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Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

Noted Florida Litigator Janet T. Munn Joins Epstein Becker & Green
Janet T. Munn, a noted Florida litigator, has joined the Miami office of Epstein Becker & Green, the Firm announced today.

Munn joins EBG from Shutts & Bowen LLP, where she was a partner in the firm's Business Litigation Practice Group. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation involving class action, mass tort and product liability defense, as well as intellectual property litigation. She represents Fortune 500 companies across a wide range of sectors.

Munn, who joins EBG as a Member of the Firm, represents clients in a wide variety fields, including telecommunications, computer, media, chemical, biomedical, pharmaceutical and insurance. Prior to moving to private practice, Munn clerked for United States District Judge José A. Gonzalez, Jr. of the Southern District of Florida.

02-20-2007

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Clark Hill PLC

Clark Hill PLC Attorney Barbara A. Ruga to Present During Michigan School Business Officials "Bargaining Workshop" Webinar On March 13
Clark Hill attorney Barbara A. Ruga will present “Legal Aspects of Communication During Bargaining,” “Impasse and Implementation of Bargaining,” and “Responding to Information Required in Bargaining,” during a March 13 webinar for the Michigan School Business Officials (MSBO) “Bargaining Workshop,” event.

More information on the MSBO webinar is available at http://www.msbo.org/calendar/mar2007.shtml.

Ruga has been practicing law for nearly 30 years in the areas of education, labor relations and employment law. She predominantly represents public school districts in a wide range of employment and school law matters, and frequently lectures to public school districts on employment matters.

Ruga has published several books and articles in the field of employment law, including articles in the Michigan Council of School Attorneys Newsletter. She was the co-editor and author of “Michigan Wrongful Discharge and Employment Discrimination,” (ICLE, 1990-1994) and “Wrongful Discharge Cases in Michigan,” (1984 and 1987 editions).

Ruga has been active locally on bar association committees, professional, charitable and local governmental projects.

Ruga earned her J.D. and B.A., cum laude, from the University of Michigan.

02-20-2007

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Chapman & Cutler LLP

Six Chapman and Cutler Attorneys in Salt Lake City Named to Utah "Legal Elite"
Reinforcing the eminence of Chapman and Cutler LLP among Utah’s legal community, six attorneys from the firm’s Salt Lake City office were selected by their peers to be part of the 2007 Utah Legal Elite, published by Utah Business magazine.

This is the fourth year that Utah Business canvassed members of the Utah Bar Association to recommend the state’s top lawyers. For the latest edition, 5,000 ballots were sent to Bar members, with various points assigned to chosen attorneys. The list was also vetted by a blue-ribbon panel of judges.

The six Chapman attorneys named among the Legal Elite represent a cross-section of practice disciplines, including public finance, commercial litigation, insurance and real estate, bankruptcy and corporate reorganization, environmental, health and safety, general corporate and securities work, and trusts and estates.

“It’s always gratifying to be recognized by your peers for the quality of your work and we appreciate that lawyers from across the state have taken notice of our accomplishments,” said Richard Scott, partner-in-charge of Chapman and Cutler’s Salt Lake City office and himself one of the six honorees.

Historically known for its public finance work in Utah going back to 1920, Chapman has recently expanded its practice base in the state, reflected by the range of attorneys chosen for this year’s Legal Elite.

“We have a broad-based practice in our Utah office and it’s satisfying to know that more than a third of our lawyers were selected for inclusion in this listing of the state’s premier legal talent,” Mr. Scott added.

The Chapman and Cutler attorneys included in this year’s Legal Elite are:

Richard Scott: A veteran of public finance with more than 30 years experience, Mr. Scott has represented all types of governmental issues as bond counsel, underwriter’s counsel and disclosure counsel. He has extensive experience in revenue bond and general obligation bond financings in the west. Chapman and Cutler was just named the most active bond counsel in the U.S. by Thomson Financial, the 26th year in a row that Chapman led all U.S. law firms in the volume of tax-exempt advisory assignments.

Kevin Murray: Mr. Murray practices environmental and land development law. He has played leading roles in the acquisition of environmentally sensitive property and brownfields development and has substantial experience with hard rock mining operations, interstate pipelines, refineries and general CERCLA/RCA remediation.

David Connors: Head of Chapman’s Salt Lake litigation group, Mr. Connor focuses on commercial litigation, insurance regulatory proceedings, class action defense and bankruptcy-related litigation. He has nationwide experience before state and federal trial courts and appellate courts.


