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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips Named 2007 Working Mother & Flex-Time Lawyers Best Law Firm For Women
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, the national law and consulting firm, along with Working Mother magazine, the authoritative source for career mothers, and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC, a national consulting firm that advises attorneys and legal employers on work-life balance and employee retention, announced today that Manatt has been named a “2007 Working Mother & Flex-Time Lawyers Best Law Firm for Women.” Manatt is among 50 firms being honored for their commitment to the retention and advancement of female talent.

Manatt is noted for creating a work environment that is hospitable to and encouraging of the advancement of women. It will be profiled in the August/September issue of Working Mother magazine. Manatt’s innovative programs and policies are helping female attorneys achieve balance in their personal and professional lives and thrive as practitioners. Manatt is ensuring that women are the future of private law practice.

“Manatt’s message to the women in the firm is simple: We value your contribution and believe in a balanced work-life relationship,” said William T. Quicksilver, Manatt’s Managing Partner and Chief Executive, who has been with the firm for 30 years. “We recognized the needs of working women with children several years ago and made it a firm policy to accommodate those needs with full understanding that in doing so, partnership and other aspirations to advance in the firm would not be diminished. Our goal is to continue to conscientiously provide the workplace of choice for working mothers and women, to retain these talented people who have helped build Manatt, and looking toward the future, to recruit the best laterals and new attorneys.”

More than just talking the talk, Manatt walks the walk. In the past year, a part-time attorney and mother of two-year-old twins was promoted to partner. In 2007, Multicultural Law Magazine included Manatt in its Top 100 Firms for Women; and the just-released Vault.com employee survey placed Manatt as #13 of the top 20 national law firms in its Diversity with Respect to Women rankings. Women serve as members of Manatt’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee, and hold positions as practice groups chairs, and office administrative partners. In addition, the firm’s Executive Director of 20 years is a woman.

“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 Manatt for taking the lead for women lawyers.”

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 between Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC and was based on Working Mother ’s annual 100 Best Companies, a groundbreaking initiative that was first introduced in 1986, and continues to set the standard for family-friendly workplaces. To apply for the Best Law Firms for Women, Manatt 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.

08-14-2007

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Dickstein Shapiro LLP

Dickstein Shapiro LLP Named One of the Best Law Firms For Women
Dickstein Shapiro LLP is recognized as one of the nation’s Best Law Firms for Women in a list released today by Working Mother magazine. This prestigious list honors 50 law firms that have a demonstrated commitment to the retention and advancement of women in the legal industry.

“I am honored that our firm is included on this elite list,” said Michael Nannes, Dickstein Shapiro’s Chairman. “I am proud of what Dickstein Shapiro has accomplished thus far, and will use this recognition as a springboard to further our efforts to advance women in the legal industry.”

The Best Law Firms for Women survey, conducted by Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC, was derived through an extensive research process that included detailed questionnaires of six critical aspects: workforce demographics, benefits and compensation, parental leave, childcare, flexibility, and retention and advancement of women attorneys.

“We are delighted to celebrate Dickstein Shapiro for its efforts and successes in retaining and promoting women,” said Deborah Epstein Henry, founder and president of Flex-Time Lawyers LLC, a consulting firm, and joint sponsor of the survey.

Dickstein Shapiro has long supported the advancement of women in the legal industry, and Chairman Michael Nannes has made women's and diversity issues a strategic priority. The Firm has garnered much attention for its gender diversity, innovative thinking, and flexible, alternative work schedules. The firm has a formal, internal Women’s Leadership Initiative, a program that promotes networking and business development opportunities for the firm’s women attorneys, aiming to increase the visibility and profile of women partners both within the firm and in the industry as a whole.

08-14-2007

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Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP

CRAVATH NAMED ONE OF THE BEST LAW FIRMS IN THE NATION FOR WOMEN BY WORKING MOTHER MAGAZINE AND FLEX-TIME LAWYERS
In its August/September issue, Working Mother magazine names Cravath one of the 2007 Best Law Firms for Women. Cravath is one of just 50 law firms nationwide, and one of only a handful of large New York City-based firms, honored by inclusion on this list. Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC selected the best law firms for women through a national survey measuring a variety of factors, including workforce profile, benefits and compensation, parental leave, child care, flexibility and retention and advancement of women.

