Business

Shumaker Partner Christina Davidson Trimmer Named to World Intellectual Property Review’s Influential Women in Intellectual Property 2026

“Christina’s recognition by WIPR is a well-deserved acknowledgment of her exceptional work, client-focused approach, and leadership within Shumaker’s Intellectual Property team,” said Patrick Horne, Shumaker Partner and Intellectual Property National Service Line Leader.


Business

Alec B. Poland Joins Shumaker as an Associate in Corporate, Tax & Transactions Service Line

“Alec’s thoughtful, efficient style and foundation in corporate and transactional law make him a welcome addition to our team and will serve clients well as he supports a wide range of business and transactional matters,” said Jack Santaniello, Shumaker Partner and Corporate, Tax & Transactions Service Line Lead.












Lawsuits & Litigation

Venezuelan Men Sue Aviation Companies That Flew Them to Notorious CECOT Prison

“Despite knowing that El Salvador’s Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (‘CECOT’) mega-prison was a notorious blacksite, from which no detainee had ever left alive, Defendants went to great lengths to transport Plaintiffs and Class Members there, in concert with the US government, in flagrant violation of U.S. and international law,” the lawsuit alleges.




Political Litigation

Biden Will No Longer Oppose Release of Recorded Ghostwriter Conversations

“What you’re going to hear on the tapes […] is the state of Joe Biden years before he ran for president, when a special prosecutor said he has memory issues,” said Jeffrey Clark, vice president for litigation at the Oversight Project, one of the firms pressing for access to the tapes.