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Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

Sutherland's M. Scott Holcomb Chosen for Truman National Security Leadership Program
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP announces that Atlanta Litigation Associate M. ScottHolcomb has been selected as an associate in the leadership program of the Truman National Security Project, a Washington-based security strategy center.

The Truman National Security Project works to create a strong network of national security expertise and political knowledge for the leaders of tomorrow. Associates undergo a rigorous screening and interviewing process to be selected for this highly competitive leadership program. Participants attend regular events to develop skills in the areas of community, political and national security policy.

Mr. Holcomb focuses his practice in the areas of securities litigation and enforcement. He represents investment companies, investment advisers, broker-dealers and individuals in a wide range of securities matters with particular emphasis on regulatory enforcement and litigation involving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and self-regulatory organizations. He also advises clients on compliance and defense matters, including internal investigations.

Prior to joining the firm in 2004, Mr. Holcomb was a Captain in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps, where he served as a military prosecutor, labor counselor and international law attorney. He participated in Operation Joint Forge in Bosnia, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, counseling generals on international and operational legal issues. During deployments to Bosnia and Kuwait, he worked on numerous high-profile issues, including the response to the September 11th terrorist attacks, legal status of detainees, procedures for military tribunals, rules of engagement and targeting selections. He has received numerous awards and decorations during his 12 years of service.

04-13-2007

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Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

SPILMAN THOMAS & BATTLE ATTORNEY NAMED PRESIDENT OF WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
The law firm of Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC is pleased to congratulate Michael S. Garrison on his being named the 22nd President of West Virginia University.

Garrison is the member in charge of Spilman’s Morgantown office, where he practices government relations, economic development, general litigation, and labor and employment law. Prior to joining the firm, Garrison served as chief of staff to West Virginia’s governor from 2001 to 2003 and as cabinet secretary to the West Virginia Department of Tax and Revenue in 2001. He was selected as one of the 2004 Ten Outstanding Young Americans by the United States Jaycees. Mike holds two degrees from West Virginia University, having earned his B.A. in 1992 and his J.D. in 1996. He attended the University of Oxford, Oxford, England, St. Anne’s College, Legal Studies as Rotary International Scholar in 1992 to 1993.

Michael J. Basile, Managing Member of the firm, is pleased to see the accolades that have been bestowed on this Spilman attorney. “Mike is a terrific choice for President of the state’s largest university and a well respected academic institution. His energy and experience make him an ideal choice and I am pleased to see one of our institutions of higher learning is going to benefit from that passion.

04-13-2007

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Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau, Pachios & Haley, L.L.P.

M. Brad Lawrence Joins Preti Flaherty’s Boston Office as Of Counsel
Today Preti Flaherty announced that M. Brad Lawrence has joined the firm as Of Counsel. He will practice with the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group from the Boston, MA office. Brad brings a strong background in patent law to the firm, and has extensive experience assisting technology industry clients with patent matters. Prior to joining Preti Flaherty, he practiced with Bromberg Sunstein, LLP in Boston.

According to Alfred C. Frawley, Chair of Preti Flaherty’s Intellectual Property Practice Group, “Brad Lawrence brings very strong patent experience to our Intellectual Property Group. His background in patent litigation, patent prosecution and enthusiasm for IP issues will greatly benefit our clients in the Massachusetts market and further support our growing Boston office. We are excited to welcome him to the firm.”
Brad is a 1998 graduate of the Boston University School of Law and a 1995 graduate of the University of Colorado.

04-13-2007

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Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau, Pachios & Haley, L.L.P.

M. Brad Lawrence and Melissa J. Lawler Join Preti Flaherty
Today Preti Flaherty announced that M. Brad Lawrence and Melissa J. Lawler have joined the firm. Brad will practice with the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group from the Boston, MA office. Melissa will serve as Government Relations Advisor to the firm’s Legislative, Regulatory and Governmental Services Practice Group from our Concord, NH office.

Brad Lawrence joins the firm as Of Counsel. He brings a strong background in patent law to the firm, and has extensive experience assisting technology industry clients with patent matters. Prior to joining Preti Flaherty, he practiced with Bromberg Sunstein, LLP in Boston.

