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Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, L.L.P.

Local Environmental Attorney Joseph Manko Moderates Pennsylvania Bar Institute Program on Climate Change Law
Joseph M. Manko, a founding partner of Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP in Bala Cynwyd, will moderate a Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI) program on Climate Change Law for Pennsylvania Lawyers on Wednesday, July 11 at the CLE Conference Center at the Wannamaker Building in Philadelphia.

Climate change law is an important issue beginning to affect Pennsylvania lawyers and their clients. Pennsylvania and other states are working to increase renewable energy as well as energy efficiency and conservation. More and more cases are being brought in state and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, and Congress is closer to adopting major legislation regulating greenhouse gas emissions. These laws, initiatives and cases will have broad and lasting effects. Manko, who has 34 years of experience in environmental law and is a strong advocate and academic expert on environmental compliance and protection, will moderate Climate Change Law for Pennsylvania Lawyers, presented by Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Recently, Manko has delivered lectures on global warming to local and international audiences, including his presentation in December 2006 at an international conference in Bariloche, Argentina. Manko has served as a lecturer-in-law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, teaching courses on environmental law, practice and policy, and as a guest lecturer at Vermont Law School.

The program will focus on Climate Change Litigation; State, Regional and Federal Initiatives; Pennsylvania Energy and Climate Change Initiatives; Business of Climate Change; and Corporate Disclosure and Ethics.

Climate Change Law for Pennsylvania Lawyers will be held on Wednesday, July 11 at the CLE Conference Center, Wanamaker Building, 10th floor, Suite 1010, Juniper Street entrance (between 13th and Broad Streets), Philadelphia. The full-day course will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with registration beginning at 8 a.m. and a luncheon at 11:45 a.m. CLE credits will be offered.

06-18-2007

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Katz, Barron, Squitero & Faust, P.C.

Ten Katz Barron Attorneys Named 2007 Florida Super Lawyers
Ten attorneys at the firm Katz Barron Squitero Faust have been named Florida Super Lawyers in the 2007 edition of the Florida Super Lawyers Magazine.

Super Lawyers names Florida's top lawyers as chosen by their peers and through independent research conducted by Law & Politics, which publishes Super Lawyers. The 2007 edition is based on the survey of more than 44,000 lawyers across the state.

"We are extremely honored by the recognition of our attorneys as Florida Super Lawyers and the increase of attorneys who made the last from last year. It's a great accomplishment to be named and voted on by our peers," stated John R. Squitero, managing partner.

The following lawyers were named Florida Super Lawyers 2007:

Frank T. Adams, Estate Planning
Bernard Allen, Litigation
Scott L. Cagan, Employment & Labor
Erica L. English, Real Estate
Marc L. Faust, Real Estate
Howard L. Friedberg, Real Estate
Michael D. Katz, Real Estate
John R. Squitero, General Litigation
Dennis M. Stotts, Environmental
Frank P. Terzo, Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights

06-18-2007

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Ray, Quinney & Nebeker A Professional Corporation

RQ&N Announces Formation of The Venture Practice
Five lawyers from the nationally-recognized law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati will join the firm at the end of June and form The Venture Practice at RQN

Ray Quinney & Nebeker P.C. (“RQN”), one of Utah’s largest law firms and winner of the “Best in State” award for legal services in Utah for each of the last two years, today announced the formation of The Venture Practice group within its Business Law Section, comprised of five lawyers joining the firm from the national law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (“WSGR”). They will join the firm at the end of June.

Mark Bonham, a long-time corporate and securities partner at WSGR, and Matthew Wells, a leading venture capital attorney, will become shareholders at RQN. They will be joined by senior associates Aaron Murdock, Chris Shoff and Justin Judd along with some associated members of their staff. These lawyers will join the RQN Business Law Section and continue to represent technology and life science companies, many of which are backed by institutional venture capital investors.

“We are thrilled to add to our corporate practice the tremendous skills of this group,” said James S. Jardine, RQN managing director. “We see many opportunities to share with our clients the things they’ve learned from their Silicon Valley practice while at the same time giving their clients access to local expertise in a much broader way.”

