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Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP

The Honorable Brenda Harbin-Forte, Judge of the Alameda County Superior Court, to Receive California Women Lawyers’ 2007 Rose Bird Memorial Award
The California Women Lawyers is pleased to announce that The Honorable Brenda Harbin-Forte,Judge, Alameda County Superior Court, will be the seventh recipient of CWL’s Rose Bird Memorial Award. The award will be bestowed on Judge Harbin-Forte at CWL’s Northern California Judicial Reception, to be held Friday, March 23, 2007, at the law firm of Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP. California Women Lawyers is the statewide women’s bar association dedicated to improving the status of women in law.

The Rose Bird Memorial Award, which honors judges for judicial excellence, groundbreaking public service, and inspiration to California’s women lawyers, is named in memory of former Chief Justice Rose Bird, the first female Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court. Chief Justice Bird was appointed by then Governor Jerry Brown who recently took office as Attorney General. Among her many accomplishments, Justice Bird was the first woman appointed to the California cabinet and was one of the founders of CWL.

Judge Harbin-Forte has been a moving force in judicial education, having served on the faculty and later becoming the first African American woman to serve as Dean of California's B. E. Witkin Judicial College. She also served as Chair of CJER's New Judge Education Committee. Her achievements and contributions go well beyond judicial education. Judge Harbin-Forte was in the forefront on recognizing and identifying the sexual exploitation of teens; her work has resulted in systematic change that has put Alameda County at the forefront in the fight against the human trafficking of teens. Judge Harbin-Forte, while serving as Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Division, strengthened and empowered the CASA program, which provides special advocates for youth in the juvenile courts. Using her own story as an example for others to overcome challenges in order to succeed, Judge Harbin-Forte has served as a mentor and familiar face in the community talking to young people living at risk. She has been instrumental in the success of the Alameda County Adoption Day. In 2006, Judge Harbin-Forte again presided over the event that resulted in 780 children uniting with new families.

Judge Harbin-Forte is well-known and quite respected in the legal field. She graduated from Boalt Hall School of Law in 1979 where she served as Class President. She was the first Black Woman to be President of the Alameda County Bar Association before being appointed to the Alameda County Bench in 1992 by then Governor Pete Wilson. Judge Harbin-Forte has taught multiple times on the elimination of bias in the legal community. She has also presented, along with the Governor’s Judicial Appointment Secretary, CWL’s highly regarded “So, You Want To Be A Judge?” seminar. Judge Harbin-Forte’s commitment to CWL as well as to women lawyers and lawyers of color is highly commendable. The Charles Houston Bar Association recognized Judge Harbin-Forte in 2006 with its Judicial Excellence Award.

Judge Harbin-Forte grew up in Oakland and is a 1972 graduate of McClymond’s High School in West Oakland.

This career achievement award will be presented at the law offices of Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean, David I. Wendel Conference Center, 1111 Broadway, 19th Floor, Oakland on March 23, 2007, from 5:30 –7:30 PM. Please call the CWL Executive Office at (916) 646-3114, or email info@cwl.org.

03-07-2007

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Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP

SGR ANNOUNCES WORKPLACE 2007
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP is hosting its annual Workplace seminar on April 24, 2007 at the Sheraton Midtown Hotel. SGR’s Employer Services Group will be presenting on a number of topics that are relevant to the working environment.These topics include:

* Religion on the Job – How to Manage Issues of Religion in the Workplace and Guard Against Claims of Religious Discrimination
* Avoiding Retaliation Claims – Are You Fire Fighting or Fire Starting?
* Recent Developments in Employment Law – Get Up to Date on Recent Court Cases and Legal Changes that Impact Your Workplace
* Disabilities: Perceptions and Accommodations – Is What You See What You Get?
* Second-Generation Sexual Harassment – The Trans-America Workplace
* Preparing for Immigration Reforms
* Employee Benefits: The Pension Protection Act of 2006
* Multi Generational Issues – How to Motivate, Evaluate and Manage Across Generational Lines
* Off-Duty Conduct – Employer Options When 5-9 Affects 9-5
* Hiring and Firing Strategies – How to Keep Your Office from Becoming “The Office”

Seminar registration will begin at 8am. SGR will be including a luncheon session for the first time this year.

