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Heller Ehrman, LLP

Robert B. Buehler Latest High Profile Addition to Firm\'s Expanding East Coast Practice
Heller Ehrman LLP today announced the addition of Robert B. Buehler as a shareholder in the firm’s New York office. Mr. Buehler joins Heller Ehrman from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, where he was, among other supervisory positions, Chief of the Organized Crime & Terrorism Unit. Since the beginning of 2006, Heller Ehrman has added 23 attorneys and professionals on the East Coast, including Wesley Fredericks, Chair of the American Bar Association International Business Law Committee (New York); Ted Henneberry, former Member of the Irish Competition Authority (Washington, D.C.); Kelley Drye’s Labor & Employment Practice (New York); and, most recently, Swidler Berlin’s Insurance Practice (Washington, D.C.).

“We are thrilled that Bob is joining us here in New York,” said Joseph T. McLaughlin, Chairman of Heller Ehrman’s New York office. “As head of the Organized Crime and Terrorism Unit, Bob was in the forefront of many significant developments in law enforcement in the United States. His experience and intimate understanding of current law enforcement trends and initiatives are ideal complements to our strong securities litigation and white collar criminal defense practices, which are both very busy.

05-22-2006

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Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP

EVAN CHESLER TO SPEAK AT LITIGATION COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE
On May 24, Cravath partner Evan R. Chesler will speak at "Beyond 'No Comment'", a litigation communications conference co-sponsored by the New York City Bar and the PR Consulting Group. Evan will serve as a panelist for a discussion entitled "Perspectives on the Role of Public Perception in Legal Strategy". Panelists will discuss the interplay of media, public perception and litigation.

05-22-2006

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Cozen O' Connor

Cozen O’Connor Attorney Named Distinguished Advocate by Support Center for Child Advocates
Matthew J. Siegel was recently named a Distinguished Advocate by the Support Center for Child Advocates, a non-profit organization that represents Philadelphia children in need. In addition to serving as legal counsel and guardian ad litem for many abused and neglected children, Siegel is also a member of the Support Center’s volunteers committee and frequently lectures at the Support Center’s training programs.

Siegel devotes a considerable amount of time to pro bono work, primarily as a volunteer attorney for the Support Center, where more than 40 Cozen O'Connor attorneys also serve as volunteers. The firm has more pro bono attorneys working on behalf of the Support Center than any other firm in the city.

Siegel is resident in Cozen O'Connor’s Philadelphia office, where he practices in the insurance litigation department. He focuses his practice in the areas of arson and fraud defense, bad faith litigation, casualty defense, insurance coverage, products liability and construction litigation.

In addition, he is a member of Cozen O'Connor’s pro bono committee, serving as the firm’s coordinator for cases referred by Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program and as a member of the steering committee for the Good Shepherd Mediation Program's Family Passages Initiative. Outside of the office, Siegel is active in community service and is a member of the board of directors of the Jewish Relief Agency.

A resident of Philadelphia, Siegel graduated from Colgate University (B.A., 1995), where he was editor-in-chief of the Colgate Environmental Review and president of Students for Environmental Action. He earned his law degree from Temple University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998), where he served as an articles editor for the Temple Political and Civil Rights Law Review and was awarded the Barrister Award for achievement in the field of trial advocacy. Siegel is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and before the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the District of New Jersey. He is a member of the American, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia bar associations.

05-22-2006

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Cozen O' Connor

Cozen O’Connor Attorney Kathleen A. Drapeau to Serve as Panelist at Self-Funded Insurance: The Good, Bad And Ugly
Cozen O’Connor member Kathleen A. Drapeau will serve as a panelist at the Self-Funded Insurance: The Good, Bad and Ugly professional development meeting in New York City at the Union League Club Library on May 24, 2006 from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. Drapeau will discuss ERISA and Internal Revenue Code issues, including plan documentation and disclosure considerations, eligibility and non-discrimination issues, outsourcing the plan administration, fiduciary responsibilities and limiting employer liability.

Sponsored by Financial Executives International, the meeting will feature a seasoned panel of company executives and service providers who will explore the business case; the legal, insurance, accounting issues; and the pros and cons of self-funded insurance in the real world.

Drapeau is a member in the firm’s New York Downtown office, practicing with the employee benefits and executive compensation practice group. She advises clients on all aspects of qualified plans and welfare plans, including plan design and administration, non-discrimination issues, fiduciary matters, prohibited transactions, plan terminations, and compliance with SEC requirements, and also advises clients in plan audit situations before government agencies, as well as with respect to voluntary compliance programs. In addition, she counsels clients on benefits issues arising in mergers and acquisitions, including change in control issues, and advises clients regarding non-qualified plans, including stock option and restricted stock plans and excess benefit plans.

