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Matheson, Ormsby & Prentice, P.C.

Matheson Ormsby Prentice advises on €46.5 million buyout from Choice Hotels of Quality Hotel and Comfort Inn brands.
Matheson Ormsby Prentice is advising TVC Holdings and clients of Davy Stockbrokers on the acquisition of 11 Comfort Inn and Quality Hotels in Ireland for a total investment of €46.5 million, from Choice Hotels Ireland. The buyout group is comprised of TVC Holdings (an AIM and IEX-quoted investment holding company), former Jurys Doyle chief Pat McCann and private clients of Davy Stockbrokers.

This is TVC Holdings' first investment following its successful €50 million placing and listing on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange and the IEX market of the Irish Stock Exchange in July. The 11 Comfort Inn and Quality Hotels currently employ 500 people in locations across Ireland, and are expected to double employee numbers in the next five years.

08-10-2007

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Jackson Lewis, LLP

Jackson Lewis Adds Depth To Its Litigation Team
Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country's leading workplace law firms, announced today that Laura Effel has joined the firm's Richmond, Va. office as Of Counsel. Effel will be reunited with two of her previous colleagues, Joseph D. McCluskey and David E. Nagle.

In her position as Of Counsel, Effel will represent client companies around the country in employment and whistleblower litigation, arbitrations, and administrative proceedings. A mediator certified by the Judicial Council of Virginia, Effel has experience trying cases and advising client companies on employment discrimination, sexual and racial harassment, covenants not to compete, wage and hour laws, and related employment claims. She tried the first Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower claim to go to trial at the U. S. Department of Labor and has advised Audit Committees on whistleblower issues. She will participate in two Jackson Lewis practice groups: Litigation and Corporate Governance.

"Laura is a first-rate addition to our firm's impressive litigation practice," says Nagle, resident partner of Jackson Lewis's Richmond office. "Her Sarbanes-Oxley experience and in-house litigation background make her well positioned to advise and defend clients in today's litigation environment at the intersection of employment law and corporate governance."

Effel has written extensively on issues involving litigation against financial institutions and on employment matters. She is listed in Best Lawyers in America for 2005-2007, was elected to Virginia Business's "Legal Elite," and has been mentioned in Virginia Superlawyers. She is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley (B. A., 1971) and the University of Maryland School of Law (J. D., 1975). Effel is admitted to practice in New York, the District of Columbia, North Carolina, Virginia, and various federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court.

Prior to joining Jackson Lewis, Effel worked alongside both McCluskey and Nagle at the firm LeClair Ryan. Before LeClair Ryan, she was General Counsel to an interdealer bond broker, a litigator for Baker & McKenzie in their New York office, and an in-house litigator for 16 years with Chase Manhattan Bank.

"I'm pleased to join Jackson Lewis," says Effel. "It's a firm with a significant reputation in the field of employment and labor law, particularly in regard to litigation."

08-10-2007

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Gordon & Rees, LLP

Michael Lucey Elected into FDCC Leadership
Gordon & Rees proudly congratulates Michael Lucey, a partner in the San Francisco office, on his election into the leadership of the prestigious Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC). This unique honor reflects Mr. Lucey's dedication and commitment to FDCC, having served on the board of directors and leading various FDCC committees.

Mr. Lucey was elected Secretary-Treasurer of the FDCC and will serve in that capacity in 2008 . He will serve as Vice President in 2009, and as President in 2010. The FDCC is an international organization with over 1400 members from United States, Australia, Canada, Europe and Puerto Rico. FDCC members consist of experienced attorneys in private practice as well as general counsel and insurance claims executives from throughout the world. The FDCC was founded in 1936 and is an international organization established to further the principles of knowledge, justice and fellowship. For more information about the FDCC,

08-10-2007

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Goehring, Rutter & Boehm, Attorney At Law

Michael G. McCabe joins a “leap of faith,” as two churches overcome similar obstacles
The parishioners of SS. John and Paul Parish had a problem – they had outgrown their current church and needed a new one to better accommodate their 7,000 members. Luckily for them, their immediate neighbor, the New Heights Church of God, was having a similar problem. With only 100 members, New Heights needed to build a church, but didn’t have the money to do so. In the meantime, they had to resort to holding services in a nearby community building.

Recognizing each other’s problem, representatives from each church took what they consider a “leap of faith.”

