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Adams & Reese LLP

Rogers Appointed to Board of Advisors of the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce
"Jannea S. Rogers, a partner with the law firm of Adams and Reese LLP, has been appointed to the Board of Advisors of the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce. Comprised of more than 2,200 members, the Mobile Area Chamber is the largest Chamber in the state and one of the fastest growing in the nation. Upon receiving her appointment, the Chamber also recognized Rogers for her outstanding support of progress in the Mobile area.

Rogers’ law practice is mainly focused on defense in the areas of product and premises liability; professional malpractice, including medical, architect and engineer; labor and employment, D&O liability and insurance coverage litigation, including bad faith. She practiced law in Miami, Florida (1989-1995) where her practice included construction litigation representing design professionals; commercial litigation; accounting, legal and medical malpractice; as well as labor and employment litigation, securities fraud and contract disputes from both the plaintiffs' and defendants' perspectives.

During law school, Rogers was a recipient of the ""American Juris Prudence Award in Contracts,"" received the ""Moot Court Scholarship Award;"" and was a member of Cumberland Law Review, American Journal and Trial Advocacy 1986-89. She authored, ""Conspirators May Go it Alone-U.S. v. Andrews,"" American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Volume 12:3, Summer 1989. She was also a member of the Trial Advocacy Board, Chief Justice of Phi Alpha Delta 1988-89 and President of the Alabama Student Bar 1988-89. Rogers also studied at the Universitat Heidelberg School of Law.

Rogers was admitted to the Florida State Bar in 1989 and the Alabama State Bar in 1990. She is admitted to practice before the northern, middle and southern district federal courts in both Alabama and Florida, as well as the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. She is a member of the Mobile County Bar and the Defense Research Institute and the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. She is a member of the following Mobile Bar Civil Practice committees: State and County Courts; Ethics; Civil Practice Federal Courts; Constitution and Bylaws, and the Alternate Dispute Resolution, and also serves as co-chair for Constitution and Bylaw Committee 2005-06."

03-22-2007

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Adams & Reese LLP

Michelle Craig Joins New Orleans Office of Adams and Reese LLP
"Adams and Reese is pleased to announce that Michelle Craig has joined the firm as an associate with the Labor and Employment Practice Team in the New Orleans office. She conducts legal research, prepares demand letters and responses, prepares petitions and responsive pleadings, and drafts discovery and motions in claims involving covenants not to compete, trade secrets and non-solicitation agreements, breach of employment contracts and claims alleging retaliation under the Worker’s Compensation Act and discrimination under the American with Disabilities Act in both State and Federal court. In addition to her labor and employment experience, Ms. Craig has practiced in the areas of commercial litigation and products liability, having represented large companies in claims such as breach of contract, warranty, fraud, failure to pay claims or make a tender, negligent misrepresentations and alter ego.

Ms. Craig earned her Juris Doctorate and Bachelors of Civil Law degree in 2002 from Paul M. Hebert Law Center of Louisiana State University. She was a National Moot Court member and was awarded “Best Orator” and was awarded the Cali Award for Administration of Criminal Justice. She received the Vinson-Elkins Scholarship and the 2001 Martinet Society Scholarship. In 1999, Ms. Craig earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the Louisiana Scholar’s College of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, LA, where she was involved in student government and served as President of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc. from 1997-1998.

Ms. Craig serves as Legal Counsel for the National Association of African-Americans in Human Resources. She is active in other professional organizations including the Houston Bar Association, the National Bar Association and the American Bar Association. From 2006-2007, she served as Vice Chair of the Young Lawyer’s Division of the ABA Labor and Employment Committee 2006-2007, and served as co-editor of the L & E Young Lawyer's Division Newsletter in September 2006."

03-22-2007

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King & Spalding

Tim Engel Joins King & Spalding as Partner
"King & Spalding, a leading international law firm, announced today that Charles J. (Tim) Engel III, an antitrust lawyer with significant experience handling a broad array of complex antitrust and commercial litigation matters, has joined the firm as a partner in its antitrust practice. Engel brings an extensive background in class action, multidistrict and qui tam litigation to the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.

