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Flaster Greenberg

Attorney Kenneth R. Gilberg Joins Flaster/Greenberg's Philadelphia Office
Kenneth R. Gilberg has joined Flaster/Greenberg as a shareholder and member of the firm's Labor and Employment Practice Group in its Philadelphia office. A veteran attorney and shareholder at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney for the past four years, Gilberg represents clients in labor relations, employment law and human resources issues and assists companies in negotiating favorable contracts and sustaining effective relationships with union and non-union employees.

“Ken is a highly accomplished lawyer with extensive labor and employment law experience and we are very fortunate that he has decided to join our Philadelphia team at Flaster/Greenberg,” said Peter R. Spirgel, managing shareholder of the firm. “He is a key addition to our labor and employment practice group which has vast experience in representing both employers and employees seeking practical solutions to workplace issues.”

In 2006 Gilberg was honored by the Labor Relations Institute as one of the “Top 100 Labor Attorneys” in the United States. Prior to joining Buchanan Ingersoll, Gilberg practiced with the Philadelphia office of a large national firm in their Labor and Employment Group. Here he grew his practice and gained experience in defeating union organizational drives. Some of Gilberg's notable achievements throughout his career include helping a privately held group of 26 nursing homes remain union-free and working with a Fortune 100 company to develop and implement a human resources strategy that improved productivity and reduced litigation. He has also represented management before the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Labor and other administrative agencies, as well as before federal and state courts.

A frequent speaker on labor and employment issues, Gilberg has authored numerous published articles such as “How To Fire Poor Performers,” FOCUS Magazine; “The Human Resources Bank Account,” Autumn 2004 issue of the Employee Relations Law Journal; and “Unfair Labor Practice Procedures and Representative Case Procedures,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute's Employee Law Book.

Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, he is a member of the American, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar associations. Gilberg graduated from the Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1976) and received a B.A. from Lebanon Valley College in 1973.

02-19-2007

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Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, L.L.P.

S. Ronald Cook named to "Client Service All-Star Team"
The BTI Consulting Group of Wellesley, Massachusetts recently identified S. Ronald Cook, an attorney with Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP, as a member of the "Client Service All-Star Team." Mr. Cook is one of only two central Ohio attorneys to earn a place on this exclusive list. Moreover, he is one of just six attorneys selected statewide; nationwide, only 113 attorneys received the honor. Only attorneys whose clients have nominated them, by name and unprompted, are named to the All-Star Team, which is developed from BTI's annual survey of more than 250 clients at Fortune 1000 companies and large professional services firms. Clients are surveyed on a broad range of issues, including client satisfaction and client service.

Mr. Cook concentrates his legal practice on the representation of banks and other businesses in commercial transactions. He has substantial experience in commercial lending documentation, computer contracts and letter of credit law. He has also directed significant internal fraud investigations for clients and successfully defended substantial lender liability claims.

02-18-2007

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Jenner & Block LLP

Harris Joins Roundtable on African American Perspectives on Abraham Lincoln
Jenner & Block Partner Philip L. Harris recently joined an assembly of high-profile historians, professors, teachers, congressmen and journalists to engage in a roundtable discussion addressing the legacy of Abraham Lincoln. Among other things, panelists debated President Lincoln’s role in the abolition of slavery following the Civil War and discussed the influence African Americans had on their own emancipation.

“The discussion provokes us to consider what it means to be equal in today’s society,” remarked Mr. Harris at one point during the roundtable, which was organized by the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.

“People need to talk more honestly about motive for diversity,” Mr. Harris said. “While it has become more common in law firms and businesses to speak about the business case for diversity, this says nothing about equality itself.”

Some panelists spoke of President Lincoln as a revered leader and a visionary, while others questioned his role in the abolition of slavery. Although opinions differed as to President Lincoln’s motives and legacy, the panelists agreed that the image and reference of Abraham Lincoln can be used as an effective tool to impel national progress toward equality.

“I hope that we continue to evolve in the ways we think about race and equality in the same way that Abraham Lincoln did,” concluded Mr. Harris.

The roundtable, which was held at the Chicago History Museum, was moderated by James Horton, an ALBC Commissioner and a Professor of American Studies and History at George Washington University. Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr., an ALBC Commissioner presented welcoming remarks.

In addition to Mr. Harris, the panelists included: Lerone Bennett, the executive editor emeritus of Ebony and author of Forced Into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White Dream; Charles Branham, of the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, and emeritus professor at Indiana University; U.S. Representative Danny Davis; Adam Green, an Associate Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University; James R. Grossman, Vice President for Research and Education at Newberry Library; Hermene Hartman, Publisher of N'Digo; Roland Martin, Executive Editor of the Chicago Defender; Cheryl Johnson Odim, Provost & Vice President of Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois; Julieanna Richardson, Executive Director of HistoryMakers, a Chicago-based archive of African American video oral histories; Jacqueline Stewart, Associate Professor of Radio, TV & Film at Northwestern University; Dawn Turner Trice, novelist and columnist at the Chicago Tribune; and Kyle Westbrook, an award winning teacher at Walter Payton College Prep in Chicago.

