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Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP

Smith Moore Adds to Raleigh Litigation Team
Smith Moore LLP has added a new attorney to its Raleigh office, continuing the growth that has expanded the firm's ranks by nearly one-fourth over the past six months. Kelly Ensslin is the newest addition to Smith Moore; she joins the Litigation practice area in Raleigh.

A graduate of the North Carolina Central University School of Law, Ensslin is a former North Carolina Magistrate in Judicial District 15B, has worked as law clerk to U.S. Magistrate Judge William Webb and was an attorney for Lenovo, Inc. in Research Triangle Park. "With her background related to federal litigation and business law on the corporate side, Kelly immediately deepens Smith Moore's capabilities in business litigation," said Mark Finkelstein, a partner in Smith Moore's litigation practice area. "Defense of white collar crime allegations, professional licensing issues and resolution of business disputes are areas where demand for Smith Moore's services are growing, and Kelly's practice will involve each of those areas."

Ensslin said, "I am truly excited about the opportunity to work with attorneys who are as widely respected as my new colleagues at Smith Moore. I could not dream of a better situation in which to develop my practice."

08-14-2007

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Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo P.C.

Mintz Levin named Best Law Firm for Women by Working Mother magazine
"Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. has been named a Best Law Firm for Women by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC, a national consulting firm. The AmLaw 100 firm was honored for its commitment to attracting, retaining and promoting women lawyers, innovative policies and benefits, involvement in pro bono efforts and demonstrated appreciation for work-life balance issues.

Mintz Levin has a long history of recruiting and actively supporting the advancement of women lawyers as well as attorneys of color. The firm elected its first female partner in 1971 and has been recognized by The American Lawyer as exceeding the national average of female partners.

""Long before work-life issues made headlines, Mintz Levin appreciated the unique challenges facing professional women and the need to help people blend their personal and professional lives,"" said Chérie Kiser, Managing Partner of the Washington, D.C. office, a member of the firm's Policy Committee, Chair of the Diversity Committee, Chair of the Communications Practice Group and a mother of two.

""The firm has consistently led the way in its commitment to recruiting, retaining and advancing women attorneys and set an industry standard for policies and benefits aimed at supporting working parents and diversity generally,"" she added. ""We are extremely proud to be recognized by Working Mother magazine for the firm's long-practiced, important and necessary efforts to promote and retain women.""

Women Serving in Leadership

Today, women partners lead numerous practice groups within Mintz Levin and nearly half of all attorneys at the firm are women. Among those serving in leadership roles in addition to Ms. Kiser:

* Ann-Ellen Hornidge is a Member of the firm's Policy Committee and has practiced in its Public Finance Section since 1980.
* Rosemary Allen is the Vice President for Professional Development and Manager of the Intellectual Property Section.
* Hope Foster is a Member of the firm's Policy Committee and former Manager of the Health Care Section.
* Susan Cohen heads the firm's Immigration Section, which she founded.
* Susan Finegan, a Member of the firm's Litigation Section, serves as the Chair of the Pro Bono Committee and focuses exclusively on managing the firm's pro bono efforts.
* Megan Gates, a Member in the firm's Corporate Section, is Co-Chair of the firm's Securities Practice Group.
* Kim Marrkand, a Member of firm's Litigation Section, is Chair of the firm's Insurance/ Reinsurance Practice Group.
* Lena Hodge heads the Corporate Practice in the firm's London office.
* Deborah Daccord and Karen Lovitch, Members practicing in the firm's Health Section, are Co-Chairs of the firm's New Associate Hiring Committee.

Innovative Policies and Benefits

Mintz Levin was among the first law firms nationwide to introduce part-time and other flexible work arrangements designed to help all lawyers manage work and family responsibilities and other interests. Mintz Levin approved the first flexible work arrangement for a woman in 1984.

For decades, Mintz Levin employees have worked widely varied reduced and/or flexible hours and telecommuting schedules as well as participated in job sharing arrangements. Attorneys at every level have worked part-time and other flexible schedules and several associates and counsel have been elevated to partner status while working part-time.

