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Venable Transportation and Infrastructure Lawyer Margaret Strand Contributes to National Academy of Sciences Report on Ecological Impacts of Paved Roads in U.S.
Just-issued report is the first major study bridging environmental/wildlife interests with transportation and highway authorities; Ms. Strand calls it a “turn-around moment” for eco-minded highway planning


WASHINGTON, D.C. - (February 3, 2006) – Margaret Strand, a partner with Venable LLP’s Transportation and Infrastructure practice, has contributed to the National Academy of Sciences’s newly issued report entitled “Assessing and Managing the Ecological Impacts of Paved Roads.” The report is the broadest study to date examining how road development in the United States affects the natural environment, in particular wildlife habitats. The 250-page report serves as a virtual road map for state and local highway authorities, as well as engineering and construction companies, to work in concert with environmental groups on highway development.

Despite more than four million miles of paved roads in the United States, the country is in the midst of a capacity shortage. Federal and state governments forecast the need for additional highway construction, particularly in suburban and exurban areas where it will greatly impact wildlife eco-systems. Because no single law exists addressing ecological concerns for transportation projects, there is wide discrepancy on how to balance environmental concerns and road planning.

Since the mid-1990s, several federal transportation statutes have directed national and state highway authorities to adopt a more sensitive approach to the environment, particularly with respect to wildlife habitat disruption caused by new roads. Now, with an increasing amount of federal money being directed to new highways, ecological concerns become more important than ever.



“Although a wide range of laws, regulations, and policies require that new road construction take in some consideration of wildlife impact, the existing legal structure leaves significant gaps,” said Ms. Strand. “This report represents an important consensus from some disparate and often opposed stakeholders – in particular, state and federal highway authorities and conservation groups. We think it will serve as a handbook for ecologically minded road construction for years to come.”

Ms. Strand authored the chapter in the NAS report that provides a legal context for road planning and policy and she contributed significant portions to other chapters. Joining her on the NAS committee were a number of prominent researchers and professionals from the transportation and environmental fields, including representatives from the Wildlife Conservation Society, Western Transportation Institute and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

The report's recommendations focus on the need for integration of ecological considerations in all phases of road development, including maintenance of existing roads. Among the study’s recommendations:

The establishment of a set of rapid screening and assessment methods for environmental impacts of transportation and a national ecological database.
A national effort to develop standards for data collection.
Improved models to predict how roads will affect environmental conditions.
Development of an environmental information and decision support system by federal and state transportation agencies.
Better collaboration among transportation and natural resource planners to support mutual objectives.
Ms. Strand was uniquely qualified to contribute to the NAS report, bringing a rare combination of exceptional credentials in both transportation and the environment. She recently served as Special Assistant Attorney General to the State of Utah in order to negotiate a settlement with the Sierra Club and other conservation groups that allowed for the construction of the new Legacy Parkway along the shores of the Great Salt Lake. From 1984 to 1991, she was Chief of the Environmental Defense Section in the U.S. Justice Department, Environmental and Natural Resources Division. Ms. Strand has served on the Environmental Law Committee of the Transportation Research Board, National Academy of Sciences since 2002 and was a member of the National Academy of Sciences Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology from 1993 through 2001. She has also authored numerous works on environmental law issues including the Wetlands Deskbook (Environmental Law Institute, 1993, 1997).

“We think the new report represents a turning point. It represents a meeting of the minds that accommodates both the need for highway expansion with the need for habitat protection,” said Ms. Strand. “There are so many stakeholders whose interests need to converge in order to achieve the best approach to well-planned road development – state and local highway authorities, engineering and construction firms, trucking companies, as well as the millions of Americans who traverse the country’s highways every day.”

Venable’s transportation and infrastructure practice includes attorneys with extensive experience in federal legislative, regulatory and appropriations issues, environmental matters, as well as state and local government counseling. Venable partners have represented clients before the Department of Transportation, its modal administrations, and all of the transportation-related committees of Congress. James H. Burnley IV, who chairs the Transportation and Infrastructure practice, served as U.S. Secretary of Transportation from 1987 to 1989. John Milliken, another senior member of the practice, served as Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1990 to 1993.

