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Mason, Hayes & Curran

A new dawn in Irish company law - The new Company Law Reform and Consolidation Bill
The Company Law Review Group (CLRG) is a statutory body established to advise the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (the Minister) on the reform and modernisation of Irish company law.
Gavin O'FlahertyMary Harney (the then Minister) asked the CLRG on its formation in February 2000 to “examine the simplification of company law as it applies to small and medium companies” . The stated policy of the CLRG is to “think small first”.

The process to consolidate and modernise Irish company law was initiated in response to the increasing complexity of Irish company law which is currently based on 12 Acts, numerous Statutory Instruments and other provisions derived from both common law and EU Law. The UK is currently undergoing (albeit a little further down the line) the same process with the UK Companies Bill which is currently working its way through the British Parliament to much debate.

The CLRG has since its formation published three full reports, one separate report (on Directors’ Compliance Statements) and three minor reports. It has also fed into the enactment of the Company Law Enforcement Act 2001, the Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Act 2003, the Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2005, and various statutory instruments transposing European Directives on accounting law, prospectuses, insider dealing, market manipulation and public company takeovers. It is currently engaged in the process which will lead to the transposition of the Transparency Obligations Directive.

11-01-2006

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Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, L.L.P.

Ortho Evra weekly birth control patch target of lawsuit
The maker and distributor of a widely used once-a-week birth control patch were the targets of lawsuits filed Wednesday in San Francisco by the mother of a 25-year-old woman who died after using the patch and by 44 other women who blame the device for blood clots and other illnesses.
The Superior Court suits are among about 800 filed nationwide against Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical Co., manufacturer of the Ortho Evra patch, said plaintiffs' lawyer Shawn Khorrami. He said the San Francisco connection to the case is that another defendant, McKesson Corp., which distributes the device, is based in the city.
Ortho-McNeil spokeswoman Julie Keenan declined to comment on the suit or the product, saying the company does not discuss pending litigation. The company's Web site says a recent study by the Boston Collaborative Drug Surveillance Program, a prominent pharmacological research organization, examined the risk of women suffering certain types of blood clots and found no difference between Ortho Evra and oral contraceptives. Ortho-McNeil, based in New Jersey, is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.

11-01-2006

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LeClairRyan

Best Lawyers Lists 37 LeClair Ryan Attorneys in 33 Practice Areas in 2007 Edition
LeClair Ryan is proud to announce that thirty-seven (37) attorneys in thirty-three (33) practice areas were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers in AmericaTM. By office, LeClair Ryan attorneys selected include:

Alexandria
James K. Fitzpatrick - Medical Malpractice Law, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation
Thomas C. Junker - Product Liability Litigation (also in Richmond)

Blacksburg
James K. Cowan, Jr. - Labor and Employment Law

Charlottesville
Michael P. Drzal - Corporate Law, Technology Law, Venture Capital Law

Glen Allen
Micheal L. Hern - Energy Law
Eric M. Page – Communications Law

Norfolk
Alan D. Albert - Commercial Litigation, Government Relations Law
Neal P. Brodsky – Trusts and Estates
Stephen R. Romine - Real Estate Law, Land Use & Zoning Law

Richmond
Everette G. “Buddy” Allen, Jr. – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
John M. Barr – Labor and Employment Law
Brian L. Buniva – Environmental Law
L. Brad Cann, III – Construction Law
Steven D. Delaney – Real Estate Law
Dana J. Finberg – Intellectual Property Law
John M. Fitzpatrick - Mass Tort Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law, Product Liability Litigation, Professional Malpractice Law
Gary D. LeClair - Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Private Funds Law
Thomas A. Lisk – Government Relations Law
Bruce H. Matson - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Charles G. Meyer, III – Personal Injury Litigation
Douglas M. Palais – Insurance Law
N. Pendleton Rogers - Tax Law
George P. Whitley – Banking Law
Thomas M. Wolf - Construction Law

Roanoke
Douglas W. Densmore - Banking Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions
G. Franklin Flippin - Banking Law, Corporate Law
Michael E. Hastings - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
John T. Jessee - Personal Injury Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law
Clinton S. Morse - Labor and Employment Law
Kevin P. Oddo - Commercial Litigation
David E. Perry - Employee Benefits Law
Lori D. Thompson - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Jeffrey A. Van Doren - Immigration Law
Hugh B. Wellons – Biotechnology Law

Virginia Beach
Jeffrey H. Gray - Commercial Litigation, Professional Malpractice Law, Securities Law

Washington, DC
Lee E. Goodman – Education Law
Thomas J. McGonigle – Securities Law

The Best Lawyers lists, representing 80 specialties in all 50 states and Washington, DC, are compiled through an exhaustive peer-review survey in which thousands of the top lawyers in the U.S. confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The current, 13th edition of Best Lawyers (2007), is based on more than 1.8 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.. (The Best Lawyers in America® 2005-2006. Copyright 2006 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC.)

