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King & Spalding

King & Spalding’s September e-Learn to Examine Climate Change Regulation Issues
As part of King & Spalding’s monthly e-Learn series, an hour-long web seminar entitled "Recent Developments in Climate Change Regulation: Are You Ready? Do You Need to Be?" will be offered to King & Spalding clients on September 18, 2007 at 12:30 p.m. EDT. The presentation will provide attendees with a comprehensive understanding of the current state of climate change regulation.

Speakers on the panel will include King & Spalding partners George C. Crawford, Stephen J. Orava and Cynthia A.M. Stroman. Each will bring their unique perspective to the issue of climate change regulation.

Among the issues to be addressed in the May 16 seminar are:

* Federal legislation developments (or lack thereof) on Capitol Hill;
* Carbon Tax vs. Cap-and-Trade: will either pass muster with the WTO?; and
* State-level Regulation: lessons learned about what makes companies targets for regulation and vulnerable to competitive disadvantage.

The seminar will be presented online from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. EDT. Clients of the firm will be able to participate online, or may view the program at the firm’s offices in Atlanta, Houston, London, New York, and Washington, D.C. Participants in the King & Spalding e-Learn Series generally receive CLE credit for attending the program.

Speakers
George Crawford is a senior government relations advisor in King & Spalding’s government advocacy and public policy practice group where he works with the firm’s clients to develop and implement strategies to successfully achieve their legislative policy goals. Prior to joining King & Spalding, Crawford most recently served as Chief of Staff for House Democratic Leader, Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) where he was the principal advisor on policy, political and procedural matters.

Stephen Orava is a partner in King & Spalding's international trade practice group and is based in the London and Washington offices. He advises clients on a wide range of international trade, market access, investment, and other regulatory matters. Orava has significant experience representing governments and private sector clients in market access and dispute settlement matters under the agreements of the World Trade Organization (WTO), and he has prepared written submissions and presented oral arguments to WTO dispute settlement panels and the Appellate Body. He also advises clients regarding compliance with U.S. and E.U. export controls and sanctions and in Chinese, EU, Indian, Mexican, and U.S.antidumping and countervailing duty (anti-subsidy) proceedings.

Cynthia Stroman is a partner in King & Spalding’s tort and environmental litigation practice and resides in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. She focuses her practice on complex scientific issues related to hazardous substance exposure and risk assessment in litigation or regulatory matters and on environmental and technical issues pertinent to project development and transactions in the energy, chemical and commercial real estate industries. Her practice also emphasizes Clean Air Act compliance, permitting and enforcement.

09-10-2007

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Keating, Muething & Klekamp PLL

MK Ranks #1 in Cincinnati for Best Lawyers in America
Keating Muething & Klekamp (KMK) is ranked #1 in Cincinnati by having more lawyers listed in the field of Corporate Law than any other firm in the region. Twenty-three partners from KMK were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®2008 (Copyright 2007 by Woodward/White, Inc.). Each lawyer is listed below with the practice area for which they are recognized:

The 2008 edition is the 14th edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence in the United States. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which 26,500 leading attorneys throughout the country cast more than two million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their specialties, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

Additional information below:

Mr. Burke’s practice focuses on complex corporate and commercial litigation, including both trial and appellate practice, in state and federal court. He has handled cases before courts in Ohio, Kentucky, California, New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia, Colorado and Delaware. He has significant experience in financial and transactional cases, commercial matters, class and derivative actions and actions arising under the federal securities laws. In 1997, Mr. Burke was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers, membership in which is extended by invitation only to “experienced trial lawyers who have demonstrated exceptional skill as advocates and whose career has been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism and civility.”

Mr. Coletti’s practice is concentrated in the corporate, securities and financing areas where he has extensive experience in forming joint ventures, initial public offerings of securities, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures representing both public and closely-held corporations. A partner with the firm since 1988, he currently supervises a transaction team that has overseen more than 300 acquisition and divestiture transactions in the past five years with an aggregate transaction value in the billions of dollars. Mr. Coletti also serves in a general counsel capacity for several firm clients and represents investment partnerships and individuals in private equity investments and venture capital based transactions. He is also active in counseling start-up companies and preparing companies for sale and generational transitions of family businesses. He is a member of the firm's Board of Directors and is a frequent speaker at seminars on merger and acquisition topics and negotiating strategies.

