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Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, P.C.

Governor Lynch Appoints Shapiro to NH Retirement System Review Commission
Governor John Lynch has appointed Dr. Lisa Shapiro, chief economist for Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, to a recently established commission to make recommendations to ensure the long-term viability of the New Hampshire retirement system.

The commission was established by the New Hampshire Legislature in 2007 (HB 876) and is tasked with reviewing the structure and governance of the New Hampshire retirement system, analyzing the current financial status of the retirement system, and making recommendations for ensuring the long-term viability of the retirement system, including an appropriate funding methodology.

Dr. Shapiro analyzes economic and industry trends and works with businesses on strategic and economic issues and legislative and regulatory matters. Shapiro authored the study, Budget Deficits and Business Taxes in New Hampshire, estimating the economic impact of further increasing New Hampshire business taxes, and was a member of The New Hampshire Commission on Education Funding.

08-27-2007

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The Law Firm of Edgar Snyder & Associates

Edgar Snyder & Associates Wins Over $1 Million Verdict
An Erie, Pennsylvania jury awarded Douglas Thompson $1,071,000, finding TJ Whipple Construction Company liable for serious injuries Mr. Thompson suffered after being electrocuted at work in 2004.

“Although Doug will never completely recover from his injuries, the jury's award ensures that he will be able to afford the future medical care he needs,” said Attorney Todd Berkey, a partner with the law offices of Edgar Snyder & Associates. “It also compensates him for his loss of earnings, which is crucial because he will be unable to return to his previous line of work.”

In October of 2004, Mr. Thompson was working as a laborer using an overhead crane to move a mold on a job site. As the crane was moving along its tracks, the wheel came in contact with a metallic piece of conduit left by TJ Whipple Construction, thus setting off the electrical event that caused Mr. Thompson's electrocution. He currently lives with pain, numbness and swelling in his left arm and hand.

“I feel like I made the right choice with Edgar Snyder & Associates," said Mr. Thompson. "Todd Berkey and Erin Rudert are excellent attorneys and did not leave a stone unturned."

Edgar Snyder & Associates, a law firm representing injured people, has offices in Erie, Altoona, Ebensburg, Johnstown and Pittsburgh.

08-27-2007

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Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

Fulbright Continues to Expand its Thriving Middle East Practice
The international law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski continues its expansion in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, with four lawyers recently joining Fulbright’s Middle East offices, including a global energy projects partner and two lawyers with decades of experience in Saudi Arabia.

Fulbright Partner Randel Young, with over 25 years experience in emerging markets, energy projects and transactional work, has relocated to Dubai. Another energy transaction lawyer, Richard Devine, recently joined Fulbright from Denton Wilde Sapte as a senior associate in the Dubai office.

In Saudi Arabia, where Fulbright practices in association with the Kadasa Law Firm, Mohammed Al-Ghamdi, a Saudi National with extensive litigation and commercial transactions experience, has joined Fulbright as senior counsel. Al-Ghamdi has worked with the firm for more than eight years via its association with Nassir A.Kadasa. Also joining in Riyadh as counsel is Richard Tyner, who has spent the past two decades in the region doing corporate, labor and litigation work. For the past five years, Tyner served as partner-in-charge of the Riyadh office of The Law Offices of Dr. Mujahid Al-Sawwaf. Tyner had worked previously with members of Fulbright’s Middle East team.

“Bringing together this group further strengthens our solid and experienced team in the Middle East, where we stand ready to serve any need our clients may have,” said John Lonsberg, the head of Fulbright’s Middle East practice. “From energy projects to corporate transactions and litigation, our attorneys have a wealth of experience in the Middle East and have been on the ground for decades. We know the landscape and are already working to assist with the enormous amount of infrastructure and other project development that is ongoing throughout the region.”

Lonsberg, who has almost 30 years experience in the Middle East, spends significant time in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE and has acted on behalf of the governments of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

“Our lawyers work from a global platform of strategically placed offices that allows us to serve our clients effectively as they expand into emerging markets,” said Michael Irvin, the head of Fulbright’s global energy practice. “Given our firm’s service to the energy sector for over half a century, we believe we are well positioned to meet our clients growing needs in the Middle East and elsewhere.”

