. Insurance companies will be arguing in favor of exclusions or limitations. Meanwhile, the insureds need to be equipped for the battle armed with fortitude and perseverance to staunchly maintain the limitations and exclusions do not apply as broadly as the insurers contend,” said Perlmuter.

Sill represents only businesses and individuals (never the insurance companies) when resolving insurance claims and has grown from its founding in 1928 to become one of the nation’s largest and most highly respected public adjusting firms.

Sill services clients from its corporate headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio and regional offices in Denver, Colorado; Orlando, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Indianapolis, Indiana; Baltimore, Maryland; Detroit, Michigan; New York, New York; Dayton, Ohio; Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Washington, D.C. and Toronto, Canada.

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Softomotive Hires Industry Heavyweights to Support Global Expansion

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SOFTOMOTIVE HIRES INDUSTRY HEAVYWEIGHTS TO SUPPORT GLOBAL EXPANSION

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Over the last year, Softomotive has grown as the company continues to innovate its offerings and help global organizations automate repetitive business tasks, while increasing efficiency and productivity.


LONDON (PRWEB)

Softomotive, one of the world’s leading providers of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solutions and the maker of WinAutomation, today announced it has added three industry veterans, expanding the company’s impressive leadership team. New executives include Kyle Kim-Hays, Chief Marketing Officer; Ashutosh Kapoor, Managing Director for India and South Asia; and Anand Nagwani, Vice President and Global Head of Partnerships.

“Over the last year, Softomotive has grown as the company continues to innovate its offerings and help global organizations automate repetitive business tasks, while increasing efficiency and productivity,” said Marios Stavropoulos, CEO of Softomotive. “We’ve positioned ourselves as a leader in RPA, and are thrilled to add Kyle, Ashutosh and Anand to our team.”

Executive Appointments

Kyle Kim-Hays joins Softomotive as Chief Marketing Officer. With experience leading marketing, product, technology and business groups at diverse, global companies, Kim-Hays has a solid track record of driving revenue, rapidly growing new businesses and creating strategic advantage for world-class companies. He previously led marketing at technology companies such as Suzy, Toluna, and Avid – after having built his career as a senior executive at Verizon, Warner Bros., Micosoft, and SAP.

Ashutosh Kapoor, Softomotive’s Managing Director for India and South Asia, is an industry leader bringing nearly 25 years of strategic business operations experience to Softomotive. He previously served in leadership roles at SUN Microsystems, IBM, CISCO and DELL, and was formerly the Vice President and Head of Partnerships of UiPath India. Kapoor is focused on creating a strategy for Softomotive in India across GICs, BPOs and a multi-tier ecosystem of partners for the company’s next generation robotics and AI technologies.

Anand Nagwani will serve as Vice President and Global Head of Partnerships. He is a sales leader with more than 25 years of experience in the software industry who previously oversaw the partner network in EMEA at UiPath. As a sales leader, he has managed key projects and complex customer engagements in financial services involving core banking and digital transformation, working closely with partners and software vendors to deliver desired results.

Softomotive is a pioneer of RPA, empowering enterprises, small teams or individuals to simplify the automation – both attended and unattended – in the workplace. The company’s industry-leading solutions help enterprises achieve more with less, freeing up skilled employees to take on more challenging tasks and dramatically increasing enterprise efficiency.

For more information visit: http://softomotive.com/

About Softomotive

Softomotive, the maker of WinAutomation, is one of the leading worldwide providers of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solutions, trusted by more than 8,000 companies to simplify automation. Both attended and unattended RPA are delivered through robust technology that elegantly scales from desktop installation to server-based software. Widely acclaimed for its ease of use, Softomotive works with companies of all sizes, including Fortune 500 organizations.

Media Contact:

April White

Trust Relations

softomotive@trustrelations.agency

323-216-8589

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Microsoft Recognizes DEInamics™ for its Advancement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal of Gender Equality

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“Research consistently shows that the presence of diversity across all levels of an enterprise increases performance and revenue,” says Dr. Shelton Goode, CEO of Icarus Consulting, DEInamics Strategic Partner, and recognized by Forbes as a top-ten DI trailblazer.


