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NEWS FOR STATE CAPITAL GROUP MEMBER FIRM ATTORNEYS
2010 Issue No. I
IN THIS ISSUE
Director’s Letter
2010 International Meeting
Boston Networking Reception
AHLA Conference Dinner
Lobbying Handbook Update
New Member Firms
Business Incentives Handbook
2010 U.S. Midwinter Meeting
New Mailing Address
Member Firm News
Future Meetings & Events
2010 Annual Meeting
CAPITALCONNECTIONS
From State Capital
Group Headquarters
Director’s Letter - 2010 Issue No. I
J. Phil Carlton
This year our primary marketing and business development emphasis is on increasing contacts
and networking between various practice sections within State Capital Group’s member
firms. The success of our activity over the years, resulting from the early emphasis on state
government relations work, has proven that referrals result from regular interaction between
member firm attorneys. Similarly, our bankruptcy practice section has been very active over
the last several years, which has translated into new client work between our member firms.
We hope to continue the success in these areas by engaging a wide range of practice areas
involving attorneys from all over the world.
Chief Executive Officer
To this end, we will be planning a series of free-standing, practice-specific seminars throughout
the year. Each seminar will be held in an easily accessible location and will be a low-cost, shorttime commitment event. These meetings will offer several sessions for which we will apply
for CLE accreditation and will provide networking sessions and opportunities to market your
firm’s practice to other members of the Group. The first in this series of seminars is expected
to focus on healthcare law and will be held in late July 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee. We will
send more information to the voting representatives about this initiative in the coming days.
Kristin Discher
pcarlton@statecapitalgroup.org
Jocelyn Y. Dyer
Executive Director
jdyer@statecapitalgroup.org
Susan O’Brien
Member Services Coordinator
sobrien@statecapitalgroup.org
Administrative Assistant
kdischer@statecapitalgroup.org
Nancy Williams
Bookkeeper
nwilliams@statecapitalgroup.org
You will also notice that we are arranging several networking events in the coming months that
have been scheduled in connection with other industry events. On May 24th, State Capital
Group is hosting a reception at the Hotel InterContinental in Boston for all Intellectual Property
Law attorneys attending the INTA Annual Meeting in Boston, as well as any other attorneys
in the Northeast region of North America who are planning to attend the Northeast Regional
Business Session to be held during the afternoon of May 24th at the offices of Massachusetts
member firm Keegan Werlin. On June 27th, healthcare attorneys attending the AHLA Annual
Meeting in Seattle will gather for a networking dinner at a local restaurant. We will continue
to plan these networking events in conjunction with other conferences throughout the year to
encourage regular interaction among member firm attorneys in various practice sections.
Please let us know your thoughts about the planned practice section seminars, networking
events and any other State Capital Group initiatives. We look forward to hearing from you at
any time.
1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 659-6601 PHONE
Very truly yours,
(202) 659-6641 FAX
www.statecapitalgroup.org
MEMBER FIRMS PRACTICE INDEPENDENTLY AND ARE NOT IN
A RELATIONSHIP FOR THE JOINT PRACTICE OF LAW.
J. Phil Carlton
Jocelyn Y. Dyer
CEO
Executive Director
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NEWS FOR STATE CAPITAL GROUP MEMBER FIRM ATTORNEYS | SPRING 2010
SPRING 2010
State Capital Group to Host Reception in Boston on May 24th
Director’s Letter
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Boston Networking Reception
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Lobbying Handbook Update
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Business Incentives Handbook
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New Mailing Address
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Future Meetings & Events
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2010 International Meeting
4
AHLA Conference Dinner
4
New Member Firms
5
2010 U.S. Midwinter Meeting
Law Firm Management Issues
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Maximizing the Power of an
Effective Legal Network
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Partnering with Outside Counsel 7
Healthcare Trends
Member Firm News
2010 Annual Meeting
On May 24th, State Capital Group will host a cocktail reception at the InterContinental
Boston from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Intellectual Property Law attorneys who are attending
INTA’s Annual Meeting are encouraged to join us and bring a client to the reception.
Member firm attorneys from the Northeast region are also invited to attend the event
to enjoy light fare, drinks and networking with fellow State Capital Group attorneys from
around the world. To confirm your attendance at this reception, please RSVP to meetings@
statecapitalgroup.org.
Lobbying Handbook - Updates to the 2011 Edition
The production schedule for the 2011 edition of State Capital Group’s Lobbying,
PACs and Campaign Finance: 50 State Handbook, published by Thomson/West
Group, will begin next month. Chapter authors will receive their state chapters
in June and should expect to submit revisions to their chapters by early August.
Each year State Capital Group’s Lobbying Handbook is used as reference tool by
hundreds of businesses, trade associations and law firms across the country. More
information about the Lobbying Handbook can be found at www.statecapitalgroup.
org/newspublications.
