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Schottenstein Zox & Dunn Co., LPA

Willis Welcomed to Schottenstein Zox & Dunn
Schottenstein Zox & Dunn (SZD) is pleased to welcome the addition of Marisa Bartlette Willis as Associate to the firm’s Workplace Safety Practice Area.

Willis focuses her practice on representing the interests of employers throughout Ohio in workers’ compensation and employment litigation matters. She also has experience clerking for the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas in Cincinnati, Ohio and working with Rendigs, Fry, Kiely & Dennis, also in Cincinnati.

Willis is a member of the Columbus, Cincinnati and Ohio State Bar Associations. She also serves on the Board of Directors for Girls on the Run of Cincinnati, Inc., and is a volunteer for Wills for Heroes.

After receiving her undergraduate degree from Capital University, cum laude, Willis completed her law degree at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.

02-09-2007

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Schottenstein Zox & Dunn Co., LPA

Porter Elected to Serve on Two Central Ohio Community Boards
Schottenstein Zox & Dunn is proud to announce that Andre T. Porter, an associate in the firm’s Government Affairs Practice Area, has been elected to the Capital University Board of Trustees as well as to the board for Kids Voting Central Ohio.

Porter is a graduate of Capital University where he served as undergraduate student body president. He will now serve on the University’s Board of Trustee’s Governance Committee for a term of four years.

Capital University’s Board is the “governing body for the institution, establishing its general policies, including the acquisition and investment of funds and the acquisition and disposal of property.” Community and business leaders, the university president and Lutheran clergy affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America comprise the membership of the Board.

Serving on the board of Kids Voting Central Ohio, Porter will aid in educating students about the importance of the democratic process, voting and civic action. Kids Voting Central Ohio is the local affiliate of Kids Voting USA, a nonpartisan, nonprofit civics education organization that “collaborates with educators, parents, community leaders, civic organizations, elected officials and election boards to strengthen citizenship and self-government skills in youth.”

Porter received his B.A. from Capital University and his law degree from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.

02-09-2007

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Prince Lobel Glovsky & Tye LLP

Joe Sano quoted in the Boston Business Journal
Prince Lobel Partner, Joe Sano, was quoted in the February 9 edition of the Boston Business Journal. The article, "Casual Male steps into civil suit against rivals," discusses a suit recently filed by Casual Male around the issue of electronically stored information.

02-09-2007

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Thompson & Knight LLP

T&K Attorney Receives Dallas County Medical Society's 2007 Heath Award
Thompson & Knight LLP is proud to announce Senior Counsel George C. Chapman is the 2007 recipient of the Heath Award presented by the Dallas County Medical Society. The award is given annually to a lay person who has provided outstanding leadership and service to medicine and the community of Dallas and will be presented at the Dallas County Medical Society's 2007 Annual Dinner on February 17, 2007.

In 1989, the Board of Directors of the Dallas County Medical Society established the Heath Award, which is represented by a crystal Rising Star and was given its name in recognition of the combined 51 years of service and exemplary stewardship of Millard J. Heath (1945 to 1975) and Robert L. Heath (1975 to 1996). It is not required for the award to be given every year, but only as the Board determines that individuals who have provided significant service merit such recognition. Former recipients have included Ray L. Hunt and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison.

"I am truly honored to be receiving this award and to be included in the company of such inspiring and legendary former recipients," says George C. Chapman. "The Dallas County Medical Society is an outstanding organization at the forefront of enhancing our community and the future of health care in Dallas, and I am excited to be a part of it."

Mr. Chapman has been a trial lawyer at Thompson & Knight LLP for over 44 years, and has focused his practice on general and commercial litigation, probate litigation, and eminent domain litigation. A major portion of his practice has been in representing doctors and hospitals in medical malpractice suits, defending peer review decisions of medical staffs, and supporting the Dallas County Medical Society and the Texas Medical Association in litigation arising from disciplinary decisions. He was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers in 1979 and has been a panelist or speaker on medical-legal issues at meetings of the American College of Surgeons, the Texas Medical Association, and the Southwestern Legal Foundation.

Mr. Chapman is a Past President of the Dallas Bar Association and has held numerous leadership positions with legal and educational institutions, including Past President of the Dallas Texas Exes, President of the Texas Law Review Association, President of the University of Texas Dad's Association, and has served on the Executive Committee of the Chancellor's Council of the University of Texas System. Mr. Chapman has been active in the Dallas community as a member of the Salesmanship Club of Dallas, has chaired the Committee for a Qualified Judiciary, and served as a Trustee of Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation, the Redman Foundation, and the Center for American and International Law.

