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On Thursday, December 10, 2020, UKS Attorney Christopher L. Brigham will be a guest speaker at The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) Better Together Annual Conference. Attorney Brigham will discuss Transgender Athletes in high school sports and setting the rules so everybody has a fighting chance.

On Wednesday, November 18, 2020 UKS attorneys Evan Goldstein, Richard Dighello and Gideon Asemnor participated in the Connecticut Bar Association’s second LSAT Scholars Meeting. The purpose of this remote meeting was to provide the scholars with information and tips for preparing their personal statements and other writings associated with the law school application. In addition to the LSAT Scholars and UKS attorneys, participants in the meeting included representatives of the CBA and admissions ...

Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C. proudly joins other law firms, legal departments and legal organizations in supporting proposed amendments to Connecticut Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4(7) (Click here to view).  The proposed amendments to the Rule are designed to formalize prohibitions against discrimination and harassment in the practice of law.  UKS is a signatory to the Connecticut Bar Association’s Diversity and Inclusion Pledge which began in 2016. https://www.ctbar.org/about/diversity ...

The Connecticut Paid Family Medical Leave Act, Public Act 19-25, (the “Act”) was enacted on June 25, 2019 and established the Connecticut Paid Leave (“CTPL”) program. This program covers private-sector employers, except for nonpublic elementary or secondary schools, with one or more employees. It allows for eligible employees to take paid leave to address their personal, family and health needs. The Act also created the Connecticut Paid Leave Authority (“CPLA”), which is tasked with the impleme ...

On October 2, 2020, Governor Lamont signed two environmental bills into law. These bills serve to modernize and update the state’s environmental laws, as well as protect environmental justice communities from potentially harmful development. The bills will undoubtedly have a wide ranging impact across industries for years to come. “An Act Revising Provisions of the Transfer Act and Authorizing the Development and Implementation of a Release-Based Remediation Program” (House Bill No. 7001) HB 7 ...