Mr. Dorger is the leader of KMK’s labor and employment practice group. He also focuses his practice in general commercial litigation. Mr. Dorger has experience in representing management in all aspects of labor and employment law, including claims involving allegations of sexual harassment, race, age, gender and disability discrimination, wrongful discharge, FMLA and wage-hour claims and various common law claims. He regularly litigates the enforceability of arbitration and non-competition agreements. He routinely advises clients on matters such as employee discipline, discharge, and investigations of allegations of harassment, discrimination and employee misconduct. He also assists with the defense of workers’ compensation claims. Mr. Dorger also advises and represents clients in commercial disputes before federal and state courts.

Mr. Fershtman's practice is concentrated in the areas of representing closely held companies, particularly entrepreneurs in equity and private venture transactions, ongoing operations and divestitures, corporate mergers and acquisitions, taxation and estate planning. He also has considerable experience in corporate and tax issues unique to start-up entities, particularly those in the technology sector. Mr. Fershtman is a frequent speaker on entrepreneur and tax topics. Prior to joining Keating Muething & Klekamp in 1994, he was associated with an international certified public accounting firm. He is also a Certified Public Accountant (Ohio, 1990).

Ms. Gaunt’s practice is concentrated in the areas of domestic and international trademark, copyright, internet, media, licensing, advertising and corporate law. She counsels clients on both transactional and litigation matters involving all aspects of trademark, copyright, internet, licensing and trade secret law, and she frequently gives seminars on various intellectual property issues. Ms. Gaunt has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in numerous trademark and copyright cases, in both state and federal court. Ms. Gaunt also negotiates computer software licensing, outsourcing and R&D agreements and also litigates in these areas. The majority of her practice focuses on trademark, copyright, and advertising clearance and advice, and Ms. Gaunt is honored to include in her client portfolio, some of the best known brand owners in the beauty care, music and health care industries.

Mr. Gilligan is the senior member of the firm’s litigation department. He practices as a trial lawyer in general litigation, including commercial and other complex class action and consolidated litigation, products liability, personal injury, medical malpractice, insurance, and environmental litigation. Mr. Gilligan has received professional distinctions in his litigation specialty by being named a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (1985 to present); and an Advocate in the American Board of Trial Advocates (1989 to present). In addition to practicing before the courts of Ohio as well as many other state and federal courts throughout the United States, Mr. Gilligan has also been involved in many arbitration and mediation matters both as an advocate for a party or as "Arbitrator or Mediator."

Mr. Goodson is the leader of the firm''s employee benefits & executive compensation practice group. His practice is concentrated in employee benefits, ERISA and related tax matters. He has extensive experience with qualified retirement plans, executive compensation matters, health and welfare benefit plans and related tax matters. Mr. Goodson has substantial experience with the negotiation and structuring of employee benefit matters in connection with acquisitions and mergers. He assists clients regularly in the re-design of employee benefit packages intended to reduce costs while providing appropriate incentives to employees. Mr. Goodson advises clients as to risk reduction and strategies in the context of employee benefit plan claims and fiduciary matters.

Ms. Hogan's practice is concentrated in the area of intellectual property. She has had extensive experience prosecuting trademarks in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and in litigating trademark, copyright, false advertisement and unfair competition matters in federal and state courts throughout the United States. Ms. Hogan has taught trademark law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law and served as an adjunct professor at the College of Mount St. Joseph. She has also provided expert opinions in trademark litigation.

Mr. Irwin has represented creditors’ committees, court appointed legal representatives, and the trustees of mass tort settlement trusts in large mass tort bankruptcy proceedings. He has been included in The Best Lawyers in America for more than five years. Mr. Irwin is lead counsel to the Celotex and UNR asbestos trusts, respectively one of the largest and one of the oldest such asbestos settlement trusts operating today. Mr. Irwin also represents secured and unsecured commercial creditors in insolvency related matters inside and outside bankruptcy proceedings. He regularly appears in bankruptcy courts throughout the nation.

