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Goldberg & Kohn, P.C.

Principal Randy Klein to moderate Chicago Bar Association panel
Principal Randy Klein, co-chair of the bankruptcy group, will moderate a panel on current issues relating to Director and Officer Liability for Insolvent Companies.

02-13-2007

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Choate Hall & Stewart LLP

Jolie Siegel Chosen for Boston’s Future Leaders Class of 2007
Jolie M. Siegel, an attorney at Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP, has been selected to participate in the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce’s 2007 Boston’s Future Leader’s Program. She is one of 72 young professionals from the business, nonprofit, and government communities who were chosen for this year’s program.

All the participants in the Boston Future Leader’s Program were nominated by members of the Chamber’s Board of Directors on the basis of their high potential for executive-level positions. They will participate in development programs over the next year at both Harvard Business School and Suffolk University Business School, and work with other Chamber board members and the Boston’s Future Leaders alumni network. This program aims to identify the leaders of tomorrow and enrich their professional experience as they advance to executive positions. It was founded in 2004 to further the Greater Boston Chamber’s commitment to drive economic growth and build a more inclusive business community.

“We are pleased that Jolie’s leadership potential has been recognized this way by the Chamber and the broader community,” said William Gelnaw and John Nadas, co-managing partners of Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP. “This is a great opportunity for her and one that she truly deserves.”

As an attorney in Choate’s Corporate Department, Ms. Siegel’s practice ranges from private equity transactions, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and public offerings, to representation of public and private companies on general corporate and securities matters, including counseling on corporate governance and securities law compliance. In addition to working with her clients, Ms. Siegel has served for many years as a coach and law firm coordinator for Citizen Schools 8th Grade Academy, a pro bono program through which attorneys work directly with Boston eighth grade students on persuasive writing skills.

Ms. Siegel received her JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2001 and her BA from the University of Pennsylvania, cum laude, in 1998. She is admitted to practice in Massachusetts.

02-13-2007

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King & Spalding

King & Spalding Named a Top 100 Law Firm for Diversity for Third Year in a Row
King & Spalding, a leading international law firm, has been named for the third consecutive year to Multicultural Law magazine’s list of top 100 law firms for diversity. Rankings for 2007 are listed alphabetically. In last year’s survey, King & Spalding was ranked 16th in the nation for diversity.

When ranking firms, the magazine considers diversity of lawyers, use of mentoring programs and the leadership’s commitment to diversity. The survey was compiled from statistics from 2007 diversity surveys submitted to Multicultural Law magazine by more than 200 law firms.

King & Spalding has a long tradition of promoting greater diversity within the firm and throughout the legal profession. The firm was ranked third in the nation by Minority Law Journal for the highest number of African-American lawyers. Thirteen percent of its lawyers are minorities, 38 percent are women, and 20 percent of the members of King & Spalding’s policy committee, its governing body, are women.

“Our firm has committed significant time and resources to training and mentoring all of its lawyers, and we are continually expanding and refining our diversity plan with an eye towards ensuring that female and minority attorneys continue to succeed at King & Spalding,” said Lovita Tandy, partner and chair of King & Spalding’s diversity committee. “For me, as chair of the diversity committee, it is a great honor to have these accomplishments recognized by Multicultural Law magazine.”

About Multicultural Law
Multicultural Law is in its third year and has a circulation of over 40,000 professionals in the legal community. Distribution to legal organizations includes the National Bar Association, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association and the National Hispanic Bar Association. In addition, the magazine is mailed to general counsel at Fortune 1000 companies and ABA-accredited law school career officers.

02-13-2007

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King & Spalding

Lynn Scott, a Partner at King & Spalding, Is a Featured Speaker At Webcast For Women Lawyers on Building Client Business
Lynn S. Scott, a partner in the corporate practice of King & Spalding, a leading international law firm, is a panelist in a 90-minute Webcast today on how women lawyers can build a successful law practice through effective selling. The program, entitled “Women Rainmaking: The Clients Speak,” is sponsored by West LegalWorks.

The program provides insight into effective ways women lawyers can reach clients and build relationships that result in achieving the clients' goals and building a book of business. Emphasis is on what works and what captures a client's attention—best and worst sales tactics from the client’s perspective and tips on "making the sale."

Among the issues the Webcast addresses are the following:

* Generating business through building strong client relationships
* Transitioning from friend, neighbor or board peer to client
* Learning how to deal with confident, strong and direct questions instead of worrying about appearing too aggressive
* Staying connected with contacts
* Delivering value to build the relationship
* Creating a plan and sticking to it
* Learning about best and worst approaches to building strong client relationships
* Being direct and asking for the business

Silvia L. Coulter, author of The Woman Lawyer’s Rainmaking Game, is moderator of the panel.