Young has been heavily involved in international project development and project finance transactions, as well as in cross-border acquisitions and dispositions in emerging markets. During his career, he has structured and negotiated projects and transactions in Europe, Southeast Asia, North and South America and the former Soviet Union. From Fulbright’s Houston and London offices, where Young was co-assigned, he has focused most recently on energy projects in the Middle East and North Africa. His relocation to Dubai gives greater on-the-ground transactional focus to Fulbright’s fast-growing energy and infrastructure projects practice.

In his two decades in the region, Tyner has advised on distributorships, joint venture agreements and corporate transaction matters. Tyner has also handled litigation, arbitrations and complex insurance claims, labor and employment work. He has been involved in numerous successful cases before the Saudi Labor Court.

“Fulbright offered an opportunity to join a dynamic and growing global firm that takes a team approach to serving its clients’ needs,” Tyner said. “My experience is well-matched with what Fulbright has long offered its clients and I look forward to the chance to offer my experiences and perspectives as more and more foreign and local parties look to the Middle East to invest.”

Al-Ghamdi has experience handling joint ventures, licensing and distribution agreements. His litigation experience includes commercial litigation in the Saudi courts and local and international arbitration. Al-Ghamdi already has worked closely with Fulbright’s Middle East team for more than eight years as a member of the Kadasa Law Firm.

Devine focuses principally on energy and has broad experience representing clients doing business in the Middle East and internationally. He has counseled energy clients on a variety of transactions related to upstream oil and gas, energy, M&A, energy regulation, energy transportation and energy trading. Devine has lived and worked in London, Cairo and in Dubai and been admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales.

08-27-2007

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Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

Fulbright Ranked In Top 100 Most Prestigious Law Firms in World
Fulbright got high scores in the 2008 edition of the renowned Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms, based on the recommendations of over 18,800 practicing attorneys who were asked to rank the top 100 law firms in terms of worldwide “prestige.” In addition, Fulbright was ranked as one of the top five “best” law firms in Texas.

Vault, Inc., a media company that provides career information, offers over 120 nationally distributed print books as well as an online resource, www.Vault.com.

The Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms is freely available in print and online at over 900 universities and law schools through campus career centers. In addition, the guide will be distributed online through Vault.com, Amazon.com and BN.com, and offline at over 5,000 Barnes & Noble, Border’s, Waldenbooks and independent bookstores nationally.

08-27-2007

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Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

Fulbright Clients Well Represented in Texas GC Awards
Approximately two-thirds of the 2007 Magna Stella Awards finalists are Fulbright clients, many of whom were nominated by Fulbright attorneys. The awards are presented by the Texas General Counsel Forum to honor top in-house counsel for excellence. An independent panel of judges reviewed the nominations and selected the finalists, and will be selecting the winners, as well.

Fulbright's nominated finalists are:

* Continental Airlines, Inc.
* The University of Texas System
* Occidental Chemical Corporation
* MetroPCS Communication, Inc.
* Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc.
* The Scooter Store
* TXU Corp.
* Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
* EOG Resources, Inc.
* Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, L.P.

The finalists will be honored during the course of the Forum’s 9th Annual Conference of General Counsel at the La Cantera Resort in San Antonio. The winners will be announced at the Forum’s Awards Dinner on November 1, 2007.

The Texas General Counsel Forum, founded in 1998, provides 400-plus members with networking and information exchange on subjects such as best practices, leadership, and management. The Forum has chapters in Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio.

08-27-2007

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Philip Lader Reappointed to Harvard Board of Visitors
Philip Lader has been reappointed to a second three-year term on the Harvard Law School's Board of Visitors, which annually reviews the school's curriculum, research, student life, and facilities to report to the University's Board of Overseers.

A partner based in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough's Charleston office, Mr. Lader received his Juris Doctor from Harvard.

08-27-2007

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Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P.

Englander Joins Jones Walker’s New Orleans Office
The law firm of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, L.L.P. is pleased to announce that Jennifer L. Englander has joined the firm as an associate in the Labor & Employment Practice Group. She will practice from the firm’s New Orleans office.

She received her J.D., cum laude, from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 2003 and her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2000.

08-27-2007

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