Mr. Keating is the co-chair of the Business Representation & Transactions Practice Group. He practices primarily in the area of corporate and business law representing publicly traded and privately held businesses and also practices in business succession planning, executive compensation and estate and tax planning. He has lectured on estate and business succession planning. He also serves in a general counsel capacity to small and medium size clients who do not have in-house counsel.

Mr. Klekamp's practice is concentrated in general corporate, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, and finance areas, and includes representation of numerous corporations, real estate developers, and small and medium size businesses. Mr. Klekamp has been successful in helping to nurture developing businesses and with assisting these businesses in selling their securities to the public in initial public offerings.

Mr. Kreider concentrates his practice in the areas of securities regulation compliance, public offerings, private offerings, mergers and acquisitions and business planning and formation. Mr. Kreider has been an Adjunct Professor in securities regulation since 1977 at the University of Cincinnati College of Law and is Chairman of the Corporation Law Committee of the Ohio State Bar Association for 2003-2004.

Mr. Maxwell represents management in all facets of labor and employment law. He has extensive experience in trials and appeals in federal and state courts and in investigations and administrative proceedings before federal and state agencies, including the NLRB, EEOC, OSHA and OFCCP. Mr. Maxwell frequently negotiates collective bargaining agreements and represents employers in arbitrations involving claims made by unions and individuals. He has lectured and co-authored several books, articles and legal publications dealing with labor and employment law, non-competition covenants and trade secrets.

Mr. Montgomery has practiced for 23 years and is licensed in Ohio, California and Georgia. He represents employers throughout the country on a broad spectrum of employment related issues. His trial experience includes federal and state employment discrimination, FMLA and workplace harassment lawsuits, wage and hour claims, class and collective actions; unfair competition and trade secret litigation, National Labor Relations Board proceeding hearings and appeals, and arbitration pursuant to union contracts and individual employment agreements. He has negotiated union contracts and represented employers in connection with union organizing drives and decertification elections.

Mr. Muething’s practice is concentrated in the areas of business planning, corporate law and real estate development. He represents both public and private companies involved in a wide range of industries including insurance and real estate development. Mr. Muething has served as the Managing Partner of the firm since 1995.

Mr. Sanker’s practice is primarily concentrated in the areas of bankruptcy, reorganization and creditors'' rights, but he also represents a number of small businesses on general corporate matters. He is a frequent speaker on insolvency related topics and is currently Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar, Inc. Mr. Sanker has extensive experience in representing debtors, creditors, and creditors'' committees in Chapter 11 cases and in out of court restructurings. He has appeared in Bankruptcy Courts all over the country.

Mr. Sims practices in the business representation & transactions practice group. He works primarily in the federal income tax, corporate and health care areas. Mr. Sims'' federal tax practice involves individual, corporate, S corporation and partnership tax planning, including executive compensation and like kind exchanges. He has been involved in numerous mergers and acquisitions, focusing primarily on tax analysis and disclosure of tax considerations. Additionally, Mr. Sims has significant experience focusing on tax issues related to the formation and operation of tax exempt organizations. Mr. Sims' business practice involves representing closely held businesses and family businesses regarding organizational, operational and succession issues. His healthcare practice concentrates on the business and tax aspects of healthcare law, involving the representation of physician practices and other healthcare providers.

Mr. Spoor's practice is concentrated in the area of government and private activity bond issues and general municipal law. He has been actively involved in those practice areas for more than 30 years. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Spoor was a partner with Hemmer Spoor Pangburn & DeFrank in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky and prior to that was a partner with Taft, Stettinius & Hollister. He served as an officer in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1969, including service with the 1st Air Cavalry Division in Vietnam where he was awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and the Air Medal.

