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Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel, LLP

Chambers Global World's Leading Lawyers for Business 2006
Chambers Global World's Leading Lawyers for Business 2006 has selected three Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP practice areas and three firm attorneys as some of the best in the legal field. The firm's Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy, Business Immigration, and Alternative Dispute Resolution practices all received high rankings. Ted Ruthizer and Mark Koestler were selected for Business Immigration and Christian Orengo was chosen for Alternative Dispute Resolution. Click here for more information on the firm's rankings .

02-01-2006

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Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P.

Patent Attorney Raúl V. Fonte Joins Jones Walker as Special Counsel
BATON ROUGE – Raúl V. Fonte has joined Jones Walker’s Baton Rouge office
as a special counsel in its Intellectual Property Practice. Mr. Fonte is the
seventh registered patent attorney at Jones Walker.
Prior to joining Jones Walker, Mr. Fonte served as patent counsel and senior
engineer for environmental consulting company Crescent Technology, Inc.
since 1993. Before that, he worked for Freeport-McMoRan Inc. for more than
26 years. Mr. Fonte served in various positions there including chemical engineer,
assistant director of research and development, and patent counsel since
1977. Mr. Fonte brings to Jones Walker over 30 years of experience in patents,
copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property matters as well as research
& development, technology transfer and licensing. He has over 10
years of experience as an environmental specialist, with emphasis on environmental
assessments, environmental audits and environmental regulatory matters.
"Jones Walker is pleased to have Raul join the Intellectual Property Team," said
Bob Tucker, Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property Practice. "His depth of experience
and his legal, business and technical skills will be a strong benefit to
our clients."
Mr. Fonte received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Louisiana State University
in 1967 and his J.D. from Loyola University School of Law in 1976.
Jones Walker, with over 210 attorneys, provides the full range of legal services
to a sophisticated national and international corporate client base through offices
in Florida, Louisiana, Texas and Washington, D.C. For more information,
visit www.joneswalker.com.

02-01-2006

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Hirschler Fleischer, Attorneys at Law

HIRSCHLER FLEISCHER CO-SPONSORS FRANS JOHANSSON EVENT AT C3 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Hirschler Fleischer is pleased to announce
its co-sponsorship of “An Evening with Frans Johansson: Conversations with the
author of the Medici Effect,” on Thursday, February 16, 2006. This exciting event
will begin at 7 p.m. at C3 (www.c3va.org), which is located at 1801 East Cary
Street. Hosted by C3, the evening also is co-sponsored by the Southeastern
Institute of Research and the Harvard Business School Richmond Chapter.
According to Frans Johansson, modern innovators are changing the world by
stepping into the Intersection: a place where ideas from different fields and cultures
meet and collide, ultimately igniting an explosion of extraordinary new discoveries.
Johansson calls this proliferation of new ideas “the Medici effect” -- referring to the
remarkable burst of creativity enabled by the Medici banking family in Renaissance
Italy. In his fascinating book, Johansson reveals how we can find intersections in
our own lives and turn the ideas we find there into path-breaking innovations.
Johansson explains that three driving forces -- the movement of people, the
convergence of scientific disciplines, and the leap in computational power -- are
increasing the number and types of intersections we can access.
For more details and registration information about this event:
http://www.c3va.org/html/about/showing/special-c3-workshop-frans.shtml
About Hirschler Fleischer
Hirschler Fleischer is a full-service firm engaged in a diverse and sophisticated
practice offering legal services to corporate, institutional, governmental and
individual clients. The firm has offices in Richmond and Fredericksburg and has
served Virginia for six decades. www.hf-law.com.

02-01-2006

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Hall & Evans, L.L.C.

