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Allen, Matkins, Leck, Gamble, Mallory & Natsis, LLP

Kristen L. McMichael Joins The San Francisco Office Of Allen Matkins
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP, a leading California business and real estate law firm, announced today that Kristen L. McMichael has joined the Firm as an associate in the San Francisco office.

Ms. McMichael practices exclusively in the area of labor and employment.

"Kristen brings additional depth and breadth to Allen Matkins' strong core of labor and employment attorneys," said John Gamble, operating partner of the firm's San Francisco office. "Her experience will play an integral part in serving the diverse needs of our clients."

Ms. McMichael represents private employers in individual, multi-party and class action employment litigation in state and federal court, including wage and hour, wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and breach of contract. She represents employers before such administrative agencies as the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.

Ms. McMichael also assists federal contractors and subcontractors in developing and implementing their affirmative action plans and provides representation during audits by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.

She regularly counsels employers on various employment issues, including discipline, termination and compliance with state and federal employment laws. She drafts and revises employment policies and procedures and employee handbooks.

Ms. McMichael comes to Allen Matkins from DLA Piper. Prior to DLA Piper, she was with Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP and Graham & James LLP. She was also a judicial extern to the Honorable Laughlin E. Waters, U.S. District Court, Central District of California.

Ms. McMichael received her J.D. from University of Southern California Law Center in 1997 and her B.A. from University of California, Los Angeles in 1993.

08-06-2007

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Movers, The National Law Journal
James Canfield and James Wong join Finnegan Henderson as of counsel to the firm’s Palo Alto, California office. Canfield was counsel to an intellectual property group of a large national law firm and Wong was director, intellectual property at Gilead Sciences Inc., a research-based biopharmaceutical company.

08-06-2007

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP.

Justice, May Campaign for Justice
Steve Justice and Jill May have joined the 2007 Campaign for Equal Justice committee, which targets local attorneys to raise funds for ABLE (Advocates for Basic Legal Equality) and LAWO (Legal Aid of Western Ohio).

08-06-2007

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Shaw Bolsters eDiscovery Practice Group with Addition of Jason Priebe as Of Counsel
Seyfarth Shaw LLP, one of America’s leading full-service law firms, announced today that Jason Priebe has joined the firm as Of Counsel in its eDiscovery Practice Group. He was previously Assistant Counsel, Corporate Governance, Law and Regulation at Allstate Insurance Company.

“As an addition to our expanding eDiscovery Practice Group, Jason brings valuable in-house experience that will better enable us to anticipate the needs of our clients—especially the larger companies we serve,” said Scott A. Carlson, Co-Chair of Seyfarth Shaw’s eDiscovery Practice Group. “Electronic data saturates every aspect of doing business today, and Jason joins a team of lawyers with extensive technical and legal experience working with in-house counsel, IT professionals and senior executives in counseling them on how to manage eDiscovery issues in litigation and to best control their data in preparation for litigation.”

The prevalence of electronic data, from e-mails to data storage, is a mainstay of every business today and its prevalence has led to new legal concerns for businesses of all sizes. New emphases have emerged on the discovery of electronic information in litigation and on efforts to take control of data, managing where it can be stored, establishing enforceable internal technology policies and controlling the implementation of new technologies.

“As the former counsel for record and information management at a Fortune 100 company, Jason brings the kind of large-scale eDiscovery experience and knowledge that can help us meet the electronic data discovery needs of our clients,” said Ronald L. Lipinski, Co-Chair of Seyfarth Shaw’s eDiscovery Practice Group. “Jason’s been in the same digital trenches we’ve been in with our clients and he knows well how to navigate them.”

In addition to handling the litigation aspects of eDiscovery, Seyfarth Shaw’s eDiscovery Practice Group assists companies in shaping data preservation, document retention and e-mail usage policies concerning privacy issues, information security, spoliation and data collection issues. Additional services provided by the group include customized training on eDiscovery issues, coordinating computer forensic and other technology-related experts and managing outside vendor relationships and costs.

“Seyfarth Shaw’s eDiscovery Practice Group is both technically savvy and dedicated to excellent client service,” Priebe said. “In an era where we’re seeing electronic data becoming the central issues of litigation, joining Seyfarth Shaw was an opportunity I couldn’t resist, especially since I will be working with a talented legal team dedicated to providing first-rate eDiscovery services.”

Priebe received his B. A. (with honors) from Mercer University where he later earned his J. D. He is a member of the Sedona Conference—a research and educational institute dedicated to the advanced study of law and policy in the areas of antitrust law, complex litigation, and intellectual property rights—and a member of the Working Group on International Electronic Information Management, Discovery and Disclosure.

08-06-2007

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Loeb & Loeb, LLP

Loeb & Loeb Advised Worldwide Biggies in a $9 million Series A Financing Round
Digital entertainment studio Worldwide Biggies Inc., headed by former Nickelodeon and Spike TV President Albie Hecht, announced today that it has closed a $9 million Series A financing round. The initial round was co-led by NBC Universal and Platform Equity with significant participation from Hearst Corporation, Alan Patricof's Greycroft Partners and Prism VentureWorks. Worldwide Biggies specializes in creating innovative broadband experiences for kids, young adults and families, ranging from community games and webisode series, to a new breed of gaming called gametoons. The Company is represented by Lloyd Rothenberg and Noah J. Leichtling of Loeb & Loeb, which has been the Company's counsel since its formation stage.

08-06-2007

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Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P.

Bryan Re-elected as Council Member of LSBA's Section on Environmental Law
In May 2007, Boyd Bryan, special counsel in Environmental & Toxic Torts, was re-elected to a two-year term on the Council of the Section on Environmental Law of the Louisiana State Bar Association. Mr. Bryan also served as a member of the Council during 2006–2007. The Section on Environmental Law's members include the state's leading environmental attorneys and agency representatives.

08-06-2007

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Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C.

Cohen, Chait & Alexander to Present at AHCA Conference
David Cohen, Cristy Chait and Donn Alexander, will be presenters at the Arizona Health Care Association's (AHCA) 2007 Annual Conference "Riding the Wave of Change in Long Term Care," to be held August 28 - 30, 2007 at the DoubleTree Paradise Valley Resort in Scottsdale, AZ. Cohen, Chait and Alexander will present, "Nursing Home Litigation: Past, Present and Future," on Wednesday, August 29, 2007.

08-06-2007

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