Mr. Steiner is co-leader of the firm’s business representation & transactions group. The focus of his practice is corporate, securities and financing law, where he has extensive experience in mergers, acquisitions and divestitures representing both public and closely-held corporations and other entities. Mr. Steiner is part of the team at KMK that has overseen more than 300 acquisition and divestiture transactions in the past five years with an aggregate transaction value in the billions of dollars. He also regularly represents investment limited partnerships in venture capital and private equity investment transactions, as well as institutional investors in their acquisitions of interests in venture capital and private equity limited partnerships. He has significant experience in initial and follow-on public offerings of securities, and in representing issuers and investors in private placements of securities. He also regularly represents franchisors and franchisees.

Mr. Trauth's practice is concentrated in areas of civil litigation, zoning and planning law and real estate law. He has been extremely successful in major rezoning for hundreds of local and national clients in Ohio and Kentucky and in obtaining real estate property tax reductions for major commercial properties in this region. Mr. Trauth has presented seminars on zoning, land use and eminent domain issues throughout Ohio and in June of 2006, he testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, supporting real estate property rights legislation H.R. 4772. He has also successfully litigated numerous major real estate and construction related cases.

Mr. Utter’s practice is concentrated in the areas of class action, multi-district litigation, complex commercial litigation, personal injury, product liability and medical malpractice. He is co-chair of the litigation practice group at KMK. He has significant experience in trial and appellate, state and federal courts throughout the United States. He has successfully represented defendants and plaintiffs in litigation, and has obtained verdicts and settlements in both commercial and personal injury related litigation, including serving as lead counsel in several class action lawsuits.

Mr. Weber’s practice is concentrated in the areas of real estate acquisition, development, construction and finance with an emphasis on conventional and public assisted financing programs. He also works in the areas of municipal bond law and general corporate law.

Mr. Weiss has extensive experience in the representation of real estate developers and entrepreneurs, builders, financial institutions and investors in real estate. Mr. Weiss has lectured on real estate matters and participated in seminars for the University of Cincinnati College of Law, the University of Cincinnati College of Business Administration, the Ohio Real Estate Law Institute, the National Business Institute, Inc., and the Cincinnati Bar Association.

09-10-2007

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Jackson Walker L.L.P.

Jackson Walker Sponsors 6th Annual Gas & Power Institute
Jackson Walker is a proud sponsor of the 6th Annual Gas & Power Institute, presented by The University of Texas School of Law; the Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Section of the State Bar of Texas; and the Energy Bar Association. The event will be held September 27 and 28, 2007, at The Doubletree Hotel Downtown in Houston, Texas.

For the sixth year, the Gas & Power Institute will be chaired by Jackson Walker partner Michael P. Pearson. The Gas & Power Institute focuses on commercial, regulatory, and contractual issues of importance to the electric power and natural gas businesses. The Institute will open with sessions on recent legislative actions and regulatory initiatives. It will continue with presentations on electric power, energy markets, natural gas, and more. The Honorable Julie Caruthers Parsley, Commissioner of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and A. Andrew Gallo of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) will be featured speakers.

The following Jackson Walker attorneys will present at the Institute:

# Partner Kathleen LaValle - Speaker - "Electric Power, Part I: Change Comes to the Texas Electric Markets - An Update on Legislative and Regulatory Developments in the Electric Power Markets in Texas"

# Associate Chris Pepper - Speaker - "Alternative Energy, Part I: Biofuels and Other Clean Energy Developments in Texas"

09-10-2007

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Hunton & Williams, LLP

Ashley Cummings Secures Pro Bono Victory in the Eleventh Circuit
Nearly seven months after Ashley Cummings presented oral argument, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit issued an opinion in our client's favor. The Court affirmed a district court's decision which in turn had affirmed a bankruptcy court's opinion in favor or our pro bono client, a homeless man and disabled veteran who appeared pro se before the bankruptcy court seeking a discharge of his student loan debt. To discharge student loan debt, the debtor must prove an "undue hardship." The Eleventh Circuit held that the debtor's credible testimony about his condition is sufficient to support a bankruptcy court's finding of undue hardship. This is an important decision, indicated by the Eleventh Circuit's decision to hear oral argument on the appeal and to publish its opinion. Jason Beach assisted in appeal.

