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Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione, P.C.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Volunteers to Help Feed the Homeless
The Associates Committee at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., has established a volunteer program to help feed the homeless. Organized by attorney, Robert D. Summers, Jr., volunteers will offer their assistance at The Franciscan Outreach Association’s Marquard Center, located at 1645 W. LeMoyne Street in Chicago, which is open 365 days of the year. On the second Friday of every month, three Brinks employees will have the opportunity to greet and interact with homeless guests at the shelter, serve dinners, bus tables and provide clean-up services afterwards.

The Franciscan Outreach Association works to provide for basic human needs, such as food, shelter, encouragement and assistance in creating a better life for those who are homeless, marginalized and often underserved.

09-17-2007

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Department of Fair Employment and Housing

Arnold & Porter Named To Human Rights Campaign's Most GLBT-Friendly Places To Work In Corporate America For The Second Consecutive Year
Arnold & Porter LLP has been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) through its inclusion on the 2007 list of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) friendly workplaces in corporate America for the second year in a row. In this year’s report, the sixth annual Corporate Equality Index, released by HRC today, an unprecedented 195 major U.S. companies earned a top rating of 100 percent in providing GLBT benefits and protections for their employees. Arnold & Porter was one of 30 law firms in the country to receive a 100 percent rating.

"More businesses than ever before have recognized the value of a diverse and dedicated workforce," said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese. "More importantly, these employers understand that discrimination against GLBT workers will ultimately hurt their ability to compete in the global marketplace."

Arnold & Porter consistently ranks among the top firms in the country for women, racial minority, and gay and lesbian attorneys. Widely recognized for its commitment to GLBT issues, Arnold & Porter has garnered the Ally of Justice Award from the Human Rights Campaign as well as from the Gay and Lesbian Attorneys Association of Washington, and is ranked among the top 20 U.S. firms for “Best in Diversity with Respect to GLBT” by Vault Guide 2008. Within the firm, at least one gay or lesbian attorney serves on the hiring committee. And for the past decade, an affinity group of GLBT lawyers at the firm has met regularly to provide mentoring, discuss pro bono opportunities, and organize recruiting events. Arnold & Porter's family-friendly policies that positively impact the GLBT community include payments to help defray the costs associated with adopting a child, as well as twelve weeks paid leave for the primary caregiver after the birth of a child or an adoption.

09-17-2007

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Thompson & Knight LLP

74 T&K Attorneys Named Texas "Super Lawyer"
Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to congratulate its 74 attorneys awarded "Texas Super Lawyer" status in Texas Monthly's October 2007 issue. The list reflects only the top five percent of lawyers in Texas.

The following are Thompson & Knight's 74 "Super Lawyers" for 2007:

Austin
Debora B. Alsup - Appellate
Jeffrey S. Boyd - Government/ Cities/Municipalities
Catherine M. Greaves - Health Care

Dallas
G. Luke Ashley - Appellate
William L. Banowsky - Business Litigation
David M. Bennett - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Buford P. Berry - Tax
Michael R. Berry - Civil Litigation Defense
Dorothy H. Bjorck - Banking
Jane Politz Brandt - Intellectual Property
John S. Brannon - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Sam P. Burford Jr. - Business/Corporate
George C. Chapman - Business Litigation
Max Ciccarelli - Intellectual Property Litigation
John R. Cohn - Tax
Greg W. Curry - Business Litigation
Joe Dannenmaier - Securities & Corporate Finance
Andrew B. Derman - Energy & Natural Resources
Cheryl E. Diaz - Business Litigation
Barbara B. Ferguson - Estate Planning & Probate
Stephen F. Fink - Employment & Labor
Sharon M. Fountain - Employee Benefits/ERISA
Fred W. Fulton - Securities & Corporate Finance
Herbert J. Hammond - Intellectual Property Litigation
James B. Harris - Environmental
Martha Harris - Real Estate
Craig A. Haynes - Business Litigation
M. Lawrence (Larry) Hicks, Jr. - Real Estate
J. Mike Holt - Employee Benefits/ERISA
Gregory S.C. Huffman - Antitrust Litigation
James L. Irish - Energy & Natural Resources
John A. Mackintosh - Business Litigation
John H. Martin - Class Action/Mass Torts
Timothy R. McCormick - Business Litigation
P. Mike McCullough - Estate Planning & Probate
James W. McKellar - Banking
Mary A. McNulty - Tax
William R. Mureiko - Estate Planning & Probate
David R. Noteware - Business Litigation
Emily A. Parker - Tax
John W. Rain - Energy & Natural Resources
Stephen C. Rasch - Business Litigation
Rust E. Reid - Estate Planning & Probate
Peter J. Riley - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Harry M. Roberts Jr. - Real Estate
David M. Rosenberg - Non-Profit
Elizabeth A. Schartz - Employment & Labor
Clint B. Shouse - Banking
Terry L. Simmons - Non-Profit
Mark M. Sloan - Real Estate
Bruce S. Sostek - Intellectual Property Litigation
Scott P. Stolley - Appellate
Kevin Thomason -Tax
Michael C. Titens - Mergers & Acquisitions
R. David Wheat - Tax
Arthur J. Wright - Energy & Natural Resources
Shelly A. Youree - Employee Benefits/ERISA
Jeffrey A. Zlotky - Securities & Corporate Finance

Fort Worth
R Gordon Appleman - Estate Planning & Probate
Susan E. Coleman - Real Estate

Houston
Stephen M. Block - Real Estate
Timothy R. Brown - Real Estate
Rhett G. Campbell - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Louis J. Davis - Energy & Natural Resources
David A. Furlow - Appellate
Marc E. Grossberg - Tax
Alfred M. Meyerson - Real Estate
John S. Orton - Real Estate
Dallas Parker - Securities & Corporate Finance
Michael K. Pierce - Securities & Corporate Finance
Ricky A. Raven - Environmental
Jonathan B. Shoebotham - Civil Litigation Defense
Randy W. Williams - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights

The magazine went through a highly selective process in identifying attorneys for inclusion. Approximately 55,000 ballots were sent to attorneys across the state, who were asked to nominate the best attorneys whom they have personally observed in action. Attorneys could nominate others from their firm, but only if they nominated an equal or greater number from other firms. Each vote carried a point total, with votes coming from outside a candidate's firm weighing more than those from inside the firm.