In addition, the firm provides numerous benefits to assist attorneys in blending family and work responsibilities. The firm offers backup childcare and generous parenting leaves: 12 weeks of fully paid leave for birth mothers and eight weeks of fully paid leave for fathers and non-birth mothers. Attorneys may take four weeks of paid vacation time after their paid leave and may also take an extended unpaid parenting leave of up to one year, during which they may continue to participate in the firm's health insurance plan. The firm also extends its benefits to spousal equivalents or domestic partners.

Commitment to Women-Oriented Causes

Since 1990, trained attorneys and paraprofessionals in several Mintz Levin offices have represented hundreds of domestic violence and sexual assault victims who seek protective orders and other legal remedies each year. In addition to representing individual clients, the firm has provided national and statewide legislative and amicus brief advocacy on behalf of statewide and national coalitions. The firm also represents a variety of nonprofits dedicated to eradicating domestic violence in corporate, employment and governance matters.

Mintz Levin also acts as general counsel to the Washington, D.C.-based National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), an organization dedicated to ensuring that legislation and public policy are responsive to the needs of victims of domestic violence, and the NNEDV Fund, its sister non-profit organization. Mintz Levin provides a wide range of legal support to NNEDV and the NNEDV Fund, including corporate affairs, contract negotiation and, most prominently, litigation support in the various adversarial proceedings in which NNEDV is involved.

In addition, Mintz Levin attorneys participate in the Battered Immigrant Women's Project and WEAVE, which assist battered immigrant women and children on a pro bono basis in obtaining immigrant status under the Violence Against Women Act.

About Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers

Working Mother, a national magazine for career women reaching nearly 3 million readers and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC, a national consulting firm advising attorneys and legal employers on retaining and promoting women, surveyed the practices of U.S. law firms with 100 or more lawyers. Questions asked included those about the employment of women, policies for working parents, female representation, women's initiatives, workplace culture, networking, flexibility, mentoring, compensation, partnership and advancement.

The 2007 Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers Best Law Firms for Women list is featured in the September 2007 issue of Working Mother"

08-14-2007

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Salans

Salans acts for Orco Property Group-managed fund in acquisition of portion of BB Centre in Czech Republic
Salans has represented the Endurance Office and Retail Fund in its acquisition of Building E in the BB Centre, an administrative complex in Prague 4, Czech Republic.

Building E is an 'A Class' office building offering original layout and architectural solutions. There are 7 overground and 4 underground levels with approximately 14,600 sqm of office space and 1,000 sqm of storage premises. In addition there are also over 300 underground parking places available.

"An A Class office building in such an attractive locality like BB Centre will doubtlessly increase the value of the Office and Retail Fund. From a commercial premises point of view, this is one of the most interesting locations in the capital and we are happy that we managed to extend the list of our properties at a place like this", said Aleš Vobruba, Senior Vice President of Orco Property Group.

The Endurance Office and Retail Fund is managed by Orco Property Group, and the Salans team was led by Jirí Stržínek. Salans Global Real Estate group comprises over 170 legal specialists worldwide and is a recognised leader amongst international law firms in Central and Eastern Europe.

08-14-2007

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Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

K&L Gates Honored by Working Mother Magazine as Top Law Firm for Women
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (K&L Gates) was honored among the best law firms for women by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC this month, in their first-ever “2007 Best Law Firms for Women” list.

According to Working Mother, more than 40 percent of law school graduates are women, but only 16 percent make it to equity partnership, with the challenges of balancing career and family often cited as a reason. The “Best Law Firms for Women” honor recognizes firms for their work/life and women-friendly policies. The top 50 winning firms were selected using an application process that evaluated six areas of importance: workforce profile, benefits and compensation, parental leave, child care, flexibility, and the retention and advancement of women.

“I am proud to be at a progressive firm that recognizes talented women and strives to accommodate their needs,” said Susan Fried, K&L Gates’ Chief Officer of Human Relations. “We will continue to raise the bar and refine policies that support our changing workforce and the realities of today’s business.”

