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Fraser, Stryker, Meusey, Olson, Boyer & Bloch, P.C.

Fraser Stryker Obtains First Letter Ruling Reflecting IRS Proposed Regulations
Fraser Stryker obtained for one of its tax-exempt organization clients the first 403(b) retirement plan letter ruling that reflects the Internal Revenue Service's complete positions taken on proposed regulations. Since 2003, the IRS has been working to write the first comprehensive set of 403(b) retirement plan regulations in over 40 years. During a four-year letter ruling process, Fraser Stryker worked with IRS headquarters to apply the Service's proposed regulations to a client's real-life situation. The recent letter ruling affects retirement plans for churches, schools, and other tax-exempt organizations. The IRS recently announced that it has completed its portion of the final 403(b) regulations project and is only waiting for the U.S. Department of Labor to issue its final approval.

Fraser Stryker is actively involved in the design of retirement, compensation, and equity participation plans for all types of employers to meet their unique needs, demographics, and economies, including: medical practices, hospitals, manufacturers, insurance companies, service companies, technology firms, governmental organizations, churches, and other tax-exempt organizations. If you have questions concerning any type of employee benefit plan, compensation, or incentive arrangement, call Dan Wintz at (402) 341-6000.

02-05-2007

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Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP

Fraser Milner Casgrain Rises to Second Ranking Among Bloomberg’s Canada Equity Offerings: Manager Advisers in 2006 Q4 Report
Building on its steady growth in 2006 Q3, Fraser Milner Casgrain (FMC) has jumped to second place in Bloomberg’s Legal Adviser League Table for "Canada Equity Offerings: Manager Advisers." FMC now has a market share of 9.0%, an increase of nearly a full per cent from the previous quarter. The firm also maintained its Top Ten standing in Bloomberg’s "Canada Equity Offerings: Issuer Advisers" ranking.

FMC’s Corporate/Securities Group has built on the strides taken in Q3 2006. This highly experienced team provides expert counsel on a myriad of M&A and corporate finance transactions, including assisting in both public and non-public privatizations, advising on cross-border transactions, and Canadian securities regulations. The group also has extensive experience with IP offerings, including complex offerings of hybrid, derivative, asset-backed and tax-related securities.

FMC is a national leader in natural resources and conducts extensive business nationally, and globally in established and emerging markets, such as India, Vietnam and West Africa.

02-05-2007

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Armstrong Teasdale, L.L.P.

Armstrong Teasdale Receives Top Verdicts in 2006
Paul Kovacs, Dan Nelson, James Martin, Mark Sophir and Craig Moore received one of the Top Business Verdicts and Settlements of 2006 (Dale Finke and Albert Riederer v. Morgan Stanley, et al) in the state of Missouri as reported in Missouri Lawyers Weekly. The $95 million dollar settlement, the second largest in 2006, was awarded to Dale Finke and Albert Riederer of General American Life Insurance Co. regarding a lawsuit with Morgan Stanley over the investment bank's role as adviser to the insurance company before the insurer's collapse in 1999.

Tim Gearin and Kristin Byrd received the Top Defense Verdict of 2006 (Nora Marie Hussey, individually and as plaintiff ad litem, et al. v. SSM Health Care St. Louis d/b/a St. Joseph's Health Center, Donald E. Binz et al) in the state of Missouri as reported in Missouri Lawyers Weekly. The family of a man brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the hospital and the man's doctor after the man went to the hospital with an infected toe and died when his myocardial infarction went undiagnosed. The defense argued that the standard of care was met by the hospital and doctor in both the assessment and treatment of the patient.

Carlton Callenbach served as co-counsel on two of the Top Largest Settlements in 2006 as reported in Missouri Lawyers Weekly. The 4th largest settlement (Lashley, et al v. Dairy Farmers of America, et al), involved a wrongful death case where the family of a couple killed in a collision with a milk tank trailer settled for $3,575,000 in Howell County, Missouri. The 9th largest settlement (Irsik and Boyer v. Estate of Douglas, et al), involved an automobile accident where two college students died and a third was injured when the car they were riding in was struck by a tractor trailer at an intersection under construction in Maryville, Missouri in October 2002. Settlements totaling almost $2.2 million were reached with defendants including Loch Sand Construction Co., which had been working at the scene of the accident; the Missouri Highway Transportation Commission; and Carroll Gene Foster, the driver of the tractor trailer.

02-05-2007

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Woodcock Washburn LLP

Michael Dunnam of Woodcock Washburn Presents at MidAtlantic Venture Group
Michael P. Dunnam, a partner with the intellectual property law firm Woodcock Washburn LLP, is presenting to the MidAtlantic Venture Group on February 5 at the Science Center. His topic is “Articles Nexis Primer on IP for Angel Investors.”

Dunnam’s patent law practice primarily focuses on electronics, computer software, the Internet, business methods, telephony, video, lasers and medical electronics, such as magnetic resonance imaging technology. He also advises clients in intellectual property matters, including the preparation of opinions, licenses and technology agreements.

02-05-2007

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Woodcock Washburn LLP

Woodcock Washburn to Sponsor IPO Conference
Woodcock Washburn will sponsor the Intellectual Property Owners Association’s Recent Developments, Strategies & Tactics in IP Damages Law Conference in Washington, D.C. on March 27, 2007.
This conference is a national conference organized by IPO’s Damages and Litigation Committees.

02-05-2007

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Wiley, Rein & Fielding, L.L.P.

Wiley Rein Partner: Global Warming Not “Near-Term Coverage Issue” for Insurers
In an article discussing the potential for lawsuits against industrial companies following the release of a U.N. report linking human activity to global warming, Wiley Rein partner Laura A. Foggan said she believes global warming is not “a near-term coverage issue” for insurers.

The article, “U.N. Climate Report Stirs Liability Fears” interviewed Foggan and other pollution liability experts.

Foggan explained that even assuming that global warming contributes to climate change, plaintiffs would still have to prove a company’s specific activities caused a particular event such as a hurricane. Then they would have to link that event to a specific bodily injury or economic loss covered under an insurance policy. Additionally, she believes commercial general liability pollution exclusions would still stand.

02-05-2007

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Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP

VORYS PROFILED AS A 2007 GO-TO LAW FIRM® BY CORPORATE COUNSEL America's Fortune® 500 companies identify preferred firms
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP has recently been recognized as a Go-To law firm® in the Directory of Go-To Law Firms at Top U.S. Companies. This is an honor that less than one-half of one percent of all of the law firms in the U.S. and abroad are given.

Corporate Counsel magazine, in partnership with American Lawyer Media (ALM), asked General Counsel at the top 500 U.S. companies which outside law firms they turn to first to handle their most challenging legal needs. The survey asked each company to identify its primary outside law firms in six practice areas: corporate transactions, corporate governance, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation and European Union law.

For the second year in a row Vorys was one of only a select few firms to be named in multiple categories. The firm was chosen based on testimony from existing clients including:

American Standard Companies, Inc. (labor and employment)
Big Lots, Inc. (corporate transactions)
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (litigation)
Limited Brands Inc. (corporate transactions, labor and employment and litigation)

02-05-2007

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