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Loeb & Loeb, LLP

Loeb & Loeb's IP and Entertainment Litigation Group Preserves Copyright Ownership Claims for Sony ATV
On behalf of our client, Sony ATV, Loeb & Loeb LLP successfully preserved their ownership rights to the vast majority of songs written by country legend Roger Miller. The Miller Estate challenged Sony's ownership and The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court decision. In addition, the Loeb team overturned and had remanded to the District Court, a finding that Sony had lost the rights to those songs written by Miller in 1964. The Loeb team argued that a judicial admission could not be formed from the misstatement of law by former Sony counsel on which the lower court decision was based.

03-14-2007

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Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P.

Sannino Joins Jones Walker’s New Orleans Office
"The law firm of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, L.L.P. is pleased to announce that Lance M. Sannino has joined the firm as an associate in the Admiralty & Maritime Practice Group. He will practice from the firm’s New Orleans office.

He received his J.D. from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University in 2004 and his B.B.A. from the University of Mississippi in 2001."

03-14-2007

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Hogan & Hartson LLP

Hogan & Hartson Adds Former Chief Counsel of U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce to Firm’s Washington, D.C. Office
"Hogan & Hartson LLP announced today that Reid P. F. Stuntz, former minority staff director and chief counsel of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, has joined Hogan & Hartson as a partner. Stuntz will join the firm’s legislative practice in the Washington, D.C. office, where he will serve as co-chair of the newly created oversight and investigations working group, along with Washington, D.C. litigation partner Ty Cobb.

For the past 10 years, Stuntz has served as minority staff director and chief counsel to John D. Dingell, then ranking Democrat of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce. In that position, Stuntz directed operations of a 30-person staff in support of Democratic committee members and handled a variety of legislative, investigative, political, policy, and procedural matters. Prior to this position, Stuntz was the minority general counsel for the U.S. House Committee on Commerce, where he directed Democratic staff work on Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations issues, and worked on securities and health care legislative matters, among others.

Previously, Stuntz worked for seven years for the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations in the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, first as counsel, and later as staff director and chief counsel.

“Reid is a great fit for our growing legislative practice, particularly for our ongoing efforts in Congressional oversights and investigations,” said Mike House, director of the firm’s legislative practice. “We are very fortunate to have him join Hogan & Hartson.”

“I am delighted to have a key part in growing the oversight and investigations group at Hogan & Hartson and to work with the team-minded lawyers in the legislative practice and across the firm,” said Stuntz.

Stuntz was also a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice Trial Section, Antitrust Division, and a senior attorney at another Washington, D.C. law firm.

Stuntz received his law degree from Harvard Law School and his undergraduate degree from Princeton University.

03-14-2007

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Edwards & Angell, L.L.P.

Two Admitted to Partnership at Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge
"Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP is pleased to announce that Paul E. Dwyer and Todd M. Reed have recently been admitted as Partners of the firm. These attorneys “continually demonstrate an unwavering commitment to the practice of law, the clients they serve and to Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge,” says Co-Managing Partner Charles E. DeWitt. “We’re very pleased to have them join the partnership.”

Paul E. Dwyer and Todd M. Reed both practice in the Firm's Litigation Management Group and are located in the Firm’s Providence office. They serve on the National Litigation Management Team for a Fortune 100 pharmacy chain.

Paul E. Dwyer previously served as Regional Coordinating Counsel for a Fortune 200 company involved in products liability litigation throughout the United States. Paul has successfully tried numerous products liability actions. He has successfully tried medical malpractice, contracts and environmental damage lawsuits. In addition, Paul has served as lead counsel representing defendants in class actions brought pursuant to ERISA and the Fair Debt Collection Act.

Paul received his law degree, cum laude, from Boston University School of Law, and his undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from Providence College. A resident of Marshfield, MA, Paul is licensed to practice in Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island.

Todd M. Reed's litigation experience includes the defense of public and private employers in a variety of employment disputes, including claims of discrimination, retaliation, defamation and wrongful termination, the defense of benefits claims and wage and hour cases, and the defense of governmental entities and officials against constitutional and civil rights claims. He also has broad experience in counseling employers in all aspects of the employment relationship, and has served as corporate employment counsel for a leading financial institution.

Todd received his law degree from Duke University School of Law, and his undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from St. Anselm College. A resident of Barrington, Rhode Island, Todd is licensed to practice in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New Hampshire."

