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Keller & Heckman LLP

Keller and Heckman Partner, David G. Sarvadi, Completes Service on National Academies Committee
David Sarvadi, a partner in Keller and Heckman's OSHA and Employment practice, was appointed to serve on a National Academies' Committee tasked to review the National Institute of Safety and Health/Bureau of Labor Statistics Respirator Use Survey Study. The Respirator Use Survey Study, which was developed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), was created to gather information about the uses of respirators to assist the agency in developing new recommendations for the use of respirators in workplaces and design new research projects to improve the effectiveness of respirators.

The Committee was structured to review the adequacy and appropriateness of the survey methodology, including the choice of sample, the sampling method, survey follow-up, and ultimate response rate and the adequacy of the survey data. The final report was published on the NAS Website in December 2006 and is available at http://books.nap.edu/catalog/11799.html. The final report states that while the agencies obtained useful information in the survey, several modern techniques of survey methodology were not used, making the study less helpful than it could have been. The Committee made seven recommendations for future research to allow NIOSH to develop information to better guide its research agenda.

Mr. Sarvadi was selected by the National Academy of Sciences to participate on the panel because of his expertise in law and industrial hygiene. David Sarvadi works with clients in the areas of occupational health and safety, toxic substance management, pesticide regulation, employment law, and product safety. He works with clients in developing, reviewing, and auditing compliance programs in all of these areas, and in obtaining agency rulings on proposed or novel activities and questions, seeking interpretations of regulations as they apply to specific sets of facts. He has been counsel to the National Coalition on Ergonomics from its inception in 1994. He has a background in occupational safety and health, having worked as an industrial hygienist for more than 15 years and became a Certified Industrial Hygienist in 1978.

02-21-2007

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Hughes, Hubbard & Reed, L.L.P.

Hughes Hubbard Bolsters Corporate and Equipment Finance Practices with the Addition of Joanne Gregory
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP announced today that Joanne Gregory, who concentrates her practice in corporate and equipment finance, has joined its New York office as a partner.

For more than 20 years, Ms. Gregory has represented issuers, investors and underwriters in transactions involving public and private securities offerings, asset securitizations, and leasing of transportation equipment, manufacturing equipment and commercial real estate. Most recently, she served as a capital partner at Winston & Strawn in Chicago.

Her experience includes:

* Developing innovative securitization and structured finance products in aviation, rail, automotive and other equipment finance transactions;
* Representing equity investors in 46 simultaneous leveraged financings of commercial real estate properties for one of the world’s largest food distributors;
* Representing a major Japanese conglomerate in restructuring and disposing of its North American oil and gas properties;
* Representing a re-insurance company controlled by one of the largest private equity groups in purchasing both debt and equity securities of its clients as part of its investment portfolio strategy.

“Joanne Gregory is a leader and recognized innovator in the area of equipment finance,” said John K. Hoyns, Co-Chair of Hughes Hubbard’s Corporate Department and Chair of its Equipment Finance group. “She will add new depth to Hughes Hubbard’s Equipment Finance practice.”

Ms. Gregory received a B.A. from the University of Toronto, an M.A. in Classical Philosophy from both the University of Toronto and Princeton University and J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. A classical pianist, she trained at The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.

02-21-2007

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Haynes & Boone, LLP

Haynes and Boone Attorney Honored with Justice For Children Award
Haynes and Boone, LLP announced Tuesday that appellate partner Alene Ross “Allie” Levy will receive the Harvey R. Houck, Jr. Award for Outstanding Service To Children on April 13 for her pro bono work with child advocacy group Justice For Children.

Allie Levy accepted her first pro bono case with Justice For Children in 1996 and has worked tirelessly with the group since then. Levy serves on the Justice For Children advisory board and is National Chair of Amicus Briefing for the organization. The organization previously honored Ms. Levy as Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year in 2003.

Justice For Children is a national nonprofit organization concerned about children's rights and their protection from abuse. Randy Burton, a former Chief Prosecutor of the Family Offenses Section of the Harris County District Attorney's office, founded the group in 1987 with a group of concerned citizens in response to the failure of child protective organizations to protect abused and neglected children. Ms. Levy will receive the Harvey R. Houck, Jr. Award – named for real estate developer and philanthropist Houck – during the fifth annual Justice For Children Gala at the Four Seasons Hotel in Houston.

Ms. Levy is an honors graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and South Texas College of Law. She joined Haynes and Boone in 1993 after serving as a staff attorney for both the First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals. Ms. Levy currently serves as vice-chair of the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is a past chair of the Houston Bar Association Appellate Section.