02-09-2007

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Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, LLP

Simpson Thacher Represents The Nielsen Company in Acquisition of NetRatings, Inc.
The firm represents The Nielsen Company (formerly VNU) in connection with its acquisition of the outstanding shares of NetRatings, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTRT) that it does not currently own. Nielsen, which already owns approximately 60 percent of NetRatings, has agreed to acquire the remaining NetRatings shares at a price of $21.00 per share in cash, for a total purchase price of approximately $327 million. The NetRatings board of directors approved the merger agreement following the unanimous recommendation and approval of an independent special committee. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2007.

The STB team working on the acquisition includes: John Finley, Peter Malloy, Andrew Calder, Edward Shen (M&A); Andrea Wahlquist and Wonda Joseph (Employee Benefits); John Creed and Nancy Mehlman (Tax); Timothy Mulvihill (Environmental); Kerry Konrad and Jennifer Rackoff ( Intellectual Property); and Michael Chepiga and Jonathan Youngwood (Litigation).

Lawyers:
• Andrew T. Calder
• Michael J. Chepiga
• John J. Creed
• John G. Finley
• Wonda M. Joseph
• Kerry L. Konrad
• Peter S. Malloy
• Nancy L. Mehlman
• Timothy J. Mulvihill
• Jennifer R. Rackoff
• Edward Shen
• Andrea K. Wahlquist
• Jonathan K. Youngwood

02-09-2007

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Piper Rudnick, L.L.P.

DLA Piper Supports Initiative to Promote Women Lawyers to Boards of Directors
DLA Piper announced this month that it would become a founding sponsor of the newly launched DirectWomen program. Established by the American Bar Association, the ABA Section of Business Law, and Catalyst, Inc., DirectWomen is designed to identify, develop, and support a select group of accomplished women attorneys to promote as qualified directors to the boards of U.S. companies. The initiative also aims to foster the greater gender diversity that is required for best corporate governance practices.


The program will kick off with the launch of the first DirectWomen Institute being held in New York March 29-30, 2007. The program will include sessions by leading corporate governance experts discussing the roles and responsibilities of the director and the board, the fundamentals of financial statements, the legal and regulatory environments, and other topics. Additionally, there will be a luncheon to honor those women lawyers who are currently sitting on U.S. boards of directors.

02-09-2007

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Lewis and Roca LLP

Lewis and Roca Honors Thirty-Eight Lawyers for Pro Bono Service
Lewis and Roca LLP recognized Ric Tobin and thirty-seven additional firm attorneys for their commitment to pro bono service at the 13th Annual John P. Frank Pro Bono Awards Dinner held on January 22, 2007.

Tobin, Of Counsel with Lewis and Roca’s Environmental and Natural Resources group, received the John P. Frank Award for his long-standing and dedicated pro bono service. Tobin provided over 400 hours of legal services representing abused, abandoned and neglected refugee and immigrant children. Mr. Tobin is a co-chair of the Arizona-Mexico Commission Environment Committee and a volunteer at the Crossroads Legal Clinic.

2006 was a remarkable pro bono year for Lewis and Roca. The firm had a collective total of over 5,800 pro bono hours with 38 lawyers contributing more than 50 hours.

John P. Frank was a lawyer, author, law professor, civil liberties advocate and legal historian for more than 60 years, practicing with Lewis and Roca for nearly five decades. During that time, he was involved in more than 500 appeals, including the landmark decision of Miranda v. Arizona. Frank was a strong advocate of pro bono service and represented countless impoverished individuals without charge. Attending the dinner in honor of Frank was former partner and long-time friend, Judge Pat Norris of the Arizona Court of Appeals.

Other Lewis and Roca lawyers recognized for meeting or exceeding the Supreme Court’s 50 hours of recommended pro bono services in the calendar year 2006 included:
Phoenix: Elias Batchelder, Emily Bayton, Jim Belanger, Scott Bennett, Kirsten Copeland, David Cowles, Kim Demarchi, Scott DeWald, Susan Freeman, Jason Furedy, Sean Garrison, Tom Gilson, Rich Goldsmith, Jessica Hernandez, Kristina Holmstrom, Christy Hubbard, Doug Irish, Larry Kasten, Stacy Luedtke, Katosha Nakai, Randy Papetti, Adele Ponce, Foster Robberson, Ken Van Winkle and Jon Weiss

02-09-2007

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