K&L Gates’ selection was based largely on its Balanced Hours program and parental leave policies. The Balanced Hours program provides individually tailored schedules, often involving reduced hours or remote working arrangements. Lawyers participating in the program remain eligible for benefits and partnership, and may continue to work balanced hours after a promotion. In addition, the firm’s parental leave policy is effective immediately upon hire and includes six weeks of benefits and pay as if the individual were actively employed.

“Women make up 32.8 percent of K&L Gates lawyers and 49.6 percent of our associate population,” said Peter Kalis, K&L Gates’ Chairman and Global Managing Partner. “This recognition validates our commitment to work/life issues and, more importantly, our efforts towards retaining some of the best talent in the legal profession.”

08-14-2007

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Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

MMM Partner to Speak at Software Licensing Agreements Conference
Morris, Manning & Martin partner John Yates is a featured speaker at the 13th annual American Conference Institute’s Practical & Tactical Art of the Deal in Software Licensing Agreements conference, held Oct. 16-17 at the Crowne Plaza Union Square in San Francisco, CA. The conference is designed to equip software manufacturers, technology vendors, Internet service companies, software end-users and computer and technology companies with the latest business strategies and profit maximization techniques for the software licensing industry.

Conference attendees will benefit from in-depth seminars led by senior-level in-house and outside counsel, contract managers, licensing professionals and experienced faculty from across the nation. Each session will include a Q&A discussion in a mock negotiation format. The seminars range from basic licensing training to advanced master classes. Attendees will learn how to thrive in the global software market by minimizing risk, avoiding licensing disputes, identifying privacy and data security protection problems and learning best business practices for the software licensing industry. The seminars will also cover how to effectively write warranties, draft licensing terms, manage pre- and post-contract issues and analyze reporting and accounting issues.

The conference will provide professionals with the opportunity to network with high-level executives and managers, contract professionals and seasoned attorneys. Attorneys can also earn Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits by attending the conference.

Yates, who chairs Morris, Manning & Martin’s Technology Group, will co-lead the “Software Revenue Recognition” seminar, which will cover how business reporting and accounting practices can impact a company’s bottom line. Yates, a leader in the technology law field, has nearly 30 years experience helping hundreds of companies with IPOs, mergers, acquisitions, Internet law issues, corporate finance and venture capital cases, patent prosecution, international law issues, e-commerce/distribution and dispute resolution. In addition to speaking at more than 100 trade organizations, seminars, universities and law schools across the nation, Yates has also published several articles on computer law. He is
currently co-authoring an article about computer software law with fellow Morris, Manning & Martin partner Sandra Gardiner. The article, titled Critical Legal Issues in Software Revenue Recognition, is a follow up to his widely read 1992 article New Revenue Recognition Policies: Guidelines for Drafting Software Agreements Professionals interested in attending the Software Licensing Agreements conference can register by visiting
www.americanconference.com/softwarelic or calling 888-224-2480.

08-14-2007

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Heller Ehrman, LLP

Heller Ehrman LLP Named 2007 Working Mother & Flex-Time Lawyers Best Law Firm for Women
Working Mother magazine, the authoritative source for career mothers, and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC, a national consulting firm advising attorneys and legal employers on work-life balance and the retention and advancement of women, have named Heller Ehrman LLP a 2007 Working Mother & Flex-Time Lawyers Best Law Firm for Women. A new initiative from the leading advocates for work-life balance and women-friendly policies, Best Law Firms for Women honors 50 winning firms for their commitment to the retention and advancement of female talent.

“Since its founding, Working Mother magazine has been the champion of progressive, women-friendly changes in the workplace,” said Carol Evans, CEO, Working Mother Media. “Every year we see substantive advances in companies’ policies across the country, and we are so excited to be able to pair with Flex-Time Lawyers to celebrate change in a field that has historically struggled to support women and their life choices. I commend Heller Ehrman for taking the lead for women lawyers.”