02-21-2007

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Harter Secrest & Emery LLP

HARTER SECREST & EMERY LLP NAMES NEW PARTNERS TO THE FIRM
The law firm of Harter Secrest & Emery LLP is pleased to announce that John G. Horn and Jerauld E. Brydges have become partners of the firm, effective January 1, 2007.

John Horn is a litigation attorney in the firm’s Buffalo office, where his practice includes intellectual property infringement prosecution and defense, commercial disputes, protection of trade secrets and confidential information, employment matters, professional liability defense, shareholder disputes, and products liability defense.

Jerry Brydges focuses his litigation practice on general commercial and business disputes in state and federal courts, including antitrust and intellectual property actions, contract disputes, non-compete and trade secret matters, securities arbitrations, and shareholder disputes. Jerry’s practice extends to a variety of industries and clients, including health care professionals, banks, manufacturers and distributors, and broker-dealers.

02-21-2007

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Grogan Graffam, P.C.

WATSON APPOINTED TO STATE GOVERNMENT ADR ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Grogan Graffam, P.C. announced that Dennis A. Watson was recently appointed a member of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Joint State Government Commission’s Advisory Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution. This committee will assist the Commission’s Legislative Task Force on Alternative Dispute Resolution in conducting a comprehensive review of the current status of ADR practices and making recommendations on improving conflict resolution in the Commonwealth.

Mr. Watson has been President of Grogan Graffam since 1998 and a shareholder since 1983. Prior to becoming President, he chaired the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. With 30 years of trial experience, he concentrates his practice in complex commercial, maritime, construction, insurance and product liability litigation.

Mr. Watson is a member of the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County. He is also a Trustee of the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania. He received his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1977 and his B.A. from University of Pennsylvania in 1974. Mr. Watson is a member of the American, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County and West Virginia Bar Associations.

02-21-2007

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Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo P.C.

Singleton McAllister Attends the Winter General Meeting of the ELC
Singleton McAllister attended the Winter General Meeting of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC) earlier this month. The ELC is an independent non-partisan, non profit organization of senior level African American executives that advocate business excellence and the advancement of African Americans in Corporate America. Singleton participated in a point/counterpoint discussion on the 2006 Congressional Election, the outlook for the 110th Congress and the Race for 2008 with Fred McClure, former Assistant for Legislative Affairs to President George H.W. Bush.

Singleton practices in the firm's Washington office in the Employment, Labor and Benefits Section. She assists clients in navigating the laws and regulations governing diversity issues and provides legal counsel and crisis management. Singleton collaborates with companies to develop comprehensive diversity action plans that address issues of concern to senior management. She advises CEOs, general counsels, and other senior executives when confronted with a diversity crisis, or when attempting to avoid such actions.

02-21-2007

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Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

Office Move Brings K&L Gates San Francisco Under One Roof
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (K&L Gates) has combined the San Francisco offices of its two legacy firms. The San Francisco combination brings premier intellectual property and cross-border Asia practices, along with strong securities regulation, real estate, litigation, and mortgage banking and consumer credit practices, under one roof.

The merged San Francisco office will house 58 lawyers. The firm's Palo Alto office of 12 lawyers will continue to serve clients from its Hansen Way location. In total, 70 K&L Gates lawyers now serve the Bay Area.

The San Francisco office works closely with lawyers in the firm’s Hong Kong, Taipei and Beijing offices to serve the legal needs of companies doing business in China. The intellectual property practice is a long recognized team that represents some of the world’s leading technology companies. The combined office also boasts a strong securities regulation practice that assists SEC-registered investment companies, hedge funds and other private investment companies, investment advisers and broker-dealers comply with securities regulatory requirements, and defend against SEC and NASD enforcement actions and private securities litigation.

“San Francisco truly represents the vitality of the new K&L Gates,” said Edward Sangster, K&L Gates’ San Francisco Administrative Partner. “In a city noted for technology innovation, at the crossroads of international trade and a hotbed of civic involvement, K&L Gates San Francisco is a single strategic home in a vibrant business and legal market.”

“K&L Gates as a single firm powers us with an expansive platform to counsel clients across all aspects of the law,” said Gale Connor, who served as office managing partner in Preston Gates & Ellis’ San Francisco office for the past two years. “We’re all excited that the local integration magnifies the global resources our clients expect.

02-21-2007

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