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Hall & Evans, L.L.C.

Robert M. Ferm Appointed as Vice Chair of the ABA/TIPS Insurance Regulation Committee
Robert M. Ferm has been appointed as Chair of the Insurance Regulation Committee of the American Bar Association/Tort Trial & Insurance Section for the 2007-2008 fiscal year.

08-27-2007

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Orrick LLP

Orrick Advises in $10 Billion Real Estate Venture
A team of Orrick lawyers helped pull together a real estate venture for developers and investors in the Washington area. Real estate practice group leader Bill Murray, San Francisco real estate partner Chris Chavez and Washington, D.C., global finance partner Robert Lawrence are identified as counsel to McFarlane Partners in this article about JBG Urban, a $10 billion real estate venture.

08-27-2007

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Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, L.L.P.

Kennedy Covington No. 1 Fastest Growing Law Firm in Triangle
Kennedy Covington is the No. 1 fastest growing law firm in the Triangle, according to the August 24th edition of the Triangle Business Journal.

The publication, which collected and compared data from all area law firms, reported Kennedy Covington experienced the most significant growth - a tremendous 231 percent over the past five years in its Raleigh and Durham/RTP offices. These two offices currently boast a combined 52 attorneys. The firm's other offices in Charlotte, Rock Hill and Columbia account for an additional 163 attorneys.

"We are focused on recruiting top notch legal talent," says Kent Christison, partner-in-charge of Kennedy Covington's Raleigh and Durham/RTP offices. "We actively recruit both entry level and lateral attorneys, who exhibit a strong work ethic and reflect the culture and values on which the firm was founded."

According to Christison, recent growth areas for the Triangle offices have been health law and real estate. He expects both areas to remain strong, although he doesn't take any of the firm's recent success for granted.

"Every day, we ask ourselves how we can better serve our clients today and in the future," says Christison. "We have no room for complacency when it comes to taking care of our clients and their business."

In order to support its attorney growth, Kennedy Covington has added 22 staff members in the Triangle over the past several years. Additional attorney and staff growth is on the horizon. An expansion currently underway in the firm's Durham/RTP office will allow for it to double in size in the coming years.

08-27-2007

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Jackson Walker L.L.P.

W. Ross Forbes, Jr. Selected to Participate in Leadership Dallas
JW Partner W. Ross Forbes, Jr. has been accepted to participate in Leadership Dallas for the 2007-2008 class.

Leadership Dallas is a 10-month community leadership program that trains participants in civic responsibilities by providing education on issues in the Dallas community such as arts and culture, criminal justice, diversity, economic development, education, government and politics, health care, and human services. The program enables participants to develop their leadership capacities, build strong relationships, and prepare themselves for the challenges of the years to come. The class is made up of 55 acknowledged and aspiring leaders with diverse backgrounds.

Mr. Forbes focuses his practice on litigating business disputes in both state and federal courts. His substantive areas of practice include representing clients in cases of alleged fraud and negligent misrepresentation; breach of fiduciary duty; breach of contract; tortious interference with contract; claims relating to non-competition agreements; theft of trade secrets and other claims arising in business disputes. Mr. Forbes received his B.A. degree, cum laude, from Southern Methodist University and his J.D. degree from Wake Forest University School of Law.

08-27-2007

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Clark Hill PLC

Clark Hill Attorney Barbara A. Ruga to Present at Michigan Negotiators Association Fall Conference
Clark Hill attorney Barbara A. Ruga will present “Toolkit to Settlement” at the Michigan Negotiators Association’s “Tough Times, Tough Choices” Conference on Thursday, October 4 in Bellaire, Michigan. She will also participate on a panel of experts who will answer questions about difficult bargaining situations in a distressed economic climate. This year’s conference will be held at Cedar River.

More information on the Michigan Negotiators Association Conference is available at http://www.michigan-negotiators.org.

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

08-27-2007

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Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP

Scott A. Weires Joins Boca Office of Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP
Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP ("BDB") is proud to welcome Scott A. Weires, a Partner, resident in the Boca Raton office. The addition of Mr. Weires increases the office to 23 attorneys, and strengthens its Litigation practice.

Mr. Weires has extensive commercial litigation experience, complemented with a finance and accounting background. He has defended several Fortune 500 companies in more than 40 class action suits around the country involving allegations of breach of contract, fraud, deceptive and unfair trade practices, and other business-related torts. Mr. Weires has also represented corporations and individuals in antitrust cases, homeowner and condominium association disputes, cable and Internet matters, construction and real estate controversies, and trade secrets litigation. Mr. Weires is a CPA in the state of Florida (currently inactive).

He earned his J.D. from The School of Law at Indiana University - Bloomington (1996). Additionally, he received his B.S. from Indiana University at Bloomington (1993). Mr. Weires is admitted to practice law in the United States District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida.

Mr. Weires resides in Boca Raton, Florida.

08-27-2007

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Bryan Cave LLP

Bryan Cave Makes Most-Mentioned List in Survey of Fortune 250
When Corporate Counsel magazine asked the question, "who represents America’s biggest companies," Bryan Cave LLP was one of the answers. The Boeing Company, Sprint Nextel Corporation and Walgreen Co. all listed Bryan Cave as a primary outside law firm. The results are in the September 2007 issue of the magazine.

The magazine researched Fortune 250 companies to find out which law firms they employed in 2006 in the following practice areas: commercial law and contracts litigation, corporate transactions, employment and labor litigation and intellectual property. "Every spring Corporate Counsel conducts a survey of the go-to law firms for America’s biggest corporations. We combed through public records – court papers, fillings, etc. – to tally which law firms were being used by the Fortune 250," the publication stated.

Corporate Counsel provides news, information and resources to the in-house counsel community, across the nation and around the globe. The magazine is a publication of ALM, an integrated media company serving legal, real estate, financial and business professionals.

08-27-2007

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