PALO ALTO, Calif. (PRWEB)

DEInamics™, Measure What Matters, is selected by Microsoft as part of the #BuildFor2030 Campaign in support of inspiring technologies that are changing the world. #BuildFor2030 launched on International Women’s Day to highlight technology that enables an inclusive economy, creating opportunities and positive business outcomes. Microsoft believes technology is vital to driving solutions that allow everyone, everywhere, to achieve more. DEInamics propels organizational diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), advancing the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal of Gender Equality through its use of data and analytics. By showcasing revolutionary products as part of #BuildFor2030, Microsoft is making it easier for companies to reach the UN’s gender diversity goals by 2030.

DEI are benchmarks of an organization’s health, capacity to lead, and commitment to both employees and customers. DEInamics, a female-founded company, identifies barriers around DEI and supports the implementation of programs that make an intentional and collective impact. The Azure-based solution measures organizational DEI with quantifiable metrics and meaningful analytics. Organizations with a DEI mandate can eliminate guesswork, leverage data to highlight where improvements can be made, and ignite change by adopting appropriate best practices.

“Diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts are no longer optional – they are table stakes. It’s not a want to be inclusive, anymore, it’s a need to be inclusive,” says Cathy Light, Founder and CEO, Liderança Group. “I created Liderança Group (which means leadership in Portuguese) because I want to empower leaders to lead effectively. I want impactful leaders to create a better company for a brighter world. Our solution is new to the channel. I am so proud that Microsoft already sees the power of DEInamics to drive equality.”

An abundance of research demonstrates that DEI is an integral part of effective revenue-generating business models. Boston Consulting Group surveyed corporations of different sizes from varying industries across eight countries and found that diversity increases the bottom line for businesses. According to McKinsey, “corporations that embrace gender diversity on their executive teams were more competitive and 21 percent more likely to experience above-average profitability. They also had a 27 percent likelihood of outperforming their peers on longer-term value creation.” And, the World Economic Forum states, “Companies with gender diversity in leadership outperform their less diverse peers. On average, they see a 48 percent higher operating margin, a 42 percent higher return on sales, and a 45 percent higher earnings per share. In addition, gender-diverse teams make better business decisions up to 73 percent of the time.”

“Research consistently shows that the presence of diversity across all levels of an enterprise increases performance and revenue,” says Dr. Shelton Goode, CEO of Icarus Consulting, DEInamics Strategic Partner, and recognized by Forbes as a top-ten DI trailblazer. “Yet, many organizations are still wrestling with how to create a culture of inclusivity and reap the rewards that diversity offers. To be competitive in the digital economy, organizations must reimagine their current diversity and inclusion efforts. The time has come to look through the lens of equity to assess how we attain a future of work that gives opportunities to everyone. DEInamics is that lens.”

DEI isn’t just a people and rights issue, it’s a significant driver for the global economy. The World Economic Forum notes that “the business case for diversity in the workplace is now overwhelming.” Economists estimate that closing the gender gap will add $28 trillion to the value of the global economy by 2025. It is estimated that gender gaps cost the economy some 15 percent of GDP. Put simply, companies and societies are more likely to grow and prosper when women gain greater financial independence.

“At Ideagen (a software company striving to create a safer world), we are honored to convene global leaders and luminaries dedicated to achieving the global goals by 2030! One of those leaders is Cathy Light,” says George Sifakis, CEO,Ideagen, and another DEInamics Strategic Partner. “Cathy and her team have developed a game-changing tool in the Microsoft App Source Marketplace to assist with achieving goal #5 — to achieve gender equality by 2030. We applaud these efforts by Cathy and her team at Liderança Group. They are changing the world!”

