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Graham and Dunn

Graham & Dunn Welcomes Two New Attorneys--April Upchurch Olsen and Thomas J. Hall
Graham & Dunn is pleased to announce the addition of two new attorneys - April Upchurch Olsen and Thomas J. Hall.

April Upchurch Olsen joins the firm as an associate in the Labor & Employment Team, with a focus on employment litigation, wrongful discharge, union-management issues, employee discipline and termination, employment discrimination and harassment, accommodation, wage and hour compliance and litigation, employee handbooks and employment policies. April received her J.D. from Northeastern University in 2001.

Thomas J. Hall joins as a shareholder working with the firm’s Financial Services and Emerging Companies & Entrepreneurs teams. He represents financial institutions with respect to SEC and other regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, corporate governance and general corporate matters. T.J. also serves as outside general counsel to start up and emerging companies. T.J. received his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1998.

03-06-2007

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Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar P.A.

Pennington Parter Selected As Super Lawyer
Pennington partner Mark Delegal has recently been awarded the status of “Super Lawyer “by Law & Politics magazine.

A special supplement to Law & Politics will be issued in June 2007 which lists the year's selections for Super Lawyers. Selections are originally researched by reviewing databases, online sources, national and local periodicals, and trade journals, as well as by contacting law firms for qualified candidates. Nominated attorneys are then narrowed down to those chosen as "Super Lawyers " by surveying 44,000 attorneys with the criteria of choosing the best lawyer they've personally observed in action. In the final selection only 5% of Florida attorneys are selected as Florida Super Lawyers.

03-06-2007

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Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

Capitol Federal Strategies, LLC
Daniel J. French today announced the formation of Capitol Federal Strategies, LLC, a new business entity he will lead that offers non-legal consulting services involving federal government relations, public relations, and federal lobbying for clients operating in New York State and elsewhere. Hiscock & Barclay, LLP will partner with French by providing office support and exposure to the firm’s growing list of clients in need of the specialized services offered by Capitol Federal Strategies.

As a registered federal lobbyist, French will utilize his long-term relationships with government, political and regulatory officials in Washington, D.C. and New York to assist clients. French joined the private sector in 2001 after serving as United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York. In that capacity he was the chief federal law enforcement officer for 32 of New York’s 62 counties, overseeing the work of 39 Assistant United States Attorneys located in Syracuse, Albany and Binghamton and serving over 3.5 million state residents. Before that, French served as Acting Deputy Staff Director to the United States Senate Committee on Finance, Executive Assistant to United States Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan and as a Professional Staff Member to the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Court Bar Association of the Northern District of New York and an active member of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, the Onondaga County Bar Association, and the Association of Former United States Attorneys.

“Hiscock & Barclay, a 180-attorney, regional law firm with offices in Albany, Boston Metro, Buffalo, New York, Rochester and Syracuse is affiliating itself with Capitol Federal Strategies in an effort to provide its clients with a trusted advisory firm in government and regulatory affairs,” stated John P. Langan, Managing Partner of Hiscock & Barclay.

“Partnering with a law firm that has substantial offices in every major upstate city and a growing list of Fortune 500 clients creates exciting possibilities for both entities,” said Daniel J. French, Principal of Capitol Federal Strategies.

French is also a partner in French-Alcott, PLLC, a law firm he established with Syracuse attorney Lee Alcott. The firm specializes in complex litigation and business counseling services. Alcott formerly managed the litigation department at a major Syracuse-based law firm.

“In addition to our government relations practices, I think the synergy between our two law practices will enable both of our firms to provide a greater range of legal services to existing and new clients,” French said.

03-06-2007

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Brown, Raysman, Millstein, Felder & Steiner, L.L.P.

Thelen Partner Chairs PLI's 2007 Information Technology Law Institute
Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP is pleased to join the Practicing Law Institute (PLI) in presenting its annual Information Technology Law Institute seminar, which takes place in New York, this Thursday and Friday, March 8-9, 2007.

The 2007 seminar is directed to the special needs of in-house counsel in the area of information life cycle management, record retention, and systems security.

This year’s program focuses on several hot topics, including cutting-edge developments in intellectual property protection, the new federal e-discovery rules, Sarbanes-Oxley and corporate governance compliance issues for data retention, outsourcing data processing, and trade secrets.

