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Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel, L.L.P.

Abigail Rose Schiller to Speak at The Philadelphia Legal Secretaries Association's Educational Dinner
Abigail Rose Schiller, an associate in the Litigation Department of Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP, will be the featured guest speaker for The Philadelphia Legal Secretaries Association's educational dinner on January 17, 2007. Schiller's seminar is entitled "Trademarks - It's in the Bag." The seminar will focus on trademarks and the advantages gained by federal trademark registration. The program will be held at Reed Smith, 2500 One Liberty Place, Philadelphia from 5:30 to 8:00 pm. The cost is $30 for members and $35 for nonmembers. Contact Lisa K. Monahan at 215-665-3255 or lisa.monahan@obermayer.com for more information.

Schiller was recently elected to the Executive Committee of the Young Lawyers Division (YLD) of the Philadelphia Bar Association for a three-year term. She also serves as the Summer Associate Coordinator and currently serves as Recruiting Director for Obermayer. She handles various types of litigation including intellectual property, commercial litigation, medical malpractice, and collections. Prior to joining Obermayer in 2005, she was a summer associate for the firm and an intern for the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Schiller earned her Juris Doctor degree from New York Law School where her studies were concentrated in intellectual property law/litigation, sports and entertainment law. In addition to her course work, she served as President of the Student Bar Association (2004-2005) and President of the Legal Association for Women (2003-2005). She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Middle Tennessee State University.

Obermayer is a full service regional law firm headquartered in Philadelphia with offices in Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Cherry Hill, New Jersey and Wilmington, Delaware.

01-17-2007

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Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

MILES & STOCKBRIDGE EXPANDS BIOTECHNOLOGY PRACTICE WITH ADDITION OF GEORGE W. COX, PH.D.
Miles & Stockbridge P.C. is pleased to announce that George W. Cox, Ph.D. has joined the firm as an Associate, focusing on intellectual property and business law. As a member of the firm’s Life Sciences team, Dr. Cox primarily represents public and private entities, including emerging and established biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and other life sciences companies, on general business matters involving entity formation, corporate governance, new product development, licensing, and intellectual property.

"The addition of Dr. Cox will broaden the scope of Miles & Stockbridge's Life Sciences team,” said John Frisch, chairman of Miles & Stockbridge. "He is able to bring a unique understanding of corporate law and speak both the science and law languages."

Before attending law school, Dr. Cox had almost twenty years of biomedical research experience in the areas of pharmacology, immunology, cell biology, and molecular biology. After receiving his Ph.D. in pharmacology, he obtained advanced training in immunology and molecular biology as a Biotechnology Training Program postdoctoral fellow in the Biological Response Modifiers Program of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). He was promoted to Senior Staff Fellow at the NCI, and continued his biomedical research on macrophage immunobiology and cytokine gene expression and function. Dr. Cox was also an assistant professor of pharmacology and molecular and cell biology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine.

Dr. Cox has significant experience teaching medical and graduate students, and has trained and mentored M.S., Ph.D., and M.D. level professionals. He has served on many academic and professional committees, including the Scientific Advisory Council of the American Type Culture Collection and the Membership and Constitution and Bylaws Committees of the Society for Leukocyte Biology. He has also served as an ad hoc reviewer for several research grant organizations and biomedical journals including the National Institutes of Health, Blood, Cancer Research, Cellular Immunology, Cytokine, Journal of Clinical Investigation, Journal of Leukocyte Biology, and The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. He was an Associate Editor and Section Editor for The Journal of Immunology for more than four years.

Dr. Cox has received several awards for his scientific research, and has been a guest lecturer at research conferences, pharmaceutical companies, and academic institutions. He has more than 70 publications including book chapters, abstracts, and peer-reviewed journal articles.

Dr. Cox earned his law degree from American University Washington College of Law and his Ph.D. in Pharmacology from The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He earned a Bachelors degree in Chemistry and Zoology from Ohio Wesleyan University. Dr. Cox resides in Frederick County, Maryland.

In February 2006, Miles & Stockbridge opened its ninth office at the new University of Maryland BioPark in Baltimore. The UMB BioPark is designed to bring together researchers from the University and leading businesses to accelerate the development of new biomedical technologies. The Firm’s involvement with the BioPark stems from their commitment to growing the life sciences industry within Maryland and in fostering the development of a life sciences “community” through easy access to resources that facilitate that growth and development.

Miles & Stockbridge's Life Sciences team has experience in all aspects of life sciences matters, from organizing, financing and staffing companies, to taking products from the laboratory to final production. They also have substantial expertise in drug manufacturing processes and related issues. The team focuses on private and public financing sources, facility project development, business operations and regulatory compliance, intellectual property, production agreements, licensing and joint ventures, employment law, and product liability concerns.

01-17-2007

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Matheson, Ormsby & Prentice, P.C.

Matheson Ormsby Prentice advises on sale of Punch Holdings
Matheson Ormsby Prentice advised on the sale of Punch Holdings, the Irish cleaning products company to Spotless Group, a pan-European holding company interested in the cleaning products sector, for an undisclosed consideration.

The Matheson Ormsby Prentice team was led by Corporate Finance partner, Patrick Spicer.

01-17-2007

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Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.