03-14-2007

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Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Scudiere Selected as a Fellow of The American Bar Foundation
"Debra Scudiere, an attorney with the law firm of Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, has been selected as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

Established in 1952, the American Bar Foundation is an independent, nonprofit national research institute committed to objective empirical research on law and legal institutions. This program of sociolegal research is conducted by an interdisciplinary staff of Research Fellows trained in such diverse fields as law, sociology, psychology, political science, economics, history, and anthropology.

Ms. Scudiere received her J.D. from the West Virginia University College of Law (1982) and her B.A. from West Virginia University, magna cum laude (1976) and has recently served as the President of The West Virginia State Bar and President of the Southern Conference of Bar Presidents. She has also been chosen as one of The Best Lawyers in America in the field of alternative dispute resolution. "

03-14-2007

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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

Leading Financial Restructuring Team Joins Firm
"Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that Evan D. Flaschen and Gregory W. Nye will join the firm as partners. Both are currently partners in the Financial Restructuring Group at Bingham McCutchen LLP. It is expected that a number of financial restructuring attorneys from Bingham will follow Mr. Flaschen and Mr. Nye in their move to Bracewell.

This addition provides Bracewell with one of the most highly regarded financial restructuring practices in the world and adds depth to Bracewell's private funds practice, which includes representing ""special situations"" and distressed investment funds. Mr. Flaschen and Mr. Nye represent hedge and private equity funds, institutional investors, secured lenders, insurance companies and other financial institutions, as well as acquirers of distressed assets, in complex workouts and insolvency matters, with a particular emphasis on major corporate and multinational restructurings.

“With the arrival of Evan and Greg, we’ve taken the logical next step toward broadening our practice offerings in the New York region and deepening our financial restructuring practice,"" said Patrick C. Oxford, managing partner of Bracewell & Giuliani.

“Their arrival highlights our continuing focus on adding top talent in key practice areas throughout the firm. Moreover, this shows that our client-driven growth strategy in New York continues to be very successful. The seed we planted two years ago when we opened in New York with Rudy Giuliani as our new named partner continues to bear substantial fruit,” said Mr. Oxford.

Bracewell’s latest addition adds to its growing global capabilities. Mr. Flaschen has been named twice to Euromoney's list of the Top 25 “Best of the Best” insolvency lawyers in the world. In addition, he was the only U.S. restructuring lawyer included in Asialaw’s “Leading Lawyers 2006.”

""Greg and I are very excited to join Bracewell & Giuliani. Bracewell is not only a world class law firm, but also a true partnership where the needs of the clients and the people always come first,"" said Mr. Flaschen."

03-14-2007

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Katten Muchin Rosenman Named One of Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity for Third Consecutive Year by Multicultural Law Magazine
"Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP is pleased to announce that for the third consecutive year, it has been named to Multicultural Law Magazine’s listing of the Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity. The latest listing is announced in the publication’s 2007 issue, currently available.

Multicultural Law Magazine selected its Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity based on statistics it compiled after surveying more than 200 top law firms. Criteria for the listings included the diversity of each firm’s attorneys, the presence of diversity committees and mentoring programs within the firm, and firm-wide leadership initiatives to support diversity. Distributed annually, Multicultural Law Magazine has a circulation of over 40,000 legal professionals, as well as distribution to numerous legal organizations, all Fortune 1000 general counsel, and all ABA accredited law school career offices.

Katten is dedicated to the promotion of diversity within the Firm and the legal profession at large. The Firm actively supports and promotes diversity within the workplace through programs like the Women's Leadership Forum, which fosters communication and provides support, mentoring, and educational programs for the Firm’s female attorneys. Additionally, Katten’s Minority Associates Committee and National Diversity Committee are designed to address the steps necessary to accelerate the process of building diversity at every level of the Firm.

At the associate level, the Firm sponsors a number of diversity initiatives, organizations, conferences and seminars focused on career and business development, in order to fully support the activities and needs of its women and minority attorneys. Katten was also a lead signatory on the Chicago Bar Association’s Alliance for Women “Call to Action” in 2005 and is actively involved in the Chicago Committee for Minorities in Large Law Firms. Initiatives like these enable the Firm to better attract, retain, nurture and advance the individuality, talent, growth and success of its attorneys."

03-14-2007

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