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Flaster Greenberg

IP Attorney Joseph J. DiDonato Joins Flaster/Greenberg’s Philadelphia Office
Attorney Joseph J. DiDonato has recently joined Flaster/Greenberg P.C. as an associate and member of the Intellectual Property Practice Group in its Philadelphia office. He will focus on intellectual property issues and concentrate on evaluation, business and IP issues in university and non-profit technology transfer offices, small companies and “start-ups”.

Prior to joining Flaster/Greenberg, DiDonato served as director of the Office of Technology Transfer at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia/Joseph Stokes Research Institute. As a private practitioner and thereafter as in-house counsel working in the technology transfer area, he served as associate director/Intellectual Property in the Office of Corporate Liaison and Technology Transfer and Biomedical Sciences Manager at Rutgers University and as associate Corporate Counsel at SUNRx in Cherry Hill, NJ.

“Joe brings a wealth of experience to the IP Department,” said Peter R. Spirgel, managing shareholder of the firm. “He has an invaluable level of insight into b usiness issues that have an impact on his strategy and manner of helping clients plan and execute their patent strategies “

DiDonato's experience includes preparation and prosecution of U.S. patent applications and intellectual property litigation. His patent transactional experience includes reexamination and interference practice, foreign patent prosecution, appellate practice, due diligence, IP-related agreements and patentability evaluation, patent validity, patent interference actions, patent and trademark infringement, corporate matters, statutory interpretation, and patent and trademark litigation.

He concentrates his patent prosecution practice in the areas of biomedical, biotechnology, chemical and mechanical arts, and has particular experience with technologies including protein and genetic targets, enzymes, catalysis, polymers, medical devices; drug delivery systems, including nanotechnology-based systems; controlled and sustained release polymer mechanisms; hydrogels; coatings, wound care materials and batteries.

Admitted to the Bar of New Jersey, DiDonato is a graduate of Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 1998) and Loyola College (B.A., 1988). He is taking classes in the M.S./M.B.A. program in Biotechnology at Johns Hopkins University.
The Marlton resident is a member of the Association of University Technology Managers, New Jersey Bar Association, Licensing Executives Society and the American Intellectual Property Law Association.

12-21-2006

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Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP.

Elarbee Thompson Partners Part of Georgia's Legal Elite 2006
Elarbee Thompson is proud to announce that partners Stanford G. Wilson and Brent L. Wilson have been recognized by their peers in Georgia Trend Magazine's 2006 "Legal Elite" list.

The editors polled thousands of Georgia attorneys, asking them to nominate the "most effective lawyers" in a variety of recognized practice areas for the fourth annual edition of the list. Stan and Brent were selected in the area of labor and employment law.

Elarbee Thompson has provided labor and employment solutions to employers nationwide since 1973. The firm is dedicated to representing management clients in matters ranging from preventive advice and training to litigation under federal and state laws.

12-21-2006

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Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP.

Stan Wilson Named to BTI "Client Service All-Star Team"
Stanford G. Wilson, who has extensive experience in advising public and private companies on a broad range of labor and employment law matters, has been named to the BTI Consulting Group’s (BTI) "Client Service All-Star Team for Law Firms" based on a client singling him out for delivering exceptional client service. Stan is only one of 113 lawyers in the country to be named to the list, which was compiled by interviewing more than 250 individual corporate counsel at Fortune 1000 companies. The only way a lawyer is named to this prestigious group is to be nominated—unprompted—by a client for superior client service.

This year’s members of the BTI Client Service All-Star Team were nominated by clients for:

* Leveraging their deep understanding of the client’s business and industry to deliver targeted strategic advice
* Superior use of clients’ time and resources
* Ultra-responsive and timely answers to clients’ most pressing needs

The BTI Consulting Group is the leading provider of strategic market research to law firms and professional services firms. BTI conducts the only continuous benchmarking market study in the legal services industry based on nearly 1,300 independent interviews with General Counsel and key decision makers that hire law firms.

12-21-2006

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Eaton & Peabody, Attorneys At Law

Attorney Thomas Johnston Named the New President of NESCom
The New England School of Communications is pleased to announce that Thomas Johnston has been elected as its 3rd president effective January 1st, 2007. The NESCom Board of Directors also elected James Goff of Veazie to serve chair and John Rohman of Bangor as vice chair of the Board of Directors

The New England School of Communications, or NESCom, celebrated its 25th Anniversary in October. It became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Husson College in 1997. Since then, its enrollments have expanded to over 300 students. NESCom offers students both the Associate of Science and the Bachelor of Science Degree program in Communications with concentrations in advertising and public relations, audio engineering, broadcast journalism, digital media, radio, sports broadcasting and video production. “We see continued growth at NESCom in its current programs as well as in expanding the school’s offerings in communications technology, live performance, video/film and print journalism. The distinction between media outlets by which information and entertainment is created and delivered is increasingly blurred and our graduates will need broader knowledge and skills to support their careers, “said Johnston.

“Thom Johnston has been a leader on the Husson College and NESCom Boards not to mention in Bangor’s performing arts community. He was the natural and the best choice for expanding NESCom us into new career areas ” said Husson president William Beardsley.

Johnston, a graduate of Middlebury College and Boston College Law School has served as a senior partner and chair of the Employment Law Practice Group of Eaton Peabody.