08-14-2007

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Clausen Miller PC

Clark Schirle Appointed Chair-Elect Of The Property Insurance Law Committee Of The ABA
Clark Schirle has been appointed Chair-Elect of the Property Insurance Law Committee of the American Bar Association's Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section. The Property Insurance Law Committee, which has over 700 members, is comprised of lawyers across the country who specialize in property insurance coverage and litigation.

08-14-2007

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Chapman & Cutler LLP

Chapman and Cutler Named One of Best Law Firms for Women by Working Mother Magazine
Chapman and Cutler LLP has been named one of the Best Law Firms for Women by Working Mother magazine and the national consulting firm Flex-Time Lawyers in a survey of law firms and their policies on attracting and retaining female attorneys.

Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers measured law firms on a variety of factors, including representation of women in leadership positions; compensation and benefits; parental leave; childcare; work-time flexibility options; treatment of non-lawyer female staff; and programs to train, retain and advance women attorneys.

The rankings appear in the August/September issue of Working Mother magazine.

08-14-2007

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Bryan Cave LLP

Bryan Cave LLP Named One of “Best Law Firms for Women”
Bryan Cave LLP today announced that it has been named one of Working Mother magazine’s and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC’s 2007 Working Mother & Flex-Time Lawyers Best Law Firms for Women.

“We’re delighted to celebrate Bryan Cave for its efforts and successes in retaining and promoting women,” said Deborah Epstein Henry, founder and president of Flex-Time, a national consulting firm advising attorneys and legal employers on work-life balance and the retention and advancement of women.

This is the first time the magazine and the consulting firm have compiled a list of the top-50 law firms for women.

According to Working Mother and Flex-Time, Bryan Cave was measured by a variety of factors, including representation of women in leadership positions; compensation and benefits; parental leave and benefits; childcare; flexibility options; treatment of women staff as well as women lawyers; and programs to help train, retain and advance women.

Bryan Cave ranked in the top 1 percent in the flexibility category, 10 percent in the parental leave-related benefits and policies category and 20 percent in the retention and advancement of women category. The scale ranged from 1 percent to 100 percent, where 1 percent is the top performer.

“Caring about and supporting the growth and well being of our people has long been one of our core firm values and an integral part of our culture,” said Don Lents, Bryan Cave's chairman. “Providing flexibility to adapt to both personal and professional needs helps us to recruit and retain the best talent.

”Pam Gates, partner in the Phoenix office and the mother of two young girls, identifies Bryan Cave's flexibility as a key to her success. “Working part time, I set my schedule, attend to my clients' needs and still have time to teach cooking class at my daughters' school and savor the precious moments of childhood.” Bryan Cave promoted Gates to partner while she worked on a reduced schedule.

She notes that Bryan Cave values its women lawyers and helps working moms address tough situations. “Many of the working parents in our office struggled when demands of clients collided with the lack of child care,” Gates said. “If you had a deposition or trial on the day your nanny called in sick, the working parents had to struggle to find a quick solution. Bryan Cave created an office day care to help. Now, I can take our girls to the day care, take the deposition and know my daughters are safe and well cared for.”

Working Mother will profile the 2007 Working Mother & Flex-Time Lawyers Best Law Firms for Women in its August/September edition, on newsstands today. An awards event celebrating the top firms will be held in New York in September.

08-14-2007

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Bryan Cave LLP

Partner's Column Examines New EU Law on Chemicals
A new law on chemicals recently took affect in all 25 nations that make up the European Union. The Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation creates for the first time a comprehensive, unified framework of chemicals regulation in the EU.

Bryan Cave LLP Partner Philip Karmel’s latest New York Law Journal column describes REACH, compares it to the main chemicals law in effect in the United States and discusses how it is likely to influence toxic tort litigation.

“By requiring the generation of massive amounts of new data on the health risks of chemicals, REACH may provide additional evidence that can be brought to bear by either plaintiffs or defendants in tort litigation,” Karmel writes. “By requiring European manufacturers to track the use of their chemicals to understand potential exposures, REACH will provide ammunition for plaintiffs’ attorneys to argue that American manufacturers should follow the same standard of care. A chemical banned in Europe may still be offered for sale in the United States, but it can be expected that plaintiffs’ attorneys will seek to use the EU’s safety determination in arguments concerning failure to warn (or the adequacy of warnings) and with respect to general causation (the ability of the chemical to cause harm).”

Karmel is a member of the Environmental, Product Liability, Real Estate and Commercial Litigation Client Service Groups. His practice includes environmental and real estate litigation, the defense of toxic torts and related insurance matters.

08-14-2007

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