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Lathrop & Gage LLP

James H. Jeffries Joins Lathrop & Gage as an Associate
James H. Jeffries has joined the Springfield, Mo., office of the Lathrop & Gage L.C. law firm as an associate in the intellectual property practice area.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Jeffries worked in private practice at a large law firm and also served as legal intern to the Honorable Catherine E. Perry, U.S. District Court Judge, Eastern District of Missouri in 2003. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Missouri State University, summa cum laude, in 1996 and his juris doctor, magna cum laude, from Saint Louis University School of Law in 2005. He is a member of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and The Missouri Bar. Prior to attending law school, he was a software development manager and senior database administrator for eight years.

10-20-2006

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Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP

Hayne Joins Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP
Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP is pleased to announce the addition of April M. Hayne as an Associate attorney.

Hayne joins GH&R as a member of the Labor & Employment Practice Group. Her practice focuses in labor and employment law, and employment immigration. Prior to joining the Firm, Hayne served as a Human Resources Manager of an international retail optical company, and practiced immigration pro bono. She has served as an associate attorney at a firm in Dayton, OH, and a law clerk for the United States Attorney, Southern District of Ohio. Hayne also served on active duty in the United States Army as a Personnel Officer.

Hayne earned her J.D. in 2001 from the University of Cincinnati College of Law. She received her B.A. from Tulane University in 1985 and M.A. in 1992 from New York University. Hayne is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, the Cincinnati Bar Association and Society for Human Resource Management.

Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP attorneys serve clients in a variety of industries with particular experience with business clients in banking & financial, commercial real estate, media, communications & information, construction, health & elder care, manufacturing, distribution & technology. The Firm provides personal client services to many local business owners and their executives and families in the estate planning and administration area. Graydon Head & Ritchey was recognized for its innovative approach to quality improvement as the first recipient of the Customer Focus Award from the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber.

10-20-2006

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Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody, P.C.

Texas Supreme Court Substantially Changes Law on Non-Compete Agreements
A recent Texas Supreme Court case substantially changed the law to allow employers to enforce covenants not to compete in at-will employment contracts. Graves Dougherty litigated this case on behalf of the employer, and is able to provide more information on the decision’s implications for employers and employees.

Previously, employers had difficulty enforcing non-compete covenants against at-will employees, whose employment could be terminated at the will of either the employer or employee. An earlier Texas Supreme Court case, Light v. Centel Cellular Company of Texas, 883 S.W.2d 642 (Tex. 1994), held that because an at-will employee can be fired at any time, promises by the employer to provide confidential information or training to the employee were “illusory,” thus making the non-compete covenant void. Even if the employer provided confidential information or training to the employee during the course of employment, many Texas courts still refused to enforce non-compete covenants against at-will employees.

The Texas Supreme Court changed the law in its October 20, 2006 opinion in Alex Sheshunoff Management Services v. Johnson, by holding that non-compete covenants in at-will employment are enforceable if the employer provides confidential information or training to the employee at any time during employment in accordance with the promises in its employment contract. The Court emphasized that its prior decision in Light had created “overly technical disputes,” and that the core question of a non-compete covenant’s enforceability is the reasonableness of its restrictions on the employee. The Court then found the non-compete covenant in the Sheshunoff case to be a reasonable one.

As a result of this decision, employers will now be more readily able to protect confidential information and good will through enforcement of non-compete covenants. Texas employers and employees should review non-compete covenants in their at-will employment contracts in light of this new development.

10-20-2006

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Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP

Bloomberg Ranks Fraser Milner Casgrain Third Among Canada Equity Offerings' Manager Advisers in 2006 Q3 Report
In its recent report on Capital Markets for 2006 Q3, Bloomberg ranked Fraser Milner Casgrain (FMC) number three in its Legal Adviser League Table for “Canada Equity Offerings: Manager Advisors” with a market share of 8.2%, demonstrating a strong increase compared to 2005. In the same report, Bloomberg also ranked FMC among the top ten for “Canada Equity Offerings: Issuer Advisers”. Click here to download a copy of the Bloomberg report.