“Thom Johnston has practiced at Eaton Peabody for 31 years and his daily presence will be missed by both his colleagues and his clients,” said Eaton Peabody CEO Dan McKay. “We are confident that he will share his enthusiasm for education with the student body at NESCom, and we look forward to his continuing association with the firm in an of counsel capacity.”

He is a past president of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra Board and the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce and past chair of the boards at both Husson College and The New England School of Communications. He will remain of counsel to Eaton Peabody, and will also serve as the chief human resources officer and corporate secretary for Husson College.

James Goff is the former owner of Penobscot Broadcasting Corporation that operated WHOU AM & FM and WPBC FM93. He is also the past president of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors. John Rohman is president of WBRC Architects-Engineers and chair of the Maine Commission on The Creative Economy.

12-21-2006

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

Davis Polk Advises Huntington Bancshares on Its Merger With Sky Financial
Davis Polk & Wardwell is advising Huntington Bancshares Incorporated on its proposed merger with Sky Financial Group Inc. Huntington is a $36 billion regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Sky Financial Group is a $17.6 billion diversified financial holding company.

According to the terms of the merger, the two companies will merge in a 90% stock and 10% cash transaction valued at approximately $3.6 billion. Sky Financial Group shareholders will receive 1.098 shares of Huntington common stock and $3.023 in cash for each share of Sky Financial Group. The transaction is expected to close early in third quarter of 2007, pending customary regulatory approvals, as well as the approval of Huntington’s and Sky Financial Group’s shareholders.

The Davis Polk corporate team includes partners George R. Bason Jr., Peter R. Douglas and John H. Butler and associates Miranda So and Ruth Evans (not yet admitted). Partner Randall D. Guynn and associate Cristina V. Regojo are providing U.S. banking regulatory advice in connection with the merger. Partner Avishai Shachar and associate Neil Barr are providing tax advice. Partner Barbara Nims is providing employment advice. Partner Paul W. Bartel II is providing antitrust advice. All members of the Davis Polk team work in the New York office.

12-21-2006

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Woodcock Washburn LLP

Woodcock Washburn Secures Quantum Computer Patent for Firm Client Microsoft Corporation
Woodcock Washburn is pleased to announce the issuance today of United States Patent No. 7,109,593. The 593 patent, which is directed to “Systems And Methods For Performing Quantum Computations,” is owned by firm client Microsoft Corporation Since 2004, Woodcock Washburn partners Jonathan M. Waldman and Joseph R. Condo have architected Microsoft’s quantum computer patent portfolio. Quantum computing has been the focus of Microsoft’s Advanced Programs team led by Fields Medal recipient Michael H. Freedman.

As Waldman observed, “Rarely does any patent attorney have an opportunity to work with a scientist of the stature of Michael Freedman. It’s a quite a feeling to know that we’ve been able to help him and his team protect the significant advances they’ve been making in a field that few are even capable of entering.” Waldman earned his Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Santa Barbara, where Freedman’s team is located.

Woodcock Washburn is particularly proud to have delivered Dr. Freedman his first patent. Waldman and Condo noted, however, that the team has filed more than a half dozen patent applications [link to list of published patent applications, which itself is a list of links to the patent application publications] directed to various inventions that will ake real-world quantum computers possible.

“Until now,” Condo said, “quantum computing was the stuff of theory. Through their patents and publications, Dr. Freedman and his team have disclosed to the world how to make and use a physically-real quantum computer.” Condo, a physicist by education, is adjunct professor of patent law at Rutgers Camden – School of Law.

Added Woodcock Washburn partner Steve Rocci, “No doubt, Microsoft will once again revolutionize the computer industry because of it commitment to developing viable quantum computers.” Rocci is a member of the firm’s executive committee and adjunct professor of patent law at Drexel Law School.

12-21-2006

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Woodcock Washburn LLP

Woodcock Washburn Partner Joe Condo Speaks on Fundamental Issues in Exporting for Technology Companies
A panel of experts, including Woodcock Washburn partner Joseph R. Condo, discussed the legal, marketing, and management issues facing technology companies planning to engage in exporting to a foreign country. The program, entitled Fundamental Issues in Exporting for Technology Companies, was held at the Rutgers-Camden Technology Campus.

Condo, an adjunct professor of patent law at Rutgers Camden – School of Law, spoke on “Protecting Intellectual Property in Exported Goods and Services.” Professor Condo sensitized the group to a number of issues that emerging technology companies must consider before beginning to export their goods, services, or know-how.

Immediately following the panel discussion, companies representing the Defense, IT, Communications, Electronics, and Life Science segments of the technology industry presented case studies documenting their experiences in exporting.

The program was presented by the New Jersey Technology Council and the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia. Peter A. Gold, CEO of the Technology Campus, moderated the discussion.

Condo is a member of the NJTC Board of Directors.“I’m delighted to have been asked to speak on these issues in Camden,” said Condo, who was born and raised in Camden County, New Jersey. “Given my years studying and teaching at Rutgers, as a telecommunications systems engineer for Lockheed-Martin, and serving in public office, I’ve spent nearly every working day of the last 25 years in Camden. The city is really coming on! Three cheers to the NJTC for recognizing its progress.” Condo, a former Camden County Freeholder, is also a member of the NJTC’s Government Affairs Committee.

12-21-2006

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