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Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P.

Jones Walker Attorneys Gottsegen and Cenac Move To Baton Rouge Office
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, L.L.P. is pleased to announce that Rebecca Gottsegen and Monique Cenac have transferred to the firm’s Baton Rouge office.

Ms. Gottsegen is a partner in the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice Group and will be working to expand the group’s presence in Baton Rouge. She received her J.D., cum laude, from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law in 1993 and her B.A., magna cum laude, from Loyola University in 1991.

Ms. Cenac is an associate in the firm’s Corporate & Securities Practice Group. She received her J.D. from Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, in 2002 and her B.S. in business administration, cum laude, from Louisiana State University in 1999.

Jones Walker, with nearly 225 attorneys, provides the full range of legal services to a sophisticated national and international corporate client base through offices in Florida, Louisiana, Texas and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.joneswalker.com.

08-15-2006

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Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P.

Tyler to Speak at ABA Forum
Richard Tyler will be part of the faculty at the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry program, Fundamentals of Construction Law—Learn the Basics from the Pros, in New Orleans on November 2, 2006. This day-long program, which will be presented simultaneously at other sites around the country, presents a unique opportunity for new construction lawyers, or experienced lawyers who occasionally encounter construction law, to learn the essentials of the field. For registration information, please visit the Forum website.

08-15-2006

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Hogan & Hartson LLP

Hogan & Hartson Advises PAETEC in $1.3 Billion Merger With US LEC
Lawyers with Hogan & Hartson LLP are representing PAETEC Corp., a privately-held supplier of communications solutions to medium- and large-size businesses, in its $1.3 billion merger with US LEC Corp., a full-service provider of IP, data, and voice solutions.

Under the terms of the definitive agreement, the newly-formed company will have annual revenue of approximately $1 billion and more than 45,000 customers. It will operate in 52 of the top 100 metropolitan service areas in the United States.

The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2006, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions to closing.

Partners Richard J. Parrino and Charles E. Sieving, in the firm's Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. offices, respectively, led the Hogan & Hartson team. The transaction involved lawyers from the firm's corporate and securities practice, as well as lawyers focusing on tax, employee benefits, intellectual property, antitrust, lending, creditor rights, telecom regulatory, and environmental matters.

08-15-2006

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Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P.

Bracewell & Giuliani Partner to Discuss Employee Blogging and Surfing in the Workplace
Bracewell & Giuliani labor and employment partner Bob Nichols will speak at the August Membership Meeting of the Corpus Christi Human Resource Management Association on Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 11:30 a.m.

Nichols will discuss current trends of employee surfing and blogging in the workplace as well as the legal implications of corporate monitoring of employee online activity.

Employee online activity has risen substantially and recent studies indicate that 85 percent of workers in America with Internet access admit to spending an average of 2 hours per day on personal e-mails and Internet activity, while 80 percent of employers monitor that activity.

As a partner in the law firm of Bracewell & Giuliani practicing in both Houston and Corpus Christi, Nichols devotes his law practice exclusively to the representation of employers in labor and employment matters. Specifically, he represents employers in litigation and administrative actions concerning discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, occupational safety and health, union-management relations, wage and hour matters and other concerns related to employment.

Certified in labor and employment law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization for 13 years, he has also been named a Texas Super Lawyer in labor and employment law by Law & Politics Media. Nichols frequently writes articles for publication on labor and employment issues and also is a frequent speaker on topics related to the employment relationship.

The Corpus Christi Human Resource Management Association is a nonprofit organization formed in 1972 with a membership exceeding 100 human resource professionals that form a cross-section from oil and gas to healthcare and banking.

08-15-2006

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Arent Fox LLP

Clark Contributes Chapter to International Trade Publication
Matthew J. Clark, the head of the International Trade Group at Arent Fox in its Washington, DC, office, has contributed a chapter, titled “Helping Business and Regulation Work Together,” to a new publication. In it, he offers advice to clients about navigating the complex web of laws that regulate how merchandise moves across international boundaries and is sold in domestic markets. Clark is nationally recognized as one of the most experienced lawyers in the field.

The chapter appears in the recently released book, Inside the Minds: International Trade Law Best Practices: Leading Lawyers on Understanding the Impact of Trade Agreements, Negotiating Import & Export Requirements, and Protecting Business Interests. It is produced by Aspatore Books, a Boston based publisher.

The Inside the Minds publication is an authoritative, insider’s perspective on the complex legal issues companies face when trading across borders. Featuring department heads, group chairs, and leading partners representing some of the nation’s top firms, this book provides a comprehensive overview of trade regulations, including antidumping, import/export controls, investment protection strategies and economic sanctions.

08-15-2006

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Varnum LLP

Denton Receives Appointment to American Bar Association
Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP attorney Charles M. Denton was recently appointed to serve on the American Bar Association's Section of Litigation Leadership as Co-Chair of the Environmental Litigation Committee.

Denton, chair of Varnum’s Environmental Litigation Group, specializes in environmental law, litigation, administrative enforcement, compliance counseling, insurance coverage and alternative dispute resolution. He has practiced environmental law for 25 years.

Denton's professional affiliations include the American Bar Association, Toxic Torts & Environmental Litigation, Superfund & Hazardous Waste, Environmental Transactions & Brownfields, and Environmental Litigation; State Bar of Michigan; Indiana Bar Association; Wisconsin State Bar; the Grand Rapids Bar Association, Environmental Law section; Detroit Bar Association, Environmental Law section; Information Network for Superfund Settlements; Michigan Manufacturers Association, Environmental Quality Committee; and the Air and Waste Management Association, East and West Michigan Chapters.

Denton has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 1995, and is President of the East Grand Rapids Public Schools Board of Education.

08-15-2006

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Stone, Pigman, Walther & Wittmann, L.L.C.

Masinter Chairs Program at the ABA Annual Meeting, Bertaut Sits on the Panel
Paul J. Masinter chaired the "Daubert - More Important Than You Think in Business Litigation" program at the American Bar Association meeting in Hawaii last week. The program covered recent federal and state court applications of Daubert principles, the fifty-state and federal circuit court survey of the standards governing the admissibility of expert testimony, and the issue of whether certain financial theory expert testimony is admissible. Carmelite Bertaut joined in the discussion as a member of the panel.

08-15-2006

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