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Jenner & Block LLP

Jenner & Block Hosts Reception for American Bar Association Intern Program
Jenner & Block's Washington, DC office opened its doors to 15 first- or second-year law students interning this summer for area judges in an American Bar Association-sponsored program for minority or financially disadvantaged students.

Jenner & Block is a major sponsor of the program, known as the Judicial Intern Opportunity Program (JIOP). Our office hosted an afternoon orientation program and an evening reception for the students. Judges, Jenner & Block attorneys, and representatives of the ABA were also present.

Partner Lorelie S. Masters gave introductory remarks at the orientation, and Partner Kali N. Bracey participated in a diversity roundtable. Partner Donald B. Verrilli Jr., head of the firm’s Diversity Committee, made brief remarks at the reception. He noted the importance of diversity in major law firms and in American life in general.

Other speakers during the day were former U.S. Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti and Hogan & Hartson partner Janet McDavid. The program, now in its seventh year, is run by the ABA’s Section of Litigation and turns to law firms for sponsorship. Jenner & Block is a longtime sponsor of the program’s efforts in Chicago, and this is JIOP’s first year operating in Washington, DC.

In 2001, the program’s first year, 13 students participated. This year, nearly 200 interns will be part of the program, in eight major cities.

Pictured: Mr. Verrilli addresses the law students at the reception

06-07-2007

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Jenner & Block LLP

Servodidio Receives Burton Award for Legal Writing
New York Jenner & Block Partner Gianni P. Servodidio received a Burton Award for Achievement in Legal Writing for his Oct. 16, 2006, New York Law Journal article, "Keyword Advertising: The Elusive Search for ‘Use in Commerce’ on the Internet.” Mr. Servodidio accepted the word at a ceremony in the Great Hall of the Library of Congress.

Mr. Servodidio is a member of the Firm’s Litigation Department and Intellectual Property, Media and First Amendment, Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition, Health Care Law, and Entertainment and New Media Practices.

His primary litigation experience is in trademark, patent, trade secret, unfair competition, cybersquatting, false advertising and copyright cases in federal and state courts throughout the country and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

The Burton Awards are a nonprofit educational effort run by the Burton Foundation in association with the Library of Congress. The program is principally devoted to excellence in legal writing and research. Each year since 1999, a total of 30 writing awards have been presented to partners in America’s 1,000 largest law firms.

06-07-2007

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Jenner & Block LLP

Siros Discusses Corporate America’s Response to Climate Change at Northwestern University
Corporations’ actions to address greenhouse gas emissions, the key elements for a successful emission reduction strategy, SEC disclosure issues and directors & officers insurance matters were the topics of a recent presentation given by Partner Steven M. Siros to a class at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

Mr. Siros addressed members of the school’s Sustainable Manufacturing class, which is studying corporate governance and climate change risks and opportunities. He said corporations are becoming increasingly cognizant of climate change issues because of the growing pressure to be “socially responsible” and that companies feel they should respond before inevitable regulatory action puts laggard companies at a disadvantage.

To establish a successful program, corporations should first outline a climate strategy, he said, and then focus attention internally to integrate goals and targets inside the organization. Mr. Siros noted that there are many programs and partnerships to aid companies in addressing climate change in a comprehensive and meaningful manner.

Once developed, companies can focus outwardly and engage important external constituencies that directly impact strategic success, he said.

Mr. Siros also addressed current SEC obligations that require disclosure of certain environmental related events, although he noted that there is still little SEC guidance concerning climate change issues in general. He said that several bills now pending before Congress would require investor disclosure of risks related to climate change; additionally, institutional investor groups are continuing to push for SEC guidance on emission-related disclosure obligations.

In addition, Mr. Siros highlighted D&O insurers’ concerns over potential liability for companies’ failure to disclose or inaccurate disclosure of climate change-related matters. He added that currently, most D&O policies contain pollution exclusion language which excludes coverage for acts or omission.

Mr. Siros counsels clients on regulatory compliance issues, including matters relating to the Resource, Conservation and Recovery Act, the Toxic Substances Compliance Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Clean Air Act. As a member of the Climate and Clean Technology Law practice group, Mr. Siros counsels clients on a variety of climate change and sustainability issues, and has assisted corporations in implementing greenhouse gas emission reduction programs.

06-07-2007

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Jaeckle, Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP

Victoria L. D'Angelo Joins Jaeckle Fleischmann As Partner
Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP, a law firm with offices in Buffalo, Amherst and Rochester, New York, and Phoenix, Arizona, is pleased to announce that Victoria L. D'Angelo has joined the Firm as a Partner in the Estates and Trusts practice group.

Ms. D’Angelo has over twenty-six years experience counseling individuals and closely-held businesses in the areas of estate and trust planning, succession planning, estate and trust administration, real estate development and business law.