According to attorney Alfred C. Frawley, Chair of Preti Flaherty’s Intellectual Property Practice Group, “Brad Lawrence brings very strong patent experience to our Intellectual Property Group. His background in patent litigation, patent prosecution and enthusiasm for IP issues will greatly benefit our clients in the Massachusetts market and further support our growing Boston office. We are excited to welcome him to the firm.”

Brad is a 1998 graduate of the Boston University School of Law and a 1995 graduate of the University of Colorado.

Melissa J. Lawler has joined the firm as a Government Relations Advisor. She will advocate for clients before New Hampshire legislators and regulatory agencies. Prior to joining Preti Flaherty, Ms. Lawler implemented grassroots advocacy initiatives for Calypso Communications in Portsmouth, where she supported private companies and non-profit organizations. She also held legislative positions with both the New Hampshire State Senate and the New Hampshire House of Representatives’ Democratic Offices.

She has supported campaigns including New Hampshire for John Lynch and assisted Senate Democratic Leader Sylvia Larsen and the Senate Democratic Caucus during the 2003 legislative session as a participant in the Concord Senate Internship Program.

According to attorney Ann R. Robinson, Chair of Preti Flaherty's Legislative, Regulatory and Governmental Services Practice Group, "Melissa Lawler brings a diverse and valuable mix of experience to our Legislative Practice. Her experience and enthusiasm will further strengthen the services we offer our New Hampshire clients, and we are excited to welcome her to the firm."

Ms. Lawler is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire and holds a dual degree in Political Science and Communication.

04-13-2007

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Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein P.C.

CBS RADIO CUTS IMUS
CBS Radio on Thursday permanently canceled "Imus in the Morning," yanking the show off the air after host Don Imus' sexist and racist remarks against the Rutgers University women's basketball team.

The move, made by CBS president and CEO Leslie Moonves, follows by a day NBC Universal's decision to pull the plug on the MSNBC simulcast of the show. Both companies originally had announced two-week suspensions but separately came to the conclusion that they could no longer continue the program. But CBS Radio decided to cancel the show after hearing from a number of people and groups, including a meeting between Moonves and the Rev. Al Sharpton, who led a protest on a rainy Thursday morning at CBS headquarters in Manhattan.

Moonves said he and others at CBS had been "deeply upset and revulsed" by the slurs aimed at the Rutgers women. And like NBC Uni a day earlier, many in the company had said that CBS' integrity couldn't allow them to continue with Imus.

"In our meetings with concerned groups, there has been much discussion of the effect language like this has on our young people, particularly young women of color trying to make their way in this society," Moonves said. "That consideration has weighed most heavily on our minds as we made our decision, as have the many e-mails, phone calls and personal discussions we have had with our colleagues across CBS Corp. and our many other constituencies."

In an internal memo to CBS employees, Moonves said it had taken time for the company to hear from the constituencies.

"We have been trying, as best as is possible in such a complex and emotional environment, to determine what is, indeed, the right thing to do," Moonves wrote. "I believe that in taking this action, we are doing the right thing."

This leaves Imus without a place for "Imus in the Morning" for the first time since 1979, when he was rehired by WNBC after his pioneering shock-jock show. CBS Radio owns New York's WFAN-AM, one of the most profitable radio stations in the country thanks in large measure to Imus' show.

"Imus" had been carried on 61 stations nationwide through Westwood One, including home station WFAN. Sources said it will be replaced, at least for the time being, by the popular team of "Mike and the Mad Dog" sports talk show in the New York area, though that apparently is not set in stone.

Imus had been the morning-drive host for WFAN and its predecessor, WNBC-AM, continuously since 1979 and from 1971-77, when Imus was fired. He always has made a living on the edge of comedy, first with his radio show and then with the simulcast on MSNBC that had been the second-highest-rated morning show in cable news, surpassing CNN's "American Morning." His show also had been a place where the media and political elite would appear, including NBC and ABC News personalities, senators and one-time presidential candidates Joe Lieberman, John Kerry and John McCain.

"He has flourished in a culture that permits a certain level of objectionable expression that hurts and demeans a wide range of people," Moonves said. "In taking him off the air, I believe we take an important and necessary step not just in solving a unique problem, but in changing that culture, which extends far beyond the walls of our company."

On what turned out to be his final radio program Thursday morning, broadcast from the MSNBC studios in Secaucus, N.J., but not televised, Imus mixed anger at his depiction with acknowledgment about what he had done to cause the controversy.

