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Fineman, Krekstein & Harris, P.C.

Frederick Esposito Of Fineman Krekstein & Harris Earns Certified Legal Manager (CLM) Professional Designation
Frederick J. Esposito, Jr., executive director of the law firm of Fineman Krekstein & Harris, has earned the professional designation of Certified Legal Manager (CLM).

Esposito recently completed a comprehensive written exam on effective law firm management and a rigorous certification process to earn this designation awarded by the International Association of Legal Administrators. He is one of just seven professionals from the association’s 260-member Philadelphia chapter to have earned the designation.

“We are extremely proud of Fred, who has exhibited the highest level of professionalism and law firm management standards. His designation as a CLM is not only a great personal accomplishment for Fred, but also a tremendous asset to our firm,” said S. David Fineman, the firm’s managing partner.

Esposito has been with the firm since 2000. He is responsible for the management and direction of all administrative areas including finance, accounting, personnel, operations, systems, library and marketing.

Prior to joining the firm, he managed and consulted with various law, accounting, manufacturing and health-care firms in upstate New York with specialization in organizational management. He has been in the legal/public accounting management field for over 18 years.

He has played an active role in the International Association of Legal Administrators (ALA). A member since 1996, he served as secretary, treasurer, and vice-president of the Hudson Valley Chapter ALA before relocating to Philadelphia in 2000.

Since joining the Philadelphia Chapter of ALA, he has served as editor of the Philadelphia Chapter Newsletter, "The Declaration," and as secretary to the Philadelphia Chapter Board of Directors. He is currently serving as the president-elect. In addition, he chairs the Marketing Committee for the Philadelphia Chapter ALA and recently served on the 2006 Regional Nominating Committee for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. At the international level, he provided ad hoc contributing editorial and consulting service for the ALA Management Encyclopedia during its early stages of development.

He is also a member of the Independence (suburban Philadelphia) and International Cyber ALA Chapters, the Legal Marketing Association (LMA), the Delaware Valley Law Firm Marketing Group, as well as an associate member of the Philadelphia Bar Association and member of its Mid-Size Law Firm Management Committee, and an associate member of the American Bar Association (ABA) Law Practice Management Section.

10-31-2006

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Fenwick & West, LLP

Fenwick & West Represents JotSpot in Acquisition by Google
Fenwick & West LLP represented Palo Alto, CA-based JotSpot in its recently announced acquisition by Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG). JotSpot, founded in 2004 by Excite, Inc. co-founders, is the first application wiki company. Wikis are collaborative Web sites where users can easily edit, update and append pages with new information. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The Fenwick & West transaction team included corporate attorneys Mark Stevens, Sam Angus, Elizabeth Gartland and Kristin O’Hanlon; compensation and benefits attorneys Blake Martell and William Herochik; technology transactions attorneys Christopher Joslyn and Jennifer Stanley; and tax attorneys Ronald Schrotenboer and Melinda Vance.

10-31-2006

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

Bruce Thelen Speaks on U.S. Export Control Laws at the International Bar Association Annual Conference
Bruce Thelen recently spoke at the Annual Conference of the International Bar Association, where he serves as vice chairman of the International Sales Committee.

International trade carries increasing risks of falling foul of criminal penalties arising out of a complex range of national and international laws regulating areas such as economic sanctions, corruption, money laundering, export licensing, customs control and cartel/antitrust activity.

This session brought together commercial lawyers and those specializing in business crime to discuss what can be done to help prevent clients becoming involved in allegations of criminal conduct and what to do if the worst should happen. Ways in which international trade is now regulated by the threat of criminal sanctions, the extraterritorial reach of legislation, such as the U.S. Patriot Act, and the compliance issues associated with the prevention of corruption and money laundering were also discussed.

Presenter: Bruce C. Thelen
Mr. Thelen is a leading international corporate attorney who has over 25 years of experience in international business, banking and finance, and business organizations and corporate governance. He is the former chairman of the International Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan, is chairman of the German American Chamber of Commerce, Michigan Chapter and has been appointed to four-year terms on the Michigan District Export Council by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce three times, most recently in 2003.