Nominees were grouped into more than 60 practice areas. Attorneys receiving the highest point totals in each practice area were invited to serve on the blue ribbon panel, where they reviewed and scored nominees from their practice area. At the same time, the magazine conducted research to identify attorneys not named in the statewide survey. All nominees were verified for being active and in good standing with the State Bar of Texas.

Finally, candidates were divided according to firm size and geographic location, and top candidates from each group were named "Super Lawyers."

09-17-2007

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Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, LLP

Simpson Thacher Wins WIPO Arbitration for Travelers in Domain Name Cybersquatting Dispute
The domain name www.thetravelers.com was transferred from the account of a Cayman Islands-based "cybersquatter" to The Travelers Companies, Inc. and its affiliates. The registrar awarded Travelers the domain name, after Simpson Thacher prevailed in a World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) arbitration to recover the domain name on August 13, 2007. The WIPO respondent was an active, well-known cybersquatter who has registered multiple domain names that infringe the marks of prominent U.S. corporations, and operates websites under such trademarks to profit from the diverted website traffic. The respondent had registered thetravelers.com and used this domain to operate a commercial website that prominently displayed the trademarks TRAVELERS and ST. PAUL TRAVELERS and directed Internet users to third-party websites on a variety of topics, presumably to profit on a "pay per click" basis from user queries.

In its papers, Travelers asked the WIPO arbitrator to find that (i) Travelers had rights in the domain name www.thetravelers.com, based upon its longstanding ownership and use of the famous TRAVELERS brand, (ii) the respondent had no rights to this domain name, and (iii) the respondent had used and registered such domain name in bad faith. The WIPO arbitrator agreed with all of Travelers’ allegations and ordered the prompt transfer of the domain name to Travelers. The arbitrator found that Travelers had established strong rights to the TRAVELERS trademark based on “prominent and extensive” use of such mark for more than 100 years. He further found that the disputed domain name was registered and used in bad faith by the respondent, a “serial cybersquatter” who had “adopted the domain name deliberately to misleadingly attract users to its website for commercial gain.

09-17-2007

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Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, LLP

Simpson Thacher Represents ITT in Merger with EDO Corporation
The Firm is representing ITT Corporation in connection with its announced acquisition of EDO Corporation, a global aerospace and defense company, for $56 per share, or approximately $1.7 billion, including the assumption of approximately $120 million in debt and the conversion of convertible debt. The transaction is subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals and is expected to close in early 2008.

The Simpson Thacher team working on the transaction includes: Gary Sellers, Caroline Gottschalk, Kathryn King Sudol, Matthew Meyer, Piero Corigliano and Ajay Kohli (M&A); Charlie Rappaport and Sean Austin (Tax); Alvin Brown, Andrew O'Brien and Robert Lakind (Employee Benefits); Fagie Hartman, Jacqueline Rosenblum and Andrew Janis (Labor); Adeeb Fadil (Environmental); Lori Lesser and Marcela Robledo (Intellectual Property); Dan Tabak (Litigation); and Ken Ziman (Bankruptcy). Corporate paralegal Ellen Dadanina also provided valuable assistance on this transaction.

09-17-2007

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Shearman & Sterling LLP

Shearman & Sterling Represents GE Energy Financial Services in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Joint Venture
Shearman & Sterling represented GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of the General Electric Company, in the formation of GE AES Greenhouse Gas Services, a joint venture with the AES Corporation.

The joint venture intends to produce scientifically verified greenhouse gas credits in the United States and market them to companies that want to reduce the environmental impact of their operations or provide environmentally friendly products and services.

Attorneys included partner Howard Steinberg (NY-FG) and counsel Robert Freedman (NY-FG).

09-17-2007

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Laura Maechtlen and Jonathan Martin Published in The Recorder “Second District Muffs Wage Ruling”
Laura Maechtlen and Jonathan Martin’s article, “Second District Muffs Wage Ruling,” was published in the September 14, 2007 issue of The Recorder. Their article criticizes the August decision by the Second District Court of Appeals in Harris v. Superior Court, and they urge the California Supreme Court to overturn this decision.

The issue at stake in Harris is the “administrative exemption” to overtime for California employees who meet certain criteria. Laura and Jonathan note that the court looked to only one of the criteria for the administrative exemption and mistakenly viewed the “administrative/production worker dichotomy” analytical tool as a black-and-white test, thereby concluding “that every job must be either a nonexempt ‘production’ job or an exempt ‘administrative’ job.” Laura and Jonathan remark that, “This logic is similar to a person reasoning that because he is not green, and squirrels are not green, he must be a squirrel.”

Laura and Jonathan conclude that, “In its understandable desire to protect those who genuinely should be entitled to overtime, the court stretched the concept of ‘production’ work far beyond its logical limits, and in doing so essentially destroyed the administrative exemption.… We can only hope that the Supreme Court will seize the opportunity to reject the court of appeal’s reasoning and restore the long-understood meaning of the administrative exemption.”

09-17-2007

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