With SS. John and Paul parishioners, including GRB’s Mike McCabe, contributing expertise in real estate, construction, development and legal matters, the two church communities agreed to a land swap. SS. John and Paul located and obtained an assignable option on a different property for New Heights and agreed to build a new church for New Heights on that property. In return, New Heights transferred its property to SS. John and Paul giving the Parish sufficient acreage on which to build its new church.

This partnership of faith worked. And partnership of faith it was.

Amongst McCabe’s legal services, he obtained Diocese approval, drafted and negotiated all legal agreements, closed all of the transactions and was an advocate for all necessary municipal approvals.

All of this was accomplished without any transfer of funds. New Heights has been worshiping in its new church since June of 2007.

08-10-2007

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Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

China Law Brief: Real Estate Legal Issues
Interest in investing in China's real estate market has been high. Aside from investment, many companies operating in China need land and buildings for their operation. In a politically socialism country where all land is traditionally owned by the State, how does a foreign investor own or use land and buildings? These are important issues to understand. Important legal developments are taking place in China's real estate legal system. This issue of China Law Brief discusses several issues relating to land use and foreign investment in real estate in China, particularly in connection with changes and development made by the newly-promulgated Property Law of the People's Republic of China ("New Property Law"), issued by the National People's Congress of China on March 16, 2007 and effective on October 1, 2007.

As background, the New Property Law is the first basic property law in China's modern legal history. Work on the New Property Law began as early as 1993, and six different drafts have been deliberated. The law has been hotly debated because it concerns the central issue of the socialism system: the nature and scope of state ownership and private ownership of properties. Because of its controversial nature, the New Property Law is a product of comprises and intentionally left vague or blank many areas of contentions.

08-09-2007

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Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

Update on the Department of Homeland Security's Proposed Social Security "No-match" Regulation
For over ten years, the Social Security Administration has been notifying employers of employees whose Social Security numbers do not match the agency's records. In recent years, the Social Security Administration has sent thousands of "no-match" letters to employers requesting that corrected information be provided. The failure to match contributions to account numbers provided by employers has resulted in over $66 billion of contributions that are held in an Earnings Suspense File and are not credited to any workers.

The Social Security Administration's "no-match" notice letter to employers clearly states that it does not imply an employee intentionally gave incorrect information, nor does it make any statement about an employee's immigration status. The Immigration and Naturalization Service, which was consolidated within the Department of Homeland Security in 2003, provided employers with guidance in 1997 and 1999 stating notice of a Social Security "no-match" letter by itself does not constitute evidence a particular employee lacks work authorization.

Employers' questions have persisted. On one hand, the Social Security Administration has provided employers with clear steps about resolving "no-match" situations and maintaining appropriate records. On the other hand, employers have had problems in dealing with "no-match" situations under the provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act, which requires balancing good faith compliance with I-9 employment eligibility requirements and the Act's citizenship discrimination provisions.

On June 14, 2006, the Department of Homeland Security proposed a rule to clarify an employer's "no-match" obligations that the agency believes exist under current law. The proposed rule sought to add that written notice from the Social Security Administration that the combination of name and Social Security Number submitted for an employer does not match Social Security Administration records could constitute "constructive knowledge" that an employee was not authorized to work in the U.S. The proposal also stated that an employer could avoid the risk that it could be found to have constructive knowledge that an employee lacked authorization if it took certain "safe harbor" steps within a 63-day time period to rectify the situation. If an employer cannot resolve the issue, it risks being found to have knowingly violated the law, which can result in civil penalties already in place ranging from $250 to $10,000 per employee. An employer would also be able to take comparable, reasonable steps to resolve "no-match" questions with an employee, but those alternate steps would be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

The implementation of this rule would benefit the government and employers because it should be easier to both enforce and comply with the law.

08-09-2007

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Leonard, Street and Deinard

Leonard, Street and Deinard's Director of Human Resources, Julie Paleen, quoted extensively in article about how firms responded to the 35W bridge collapse (Minnesota Lawyer, August 6, 2007)
Leonard Street and Deinard's Director of Human Resources, Julie Paleen, is quoted extensively in the article, "With bridge's collapse, firms kicked emergency systems into action," published in the August 6 issue of Minnesota Lawyer. In the article, Paleen discusses Leonard, Street and Deinard's emergency communications plan as it relates to the 35W bridge collapse on August 1, 2007.

08-09-2007

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