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Carlton Fields

Carlton Fields Shareholder, Adam P. Schwartz, Appointed to Chair of The Florida Bar Advertising Grievance Committee
Carlton Fields Tampa Shareholder Adam P. Schwartz has been appointed Chair of The Florida Bar Statewide Advertising Grievance Committee. This committee was established to review any and all advertising complaints submitted to The Florida Bar. For consistency purposes, all grievances are channeled through this committee within The Florida Bar.

Schwartz is a member of the Firm’s White Collar and Government Investigations Practice Group. He practices in the areas of white collar criminal defense, health care fraud, and pharmacy law. Schwartz received his Bachelor’s Degree from Saint Joseph’s University in 1991 and received his J.D. from Temple University School of Law in 1995.

07-19-2007

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Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

N.C. Bar Association Honors Womble Carlyle For Pro Bono Work
Womble Carlyle's pro bono efforts were recently honored by the North Carolina Bar Association, with Womble Carlyle attorneys Cal Adams and Sean Perrin also receiving individual awards.

The N.C. Bar Association presented its 2007 Pro Bono Service Awards at the association's 109th Annual Meeting. The firm received the Large Law Firm Pro Bono Award for its major project aiding New Orleans homeowners affected by Hurricane Katrina, as well as its traditional pro bono efforts in areas such as Guardian ad Litem appeals and domestic violence victims advocacy.

Under the leadership of firm Pro Bono Director Tripp Greason and attorneys Cris Windham and Georgi Yonuschot, teams of Womble Carlyle lawyers and paralegals spent the summer of 2006 in New Orleans working with low-income residents who lost their homes in the hurricane and subsequent flood. In all, more than 30 attorneys and staff members traveled to New Orleans, while many others provided support from Womble Carlyle's offices.

Following the 2005 disaster, thousands of New Orleans homeowners were left in legal limbo. These homeowners had lived in family homes that had been passed down from generation to generation without performing the legal operation ("succession" or probate) necessary to convey title to the surviving occupants. Because these homeowners lacked clear title to the property, they were not able to access the available federal, state and insurance assistance necessary to rebuild their hurricane-damaged homes.

The Womble Carlyle teams accepted nearly 200 New Orleanians as clients or potential clients during the summer of 2006. Womble Carlyle teams then began to gather information and draft the succession pleadings necessary to secure proper titles for their clients. To date, the firm has provided more than 4,000 hours of pro bono assistance to these Katrina clients.

In addition, the firm spent approximately 8,000 hours on North Carolina pro bono projects such as

Representing abused and neglected children on behalf of the state’s Guardian ad Litem program;

Advocating for victims of domestic violence;

Resolving landlord-tenant disputes on behalf of low-income residents.

This is the latest in a series of recent pro bono awards Womble Carlyle has received, as the firm also has been honored by both the Louisiana State Bar Association and Southeast Louisiana Legal Services for the Katrina project.

"We are flattered to have been singled out of the group of other firms and attorneys who have provided pro bono assistance during the past year," Greason said. "It is an honor to be recognized by our peers and a real privilege to have provided service to some of the people in real need.”"

Cal Adams received the William L. Thorp Award, the Association’s top pro bono honor for individual attorneys. Presented annually since 1984, the award recognizes the Pro Bono Attorney of the Year in North Carolina.

"I've always felt pro bono work is part of the job," Adams said. "As attorneys, we enjoy a position of respect in society, but with that position comes the responsibility to help those in need."

Adams, the chair of the firm's Pro Bono Committee, has a wide-ranging pro bono practice. He has worked extensively on the Katrina project and has represented Sept. 11 victims before the federal Victim Compensation Fund. His pro bono work also includes post-conviction death penalty defense representation and domestic violence victims advocacy.

Adams is serving his sixth two-year term as President of the Board of Directors of the Legal Aid Society of Northwest North Carolina. He is a founding director of Legal Aid of North Carolina and just completed his second year as President of the Board of Directors of Legal Aid of North Carolina. He previously served as a member of the Board of Legal Services of N.C. He also serves as a member of the Pro Bono Institute’s Law Firm Pro Bono Project Advisory Committee.