Firm's Corporate Practice Welcomes Thomas C. McThenia, Jr.
Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed has introduced another key player to its corporate and business law practice with the addition of Thomas C. McThenia, Jr. as an of-counsel attorney. McThenia has a diverse practice with a primary focus on intellectual property, technology and software, Internet law, licensing and sports, media and entertainment law.

McThenia comes to the firm from his position serving as in-house IP, technology and entertainment counsel for Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC) at their international headquarters in Orlando. McThenia served as both legal counsel and a member of the CCC president's staff focusing on innovation, the Internet, technology, ministry and humanitarian aid projects for the CCC global organization operating in 190 countries with 25,000 employees.

McThenia brings prior experience as in-house counsel with Coca-Cola Company and in private practice in the Research Triangle, North Carolina and Virginia in the areas of patents, intellectual property, technology, the Internet and commercial contracts and transactions. In particular, McThenia's work in intellectual property and technology has important overlaps with the expansion of Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed's corporate practice. The firm understands the interaction of business and technology as well as the value of intangible assets to an enterprise.

McThenia earned his law degree from University of Virginia School of Law (J.D. 1993) and he earned his undergraduate degree from Duke University (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1986.) McThenia is a registered patent attorney, USPTO, 1997 and is admitted to The Florida Bar, The Virginia State Bar, North Carolina Bar, the U.S. District Courts for Middle District of Florida, North Carolina and Virginia and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the Federal Circuit.

01-17-2007

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Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.

Nora H. Miller Joins Firm
Nora H. Miller has joined the law firm of Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. as an of-counsel attorney. Her primary areas of practice include corporate, real estate and tax transactional matters. Miller brings impressive experience in these areas which includes advising clients with respect to tax and entity structuring issues, drafting and negotiation of limited liability company operating agreements, joint venture agreements, partnership agreements and shareholder agreements. Most recently with another large Orlando firm, she is also strongly experienced in drafting of sales and purchase agreements, as well as the drafting and review of procurement contracts. She brings impressive skills in research, with respect to tax, estate planning, and government procurement regulations, corporate governance and compliance matters, banking trusts and estates.

Miller earned her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center (J.D. 1995) and her undergraduate degree from University of North Dakota (B.A., with honors, 1988.) While in law school, Miller was the notes editor for the Journal of Law and Policy in International Business. Her internships while in law school included the United States Treasury, the Office of Enforcement; the Federal Communications Commission; the Common Carrier Bureau; Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts and for United States Senator Connie Mack.

She is a member of The Florida Bar and the California Bar and has served on the limited liability company committee of The Florida Bar tax section, as well as in the real property probate and trust law sections. She has also served in various leadership capacities with National Association of Women Business Owners and the Orlando Science Center Community Council and has served as a presenter speaking on topics such as "Tax and Legal Strategies for Buying and Selling a Business.

01-17-2007

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Flaster Greenberg

Free Seminar on Employment Law Mistakes in Business February 13 at Flaster/Greenberg
A free seminar for entrepreneurs and business owners titled “Top Ten Mistakes New Businesses Make in Employment Law -- How to Avoid Them With Your Business” will be presented on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Flaster/Greenberg's Conference Center, located at 1810 Chapel Avenue West in Cherry Hill, NJ. Michael D. Homans, Flaster/Greenberg labor and employment shareholder, will address key aspects of employment law such as how to handle terminations and discipline, wage payment laws, overtime pay and exemptions, harassment and discrimination at work, disabilities and disability benefits, and family and medical leave. Homans will identify common mistakes in these areas for new businesses, and how to avoid them.

Co-sponsored by Rutgers-Camden Business Incubator, Burlington County College High Technology Small Business Incubator and Rutgers-Camden Small Business Development Center, the February 13 th seminar is a free luncheon program for start-up businesses and entrepreneurs. For more information or to register, contact Stacie Koch, at Flaster/Greenberg P.C. at 856-661-2281; e-mail firm@flastergreenberg.com; or register on-line at www.flastergreenberg.com. Seating is limited.

01-17-2007

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Flaster Greenberg

Attorneys Lizanne V. Hackett and Tara S. Parvey Elected to Board of Trustees of Alice Paul Institute
Flaster/Greenberg attorneys Lizanne V. Hackett and Tara S. Parvey have been elected to the Board of Trustees of the Alice Paul Institute for a three year term.

Hackett is a member of the Litigation and Labor and Employment Practice Groups and represents plaintiffs and defendants in business disputes in the federal and state courts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The Voorhees resident is the author of several articles in the New Jersey Law Journal. Hackett is a graduate of Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude 2002) and Princeton University (A.B., 1997).

Parvey is a member of the Real Estate and Commercial Litigation Practice Groups and a part-time lecturer for Rutgers University School of Law - Camden. A resident of Haddonfield, she served as a law clerk to the Honorable James Havey, New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, and as a legal extern to the Honorable Dolores K. Sloviter, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Parvey is a graduate of Rutgers University School of Law, Camden (J.D., with honors 2003) and The American University - School of International Service (B.A., 1997).

The Alice Paul Institute was created in 1985 to enhance public awareness of the life and work of Quaker suffragist Alice Paul. The Institute acquired Paulsdale, Paul's Mt. Laurel birthplace, in 1990 and has worked to develop Paulsdale as a women's history and leadership center. Paulsdale, a National Historic Landmark, was recently restored to appear as it did when Paul lived there, from 1885 to 1920.

01-17-2007

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