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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP

Media Defense Litigation Partner, James Chadwick, Joins Sheppard Mullin San Francisco
James M. Chadwick has joined the San Francisco office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the Business Trial and Entertainment, Media and Communications practice groups. Chadwick most recently practiced with DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary in Palo Alto.


James Chadwick focuses on media law and media defense litigation, First Amendment and privacy law, trademark and copyright law, and civil litigation. Chadwick represented clients in the litigation of a number of cases that resulted in important First Amendment or intellectual property decisions, including: Lissner v. U.S. Customs Service, San Jose Mercury News v. U.S. District Court, Sipple v. Foundation for National Progress; In re Willon; Montana v. San Jose Mercury News, Inc.; Nordyke v. Santa Clara County; James v. San Jose Mercury News, Inc.; Religious Technology Center v. Netcom; among others.

Chadwick also provides ongoing counseling and pre-publication advice to media clients such as the San Jose Mercury News and Mother Jones magazine. He has pursued litigation under state and federal open records and open meetings laws on behalf of both media and individual clients.

""James is one of the country's top media defense attorneys and we are thrilled to welcome him to the San Francisco office,"" said Guy Halgren, chairman of the firm. ""He will play a key role in the ongoing expansion of our national media defense practice, which includes partners Gary Bostwick and Kent Raygor in Century City, Guylyn Cummins in San Diego, Kevin Goering in New York and senior associate Jean-Paul Jassy in Century City.""

""Sheppard Mullin has an outstanding reputation and a strong entertainment and media practice,” Chadwick said. ""I am particularly familiar with the media team, which is deep and highly skilled. I’m looking forward to working with Sheppard Mullin and contributing to the continued success of the dynamic group.""

Co-chair of the firm's Entertainment, Media and Communications group, Marty Katz, commented that ""Our objective has been to build the preeminent media defense practice in the country. With the addition of James in San Francisco, we now have top notch experts in New York and each of the three critical California markets.""

Chadwick received his law degree summa cum laude from Santa Clara University School of Law in 1991, and graduated from San Francisco State University with a M.A. in 1985 and from the University of California, Santa Cruz, cum laude, with a B.A. in 1979.

About Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is a full service AmLaw 100 firm with more than 480 attorneys in nine offices located throughout California and in New York and Washington, D.C. The firm's California offices are located in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Century City, Orange County, Del Mar Heights and San Diego. Sheppard Mullin provides legal expertise and counsel to U.S. and international clients in a wide range of practice areas, including Antitrust, Corporate and Securities; Entertainment, Media and Communications; Finance and Bankruptcy; Government Contracts; Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Real Estate/Land Use; Tax/Employee Benefits/Trusts & Estates; and White Collar Defense. The firm was founded in 1927.

05-04-2006

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Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, L.L.P.

Porter Wright Announces New Partners
David Bloomfield, Robert Schmidt, and Jay Yurkiw were recently named partners at Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP. ""Our new partners have earned our respect and confidence,"" said Trafford, ""and it is with great pride that we elevate them to partnership.""

David S. Bloomfield, Jr. practices in the area of litigation. He has represented clients in various state and federal courts in Ohio and elsewhere in a wide variety of cases including commercial disputes, civil rights claims and tort claims. Bloomfield has represented governmental institutions, Fortune 500 companies and small businesses in litigation matters both small and large; in addition, he has represented many insurers in insurance coverage disputes. Bloomfield has successfully tried cases in both federal and state courts as lead counsel, including successfully defending a client charged with violating the civil rights of a former employee and in prosecuting a breach of contract claim on behalf of a publicly held corporation. In addition, Bloomfield has successfully argued cases in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and in various state appellate courts in Ohio.

Robert J. Schmidt, Jr. ractices in the area of environmental law, specifically federal and state programs regulating surface water, hazardous waste and solid waste. He also regularly deals with remediation projects, including underground storage tank issues and CERCLA actions. In addition, Schmidt's practice includes land use and zoning, and he has experience with building and fire code compliance and enforcement, emergency planning and community right-to-know, and environmental issues related to agriculture. Prior to joining Porter Wright, Schmidt practiced in the Environmental Enforcement Section of the Office of the Ohio Attorney General. During his tenure with the Ohio Attorney General's Office, he represented both the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio Department of Commerce's Bureau of Underground Storage Tank Regulations (BUSTR).

Jay A. Yurkiw practices in the area of business and commercial litigation. He handles cases primarily involving business contracts, intellectual property, U.C.C. Article 2 claims, and constitutional claims. Yurkiw has successfully argued before the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the Franklin County Court of Appeals. He has also assisted and participated in multiple jury trials, preliminary injunction hearings, and hearings in federal and state courts in Ohio.

For more information about the above attorneys' respective areas of practice, please click on the links found on the right side of this page.

05-04-2006

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Pepper Hamilton, L.L.P.