In 1996, Adams was honored by Womble Carlyle with the firm’s first Irving Carlyle Pro Bono Publico Award.
Sean Perrin won the Young Lawyer Pro Bono Award, given by the N.C. Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division.

Perrin frequently handles landlord-tenant disputes for low-income Charlotte residents through Legal Services of Southern Piedmont. Additionally, he worked with nearly 30 pro bono clients in the past year alone, including: helping low-income domestic violence victims through Legal Services, aiding abused and neglected children through the state's Guardian ad Litem program, and representing misdemeanor and criminal defendants through the Mecklenburg County Public Defender's office.

"I'm fortunate to be able to work with some great agencies on these projects," Perrin said. "There is a tremendous need for pro bono work in Charlotte, but there are organizations working hard to meet those needs and I'm glad I can help."

Perrin also recently received the 2007 Pro Bono Attorney of the Year award from Legal Aid of North Carolina.

07-19-2007

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White & Case, LLP

New Partner to Head Up White & Case's Employment Law Practice in Germany
White & Case has boosted its employment law capabilities in Germany with the arrival of partner Karl-Dietmar Cohnen, who will join in August to head up the Firm's Employment Law Practice in Germany.

Karl-Dietmar has extensive experience advising on a wide range of employment law matters, with a particular focus on issues associated with restructurings. Recent matters that he has acted on include: the relocation of automotive supplier Federal-Mogul's factory to Hungary; the sale of Alcatel-Lucent to Thales; the complex restructuring of removal business ABX Logistics; and the reorganisation of Janssen-Cilag's pharmaceutical business. In the past Cohnen has advised Bankgesellschaft Berlin, Bayerische Landesbank, Japan Tobacco International, Volvo Trucks and Corus.

"Karl-Dietmar's extensive employment law experience will fit perfectly with the Firm's employment law capabilities in Germany. His specific restructuring experience will also make him a real asset to our German Bankruptcy Law Practice," commented Dr. Eberhard Meincke, executive partner of White & Case in Hamburg.

White & Case's Employment Law Practice in Germany is active across all six of the Firm's German offices. Recent transactions that the practice has provided employment law advice on include: the sale by Linde of its Materials Handling business, as well as the relocation of Linde's headquarters to Munich; advising ProMarkt Handels GmbH in relation to its restructuring; and acting for the Barry Callebaut group in connection with the Stollwerck restructuring. White & Case has a leading bankruptcy law practice in Germany, numbering more than 40 lawyers and which, via its subsidiary White & Case Insolvenz GbR, includes 11 administrators based across ten locations throughout the country.

"I am looking forward to heading up White & Case's Employment Law Practice in Germany and working to expand it, both in terms of providing transactional support and stand-alone employment advice. It's going to be an exciting challenge for me," added Cohnen.

07-19-2007

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Thompson Hine LLP

Thompson Hine LLP Expands Workers' Compensation Practice Group
Donald P. Beck has joined Thompson Hine LLP as a staff attorney in the Workers’ Compensation practice group. Beck focuses his practice on litigation and workers’ compensation issues, representing employers at all levels of workers’ compensation administrative hearings before the Industrial Commission of Ohio.

Prior to joining the firm, Beck was an associate at a corporate law firm in Ohio, where he focused primarily on litigation, including workers’ compensation administrative hearings, violation of specific safety requirement claims and intentional tort court cases throughout the state of Ohio.

Beck received his J.D. from Capital University Law School in 2001 and his B.S. from The Ohio State University in 1996.

07-19-2007

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Ross, Dixon & Bell, LLP

Roy Morrow Bell Honored as 2007 Transcript 10 Top Attorney in San Diego Daily Transcript
Roy Morrow Bell, of the Ross, Dixon & Bell law firm, has been named a Transcript 10 Top Attorney in the San Diego Daily Transcript’s Top Attorneys 2007. This distinction is the result of a months-long process involving nominations and peer review of and by San Diego County attorneys. The Transcript 10 honor caps those awarded to attorneys in 11 primary areas of practice in San Diego County.

