WBD Recruiting Success Stories: Alexandre de Gramont

Today’s episode is part of our Recruiting Success stories series. Lori Patton, our Chief Recruiting Officer, sits down with Tomio Narita, a partner in our San Francisco office and co-leader of the firm’s Class Action Defense Team. More about WBD's Class Action Litigation practice.

The CFPB’s 2026 amendments to Regulation B removed longstanding disparate impact language and adopted the position that the Equal Credit Opportunity Act does not impose disparate impact liability. That change immediately sparked litigation and renewed debate about the scope of fair lending laws. In…

The FCC has revised its approach to regulating certain foreign-produced power inverters, scaling back a broader restriction that was introduced over cybersecurity and national security concerns. In this episode, we examine why power inverters became a focus of federal scrutiny, how the FCC’s Covere…

As Womble Bond Dickinson celebrates its 150th anniversary, Lori Patton sits down with Sarah Motley Stone, Charlotte Office Managing Partner, to reflect on more than two decades of growth, leadership, and service at the firm.  Sarah shares her journey from a first-year summer associate who never exp…