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Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

David Szabo speaks at The World Leadership Summit of RHIOs, EMRs and Patient Portals
David Szabo, co-chair of the Health Care practice, is speaking during The World Leadership Summit on RHIOs, EMRs and Patient Portals, presented by the World Congress, on August 11 in Boston. Dave’s breakfast clinic is titled “Navigating the Legal Landscape: Managing the Interaction Between Innovation and Law.”

Hospital, health system, provider, health plan, and insurer senior executives, as well as representatives from state and federal agencies, health care consultants, outsourcing providers and IT providers, will convene to discuss the latest innovations and initiatives in advancing the funding, adoption and implementation of information technology in the health care setting.

08-11-2006

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Willkie, Farr & Gallagher, LLP

Willkie Team Helps Complete Intensive Investigation in San Diego Audit – Report Issued
A multidisciplinary team of Willkie litigators and corporate attorneys have helped complete an exhaustive financial investigation on behalf of an Independent Audit Committee of the City of San Diego. After an 18-month investigation into the San Diego City Employees’ Retirement System and the City of San Diego Sewer Rate Structure, the Audit Committee issued its report finding that in recent years the City was beleaguered by pervasive financial mismanagement and intentional violations of law as City officials sought expediency and superficial solutions to mounting financial problems. The 266-page report and extensive appendices, entitled Report of the Audit Committee of the City of San Diego, was presented to the City Council on August 8.

In January 2004, the City first announced that many of its accounts had discrepancies and that its pension fund was contending with a $1.1 billion deficit. Willkie and risk consulting firm Kroll Inc. were retained to assist the Audit Committee, comprising three members including Arthur Levitt, former Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Lynn Turner, former Chief Accountant of the SEC. Willkie helped reconcile existing reports and provide answers to critical questions raised by accounting firm KPMG, which conducted the overall audit into the City’s financial affairs.

The inquiry, which involved an intensive review of more than one million documents and records, found that some City officials violated the law in failing ""to protect the financial integrity of the City's pension system."" Additionally, the report cited ""reckless and wrongful mismanagement involving any number of City and pension board officials,” and concluded that ""The evidence demonstrates not mere negligence but deliberate disregard for the law, disregard for fiduciary responsibility, and disregard for the financial welfare of the City's residents.""

The investigation revealed that among the laws violated were the California Constitution, the San Diego City Charter, the San Diego Municipal Code, and the federal securities laws. It found that among the consequences of the years of financial mismanagement and wrong-doing, the City must now contend with an unfunded actuarial pension liability of $1.4 billion and blocked access to public financial markets.

In addition to disclosing its investigative results, the Audit Committee report also set forth recommendations for reform measures. Among the recommendations are the establishment of a permanent Audit Committee, greater controls on budgeting and financial reporting, and a Monitor to oversee implementation of the recommendations. Once these matters are settled, the City of San Diego will again be permitted to sell bonds to finance capital projects, like improving water and sewer systems.

The financial audit of San Diego has received widespread media attention in part because it is an example of the recent trend in which cities are finding themselves subject to the same kind of scrutiny traditionally exercised in corporate boardrooms. The Willkie team was led by Benito Romano, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael Young, both litigation partners in the New York office.

08-11-2006

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McDonald Hopkins, LLC

NINE MCDONALD HOPKINS ATTORNEYS NAMED AMONG OHIO’S FASTEST UP AND COMERS
McDonald Hopkins Co., LPA is pleased to announce that nine of its attorneys have been named to the Ohio Rising Stars list by Law & Politics Magazine. While only 2.5 percent of Ohio attorneys are awarded this distinction, 8 percent of McDonald Hopkins attorneys are represented in this year’s list. The following McDonald Hopkins attorneys received the recognition:

James A. Dimitrijevs, Shareholder in the Intellectual Property practice group
David K. Hales, Shareholder in the Banking and Commercial Finance practice group
Peter Kraguljac, Shareholder in the Intellectual Property practice group
Paul W. Linehan, Associate in the Business Restructuring Department
Sean D. Malloy, Shareholder in the Business Restructuring Department
Tyler L. Matthews, Shareholder in the Litigation Department
Scott N. Opincar, Shareholder in the Business Restructuring Department
Matthew A. Salerno, Associate in the Business Restructuring Department
Douglas B. Schnee, Shareholder in the Employment Litigation practice group

These nine attorneys all will be featured in the July issue of Cincinnati Magazine and the Super Lawyers – Rising Stars Edition magazine.

I am very pleased, yet not surprised, that so many of our attorneys were voted as Ohio Rising Stars by their peers,"" said Joseph J. LoPresti, firm president. ""I am proud of their collaborative work ethic and their dedication to serving our clients so well.

08-11-2006

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Marks Gray

At its annual meeting in early August 2006
At its annual meeting in early August 2006, the Florida Defense Lawyers Association (FDLA), honored Susan S. Erdelyi for her service as a Board member for the past three years. Also, L. Johnson Sarber, III, was elected to a three-year term as a member of the Board of Directors and Gerald W. Weedon was awarded the first ever Douglas P. Lawless ADR Award for having done the most this year in the defense bar to further the understanding of alternative dispute resolution. The FDLA (www.fdla.org) is an organization for lawyers who practice in the area of civil litigation defense.

08-11-2006

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Herold And Haines, P.A.

Sheryl Schwartz joins New Jersey Attorney General Advocacy Institute
Sheryl Schwartz has been invited to become a faculty member of the New Jersey Attorney General's Advocacy Institute (AGAI). The AGAI is a nationally recognized training institute designed to provide high quality training to government attorneys in New Jersey and elsewhere. AGAI seeks talented trial advocacy teachers to serve as faculty members.

08-11-2006

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Herold And Haines, P.A.

Sheryl Schwartz teaches International Alternative Dispute Resolution
Sheryl Schwartz has been asked to become an adjunct member of the Rutgers Law School faculty and to teach International Alternative Dispute Resolution.

08-11-2006

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Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin

David B. Pudlin Addresses The New Jersey National Guard
David B. Pudlin, President and CEO of the law firm of Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin, recently spoke at the New Jersey National Guard Pre-Retirement Planning Seminar entitled: “An Investment in the Future.” The seminar took place on August 8-9, 2006 in Fort Dix, New Jersey.

Mr. Pudlin concentrates his practice in tax law, estate planning and business/employment law and is a member of the Philadelphia Estate Planning Council.

Mr. Pudlin received his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1974 and his B.A. magna cum laude from Yale University in 1971.

Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin, a 43-lawyer firm, has offices in Philadelphia, Harrisburg, PA and Cherry Hill, NJ. The firm’s practice includes litigation, bankruptcy, corporate/business law, real estate, and tax and estates. For more information on Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin visit our web site at www.hangley.com.

08-11-2006

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