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Bricker & Eckler LLP

Scope of Employer Liability for Retaliation Claims Under Title VII Expanded by U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court recently rendered a significant decision that may expand the scope of employer liability for retaliation claims brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

07-11-2006

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Miller Nash LLP

Retaliation Claims Just Got Easier for Employees
The United States Supreme Court has made it easier for employees to prosecute claims of retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in its recent decision of Burlington Northern v. White, No. 05-259 (US June 22, 2006).

07-11-2006

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Fennemore Craig, P.C.

Fennemore Craig Adds Two New Senior Attorneys To Its’ Tucson Office
Fennemore Craig adds two new senior attorneys to its’ Tucson office. William Asdell joins as director in the estate planning practice area and Marian Abram joins as Of-Counsel in the real estate practice area.

William L. Asdell has joined Fennemore Craig as Director, in Fennemore Craig’s Tucson office. His practice will be focused on estate planning. Mr. Asdell also has strong experience in asset protection planning and business succession planning. Mr. Asdell was formerly with Taylor, Hillman, Shelby and Asdell, Ltd. where his practice was focused on estate and tax planning. Mr. Asdell is a native of Arizona where he attended the University of Arizona for both his law degree and his undergraduate degree in philosophy. He is licensed to practice law in the state of Arizona.

Marian C. Abram has joined the Tucson office of Fennemore Craig as Of-Counsel. Her practice area will focus on real estate with a concentration on needs of convenience stores. She has formerly served as Senior Attorney and Assistant Secretary to Sealy Inc. where she represented the corporation in real estate acquisitions, divestments, and environmental risk assessment and compliance. She has managed large multi-million dollar construction projects which include a new corporate headquarters. Ms. Abram is a graduate of Case Western Reserve Law School. She also has her M.S.S.A. from Case Western School of Applied Social Sciences.

Fennemore Craig is a full service law firm with more than 160 attorneys. Founded more than a century ago, Fennemore Craig is one of the Southwest’s oldest and largest firms. It has offices in Phoenix, Tucson and Nogales, Arizona. Fennemore Craig’s Tucson office can be contacted at 520-761-6800. The office is located at One South church Avenue, Suite 1000 Tucson, AZ 85701 -1627

07-11-2006

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Fennemore Craig, P.C.

Fennemore Craig Attorneys Elected for Bar Leadership
Four attorneys with the law firm of Fennemore Craig have been elected for leadership positions with the State Bar of Arizona.

Amy Abdo is the new Chair of the Labor and Employment Section. She is serving a oneyear term as Chair. She also served as Chair-Elect, Treasurer and Secretary for the Labor and Employment Section. Ms. Abdo practices law in Arizona, California and Nevada in the areas of business litigation and employment law. She represents companies in franchise litigation, commercial disputes, contract claims and the defense of tort claims. Her experience includes jury trials, defending employers against allegations of employment discrimination, harassment, breach of contract, wrongful discharge and employment-related torts. Ms. Abdo frequently presents seminars on employment.

Anne Kleindienst is the new Chair of the Business Law Section, having previously served in various officer capacities for the Section. She is serving a one-year term as Chair. Ms. Kleindienst practices in the area of business law, representing large and small businesses as well as financial institutions on a broad range of corporate and finance matters. She has experience in business formation and counseling, mergers and acquisitions, corporate debt finance transactions, representation of issuers, borrowers and indenture trustees in municipal bond financings, franchising, and trademark registration and licensing matters.

Paul Krulisky is the Vice Chair of the Securities Regulation Section. He is serving a oneyear term as Vice Chair. Mr. Krulisky practices in the areas of corporate and securities law. He possesses experience in the mergers and acquisitions area, representing buyers and sellers in asset and stock-based transactions, mergers and other business acquisitions and reorganizations. He also represents clients in private securities offerings and other general corporate matters.

Susan Rosenfield is the Vice Chair of the Intellectual Property Section. She is serving a one-year term as Vice Chair. Ms. Rosenfield is a registered patent attorney, and her practice focuses on all aspects of intellectual property law, including the adoption, defense and enforcement of copyright, patent, trademark and trade secret rights. She represents corporations in the pharmaceutical, dietary supplement, personal products, cosmetics, agriculture and food, music, movie production, electronic equipment, environmental remediation, telecommunications, construction and internet content provider industries, as well as lenders, such as banks and venture capitalists.

There are 29 sections within the Bar, each one committed to bettering the practice area and attorneys it represents. Members of each section, especially the executive counsels, are available to the Bar’s Board of Governors and to the Bar itself when their practice area expertise and insight is needed. They also provide learning and growth opportunities to section members. The majority of the attorneys who serve or have served on the Board of Governors first served as a section leader.