03-07-2007

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Smith Anderson Blount Dorsett Mitchell & Jernigan LLP

Smith Anderson Lawyers Key Participants in Recent ACG Growth and Exit Strategies for Business Conference
Smith Anderson co-sponsored and prominently participated in the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) half-day conference on Growth and Exit Strategies for Business.

Focusing on the exchange of practical information, the Conference substance included four separate panels of executives from diverse industries who gave their perspectives on four key business issues: Growth by Acquisition, Strategic Buyers, Organic Growth, and Financial Buyers. Luncheon keynote speaker Randall L. Marcuson, Chief Executive Officer of Embrex, Inc. offered attendees his interesting perspective on the growth of Embrex and the business decisions that led to Pfizer's recent high-profile acquisition of Embrex. Smith Anderson partner and long-time Embrex counsel, Gerald Roach, introduced Mr. Marcuson.

In addition to Mr. Roach's introduction, Smith Anderson's support of this event included sponsoring the Growth by Acquisition panel; partner Margaret Rosenfeld participating on the Conference's organization committee; and partner Mike Saber moderating the Strategic Buyers panel. Ms. Rosenfeld also currently serves on the ACG Board of Directors, on which Mr. Saber and Smith Anderson litigation partner Christopher Smith formerly served.

Mr. Roach, Ms. Rosenfeld and Mr. Saber all practice Corporate and Securities law. Mr. Roach's practice involves public offerings, domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, general corporate matters, private financings, technology law and advising boards of directors and special committees. Ms. Rosenfeld's practice includes public offerings and private placements of securities, corporate investigations (internal and government), public company reporting, corporate governance, investment company analysis, mergers and acquisitions, and intellectual property protection and licensing as well as general corporate representation. Mr. Saber's practice emphasizes formation, financing and general representation of public and private growth and technology companies and closely-held businesses, and the representation of investors, shareholders and institutions involved with such companies.

"We take great pride in our Firm's affiliation with ACG over several years" said Ms. Rosenfeld. "The conference highlighted ACG's leadership in creating relevant educational programs for business executives as well as its role in promoting private equity within the Triangle. We look forward to many more opportunities to partner with ACG for the benefit of the business community and our clients," she added.

Founded in 1954, ACG provides professional development and networking opportunities to executives with responsibility for corporate growth, corporate development and merger & acquisition activity. With over 10,000 members in 53 chapters throughout North America and Europe, members come from diverse organizations including corporations, private equity, finance, and professional service firms represented on the Fortune 500, Fortune 1000 and FTSE 100, as well as mid-market companies.

03-07-2007

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Saul Ewing, LLP

SAUL EWING LLP WELCOMES NEW BUSINESS PARTNER TO PHILADELPHIA OFFICE
Saul Ewing LLP is pleased to announce that Raymond D. Agran has joined the Firm as Partner in the Business Department, with a practice focusing on mergers and acquisitions and securities law.

Mr. Agran brings to Saul Ewing 25 years of corporate and commercial work experience, representing publicly traded and privately held companies, their founding entrepreneurs, and those investing in them. In addition to his M&A and securities work, Mr. Agran will be Articles Nexis member of the Life Sciences, Venture Capital/Private Equity and Intellectual Property and Technology practice groups, in which he will concentrate his practice on mergers and quisitions, securities, venture capital, joint ventures, partnerships and strategic alliances, intellectual property licensing, distribution agreements and general commercial law, with particular emphasis on counseling emerging growth companies and documenting private equity transactions of all types.

Immediately prior to joining Saul Ewing, Mr. Agran was a solo practitioner who advised clients regarding the negotiation and documentation of mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property licensing, entity formation (including agreements among equity holders) and general commercial contract matters, while also pursuing an entrepreneurial opportunity of his own. Prior to that, Mr. Agran was a partner at two large Philadelphia-based law firms, at which he was Chair of their respective Venture Capital/Technology Company practice groups.

?Ray is an accomplished corporate attorney with experience handling sophisticated M&A, securities law and venture capital matters,? said Managing Partner David S. Antzis. ?He has represented clients in virtually every business market, from technology to energy to telecommunications and manufacturing companies. His impressive work record will be Articles Nexis tremendous asset to our clients.?

