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Brown & Brown

Steven F. Wasserman Elected to Brown Rudnick’s Management Committee
Brown Rudnick, a premier international law firm, today announced that Steven F. Wasserman, a partner in the Corporate & Securities Department in the New York office, has been elected by the firm’s partners to the Management Committee. Mr. Wasserman joins fellow committee members CEO Joseph F. Ryan, London partner J. Scott Burns, Hartford partner Franca L. DeRosa, Boston partner Jeffrey L. Jonas, and New York partner Edward Weisfelner

Mr. Wasserman, in addition to his new responsibilities, manages an active practice. He has extensive experience in the areas of distressed debt and claims trading, mergers and acquisitions, private and public securities offerings, including initial public offerings (representing both issuers and underwriters), SEC reporting matters and venture capital transactions. His clients include various hedge funds in their distressed bank debt trading activities as well as the New York and London distressed bank trading desks of a major investment bank

Commenting on the election, Joseph F. Ryan, Brown Rudnick’s CEO, said, “I am delighted to welcome Steve as a member of the Management Committee. His longtime commitment to the firm, along with his business acumen and leadership abilities, will help keep the firm on its continued path of growth and success.”

05-30-2007

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Brown & Brown

Brown Rudnick Attorneys Named 2007 Super Lawyers® - Massachusetts Rising Stars
Brown Rudnick, a premier international law firm, today announced that nine of its Boston-based attorneys have been selected as 2007 Super Lawyers® - Massachusetts Rising Stars. Sponsored by the publishers of Law & Politics, this prestigious list is based upon a survey in which the most recent group of Massachusetts Super Lawyers® voted for the best state attorneys across 53 practice areas who are either 40 years old or younger, or who have been practicing for ten years or less. The list represents the top 2.5 percent of licensed attorneys in the state who meet the aforementioned criteria

The Brown Rudnick attorneys named 2007 Super Lawyers - Massachusetts Rising Stars are:
• Paul G. Afonso Government Law & Strategies
• Mary D. Bucci Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring
• David D. Gammell Corporate
• Edwin C. Pease Corporate
• Samantha L. Gerlovin Litigation
• Matthew S. Gilman Corporate
• Jeffrey P. Hermes Constitutional Law
• Paul C. Laudano Real Estate
• Dawn A. MacGregor Estates & Private Clients

05-30-2007

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Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione, P.C.

IP Today Names Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione One of the Top 20 Patent Firms in the U.S.
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione has been recognized by Intellectual Property Today magazine as one of the top patent firms in the country for the fourth consecutive year. In 2006, Brinks issued 1125 US patents, making the firm one of the top 20 patent practices in the U.S. and the top ranked IP patent firm in Chicago.

Intellectual Property Today is one of the leading legal intellectual property publications and determines its rankings according to the total number of U.S. utility, plant and design patents that firms issued on behalf of their clients. IP Today's annual survey ranked 353 law firms and individual practitioners based on the total number of patents issued in 2006. The list includes IP boutiques as well as general practice firms with IP practices.

Brinks ranked fourth in the number of design patents filed in 2006 with 261 and 21st in the number of utility patents filed with 864, based upon the total number of U.S. patents issued.

05-30-2007

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.

Akin Gump Appoints Leader in Austin
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has appointed Barry Senterfitt as partner in charge of its Austin office. Mr. Senterfitt will oversee the office’s operations, strategic initiatives and overall growth. He succeeds Tim LaFrey, who held the position for four and a half years. Mr. LaFrey recently joined American Physician Services Group, Inc. as the president and chief operating officer.

R. Bruce McLean, Akin Gump’s chairman, stated, “Barry is a strong leader in the community and has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to our clients and to our firm. These virtues will serve him well as leader of the Austin office.”

Mr. Senterfitt joined Akin Gump in 1990 and has been a partner in the firm’s insurance practice group for 12 years. He represents clients in the insurance and managed care industries on corporate, transactional and regulatory matters. He previously worked as a briefing attorney for the Supreme Court of Texas. Mr. Senterfitt currently serves on the board of SafePlace, an Austin nonprofit organization providing services to domestic violence victims, and he is a former president of CASA of Travis County. He also served as vice chairman of the American Bar Association’s committee on the public regulation of insurance law.

“It has been an honor for me to serve in various roles in the Austin community. I have been fortunate to have been associated with some outstanding organizations and work with some incredibly generous Austinites. In this new position with the firm, I will encourage our young lawyers to seek out opportunities to be involved in charitable activities and other forms of public service,” stated Mr. Senterfitt.

Akin Gump opened its Austin office in 1978 primarily to assist clients with strategic legislative issues and public policy matters. Today, the Austin office offers a full range of legal services, with large commercial litigation and corporate practices serving clients in various industries, including technology, insurance and energy. In addition, several of the firm’s lawyers and other professionals continue to advise clients on legislative, regulatory and administrative law matters.

