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ST. LOUIS, March 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) today announced plans to rebrand its Century Security Associates, Inc. subsidiary to Stifel Independent Advisors and has hired industry veteran Alex David to serve as President and CEO of the independent contractor broker-dealer.

“While Stifel has proven to be a compelling and attractive option for traditional advisors, we have surveyed the competitive landscape, and it’s clear we are just as compelling an option for independent advisors,” said Ron Kruszewski, Chairman and CEO of Stifel.  “Through our long established independent subsidiary, Stifel has served independent advisors for 30 years. We already offer the products, services, technology, and support to help independent advisors better serve their clients and grow their careers.  Until now, we simply have not emphasized this channel. This is about to change. With the addition of Alex David and the plans to rebrand our independent channel as ‘Stifel Independent Advisors,’ we expect to see significant growth as we become the premier destination for advisors seeking to go independent.”

“We’re excited to welcome Alex to the Stifel family,” added Jim Zemlyak, Co-President of Stifel. “As we refocus on our independent channel, we believe we will greatly benefit not only from his outstanding management and recruiting background, but also from his extensive experience in developing diversity and inclusion programs as a senior leader of the firm.”

David joins Stifel after spending 13 years at Wells Fargo Advisors, where he was Head of Branch Development and Marketing for the firm’s independent brokerage arm, Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network (FiNet).   In this role, he guided FiNet’s business development and market strategy and led a team responsible for recruiting, consulting, coaching, and managing independent financial advisors.   Prior to that, as Managing Director from 2008-2014, he helped bring in more than $55 billion in assets through recruiting and M&A activity.

Earlier in his career, David was as an institutional wholesaler with Lord Abbett, Federated Investors, and OppenheimerFunds. He has worked on a number of financial services industry initiatives in Washington, D.C., including representing Wells Fargo on Capitol Hill regarding the tax status of 1099 independent contractors.   He holds doctorates in economics and marketing and a master’s degree in international economics from the Lubin School of Business at Pace University.

“I could not be more excited about the opportunity to make Stifel Independent Advisors the premier destination for the industry’s best financial advisors,” said David. “We believe we will attract and retain advisors that value the breadth and depth of a well-capitalized full-service platform combined with true flexibility of an independent offering.”

Stifel Company Information

Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) is a financial services holding company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, that conducts its banking, securities, and financial services business through several wholly owned subsidiaries. Stifel’s broker-dealer clients are served in the United States through Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, including its Eaton Partners business division; Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.; Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC; and Century Securities Associates, Inc.; and in the United Kingdom and Europe through Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited. The Company’s broker-dealer affiliates provide securities brokerage, investment banking, trading, investment advisory, and related financial services to individual investors, professional money managers, businesses, and municipalities. Stifel Bank and Stifel Bank & Trust offer a full range of consumer and commercial lending solutions. Stifel Trust Company, N.A. and Stifel Trust Company Delaware, N.A. offer trust and related services. To learn more about Stifel, please visit the Company’s website at www.stifel.com.

For further information,

Neil Shapiro, (212) 271-3447
[email protected]

Joel Jeffrey, (212) 271-3610
[email protected]        

Practice More Than Doubles in Size Since Joining the Firm Five Years Ago

Chicago, March 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Seth Lamden has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the Insurance Recovery group. Seth’s addition brings the nationally celebrated practice to nearly 35 attorneys—a group that has more than doubled in size since joining Blank Rome five years ago when the firm welcomed more than 100 attorneys from Dickstein Shapiro, including 14 insurance recovery attorneys, as well as recently adding a prominent insurance recovery team in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Seth brings to the practice 20-plus years of helping policyholders understand and enforce their rights to coverage. Seth joins Blank Rome from Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP.

“We are thrilled to welcome Seth to the firm as we celebrate the growth of our insurance recovery team and the Chicago office,” said Grant S. Palmer, Blank Rome’s Managing Partner and CEO. “Nearly two years ago, we opened the doors of our Chicago office with four partners and a commitment to expanding our depth, breadth, and capabilities in the region to serve our clients at the highest levels. With Seth’s addition, we now have 10 attorneys in Chicago and bring our premier Insurance Recovery practice to the Midwest—a great market for insurance recovery services.”