09-10-2007

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Gray, Plant & Mooty

15 GPM Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America®
The law firm of Gray Plant Mooty is pleased to announce that 15 GPM attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2008®. This is the 14th edition of Best Lawyers, which is based on a rigorous peer-review survey of more than 1.8 million evaluations.

The recently recognized Gray Plant Mooty attorneys include:

• Edward M. Arundel10 (Trusts & Estates)
• David C. Bahls (Tax)
• Ann B. Burns10 (Trusts & Estates)
• Michael R. Cunningham (Commercial Litigation)
• Bruce D. Grussing10 (Employee Benefits)
• Richard A. Hackett10 (Employee Benefits)
• Larry R. Henneman20 (Trusts & Estates)
• William D. Klein* (Tax)
• Philip L. Kunkel10 (Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights)
• Judith Bevis Langevin10 (Labor & Employment)
• John M. Nichols10 (Employee Benefits)
• Clinton A. Schroeder20 (Nonprofit/Charities, Tax, Trusts & Estates)
• Daniel R. Shulman10 (Antitrust, Commercial Litigation)
• James S. Simonson20 (Commercial Litigation)
• John W. Thiel20 (Real Estate)

Larry Henneman, Clint Schroeder, Jim Simonson and John Thiel have been listed for at least 20 years; Ed Arundel, Ann Burns, Bruce Grussing, Dick Hackett, Phil Kunkel, Judy Langevin, John Nichols and Dan Shulman have been listed for at least 10 years. This is Bill Klein’s first appearance on the list.

09-10-2007

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Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, LLP

Gentry Locke adds Two Associates:
The Roanoke law firm of Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore is pleased to announce the addition of attorneys Joshua C. Johnson and Macel H. Janoschka to the firm.

Macel Janoschka will practice in areas of workers compensation, insurance defense, and related litigation matters.

Prior to joining Gentry Locke, Ms. Janoschka was a Judicial Law Clerk for all four Roanoke City judges in the 23rd Judicial Circuit of Virginia. Ms. Janoschka earned her Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law in Columbia in 2006, where she served as articles editor for the ABA Real Property Probate & Trust Journal. Prior to graduating, she held internships at the U.S. Army JAG and with The Honorable Robert M.D. Turk in Christiansburg. In 2003, Ms. Janoschka received her undergraduate degree from Virginia Polytechnic & State University.

Joshua Johnson has joined the firm as an associate and will practice with the Firm’s Commercial Litigation practice group. Prior to joining Gentry Locke, Mr. Johnson was a litigation associate for two years at another local law firm. In addition to membership in The Virginia Bar Association and the VBA Young Lawyer’s Division, Mr. Johnson is an active member of several legal, civic, and political organizations.

Mr. Johnson earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2005, where he also participated in the School of Law’s Trial Advocacy College and Law Prosecution Clinic. In 2002, Mr. Johnson received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce, with concentrations in Finance and Management.

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09-10-2007

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Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Prominent Litigator Gregory P. Miller Leads Group of 12 Lawyers to Drinker Biddle
Citing both its outstanding national litigation platform and its traditions of professional excellence and client service, prominent litigator Gregory P. Miller and 11 additional lawyers from premier boutique firm Miller Alfano & Raspanti, P.C., are joining the Philadelphia office of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.

Miller, who is managing partner of Miller Alfano, will be joining Drinker Biddle as a partner. Four of Miller’s colleagues, Heather C. Giordanella, Maria L.H. Lewis, Gregg W. Mackuse and Stephen G. Stroup, will be joining as Of Counsel to the firm. Seven other lawyers will be associates at Drinker Biddle when the move becomes official on January 1, 2008. Miller is known nationally for his role in the Fen-Phen litigation. A former assistant U.S. attorney and chief of the Criminal Division at the Philadelphia U.S. Attorney’s Office, Miller has a substantial practice in the areas of white collar criminal defense and securities and accounting litigation.

“This is a coup – a unique opportunity for us to count someone as talented and respected as Greg Miller as a colleague,” said Drinker Biddle Chairman Alfred W. Putnam, Jr. “He is one of the most highly regarded lawyers in the Commonwealth, and we expect that we can provide him and his team with opportunities across the country.”

