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Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons

RJ&L Attorney S. Kato Crews Joins Board Of Directors For The Urban League Of The Pikes Peak Region
Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP is pleased to announce that associate S. Kato Crews has accepted an invitation to serve on the Board of Directors for The Urban League of the Pikes Peak Region. The Urban League, a partner agency with Pikes Peak United Way, is a non-profit organization, who's mission is to promote equality by securing equal opportunities for African-Americans, other minorities and the disadvantaged through education, economic self-sufficiency, community-building and advocacy.

Mr. Crews's practice with the firm focuses on labor and employment law, construction and mechanic's lien law, and general litigation. He joined RJ&L in 2001 after serving as an attorney with the U.S. National Labor Relations Board.

Mr. Crews graduated from the University of Arizona College of Law, and received his Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations/Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of Northern Colorado, where he received the Future Black Leader and Achiever Award.

07-03-2007

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McCarter & English, Attorneys At Law

Robert Mintz spoke to ABC News about Libby Sentence
Robert Mintz spoke to ABC News about the Libby sentence commutation.

07-03-2007

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Choate Hall & Stewart LLP

Six Choate Attorneys Assuming Section Leadship Positions at the Boston Bar Association
Six attorneys from Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP have accepted section leadership positions at the Boston Bar Association for 2007-2008. They are:

* Douglas Gooding, a partner at Choate, will serve as the Co-Chair of the Practice & Procedure Committee of the Bankruptcy Law Section, which is a liaison with the office of the Clerk of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts and considers local practice issues.
* Peter Palladino, a partner at Choate, will serve as the Co-Chair of the Commercial Finance Committee of the Bankruptcy Law Section, which is run jointly with the Business Law Section and focuses on all aspects of lending capital in commercial transactions.
* David Rickerby, a partner at Choate, will serve as the Co-Chair of the Computer & Internet Law Committee of the Intellectual Property Section, which focuses on the full range of legal issues that affect the computer, multimedia, and telecommunications industries.
* Anne Marie Towle, Of Counsel at Choate, will serve as the Co-Chair of the Estate Planning Committee of the Trusts & Estates Section, which meets regularly to exchange tax planning ideas and to discuss common problems among lawyers specializing in estate planning.
* Christine Wichers, a partner at Choate, will serve as the Co-Chair of the Legislation Committee of the Labor & Employment Section, which studies, reports, and comments on pending legislation.
* Dan Winston, a partner at Choate, will serve as the Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property Law Section, which addresses all facets of intellectual property law.

07-03-2007

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Robinson & Cole LLP

Robinson & Cole Partner Appointed to the Board of Directors of GBLS
Robinson & Cole Trial & Appellate Advocacy Partner Lawrence P. Heffernan was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS). GBLS provides free civil legal assistance to low-income people in the Boston community.

07-03-2007

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Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

Womble Carlyle's Washington, D.C. Office Announces Pro Bono Veteran's Legal Assistance Program
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, today announced its Washington, D.C. pro bono project, "When Duty Calls." Womble Carlyle will host the program in an effort to provide military veterans with pro bono legal assistance in the initial stages of disability claims filed with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The Greater Washington, D.C. area serves over 400,000 veterans, many of whom have suffered combat-related injuries or other service-connected disabilities, and are in need of legal assistance in submitting veteran disability claims. Womble Carlyle developed When Duty Calls for the purpose of beginning to meet this need by providing a Washington, D.C. area resource dedicated exclusively to assisting veterans who wish to file or re-file initial disability claims.

When Duty Calls will recruit licensed Washington D.C., Northern Virginia, Delaware and Maryland attorneys (and supervised paraprofessionals, legal support staff, and law students) to provide legal assistance to veterans on a pro bono basis, train those volunteers on the detailed process of preparing and submitting veteran disability claims, and conduct clinics to assist veterans in preparing their disability claims.

Womble Carlyle will host the training session for attorneys in Womble Carlyle's Washington, D.C. office on Tuesday, July 10th. The firm will then conduct a day-long clinic for veterans in its D.C. office on Wednesday, July 11th, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has offered to provide support for the training by sending experts from their central headquarters office in Washington and the local Regional Benefits office. Womble Carlyle attorney and former General Counsel at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Tim McClain will provide an introduction to the training session and clinic. Michael Taub, an attorney with the Philadelphia Homeless Advocacy Center who is recognized nationally for his work with disabled veterans, will also provide training on July 10th and supervise the clinic on July 11th.

07-03-2007

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Willkie, Farr & Gallagher, LLP

Firm Advises Peter J. Solomon on Walgreen’s $850 Million Acquisition of Option Care
Walgreen Co. and Option Care, Inc. announced a definitive agreement in which Walgreens will acquire Option Care in a cash transaction valued at approximately $850 million, including the assumption of some debt. Willkie assisted Peter J. Solomon Company, financial advisor to Walgreens on the deal. The $19.50 per share deal creates the fourth-largest provider of specialty pharmacy services in the United States. Walgreen Co. is the nation's largest drugstore chain with over 5,750 stores in 48 states and Puerto Rico, and sales of $47.4 billion in fiscal 2006. Option Care provides a full spectrum of specialty pharmacy and home infusion services from a national network of more than 100 pharmacies in 34 states.

Willkie also recently advised Peter J. Solomon as financial advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Guitar Center, Inc. in Guitar Center’s $2.1 billion agreement to be acquired by Bain Capital, and in its role as financial advisor to Finish Line in its $1.5 billion acquisition of specialty retailer Genesco Inc. Partner Richard Posen and associate Robert Langdon represented Peter J. Solomon on the Walgreen Co. and Guitar Center deals, and partners Matthew Feldman and Paul Shalhoub advised on the Finish Line transaction.

07-03-2007

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Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

Norris McLaughlin & Marcus Welcomes New Recruiting Director
Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A. is pleased to announce that Bridget D. Asplund has joined the firm as Director of Recruiting.

Asplund previously worked at Haley Stuart LLC where she was responsible for the recruitment of attorneys at top law firms and corporations. She earned her J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 2003 and worked as a litigation associate before putting her legal talents to use in the recruiting field.

At Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, Asplund will oversee all recruiting functions, including the hiring of professional staff (attorneys and paralegals); administration of the summer associate program; creation and implementation of integration, retention and development programs; coordination of performance evaluations; as well as recruiting-related budgeting and marketing.

07-03-2007

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