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Halloran & Sage LLP

Atty. Joseph Fortner Reappointed Vice-Chair of the DRI Commercial Litigation Committee
Attorney Joseph G. Fortner, Jr., Partner and Co-chair of the Halloran & Sage Commercial Litigation Practice Group has been reappointed, for a second term, by DRI as Vice-Chair of its Commercial Litigation Committee.
DRI is the largest national association of lawyers and others concerned with the defense of civil actions. Its Commercial Litigation Committee, with more than 1000 members, is a diverse group of commercial lawyers from large and small firms, and numerous corporations. Members share a common interest in business and commercial litigation. The Committee offers publications, seminars, and subcommittees related to intellectual property litigation, business torts, technology litigation, D&O and E&O litigation, commercial class action litigation, related insurance coverage litigation, and other topics of interest to corporate counsel and their outside counsel.

12-22-2006

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Halloran & Sage LLP

H&S Associates Appointed to CBA Young Lawyers Section Leadership Roles
Three Halloran & Sage LLP associates have been appointed to leadership positions within the Young Lawyers Section of the Connecticut Bar Association.

Thomas C. Blatchley, an associate in the Administrative and Regulatory Practice Group, is Co-Chair of the Environmental and Land Use Executive Committee.

Laura Pascale Zaino, an associate in the Litigation and Appellate Practice Group, is the Co-Chair of the Appellate Practice Committee.

Aubrey E. Ruta is the Association’s Local Unit Chair. Ms. Ruta is a member of the Firm’s Appellate and Insurance Practice Groups. Also, recently Ms. Ruta was named as legal counsel for the Greater Hartford Jaycees Foundation.

“The Firm encourages and fully supports our associates’ efforts to become involved in local bar associations and other avenues for professional development. The Firm stands by the Young Lawyers Section’s goals to promote justice, encourage public service, promote diversity and educate young lawyers and newly admitted practitioners,” said Managing Partner William J. McGrath, Jr.

12-22-2006

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Gottlieb, Rackman & Reisman, PC

Yuval Marcus Quoted in Westchester Commerce Magazine
Yuval Marcus, Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property, Computer and Telecommunications Law Committee of The Westchester County Bar Association, has been providing critical legal advice for The Business Council of Westchester's new on-line portal called The Business Toolkit, which is set to launch this Fall on the Business Council's website, www.westchesterny.org.

12-22-2006

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Gottlieb, Rackman & Reisman, PC

Amy B. Goldsmith Named in Top 50 Trademark Attorneys for 2005
Amy B. Goldsmith ranked 31st in NameProtect Trademark Insider's Top 50 Trademark Attorneys for year end 2005. This ranking is determined by the number of USPTO trademark applications submitted in calendar year 2005 in which the individual attorney is listed in the "Correspondent" field.

12-22-2006

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Gordon & Silver, Ltd.

LAW SCHOOL NAMES RENOWNED BANKRUPTCY EXPERT TO FILL GORDON & SILVER, LTD. ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP
Nancy B. Rapoport, professor of law at the University of Houston (UH) Law Center, has been named the Gordon & Silver, Ltd. Professor of Law at UNLV’s William S. Boyd School of Law, effective July 1, 2007.

Rapoport, who served as dean of the UH Law Center from 2000-2006, oversaw the hiring of 15 tenured and tenure-track faculty members, the first curriculum revision in 20 years, a new strategic plan, seven new endowed professorships, two new centers, and a significant increase in fundraising and alumni support.

“As much as I have enjoyed watching UH Law Center blossom, I am looking forward to returning to my roots as an academic,” Rapoport said. “I’m excited about moving to Nevada’s only law school, which isn’t even ten years old yet, and is one of the most entrepreneurial law schools I’ve ever seen. I’m honored to become the new holder of the Gordon & Silver, Ltd. Professorship.”

Established in 2003, the Gordon & Silver, Ltd. Professor of Law designation is conferred upon a leading teacher and scholar in the area of commercial, bankruptcy, and business law. It is an honor bestowed upon a professor who has shown excellence and innovation in the classroom.

“I am delighted that our recruitment of Professor Rapoport, which began last spring, has come to a successful conclusion,” said Boyd Law School Dean Richard Morgan. “She is a fine teacher, scholar and colleague who will bring great energy, talent, and a splendid reputation to our law school. I look forward to substantial contributions from her in her role as a senior faculty member.”

The prior holder of the professorship, Robert M. Lawless, now teaches at the University of Illinois College of Law.

Professor Rapoport’s specialties are bankruptcy ethics, ethics in governance, and the depiction of lawyers in popular culture. Among her published works is “Enron: Corporate Fiascos and Their Implications” (Foundation Press 2004), which was co-edited with Professor Bala G. Dharan of Rice University. She has also appeared in the Academy Award-nominated documentary “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room.”

She is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. She is admitted to the bars of the states of California, Ohio, Nebraska, and Texas and of the United States Supreme Court. In her spare time, she competes, pro-am, in international Latin and Standard ballroom dance.

After receiving her B.A. from Rice University in 1982 and her J.D. from Stanford Law School in 1985, Rapoport clerked for the Honorable Joseph T. Sneed on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and then practiced law with Morrison & Foerster in San Francisco from 1986-1991. She started her academic career at Ohio State University College of Law in 1991 and served as dean of the University of Nebraska College of Law from 1998-2000. She will continue to serve at the UH Law Center, on sabbatical, until July 1, 2007.

12-22-2006

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Gordon & Rees, LLP

Gordon & Rees Honored at Bay Area United Way Reception
Gordon & Rees' philanthropic efforts were honored at the Bay Area United Way reception on December 7, 2006 where it received the esteemed Koko award for its contributions to the United Way campaign. Gordon & Rees also received awards for the "Highest Participation in Giving Among Associates" and "Greatest Increase in Giving Between 2005 and 2006" for firms with more than 100 attorneys.

The Gordon & Rees attorneys and staff made their largest United Way donation in the firm's 15 year history with the campaign. This generosity is consistent with money the firm has raised for other charitable organizations throughout the Bay Area.

Gordon & Rees volunteers devoted many hours of hard work to make the 2006 United Way campaign a resounding success. The volunteer committee is led by Susan Roe, United Way's Top Banana in 2005; Chuck Custer and Andrew Cary, Gordon & Rees United Way Chairs and Partners; Michael Bruno, Gordon & Rees Auction Chair and Partner and Pam Jones, Gordon & Rees Campaign finance administrator.

12-22-2006

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Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP

Anne M. Mohan Joins Riker Danzig as Counsel
Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP is pleased to announce that Anne M. Mohan has joined the firm’s insurance group as counsel.

Anne M. Mohan, of Whitehouse Station, represents Fortune 100 insurers and others in complex disputes nationwide involving primary, umbrella and excess policies. She has tried many cases on behalf of insurers and has been involved in numerous mediations and arbitrations both before and during litigation. Ms. Mohan has also acted as regional counsel for a nationally known insurer, managing coverage litigation and overseeing local counsel. In addition, Ms. Mohan’s practice has included issues involving the regulation of insurance companies.

Ms. Mohan is an instructor on Civil Trial Preparation for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education. She is a pro bono attorney for Partners for Women & Justice, which provides a variety of free, quality services to underserved women, exclusively in the area of family law. Ms. Mohan earned her law degree, cum laude, from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1984 and her undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Scranton in 1981. She is admitted to practice in New Jersey, and before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

12-21-2006

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