James Tracy: Mr. Tracy’s practice involves a wide-range of litigation matters. He has successfully tried, arbitrated, and mediated cases in state and federal courts for more than a dozen years.

Stephen M. Tumblin: As head of Chapman’s corporate practice in Salt Lake City, Mr. Tumblin has advised numerous companies on transactional matters, debt and equity financing, business restructuring and workouts.

Adelaide Maudsley: The only associate included in the Legal Elite, Ms. Maudsley is part of Chapman’s special litigation, bankruptcy and workouts department. She has represented debtors, committees, trustees, secured creditors, insurers and preference defendants in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases and workouts.

Chapman and Cutler began advising on municipal finance projects in the Utah in 1920 and opened its first office in Salt Lake City in 1981. Chapman notably expanded its presence in the state in 2006 with the addition of a six-attorney group led by Mr. Murray. The firm’s Salt Lake City office has clients that include national corporations as well as prominent Utah-based businesses. “We congratulate our Utah colleagues for their selection to this year’s Legal Elite – in our view, the listing is Utah’s equivalent of the annual Chambers rankings, which mark the pinnacle of peer recognition,” said Richard Cosgrove, Chief Executive Partner at Chapman and Cutler in Chicago.

“The inclusion of such a solid lineup from our Salt Lake office is also proof positive that our expansion there less than a year ago has strengthened our position as a top law firm in the western region.

02-20-2007

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Butzel Long

Carol A. Romej Co-Presents Program with Former White House Cybersecurity Advisor
Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Carol A. Romej recently co-presented a program and participated in a panel discussion with Howard Schmidt, former White House Cybersecurity Advisor, at the Walsh College Business Leadership Institute on February 15, 2007. Nan Poulios, the Director of Information Assurance Center at Walsh College, chaired the event held at Walsh College's Novi Campus.

Ms. Romej is based in Butzel Long's Bloomfield Hills office. She co-chairs the firm's Electronic Records and Discovery Practice Group and the firm's Technology and E-Commerce Practice Group.

Ms. Romej has extensive experience in developing and implementing strategies for electronic and forensic discovery for internal corporate audits, investigations, and litigation; managing and selecting tools and vendors for electronic data acquisition; counseling and litigation on protecting Intellectual Property and Internet security issues; electronic record retention and litigation suspension procedures; preparing technology licensing agreements, outsourcing agreements, and web and online agreements and policies; and other issues regarding doing global business on the Internet.

In addition to her experience representing and counseling clients on various technology issues, Ms. Romej has served as General Counsel to two major technology companies, managing in-house legal issues and coordinating the work of outside counsel.

Ms. Romej is on the adjunct faculty for the Walsh College Information Assurance Center. Walsh College is designated as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education by the National Security Agency. The Information Assurance Center at Walsh College provides organizations with education, information and training in electronic forensics, cyber threats and internet security issues. Ms. Romej also is on the adjunct faculty of Washtenaw Community College, Center for Information Assurance and Systems Security.

Ms. Romej's professional memberships include ARMA International, the Association for Information Management Professionals, Michigan Council of Women in Technology, the State Bar of Michigan, the American Bar Association, the Ann Arbor IT Zone, Automation Alley, and the New Enterprise Forum.

Ms. Romej is a graduate of Wayne State University Law School (LL.M., Corporate and Finance Law), the Michigan State University College of Law (J.D.), Eastern Michigan University (B.B.A., Accounting), and the University of Michigan (B.A., Economics).

02-20-2007

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Bryan Cave LLP

Bryan Cave Strategies Expands Counseling Abilities with Key Additions
The international law firm Bryan Cave LLP has made two major additions to the firm’s bipartisan public policy and government affairs subsidiary. Broderick Johnson has joined as president of Bryan Cave Strategies LLC and of counsel to Bryan Cave LLP. Jennifer Stewart has joined as senior vice president of Bryan Cave Strategies. In their new capacities, Johnson and Stewart will oversee a broad range of strategic consulting relationships for the firm.

“We are committed to providing clients with a bipartisan team tailored to serve their unique needs,” said Don Lents, chairman of Bryan Cave. “Broderick’s and Jennifer’s distinguished careers in politics and public affairs will be a tremendous asset to our clients and to the strategic growth of our government affairs subsidiary.”

