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Hodes, Ulman, Pessin & Katz, P.A.

HUP&K’s Employment Group Divides to Conquer
Hodes, Pessin & Katz, P.A. (HP&K), Maryland’s 7th largest law firm, has divided its Labor & Employment Law group between its Baltimore and Howard County offices, to more effectively target and serve the state’s private sector areas of labor and employment.

Rochelle S. Eisenberg, member of HP&K’s Labor & Employment Law group, has moved from the firm’s Towson headquarters, to the firm’s Columbia office, to spearhead new efforts to better serve their employment-management clients and reach new prospects throughout Maryland.

Eisenberg’s clients range from small businesses to Fortune 500 corporations, as well as union and non-union companies. She represents employers in such matters as wage-hour compliance, safety and health enforcement actions, collective bargaining and labor arbitration matters.

Eisenberg and her group bring over 30 years of labor and employment experience to Howard County, and will continue to advise clients on such issues as hiring, discipline, layoff and termination processes. She regularly represents clients before federal, state and local administrative agencies, including the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Department of Labor, state and federal safety and health enforcement agencies and the courts.

Eisenberg and her group have presented well over 500 seminars, locally and nationally, to private and public sector employers, and provide specialty training and audit programs for employers of all sizes.

01-30-2007

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Smith Anderson Blount Dorsett Mitchell & Jernigan LLP

Smith Anderson Recipient of the Volunteer of the Month Honor for Pro Bono Efforts
The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina (Food Bank) honored Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan (Smith Anderson) with its Volunteer of the Month award.

Jane Cox, President and CEO of the Food Bank, recently informed the Firm of this recognition. In her letter, Ms. Cox expressed special appreciation for the pro bono legal services provided by several firm lawyers in connection with a lease for one of its warehouses. Firm lawyers Mike Weddington, Cliff Brinson and Steve Mason worked on the particular project in question.

"We very much appreciate the recognition Food Bank provided to our lawyers donating their time," said Rose Kenyon, Chair of Smith Anderson's Pro Bono Committee. "We take seriously our obligation to provide pro bono legal services to the poor, or to organizations like the Food Bank that assist the poor. It is an honor to be able to support an organization like the Food Bank that serves such an important need in our community."

Smith Anderson lawyers and staff regularly provide pro bono services in many other ways, including representing clients referred by Legal Aid of North Carolina and providing services to non-profit organizations. In addition, firm lawyers and staff are active in a variety of civic and community organizations throughout the Triangle.

01-30-2007

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Sheehan, Phinney, Bass & Green, P.A.

ATTORNEY PAUL J. DURHAM JOINS SHEEHAN PHINNEY BASS + GREEN
Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green is proud to announce that attorney Paul J. Durham has joined the firm as an associate.

Joseph DiBrigida, president and managing director of Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green, said the firm is committed to expanding its presence in the field of corporate law, including corporate, entertainment and media law. “Paul Durham has experience as an in-house attorney; he has worked in the firm environment as well running his own firm; and he has experience working in non-legal industries. His flexibility and varied skill set will be a benefit to the firm,” DiBrigida said.

Durham comes to Sheehan Phinney from his own practice, which he founded in 2005. Since 2004, he has taught undergraduate and MBA-level law and business courses at Southern New Hampshire University and Daniel Webster College. Before moving to New Hampshire, Durham was Senior Counsel at Playboy TV International, LLC, where he managed the international legal affairs of the pay television company and assisted executives in launching branded television networks around the world. He also served as an associate at the Miami law firm of Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price and Axelrod LLP.

Durham is a 1995 graduate from Boston University’s School of Management and received his J.D. from the Boston University School of Law in 1998. Durham is a member of the New Hampshire, Florida, Boston and American Bar Associations and is licensed to practice in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Florida.

Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green is a regional business law firm with offices in Manchester, Concord and Lebanon, N.H., and Boston, Mass. The firm provides a broad range of sophisticated legal services to businesses and institutions in traditional and emerging areas of the law. Its diverse client base includes local and regional organizations, as well as national and international businesses with interests in the Northeast.

01-30-2007

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Salans

Salans advises Neolane on a 5 million Euros investment by funds XAnge and Auriga Partners
Salans advised Neolane on a 5 million Euros investment by funds XAnge Capital and Auriga Partners to drive international expansion.

This financing is intended to support the company's entry into the US market and to ensure its technological leadership through continued product development. The investment was carried out jointly between XAnge Capital and XAnge Private Equity.

Founded in France in June 2001, Neolane has solidly established itself in the market for marketing-campaign management and multi-channel communication software; encompassing direct mail, e-mail…

Neolane was advised by Salans Paris partners Paul Morel and Jean-Marc Grosperrin and associate Julia Slama.

01-30-2007

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Quarles & Brady

Quarles & Brady Sponsors Personalized Medicine Conference at Arizona State University
The legal landscape of personalized medicine, which uses genetic and molecular data to more accurately predict, diagnose and treat health problems, will be navigated by top experts in law, research and business at an upcoming conference sponsored by Quarles & Brady at Arizona State University.

