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Pepper Hamilton, L.L.P.

Adler and Zarychta Co-Author Article on Hague Convention for the Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
Matthew H. Adler and Michele Crimaldi Zarychta of Pepper Hamilton LLP have co-authored “The Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements: The United States Joins the Judgment Enforcement Band.” The article was published in the Fall 2006 edition of Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business.

Mr. Adler is a partner in Pepper’s Philadelphia office, where he chairs the International Litigation and Arbitration Practice Group. He handles international, administrative and commercial litigation matters in a variety of fora, including federal and state courts, government agencies and arbitration. Mr. Adler has tried cases before the courts and arbitral panels in a number of commercial areas, including international arbitration, intellectual property, insurance coverage, real estate, lender liability and contract.

Ms. Zarychta is an associate in Pepper’s Philadelphia office. She concentrates her practice in commercial litigation and dispute resolution.

Published since 1978 by the Northwestern University School of Law, the Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business (http://www.law.northwestern.edu/jilb/) has been dedicated to the analysis of transnational legal issues as they affect the private sector. The journal serves as an educational tool for international scholars and practitioners by promoting a greater understanding of the course of private international legal developments. In addition to publishing traditional scholarly articles, the journal also presents symposia, comments and case notes focusing on the law affecting international business and commerce.

01-18-2007

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Orrick LLP

Orrick Lawyers Author Article on China's New Bankruptcy Law
Bankruptcy and Debt Restructuring partner Roger Frankel and associate Debra Felder co-authored this article in International Financial Law Review about China's new Bankruptcy Law that will go into effect on June 1, 2007.

01-18-2007

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Orrick LLP

Orrick Associate Analyzes New Bankruptcy Laws in China
Orrick bankruptcy associate Debra Felder was quoted in Due Diligence Digest in an article about the modernization of of Asian bankruptcy laws. The article focuses on a new law in the People's Republic of China that goes into effect June 1, 2007, and allows private companies to file for bankruptcy and provide creditors some protection.

"Before this law was created, there was no established bankruptcy system in China for privately-held companies [as opposed to state-owned enterprises], which left creditors with little recourse," said Felder. "Under China’s old bankruptcy system, a creditor’s ability to recover from a bankrupt state-owned enterprise was uncertain.”

Felder recommends any private equity looking into investing in China should become familiar with the new PRC Enterprise Bankruptcy Law as there are specifics that could end up affecting the lenders. Felder notes, for example, that under the new law once an entity files for bankruptcy, an 'administrator' will be appointed by the court to run the company instead of the existing executives. "That’s pretty significant because that takes a lot of the power away from the debtor.

01-18-2007

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Odin, Feldman & Pittleman PC

OF&P Attorney Joins Board of Editors for E-Discovery Newsletter
Odin, Feldman & Pittleman attorney Jonathan Frieden was recently selected to join the Board of Editors for e-Discovery Law & Strategy. In this role, Frieden will advise the editorial staff on article ideas and will periodically contribute articles on e-discovery topics and trends.

Entering its fourth year of publication, the eight-page print and Web subscription publication is the premier source of serious analysis, advice, news and relevant case law for attorneys and managers on the front lines of the e-evidence frontier. The newsletter is published by Law Journal Newsletters, a division of American Lawyer Media.

Frieden is a principal with Odin, Feldman & Pittleman’s Litigation practice group. He tries a variety of complex commercial disputes including intellectual property matters and counsels e-commerce businesses in a variety of industries. In addition, Frieden authors the E-Commerce Law Blog at http://www.ecommercelaw.typepad.com, a regularly updated discussion of news, trends and legal issues affecting e-commerce businesses.

01-18-2007

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Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

Michael K. Ligorano Included in Who's Who in Finance and Business
The Somerville law firm Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A. is pleased to announce that Michael K. Ligorano, a member of the firm, has been selected for inclusion in the 2008-2009 Edition of Marquis’ Who’s Who in Finance and Business. Ligorano is also included in the recent editions of Marquis’ Who’s Who in American Law and Who’s Who in America.

For more than 100 years, Who’s Who in America has provided accurate, concise biographies of notable Americans. That was the mission of founder, Albert Nelson Marquis, who selected 8,602 distinguished people for the first edition in 1899. Today, the Marquis Who’s Who family of directories has grown to include the biographies of millions of leaders and achievers from around the world and from every significant field of endeavor. Corporate executives, journalists, personnel recruiters, librarians, researchers, students, and many others consult these information databases for in-depth information they can use with confidence.