Walter Downing and Andrew Carafelli to present at the "NARTC SPECIAL LITIGATION CONFERENCE" in Park City, Utah on February 8-11, 2006
Andrew Carafelli and Walter Downing will be presenting at the NARTC Special Litigation Conference in Park City, Utah on February 8-11, 2006 on the following topics:

"Use of Premises Liability Laws and Judicial Estoppel in Railroad Grade Crossing Accidents" by Walter Downing

"Attacking the Expert: Daubert and Beyond" by Andrew Carafelli

02-01-2006

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Groom Law Group, Chartered

Comprehensive IRS Guidance on Roth 401(k) and 403(b) Plans
The IRS recently issued proposed and final regulations that provide guidance on the requirements applicable to Roth contributions under Code section 402A. 71 Fed. Reg. 6 (Jan. 3, 2006) and 71 Fed. Reg. 4320 (Jan. 26, 2006). The final regulations provide guidance on the requirements applicable to Roth contributions to 401(k) plans. The proposed regulations provide guidance on the taxation of distributions from Roth accounts, Roth account recordkeeping and reporting requirements, and Roth contributions to 403(b) plans.


The final regulations apply on and after January 1, 2006. The general effective date of the proposed regulations would be January 1, 2007, although a number of provisions would apply as of January 1, 2006. Taxpayers may rely on the proposed regulations until final regulations go into effect. Comments on the proposed regulations should be submitted by April 26.

02-01-2006

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Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody, P.C.

Firm announces Capital Area Food Bank as the 2006 beneficiary of Engaging Conversations
Graves Dougherty is pleased to announce that the Capital Area Food Bank of Texas has been selected as the beneficiary of the 2006 Engaging Conversations event.

Graves Dougherty attorney, Debbie Ramirez, serves as the Treasurer for the Food Bank. She has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2003.

02-01-2006

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Gardner, Carton & Douglas, L.L.P.

Congress Repeals the Byrd Amendment
Congress passed legislation on February 1, 2006 that
will repeal the controversial Continued Dumping and
Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 (the “Byrd Amendment”).
Once President Bush signs the legislation, which will be
effective October 1, 2007, the United States will be in
compliance with a World Trade Organization (“WTO”)
ruling that found the Byrd Amendment incompatible
with WTO rules.
I. Summary of the Byrd Amendment
Under the Byrd Amendment, United States producers
who supported a petition for import relief received
distributions of antidumping and countervailing duties
collected by United States Customs and Border
Protection (“CBP”). Prior to the Byrd Amendment, this
money was paid directly to the U.S. Treasury
Department.
Since the Byrd Amendment’s effective date, CBP has
distributed about $1 billion in antidumping and
countervailing duties to corporate petitioners. However,
a study revealed that over half of this money went to
only five companies, including approximately $476
million to The Timken Company and its subsidiaries.
II. WTO Action
In January 2003, several WTO members filed a
complaint with the WTO against the U.S. Byrd
Amendment. Ultimately, the WTO determined that the
Byrd Amendment breached the WTO Antidumping and
Subsidies Agreements as well as the 1994 General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (“GATT”). The WTO
granted the U.S. through 2003 to comply with its ruling.
At the end of 2004, the U.S. remained non-compliant
with the ruling, resulting in the WTO authorizing eight
WTO members to retaliate against the U.S. Since then,
Canada, the European Union, Japan, and Mexico have
imposed retaliatory measures against U.S. imports. For
instance, in May 2005, Canada began to impose
retaliatory tariffs of 15 percent on imports of particular
tariff items. Effective August 2005, Mexico began to
impose retaliatory tariffs on certain imported goods,
ranging from 9 to 30 percent.
III. Conclusion
President Bush is expected to sign the Deficit Reduction
Act of 2005 (S. 1932) into law, which contains a
provision repealing the controversial Byrd Amendment.
As a result of the Byrd Amendment’s repeal,
merchandise entered on or after October 1, 2007 will no
longer be distributed to U.S. producers but will once
again be paid to the U.S. Treasury Department.
If you would like additional information regarding the
Byrd Amendment or the repealing legislation, please
contact Beata Spuhler, Attorney/Knowledge Manager at
Gardner Carton & Douglas, at 312.569.1158 or any
other member of GCD’s Customs and International
Trade Practice group accessible from our website.

02-01-2006

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