"I'm not whining about this. ... We wouldn't be here had I not said it," Imus said. He also vowed not to appear on the so-called "talk show circuit," including Larry King and Barbara Walters interviews.

Thursday also marked what Imus said could have been his final radioathon, a fund-raiser over the air that raises money for charities that support children with cancer and families of sudden infant death syndrome. The efforts have raised more than $50 million during the past two decades and was said to have received commitments for about $1 million on Thursday.

Entertainment lawyer Barry Peek, partner at Meyer Suozzi English & Klein in New York, raised the possibility that Imus could sue over his dismissal given the fact that it isn't clear whether he had violated FCC regulations.

"He hasn't been found to have violated any FCC regulations, and one would have to see whether or not this is a cause for discharge under his contract and maybe the others on the show," Peek said. "Don Imus was hired to be outrageous."

CBS declined comment about Imus' contract.

Peek -- who once about 20 years ago was the object of on-air ridicule by Imus while dating one of the women who worked on the radio show -- said there still might be an on-air future for him somewhere.

"Imus has been around for a long, long time," Peek said. "He has a lot of followers in the political world, and I think for sure he will probably be picked up on satellite. I don't think that any mainstream station will pick him up in the near future.

04-13-2007

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Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

Hiscock & Barclay Managing Partner to Speak at National Practice Group Forum
Hiscock & Barclay, LLP Managing Partner, John P. Langan, is scheduled to speak at two separate seminar programs regarding strategic leadership and practice management implementation sponsored by the Hildebrandt Institute, entitled 2007 Forum on Practice Group Management to be held at the Yale Club in New York City, May 7 – 9. The Practice Group Management Forum, now in its fifth year, will provide three days of seminars for mid-size and large U.S. law firms focusing on the management of successful practice groups. The Hildebrandt Institute, the executive education division of Hildebrandt International, provides leadership and management development programs to meet the needs of law firms, law departments, and other professional service organizations.

John P. Langan has been the Managing Partner of Hiscock & Barclay for the past seven years during a period of unparalleled growth in the firm’s history. He is an experienced trial lawyer whose practice focuses on commercial litigation and insurance and tort defense litigation. Langan has extensive experience in a wide array of business disputes involving fraud, breach of contract and personal injury.

04-13-2007

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Hancock, Rothert & Bunshoft, L.L.P.

Peter Raimondi to Join Wescott in Palm Beach Gardens
Wescott Financial Advisory Group is pleased to welcome Peter Raimondi, former CEO and founder of the Boston-based firm The Colony Group, as Managing Partner in Wescott's newly opened Palm Beach Gardens office.

Wescott has had an ongoing South Florida office presence since 1998.

Peter joins Wescott, headed by founding partner Grant Rawdin, with extensive experience in investment and wealth management services. His focus will continue to be in the areas of financial counseling, tax, cash flow, retirement planning, insurance and estate planning, portfolio analysis, and investment policy development. Peter will also be responsible for the development and management of Wescott's entire Florida operations as well as the ongoing management of client financial plans and investment portfolios. He is an active member of the Registered Investment Advisory Council of Fidelity Investment Company and the Dean's Advisory Board at Boston University.

"Peter reinforces the excellence in client service throughout Florida that Wescott has been known for nationwide," said Rawdin. "Like the rest of us at Wescott, he stands for financial stability and sound investment counseling. We are thrilled to gain Peter as a member of our team and look forward to his significant contributions to the growth of our company."

A full-time wealth management and investment counselor since 1983, Peter is a 1983 graduate of Boston University School of Law and a graduate of Boston University.

Wescott was founded by law firm Duane Morris LLP and Grant Rawdin, Esq., in 1987. Duane Morris, one of the 100 largest law firms in the United States with 20 offices worldwide, remains a current and important shareholder in Wescott Financial.

Staffed by an interdisciplinary team of highly experienced professionals, Wescott brings substantive backgrounds and deep resources to all of its clients' wealth management needs. Wescott does not sell or promote any investment or insurance product, but rather advises clients on investments, wealth creation and preservation strategies most appropriate for their unique situations.

Wescott's Wealth Management Program combines ongoing financial planning with comprehensive asset management. Wescott's clients engage it to coordinate the selection of investment managers in various asset classes and disciplines to achieve efficient high-performing portfolios while being sensitive to each client's risk tolerance, income and liquidity needs.

04-13-2007

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