Larry Halicki Joins Pepper Hamilton\'s Detroit Office as Office Administrator
Pepper Hamilton LLP announced that Larry Halicki, SPHR, has joined the firm as administrator for the Detroit office.

Mr. Halicki’s management responsibilities include human resources, budgeting and finance, marketing and office services/construction for the firm’s Detroit office.

He joins Pepper with extensive management, human resources and internal auditing experience from the consulting, health care and hospitality industries. He previously worked with Jefferson Wells International, St. John Health System and Saga Corporation.

Mr. Halicki earned a B.A. from Michigan State University, College of Business, School of Hotel, Restaurant & Institutional Management, and an M.A. from Central Michigan University, School of Management. He also holds credentials issued by the HR Certification Institute - Society for Human Resources Management and is a Professional in Human Resources and a Senior Professional in Human Resources.

John Mayer, Pepper’s Detroit office administrator for the past three years, is returning to management consulting for courts, law firms and bar associations.

Pepper Hamilton LLP is a multi-practice law firm with 400 lawyers in six states and the District of Columbia. The firm provides corporate, litigation and regulatory legal services to leading businesses, governmental entities, nonprofit organizations and individuals throughout the nation and the world. The firm was founded in 1890.

05-04-2006

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Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, P.L.C.

Stephen LaPlante Appointed Deputy Leader of Miller Canfield\'s Bankruptcy Group
The law firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. announces that Stephen S. LaPlante, a principal in the Detroit office, has been appointed deputy leader of the firm’s Bankruptcy Group.

LaPlante specializes in troubled automotive supplier workouts and bankruptcies. He also counsels creditors, debtors, creditors' committees and others in commercial bankruptcy and out-of-court workouts including litigation for commercial lenders, banks, finance companies, and automotive manufacturers and suppliers.

He received his law degree, cum laude, from Wayne State University Law School. His B.B.A., with distinction, is from the University of Michigan where he majored in finance. He also received an A.A.S, with honors, from the Great Lakes Maritime Academy at Northwestern Michigan College

He is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of Michigan, Federal Bar Association, American Bankruptcy Institute, and served as an adjunct professor of law at Wayne State University Law School.

He resides in Canton, Michigan.

The 350-attorney law firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. was established in Detroit in 1852 and has offices in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Howell, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Monroe, Saginaw, and Troy, Michigan. Other offices are located in New York City, Naples and Pensacola, Florida, Windsor, Ontario, and in Gdynia, Warsaw, and Wroclaw, Poland.

05-04-2006

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Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

KILPATRICK STOCKTON PARTNER CHRIS WOODS WINS BURTON AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN LEGAL WRITING
Chris Woods, a partner in the intellectual property department at Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, was chosen to receive a 2006 Burton Award for Legal Achievement. Each year, the award honors only 30 partners or counsel from the nation’s top 1,000 law firms for their writing talents.
“Chris is an exceptional attorney and an outstanding author,” said Bill Brewster, Kilpatrick Stockton Managing Partner. “We are delighted he is being recognized for his talents and we congratulate him on receiving this prestigious accolade.”
Mr. Woods’ recognized article, “Threat and Response: The Piracy Genie is Out – Here’s How to Catch Him,” was originally published in World Focus INTA. In 2002, another Kilpatrick Stockton attorney, Joseph Beck, was honored for his writing on the role of parody in copyright issues.
The Burton Awards were founded by William Burton in 1999 to promote and reward the refinement and enhancement of legal writing. Winners are chosen by a panel of scholars on legal writing and research, including legal experts from academia and the judiciary.
The 2006 Burton Awards will be presented June 12, 2006 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Woods’ practice focuses on international intellectual property disputes. He has extensive experience in the Asian market, particularly in China, having represented U.S. clients over the past 15 years in this dynamic market. He has worked with clients who are new to China as well as corporations, which have been in China for many years, but are seeking advice and help on novel or complex issues. Mr. Woods practices in Kilpatrick Stockton’s New York office.
About Kilpatrick Stockton
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP is a full-service international law firm with more than 480 attorneys in nine offices across the globe: Atlanta and Augusta, GA.; Charlotte, Raleigh and Winston-Salem, NC.; New York, NY; Washington, D.C.; London, England; and Stockholm, Sweden. Kilpatrick Stockton's delivery of innovative business solutions provides results-oriented counsel for corporations, from the challenging demands of financial transactions and securities to the disciplines of intellectual property management. Collaboration among Kilpatrick Stockton's corporate, litigation and intellectual property attorneys provides knowledgeable and proactive guidance for companies at every stage of the business life cycle.

05-04-2006

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Crowell & Moring LLP

CROWELL & MORING\'S NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP ADDS NEW PARTNER, INCREASES DEPTH IN CHEMICAL, PESTICIDES, TRANSPORTATION
Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce the addition of partner James C. Chen to the firm’s nationally recognized Natural Resources & Environmental (NR&E) Group. A former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) attorney who joins from Hogan & Hartson, LLP, Chen counsels clients on the environmental, transportation and safety law areas, with an emphasis on legislative, rulemaking, and compliance counseling in technical and engineering matters.

