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Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Patrick Butler presents on Cape Cod Commission issues
Patrick Butler, managing partner of the firm’s Hyannis office and member of the Land Use, Permitting and Development practice, was invited to speak before the Bourne-Sandwich Rotary Club on February 1. Pat spoke on Cape Cod Hospital's land use permitting process for its new Mugar Tower building and provided a general update on other Cape Cod Commission issues.

02-01-2007

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Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

M. Karen Thompson To Participate in HR Roundtable
M. Karen Thompson, a member of the law firm of Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., will speak about workplace privacy issues at an HR Roundtable sponsored by the Commerce & Industry Association of New Jersey (CIANJ). The Roundtable will be held the morning of February 7, 2007 at the offices of the CIANJ in Paramus, New Jersey.

For more information or to register, please visit the CIANJ web site at www.cianj.org.

Thompson, a resident of Warren, is a New Jersey Supreme Court Certified Civil Trial Attorney. Her practice currently is divided between products liability defense and employment litigation. She was recently named one of the Outstanding Women in Somerset County by the Commission on the Status of Women for her leadership role in a variety of legal and political organizations. She has authored numerous publications on a variety of subjects including products liability, directors’ and officers’ liability, and debtor-creditor issues.

Thompson received her J.D. from Rutgers University in 1978, and her B.A., magna cum laude, from Monmouth University in 1974. She is admitted to the New Jersey and New York Bars, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She is a member of the New Jersey State (Products Liability and Employment Law Sections) and Somerset County (Past President 1992-1993) Bar Associations, as well as the New Jersey Defense Association and the Defense Research Institute.

Thompson has been a member of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct since 1998. She served as a Commissioner of the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation from 1995-2001. She was a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Civil Practice from 1990-2000, as well as the Supreme Court Committee on Trial Attorney Certification from 1992-1998. Thompson is included in the Labor & Employment Law section of The Best Lawyers In America 2007.

02-01-2007

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Foley & Lardner

Firm Announces 23 Attorneys Promoted To Partnership
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that 23 of the firm's senior counsel have been elected to partnership. This includes attorneys from the firm's Chicago, Detroit, Jacksonville, Madison, Milwaukee, San Diego/Del Mar, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Tampa and Washington, D.C. offices.

New partners in the Chicago office include:

Steven M. Gerenraich is a member of the Business Law Department and the Transactional & Securities, Commercial Transactions & Business Counseling, Finance & Financial Institutions, Health Care Finance & Restructuring and International Practices. He represents and counsels business owners and entrepreneurs in all areas of commercial activity and corporate operations and has worked on transactions including mergers of public and private companies, stock and asset purchases and joint ventures.

Jill L. Murch is a member of the Litigation Department and the Business Reorganizations and Real Estate Practices. Murch's expertise encompasses all facets of bankruptcy and insolvency, including representation of lenders, creditors' committees, indenture trustees, bondholder committees, foreign representatives, individual creditors, Chapter 11 debtors, governmental agencies, and federally chartered entities. Murch also specializes in insolvency issues related to the real estate, automotive, and financial industries.

Lisa L. Tharpe is a member of the Litigation Department and the firm's Securities Litigation, Enforcement & Regulation and White Collar Defense & Corporate Compliance Practices. She concentrates on corporate litigation, with a primary focus on the representation of parties in the securities and financial services industry. In addition, she has been involved in conducting several corporate internal investigations. She has participated in defending individuals and firms in connection with proceedings before the Securities and Exchange Commission, the National Association of Securities Dealers and state securities regulatory bodies.

The new Detroit office partner is:

Jeffrey S. Kopp is a member of the Litigation Department and the Labor & Employment Practice. He has handled numerous age, sex and race discrimination lawsuits and has successfully defended FMLA and ADA claims both at the trial and appellate levels. He has extensive background in prosecuting and defending violations of non-compete agreements and trade secrets claims. He also defends unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board and has advised employers in strike and union matters.

New partners in the Jacksonville office include:

Matthew G. Breuer is a member of the Business Law Department and the firm's Real Estate Practice. He has experience in a broad range of commercial real estate matters with a particular focus on real estate finance. He represents national, regional and local lending institutions in a variety of secured lending transactions.

Dabney D. Ware is a member of the Litigation Department and the Labor & Employment Practice. She focuses her practice in the area of labor and employment law and has extensive experience in employment related litigation and in counseling clients on all aspects of compliance with federal, state and local laws.

New partners in the Madison office include:

Paul S. Hunter is a member of the Intellectual Property Department, the Electronics and Mechanical & Electromechanical Technologies Practices, and the Emerging Technologies, Insurance and Nanotechnology Industry Teams. His technical experience includes a wide range of electronics and computer technologies, including telecom, computer software/hardware, Internet applications, semiconductor devices and processes, e-commerce, electromagnetics, motors and “business methods.”

