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McGuireWoods LLP

McGuireWoods Lawyer Named to Top One Hundred Labor Attorneys in the United States
McGuireWoods lawyer Mark L. Keenan has been named to the Top One Hundred Labor Attorneys in the United States by the Labor Relations Institute, Inc. (LRI). The honor places Keenan in the top one percent of all labor attorneys in the U.S.

To be eligible for consideration, lawyers must have represented clients in a substantial volume of union representation elections during the last 10 years with a win rate in excess of 50 percent, based on NLRB election results.

“We are not surprised that Mark has been given this honor,” says Fred T. Isaf, managing partner of McGuireWoods’ Atlanta office. “He is a superlative lawyer, who tirelessly and successfully represents his clients in labor matters.”

A member of McGuireWoods’ Labor & Employment Department, Keenan focuses his practice on representing management in union campaigns, union avoidance, unfair labor practice proceedings and collective bargaining negotiations. He also defends management in federal and state employment litigation, including Title VII, ADEA, ADA, FLSA and wrongful discharge claims.

Keenan was twice named a Georgia “Super Lawyer.”

06-14-2007

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Dean Mead

DEAN MEAD AND TAVISTOCK PROPOSE A B2B CHALLENGE FOR UCF MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
Michael Minton, managing shareholder for Dean Mead and Rasesh Thakkar, senior managing director of the Tavistock Group, recently announced their support for the Scholarship Fund for the Charter Class of the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine. They now put the challenge out for the entire business community, encouraging them to join in helping to fund the campaign to raise $6.4 million for student scholarships

A precedent setting endeavor, according to the American Association of Medical Colleges, UCF would be the first U.S. School of medicine to make such an offer. If successful, the scholarships would cover tuition and living expenses for the length of the program, giving students the opportunity to study without worrying about debt.

.“When the opportunity to make a commitment to the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine arose, it seemed like a natural fit for us.” Minton said. “In order for Dean Deborah German to achieve her goal we encourage other businesses to step up to the plate and help us fill the College’s goal of 40 scholarships for the Charter Class.” “It is clear to us that a burgeoning medical city has excited and awakened the imagination of our community,” Thakkar said. “We need to rally to attract the best and the brightest for this first class of the UCF College of Medicine to ensure unparalleled success.”

Dean Mead and Tavistock, leading the way in this novel approach, call upon the business community to provide support of the scholarships, an essential component for the success of the school.

06-14-2007

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Dean Mead

Akins Elected to Central Florida Estate Planning Council
David J. Akins, a shareholder in the Orlando office of Dean Mead, was recently elected to serve as Second Vice President for the Central Florida Estate Planning Council

Akins provides representation in the area of personal wealth planning, with an emphasis on gift planning, estate planning, probate, and the administration of estates and trusts. A significant portion of his practice is related to planning for family owned and closely held businesses

Akins is named as an Outstanding Wills, Trust & Estate Attorney in Florida Trend Magazine’s Legal Elite and one of Florida's Top 100 Attorneys and Top Estate Planning & Probate Attorneys in Florida Super Lawyers Magazine .

He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida (B.S. B.A77) and his law degree from the University of Florida (J.D. 1984). He earned his master of laws in taxation from Emory University School of Law (LL.M. in Taxation 1987).

06-14-2007

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Carlton Fields

Carlton Fields Shareholder, Robert S. Freedman, Appointed to Chair of the Condominium and Planning Development Committee of The Florida Bar’s Real Property, probate and Trust Law Section|
Carlton Fields Tampa Shareholder, Robert S. Freedman, was recently appointed to Chair of the Condominium and Planned Development Committee of The Florida Bar’s Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section. In addition, Freedman serves as a member of the Section’s Executive Council.