Seth has advised policyholders on insurance issues in many industries over the years, including: construction (contractors, design professionals, and developers); real estate; managed care; financial services; energy; professional services (law firms, insurance brokers, and healthcare providers); hospitality; and product manufacturing, among others. He helps policyholders avoid disputes with their insurers by counseling them through the insurance buying process to ensure that their policies have favorable terms and in presenting claims to their insurers.

When coverage disputes cannot be avoided, Seth represents policyholders in litigation and negotiation. He has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars in insurance proceeds on behalf of policyholders in connection with a broad array of claims and losses, such as: consumer class actions; professional liability claims; environmental claims; course-of- construction property damage and delay claims; construction defect claims; toxic tort claims; product liability claims; directors and officers liability claims; employment practices claims; ERISA fiduciary liability claims; property damage; cyber losses; and business interruption losses.  

“We are delighted to welcome Seth as we strategically expand our Insurance Recovery group, both in size and consistent with our strong culture of building a collaborative team of leading insurance recovery professionals,” said James R. Murray, Partner and Chair of the Insurance Recovery practice group. “Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused extraordinary changes across every industry and market, and therefore the needs of our clients are continuously shifting. To meet those needs, we are strategically growing our group’s service offerings and capabilities. Seth is known for offering strategic advice to his clients on managing risk and maximizing insurance recovery—two areas of counsel that are critical to our clients at this pivotal time.”

“Blank Rome’s leading insurance policyholder practice is known for its depth of legal experience, strong national footprint, and sophisticated legal representation, and I am excited to contribute to a team that is dedicated to resolving cutting-edge insurance disputes,” said Lamden. “I also look forward to contributing to the strategic growth of the firm’s Insurance Recovery practice, in the Midwest and beyond, and drawing upon the firm’s strong industry teams and practices across the country to support my clients.”

Recognized for his dedication to insurance recovery law, Seth was named a fellow of the American College of Coverage Counsel, an honorary organization of the country’s top insurance coverage lawyers. He is also the incoming chair of the Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association’s Tort, Trial & Insurance Practice Section. Furthermore, Seth is sought after for his commentary on insurance coverage issues, having spoken at many industry events and authoring dozens of articles and nine book chapters on issues related to insurance recovery.  

Seth earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from UIC John Marshall Law School, and his B.A. from Brandeis University.

About Blank Rome

Blank Rome is an Am Law 100 firm with 14 offices and more than 600 attorneys and principals who provide comprehensive legal and advocacy services to clients operating in the United States and around the world. Our professionals have built a reputation for their leading knowledge and experience across a spectrum of industries and are recognized for their commitment to pro bono work in their communities. Since our inception in 1946, Blank Rome’s culture has been dedicated to providing top-level service to all of our clients and has been rooted in the strength of our diversity and inclusion initiatives. For more information, please visit blankrome.com.

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OMAHA, Neb., March 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN), a premier transportation and logistics provider, is honored to announce that the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has selected Werner professional driver Allen Parker as the winner of the 2021 International Driver Excellence Award (IDEA).

Since joining Werner in 1987, Parker has earned several President’s Safe Driver Club recognitions from the Nebraska Trucking Association, Annual On-Time Service Awards and recently achieved the rare safety milestone of driving four million accident-free miles.

“My job is to be safe, be professional and be considerate of other drivers on the road,” said Werner professional driver Allen Parker. “I always tell drivers that we need to treat others on the road like that is our family in the other car. Receiving this elite safety award is something I greatly appreciate.”

“Allen is a great example of what Werner represents,” said Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Derek Leathers. “Nothing we do is worth getting hurt or hurting others, and drivers like Allen make sure to put safety at the forefront, which is always our message to drivers.”

The annual International Driver Excellence Award was established in 2015 to honor individuals who go above and beyond the performance of their duties as a commercial motor vehicle driver through safe operation and compliance. To be nominated, a driver must have at least 25 cumulative years of accident-free driving. Parker will be recognized at an award presentation in the fall. He is the third Werner driver to win this award.