New York partner Peter Brown has served as chair of the Information Technology Law Institute for more than 12 years. During that time, the seminar has covered such topics as software licensing, the rise of e-commerce, and Internet gaming.

This year, Mr. Brown speaks on the topic of “Spyware and Pretexting.” New York partner Fred Whitmer also speaks on “Ethical Issues Arising from Corporate Recordkeeping Guidelines.”

The seminar will be web-cast and can be viewed either live or afterwards via streaming video.

03-06-2007

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Jackson Walker L.L.P.

Larry Waks joins Advisory Board of FameCast
Jackson Walker partner Larry Waks has joined the Advisory Board of FameCast, the first online talent contest designed to find America's best new artists. As an advisor, Mr. Waks will provide FameCast with strategic insight into the music and entertainment industry and provide direction for the company's online talent discovery and entertainment community platform.

Mr. Waks is a partner in the Entertainment, Media, Intellectual Property, Business Transactions, and Litigation sections of Jackson Walker. He represents a broad range of domestic and international clients in the entertainment, media, publishing, advertising, communication, high-tech, biotech, and energy industries. Additionally, Mr. Waks has developed substantial experience in litigation involving rights to intellectual property including anti-counterfeiting, trade secrets, patents, copyright and trademark disputes, and disputes over licensing, publishing and distribution rights. Mr. Waks was named a "Texas Super Lawyer" in the November 2003 and October 2004, 2005, and 2006 issues of Texas Monthly magazine. He is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America in both the Entertainment and Media law categories.

03-06-2007

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Gray, Plant & Mooty

New Co-Chairs Named to Lead Business & General Litigation Group
The law firm of Gray Plant Mooty has named new co-chairs to lead its Business and General Litigation Practice Group: Katie Bergstrom, Greg Merz and Eric Yaffe. These leaders bring forward-thinking leadership and commitment to the 54-member practice group comprised of lawyers from their Minneapolis, St. Cloud and Washington, D.C. offices. Katie Bergstrom confirms, “As we celebrate GPM’s 140 birthday, we look forward to leading this talented group of trial lawyers as they advocate for our clients in local, regional and national matters.”


GPM’s Business and General Litigation Practice Group nationally represents individuals and business clients in all types of litigation matters in a wide range of subject areas, from the latest Internet issues such as e-commerce to the more traditional matters such as product liability class actions.


“I’m honored to be part of the firm’s long and continuing tradition of exceptional and highly respected service to our clients, the legal profession and the community,” said Greg Merz.

03-06-2007

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Frilot, Partridge, Kohnke & Clements, L.C.

Frilot Partridge Teams with DRI in a Rebuilding Project for New Orleans
On Saturday, March 10, 2007, DRI, a nationwide organization of civil defense lawyers, is teaming up with Habitat for Humanity and local law firms to help build houses in hurricane-ravaged areas of New Orleans.

The event will take place in conjunction with DRI’s Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Seminar, held March 8th and 9th, and participants will include top defense lawyers from across the nation. Buses will be taking the volunteers from the JW Marriott, where the seminar is located, to reconstruction sites including New Orleans’ upper 9th Ward, where many homes have suffered irreparable water and mold damage.

“This is a worthwhile addition to our seminar activities,” said Barbara Arras, Committee Chair of the Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Committee of DRI. “I think our members are eager to swap their legal pads and pens for hammers and nails to help this city’s residents, many of whom have faced numerous obstacles on their road to recovery from this tragic natural disaster.”

DRI will be joined by several local law firms in the reconstruction. Attorneys from the firms Phelps Dunbar, Irwin Fritchie, and Frilot Partridge will also be coming out to volunteer in the all-day rebuilding project. All three firms have attorneys who are DRI members.

“DRI is committed not only to serving the defense bar, but the residents and communities of those in our respective jurisdictions,” said John Kouris, Executive Director of DRI. “Since this year’s seminar is in New Orleans, it provides us a perfect opportunity to help those who have lost so much as a result of Hurricane Katrina.”

DRI — The Voice of the Defense Bar, is the national organization of more than 22,000 defense trial lawyers and corporate counsel. DRI provides numerous educational and informational resources to members and offers many opportunities for liaison among defense trial lawyers, Corporate America, and state and local defense organizations. DRI also has an international presence, seeking to enhance understanding of the law among members of the defense community who have reason to be concerned with the expanding globalization of litigation defense.

03-06-2007

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