Freedman is a member of the Firm’s Real Estate & Finance and Corporate & Tax Practice Groups. He practices in the area of real estate law, primarily practicing in the area of condominium, timeshare, and subdivision development and management, having provided legal counsel to numerous developers throughout the state. Freedman has extensive experience in the design and operation of master planned and resort communities, obtaining regulatory approvals for the sale and marketing of projects, working on property management arrangements, preparing the various documents and instruments of record needed to ensure the proper creation of a community, preparing documentation pertaining to various types of mixed-use projects and resort and advising clients on all matters that might arise prior to completing a community following its creation. He also handles general real estate transactions.

Freedman is a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. He received his B.A. from Duke University in 1987 and his J.D. from Stetson University College of Law in 1990.

06-14-2007

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Cozen O' Connor

Cozen O'Connor Announces Changes in Firm Governance
Cozen O’Connor recently announced fundamental changes to the firm’s governance structure, to vigorously carry the firm forward as it transitions from its first generation leadership.

The new governance is based on a continuation of the firm’s strong executive culture, with broad powers to the CEO, a Management Committee to lead day to day practice and business activities and a Board of Directors predominantly elected by the firm’s shareholders and reflective of the firm’s geographic reach throughout the United States, London and Toronto. Shareholder voting on the election of directors, the admission of new shareholders and other important matters will be on a weighted voting system with weighting based on compensation. All shareholders will have the same number of shares. Founders Stephen A. Cozen and Patrick J. O’Connor have relinquished their control positions but will remain very active in the firm’s practice and policymaking, and will serve as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the firm, respectively. O’Connor will continue to serve as CEO until a successor is selected.

“Our revised governance is the result of careful study by a committee of shareholders appointed for this purpose, and reflects the advice of independent consultants with expertise in these matters,” said O’Connor. “The system is designed to continue to have the benefit of advice and active participation by the firm’s founder and leaders while transitioning decision making power and management to the shareholder body, the elected Board, and the Management Committee.”

06-14-2007

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Cozen O' Connor

Cozen O'Connor Attorney Jacob C. Cohn Speaks at Mealey's Asbestos Bankruptcy Conference
Cozen O’Connor member Jacob C. Cohn recently served as a featured speaker at Mealey’s Asbestos Bankruptcy Conference in Chicago, on the subject of “The Bankruptcy Code and Section 524(g) – What is Currently Allowed?” Cohn’s panel addressed recent developments in judicial interpretation of the requirements and limits of this special provision, enacted by Congress in 1994 to address the reorganization of companies plagued by asbestos claims, including the fallout from the Third Circuit’s decision in Combustion Engineering on pre-packaged bankruptcies, voting rights, and “bolt-on” relief for non-debtors under Section 524(g).

Resident in the firm’s Philadelphia office, Cohn has broad experience in a wide variety of complex, high-stakes litigation. Current focuses of his practice include appellate matters, insurance coverage, bankruptcy and commercial litigation, and surety and fidelity. He represents clients in many asbestos-related bankruptcy proceedings pending around the country and related insurance coverage actions. In 2006, Cohn was named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer by Law & Politics.

Cohn earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1985) and his law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1988). He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey, and before numerous federal district and appellate courts.

06-14-2007

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Young, Clement, Rivers & Tisdale, L.L.P.

Young Clement Rivers Surpasses $12 Billion Mark in Captive Insurance Program Excess Reserves Securitizations
Young Clement Rivers is proud to announce its representation of participants in captive insurance excess reserves securitization offerings totaling more than $12 billion. This mark includes securitized premium streams totaling more than $5 billion through specialized reinsurance transactions in the second quarter of 2007 through South Carolina’s special purpose financial captive insurance program.

South Carolina’s securitization program for captive insurance companies became popular with the rolling effectiveness in most U.S. states of Regulation XXX, otherwise known as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Model Regulation 830. Young Clement Rivers attorneys have represented participants in over twenty-five Regulation XXX and AXXX securitizations.

Our practice includes the representation of issuers and other participants in financial transactions involving various asset classes, and our clients include some of the most significant worldwide leaders in the insurance industry.

06-14-2007

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