Johnson comes to Bryan Cave with more than two decades of public policy and law experience. From 1998-2000, Johnson served in the White House Office of Legislative Affairs. Most significantly, he was named deputy assistant to the president and House liaison, acting as the Clinton administration’s primary advocate before the U.S. House of Representatives during 1999 and 2000. From May through November 2004, he served as the senior congressional affairs adviser for the Kerry-Edwards presidential campaign. As a private sector lobbyist from 2000-2007, he has been a vice president for congressional affairs with the AT&T and BellSouth corporations. During those years, he has worked extensively with the Democratic leadership of both Houses of Congress. His primary policy focus has been before House and Senate committees presiding over commerce, judiciary and tax issues.

Johnson began his legal career in 1983 when he was appointed assistant counsel in the House of Representatives’ Office of Legislative Counsel. He left that post in 1989 to join the Washington, D.C., law firm Wiley, Rein & Fielding. After spending four years with that firm, he returned to Congress to serve as majority staff director and chief counsel for the House Committee on the District of Columbia (1993-1995) and went on to serve as the Democratic chief counsel for the House Committee on Education and the Workforce under ranking member William Clay (D–MO) from 1995-1998. Johnson has been a member of the District of Columbia Bar since 1984.

Johnson serves on the boards of directors of several philanthropic and academic entities, including the Center for American Progress and the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan. He received a B.A. in philosophy from the College of the Holy Cross in 1978 and received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1983.

Stewart most recently served as a senior manager for AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals (AZ). In this capacity, she strengthened AZ’s relationships with members of Congress and a range of advocacy groups. In addition, Stewart helped develop action plans to implement AZ’s federal government affairs objectives, as well as enhanced the company’s reputation and advanced its legislative and external communications agenda with members of the Democratic Party.

Stewart began her political career as a legislative assistant to Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX). After two years, she then served as legislative director for Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY).

Stewart also works with several philanthropic entities, including the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Corporate Advisory Council, the National Breast Cancer Foundation’s Annual Fundraising Committee and is active with the American Council of Young Political Leaders. She received her B.A. in political science from Loyola University of New Orleans in 1993, her M.A. in political management from George Washington University in 1999 and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at American University.

“Broderick and Jennifer bring extensive capabilities and experience to Bryan Cave. We look forward to their addition and future with the firm,” said Jack Oliver, chairman of Bryan Cave Strategies LLC.

Founded in 2005, Bryan Cave Strategies LLC provides government relations and strategic counsel to corporations, trade associations and non-pro?t organizations. For clients facing a public affairs battle or difficult public policy climate, Bryan Cave Strategies LLC designs and manages effective issue and legislative campaigns that produce winning results. Bryan Cave Strategies LLC offers clients a bipartisan team that specializes in developing innovative strategic plans and managing complex, large-scale issue campaigns to address public affairs challenges before and after they happen.

02-20-2007

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

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Among Top Patent Litigation Firms
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., has ranked among the top patent litigation firms in the United States in Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) magazine’s annual survey.

Published in the February 2007 issue of MIP, the survey, which includes both general practice firms with IP departments and intellectual property specialty firms, ranks Brinks among the top 10 IP boutique firms in patent litigation in the nation. According to the magazine, the survey is “a qualitative ranking of leading firms based on extensive feedback from their peers” and not a ranking based on firm size or the number of cases filed.

The MIP survey of the world IP market, now in its 11th year of publication, is based on extensive research and interviews with practitioners worldwide. Based on their findings, the publication ranks firms in the U.S. and 64 other geographic jurisdictions. The rankings reflect the state of the market between September 2006 and January 2007.

Managing Intellectual Property is part of the Euromoney Legal Media Group, with offices in London, Hong Kong and New York. It is now firmly established as the leading international magazine for IP owners with more than 8,000 readers across the globe and covering all aspects of IP practice worldwide. About three-quarters of the readers are senior in-house counsel in multinational companies.

02-20-2007

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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Julia Boaz Cooper Elected Member of the American Law Institute
Bradley Arant Rose & White LLP partner, Julia Boaz Cooper, was recently elected a member of the American Law Institute on February 14, 2007. The Institute seeks individuals who reflect the excellence and diversity of today’s legal profession. Membership is a distinct professional honor and the number that can be admitted is limited to 3000. Elected members consist of judges, lawyers and law teachers from all areas of the United States and from many foreign countries. Members are selected on the basis of professional achievement and demonstrated interest in improving the law. Other Bradley Arant members of the American Law Institute include: Thomas N. Carruthers, David W. Clark, W. Wayne Drinkwater, Linda A. Friedman, A. H. “Nick” Gaede, Jr. and Thad G. Long.

02-20-2007

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