Scott concentrates her practice in corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on growth companies in the technology, telecommunications and biotechnology fields; public and private equity offerings; mergers and acquisitions; corporate governance issues; and reporting and compliance pursuant to the federal securities laws.

02-13-2007

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Jackson Walker L.L.P.

Leonard Hoffman Appointed to the UNT College of Law Founders Board
University of North Texas Chancellor Lee Jackson and the Board of Regents have appointed Jackson Walker partner Leonard Hoffman to the UNT College of Law Founders Board, which oversees the development of a public law school at UNT. Dallas-Fort Worth is the fourth largest metropolitan region in the country and the largest in the country without a public law school. The City of Dallas is committed to UNT's law school, and the historic Old Municipal Building will house the new law school. This important new educational campus will further rejuvenate downtown Dallas. The Founders Board will, among other things, assist in the selection of a Dean, help plan the curriculum, and direct the clinical focus of the new law school.

02-13-2007

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Hinshaw & Culbertson, L.L.P.

Matthew P. Walsh, II Appointed to Committee on Character and Fitness
Matthew P. Walsh, II partner with the national law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, has been appointed by the Supreme Court of Illinois to the Committee on Character and Fitness, at the request of Supreme Court Justice Thomas R. Fitzgerald. Mr. Walsh will offer his expertise and experience to the bar admission process as a member of the Committee.

Since joining Hinshaw in 1999, Mr. Walsh was promoted to non-capital partner in 2002, then to capital partner in 2006 – making him one of the youngest capital partners in the firm.

He concentrates his practice in the all areas of complex litigation including construction, municipal, commercial, and medical malpractice. An accomplished and experienced jury trial lawyer, he has tried 28 cases to verdict. Mr. Walsh is also the general counsel for several multimillion-dollar corporations; as counsel, he manages all legal activities, including drafting contracts and handling intellectual property issues.

In 2004, Chicago Lawyer and the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin named Mr. Walsh as one of the “40 Illinois Attorneys Under 40 to Watch.”

An active member of his community, Mr. Walsh has served as the acting Mayor of Indian Head Park, Illinois, after initially serving as an appointed Trustee for the village, before winning re-election in 2003.

A graduate of the Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Mr. Walsh received his law degree in 1992, after earning his bachelor’s degree from Bradley University in 1989. He has also lectured on the subject of trial technique and strategy at both the DePaul University College of Law and the John Marshall Law School in Chicago.

02-13-2007

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Ford & Harrison Elects Four New Partners
Ford & Harrison, a national labor and employment law firm, announces the election of four new partners. Todd S. Aidman in the firm’s Tampa office, Ellen C. Ham in the firm’s Miami office, Jeffrey A. Lehrer in the firm’s Spartanburg office and Kevin M. Williams in the firm’s Washington, DC office were named partners to the firm effective February 1, 2007.

Todd Aidman concentrates his practice on employment litigation, including harassment and discrimination cases. He also works with clients in the hospitality industry on compliance with Title III of the ADA, the FLSA and FMLA. Mr. Aidman provides management-level individuals with training on litigation avoidance. He was a two-term chair of the Labor and Employment Section of the Hillsborough County Bar, and sits on the Board for the Boys and Girls Clubs. He earned his J.D. and M.B.A. degrees from Stetson University College of Law (1999) and his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida (B.S., 1996).

Ellen Ham represents management in traditional labor matters with a focus on grievance resolution, including mediation and arbitrations; representation matters before the National Mediation Board; and collective bargaining for air carriers under the Railway Labor Act. She regularly counsels the firm's airline clients and airline related companies on a wide range of workplace issues and conducts management training on various labor and employment-related topics. Ms. Ham practices in Ford & Harrison’s Miami, FL and Atlanta, GA offices. She earned her law degree from the University of Florida School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1998) and her undergraduate degree from the University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 1988).

Jeffrey Lehrer focuses his practice on all areas of labor and employment law, assisting and representing employers in discrimination, harassment, contract, non-compete, trade secrets and employee leave issues. While he primarily defends employers in these matters, he has experience initiating lawsuits on behalf of employers to enforce non-compete agreements and to protect against and recover for misappropriations of trade secrets. Mr. Lehrer earned his degrees from the University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 1999) and the University of South Carolina (B.S., cum laude, 1996).

Kevin Williams focuses his practice on labor and transportation law. He manages various cases in federal courts and in arbitration, including discovery, motions, brief writing and litigation. He frequently speaks before trade and legal associations on various transportation regulatory issues, including the federal hours of service rules changes, the federal OSHA reform, federal cargo liability rules and federal multi-employer pension law. Earlier in his career Mr. Williams served as General Counsel and then President of Distribution & LTL Carriers Association, a national trade association. He also served as the General Counsel for the Regular Common Carrier Conference of the American Trucking Association. He earned his degrees from Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., with honors, 1980) and Georgetown University (B.A., with distinction, 1977).

02-13-2007

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