The dozen new lawyers are part of Drinker Biddle’s ongoing strategy of adding lawyers that fit the firm’s values and reputation, said Andrew C. Kassner, Drinker Biddle’s Executive Partner. “We don’t grow for growth’s sake, and we’re not looking to get bigger just to be big,” he said. “Instead, we’re looking for top-notch lawyers who want a collegial environment where they have the freedom to serve their clients the best way possible. Accomplished and wellrespected lawyers like Greg and his Miller Alfano colleagues are just the kind of people we’re looking for.”


Drinker Biddle has more than 650 lawyers in 12 offices nationwide, with more than 300 litigators practicing in the areas of antitrust, securities, white collar crime and corporate investigations, communications, intellectual property, construction, products liability, mass torts, pharmaceutical and medical devices, real estate, professional liability and insurance, environmental, health care and appellate.

“I’ve known many Drinker Biddle lawyers in my career, and I’ve always been impressed with their high level of professionalism and integrity, along with their creativity and tenacity,” said Miller, who has been practicing law for more than 30 years. “They know how to win and – more importantly – are best at achieving the right result for their clients.” He added that while a large part of his and his colleagues’ practices in Philadelphia are national in scope, Drinker Biddle’s presence in other major legal markets like Chicago, Washington, D.C., New Jersey, New York and San Francisco will allow them to focus on serving an even wider array of clients nationwide.

Wilson M. Brown III, chair of Drinker Biddle’s Commercial Litigation Practice Group, said the addition of Miller and his colleagues is a natural fit. “Many of our lawyers here in Philadelphia and around the country know them and have great respect for the quality of their work,” Brown said. “They are first-rate people who will thrive and succeed here.” In addition to Miller, Giordanella, Lewis, Mackuse and Stroup, the other lawyers joining Drinker Biddle as associates are William L. Carr, Joshua Gayl, Richard A. Hunter, A. Kristina Littman, Riley H. Ross III, Billy J. Smith and Nicole B. Stach.

Since his appointment in 1998, Miller has performed a variety of functions as the Special Master in the Fen-Phen multidistrict litigation (In re: Diet Drugs Products Liability Litigation), including monitoring the progress of discovery in more than 40,000 individual claims. He has frequently been asked to serve as a special master or mediator in federal or state cases, and he is a founding member of the Academy of Court Appointed Masters. Miller’s securities litigation work has included counseling a Big Four accounting firm engagement partner in an action brought by the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) and representing directors and officers who are defendants in securities class actions. He has served as outside counsel to the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and is active in representing defendants in SEC actions involving late trading, market timing and improper management of a hedge fund.


Miller entered private practice in 1984 after almost a decade of public service, first as an officer in the U.S. Navy, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, and later with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia. While a federal prosecutor, he became nationally known in the health care enforcement area, prosecuting the landmark health care fraud case United States v. Greber, which established new law in the area of Medicare kickbacks.

Miller is also a frequent author and lecturer in the area of legal ethics. He served six years on the Disciplinary Board for the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, chairing its Rules Committee. He is currently the chair of the Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners. Giordanella works extensively on cases involving employment and ERISA disputes, in addition to general commercial litigation and Special Master services. She was recently honored as one of two outstanding members of the year by the National Association of Women Lawyers and has been elected to serve as an at-large member of the group’s executive board. Lewis focuses her practice on employment and commercial disputes. A Harvard Law School graduate, she began her career as an assistant district attorney in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, where she tried hundreds of preliminary hearings and bench trials. Last year, the Philadelphia Legal Intelligencer named her as one of the women “On the Verge” in the city’s legal community.

Mackuse focuses his practice on a variety of complex commercial litigation matters, including complex and health care fraud cases and corporate internal investigations. He has extensive experience in insurance regulatory issues, insolvency proceedings and insurance coverage disputes.

Stroup concentrates his practice on defending SEC regulatory investigations and enforcement actions in addition to commercial disputes. He is both a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner, with prior experience in the accounting and auditing profession. He is currently a national director for the American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants.

09-10-2007

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