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

Duane Morris Announces 2007 E&I Seminar Series
Duane Morris LLP will hold its employment, benefits and immigration spring seminar series for 2007, Developments in Workplace Law and Practice: Current Trends in Employment, Benefits & Immigration and Their Impact on Your Business between April 17 and June 5. This annual program provides an extensive overview of important employment, benefits and immigration law developments over the past year that may affect businesses. The seminars will run sequentially in seven cities: Washington, D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago.

The program is offered without charge to friends and clients of the firm and is of particular interest to business owners and executives, in-house counsel, human resources directors, benefits and financial professionals and consultants.

Topics include:
Employment

* The Supreme Court's new standard for retaliation
* The NLRB's newly refined criteria for supervisory status
* Disparate impact claims following a reduction in force
* FLSA collective suits and class actions under state wage and hour statutes
* New e-discovery rules
* State law updates on minimum wage spikes and mandatory leave entitlements

Immigration

* Social Security No Match Letters
* I-9 compliance
* Current ICE enforcement tactics
* Immigration reform and the new Congress
* H-1B, quotas and LCA compliance
* PERM updates
* Travel updates and the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative

Employee Benefits

* Pension Protection Act of 2006
* Impact on defined contribution plans (2007 and beyond)
* Impact on defined benefit plans (2007 and beyond)
* Collectively bargained plans
* Update on Code section 409A
* Health and welfare plan updates

A city-by-city overview, including registration deadlines, follows:

Washington, D.C.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
The Capital Hilton
1001 16th Street, N.W.
Registration Deadline: April 10

San Francisco
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Practising Law Institute
San Francisco Conference Center
685 Market Street
Monadnock Building, First Floor
Registration Deadline: April 17

San Diego
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Westin Horton Plaza
910 Broadway Circle
Registration Deadline: April 19

New York
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Helmsley Park Lane Hotel
36 Central Park South
Registration Deadline: April 26

Boston
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Metro Meeting Center
101 Federal Street, 4th Floor
Registration Deadline: May 3

Philadelphia
Thursday, May 31, 2007
The Westin Philadelphia
99 South 17th Street
Registration Deadline: May 24

Chicago
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
The Regents Room
The American College of Physicians
Wyndham Chicago Hotel
633 North St. Clair Street
Registration Deadline: May 29

Schedule for all locations:
Registration and Continental Breakfast: 8:00 a.m.
Program: 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

04-12-2007

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Seven Crowell & Moring Attorneys Ranked in PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook
Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that seven lawyers have been recognized in the annual PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook. In addition, the Brussels office was ranked in three practice areas, and the Washington, D.C. office ranked in four practice areas.

In the firm's Brussels office, Intellectual Property Group partner Kristof Roox is listed as "highly recommended" in Intellectual Property and as "leading" in Life Sciences. Thomas De Meese, partner and member of the firm's Technology, Media & Telecommunications practice area, is listed as "recommended" in Telecommunications. The Brussels office was also ranked as "highly recommended" for Life Sciences, "recommended' for Intellectual Property and "recognized" for Telecommunications.

In Washington, D.C., partner and chair of the firm's Environment & Natural Resources Group Steven P. Quarles is listed as "highly recommended" along with partners Ellen Steen, Ridgway M. Hall and Richard E. Schwartz, who are also listed as "recommended" in the Environmental practice area. Firm partner and Antitrust Group chair Wm. Randolph Smith is listed as "recommended" in Competition and Antitrust. The D.C. office is ranked as "highly recommended" in Environment and Telecommunications, "recommended" in Competitive Antitrust and "recognized" in Corporate/ M&A.

PLC Which lawyer? Yearbook provides law firm and individual recommendations by practice in more than 90 jurisdictions worldwide. The recommendations are based on independent research from in-house counsel, interviews with private practitioners and submissions received from law firms. You can view the country chapters and recommendations online at: http://whichlawyer.practicallaw.com/which/countryList.do.

04-12-2007

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Barnes & Thornburg LLP Named ‘Top 100 Law Firm For Diversity’
A national diversity publication has ranked Barnes & Thornburg LLP in the top 100 law firms for its diversity.

Multicultural Law magazine listed the firm in its annual "Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity" ranking in its 2007 edition. Magazine publishers selected the top 100 from more than 200 law firms surveyed.

"We are gratified to learn that the firm has been recognized for its efforts to enhance diversity," said Anthony Prather, co-chair of the firm's Diversity Committee. "We take seriously our commitment to assemble a workforce of people who come from different cultures and backgrounds, and we continue to look for ways to build on what we already have accomplished."

The firm's diversity program started in earnest more than three decades ago when Barnes & Thornburg first promoted a woman to partner. Women and minority attorneys participate at all levels of the organization, including in leadership positions and on operating committees.

A firmwide committee of attorneys helps shape Barnes & Thornburg's diversity program, which consists of several key components, including recruitment and retention, professional and skills development, sponsorship of diversity-focused events and diversity training.

04-12-2007

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Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

Chance Encounter Leads English Teacher To Legal Career at Baker Donelson
Angie C. Davis is one of five attorneys who earlier this year were named shareholders in the Memphis office of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC. She joined John B. Burns, Mark A.B. Carlson, Leigh M. Chiles and Clinton J. Simpson in the distinction.

Davis is one attorney who did not dream of practicing law when she was growing up. She originally started her career as an English teacher. It was through a twist of fate that she was able to parlay her teaching skills into a successful legal career.