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The following attorneys are associated with this item:
• Alan D. Albert
• Everette G. Allen, Jr.
• John M. Barr
• Neal P. Brodsky
• Brian L. Buniva
• L. B. Cann, III
• James K. Cowan, Jr.
• Steven D. Delaney
• Douglas W. Densmore
• Michael P. Drzal
• Dana J. Finberg
• John M. Fitzpatrick
• James K. Fitzpatrick, M.D.
• G. Franklin Flippin
• Lee E. Goodman
• Jeffrey H. Gray
• Michael E. Hastings
• Micheal L. Hern
• John T. Jessee
• Thomas C. Junker
• Gary D. LeClair
• Thomas A. Lisk
• Bruce H. Matson
• Thomas J. McGonigle
• Charles G. Meyer, III
• Clinton S. Morse
• Kevin P. Oddo
• Eric M. Page
• Douglas M. Palais
• David E. Perry
• N. Pendleton Rogers
• Stephen R. Romine
• Lori D. Thompson
• Jeffrey A. Van Doren
• Hugh B. Wellons
• George P. Whitley
• Thomas M. Wolf

11-01-2006

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Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

New York Power Authority Executive Joins Hiscock & Barclay
David E. Blabey, former Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of the New York Power Authority, has joined the Albany office of Hiscock & Barclay, LLP, bringing with him expertise in New York State energy policy matters, project licensing, siting and permitting as well as corporate governance. Blabey has also served as General Counsel to the New York State Public Service Commission and as Counsel to the New York State Senate Energy Committee. He will concentrate on serving energy producers, developers and electric, gas, telecommunications, and water utility clients.

In his capacity as a senior member of the Authority’s management team, Blabey reported directly to the Authority’s Chairman, supervised a department of 57, and regularly interacted with the Presidents, Commissioners, Executive Directors and Senior Staff of the Governor’s Office, New York State Public Service Commission, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Long Island Power Authority, New York Independent System Operator, Electric Power Research Institute, New York City Economic Development Authority, Municipal Electric Utility Association, and the New York Transmission Owners. Blabey also supervised preparation of major revisions to the Authority’s general bond resolution, developed numerous draft Preliminary Offering Statements in relation to Authority debt issuances, implemented ethical procedures and practices for Authority employees, and prepared a revised Code of Conduct for such employees.

11-01-2006

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Hanson, Bridgett, Marcus, Vlahos & Rudy, LLP

Rebecca Gardner Joins Hanson Bridgett as Associate
Rebecca Gardner has joined Hanson, Bridgett, Marcus, Vlahos & Rudy as an associate in their Sacramento office. She joins partner Jack Johal and associate Wendy Tauriainen in the Estate Planning and Administration Section of that office, as well as Hanson Bridgett's three estate planning attorneys in their San Francisco office. Gardner's practice focuses on estate planning, trust administration, probate matters and asset protection. She honed her estate planning and administration skills for 3 years with her previous firm. She is a 2003 graduate of University of California, Davis School of Law and completed her B.A. at California State University, Sacramento in 1999.


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11-01-2006

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Foley Hoag LLP

Jack R. Pirozzolo Joins Foley Hoag as Partner in Litigation Department
Foley Hoag LLP, a business law firm of 250 attorneys with offices in Boston and Washington, D.C., today announced the addition of Jack R. Pirozzolo as a partner in the firm's Litigation Department.

Mr. Pirozzolo has 40 years of experience trying complex cases to courts and juries in state and federal courts throughout the United States. He specializes in business, patent, trademark, copyright and antitrust litigation, and has handled major malpractice, product liability and construction litigation. He has substantial experience in insurance coverage litigation, particularly litigation involving insurance coverage of environmentally impaired industrial sites and Superfund sites.Mr. Pirozzolo joins Foley Hoag from Boston law firm Willcox, Pirozzolo & McCarthy, P.C., where he was a founding partner, focused on patent, antitrust, trademark and copyright litigation. "We are very pleased to welcome an attorney of Jack's stature to Foley Hoag," said Michael B. Keating, chairman of the firm's Litigation Department. "His wealth of litigation experience will prove invaluable in the complex and novel dispute resolution cases which are a particular strength of our practice." Mr. Pirozzolo earned his B.A. degree from Yale University and his LLB from Yale Law School. He served as law clerk for the Hon. Robert C. Zampano, U.S. District Court, Connecticut. His bar and court admissions include Massachusetts, Connecticut, the United States Supreme Court and the United States Courts of Appeal for the First, Second, Third and Federal Circuits.

Foley Hoag's highly respected Litigation Department has been a recognized leader in New England for decades and is a cornerstone of the firm's practice, providing clients a range of services aimed at preventing and resolving disputes. These services include pre-litigation investigation, prosecution and defense of claims at the trial level, among others.

11-01-2006

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Levin Talks about Women in Law Survey
Alan Levin of the Indianapolis office and Kathy Brickley of the South Bend office were both quoted in a November 1 Indiana Lawyer article, Are women equal in firms? about a recently released survey of women attorneys.

11-01-2006

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