The formation of The Venture Practice at RQN is designed to combine Salt Lake City’s largest group of technology and venture capital lawyers with a strong, full-service local platform to focus on the local market, adapting to the economics and needs of Utah and Intermountain Region companies and venture funds while delivering legal services of national caliber. The lawyers spearheading The Venture Practice at RQN bring deep experience in venture capital transactions, mergers and acquisitions and public offerings (including Utah IPOs for Omniture, Altiris, Overstock and Sonic Innovations). Both Bonham and Murdock are named in Utah’s “Legal Elite,” as are RQN corporate attorneys Gary Winger, Michael Spence, Mark Cotter and Scott B. Finlinson. Bonham and Winger have been named in the Chambers Guide as leading Corporate/M&A attorneys in the region.

“We have long admired this team and are looking forward to integrating them into our existing corporate, securities, and mergers and acquisition practice,” said R. Gary Winger, chair of the business law section at RQN.

The Venture Practice group of lawyers has acted as legal advisor in completing nearly 100 venture capital transactions, 80 bridge financings, 46 M&A deals and more than a dozen public offerings in the past decade, primarily in Utah and the Intermountain West. They join RQN’s Business Law Section, which has acted as legal advisers in more than 100 M&A transactions and numerous private placements of securities during the same period.

“We are pleased to join the outstanding team at RQN. This is a terrific platform and will allow us to continue our focus on Utah’s important venture practice. We are confident we will maintain a strong relationship with WSGR and look forward to working with them on projects in Utah and elsewhere,” said Bonham. The Venture Practice at RQN will continue its market-leading practice in start-ups, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings and intellectual property transactions.

06-18-2007

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Patton Boggs LLP

Former House Energy & Commerce Committee GC Michael Bloomquist Re-Joins Patton Boggs LLP
Patton Boggs LLP welcomes Michael Bloomquist back to the firm as an Of Counsel based in the Washington, D.C. office, where he will focus on Congressional and federal agency advocacy, guidance, and policy recommendations on a host of energy, environmental, communications, and technology matters.

Mr. Bloomquist re-joins the firm after having served as Deputy General Counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce. In that position, he advised the Republican Members and staff on Committee legislation and hearings, while also working closely with House Leadership staff, related House and Senate Committees, and Committee Democratic staff. He is a recognized authority on Congressional processes and procedures, having negotiated, drafted, and reviewed legislation, legal opinions, and jurisdictional memoranda in all areas of the Committee’s broad jurisdiction, including energy policy, environmental policy, telecommunications, health care, homeland security, and consumer protection.

“Mike’s keen understanding of congressional procedures and the distinct skill set he has developed as an attorney and as senior committee counsel will no doubt prove invaluable to our clients as we promote their needs on Capitol Hill,” noted Stuart Pape, Firm Managing Partner.

Before joining Energy and Commerce, Mr. Bloomquist served as Chief Counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science (now Science and Technology). There, he managed legislation from introduction, through the Committee, to the House Floor. Prominent areas of legislating and oversight included nanotechnology, supercomputing, technology policy, federal research and development programs, and NASA.

Mr. Bloomquist earned an L.L.M. from George Washington University Law School in 1997 He also holds a J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law (1995) and a B.A. from Hamilton College (1991). He was an associate at Patton Boggs from 1999-2003.

06-18-2007

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Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

M&S HONORED WITH 2007 MARYLAND PRO BONO SERVICE AWARD
The Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland (PBRC) presented Miles & Stockbridge P.C.’s Domestic Violence Pro Bono group with a 2007 Maryland Pro Bono Service Award at the recent Maryland State Bar Association Annual Meeting.

Formed in 2005, the Firm’s Domestic Violence Pro Bono Group helps women and children who are victims of severe domestic violence obtain no-cost legal representation.

"We feel extremely touched to receive this recognition. We take great pride in our domestic violence program as it meets three key needs of a successful law firm,” said Stephen J. Cullen, Pro Bono Director at Miles & Stockbridge. “It makes a crucial difference to the victims we help, it gives our young lawyers essential and substantial ‘thinking on your feet’ trial experience, and it allows our colleagues to give back meaningfully to the community in which we practice.”

The program’s partnership between Miles & Stockbridge and Sinai Hospital Women’s and Children’s Clinic allows social workers from the Clinic to refer victims to members of the Miles & Stockbridge domestic violence group.

The fourteen-member domestic violence pro bono group includes paralegals, administrative assistants, a court liaison, and lawyers with the Firm. Their contributions have represented over 40 victims at a nearly 100% success rate, either through a contested hearing/trial or through a negotiated settlement with the respondent.

The Maryland Pro Bono Service Awards are statewide awards honoring outstanding attorneys and non-attorneys who have made a significant contribution to the delivery of pro bono civil legal services.