“We are delighted to celebrate Heller Ehrman for its efforts and successes in retaining and promoting women,” said Deborah Epstein Henry, Founder and President of Flex-Time Lawyers LLC. “We hope its standing on the list of Best Law Firms for Women will further inspire Heller Ehrman to use the national benchmarking data now available to it through participation in this initiative to improve the status of women in the profession and raise the bar on what makes a best law firm for women.”

Profiled in the August/September issue of Working Mother magazine, Heller Ehrman is honored for creating a work environment that is hospitable to and encouraging of the advancement of women. With innovative programs and policies that help female attorneys achieve balance in their personal and professional lives and thrive as practitioners, Heller Ehrman is ensuring that women are the future of private law practice.

Through its Gender Diversity Committee, Heller Ehrman works toward fostering an enriching, rewarding working environment for women by addressing the career and work-life balance needs of the firm’s attorneys. In 2006, the Committee launched the “Opt-In Project,” a nationwide, cross-industry initiative to explore ways to retain and advance women in the workplace. The Opt-In Project sponsored a series of programs between May 2006 and May 2007 that featured prominent women in different industries across the country. As part of these programs, the participants held roundtable discussions where they were able to share ideas and solutions. The Opt-In Project issued a report that summarized the observations gathered over the year-long study and proposed suggestions for addressing work structure issues that affect the retention and advancement of women in the workplace.

Heller Ehrman was recently named one of America’s Top Companies for Women by PINK magazine and KPMG, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm, in PINK’s August-September issue. Heller Ehrman was the only law firm to make the list.

“Heller Ehrman has developed strategic plans that have a strong focus on the hiring, retention and advancement of women,” says Judith C. Miles, shareholder and managing director of people at Heller Ehrman. “The firm has a variety of policies in place designed to assist women attorneys in meeting both personal and professional needs, including mentoring support, flexible work policies and generous parenting leave. We are thrilled to be recognized for our efforts by Working Mother.”

Methodology: The application and evaluation process for the 2007 Working Mother & Flex-Time Lawyers Best Law Firms for Women initiative was developed in a partnership by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC and based on Working Mother’s annual 100 Best Companies, a groundbreaking initiative that was first introduced in 1986, that continues to set the standard for family-friendly workplaces. To apply for the Best Law Firms for Women, Heller Ehrman provided detailed information on the issues that are most important to the retention and promotion of women lawyers in six measured areas: workforce profile, benefits and compensation, parental leave, childcare, flexibility, and retention and advancement of women.

The complete list of the 2007 Working Mother & Flex-Time Lawyers Best Law Firms for Women can be found in the August/September issue of Working Mother magazine, on newsstands August 14, and at www.workingmother.com and www.flextimelawyers.com.

08-14-2007

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Haskell, Slaughter, Young & Gallion, L.L.C.

Haskell Slaughter’s Horton io Speak on Healthcare Information Technology Teleconference
William W. Horton, an attorney with Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC, will be a panelist on a continuing legal education teleconference entitled “Do You Speak Fluent Geek?: Ethical and Practical Considerations in Representing Clients in Complex Healthcare IT Transactions”. The teleconference, sponsored by the American Bar Association (ABA) Health Law Section, the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility and the ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education, will be presented at 11:00 – 12:30 CDT on Wednesday August 15.

ABOUT WILLIAM W. HORTON

Bill Horton currently serves as Chair of Haskell Slaughter’s Transactional Practice Group and leads the firm’s healthcare practice. A nationally recognized speaker and author on healthcare, corporate and securities law, and professional responsibility topics, Mr. Horton has held leadership positions for several years with the American Health Lawyers Association and the American Bar Association’s Health Law Section. His primary professional focus is on the representation of healthcare providers and other business enterprises, particularly in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities and corporate finance law, regulatory compliance and corporate governance matters. With substantial experience in both private practice and as senior legal officer for a large public company, Mr. Horton has been involved in some of the largest corporate finance and acquisition transactions in the healthcare services industry, and is listed in “The Best Lawyers in America” for Health Care Law.

08-14-2007

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