Rasha Gerges Shields

Aug 1, 2024 | mondaq.com | Rasha Gerges Shields |Eli Jones

“First Gen” law students and lawyers often face challenges different than those encountered by their peers. In this edition of Perspectives and Pathways, Jones Day partner Rasha Shields and associate Eli Jones talk about their backgrounds, discuss making the move from law school to life as a lawyer, and share tips for students and new lawyers coming from similar circumstances.

Oct 22, 2023 | mondaq.com | Claire Castles |Sarah Conway |Kyle Diamantas |Rasha Gerges Shields

With the swipe of a pen, California Governor Gavin Newsom starts the California Food Safety Act countdown to a 2027 statewide ban on four popular food additives. Starting January 1, 2027, companies manufacturing, selling, delivering, holding, or offering food products for sale in California must comply with the newly ratified California Food Safety Act (AB 418), which prohibits the use of red dye 3, propylparaben, brominated vegetable oil, and potassium bromate.

Aug 23, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Antonio F. Dias |António Gomes Dias |Antônio M. Dias |Jennifer Everett |Rasha Gerges Shields

Notable provisions include: The OCPA will apply to an entity that: (i) conducts business in Oregon or that provides products or services to state residents; and that (ii) controls or processes (1) the personal data of at least 100,000 Oregon consumers or (2) the personal data of at least 25,000 Oregon consumers, while deriving 25% or more of the entity's annual gross revenue from selling personal data.

May 3, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Eric Enson |Rasha Gerges Shields |Peter Julian

In another setback for DOJ's antitrust enforcement agenda in labor markets, a Connecticut federal court held in U.S. v. Patel that no reasonable juror could find the defendants guilty of a no-poach market allocation scheme beyond a reasonable doubt, and prevented the case from going to the jury. This marks the fourth consecutive case in which DOJ failed to secure criminal convictions against companies and executives accused of labor-side antitrust violations, wage fixing, or no-poach agreements.