A resident of Clinton, Ligorano focuses his practice on immigration law and land use.

Ligorano heads the Norris McLaughlin & Marcus Immigration Law Group. He has extensive experience processing all types of business and family immigration matters before the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, the U.S. Department of State and other federal agencies and courts, both domestically and abroad. Ligorano has been designated as the spokesman for immigration law for the New Jersey State Bar Association Foundation.

In the area of real estate and land use, Ligorano assists land developers, construction companies, major corporations and small businesses in the evaluation of undeveloped land and all phases of the application process. He also handles zoning-related disputes, denial of land use permits, exclusionary zoning disputes, and other litigation which arises from planning and zoning processes. He has been actively involved in the local business community, most notably in Hunterdon County.

Ligorano is a member of the New Jersey, New York and Florida State Bar Associations, the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the Canon Law Society of America. He is also a Past President of the Hunterdon County Bar Association.

Ligorano regularly speaks to local business organizations on a variety of land use and immigration topics. He has authored a number of articles on these topics as well. He is very active in business and charitable organizations in Hunterdon County and was honored with the Volunteer of the Year Award by the Arc of New Jersey in 2004 for his contributions to the Arc of Hunterdon County.

Ligorano earned his J.D. from Western New England Law School in 1978 and his B.A., cum laude, from Rutgers University in 1975.

01-18-2007

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Debbie Durban Certified as Employment Specialist
Philip Lader, a Charleston-based partner in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, has been named a trustee of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

Located on the mall in Washington, D.C., the museum has 4 million visitors each year and houses more than 3 million artifacts, including the original Star Spangled Banner, Abraham Lincoln's top hat, Duke Ellington's sheet music, and Dorothy's ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz." Its exhibitions, including those on America's First Ladies, African-American Migration, and The American Presidency, explore major themes in American history and culture.

Also named to the museum's board was Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough, author of biographies of John Adams and Harry Truman. President Adams served as America's first Ambassador to the Court of St. James's, the post held by Mr. Lader from 1997 to 2001.

01-18-2007

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Jackson Lewis, LLP

Jackson Lewis Law Firm Announces National Scholarship Program
Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the nation's leading labor and employment law firms, has initiated a national scholarship program to reward students who focus on the practice of workplace and labor law. Beginning this year and recurring annually, Jackson Lewis will provide scholarships valued at $5,000 each to 27 law schools to be awarded to a student who has demonstrated an interest in, or an aptitude for, employment or labor law, preferably to someone who is underrepresented in the profession.

All 27 schools will be located in or near cities where Jackson Lewis has an office, which includes the following markets: Atlanta; Boston; Chicago; Cleveland; Dallas; Greenville, S.C.; Hartford, Conn.; Houston; Long Island, N.Y.; Los Angeles; Miami; Minneapolis, Minn.; Morristown, N.J.; New York; Orange County, Calif.; Orlando, Fla.; Pittsburgh; Portland, Ore.; Providence, R.I.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; Richmond, Va.; Sacramento, Calif.; San Francisco; Seattle; Stamford, Conn.; Washington, DC; and White Plains, N.Y.

Jackson Lewis is in the process of determining which schools will receive scholarship funds with seven confirmed to date: Seton Hall University's School of Law in Newark, N.J.; St. John's University School of Law, in memory of Alan C. Becker, in Queens, N.Y.; Florida International University College of Law in Miami, Fla.; University of Connecticut School of Law in Hartford, Conn.; University of California Hastings College of Law in San Francisco, Calif.; University of Georgia School of Law in Athens, Ga.; and Duquesne University School of Law in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Vincent A. Cino, Jackson Lewis's National Litigation Coordinator, is managing the firm's national scholarship program. "Jackson Lewis wants to support promising students at the country's most respected institutions," Cino says. "The national scholarship program is designed to encourage student interest in, and raise awareness of, the field of workplace and labor law, an ever increasingly important sector of the legal profession."

"We are delighted and honored that Jackson Lewis has selected Seton Hall Law to establish an employment law scholarship," says Patrick E. Hobbs, Dean of Seton Hall University's School of Law. "The faculty of Seton Hall Law includes several highly respected employment law scholars, and we are thrilled to be able to provide this support to students seekinga career in this critically important field of law."

Because it is up to each institution to award the Jackson Lewis scholarship, students interested in applying should contact the admissions office of their participating school for more information.

01-18-2007

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