The firm's corporate/securities group is well positioned to build on this momentum during the final quarter and into 2007. FMC's corporate/securities group advises and acts on a wide range of issues related to public and private financing, as well as capital market transactions involving debt, equity and derivative securities. It also advises clients on reporting, disclosure requirements and regulatory compliance. FMC is recognized for its world-class strength in natural resources and has significant expertise in managing complex M&A deals, particularly in the mining and energy sectors.

10-20-2006

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Shearman & Sterling LLP

Shearman & Sterling Advises Corus on £5.1 Billion Recommended Acquisition by Tata Steel
Shearman & Sterling LLP is advising Corus Group plc on the £5.1 billion recommended acquisition by Tata Steel, which was announced today.

The Shearman & Sterling team is being led by UK M&A partner Laurence Levy, who is providing UK corporate advice, and includes London-based US M&A partner Bonnie Greaves and associate Sean Skiffington who are advising on US securities law issues, and associate Coleen O'Mara who is advising on US employee benefits matters.

Shearman & Sterling has also been instructed on all competition aspects of the transaction. The competition team is led by partner Matthew Readings in London, with associates Tom Bainbridge and George Milton; and in New York by partner Kenneth Prince with counsel Lisl Dunlop and associates James Menz and Kelly Karapetyan.

10-20-2006

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Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

Texas Supreme Court Appoints Harry Reasoner to State Commission
The Supreme Court of Texas has created a new at-large attorney position on the Texas Access to Justice Commission and has appointed Vinson & Elkins partner Harry M. Reasoner to the post for a three-year term.

The commission, established by the Supreme Court in 2001, is tasked with developing and implementing policy initiatives designed to expand access to, and enhance the quality of, justice in civil legal matters for low-income Texans.

In creating the new at-large position, the Supreme Court noted the "dramatically increased" efforts of the commission since its inception and the need to expand the commission as a result.

The commission now consists of 17 members, including 16 previously existing positions that are allocated to representatives of the judiciary, the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Equal Access to Justice Foundation, the corporate community, legal services provider programs and the non-attorney public. Additionally, the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House each appoint one ex-officio member. All members are appointed for staggered three-year terms.

The commission was structured to reflect the diverse ethnic, legal and geographic communities in Texas. For more information, please visit www.texasatj.org.

Mr. Reasoner joined Vinson & Elkins in 1964 and was the firm's managing partner from 1992-2001. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers; International Academy of Trial Lawyers; International Society of Barristers; and the American, Texas and Houston Bar Foundations.

In addition, Mr. Reasoner has served on the Texas Supreme Court Advisory Committee; Supreme Court of Texas Judicial Campaign Finance Study Committee; and the Texas Supreme Court Task Force on Civil Litigation.

10-20-2006

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Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

Norris McLaughlin & Marcus Welcomes New Matrimonial Associate
The law firm of Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A. is pleased to welcome Laurie C. Poppe as an associate with the firm.

A resident of Hillsborough, Poppe will work in the firm’s Matrimonial Law Group.

The newest member of the Matrimonial Law Group at Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, Poppe joins an experienced team of attorneys versed in various aspects of matrimonial law. This group discreetly handles clients’ issues, including divorce litigation and mediation, custody parenting time issues, visitation rights, alimony, child support, pre-nuptial agreements, separation and property settlement agreements, adoption and guardianship, domestic and sexual abuse, and palimony. When necessary, Poppe will work alongside members of this Group in collaboration with attorneys from the firm’s corporate, tax, real estate, estate planning and administration practice areas in order to best meet the client’s needs.

Poppe is experienced with pendente lite and post-judgment motions. As Judicial Law Clerk to the Hon. Ann R. Bartlett, J.S.C., Family Division and Criminal Division, Somerset, New Jersey, she mediated civil issues and provided procedural information to litigants. While in law school, Poppe worked as a legal intern at the Rutgers University Special Education Clinic. She assisted in the successful trial preparation of a parent seeking educational services for their child. She also supervised DYFS cases involving children in need of special education placement.

10-20-2006

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