Admitted to practice in New York and Pennsylvania, Drapeau is a member of the New York State Bar Association, Tax Section - Employee Benefits Committee Member, American, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia bar associations, and the New York County Lawyers' Association. Drapeau earned her undergraduate degree from the State University of New York, Oneonta (B.A., summa cum laude, 1981) and her law degree from The Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1984), where she was editor of the American Criminal Law Review.

05-22-2006

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Carlton Fields

Carlton Fields Welcomes Summer Associate Class of 2006
Carlton Fields officially welcomed the Firm's Summer Associate Class of 2006 on Monday, May 15, 2006. This program is far more than reviewing a stack of contracts and legal briefs. The Carlton Fields Summer Associate Program provides a professional and enriching environment with an emphasis on the Firm's Core Values, including Services to Our Clients, Professionalism and Ethics, Service to Our Communities, and the Enjoyment of Work. The Summer Associates will focus on providing top notch legal services to clients, developing their legal skills, and fostering a sense of teamwork.

A few of the unique aspects of the Summer Associate Program include: an interactive panel presentation entitled, ""From Backpacks to Briefcases,"" with a concentration on assisting Summer Associates in making the transition from student life to professional life; a participatory mediation exercise which will allow each of the Summer Associates to fill the role of a participant in the mediation process with the guidance of an outside mediator; and a community project with local schools and the Boys and Girls Club that includes building a nature trail and picnic area.

In the Atlanta office, the Summer Associates are Christina M. Glassbrook attending the University of Georgia School of Law, Christine M. Menendez attending University of Florida College of Law, and Gregory L. Schlich attending University of Georgia School of Law.

In the Miami office, the class includes Christopher R. Clark attending Columbia University School of Law, David Luck attending the University of Miami School of Law, A. Victoria Rivas-Vazquez attending the University of Miami School of Law, and Sharaine A. Sibblies attending the University of Miami School of Law.

Michael T. Davis is a Summer Associate in the Orlando office and attends Stetson University College of Law.

In the Tampa office, the Summer Associates are Sarah E. Betts who attends the University of Virginia School of Law, Lauren E. Catoe who also attends the University of Virginia School of Law, William T. Conroy who attends the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Jared C. Dolan who attends Stetson University College of Law, and J. Derek Kantaskas who also attends Stetson University College of Law.

Donald R. Schmidt, Tampa Shareholder and Chair of the Recruiting and Retention Committee commented, ""Carlton Fields has always been committed to innovation in its Summer Associate Program, with a focus upon mentoring, teamwork, personal development, professionalism, and fun. We believe that we have developed the appropriate mixture of each of these essential elements.""

05-22-2006

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Bullivant Houser Bailey

Bullivant law firm moves to new downtown offices
Bullivant Houser Bailey PC, a multi-service West Coast law firm, moved into its new downtown office space today. The firm also announced two leadership changes in the Sacramento office.


The firm’s 20 lawyers moved into 24,000 square feet of office space located on the ninth and tenth floors of Meridian Plaza, a 12-story, 299,000 square floor office tower at 1415 L Street. The office move follows Bullivant’s October 2005 merger with local banking securities boutique Bartel, Eng & Schroder.

Previously, the firm was operating from two separate locations in the Sacramento area. The new location not only brings all of the attorneys together, it provides a central downtown location for many of the firm’s existing clients.


M. Taylor Florence, previously the Shareholder in Charge of the Sacramento office, has been appointed to Chair of Bullivant’s Board of Directors. In that role, Florence will be responsible for implementing the overall strategic goals of the firm. He also intends to continue his practice of law, as one of Northern California's leading commercial litigators.


Tamara L. Boeck assumes the Shareholder in Charge position for the Sacramento office. Boeck represents clients in both California and Nevada in the areas of construction, product liability, risk management, and commercial litigation. Boeck was named a ""Super Lawyer"" in Northern California by San Francisco magazine in 2005.


“We are excited to bring all of our attorneys together in this dynamic downtown location,” said M. Taylor Florence, Chair of Bullivant’s Board of Directors and Shareholder in the Sacramento office. “We’re happy to be serving our clients from a central location and are fortunate to have Tami Boeck as Shareholder in Charge of our rapidly expanding office.

05-22-2006

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Corporate Attorney Tom Buchanan Named to Pittsburgh Technology Council Board of Directors
Corporate attorney Thomas G. Buchanan was recently named to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh Technology Council. Buchanan is a shareholder in the Pittsburgh office of Buchanan Ingersoll.

Since 1983, the Pittsburgh Technology Council has been the principal point of connection for companies from four primary clusters of the technology industry that are represented by a critical mass of businesses in Southwestern Pennsylvania including information technology, biomedical, advanced manufacturing/materials and environmental technology.

05-22-2006

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