Werner was founded in 1956 and is a premier transportation and logistics company, with coverage throughout North America. Werner maintains its corporate headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, and maintains offices in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Werner is among the five largest truckload carriers in the United States, with a diversified portfolio of transportation services that includes dedicated; medium-to-long-haul, regional and expedited van; and temperature-controlled. The Werner Logistics portfolio includes North American truck brokerage, freight management, intermodal and final mile services.

Werner’s common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market^SM under the symbol “WERN.” For further information about Werner, visit the company’s website at www.werner.com.

Contact: Fred Thayer, Associate Vice President – Corporate Brand and Communications
Werner Enterprises, Inc.
402.895.6640 ext. 1002065
[email protected]     

THIS PRESS RELEASE IS NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS RESTRICTION MAY CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF UNITED STATES SECURITIES LAW.

CALGARY, Alberta, March 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Leucrotta Exploration Inc. (the “Company” or “Leucrotta”) (TSX-V: LXE) is pleased to announce that, further to its press release dated March 15, 2021, it has entered into an amended agreement with a syndicate of underwriters amending the terms of its previously announced C$20 million bought deal financing to increase the size of the offering to C$30.0 million (the “Upsized Offering”).

Under the terms of the Upsized Offering, a syndicate of underwriters, co-led by Haywood Securities Inc., as sole bookrunner, and Echelon Wealth Partners Inc. (collectively, the “Underwriters”) have agreed to purchase, on a bought deal basis, 41,096,000 units of the Company (the “Units”) at a price of C$0.73 per Unit (the “Issue Price”) for gross proceeds to the Company of C$30,000,080.

Each Unit will consist of one common share (a “Common Share”) in the capital of the Company and one-half (1/2) of one common share purchase warrant (each whole common share purchase warrant, a “Warrant”) of the Company. Each Warrant will entitle the holder to acquire one Common Share at a price of C$1.00 for a period of 24 months from the closing date of the Upsized Offering.

In addition, the Company has agreed to grant to the Underwriters an option to purchase up to 10% of the number of Units sold under the Upsized Offering (the “Over-Allotment Option“) at a price per Unit equal to the Issue Price, exercisable at any time, in whole or in part, until the date that is 30 days following the closing of the Upsized Offering. If the Over-Allotment Option is exercised by the Underwriters in full, approximately 4.1 million additional Units will be purchased at the Issue Price for gross proceeds to the Company of C$33,000,088.

The Company intends to use the proceeds from the Upsized Offering to further fund Leucrotta’s initial Mica pad development, other projects and for general corporate purposes. All other terms of the previously announced financing remain unamended.

The Common Shares to be issued under the Upsized Offering will be distributed by way of a short form prospectus in each of the Provinces of Canada, other than Québec. A portion of the Upsized Offering will be conducted on a private placement basis in the United States via Rule 144A to Qualified Institutional Buyers only under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended and certain other jurisdictions outside of Canada as the Company and the Underwriters may agree on a private placement basis. No prospectus will be required to be filed in any jurisdiction other than the Canadian jurisdictions.

The Upsized Offering is scheduled to close on or about March 31, 2021 and is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary regulatory and other approvals including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange and the securities regulatory authorities.

Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws. The use of any of the words “expect”, “anticipate”, “continue”, “estimate”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “believe”, “intends”, “forecast”, “plans”, “guidance” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements or information.

More particularly and without limitation, this document contains forward-looking statements and information relating to anticipated timing of the closing of the Upsized Offering and the anticipated use of proceeds from the Upsized Offering. The forward-looking statements and information are based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by the Company, including expectations and assumptions relating to prevailing commodity prices and exchange rates, applicable royalty rates and tax laws, future well production rates, the performance of existing wells, the success of drilling new wells, the availability of capital to undertake planned activities, the availability and cost of labour and services, the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option, the use of proceeds of the Upsized Offering; the closing of the Upsized Offering and the receipt of all necessary approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements and information are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Since forward-looking statements and information address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors and risks. These include, but are not limited to, the risks associated with the oil and gas industry in general such as operational risks in development, exploration and production, delays or changes in plans with respect to exploration or development projects or capital expenditures, the uncertainty of estimates and projections relating to production rates, costs and expenses, commodity price and exchange rate fluctuations, marketing and transportation, environmental risks, competition, the ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources and changes in tax, royalty and environmental legislation. The forward-looking statements and information contained in this document are made as of the date hereof for the purpose of providing the readers with the Company’s expectations for the coming year. The forward-looking statements and information may not be appropriate for other purposes. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by applicable securities laws.