“Crowell & Moring’s Natural Resources & Environmental Group offers clients a deep bench of more than 15 attorneys dedicated to environmental regulatory counseling, agency advocacy, and litigation. We are thrilled to have Jim on the team because he helps serve clients in the pesticides, chemical, and right-to-know arenas, where hands-on knowledge of industry and the agencies is critical. Jim also brings impressive experience in representing the transportation industry on air emissions and safety matters,” said Steven P. Quarles, Crowell & Moring partner and chair of the firm’s NR&E Group.

For chemical and pesticide clients, Chen provides counsel on issues concerning the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA). This work currently includes representing a client in defense of a petition to revoke an existing pesticide registration and application of various EPA pesticide and chemical policies to clients’ products and practices.

Chen’s practice also includes a significant focus on the transportation industry in emissions and safety issues under Title II (mobile sources) of the Clean Air Act and the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as well as other statutes administered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Among other matters, Chen is currently advising clients on the impact of EPA’s new 2007 emission standards on heavy-duty engines and trucks.

“Crowell & Moring’s remarkable pool of environmental experience is of great benefit to my clients, and I am especially pleased to be part of a group that has institutionalized the values of teamwork and client service in such a unique way,” said Chen.

The firm’s NR&E group regularly teams on client matters with Crowell & Moring subsidiary C&M Capitolink. The public affairs group recently added new partner Patrick J. Donnelly, Ph.D, former executive vice president and chief operating officer of CropLife America, the largest trade association for the pesticide industry.

Chen is currently serving as a Vice Chair on the American Bar Association’s Committee on Pesticides, Chemical Regulation and Right-to-Know and has served as an editor for such publications as the National Safety Council’s Accident Prevention Manuals and The Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers’ “ Environmental Compliance Assistance Guide for Colleges and Universities.” Chen is a former senior enforcement attorney for EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, where he was hired through the agency’s Honors Hire Program. He is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Law.

Crowell & Moring LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 300 attorneys practicing in litigation, antitrust, government contracts, corporate, intellectual property and more than 40 other practice areas. More than two-thirds of the firm's attorneys regularly litigate disputes on behalf of domestic and international corporations, start-up businesses, and individuals. Crowell & Moring's extensive client work ranges from advising on one of the world's largest telecommunications mergers to representing governments and corporations on international arbitration matters. Based in Washington, D.C., the firm also has offices in Brussels, California and London.

05-04-2006

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Brown & Brown

PETER J. ANTOSZYK ELECTED TO THE AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The American Bankruptcy Institute
(ABI) announces that Peter J. Antoszyk of Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP has been
elected to ABI’s Board of Directors. An active member since 1992, Antoszyk recently served
as co-chair of the Finance and Banking Committee and is currently a member of the
Unsecured Trade Creditors, Uniform Commercial Code and International committees.
At Brown Rudnick, Antoszyk focuses his practice on representing bank and nonbank lenders
in corporate and asset-based lending transactions, including multi-lender syndicated
transactions, transnational transactions, acquisition financing, and specialty lending to
retailers, manufacturers, distributors and other industries, often involving highly leveraged
or other special situations. Antoszyk received his J.D. from Boston University in 1985 and
received his B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany in 1982.
The complete list of directors and officers is available at
http://www.abiworld.org/Content/NavigationMenu/About_ABI/Board_of_Directors/Board_of
_Directors.htm.
About American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
ABI is the largest multi-disciplinary, nonpartisan organization dedicated to research and
education on matters related to insolvency. ABI was founded in 1982 to provide Congress
and the public with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues. The ABI membership includes
more than 11,000 attorneys, accountants, bankers, judges, professors, lenders, turnaround
specialists and other bankruptcy professionals providing a forum for the exchange of ideas
and information. For additional information on ABI, visit www.abiworld.org. For additional
conference information, visit http://www.abiworld.org/conferences.html.
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About Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP
Brown Rudnick is a full-service, international law firm with offices in the United States and
Europe. The firm’s attorneys provide representation across key areas of the law: Bankruptcy
& Finance, Corporate & Securities, Real Estate, Intellectual Property, Complex Litigation,
Government Law & Strategies, Energy, and Health Care. Combining a dedication to
excellence with a commitment to superior client service, Brown Rudnick provides its clients
with a breadth and depth of expertise uniquely suited to their legal needs. For more
information, please visit www.brownrudnick.com.
The Brown Rudnick Center for the Public Interest is a measure of the Firm’s strong
commitment to the community and serves as an umbrella entity encompassing the Firm's
pro bono legal work, charitable giving, community involvement and public interest efforts.
For more information, please visit www.brownrudnickcenter.com.

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