Ms. D’Angelo is a frequent lecturer on estate and trust topics. She has presented for numerous organizations including the Estate Analysts of Western New York, the Financial Planning Association, the New York Bar Association, State University of New York at Buffalo Office of Planned Giving and various financial, accounting and community groups. She has served as an instructor for the estate planning portion of the Medaille College Certified Financial Planner (CFP) course. Ms. D’Angelo also served as Justice for the Village of Williamsville from 1992 to 2003.

Ms. D’Angelo completed the New York State Clerkship Law Program and is admitted to practice law in New York State. She currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Trust and Estate Section of the New York State Bar Association, and is a Vice Chair of the Estate and Trust Administration Committee, is a member of the American, Erie County and Women’s Bar Associations, and serves on the Surrogate’s Court and Real Property Law Committees of the Erie County Bar Association. She is an officer and board member of the Rotary Club of Williamsville and Financial Planning Counselors. Ms. D'Angelo serves on the Strategic Planning Committee of the Amherst Museum and has been an officer or board member of several legal, financial, community and charitable organizations. Ms. D’Angelo is a past-recipient of the Business First of Buffalo Women Who Mean Business Award as well as various Rotary, Mentoring and Community Service Awards. For the near term, she will continue to serve clients from the offices located at 5888 Main Street in Williamsville, New York.

06-07-2007

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Cooley Godward Kronish LLP

Cooley Expands Real Estate Practice in Northern California
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP announced today that Manuel “Manny” Fishman has joined the Firm as a partner in its real estate practice group. He joins Cooley from the San Francisco office of Stoel Rives where he was a partner.

Fishman’s practice focuses on office and industrial leasing, secured lending, the acquisition and sale of commercial properties and the interface between landline and wireless telecommunications and Internet-based services with commercial real estate. In addition to being listed in The Best Lawyers In America, Fishman has been active with the Building Owners and Managers Association of San Francisco and with the Executive Committee of the Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of California. He is also a regular lecturer on real property issues.

“Manny is a highly-skilled attorney with deep real estate expertise. We are delighted that he will be joining the Cooley real estate team,” said Tom O’Connor, the New York-based chair of the Firm’s real estate group. “His addition demonstrates Cooley’s commitment to maintaining a premiere national real estate practice with a strong presence in Northern California.”

Cooley’s real estate practice is global in scope. Recently, in addition to advising on the lease agreement for one of the largest real estate developments in the Western U.S., Cooley also advised a major investment fund in one of the largest acquisitions of a resort property in Caribbean lodging history.

“I’m extremely pleased to have the opportunity to join Cooley and its growing real estate practice,” said Fishman. “We look forward to expanding further Cooley’s real estate practice in California and building on the tremendous momentum in the practice in New York and Northern Virginia.”

Fishman began his career in 1982 as an associate with Pillsbury Madison & Sutro (now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman) and was special counsel at O’Melveny & Meyers. Prior to joining Stoel Rives he was a partner at Bartko, Zankel, Tarrant & Miller.

Fishman earned a B.A. from the State University of New York, College at Purchase, in 1975 and earned his law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law in 1982, where he was a Comments Editor of the Santa Clara Law Review.

06-07-2007

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Blank Rome LLP.

LeRoy Lambert Named Executive Vice-President of Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce
Blank Rome is pleased to announce that its partner LeRoy Lambert has been named executive vice-president of the Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce.

Founded in New York in 1947, the Chamber originally served Greek shipping interests, but now represents and promotes Greek-American commercial interests in many fields, including shipping, real estate, banking, finance, insurance, food products, health sciences, and legal services.

LeRoy Lambert practices in the areas of admiralty and commercial litigation, multimodal transportation (including drafting of transportation and logistics contracts), arbitration, and international law. Mr. Lambert is consistently ranked as a leading shipping litigation attorney by both Chambers USA and Chambers Global. He is author of the book Voyage Charters (3d ed. 2007) and writes many articles on maritime issues.

06-07-2007

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Blank Rome LLP.

Blank Rome’s Anti-Money Laundering and Economic Sanctions Group
Since Congress passed the USA PATRIOT Act expanding the anti–money laundering and counter-terrorist financing laws, we have seen a steady stream of new regulations and obligations imposed on financial and non-financial institutions.

Blank Rome’s anti–money laundering and economic-sanctions compliance team counsels clients on the evolving compliance challenges posed by the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act, and the economic sanctions programs administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Controls (OFAC).

Our team helps clients with:

* initial risk assessments for new business concepts
* drafting and updating anti–money laundering policies and procedures
* providing day-to-day compliance advice and guidance
* drafting appropriate language to address the compliance obligations and money-laundering risks associated with various corporate or real estate transactions
* internal investigations
* investigating and reporting suspicious activity to law enforcement
* representing clients when there is a compliance dispute

06-07-2007

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