DEInamics measures leadership intention versus workforce perception in eight key dimensions, providing relevant data to initiate sustainable DEI initiatives. The advanced data analytics tool identifies barriers to DEI and provides comparison data to help guide actions for achieving intentional and collective impact. To learn more visit http://www.DiversityEquityInclusion.com.

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Kickbox Appoints New VP of Industry Relations & Compliance to Drive Product Development Strategy

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Lauren Meyer, VP of Industry Relations & Compliance, Kickbox

As VP of Industry Relations and Compliance, she will continue to support the industry in a way that is consistent with transparency and best practices and will play a pivotal role in the development of additional deliverability and compliance tools. We’re thrilled to welcome her to the Kickbox team.


DALLAS (PRWEB)

Kickbox, a leader in email verification, today announced the appointment of Lauren Meyer as its VP of Industry Relations & Compliance. Meyer brings more than 13 years of experience in the email, anti-abuse, deliverability and compliance industry to this role where she will lead strategic relations and provide insights to support Kickbox’s product category expansion.

“Lauren brings a wealth of knowledge to the table,” said Jack Wrigley, VP of Business Development at Kickbox. “As VP of Industry Relations and Compliance, she will continue to support the industry in a way that is consistent with transparency and best practices and will play a pivotal role in the development of additional deliverability and compliance tools. We’re thrilled to welcome her to the Kickbox team.”

Throughout her career, Lauren has spent a great deal of time helping leading brands get the most out of their email marketing programs, working with various ESPs and email technologies. Her passion for data and best practices is apparent by her data-driven approach to diagnosing and solving deliverability issues for enterprise-level clients. Her success over the past 13+ years in the email industry reflects her leadership and commitment to deliverability, compliance and anti-abuse.

“I’m a huge proponent for following industry best practices as a means to proactively solve deliverability issues before they occur and one of my missions is to continue spreading the word about how to properly use deliverability tools, like email verification, and the vital role they play in every marketer’s MarTech stack,” said Lauren Meyer about her new role as VP of Industry Relations & Compliance at Kickbox.

Prior to joining Kickbox, Lauren was the VP of Delivery and Head of North American Operations at Mailjet. As such, she oversaw Mailjet’s global deliverability and compliance division, advising clients—in every sector—about deliverability issues and marketing strategies while ensuring compliance with Mailjet’s mailing policies.

Before joining Mailjet in 2015, Lauren was the Senior Email Deliverability Manager at Epsilon where she consulted Fortune 500 companies about email best practices and deliverability for several years.

She is a current member of the Email Experience Council as well as Women of Email.

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Patterson Law Group earns Fort Worth’s 2020 Best Place for Working Parents™ Small Business Designation

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“The support and accommodations Patterson Law Group provides, sometimes without even realizing it, has made me a happier mother.


FORT WORTH Texas (PRWEB)

As a law firm that respects how hard its attorneys and staff work, both on the job and at home, Patterson Law Group, a personal injury law firm, is proud to announce its new business designation as a Best Place for Working Parents!™. Patterson Law Group earned this business designation in recognition of the policies and practices it offers to employees, specifically working parents by taking the first-of-its-kind online business self-assessment that showcases the family friendliness of a business and how a company compares to other companies of similar size and industry in Fort Worth.

The Best Place for Working Parents™ designation officially launched in January 2020 and is available to qualifying businesses of all sizes and industries in Fort Worth, Texas. With under 200 employees, Patterson Law Group qualified for the Best Place for Working Parents™ small business designation.

“We’re honored to be included as one of Fort Worth’s Best Place for Working Parents businesses for the ways we work to support and promote parents,” said Travis Patterson, Managing Partner. “I’m proud of the strides we have made to support working parents by offering maternity/paternity leave, nursing mother programs, flexible schedules, and remote work arrangements. In addition, during this challenging time with COVID-19, Patterson Law Group has offered subsidized babysitting to all its working parents. As a father and business owner, I know that by advancing these programs we’re empowering all of our employees in pursuit of a more sustainable work-life balance that will ultimately impact our success as a company and as an economy during these difficult times.”