The United States Congress created the ALBC in 2000 to encourage Lincoln observances and to emphasize the contribution of his thoughts, ideas and actions in the period leading up to the Bicentennial of his birth.

02-18-2007

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Saul Ewing, LLP

Armon Answers Medical Staff Legal Advisor Weekly Question
Bruce D. Armon, a Partner and Chair of the Regulatory, Privacy, and Healthcare Contracting Practice Group, regularly answers a range of questions for the Medical Staff Legal Advisor weekly e-mail newsletter. Mr. Armon answers questions about legal issues facing physicians and staff members of medical institutions.

02-17-2007

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Garrigues, LLC

GARRIGUES’ NEW BRUSSELS OFFICE OPENS FOR BUSINESS
In line with its policy and efforts to provide the optimum and most efficient professional services, Garrigues has relocated its Brussels office to larger and more modern premises. Garrigues started operating out of Brussels in 1986, since when its business has steadily grown, as has the number of professionals in the team as a result.

At present, a team of practitioners under the charge of Garrigues partner José Luis Buendía works in Brussels, and Garrigues is currently the largest of the Spanish law firms present in the Belgian capital. The Firm’s aim is to bolster this position with suitable facilities from which it can provide an ever greater range of services to an ever higher standard.

The official opening ceremony for the new office took place on February 15, at 6:30 p.m., at the new premises located in Brussels’ European District (avenue d’Auderghem, 22-28 B-1040). Nadia Calviño, the Deputy Director-General of the Directorate-General for Competition, was present as was the Firm’s Chairman Antonio Garrigues, and the Managing Partners, José María Alonso and Miguel Gordillo.

02-16-2007

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Katten Muchin Rosenman Represents Concord Debt Holdings in Closing of $465 Million Collateralized Debt Obligation
"The law firm of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP is pleased to have served as legal counsel to Concord Debt Holdings LLC in the recent closing of a $465 million collateralized debt obligation (CDO). Concord is a joint venture between Winthrop Realty Trust and Lexington Realty Trust in which each company owns a 50 percent stake. The CDO was issued by two newly formed subsidiaries of Concord and is the first step in the establishment by Winthrop and Lexington of a mutually owned debt platform, which the companies plan to significantly expand in the future.
Timothy G. Little, a New York-based partner in Katten’s Real Estate Practice, acted as lead counsel for Concord. Additional members of the Firm’s legal team that were involved in the CDO included partners Mark I. Fisher, Jill E. Darrow, Richard Hoagland and Jeff J. Friedman, as well as associates Audrey Y. Chen, Gabrielle M. Lawlor, Michael H. Williams, Merritt A. Pardini, Julie A. Velasquez and Jarrod N. Weber. All attorneys are based in the Firm’s New York office.

Upon closing of the CDO, an aggregate of $377 million of investment grade-rated debt was issued. Concord retained an equity interest in the portfolio with a notional amount of $88 million. The notes have an initial weighted spread of approximately 50 basis points over one-month LIBOR and the facility has a five-month replenishment period that allows the principal proceeds from repayments of the collateral assets to be reinvested in qualifying replacement assets, subject to certain conditions.

The offering of the notes evidencing the collateralized debt obligations was made pursuant to a private placement. The notes were issued under a common indenture and, initially, are secured by a portfolio of real estate related assets and cash with a face value of approximately $465 million, with real estate-related assets consisting primarily of whole loans, mezzanine loans and participations."

02-16-2007

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Stafford Rosenbaum LLP

Stafford Rosenbaum LLP Announces New Members and New Office
Stafford Rosenbaum officially announced that Terrence Thom and Rocke Calvelli, former members of the Quale, Feldbruegge, Calvelli, Thom & Croke firm in Milwaukee, have joined the law firm and will staff its new metro Milwaukee office located at 325 North Corporate Drive in Brookfield.

Thom, who has been elected as a Senior Partner at the firm, earned his law degree from UW-Madison and has been practicing products liability, public utility law and civil litigation for more than 30 years. He is a member of DRI, the State Bar of Wisconsin, and the Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin. He is a member of the Board of Milwaukee Forge and Badger Packaging Corporation.

Calvelli, who is Of Counsel to the firm, earned his law degree from Marquette University and has been practicing civil litigation, products liability, insurance defense, and creditor's rights for over 35 years. He is a member of the Milwaukee Bar Association, the State Bar of Wisconsin, and the Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin.

02-16-2007

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