Mr. Agran also provides counsel on ongoing periodic reporting requirements for public companies traded on the Nasdaq NMS and NYSE, including Sarbanes-Oxley advice. Mr. gran received his B.A., magna cum laude, from Yale University and earned his J.D. from olumbia University School of Law, where he was named a Kent Scholar (?highest honors?) and a Stone Scholar (?very high honors?) over his three years of study and served as the Associate Editor of Columbia Journal of Transnational Law. Mr. Agran is also ?AV?Peer Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating possible.

03-07-2007

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Salans

Salans advises Proark in the acquisition of the Radisson Hotel at Eurodisney
International law firm Salans advised Proark Koncern, a Danish investor, in the acquisition by one of its subsidiaries from the Orion group of two companies, one owning the building and the other owning the business of a 250-room 4-star hotel located close to the Eurodisney theme park, which was operated under the Radisson SAS sign.

Salans advised Proark Koncern in this operation: Henry Lazarski (Of Counsel), Antoine Mercier (Of Counsel), Maxime Simonnet and Frédéric Delaffond (Real Estate law), Cécile Szymanski (Corporate), Jean-Louis Magnier (Partner), Jean-François Rage and Angéline Duffour (Employment law).

03-07-2007

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Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP

Riker Danzig Welcomes Joseph Asaro and Peter Perkowski
Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP is pleased to announce that Joseph Asaro and Peter M. Perkowski, Jr. have become associates with the firm.

Joseph Asaro, of Bloomfield, practices in Riker Danzig's labor and employment group. Mr. Asaro is a commercial litigator who has represented clients in state and federal courts and in NASD arbitrations. In addition to employment matters, he has experience in securities litigation and intellectual property litigation. Mr. Asaro earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2001, where he was Editor-in-Chief of Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of South Carolina in 1997. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Asaro was an associate at Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP. He is admitted to practice in New York.

Peter M. Perkowski, Jr., of West Orange, practices in Riker Danzig's insurance and commercial litigation group. He has particular experience in insurance coverage and commercial litigation. Mr. Perkowski earned his J.D., cum laude, from Seton Hall University School of Law in 2003 where he was Associate Editor of the Constitutional Law Journal. He earned his B.A. from Montclair State University in 2000. He is a former Judicial Law Clerk to Hon. David S. Cramp, Presiding Judge of the Civil Division of Morris County, New Jersey. Prior to joining Riker Danzig, he was an associate with Cuyler Burk of Parsippany. Mr. Perkowski is admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York and before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third and Federal Circuits.

03-07-2007

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Piper Rudnick, L.L.P.

DLA Piper appoints tax specialist Patrice Marceau as partner
DLA Piper today announced the appointment of tax law specialist, Patrice Marceau, who joins the Hong Kong office as partner. Patrice, who has extensive experience advising corporations and high net worth individuals, will strengthen the corporate group and play a key role in spearheading the tax advisory team.

Patrice is a Canadian-qualified lawyer who has been based in Hong Kong since 1996. He advises on local, regional and international tax issues for corporations and banks and represents clients on tax litigation matters. Patrice also provides high net worth individuals with tax planning advice, including estate matters and establishing and advising on trusts for tax planning purposes.

Earlier in his career, whilst in Canada, Patrice advised on local and international tax issues related to commercial and corporate transactions. He represented clients involved in tax disputes with Canadian tax authorities and also worked in the Tax Court of Canada.

"Taxation issues are vital for corporations as well as individuals but too often are treated as an afterthought or not in the strategic manner that they should be given the impact tax has on value for companies and people’s wealth," said Nick Seddon, Asia Managing Director of DLA Piper. However, companies have to cope with fast regulatory changes to the tax regime, growing compliance complexity and the tightening of enforcement by the tax authorities."

"Patrice's expertise as a tax advisor as well as in planning, representation and litigation will be invaluable in offering practical solutions to companies and individuals for mitigating tax risks while maximizing tax planning opportunities."

Patrice graduated from the University of Ottawa and is a member of the Quebec Bar. He speaks fluent French and English.

03-07-2007

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