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Dykema Gossett PLLC

Dykema Member Elected To Tax Section Council
Dykema announces that Wayne D. Roberts, Of Counsel in the firm’s Taxation and Estates Department, has been elected to serve as a member of the Council for the State Bar of Michigan-Taxation Section. The Tax Section Council is the governing body for the Taxation Section of the State Bar. For the past two years Mr. Roberts was Chair of the State and Local Tax Committee of the State Bar.

Mr. Roberts is a tax attorney, and his practice includes all aspects of federal and state tax planning and litigation. Mr. Roberts has represented both closely held and Fortune 1000 companies in tax disputes with the Internal Revenue Service, the Michigan Department of Treasury, and revenue departments in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Tennessee, New York, California, and numerous other state and local taxing jurisdictions.

Mr. Roberts also has experience with corporate, LLC, and partnership law matters, financial accounting matters, bankruptcy matters involving both creditors and debtors, estate and family wealth succession planning and tax return preparation, review and analysis.

10-23-2006

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Robinson & Cole LLP

Robinson & Cole LandLaw Lawyers Speak at Connecticut Association of Zoning Enforcement Officers Meeting
Dwight Merriam and Robert Sitkowski, members of R&C’s LandLaw Section, recently spoke at a meeting of the Connecticut Association of Zoning Enforcement Officers attended by 80 people in Wallingford, Connecticut. Their presentation highlighted due process and fundamental fairness concerns in the conduct of public hearings on land use applications.

10-23-2006

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Cozen O' Connor

Cozen O’Connor Announces 2006 Entry Level Associates in Philadelphia
Cozen O'Connor announces its 2006 entry level associates in the Philadelphia office who have passed the Pennsylvania Bar Exam.

“We are quite proud of this energetic group and offer them congratulations as they embark on their legal careers as attorneys at Cozen O'Connor,” said Patrick J. O'Connor, president and CEO of Cozen O'Connor.

The entry level associates are: Samantha Evans, Andrea E. Hammel, Nikhil A. Heble, Benjamin S. Klehr, Tracey B. Nguyen, Nicola S. Rochester and David Wagner.

Evans is as an associate in the firm’s insurance department, practicing in the area of insurance coverage. Prior to joining Cozen O'Connor, she served as a summer associate with the firm. Evans earned her undergraduate degree from Kings College-Wilkes-Barre (B.A., 2001), where she graduated first in her class, and her law degree from Villanova University School of Law , (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006), where she participated in the Theodore Reimel Moot Competition and Amnesty International.

Hammel is an associate in the firm’s general litigation department, practicing in the area of commercial litigation. Prior to joining Cozen O'Connor, she served as a summer associate with the firm and a law clerk. Hammel earned her undergraduate degree from Washington State University (B.A., 2000) and her law degree from Widener University School of Law (J.D., 2006).

Heble is an associate in the firm’s business law department, practicing in the area of patent law. Prior to joining Cozen O'Connor, he was a summer associate with the firm. Heble earned his law degree from the University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 2006) and his doctor of pharmacy degree from Temple University School of Pharmacy (Pharm.D., magna cum laude, 2001). He is actively involved in the Saraswat Foundation and was an intern for the Center of Ethics & Public Service at the University of Miami School of Law.

Klehr is an associate in the firm’s general litigation department, practicing in the area of commercial litigation. Prior to joining Cozen O'Connor, Klehr was a summer associate with the firm in 2005. He earned his undergraduate degree from Emory University (B.A., 2000) and his law degree from Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law (J.D., 2006), where he was a member of the National Trial Team and Temple University Inn of Court, and the recipient of the Wapner, Newman & Wigrizer & Brecher Award for outstanding trial advocacy.

Nguyen is an associate in the firm’s business law department, practicing in the area of real estate law. Prior to joining Cozen O'Connor, Nguyen was a summer associate with the firm. She earned her bachelor of science and bachelor of arts degrees from Villanova University (B.A., B.S., 2002) and her law degree and master of business administration from Villanova University School of Law (J.D., M.B.A., 2006), where she was a member of the Villanova Sports and Entertainment Law Journal, and was awarded the Wyn Llewellyn Award for the Client Counseling Competition.

Rochester is as an associate in the firm’s subrogation and recovery department. Prior to joining Cozen O'Connor, she was a summer associate with the firm. She earned her undergraduate degree from Emory University (B.A., 2003) and her law degree from Penn State University, The Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 2006), where she was the managing editor of the Environmental Law Review and a Gourley Mock Trial participant. She volunteers with Big Brother Big Sisters program.