For further information, please contact:

LEUCROTTA EXPLORATION INC.

700, 639 –5^th Ave SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 0M9
Phone: (403) 705-4525
www.leucrotta.ca

Robert Zakresky                                                 
President and Chief Executive Officer                

Nolan Chicoine
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

OAKLAND, Calif., March 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Civil rights law firm Haddad & Sherwin LLP announced today that it has filed a federal court lawsuit against high level administrators of the State of California and the CDCR for the COVID-19 death of a San Quentin inmate stemming from the botched transfer of 122 untested inmates from the California Institute for Men (CIM) to San Quentin on May 30, 2020. The claim is brought by four of the children and the mother of Daniel Ruiz, one of at least 29 inmates and staff who have died from COVID-19 as a result of that debacle. This is believed to be the first such federal lawsuit against CDCR or its administrators for those events.

The lawsuit brings civil rights claims alleging violation of Mr. Ruiz’s constitutional rights and violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against several high-ranking California officials and medical directors. A copy of the Complaint filed today in United States District Court for the Northern District of California is available upon request.

People in prison have no power to protect themselves from the Coronavirus. They depend on California prison and medical officials to follow the laws and protect their health. Michael Haddad, one of the family’s attorneys, says: “Everyone now knows how the CDCR and state bureaucrats ignored the rights and safety of San Quentin inmates and staff, causing the worst prison public health debacle in California history. This civil rights lawsuit will bring sunlight, accountability, and justice for those wrongs.”

Julia Sherwin, another family attorney, says, “This botched inmate transfer endangered not only prisoners, but staff and the surrounding communities, costing over two dozen prisoners and one San Quentin sergeant their lives. CDCR was legally required to use “all reasonable means” to contact Daniel’s family as soon as he had any serious illness. While Daniel struggled for his life, CDCR broke the law and kept his family in the dark, not even informing them after he was transferred to the hospital and severely ill with COVID-19. CDCR then prohibited the hospital from following its normal policy to inform patients’ families when the patient is admitted with serious illness. Then San Quentin doctors appointed themselves to be Daniel’s medical surrogates, to make important medical decisions for Daniel that his family had the right to make for him.”

To interview attorney Michael Haddad or Julia Sherwin of Haddad & Sherwin LLP, please call or email them as listed below. Statements by Ruiz family members and photos of the Ruiz family are available at the end of this press release and upon request. The Ruiz family requests that media do not contact them directly.

The CDCR already has faced intense criticism for transferring those Chino prisoners from the California Institute for Men (CIM), all deemed high-risk for COVID-19, when many of them had not been tested for the virus for four weeks before they were transferred by busload to San Quentin. Up to the time of that transfer, San Quentin had not had a single case of COVID-19. Once those Chino prisoners arrived, CDCR and San Quentin officials failed to segregate them from the San Quentin population, and failed to protect San Quentin prisoners and staff from the virus they recklessly introduced. Those officials also failed to follow recommendations to control the outbreak from the Marin County Public Health Officer and other experts. (https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/San-Quentin-officials-ignored-coronavirus-15476647.php). Within three weeks after that transfer, San Quentin had over 500 known cases of COVID-19, and eventually, most San Quentin prisoners and many staff contracted COVID-19.

The State of California Office of the Inspector General recently released a scathing report about this “Public Health Disaster at San Quentin.” https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-02-01/california-prisons-ignored-warnings-covid-outbreaks.

Assemblymember Marc Levine, D-San Rafael, whose district includes San Quentin, has described this as “worst prison health screw up in state history,” concluding that “the spread of COVID-19 at state prisons was a preventable public health disaster and a failure of CDCR leadership at the highest level.” (https://www.sacbee.com/news/coronavirus/article243935832.html#:~:text=California%20lawmakers%20on%20Wednesday%20called,the%20state’s%20most%20explosive%20outbreak.).   This civil rights lawsuit addresses that failure of California and CDCR bureaucratic leadership.