06-18-2007

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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Davis Wright Tremaine’s National Media Law Practice Group Receives Award of Excellence from Chambers USA
Davis Wright Tremaine is pleased to announce that the firm’s national media law practice group was selected by the prestigious legal directory Chambers USA as the winner of its “Chambers USA Awards for Excellence” in media law. Winners in various practice categories were announced at a black tie affair in Manhattan last Thursday night. For a complete list of all nominees and award winners, visit www.chambersandpartners.com.

According to Chambers USA, their extensive research process combined 12 months of unbiased and professional research interviews carried out for the Chambers USA 2007 guide with an evaluation of each lawyer’s significant legal achievements. “Attorneys are judged by the merits outlined by the thousands of clients and experts we interview,” said Fiona Boxall, managing editor, Chambers and Partners, “and it is this client nomination process that brings such a high level of validity to the Chambers USA guide and the awards.” The Awards for Excellence are given to outstanding law firms and individuals in numerous categories following the recommendations of clients and an analysis of their work over the past year.

DWT’s national media law group is chaired by Kelli Sager and co-chaired by Bruce E. H. Johnson and Robert Balin. In accepting the Chambers Excellence award on DWT’s behalf, Balin noted, “I speak for all my DWT colleagues when I say that practicing in the media law field is a labor of love. It is a pleasure and privilege to serve our media clients and we will strive to continue providing them with top caliber legal representation.”

DWT attorneys counsel some of the world’s largest media and entertainment companies including well-known newspapers, magazines, book publishers, websites, television and cable networks and movie studios.

06-18-2007

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Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P.

ORANGE COUNTY - Snell & Wilmer Attorneys named Rising Stars by Southern California Super Lawyers
Eight attorneys from the Orange County office of Snell & Wilmer have been honored in the listing of “Rising Stars” by Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine. The following are the eight attorneys:

Tiffanny Brosnan, a partner in the labor and employment department, represents companies dealing with all aspects of employment law. She drafts policies, conducts training sessions, counsels companies making employmentrelated decisions, and represents companies in litigation. Brosnan is also on the board of the Constitutional Rights Foundation-OC and on the Leadership Council for United Way's Success By 6 initiative. Brosnan is a resident of Newport Beach, Calif.

Gregory Carpenter is a partner in Snell & Wilmer’s commercial finance and real estate practice group. He is a member of the Orange County and American Bar Associations, and has been admitted to the supreme courts of California, Virginia and Louisiana. Carpenter resides in Mission Viejo, Calif.

Samantha Feld is an associate with Snell & Wilmer. A product liability attorney, Feld is an active member of the Orange County Bar Association and is currently on its Mentoring, Education and Law Day Committees. Feld is a resident of Irvine, Calif.

Elizabeth McNulty is a partner at Snell & Wilmer and has been recognized on the Rising Stars listing for four consecutive years. A product liability attorney, McNulty is a member of the Southern California Defense Counsel, Defense Research Institute and Robert Banyard Inns of Court. She resides in Costa Mesa, Calif.

Partner Michael Reynolds concentrates in bankruptcy, corporate reorganizations and creditors’ rights and remedies. He has been recognized among the state’s top 20 attorneys under the age of 40 by the Los Angeles Daily Journal and has been named a Rising Star for the fifth year. Reynolds resides in Silverado, Calif

Partner Jorge A. Martinez concentrates his practice in product liability defense and complex commercial litigation. A resident of Aliso Viejo, Calif., Martinez is also actively involved with the Defense Research Institute, Association of Southern California Defense Counsel and is on the Board of Directors for the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association.

Ketan Vakil is an intellectual property attorney with a practice focused on intellectual property matters such as technology patents, trademarks and licensing issues. Vakil, a partner at Snell & Wilmer, was recognized in 2007 for leading the successful defense of a trademark opposition involving childrens' products. He is a resident of Irvine, Calif.

Elizabeth Weldon is an associate with Snell & Wilmer and is licensed to practice in both California and Arizona. Her practice concentrates on commercial litigation, with an emphasis in franchising and intellectual property. A resident of Long Beach, Calif., Weldon was recently elected as President of the Friends of READ/Orange County.

Selected by a panel of top attorneys throughout Southern California, the “Rising Stars” designation was developed to recognize the legal profession’s 40-and-under attorneys who are making an impact in the field.

06-18-2007

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