Grace Ocanas, Litigation Paralegal, at Patterson Law Group, shared that one of the reasons she came to work for Patterson Law Group was the family values and career growth opportunities for growing families.

“One of my favorite pictures of my son was early on in my start at Patterson Law Group when he came to work with me as his pre-school was closed for the day. He sat at the table with Travis, other attorneys and staff during a team meeting. I felt pride not only as my choice in employer but as a working mom that fully acknowledges the “mom-guilt” with being apart from my kids to pursue a career,” said Ocanas. “The support and accommodations Patterson Law Group provides, sometimes without even realizing it, has made me a happier mother. My kids certainly deserve that. Happy that my employer supports me as a mom.”

Patterson Law Group understands that the benefit of a supportive workplace for parents extends to their colleagues, as well.

“As the fastest-growing large city in the nation with the 2nd highest percentage of families with children, The Best Place for Working Parents™ seeks to support businesses with key strategies that support working parents AND businesses’ bottom line,” said Cheraya Peña, Best Place for Kids and Working Parents™ Program Director. “We are thrilled to recognize the businesses that are leading the way to support working parents in Fort Worth and trust that by doing this we will ultimately build Fort Worth as the Best Place for Kids!™.”

To learn more about the Patterson Law Group, visit https://pattersonpersonalinjury.com/about-us/

To view the list of Fort Worth businesses that have earned the Best Place for Working Parents™ 2020 designation (more added each month), visit: https://bestplace4kids.com/2020-innovator-awards/

Methodology

The Best Place for Working Parents™ assessment highlights ONLY the family-friendly policies that also have research-proven benefits to businesses’ bottom line. Each question in the self-assessment ties to policies that positively impact employee attraction, retention, satisfaction and productivity. To read more about the Best Place for Working Parents™ business self-assessment, click here: https://bestplace4kids.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/BP4K-Biz-Assess-Promo-Flyer_1.14.20.pdf

To read more about the top 10 policies and local case study examples, visit: https://bestplace4kids.com/policies/

About Patterson Law Group

Patterson Law Group is a leading personal injury law firm dedicated to helping injured victims throughout Texas. Our headquarters is located in Fort Worth, Texas, with additional locations in Arlington, Texas, and San Antonio, Texas. The attorneys at Patterson Law Group understand the physical, emotional, and financial drain an injury can cause. That’s why we wake up every day with one goal — to get justice for those hurting

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Anna Crowe 817-784-2000 – anna.crowe@pattersonlawgroup.com

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Brittany Vild to Lead New San Diego Office as Vice President of Litigation for Lowers Forensics International

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Welcome Britney Vild, Vice President of Litigation, San Diego Office. Lowers Forensics International

We have been looking at Southern California and San Diego as an important new location for our firm as we strive to continually meet the needs of our global clientele and provide convenient access points for clients to tap into our services.


PURCELLVILLE, Va. (PRWEB)

Lowers Forensics International, a globally-recognized financial forensics firm, today announces its continued global expansion with the opening of its San Diego office and hiring of Brittany Vild, CPA to head the new location and serve as Vice President of Litigation for the firm.

The San Diego office represents the 10th new office opening for Lowers Forensics International since the summer of 2018.

“We have been looking at Southern California and San Diego as an important new location for our firm as we strive to continually meet the needs of our global clientele and provide convenient access points for clients to tap into our services,” explains Marc Johnson, President of Lowers Forensics International. “We are proud to have Brittany’s leadership and experience to lead our efforts forward in Southern California.”

Vild is a forensic accountant with experience in public accounting, corporate accounting, and forensic accounting, with a special focus on litigation consulting within family law. She has served as an expert forensic accounting witness in the San Diego Superior Court and has performed a wide range of litigation accounting services including determining income available for support, lifestyle analyses, and real property allocations.

