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Bullivant Houser Bailey

Tiffany King Joins Bullivant’s Sacramento Office
Bullivant Houser Baily PC, a multi-service West Coast law firm, has announced that Tiffany King has joined the firm's Sacramento office.

King brings over four years of legal experience in business, real estate and labor and employment litigation. Since joining Bullivant, she will focus her practice on commercial and employment litigation.

Admitted to practice in California, King earned her law degree from University of California, Davis, School of Law and her B.S. from California State University, Sacramento.

08-15-2006

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Davis Named to Palmetto Development Board
Santee Cooper has appointed Clarence Davis, a partner in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough's Columbia office, as one of its four representatives on the Palmetto Economic Development Board.

The board oversees the Palmetto Economic Development Corp., which promotes the state's advantages for new and expanding companies and provides professional and personalized site location counseling.

Mr. Davis practices in the areas of business, pharmaceutical and medical device, toxic torts, product liability, and class action trial defense. With more than 20 years of trial experience, he has represented national companies in litigation throughout the Southeast and in a number of states outside the region, including Texas and Wisconsin.

Mr. Davis has served as chairman of the S.C. Jobs-Economic Development Authority and as a former member of the S.C. Coordinating Council for Economic Development. He served on Governor Sanford’s transition team, chairing the Economic Development Task Force. He was appointed by the Governor to Santee Cooper’s board in 2003. He received both his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of South Carolina. He has been married for 23 years to Katherine (a York native) with a daughter entering her junior year at Furman University.

Santee Cooper is South Carolina's state-owned electric and water utility and serves more than 150,000 residential and commercial customers in Berkeley, Georgetown and Horry counties. The utility also generates the power distributed by the state's 20 electric cooperatives to more than 665,000 customers in all 46 counties. Santee Cooper is the largest provider of electricity to South Carolinians. All total, more than 2 million South Carolinians receive their power directly or indirectly from Santee Cooper. For more information, visit www.santeecooper.com

Nelson Mullins, established in 1897, has more than 360 attorneys practicing from offices in Atlanta, Boston, Charleston, Charlotte, Columbia, Greenville, Myrtle Beach, Raleigh, Washington and Winston-Salem. For more information on the Firm, go to www.nelsonmullins.com, or call (803) 255-9794 or (803) 255-9280.

08-15-2006

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McDermott Will & Emery

BOSTON OFFICE WELCOMES NEW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PARTNER
The Boston office of McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the arrival of Joan M. Griffin as partner in the Firm’s Intellectual Property, Media & Technology Department. Ms. Griffin is an experienced trial lawyer whose civil practice includes intellectual property and business litigation for science and technology companies.

""Joan is a great addition to our Boston team and will be working closely with our intellectual property group and our Trial Department,"" commented Susan Cooke, partner-in-charge of the Boston office.

Ms. Griffin has tried more than 30 civil and criminal cases, including patent and trademark infringement litigation and trade secret and licensing disputes, and she appears frequently on New England Cable Network News (NECN) to provide analysis of high profile cases. In her criminal practice Ms. Griffin brought the first successful challenge to the scientific basis of expert ballistics evidence in the country, and she presents at conferences nationwide on challenging forensic evidence. She has also arbitrated cases before the American Arbitration Association and has served as an arbitrator for commercial disputes.

""With her array of experience, Joan will be a significant asset to our local Boston IP practice, as well as our international IP practice,"" commented Ray Lupo, head of the Firm’s Intellectual Property, Media & Technology Department.

Ms. Griffin received her J.D., cum laude, from Harvard University Law School in 1986 and her B.S., summa cum laude, in engineering sciences (chemical) from Yale University in 1983. She served as law clerk to the Honorable Rya Zobel in the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts and continues to serve as a judge of the ecclesiastical trial court for the Episcopal Diocese of Boston.

08-15-2006

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Jenner & Block LLP

Lawdragon’s “New Stars” Includes Twelve Jenner & Block Attorneys
Twelve Jenner & Block attorneys are among Lawdragon magazine’s list of “new stars,” chosen for their role in carving “the path to the new heights of the legal profession.”

The 500 attorneys honored in “New Stars, New Worlds” were selected by Lawdragon’s editorial staff after extensive research and interviews with legal professionals across the country.

Partner Andrew H. Bart was described as a “music law giant” and lauded by the publication for safeguarding the record companies’ rights to monetize artists’ performances and recordings. Partner Debbie L. Berman, Co-Chair of the Firm’s Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition Practice, was honored for her trial and appellate work in the seminal case Pepsico v. Redmond, where she “blazed trails in the disclosure doctrine for trade secrets.”

In addition, the article highlighted Partner Kali N. Bracey’s representation of MCI before the Federal Communications Commission, as well as her work in “helping policyholders fight insurers over lead paint and mold.” As the editors noted, Patricia A. Bronte's practice has included recovery of millions of insurance dollars for policyholders and also advocating for women's rights in newly independent Azerbaijan.

Lawdragon also heralded Partner Steven B. Fabrizio, Co-Chair of the Firm’s Entertainment and New Media Practice, for his role in cutting-edge Internet copyright litigation, where he “opened fire against eDonkey, Kazaa and other file-trading sites.” Partner E. Lynn Grayson, “formerly Illinois’ top disaster-response lawyer,” was also included for helping clients understand “how to perform environmental due diligence and defend natural resource claims.”