Daniel Ruiz was 61 years old, serving the last few months on a non-violent drug-related conviction, and had been informed he was going to receive early release. He was known to have several high-risk factors for COVID-19, including asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Like many others, he contracted COVID-19 while in the custody and care of the CDCR.

Due to CDCR rules also being challenged in the lawsuit, his family was not notified that he had COVID until he had been in the hospital ICU for two weeks, was on a ventilator, and close to death. (See https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-02-28/families-of-prisoners-hospitalized-with-covid-19-kept-in-the-dark). His children and mother mourn his unnecessary loss and that they were not able to be there for him in his last days.

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/c2563532-4269-42e1-a768-7de8e6c256ba

Statements from Ruiz family members are available here.

A copy of the Complaint filed today in United States District Court for the Northern District of California is available upon request.

ABOUT HADDAD & SHERWIN LLP.
Founded in 1998 by Michael Haddad and Julia Sherwin, Haddad & Sherwin LLP is an Oakland law firm representing people in serious civil rights, police and jail misconduct, and wrongful death cases. For more information, visit https://haddadandsherwin.com/.

Contact

:

Michael Haddad or Julia Sherwin

(office) (510) 452-5500
(Haddad cell) (510) 484-8208 or (Sherwin cell) (510) 484-6051
[email protected]

Tim Johnson

UPRAISE Marketing + PR for Haddad & Sherwin LLP
(cell) (415) 385-9537
[email protected]

San Francisco, CA, March 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Corcoran Global Living announced it has welcomed MikkiMoves Real Estate of Humboldt and Sonoma Counties in California, as part of its growth across the state. Adding more than 30 associates, Corcoran Global Living continues to expand its footprint and client service across all of California – with more than 1,600 associates across 46 offices, and annual combined sales over $6.4 billion.

“We’re delighted to welcome Mikki Cardoza and the entire group from MikkiMoves to the Corcoran Global Living family. With a shared vision and commitment to the community and empowering people, we’re aligned for exponential growth across the West Coast,” commented Michael Mahon, CEO and Founder of Corcoran Global Living. “It’s about people. We know that supporting our associates, our staff and our clients is what truly sets us apart and allows us to truly make a difference in our communities and in people’s lives.”

This latest expansion broadens Corcoan Global Living’s reach throughout California for truly comprehensive statewide coverage. This newest growth includes the leadership of Mikki Cardoza, founder and owner of MikkiMoves Real Estate, joining the leadership team as a partner of Corcoran Global Living.

“With this partnership, we get to retain our vision of values of MikkiMoves. In bringing that same commitment to customer service, education, and a team approach to real estate, we are thrilled to be joining the Corcoran Global Living family,” commented Mikki Cardoza. “We not only continue providing that same level of service our community has appreciated from day one, but to actually have the support to step it up to a whole new level for our clients, our agents, and our community.”

With the expansion into Humboldt County, Corcoran Global Living’s impact across the California market is unsurpassed. Along the Highway 101 corridor in San Diego County at the southern end of the state through the beach cities of Los Angeles County and up to San Francisco and Marin Counties in the north, the expansion to the north end of the state to Humboldt takes the market coverage nearly all the way to the Oregon border.

About Corcoran Global Living

Founded on the principle of putting people first, Corcoran Global Living, an affiliate of The Corcoran Group, serves the California and Nevada markets with 46 strategically located offices in Northern California, Southern California and Reno/Lake Tahoe. Corcoran Global Living is well positioned to provide exceptional service to its very loyal customer base, with more than 1,600 dedicated, professional agents and gross annual sales over $6.4 billion. With a forward-thinking leadership team and deep roots in real estate and notable private investment backing, Corcoran Global Living is poised for exponential growth into additional metro areas in the states where they operate. From luxury homes and income properties to vacation getaways and first-time homes, Corcoran Global Living has the experience, insight and expertise to achieve and surpass clients’ highest expectations. For more information, visit CorcoranGL.com.

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