Having started her accounting career in the audit department at PwC, she brings a wide range of experience across industries, including biotechnology, telecommunication, retail, and scientific research. She subsequently began to specialize in the field of family law at Gursey Schneider, LLP, with a focus on high net worth marital estates. Prior to joining Lowers Forensics International, Vild was part of the team that started the in-house forensic accounting department at Antonyan Miranda, LLP, one of the largest family law firms in Southern California.

At Lowers Forensics International, Vild will focus her efforts on building the firm’s capabilities around litigation support. She will also lead the San Diego team, ensuring excellence in customer engagement and service delivery.

To reach Brittany Vild call 833.456.9377 x 5444 or visit lowersforensics.com.

About Lowers Forensics International, LLC

Lowers Forensics International is a financial forensics firm offering expertise in insurance claims accounting, litigation support, investigative services, and expert testimony to support organizations worldwide. The company maintains offices across the globe to serve the needs of insurance companies, attorneys, and private and public entities in order to transform complex financial information into clear evidence.

For more information about Lowers Forensics International, visit lowersforensics.com.

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Get Breaking Venture Capital News with Relaunched ‘VC News Daily’

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BOSTON (PRWEB)

VC News Daily, one of the leading web sites for news on Venture Capital financings, has just launched a redesigned site https://vcnewsdaily.com/.

“It’s long overdue, and we’re thrilled to launch the redesign,” said Editor, Mike Stern. “With millions of annual page views, users will experience a robust site providing phenomenal business intelligence.”

Since 2011, VC News Daily has helped professionals at the intersection of technology and capital keep up-to-date with nearly 1,500 Venture Capital and PE Growth financings per year.

With VC News Daily’s FREE Venture Search, users can perform filtered searches on 10,000 venture backed startups dating back nearly 10 years https://vcnewsdaily.com/venture-capital-funding/venturetrackr.php.

At the site’s Archives https://vcnewsdaily.com/archive.php readers can quickly locate financings for a specific period.

About VC News Daily

VC News Daily is the #1 daily digest of Venture Capital financings. VC News Daily was originally launched by Massinvestor in the Summer of 2011. Massinvestor https://massinvestor.com/ is the leading publisher of Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Family Office Databases https://familyofficedata.net/.

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Attorney Gregory G. Brown achieves re-certification in Civil Trial with The National Board of Trial Advocacy

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Mr. Brown is a member of a very select group who has taken the time to prove competence in their specialty area and earn board certification.


IRVINE, Calif. (PRWEB)

The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) is pleased to announce that Gregory G. Brown of the law firm, Brown & Charbonneau, LLP has once again successfully achieved recertification as a Civil Trial advocate. He has been a Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist since 2009. The NBTA was formed out of a strong conviction that both the law profession and its clients would benefit from an organization designed specifically to create an objective set of standards illustrating an attorney’s experience and expertise in the practice of trial law.

Gregory G. Brown, is part of a growing number of trial attorneys that have illustrated their commitment to bettering the legal profession by successfully completing a rigorous application process and providing the consumer of legal services with an objective measure by which to choose qualified and experienced legal counsel.

The elaborate screening of credentials that all NBTA board certified attorneys must successfully complete includes: demonstration of substantial trial experience, submission of judicial and peer references to attest to their competency, attendance of continuing legal education courses and proof of good standing.

Board Certification is the highest, most stringent, and most reliable honor an attorney can achieve. Board certifications are the only distinctions awarded by non-profit organizations. The NBTA as well as all board certifying organizations are committed to safeguarding the public’s ability to choose a good attorney.

Founding Partner of Orange County, California based Brown & Charbonneau, LLP, Gregory G. Brown is a premier California trial attorney and Certified Trial Specialist, (a distinction earned by approximately 150 lawyers in California). For more than 30 years Brown has honed his trial and litigation expertise in the areas of contract actions, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty cases, trade secret litigation, trust litigation, commercial contract disputes, intellectual property disputes, unfair competition, false advertising, shareholder derivative actions, corporate litigation, complex dissolution actions, real estate & construction, personal injury and professional liability suits. Brown is also a graduate of the internationally renowned Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution and the National Institute of Trial Advocacy.