Partner Joseph P. Gromacki, Co-Chair of the Firm’s Corporate and Securities Practices, was honored for closing “huge Hughes Electronics deals,” including its sale by General Motors and the subsequent acquisition by Rupert Murdoch of one-third of Hughes for $6.6 billion. The editors also noted Partner Philip L. Harris’s “numerous product liability and commercial disputes for GM, at trial and on appeal.”

Titled “one of bankruptcy’s best,” Partner Jeff J. Marwil was included in the list of stars for his work in the Kmart, UAL, KB Toys and FV Steel cases. And, in addition to her “marvelous” work for WorldCom, MCI and Honeywell, Partner Terri L. Mascherin was also lauded for defending death row prisoners.

The article also included Partner Raymond N. Nimrod, who “nabs patent-infringement wins for Johnson & Johnson, The Dow Chemical Company and Medtronic,” and who serves as Vice-Chair of the Firm’s Intellectual Property Practice. And Partner Thomas J. Perrelli, Co-Chair of the Firm’s Entertainment and New Media Practice, was praised for “helping DC voters in a redistricting brouhaha” and for fixing his clients’ “telecom and First Amendment problems.

08-15-2006

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Hogan & Hartson LLP

Hogan & Hartson Partner Named Outstanding Hospital Lawyer by Nightingale’s Healthcare News
Mark Sterling, a health partner in the Miami office of Hogan & Hartson LLP, was selected as one of only 10 lawyers to appear on the Nightingale’s Healthcare News 2006 list of ""Outstanding Hospital Lawyers."" The report appears in the July/August 2006 issue. The magazine cites ""a variety of matters including compliance, reimbursement and coverage, governance, privacy, medical staff, fraud and abuse, and licensure"" among Sterling’s outstanding achievements.

Nightingale’s Healthcare News is a monthly newsletter for professional serving the healthcare industry that focuses on the industry business news.

08-15-2006

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Adams & Reese LLP

Norris Elected Chair of National Economic Development Committee
State Senator Mark Norris, (R-Collierville), has been elected Chairman of the Economic Development, Transportation and Cultural Affairs Committee of the Southern Legislative Conference.

The Conference, comprised of elected officials from sixteen southern states, addresses issues of regional and national importance. Norris’ committee will focus on strengthening the southern economy through interstate and international cooperation in the promotion of capital investment, exports, biotechnology, infrastructure and logistics.

“Organizations like the Southern Legislative Conference have been instrumental in formulating policy and facilitating passage of important state and federal legislation,” Norris said. “I am honored to serve in this capacity, to help strengthen our economy, and address the need to safeguard vital infrastructure upon which the success of that economy is based.”

Norris will also serve on the SLC Executive Committee with fellow legislators from each of the member states including Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas.

Norris continues to chair the Senate Transportation and Safety Committee in Tennessee.

He is an attorney practicing in the Memphis and Nashville offices of Adams and Reese, a multidisciplinary firm with more than 300 lawyers in ten offices and five states across the South Central United States and Washington, D.C.

He represents the West Tennessee counties of Shelby, Tipton, Lauderdale and Dyer in the Tennessee Senate. A 1980 graduate of the University of Denver College of Law, he is a member of the Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association and Transportation Lawyers Association.

08-15-2006

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Cozen O' Connor

Cozen O’Connor Sues to Halt Anti-Immigrant Law
Cozen O'Connor, an AmLaw top-100 law firm with more than 500 lawyers in 23 offices, along with various legal aid organizations, filed suit today against the City of Hazleton, seeking to enjoin and declare unconstitutional the City’s Illegal Immigration Relief Act. Cozen O'Connor is acting as co-lead counsel along with attorneys from the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

The ordinance contains a wide range of prohibitions involving persons defined as “illegal aliens.” It also establishes English as the official language for the City, and requires that all official city business forms, documents and signage be written in English only, unless federal, state or local law otherwise provides. The ordinance was enacted July 13, 2006 and is effective in 60 days.

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of several local business owners and residents of Hazleton, and three non-profit organizations that serve the business and local community. The named plaintiffs are Pedro Lozano, Humberto Hernandez, Rosa Lechuga and Brenda Le Mieles. Several “John” and “Jane” Doe individuals and two unnamed minor children are also plaintiffs in the action. The plaintiff organizations include Casa Dominicana of Hazelton, Inc., Hazleton Hispanic Business Association and the Pennsylvania Statewide Latino Coalition.

The Complaint alleges that the ordinance violates the U.S. Constitution’s Supremacy Clause and violates plaintiffs’ 14th Amendment due process and equal protection rights. Violations of the First Amendment, the Pennsylvania State Constitution and several statutes are also alleged in the filed Complaint. In addition to a permanent injunction and declaratory relief, the Complaint also seeks monetary damages.

A team of Cozen O'Connor attorneys, led by Thomas G. Wilkinson, Jr., a member in Cozen O'Connor’s Philadelphia office, will be handling the case. Cozen O'Connor was selected as lead litigation counsel because of its established reputation for handling significant pro bono litigation. “Pro bono legal service is and always has been an integral part of Cozen O'Connor and its culture,” said Wilkinson. “The firm feels very strongly about representing those who cannot otherwise obtain the legal assistance necessary to defend their basic constitutional rights.”

Co-counsel in the case include the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, American Civil Liberties Union, the Community Justice Project and attorneys George Barron, David Vaida and Barry Dyller.

08-15-2006

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