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Hunton & Williams, LLP

Greg Robertson selected as Chair of Children's Museum of Richmond
Gregory B. Robertson, a partner with the Hunton & Williams law firm, has been selected as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Children's Museum of Richmond.

For more than 25 years, The Children's Museum of Richmond has provided the Richmond Community with a safe, fun and stimulating environment for learning and play, where kids can be kids, and parents can interact with their children far from TVs, computers and video games.

Robertson is co-head of the labor and employment law practice at Hunton & Williams and has been named one of the Ten Best Labor and Employment Lawyers in Virginia by Virginia Business Magazine.

09-17-2007

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Fox Rothschild LLP

Fox Rothschild Returns as Presenting Sponsor of 4th Annual Pennsylvania Gaming Congress, February 25-26 in Harrisburg
Fox Rothschild LLP will return as Presenting Sponsor of the 4th annual Pennsylvania Gaming Congress & Mid-Atlantic Racing Forum, which will be held February 25-26, 2008, at the Whitaker Center and Harrisburg Hilton, conference organizers announced today.

"Fox Rothschild is delighted to continue its support of the Pennsylvania Gaming Congress," said Nicholas Casiello Jr., chair of Fox's Gaming Practice Group. "The gaming industry has been a resounding success in Pennsylvania and this event brings together both the regulators and the regulated in a forum that encourages the sharing of knowledge and viewpoints. It is truly one of the premier gaming events of the year."

More than 450 gaming operators, slot manufacturers, regulators, analysts, attorneys, architects, bankers, public officials and other industry-related professionals from 25 states attended the Pennsylvania Gaming Congress last March, which featured an opening keynote address from Governor Edward G. Rendell.

The 2008 Pennsylvania Gaming Congress will include an expanded Racing Forum and sessions examining Category 2 casinos, the legislative and regulatory outlook, education and training, design and construction trends, and the view from Wall Street, as well as a Keynote Address from Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Chairman Mary DiGiacomo Colins.

"With the Category 1 operations exceeding expectations and the Category 2 casinos in development, the Pennsylvania Gaming Congress looks forward to working with Fox Rothschild to ensure that this conference remains the premier forum for the emerging Pennsylvania gaming industry," said Joseph Weinert, Senior Vice President of conference producer Spectrum Gaming Group.

09-17-2007

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Employer HelpCast” Exceeds 1700 Downloads
“Employer HelpCast,” a Website featuring labor and employment law related podcasts geared towards employers, HR executives and managers, has had its episodes downloaded more than 1700 times since the site’s official launch in June 2007.

Helene Wasserman, an attorney with Ford & Harrison and the creator of “Employer HelpCast,” attributes the high numbers to the site’s flexible methods of delivery and topical relevancy.

“We have created a means for employers, managers and HR executives to understand today’s important labor and employment issues on their own terms and at their own pace. The response has been phenomenal,” Wasserman said. “As long as we continue to keep our podcasts fresh, insightful and pertinent I am confident that our audience will continue to grow.”

Many of the site’s viewers have expressed their appreciation that information so crucial to their management needs is finally easily accessible.

“I’ve been in management for 35 years, and this site is invaluable for anyone working in a management role,” said Donna Drexler, Manager of Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. “This is must viewing for HR departments and managers of all kinds!”

Jerry Glass, President of F&H Solutions Group, a national management and human resources consulting firm affiliated with Ford & Harrison, was recently interviewed by Wasserman for a podcast discussing issues related to how employers can manage time lost as a result of sick leave, the Family Medical Leave Act, disability or workers compensation.

"The issues addressed in Helene's ‘Employer HelpCast’ are problems that my clients struggle with each day,” Glass said. “The podcasts are a terrific tool for the HR manager on the go, who has to juggle so many issues at the same time.”

While most Web sites judge their success based upon hits or visits, regardless of how long the reader remains on the site, Wasserman insists that the true measure of her site’s appeal can only be found by examining the number of people that download and listen to full podcasts. “We haven’t accomplished much if all someone does is stop by the site and then move on,” Wasserman said. “Our goal is for people to download a podcast and then listen to it in their office, their home or their car. And in a relatively short period of time, that has happened over 1700 times.”

To date, Wasserman’s most popular podcasts focus on how employers should deal with issues relating to sexual harassment, lost time management, hiring the right employee and how to overcome a fear of firing unwanted employees. She is currently working on an episode that will provide guidance and mane suggestions as to how employers can use 21st Century technology to enhance their communications with their employees.