Venable’s environmental group provides a full range of legal services on the federal, state and local levels in all areas of environmental law. Its experience ranges from the representation of clients accused of environmental crimes or civil and administrative violations to the counseling of businesses on permitting, planning, and compliance requirements for transportation projects as well as other developments.



As one of The American Lawyer's top 100 law firms, Venable LLP has lawyers practicing in all areas of corporate and business law, complex litigation, intellectual property and government affairs. Venable serves corporate, institutional, governmental, nonprofit and individual clients throughout the U.S. and around the world from its headquarters in Washington, D.C. and offices in Maryland, New York and Virginia. For more, visit www.venable.com.


02-03-2006

Quadrennial Defense Review Monday; Sutherland Partner, Jeffrey Bialos, Available for Comment
Washington (Feb. 3, 2006) - The Department of Defense will issue on Monday the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), an every four year study of the U.S. military capabilities necessary to ensure our security.

The QDR sets priorities for the people, equipment, investments and technology needed to develop and maintain the necessary military capabilities to meet a wide range of threats. These include irregular threats such as terrorist networks and civil wars; conventional threats such as traditional military conflicts with near-peer competitors and regional conflicts; catastrophic threats from weapons of mass destruction; and disruptive threats from new technologies.

Jeffrey Bialos is the Executive Director of the Program on Transatlantic Security and Industry at the Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies and a partner in the law firm of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan. He is available to comment on the QDR and its implications for U.S. national security, including U.S. force size and structure, force planning, the management of the Department of Defense and the defense acquisition system, and the defense industry. Bialos is able to address the QDR in context of previous QDRs, our ongoing military transformation, and our relationships with Allies.

Bialos has broad ranging legal and governmental experience on aerospace, defense and homeland security matters, including mergers, acquisitions, procurement, export controls and international business practices. He served as Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Industrial Affairs under President Clinton and was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by the Secretary of Defense.

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP is a national law firm known for solving challenging business problems and resolving unique legal issues for many of the nation’s largest companies. Founded in 1924, the firm has grown to more than 425 lawyers with offices in Atlanta, Austin, Houston, New York, Tallahassee and Washington, DC. For further information about the firm, please visit www.sablaw.com.



02-03-2006

Nelson Mullins Expands Washington Office
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nelson Mullins is adding four attorneys to its Washington, D.C. office—Timothy Fitzgibbon, Robert Hoegle, Thomas Bardo and Mary Diemer.

“This group of attorneys brings significant litigation experience to our Firm. They also bring deep knowledge of the Federal administrative process, having represented clients before a wide range of agencies, including the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, and other regulatory agencies,” said George Wolfe, managing partner in the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office. "Their addition to the Washington office significantly enhances our ability to represent our clients in Washington."

The Nelson Mullins Washington, D.C. office opened in 2004 to draw on the Firm’s governmental experience and to provide federal government relations assistance to clients. Today the office has 11 attorneys and three policy advisors.

"Our attorneys provide a unique service because we understand how government works and how it can impact our clients," Wolfe said. "Our team has worked in the Washington community and has developed a knowledge of the policies, processes and personnel involved that enables us to serve our clients well in their dealings with the federal government. Tim, Bob, Tom and Mary bring unique talents and relationships to Nelson Mullins. We welcome them to both the Firm and this office.”

02-03-2006

Official Journal of the European Community
This section, updated weekly, lists documents of interest to Keller and Heckman's clients published in the Official Journal of the European Community. All documents listed are available on the EU Web site at http://www.europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/oj/index.html.

02-03-2006

Dennis P. Harkawik To Serve As A Moderator At TheBuffalo Niagara Partnership's 2006 Issues Summit
Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP announces that partner Dennis P. Harkawik will serve as a moderator for a session focusing on land use and economic development at the Buffalo Niagara Partnership's 2006 Issues Summit. This event will take place on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 from 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency in downtown, Buffalo. For further information or to register visit www.thepartnership.org.

Mr. Harkawik is a partner in the Firm's Environmental, Economic & Land Development practice group and is a member of the Firm's Executive Committee. For over 20 years, he has concentrated his practice in environmental law and has significant experience in complex environmental matters including permitting and enforcement proceedings before federal, state and local regulatory agencies and courts. Mr. Harkawik practices from the Firm's Buffalo office.

Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP is a full-service business law firm with more than 80 legal professionals practicing from offices in Buffalo, Rochester and Amherst, NY and Phoenix, Arizona. For over a century the Firm's clients have included Fortune 500 companies, publicly held businesses, financial institutions, governmental entities, universities, traditional and high tech start ups, as well as individual business owners. The Firm's experienced attorneys and legal staff provide its clients with timely and efficient legal advice and litigation support related to Bankruptcy, Board Governance, Business and Corporate, Economic and Land Development, Employee Benefits, Environmental, Estates & Trusts, Healthcare, Immigration, International Trade, Labor & Employment, Litigation, Nonprofit, Patent & Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Securities/Finance and Tax matters. For more information, visit our website at www.jaeckle.com.

02-03-2006

Sharon P. Stiller To Serve As A Panelist At Annual Human Resources Event
Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP announces that partner Sharon P. Stiller will serve as a panelist at the 2006 Legal Update for Human Resource Professionals. This event is jointly presented by The National Human Resources Association and the Society for Human Resource Management. The panel and open discussion format for this event are designed to encourage dialogue regarding recent legal developments that will affect workplace relations. This event takes place on Thursday, February 16, 2006 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at The Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Avenue, Rochester, NY. For further information or to register, visit www.humanresources.org. Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP is a law firm with offices in Rochester, Buffalo and Amherst, New York and Phoenix, Arizona.

Ms. Stiller is a partner in the Firm's Labor and Employment practice group. She concentrates her practice on dispute resolution matters, including those addressed through mediation, arbitration and litigation, and employment law matters, including compliance counseling and representation of employers in discrimination disputes. Ms. Stiller also represents businesses in all types of litigation in federal and state courts as well as before administrative agencies, including contract disputes, discrimination claims and wage disputes. She is a fellow of the American Bar Association College of Labor and Employment Law and has been appointed to the American Arbitration Association Employment Law Panel as a neutral in employment arbitration and mediation. Ms. Stiller is the author of Employment Law in New York, a guide to employment law in New York State. She is also a frequent lecturer and trainer on employment law and litigation topics. Ms. Stiller practices from the Firm's Rochester office.

Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP is a full-service business law firm with more than 80 legal professionals practicing from offices in Buffalo, Rochester and Amherst, NY and Phoenix, Arizona. For over a century the Firm's clients have included Fortune 500 companies, publicly held businesses, financial institutions, governmental entities, universities, traditional and high tech start ups, as well as individual business owners. The Firm's experienced attorneys and legal staff provide its clients with timely and efficient legal advice and litigation support related to Bankruptcy, Board Governance, Business and Corporate, Economic and Land Development, Employee Benefits, Environmental, Estates & Trusts, Healthcare, Immigration, International Trade, Labor & Employment, Litigation, Nonprofit, Patent & Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Securities/Finance and Tax matters. For more information, visit our website at www.jaeckle.com.

02-03-2006

Hinshaw & Culberstion LLP's St. Louis Office Named by EPA as one of the Best Workplaces for Commuters
St. Louis, Missouri; Chicago, Illinois / February 3, 2006 – Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP’s St. Louis office has been named by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as one of the country’s Best Workplaces for CommutersSM. This honor places it in the top one percent of employers in the nation for providing outstanding commuter benefits that meet the EPA’s National Standard of Excellence and help reduce traffic and air pollution in the St. Louis area.
Best Workplaces for CommutersSM is a joint EPA and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) voluntary partnership program designed to promote commuter benefits that reduce traffic congestion, employee stress and air pollution.
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is a national law firm with 425 lawyers in 27 offices coast-to-coast. The firm offers a full-service practice, with an emphasis in commercial and defense litigation, corporate, environmental, employment and construction law, as well as the representation of professionals in their liability matters. The firm provides services to a range of clients in financial services, construction, health care, not-for-profit, insurance, legal, manufacturing, real estate, retail, transportation and other industries. Firm clients also include government agencies, municipalities and schools.
Hinshaw was founded in 1934. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, and maintains offices in 12 states: Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Wisconsin.

02-03-2006

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