Akin Gump's Austin office also dedicates a substantial amount of time to pro bono work. Lawyers there recently represented a family seeking asylum from Somalia; now out of detention, the family is living in Ohio and headed to a new immigration court hearing. Thanks to the donated time of Akin Gump lawyers, a University of Texas fraternity that refused to pay the widow of its former janitor pension benefits is now considering a settlement. In addition, Laura Moriaty, a litigation associate, has earned an award from Volunteer Legal Services for the most volunteer hours reported by any attorney in Austin in 2006; she reported more than 350 hours to VLS.

05-30-2007

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Robinson & Cole LLP

Robinson & Cole International Practice Group Chair Speaks at Connecticut Society of CPA's Meeting
Robinson & Cole partner and International Practice Group chair Bill Sellay was the speaker at the Spring meeting of the Manufacturing Committee of the Connecticut Society of CPA's with a presentation entitled "China - Strategies for Middle Market Businesses."

05-30-2007

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Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.

ORBIS HOSTS EVENT ALONG WITH RIVERWALK TRUST AND BACH (BENEFACTORS ADVANCING COVENANT HOUSE) Professional groups team up for networking and growth
"Orbis, a non-profit organization for young, South Florida business professionals together with Riverwalk Trust and BACH (Benefactors Advancing Covenant House) are joining forces to host an evening reception, “An Aviation Experience.” This event at the Museum of Discovery & Science highlights the new Aviation exhibition. The reception will be held at the Museum of Discovery & Science on June 14, 2007 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

“We are delighted to be co-sponsoring a great event with Riverwalk Trust and BACH at such a unique location,” said David C. Scileppi, a corporate and securities attorney at Gunster Yoakley and co-founder of Orbis. “We are presenting a great opportunity for the membership of all three organizations to meet new business contacts.”

According to Michael S. Schimmel, a real estate attorney at Gunster Yoakley and also a co-founder of Orbis, Orbis has emerged as one of the preeminent young professional organizations in South Florida. “We are excited and pleased with the continued growth our organization has experienced this past year.”

About Orbis. Orbis is a non-profit organization that represents a cross-section of the South Florida business community and is committed to offering a variety of opportunities for young professionals to develop their personal and business relationships while helping build an energetic South Florida. The Orbis Board of Directors is composed of individuals who are dedicated to the growth and viability of the local economy. Periodically, Orbis sponsors social gatherings, panels, and speakers to which the entire South Florida business community is invited to attend.

Nicole Flier of James A. Cummings, Inc., Alec Lindenauer of UBS, Craig Moskowitz of Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Samuel A. Schwartz of @Opportunities, LLC and Allyn G. Thomas of RBC Centura Bank are also board members of Orbis."

05-30-2007

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Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, L.L.P.

Cadence Design Systems Overtime Pay Class Action Lawsuit
employees of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. filed a nationwide class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court in San Francisco charging the nationwide San Jose-based computer services company with failure to pay overtime wages in violation of federal and state labor laws.

The suit, Higazi v. Cadence, was filed by attorneys from Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP and Altshuler Berzon LLP on behalf of current and former Cadence Systems Engineers, who were wrongly classified by the company as exempt from the overtime provisions of wage and hour laws.

The proposed class includes hundreds of systems administrators, network technicians, helpdesk support workers, and other technical staff who are based in Cadence’s offices in San Jose, San Diego, Irvine, Berkeley, and Napa, as well as Massachusetts, Texas, and Utah.

Plaintiff’s Factual Allegations

The complaint charges that Cadence unlawfully characterizes its employees who install, maintain, and support computer software and hardware as exempt from certain federal and California labor law compensation requirements, despite the fact that they are not exempt, in order to deprive them of overtime pay.

Plaintiff Ahmed Higazi, a resident of Pleasanton, California, was a technical support worker for Cadence in its San Jose headquarters for five years. He was responsible for installing, maintaining, and supporting computer software and hardware for the company. The complaint alleges that Higazi and the Class members worked overtime hours, as defined by the applicable federal and California laws, and are and have been entitled to overtime compensation.

"I was often required to work in excess of 40 hours a week – but I did not receive overtime pay. What they did to me and other tech support workers was simply unfair. I worked hard for the company, and was not compensated for all the hours I put in for Cadence," said Higazi, who left Cadence in 2004 and currently works at another technology service company.

"Hundreds of Cadence technical support workers put in long hours to support the company’s computer systems and help Cadence bring in $1.5 billion in revenues," stated Lieff Cabraser partner Kelly M. Dermody. "These employees deserve to be paid for their efforts to make Cadence successful."

Dermody explained, "Workers are entitled to overtime pay unless they fall under a specific legal exemption, such as computer programmers who develop software. The plaintiff and class members in this lawsuit are responsible for maintaining computer networks, not developing new software. They do not qualify for the software development exemption, or any other exemption, under wage and hour laws."

Relief Sought

The lawsuit is asking the federal court to issue an injunction requiring Cadence to provide overtime pay to eligible employees as well as compensation and damages to all current and former employees who were denied overtime both in California and elsewhere.

05-30-2007

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