Originally from South Carolina, Davis attended the University of Texas at Austin where she graduated in 1992 with a degree in English and then, after a chance meeting with an attorney, decided to go to law school a few years later. She graduated in 1999 from the South Texas College of Law in Houston.

Davis focuses her practice in the area of employment litigation and frequently speaks on the topic of labor and employment law.

04-12-2007

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Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

Baker Donelson Announces New Addition to Stellar Health Policy Team
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC is pleased to announce that Susan M. Christensen has joined the Firm's Federal Public Policy Group. Ms. Christensen will serve as senior public policy advisor on the Firm's health public policy team.

The addition of Ms. Christensen marks the third major hire by Baker Donelson's health public policy group in recent months. Lance Leggitt, formerly a member of the President's Domestic Policy Council and the White House's principal health policy advisor, joined the Firm as shareholder and chair of the federal health policy group in September of 2006. Earlier this year, Baker Donelson announced the addition of former Congresswoman Nancy Johnson, who was a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee and chair of the Health Subcommittee. Ms. Johnson will be joining the Firm in early May after completing service as a fellow for the Institute of Politics associated with Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

"Susan has extensive experience in a wide range of health care issues," said Mr. Leggitt. "Through her focused health care work in both the public and private sectors, she has acquired a depth of knowledge that greatly enhances the strength of our federal health policy group."

From 2000 to 2004, Ms. Christensen served as Congresswoman Johnson's Senior Health Policy Counsel, providing counsel and advice on public and private health care reforms, including Medicare, Medicaid, health information technology, liability reform, private market health insurance reform, the uninsured, long-term care insurance and mental health parity. Prior to joining Baker Donelson, she most recently served as senior advisor for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where she was responsible for managing key policy issues related to AHRQ's overall health IT portfolio. Ms. Christensen's experience also includes working as a health policy consultant and as Public Services Director at BearingPoint, Inc., a leading developer of health information system infrastructure strategy and solutions. As a member of the Firm's Federal Public Policy Group, Ms. Christensen will work closely with Mr. Leggitt and Ms. Johnson on health public policy matters.

"Health care continues to be a major concern in this country," said Linda Daschle, chair of the Firm's Federal Public Policy Group. "With the addition of Lance, Nancy and now Susan, Baker Donelson is demonstrating its commitment to developing a stellar health policy team that has the know-how and ability to play an active role in the ongoing national debate related to health care issues."

Baker Donelson's Federal Public Policy Group was founded in October 1988 by Senator Howard H. Baker, whose distinguished career includes service as Senate Majority Leader, Chief of Staff to the President of the United States and Ambassador to Japan. The Firm's government relations/public policy practice strives to embody the bi-partisanship and integrity that Senator Baker brought to his work both in Congress and as Chief of Staff to President Reagan. Baker Donelson's Federal Public Policy Group and Health Law Group are nationally recognized, with both having been ranked among the top 10 in the country by leading industry publications.

04-12-2007

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Alston & Bird LLP

Terry Walsh Presented With John Minor Wisdom Public Service and Professionalism Award
Terry Walsh received the John Minor Wisdom Public Service and Professionalism Award at the American Bar Association's Litigation Section Annual Conference in San Antonio on April 12. The award is given to lawyers in public or private practice or to firms that have made a substantial commitment to public service through their accomplishments in significant pro bono litigation. The award is named for John Minor Wisdom, whose tenure on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth District is best known for its recognition of constitutional rights for all citizens and his courageous decisions to establish the right to vote, implement equal educational opportunity and strengthen the right to effective counsel. The New York law firm of Kramer Levin & Naftalis, represented by Jeffrey Trachtman, also received the award.

04-12-2007

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Heather Meeker Selected as 2007 Woman of Distinction Honoree
Heather Meeker, a shareholder in the Silicon Valley office of the international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, was selected as an honoree for the Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal’s Women of Distinction Award in the Technology category. Last year, Meeker was selected in the Law category. Women of Distinction honorees are nominated by the Silicon Valley business community and selected based on criteria such as the title and scope of their positions, career path and degree of influence in their industries and the community.

“We, once again, congratulate Heather on this outstanding accomplishment,” said Todd Rumberger, co-managing shareholder of the Silicon Valley office. “We couldn’t be happier that one of our own is recognized in the technology category. Heather, who is a two-time Woman of Distinction honoree, is a true pioneer in the open source arena, and she’s also recognized as a distinguished leader amongst her clients and colleagues.”

Meeker’s legal work is focused on intellectual property transactions for technology clients in a wide range of industries, including software, communications, educational testing, computer equipment and medical devices. She has extensive experience in open source licensing strategies, as well as IP-related matters in mergers and acquisitions.
An accomplished author and speaker, Meeker has written several scholarly and practice-oriented articles, including A Primer on Intellectual Property Licensing, a text book now in its second edition. She frequently lectures on technology licensing topics, including serving as an adjunct professor of law at the University of California Hastings College of Law for more than eight years.

Meeker is also co-chair of the Open Source Software Committee of the ABA Section on Science and Technology Law, an advisory board member of Open Bar, and a member of both the American Law Institute and the Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights. She serves as pro bono counsel for the Mozilla Foundation, which she assisted with legal matters relating to the Firefox 1.0 and 1.5 releases.

Meeker earned her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (1994), where she was editor-in-chief of the High Technology Law Journal and elected to Order of the Coif. She earned her B.A., magma cum laude, in economics from Yale University (1979).

04-12-2007

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