Mr. Bell has practiced law for over 30 years and focuses on complex commercial litigation and trial work. His reputation as an outstanding lawyer has captured the media’s attention several times. He was named Litigator of the Month in 2000 by The National Law Journal for his work in the Koch Industries trial, and was a recipient of the San Diego, NAACP Lawyer of the Year Award.

An active member of the San Diego community, he is a past President and Chairman of The Century Club of San Diego (Buick Invitational 2003), a member of the Board of Directors of the San Diego International Sports Council, and a past Chairman and President of the La Jolla Country Club. He currently serves as a committee member for the 2007 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl and San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Committee, and was named a Paul Harris Fellow by the San Diego Rotary Club. Last year, Mr. Bell and his wife Diane were named a Dynamic Duo by the Catfish Club, honoring “couples who are a powerful example of how bright, talented people have shared their blessings” by giving back to their community.

Mr. Bell graduated with honors in 1974 and as valedictorian from the California Western School of Law. During his time there, he served as lead articles editor for the California Western International Law Review; later, he served as an Associate Professor of Law at the school. He has served for 20 years as a trustee and then as Chairman of the Board. He currently holds the honorary title of Emeritus Chairman.

A veteran of the Vietnam Conflict, Mr. Bell served two tours in the Western Pacific and earned two Navy Commendations (with combat “V”), the Navy Achievement Medal (with combat “V”), the Vietnam Unit Medal of Gallantry, and six Vietnam Campaign Medals. He is a founding trustee of a scholastic trust for children of deceased Naval Academy Graduates.

07-19-2007

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Pepper Hamilton, L.L.P.

Pepper Hamilton Named One of Philadelphia's Top 5 Corporate Firms by Corporate Board Member
Pepper Hamilton LLP has been listed among the top five firms in the Philadelphia area for America’s Best Corporate Law Firms, according to the 2007 Corporate Board Member and FTI Consulting survey. The results were published in the July/August 2007 issue of the Corporate Board Member.

07-19-2007

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Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

NJBIZ Selects Fernando M. Pinguelo As A Forty Under 40 Award Winner
Fernando M. Pinguelo, a member of the law firm Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., has been selected by NJBIZ, a New Jersey business publication, to receive its coveted 2007 Forty Under 40 Award.

The Forty Under 40 awards program honors forty of the state’s most dynamic business leaders who are under the age of 40, who have been making headlines in their field, and who share a commitment to business growth, professional excellence, and the community. NJBIZ and the program sponsors will honor this year’s 40 winners during an awards ceremony on Monday, September 24, 2007 at the Palace at Somerset Park in Somerset, New Jersey. Winners will be highlighted in a special supplement to NJBIZ on October 1, 2007.

“We are truly honored to have the opportunity to recognize these outstanding individuals,” said David A. Shankweiler, CEO of Journal Publications, parent company of NJBIZ. “As business and community leaders, they are constantly redefining success within the business arena. These individuals share a commitment to business growth, professional excellence and to the community. They are shaping the economic future of New Jersey. On behalf of NJBIZ, we would like to thank and congratulate the Forty Under 40 Class of 2007.”

Pinguelo, Chair of the firm’s Entertainment Law Group, practices in the areas of entertainment law and litigation, specializing in complex lawsuits and employment matters in federal and state courts. He also coordinates the firm’s Response to Electronic Discovery and Information (REDI) Group and works closely with clients to develop strategies to manage issues related to information technology. Notably, he was involved in New Jersey’s first case addressing its new e-discovery rule amendments.

Pinguelo regularly publishes articles and lectures on a variety of topics including entertainment law, information technology, employment and contracts. He has appeared on television as a legal commentator on various high-profile trials, and has been quoted and cited in many newspapers and magazines about cases he has handled.

Pinguelo is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Seton Hall Law School. He is also an active member and Judge of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (New York Chapter). Prior to joining Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, Pinguelo was a law clerk for the Honorable Edwin H. Stern, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Pinguelo earned his J.D. from Boston College Law School in 1997, and his B.A., magna cum laude, from Boston College in 1994. Fernando is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of New Jersey, New York and the District of Columbia.

07-19-2007

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