01-30-2007

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Venable Baetjer & Howard

Experienced Employment/Labor Attorneys Ari Karen and Caryn Pass Join Venable’s Employment Practice in Washington
Venable LLP announced that experienced labor and employment attorneys Ari Karen and Caryn G. Pass have joined the firm as partners in the Washington office. Both Mr. Karen and Ms. Pass arrive from the Washington firm of Krupin O’Brien LLC; joining Mr. Karen and Ms. Pass are associates Heather Broadwater, Grace Lee, James Fagan, and Trevor Blake.

Mr. Karen, who had been head of Krupin’s litigation practice, defends employers on a wide variety of employment-related disputes, including discrimination, sexual harassment, wage and hour violations, whistleblower claims, non-compete and confidentiality agreements, and claims for breach of fiduciary duty and unfair trade practices. He has frequently represented clients in the financial services industry, particularly mortgage lenders, as well as clients in the hospitality sector.

Ms. Pass’s practice focuses on proactive and preventative counseling. In addition to the representation of both for profit and not for profit clients in the restaurant, accounting, government contractor, and association industries, she has developed an extensive client base and is recognized as one of the nation's leading attorneys in representation of independent schools. Ms. Pass and her team represent independent schools in the full menu of legal challenges. She has advised schools in matters ranging from faculty and employment contracts, and board governance and development, policies and procedures, tuition contracts and enforcement, and the safety, welfare, and discipline of students.

Both attorneys are well-versed in all general areas of employment and labor law, including the discipline and termination of employees, creation of HR policies and procedures, and the defense of wrongful termination and non-compete agreements. Between them, they have represented clients involved in both individual and class actions, in both state and federal courts and administrative agencies.

Mr. Karen and Ms. Pass have developed a successful national practice, with complementary elements. “We can wage a full-scale defense in any employment litigation, but also advocate proactive and cost-effective compliance counseling and strategy,” said Mr. Karen.

“Pre-emptive compliance efforts have been especially important lately, and the government is paying close attention to how companies adhere to a long list of laws governing the workplace,” he added. “The laws in these areas are complex and constantly changing and can be highly challenging for businesses small and large. Companies need experienced—and creative—counsel to guide them through a growing maze of employment challenges.”

Ms. Pass noted that Venable’s broad national practice was highly appealing for her and Mr. Karen. “As a practice that provides assistance based on a 24/7 philosophy, we work hard to become a part of our clients' team. We partner with our clients by learning their culture and mission so we can provide the best legal counsel possible. Venable presents us with the ability to fully service our clients by giving them access to vast resources and practice specialties enhancing our ability to meet the challenges our clients are experiencing,” she said. “We knew that Venable had a great labor and employment group, but we see multiple opportunities for our clients given the firm’s strengths in banking and financial services, schools, hotels and restaurants, employee benefits, real estate, intellectual property, government contracts, and general business.”

Maurice Baskin, partner in Venable’s Labor and Employment Law Practice Group, commented: “Ari Karen and Caryn Pass bring a first rate and well-rounded practice to our rapidly expanding national labor and employment law group. They combine top-flight litigation and counseling skills, and bring proven experience in business segments that mesh well with a number of our own clients.”

Mr. Karen received his J.D. from Emory University (1996), where he participated on Moot Court Team and in Trial Techniques, and graduated with distinction. He received his B.A. in Economics from the University of Maryland (1992), cum laude.

Ms. Pass received her J.D. from Case Western Reserve University (1985) and her B.A. from the University of Maryland (1982).

Accompanying Mr. Karen and Ms. Pass to Venable are associates James E. Fagan (J.D., Washington and Lee University (1992); B.A., Tulane (1989)); Trevor S. Blake (J.D., Georgetown (2003); B.A., Harvard (2000)); Grace H. Lee (J.D., George Washington University School of Law (2001); B.A., Northwestern University (1998)); and Heather J. Broadwater (J.D., Georgetown University Law Center (2003); Master's in Human Resources (1996); and B.A., University of South Carolina (1994)).

Please let us know if you would like to speak with either Mr. Karen or Ms. Pass.

01-30-2007

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Thompson & Knight LLP

T&K Attorneys Receive Affirmed Appellate Opinion for Estate Client
The Fourteenth Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's judgment awarding Thompson & Knight's client attorney's fees in David Mandell v. Jeanne Mandell, et al., No. 14-06-00031-CV.

The plaintiff, David Mandell, sued the Sam Field Estate for $1.5 million for allegedly breaching his first right of refusal in a 240-acre piece of property in northwest Harris County. The Estate sold its interest to William Mandell, the plaintiff's father and co-owner of the property, in 2003. The trial court threw out the lawsuit because David Mandell secretly conveyed a portion of his interest to his attorneys in 1998 and then denied doing so. The opinion is significant because it is rare for a court to award attorney's fees to a defendant.

Robert S. MacInytre Jr. and Kevin Pennell represented the Estate in the trial court, and David A. Furlow assisted in the appeal.

01-30-2007

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