10-31-2006

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

Ten Summer Associates Accept Offer to Join Dickinson Wright
Dickinson Wright is proud to announce that all ten of the second year summer associates from the 2006 Summer Class who received offers to join the Firm as full-time associates have accepted their offers. Nine of the ten will start as associates of the Firm in 2007, with one summer associate deferring her acceptance to clerk for the Honorable Cornelia Kennedy of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. These ten students, five women and five men, hail from seven different law schools throughout the country.

"We are proud that these outstanding students will soon be Dickinson lawyers," states Dan Quick, Chair of the Firm's Recruitment Committee. "The 100% acceptance rate is a testament to the inclusiveness of Dickinson Wright's summer program and the attorneys who comprise the Firm. Congratulations to all.

10-31-2006

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Dechert LLP

Top Legal Advisers - Based on U.S. Announced Deals
Dechert is ranked in the top 10 among issuer legal advisers for U.S. debt, equity, and equity-related deals for the third quarter of 2006. In addition, we are ranked in the top 10 among manager legal advisers for U.S. debt, equity, and equity-related deals for the third quarter of 2006.

Dechert is listed in the top ten among issuer legal advisers for U.S. straight debt, including MBS and ABS, in the third quarter of 2006.
We are also ranked in the top ten among manager legal advisers for U.S. straight debt, including MBS and ABS, in the third quarter of 2006.

10-31-2006

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Day Pitney LLP

Day, Berry & Howard LLP and Pitney Hardin LLP Announce Agreement to Merge
Day, Berry & Howard LLP and Pitney Hardin LLP today announced an agreement to merge firms by year-end, with both firms voting unanimously on the merger. The resulting firm, which will be known as Day Pitney LLP, will extend both firms’ geographic reach and regional strength throughout the Northeast, from Boston to Washington, D.C. Day Pitney will have approximately 400 attorneys, operating in nine offices located in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Boston and Washington, D.C.

“The merger of Pitney Hardin and Day, Berry & Howard will put us in a stronger position to serve our clients,” said Dennis LaFiura, managing partner at Pitney Hardin. “As a joint entity, we will have a deeper legal expertise and broader geographic reach to work with our clients more efficiently and on a greater scale. At the same time, this opportunity will allow Day Pitney to attract new clients in different regional markets to gain increased traction in the Northeast.”

This merger will bring together two firms that are established leaders in their respective markets. Day, Berry & Howard’s strength in Boston, Connecticut, New York and Washington, D.C. will complement Pitney Hardin’s status as a premier New Jersey and New York City law firm. As a joint entity, Day Pitney will combine both firms’ traditional strengths in litigation and corporate law, while also offering clients deeper capabilities in areas such as government investigations, labor and employment, employee benefits, trust and estates, international estate planning, energy law, and intellectual property prosecution and litigation.

In addition, Day Pitney will offer individual clients a greater depth and breadth of service offerings, expanding on both firms’ longstanding traditions and core values of client-focused thinking and satisfaction. Working as a team, the Individual Clients Department will have greater resources to foster Day Pitney’s 100-plus years of experience advising individuals and their families.

“As we looked to increase our firm’s service offerings, merging with Pitney Hardin was a natural choice. Our firms share a history of market leadership, we both embrace similar core values focused on client service, and most importantly, we share the goal of expanding our capabilities in the Northeast market, including New York,” said Jim Sicilian, chair of the executive committee at Day, Berry & Howard. “The excitement is high and we look forward to combining our traditions to extend the reach of key firm practices, while still providing the personal focus on our clients’ needs that has been at the heart of both firms’ past success.”

The merger is expected to be complete by the first of January.

A further press release will be issued upon the announcement of the completion of the merger.

10-31-2006

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Robinson & Cole LLP

Robinson & Cole Labor & Employment Lawyer Leads FLSA and USERRA Panel Discussion
R&C Labor, Employment & Benefits lawyer and Labor Relations Co-Chair, Jeff Hirsch, was a panelist at Suffolk University Law School's 34th Annual Robert Fuchs Labor Law Conference on October 19, 2006. In a panelist group of all government labor officials, Jeff provided a private industry perspective on the current issues under the Fair Labor Standards Act: "Independent Contractors" and the experience thus far under the revised state statute, M.G.L. c.149 Section 148B. The group also discussed Veterans' Protection under USERRA.

10-31-2006

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