Approximately three percent of American lawyers are board certified, and Mr. Brown is a member of a very select group who has taken the time to prove competence in their specialty area and earn board certification.

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Kabbage Launches Online Hub to Help Boost Sales for U.S. Small Businesses Impacted By COVID-19

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The impact of COVID-19 on small businesses requires the support of a nation…The site is a means for the millions of small businesses that employ more than half of all employees in America to continue making sales and to feel your commitment to their long-term success.


ATLANTA (PRWEB)

Kabbage Inc., today launched http://www.helpsmallbusiness.com to support small businesses financially impacted by COVID-19. The initiative is a call-to-action across the U.S., enabling anyone to purchase an online gift certificate from participating small businesses to provide them with crucial financial support. Certificates can be redeemed in full after they’re issued or in the future when the crisis has subsided. All revenue generated from gift certificate sales will be deposited via Kabbage Payments as soon as the next business day to participating small businesses to aid their ability to withstand cash-flow gaps caused by COVID-19.*

In minutes, U.S. small businesses can sign up for free on http://www.helpsmallbusiness.com to immediately seek financial support through gift certificate purchases from individuals throughout the U.S. Kabbage will also provide businesses a unique URL to easily share their personalized page with customers via text, email, web, social media or print. Consumers can purchase multiple certificates for any amount between $15 and $500. Once certificates are purchased, small businesses will get an immediate notification and can use free technology offered by Kabbage to scan, verify, track and fulfill gift certificates when redeemed.

“The impact of COVID-19 on small businesses requires the support of a nation,” said Kabbage co-founder and CEO Rob Frohwein. “If there is a local small business that you love, they need your patronage now more than ever. Many businesses are closing and others are seeing reduced demand. The site is a means for the millions of small businesses that employ more than half of all employees in America to continue making sales and to feel your commitment to their long-term success.”

“We encourage everyone to think beyond consumer goods and consider all service providers such as local handymen, lawn care providers, dry cleaners and laundromats; they all need our support,” said Kabbage co-founder and President Kathryn Petralia. “Many weddings, birthdays and vacations are being postponed due to social distancing. Think about the small businesses you would have approached for those activities and purchase certificates to plan for future dates.”

Kabbage will not profit from its efforts to support small businesses during this challenging period, and it is actively working with organizations in the payments ecosystem to eliminate or significantly reduce any associated transaction fees. Kabbage’s goal is to provide small businesses with a unique solution to generate revenue during this extraordinary time. The site http://www.helpsmallbusiness.com will remain in operation until further notice.

About Kabbage

Kabbage, Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, is a data and technology company providing small businesses cash flow solutions. Its suite of products includes Kabbage Funding™, providing access to flexible lines of credit in minutes; Kabbage Payments™, helping small businesses get paid and access the money they earn faster; and Kabbage Insights™, calculating small business’s real-time cash flow. To date, Kabbage has provided more than 225,000 U.S. small businesses access to over $9.5 billion of working capital. Kabbage is funded and backed by leading investors, including the SoftBank Vision Fund, BlueRun Ventures, Mohr Davidow Ventures and others. All Kabbage Funding U.S.-based loans, including custom loans, are issued by Celtic Bank, a Utah-Chartered Industrial Bank, Member FDIC, and are subject to credit approval. Kabbage Payments, LLC, a subsidiary of Kabbage, Inc., is a registered Payment Service Provider/Payment Facilitator sponsored by Fifth Third Bank, N.A., Cincinnati, OH. For more information, please visit http://www.kabbage.com.

*Transactions that are processed by 5 p.m. ET will be deposited in the merchant’s bank account the following banking day. Any transactions that are processed after 5 p.m. ET will be deposited in the merchant’s bank account within two banking days. Settlements may be delayed if transactions are flagged for review.

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