Carl R. Kugler is a member of the Business Law Department and the Commercial Transactions & Business Counseling, Transactional & Securities and International Practices. His practice includes experience with a variety of general corporate and commercial transactions, including domestic and international product distribution matters, mergers and acquisitions, contract law and financing transactions.

Michael D. Leffel is a member of the Litigation Department and the firm's General Commercial Litigation and Appellate Practices. He has represented clients in complex commercial litigation matters in state and federal courts around the country and before various regulatory agencies and in congressional investigations. He has served as counsel in three cases on the merits and as counsel for amicus curiae in a number of other cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.

New partners in the Milwaukee office include:

Jason W. Allen is a member of the Business Law Department, the Finance & Financial Institutions Practice and the Energy Industry Team. He focuses his practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, private equity, finance and general corporate and commercial law, with a particular emphasis on transactions in the energy industry. His background in project and infrastructure finance transactions involves the acquisition, divestiture and financing of numerous domestic and international power projects.

Peter D. Fetzer is a member of the Business Law Department, the Transactional & Securities and Finance & Financial Institutions Practices, and the Energy Industry Team. He focuses his practice on general corporate and securities law with an emphasis on securities offerings, acquisitions and investment company and investment adviser representation. He regularly counsels issuers in public securities offerings, as well as companies buying and selling businesses.

David J.B. Froiland is a member of the Litigation Department and the Labor & Employment Practice. He represents employers throughout the country in all areas of employment law, with a particular focus on employee benefits litigation, reductions in force, and employment discrimination cases, including class action litigation. Froiland also counsels employers on plant closing issues, harassment issues, disability accommodation, problematic terminations and other workplace issues regarding the legal rights and obligations of employers.

Brian S. Kaas is a member of the Regulated Industries Department and the Insurance and Health Care Industry Teams. His practice is concentrated in the areas of corporate, transactional and regulatory insurance law. He also is experienced in the areas of reinsurance, runoff and commutation matters, captive companies, insurer insolvencies and corporate restructurings.

Zhu (Julie) Lee is a member of the Business Law Department and the firm's Tax & Employee Benefits, International and Tax, Valuation & Fiduciary Litigation Practices. She counsels clients on a broad range of US and international tax matters. In addition, she advises clients on a variety of legal and business issues arising from doing business in China, including cross-border contracts, foreign direct investment, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property protection, cross-border technology transfer, international tax planning and compliance and dispute resolution. She has frequently been a speaker on these topics.

Timothy L. Voigtman is a member of the Business Law Department and the Tax & Employee Benefits Practice and Tax, Valuation and Fiduciary Litigation Practices. He focuses on general corporate and tax law, including the business and tax consequences of the formation, ownership, operation, sale and reorganization of C corporations, S corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies. He also has significant experience in the areas of taxation of executive compensation, like-kind exchanges and passive activity loss restrictions. Voigtman is also a Certified Public Accountant.

The new partner in our San Diego/Del Mar office is:

Douglas H. Carsten is a member of the Intellectual Property Department, the IP Litigation Practice and the Life Sciences Industry Team. He focuses his practice on complex patent litigation in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology fields. Carsten is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Central, Northern and Southern Districts of California, the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

The new partner in our San Francisco office is:

Page R. Barnes is a member of the Litigation Department, the General Commercial Litigation Practice and the Securities Litigation, Enforcement & Regulation Practice. She has an extensive law and motion background and experience in coordination of strategic planning and discovery in complex disputes. She has litigated cases involving breach of contract, fraud, bad faith, breach of fiduciary duty, shareholder derivative, construction defect and unfair trade practices issues. She also represents stockbrokers and brokerage firms in arbitrations with the National Association of Securities Dealers and in state court proceedings.

The new partner in our Silicon Valley office is:

Antoinette F. Konski is a member of the Intellectual Property Department, the Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Practice and the Life Sciences Industry Team. Her practice focuses on developing, analyzing and managing patent portfolios for the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, along with rendering due diligence determinations, patentability, patent validity, non-infringement and right-to-use opinions. She has prepared and prosecuted patent applications for foreign and domestic clients in diverse areas of technology, including drug discovery, genomics, immunology, small molecules and drug delivery.

The new partner in our Tampa office is:

Curt P. Creely is a member of the Business Law Department, the Transactional & Securities Practice, the Private Equity & Venture Capital Practice and the Life Sciences Industry Team. His practice focuses on securities law, mergers and acquisitions, and other corporate business transactions. He regularly serves as counsel to both private and public companies in connection with a variety of sophisticated transactions and business activities.

New partners in our Washington, D.C. office include:

George C. Best is a member of the Intellectual Property Department and the IP Litigation and Appellate Practices. He has argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and he has conducted direct and cross-examinations of witnesses in bench and jury trials. He focuses on litigation and client counseling and has been involved in all aspects of patent, trade secret and business tort cases. Best also has extensive experience in expert discovery, document discovery, depositions and motions practice.

Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff is a member of the firm's Intellectual Property Department, Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical, Chemical & Pharmaceutical and Appellate Practices and the Life Sciences Industry Team. She works with clients in diverse industries, including pharmaceuticals (chemical and biotechnological), human and animal food products, nutraceuticals, and medical devices. Her practice focuses on client counseling in all aspects of obtaining, licensing and enforcing patents and conducting freedom-to-operate and due diligence investigations, and she has represented clients before the U.S. Patent Office, the U.S. Patent Office Board of Appeals and Interferences, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Elizabeth P. Gray is a member of the Litigation Department and the Securities Litigation, Enforcement & Regulation and White Collar Defense and Corporate Compliance Practices. She represents public companies, broker-dealers, officers and directors as well as other institutions and individuals in connection with securities enforcement, counseling and compliance matters. She has extensive experience with matters arising under the federal securities laws – including allegations of insider trading, accounting irregularities, option timing and market manipulation.

Jeffrey S. Newman is a member of the Regulated Industries Department and the firm's Government Procurement Practice. He focuses his practice on government contracts, federal and state procurement and administrative law and litigation. Newman counsels clients on the wide array of contract formation and administration issues relating to government prime contracts and subcontracts, and provides assistance regarding other types of procurement activities such as grants, CRADAs and other transactions. Newman works extensively with contractors to protect their intellectual property rights and other proprietary information. He further assists a wide range of entities that seek to generate revenue through government contracting, whether commercial vendors that are initially seeking to sell their products and services to the government or companies that would like to increase their government business.

02-01-2007

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Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

C. Evan Stewart Spoke on Panel for ABA Committee Winter Meeting
C. Evan Stewart of Zuckerman Spaeder's New York office spoke at the ABA's Committee on the Regulation of Futures and Derivative Instruments winter meeting. Mr. Stewart was on the panel "Professional Responsibility - Dealing with Ethical and Intra-Corporate Conflicts."

The meeting took place February 1-3, 2007 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

02-01-2007

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Wood, Herron & Evans, L.L.P.

Five attorneys from WH&E receive the Cincy Leading Lawyer Award
Partners Kurt Grossman, Kevin Rooney, Dave Brinkman, and Dave Jefferies, along with Randy Jackson, an Associate, were all selected 2007 Cincy Leading Lawyers. Grossman and Rooney were recognized in the Patent specialty area, Brinkman was awarded recognition in the Trademark area, while Jefferies and Jackson received their awards in the Biotech area.

Only attorneys were eligible to vote. A vote for someone within a firm received less weight than a vote for someone in a different firm. If two attorneys vote for each other, their votes will be given less weight. These Leading Lawyer Awards were published by Cincy Business Magazine.

02-01-2007

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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Continues to Expand Antitrust Practice
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, today announced that it has hired Chul Pak as a partner in its antitrust practice. Pak comes to the firm from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), where he served for eight years, most recently as assistant director of the Mergers IV Division.

"We are delighted to welcome Chul to the firm," said CEO John Roos. "His antitrust litigation and regulatory expertise will be a tremendous asset to the firm, and his hire further demonstrates our commitment to building a national antitrust practice that is second to none." Pak is one of several former officials to join Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati recently from the FTC and other regulatory agencies; in 2006, the firm rehired Susan Creighton from the FTC, where she had served as director of the Bureau of Competition, and hired Renata Hesse, former chief of the Networks and Technology Enforcement Section of the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division.

As assistant director of the Mergers IV Division, Pak oversaw the 25-attorney team responsible for merger investigations in such industries as hospitals, retail stores, consumer goods, and cable and related entertainment. While at the FTC, he assumed the lead or major role in many of the agency's most high-profile litigations, including the first successful challenge of a hospital merger by a government agency since the 1980s (In the Matter of Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, 2004-2006), an administrative trial challenging a consummated merger of industrial storage-tank manufacturers (In the Matter of Chicago Bridge & Iron, 2003), and federal district court preliminary injunction actions to enjoin a merger of glassware manufacturers (FTC v. Libbey, 2002) and a merger of tobacco manufacturers (FTC v. Swedish Match, 2000).

Prior to joining the FTC, Pak was a litigation associate at Rogers & Wells, where he represented clients at several jury trials and argued numerous motions and appeals in federal and state courts. He graduated from the New York University School of Law in 1989 and earned an undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College in 1984.

Pak will be based in the firm's New York office.

02-01-2007

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The Stolar Partnership LLP

E-Discovery Seminar, February 21, 2007
Electronically stored information - documents saved on your computer, flash drive, handheld device, etc. - is now considered essential in the operation of today’s business. How you manage and retain this electronic information, however, has become a critical factor in the course of litigation.

Join the attorneys of The Stolar Partnership LLP for an informative discussion regarding the changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and how these changes may affect your business.

Establishing a framework for proper document management today can help provide you with a “safe harbor” from penalties should you ever be faced with litigation. We will outline this framework and discuss practical steps that will assist you in handling and maintaining electronic documents.

02-01-2007

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