09-17-2007

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Forchelli, Curto, Schwartz, Mineo, Carlino & Cohn, LLP

Partner Terence E. Smolev and Counsel, Mary E. Mongioi, Publish an article in the Latest Issue of the New York Law Journal.
Partner Terence E. Smolev and Counsel, Mary E. Mongioi, published an article in the Latest Issue of the New York Law Journal. The article discusses the concept of “open repudiation” and how it affects the obligation of a fiduciary to account.

In discussing whether or not a fiduciary may rely upon the theory of laches and/or the six year statute of limitations as a defense to a compulsory accounting proceeding brought more than six years after her appointment, Smolev and Mongioi explain, “The equitable defense of laches is one in which a fiduciary relies on the inaction or neglect of a beneficiary to assert a right within a reasonable period of time which, when taken together with the circumstances of a given case, may cause prejudice to the adverse party (i.e. the fiduciary who has failed to timely account).”

Mr. Smolev is partner-in-charge of the FCSMC&C Tax, Trusts and Estates Department and concentrates his practice in all aspects of tax, corporate, estates, trusts and elder law. He is a member of the Long Island Cabinet for Israeli Bonds, the Nassau County Comptroller’s Audit Advisory Committee and the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System Foundation Professional Advisor’s Committee.

Ms. Mongioi concentrates her practice in the areas of tax, trusts and estates, real estate and civil litigation. She has been an adjunct professor at Touro College since 2000 and is presently a member of the Nassau County Bar Association, where she serves as a coordinator of the Mentoring Committee.

09-17-2007

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Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

Leslie Norwalk Joins Epstein Becker & Green as Strategic Advisor
Epstein Becker & Green announced today that Leslie V. Norwalk, formerly Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), has returned to the firm in a new role, providing Epstein Becker & Green and its clients with strategic advice on a wide range of payment, regulation and other health policy issues.

Norwalk served at CMS for nearly six years in a variety of senior positions directing the operations of the Medicare and Medicaid programs. CMS has the second-largest budget outlay in the Federal Government.

Prior to her tenure at CMS, Norwalk practiced law in the Washington, DC office of EBG.

“We welcome Leslie back to EBG in a new strategic advisor role,” said Steven Epstein, firm founder. “Her insights into health care policy and federal reimbursement will be extremely valuable to our clients.”

Norwalk and her firm, Norwalk and Associates, also will be affiliated with EBG Advisors, Inc., a Washington, DC consultancy that addresses strategy and public policy issues for the health care industry, private-equity and investment firms, and other organizations interested in health care.

“Leslie’s presence will strengthen our firm’s already pre-eminent health law practice, as it continues to expand," said Doug Hastings, Chair of the firm's Board and its National Health Care and Life Sciences Practice. “Her vast experience at CMS puts her in a position to provide our clients with a unique perspective on public health care policy issues and legislation.”

“My affiliation with EBG will allow me to couple my knowledge with that of some of the nation's finest health lawyers,” said Norwalk. “I’m extremely pleased to be working again with the firm that mentored me when I was just beginning and to provide its clients with advice and strategic direction informed by my years at CMS.”

09-17-2007

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Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

George Frank Named Chair of ABA's IP Related Issues Division of IP Law Section.
George Frank, of counsel in the Philadelphia office, has been named chair of Division IV-IP-Related Issues of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the American Bar Association. This section has more than 62 committees each dealing with a special aspect of the law as it relates to IP under the statutes, common law and the provisions of international treaties. The respective committee chairs report to George, and he keeps the section council apprised of all activities in this division.

09-17-2007

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Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Jesse Ruiz Honored as Part of Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration.
Chicago corporate and securities partner, Jesse Ruiz, who is also chairman of the Illinois State Board of Education, will be featured in an on-air salute celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month on Clear Channel Radio Chicago’s affiliated stations during September. The 15- and 30-second vignettes will pay tribute to 10 Chicago-area Hispanic leaders. A brief biography of Jesse, his accomplishments and his photo will appear on the various stations’ websites.

Clear Channel Radio Chicago and its partner in this project, the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, will host a reception for awardees on Oct. 9 at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago. Jesse has been honored a number of times for his contributions to the Chicago Hispanic Community, including his receiving El Valor’s Education Excellence Award earlier this year. In 2005, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White honored him with his Education Award.

09-17-2007

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