“We are pleased to welcome Tim to King & Spalding and look forward to the contributions he will make to the ongoing expansion of our antitrust and complex litigation practice,” said Sedwick J. (Wick) Sollers, managing partner of King & Spalding’s Washington office. “Tim is a highly regarded antitrust and commercial litigator. His experience, particularly in qui tam actions, complements our 35-lawyer antitrust and litigation team and will help us to continue providing superior service to our clients.”

Engel joins King & Spalding from Howrey LLP, where he was a partner. He represents clients in allegations of price fixing and unfair trade practices, breach of contract, fraud and RICO, Robinson-Patman Act, qui tam and antitrust misuse defense to patent prosecution. He has been antitrust counsel to trade associations and industry member groups and represented clients before the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice on issues ranging from mergers and acquisitions to consent decree enforcements.

Engel received a B.A. in Economics from Georgetown University and a J.D., magna cum laude, from Syracuse University College of Law.

“I am delighted to be joining King & Spalding’s antitrust practice. King & Spalding’s reputation in litigation and antitrust, its remarkably talented attorneys and its focus on growth offer extraordinary opportunities for someone with my experience,” Engel said.

King & Spalding's Washington, D.C., office employs more than 155 lawyers and non-lawyer professionals, including government relations specialists, trade consultants and policy advisors. These lawyers and professionals practice in a broad range of areas including antitrust, class-action and mass tort litigation, commercial disputes, corporate finance, corporate governance, environmental, FDA/healthcare, public policy and government advocacy, government investigations, international trade, mergers and acquisitions and tax, among others."

03-22-2007

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Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr, L.L.P.

WilmerHale Earns a Spot on The Deal's List of Top Bankruptcy Law Firms and Lawyers
The Deal has ranked WilmerHale’s Bankruptcy and Commercial Department among the top twenty in the nation in their list of “Top Bankruptcy Law Firms.” WilmerHale partners Phil Anker and Craig Goldblatt made The Deal’s list of sixty-nine “Top Bankruptcy Lawyers.”

Since The Deal’s first listing of Top Bankruptcy Law Firms and Lawyers in 2003, the firm and its partners have been regularly short-listed.

03-22-2007

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Rendigs, Fry, Kiely & Dennis, L.L.P.

Rendigs, Fry, Kiely & Dennis, L.L.P. Attorney, David W. Peck, Elected as Trustee of the Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
New officers and trustees were named at the Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (OACTA) 2006 Winter Conference on December 1, 2006, at the Hilton Hotel in Columbus, Ohio. David W. Peck was elected as one of this year’s trustees.

David W. Peck is a former partner and currently is of Counsel at Rendigs, Fry, Kiely & Dennis, L.L.P. He has extensive trial experience in State and Federal courts since 1966 and is a trained mediator. After a career in trial work, Mr. Peck now serves as a mediator for a variety of legal disputes. He is admitted to practice in Ohio and Kentucky.

03-22-2007

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Orrick LLP

Nvidia Trial Begins, Represented by Orrick
A federal bankruptcy judged ruled to keep members of the public from attending a trial involving the graphics chip company Nvidia unless they agreed to sign a confidentiality agreement. San Francisco litigation partner Karen Johnson-McKewan and San Francisco securities litigation partner Jim Kramer are representing Nvidia and were quoted in the San Jose Mercury News and The Recorder about this ruling.

Nvidia acquired 3dfx in 2001 primarily because of their desire to recruit the 3dfx engineers, and the case is based on whether or not the price paid was reasonable. Johnson-McKewan said the asset purchase structure was the best deal 3dfx could have gotten. "Nvidia paid $70 million for 3dfx knowing it was not going to get a single engineer," she said in The Recorder. "The transaction enabled Nvidia to try and get in front of those engineers and persuade them."

In response to the plaintiff's complaint about the confidentiality agreement, Kramer pointed out that this has been in effect for years, and should not have been brought up right before the trial. "This is a problem of the trustee's own making," he said in the Mercury News. "He has been operating under a protective order for four years.

03-22-2007

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Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Mary Ryan discusses her experience practicing in the Superior Court
Mary Ryan, partner and litigator in Nutter’s Land Use, Permitting and Development practice, was invited to be a panelist during the 11th Annual Superior Court Bench Meets Bar Conference on March 22. Mary and her panel prepared questions for the judges and fielded questions from the audience that covered timely topics in Superior Court practice and procedure.

03-22-2007

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