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Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl, Young, Jones & Weintraub, P.C.

Settlement Reached in San Diego Diocese Chapter 11 Case
James I. Stang, Robert Orgel, Hamid Rafatjoo and Gillian N. Brown represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the chapter 11 case of The Roman Catholic Bishop of San Diego. Through intensive litigation during the six months of the bankruptcy, the Committee thwarted the Diocese's strategy to force survivors of clergy sexual abuse to accept below average settlements. On September 7, 2007, the Diocese announced a settlement for 144 survivors and its intention to dismiss its chapter 11 case. The settlement represents the highest average per survivor settlement for any group settlement of claims against a Catholic diocese in the United States. Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones has represented more committees in Catholic diocese chapter 11 cases than any other firm in the country; representations include committees in the chapter 11 cases of the Diocese of Spokane and the Diocese of Davenport.

09-09-2007

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Kelley, Drye & Warren, LLP

Kelley Drye Partner David Laufman Featured in the National Journal
David Laufman’s move to Kelley Drye was featured in a National Journal article. Mr. Laufman’s tenure as a former Assistant United States Attorney was mentioned, as was his successful prosecution of Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, a U.S. citizen convicted of plotting with al-Qaeda operatives to assassinate President Bush, conspiring to hijack and destroy aircraft, and other charges. In addition, his position as investigative counsel with the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct from 1996 to 2000 was highlighted. The article also noted that Mr. Laufman worked as assistant to independent prosecutor Joseph diGenova in the investigation of Bill Clinton's passport files during the 1992 presidential election and served as counsel on a congressional task force investigating the holding of American hostages in Iran from 1992 - 1993.

09-08-2007

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Davis & Gilbert, LLP

DAVIS & GILBERT ATTORNEY RONALD R. URBACH TO SERVE ON FACULTY OF AAAAs FINANCE CONFERENCE
Davis & Gilbert announced today that partner Ronald R.Urbach would be participating as faculty at the American Association of Advertising Agencies one day seminar taking place on September 26, 2007 at the The Graduate Center- City University of New York.

The AAAA conference will focus on a variety of timely issues, including agency compensation, intellectual property, and marketing opportunities. Considered one of the country's leading advertising, promotion and marketing lawyers, ownership of agency ideas.

09-08-2007

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Five Cadwalader Partners Named in 2008 D.C. Edition of The Best Lawyers In America
Five Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP partners were recognized as leaders in their fields in the 2008 D.C. edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Lawyers were selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers based on an exhaustive and rigorous peerreview process.

Appearing for more than the tenth time in the publication, Raymond Banoun was cited for his work in the area of White-Collar Criminal Defense. Also noted in this category was Michael E. Horowitz, who was honored for the first time by Best Lawyers. Bruce Hiler (Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, as well as Securities Law) and Charles F. (“Rick”) Rule (Antitrust Law) both made return appearances in the publication, while Mark C. Ellenberg (Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law) was named for the first time. Best Lawyers made its choices based on more than 2 million confidential evaluations performed exclusively by top attorneys in the country, as well as thousands of extensive telephone
interviews with leading attorneys throughout the balloting process. The Best Lawyers rankings are especially prestigious because attorneys are not allowed to pay a fee to be listed, instead appearing in an advertisement-free book to honor all those chosen. The new Best Lawyers list of D.C.-area attorneys will appear in a special section of The Washington Post Magazine on September 30, 2007.

“I am exceptionally proud of Ray, Michael, Bruce, Rick and Mark,” said Robert O. Link Jr., Cadwalader's chairman and managing partner. “The number of our D.C. attorneys that were chosen by Best Lawyers, along with the breadth of fields they cover, reflects the strength of our D.C. office.,” Link added.

About Best Lawyers

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. For a quarter century, it has helped lawyers and clients find legal counsel in unfamiliar jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties.

Best Lawyers compiles lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. In the U.S., Best Lawyers publishes an annual referral guide, The Best Lawyers in America, which includes 29,575 attorneys in 78 specialties, covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

09-08-2007

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Cozen O' Connor

Cozen O’Connor Member John R. Washlick Chosen as Co-Chair Of Health Law Practice Group
Cozen O’Connor recently announced that John R. Washlick has been named co-chair of the firm’s health law practice group. Washlick will join co-chair Mark H. Gallant in this position, replacing outgoing co-chair E. Gerald Riesenbach. “John has established himself as a talented attorney and a leader in the commercial healthcare practice,” said Michael J. Heller, chair of the firm’s business department. “We are confident that the practice will grow and thrive under his and Mark’s leadership.”

Washlick concentrates his practice in health law and practices in the firm’s transactional, regulatory, and corporate compliance practice from the Philadelphia and Cherry Hill offices. He regularly advises hospitals, physicians, entrepreneurs and health care organizations on a variety of corporate, tax and health care regulatory matters, serving as both general and outside counsel for health care mergers, affiliations and joint ventures, including planning and developing hospital/physician integration and incentive compensation arrangements.

Washlick is a member of the board of directors of the American Health Law Association (AHLA), co-director of its programs, and a member of the organization’s corporate governance task force. He is also a member AHLA’s Quality Council and is the immediate past Chair of AHLA’s Hospitals and Health Systems Practice Group. Washlick is a member of the board of directors of the New Jersey Bar Association health law committee and co-chair of the health law committee of the Camden County Bar Association. He also serves on the health law committees of the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Associations.

A resident of Mt. Laurel, N.J., Washlick earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Rhode Island (B.S., 1978), his law degree from Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1986), and his master of law from Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., 1990).

09-08-2007

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Post & Schell

Wickersham to Speak on E-Discovery Issues Facing Corporate Defendants
Partner Bruce Wickersham will be on a panel presenting an e-discovery program entitled, "Retention of Electronic Documents" on September 10, 2007 before an international audience of American, Canadian, Japanese and Chinese business executives at the Industrial Truck Association's Annual Meeting in Banff, Alberta, Canada.

09-08-2007

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Margolis & Edelstein

Defense Verdict for Christopher James Pakuris in Sex Discrimination Case
Philadelphia partner Christopher James Pakuris received a defense verdict in a 3½-day sex discrimination and Pennsylvania Wage Payment Collection Law violation case in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. The female plaintiff alleged that she had been fired from one restaurant/club owned by the defendants because she was female. She further alleged that she had been forced to endorse her payroll checks that failed to accurately reflect her true hours worked, and hand those checks over to the defendants for the original restaurant/club and for a second nightclub. The plaintiff had been successful before the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission while the defendants were represented by counsel other than Margolis Edelstein. At trial plaintiff presented seven past employees in addition to her own testimony. Plaintiff's demand prior to trial was $250,000.00.

09-08-2007

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