Wagner is an associate in the firm’s general litigation department, practicing in the area of commercial litigation. Prior to joining Cozen O'Connor, he was a summer associate with the firm. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia (B.S., 1999), his graduate degree from Princeton University (M.S., 2001) and his law degree from The George Washington University Law School (J.D., with honors, 2006). He has prior experience as a structural engineer and conducted research for a book on the design/build method and its use by the Tennessee Valley Authority.

10-23-2006

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Covington & Burling, P.C.

Covington's Pro Bono Work Recognized by ABA Death Penalty Representation Project
Covington & Burling LLP was recently honored for its ""exceptional"" pro bono contributions on behalf of death row inmates by the ABA Death Penalty Representation Project at its 20th Anniversary & Volunteer Recognition Event. Covington partner Timothy Hester accepted the award on behalf of the firm from the Project's director, Robin Maher. Covington lawyers are currently handling nine capital cases: three in Alabama, two in Mississippi, two in Florida, one in Maryland, and one in Virginia. Three cases are at the initial trial stage, four involve post-conviction proceedings, and in two cases the death sentences were reduced to life.

""Covington is a firm with the resources required to take on death penalty work."" said Timothy Hester. ""We feel the obligation to do so, and we are proud to be a part of this project. I personally have worked on capital cases for the last 20 years and have found these engagements to be among the most challenging and rewarding of my career.""

The ABA created the Death Penalty Representation Project in 1986, with the goal of raising public awareness nationwide about the lack of representation available to death row inmates. The Project recruits volunteer attorneys and provides them with training and mentoring. In addition, the Project works for systemic change in the criminal justice system to improve the availability and quality of representation at all stages of capital proceedings. Covington has supported the Project over the past five years by taking on several new death penalty cases and participating in systemic change efforts. Other Covington lawyers in attendance at the award ceremony were Jack Schafer, whom the Project recruited to publish an article in The University of Toledo Law Review that is a compelling account of his representation of an Alabama death row inmate who eventually was executed; John Fuson, who is currently involved in two capital cases, one in Alabama and one in Florida; and Anne Proctor, the firm's pro bono counsel.

Over the years, the firm has received such recognitions as the American Bar Association's Pro Bono Publico Award, the ABA Litigation Section's John Minor Wisdom Award, and a special award from the D.C. Bar for 20 Years of Outstanding Pro Bono Service. In its most recent annual pro bono survey, The American Lawyer magazine ranked Covington first among U.S. law firms.

10-23-2006

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Tax Attorney Guillermo Fernández-Quincoces Noted Among Winners of Key Partner Award
Tax attorney Guillermo Fernández-Quincoces was highlighted among the winners of the South Florida Business Journal's Key Partner Award in the publication's October 20, 2006, edition. Fernández-Quincoces is a shareholder in the Miami office of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney.

The award recognized South Florida's top CPAs and attorneys in an award ceremony that was held October 17, 2006, at the Broward County Convention Center. Fernández-Quincoces was honored in the Tax category.

The article also named award finalists William E. Davis (Litigation), Mark J. Neuberger (Labor and Employment Law), Richard N. Schermer (Real Estate) and Leslie Smith (Litigation).

10-23-2006

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Fenwick & West, LLP

Mobile Devices Bring Freedom, Addiction and Employment Pitfalls
Dan McCoy, an employment practices partner at Fenwick & West, was recently quoted in a Newsday article, "Curbing BlackBerry Addiction."

The growing popularity of new mobile devices that allow workers to handle e-mail, text messages and calls, is grounded in their value to employees and entrepreneurs, increasing productivity. The devices allow employees to step away from the office and still participate in a function they otherwise would be unable to attend.

But with the newfound mobility, come some serious downsides. The boundary between work and personal time is becoming more blurred. According to the Newsday article, such experiences are leading to reports of related stress and health issues.

"Dan McCoy, a partner with Fenwick & West, a law firm in Silicon Valley that represents employers, says he's more concerned with a different kind of liability - when an employer asks or expects hourly workers to check in on their handheld devices during off hours. With such employees, "that is work time and is subject to compensation at overtime rates," he says. McCoy cautions that even five minutes here and there can build up over time.

10-22-2006

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Thompson Quoted in IBJ
Milt Thompson in the Indianapolis office was quoted in an October 21 Indianapolis Business Journal article, "On thin ice," about the Indiana World Skating Academy.

10-21-2006

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