Fennemore Craig is a full service law firm with more than 160 attorneys. Founded more than a century ago, Fennemore Craig is one of the Southwest’s oldest and largest firms. It has offices in Phoenix, Tucson and Nogales, Arizona. For more information, visit www.fclaw.com.

07-11-2006

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McKee Nelson LLP

McKee Nelson Corporate and Tax Attorneys Join Forces in First-of-Its-Kind Utility Industry Joint Venture, Demonstrate Firm's Strength in Interdisciplinary Transactions
McKee Nelson corporate partner Charles Sweet and tax partner Joe Garcia recently joined forces to represent TXU Corp. in the creation of a first-of-its-kind utility industry joint venture. TXU Corp. created a joint venture with InfrastruX Group, Inc., a national provider of utility-related construction and maintenance services. At the same time, TXU Electric Delivery (a subsidiary of TXU Corp.) and the joint venture, InfrastruX Energy Services, entered into a 10-year, $8.7 billion agreement for the venture to provide design, construction and maintenance services to TXU Electric Delivery. The joint venture is expected to create a business with the scale to provide distinctive services in utility design, operations, maintenance and construction to TXU Electric Delivery and other utilities across North America, helping them serve customers more reliably and efficiently. For more information about this transaction, visit TXU Corp.'s website.

The deal demonstrates McKee Nelson’s strength in sophisticated interdisciplinary transactions, drawing on its expertise in partnerships and joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, tax, governance, and real estate. Corporate attorneys Greg Grigorian and Mark Fiekers also worked on the transaction.

07-11-2006

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Fowler, White, Boggs & Banker, Attorneys At Law

Donna Longhouse elected president of the Tampa Bay Estate Planning Council
Donna L. Longhouse, a shareholder with the law firm of Fowler White Boggs Banker, has been elected president of the Tampa Bay Estate Planning Council for 2006-07.

Ms. Longhouse practices in the firm’s Trusts and Estates Practice Group and concentrates her practice in the area of estate and business planning, trust and estate administration, tax exempt organizations and charitable planning.

Fowler White Boggs Banker is one of Florida’s oldest and largest law firms with more than 230 attorneys in ten offices throughout Florida in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Ft. Myers, Tallahassee, Orlando, Naples, West Palm Beach, Bonita Springs, Jacksonville and Boca Raton. For more information, visit www.fowlerwhite.com.

07-11-2006

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LeClairRyan

LeClair Ryan Attorneys Ranked Among Virginia Super Lawyers
LeClair Ryan is proud to announce that thirty-three (33) attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in Virginia Super Lawyers 2006. By office, LeClair Ryan attorneys selected include:

Alexandria
Brian H. Rhatigan - Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice

Glen Allen/Innsbrook
James P. Guy, II - Utilities
Eric M. Page - Utilities
John A. Pirko - Energy & Natural Resources

Norfolk
Alan D. Albert - Business Litigation
Stephen R. Romine - Real Estate/Eminent Domain

Richmond
Rodney K. Adams - Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice
Everette G. “Buddy”Allen, Jr. - Business Litigation
E. G. Allen, III - Business/Corporate
Paul D. Anders - Securities Litigation
Brian L. Buniva - Environmental Litigation
Pamela Catania - Securities & Corporate Finance
David W. Clarke - Administrative Law
John M. Fitzpatrick - Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice
David I. Greenberg - Securities & Corporate Finance
Gary D. LeClair - Securities & Corporate Finance
Thomas A. Lisk - Administrative Law
Bruce H. Matson - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Charles G. Meyer, III - Employment & Labor
James A. Murphy - Securities Litigation
David E. Nagle - Employment & Labor
Douglas M. Palais - Securities Litigation
N. Pendleton Rogers - Tax
Dennis M. Ryan - Securities & Corporate Finance
George P. Whitley - Banking
Thomas M. Wolf - Business Litigation

Roanoke
Douglas W. Densmore - Securities & Corporate Finance
G. Franklin Flippin - Business/Corporate
John T. Jessee - Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice
Clinton S. Morse - Employment & Labor
Kevin P. Oddo - Business Litigation
David E. Perry - Employee Benefits/ERISA

Virginia Beach
Jeffrey H. Gray - Securities Litigation

Law & Politics Magazine sent out approximately 19,000 ballots to active attorneys in Virginia. After nominations, voting and blue ribbon panel review, only 5% of Virginia attorneys are selected as Super Lawyers. Currently, Law & Politics conducts Super Lawyer annual surveys in 30 states.

07-11-2006

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