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State Capital Group’s Business Incentives Handbook
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Updates Needed for 2010 Edition
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State Capital Group will begin updating the Incentive for Businesses: 50 State
Handbook to be ready for publication in July 2010. Authored by the U.S. member
firm attorneys, the publication summarizes the various business incentive programs
offered by states to promote economic development and serves as an excellent
research tool for companies opening a new plant location and researching the
incentives offered by states to attract new business facilities. The publication is
available exclusively on State Capital Group’s website at www.statecapitalgroup.org/
newspublications. All chapter authors should review their chapters and send any
changes, updates, comments or questions before July 15th to State Capital Group at
publications@statecapitalgroup.org.
State Capital Group Has Moved to a New Office!
State Capital Group moved to new offices. We have a new street address (right next
door to our old address!), but our email, phone and fax numbers remain the same.
New mailing address:
1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20006
Feel free to visit us when you are in Washington on
business. Of course, you can always visit us online
at www.statecapitalgroup.org to search our online
database of all 146 member firms around the world.
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FUTURE MEETINGS &
EVENTS
May 24, 2010
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
LAW PRACTICE SECTION
NETWORKING RECEPTION
InterContinental Boston
Boston, Massachusetts
June 17 - 18, 2010
INTERNATIONAL MEETING
The Shelbourne Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
June 27, 2010
HEALTHCARE LAW PRACTICE
SECTION NETWORKING
DINNER
Wild Ginger
Seattle, Washington
Sept. 30 - Oct. 2, 2010
2010 ANNUAL MEETING
Wynn Las Vegas
State Capital Group Attorneys to Gather in Dublin,
Ireland for 2010 International Meeting
Join us June 17th and 18th for State Capital Group’s International Meeting in the historic and
charming city of Dublin, Ireland.
Ireland’s Attorney General Paul Gallagher will welcome attendees to Dublin on Thursday,
June 17. Following his remarks, the meeting’s Opening Session will focus on strategic
planning and profitability for law firms as the global economy emerges from the latest
economic crisis. Consultant Andrew Otterburn, who has advised more than 250 law firms
on their management and profitability, will focus his remarks on the need for law firms to
adapt to the current business models and identify opportunities moving forward so they
can continue to be successful. After the Opening Session, attendees will enjoy a Welcome
Reception hosted by Ireland member firm Mason Hayes+Curran and then Dutch-Treat dinners
with fellow attendees.
On Friday, plenary meeting sessions will focus on some of today’s most pressing issues
affecting business clients around the world, including:
• “The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Global Anti-Corruption/Anti-Bribery
Compliance Programs for Multinational Companies”
• “Intellectual Property Law Issues Arising in Cross Boarder Transactions”
• “Updated Corporate Structures: LLCs, Co-operative Structures and European
Corporate Forms (SEs and SPEs)”
• “Renewable Energy: Project Financing and Development”
The meeting sessions conclude on Friday with the popular “Roll Call of Nations and States”
followed by an elegant dinner event at No. 6 Kildare Street.
Las Vegas, Nevada
All meeting sessions will take place at The Shelbourne Dublin, a 5-star property built in
1824 that has been magnificently restored while keeping its historic charm. Located at 27
St. Stephen’s Green, the hotel overlooks Europe’s grandest garden square and is close to
some of Dublin’s most famous sites.
ORLANDO MEETING
MATERIALS AVAILABLE
ONLINE
State Capital Group has arranged a limited block of rooms for the 2010 International
Meeting at the discounted rate of €199/night (plus taxes) for a standard room. To make a
reservation call +353-1-663-4500, and reference “State Capital Group.” Rate is subject to
availability, and a credit card is required to guarantee all reservations.
Speaker presentations, the final list
of attendees and CLE attendance
affidavits from the 2010 U.S.
Midwinter Meeting in Orlando
are available on the Members
Only section of the website at
w w w. s t a t e c a p i t a l g ro u p . o rg /
membersonly.
Special registration discounts are available for “new attendees.” For more information and
to register online, visit www.statecapitalgroup.org/meetings/dublin.
State Capital Group Healthcare Attorneys to
Gather for Dinner in Seattle on June 27th
State Capital Group and Washington member firm Carney Badley Spellman are
organizing a Healthcare Attorney dinner for any member firm attorney who is planning
to attend the American Health Lawyers Association Annual Meeting in Seattle. The
dinner is scheduled for Sunday, June 27, and will begin at 6:30 p.m. (following the
AHLA’s opening reception) at Wild Ginger.
To confirm your attendance at this dinner, please RSVP to meetings@statecapitalgroup.org
by Monday, June 21, 2010.
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NEWS FOR STATE CAPITAL GROUP MEMBER FIRM ATTORNEYS | SPRING 2010
Three Firms Join State Capital Group
A NETWORK OF LEADERS
Membership reaches 146 member firms with addition of new firms
in the Philippines, Taiwan and Tanzania
Membership in State Capital
During the 2010 U.S. Midwinter Meeting in Orlando, voting representatives confirmed the
admission of the following three new member firms to State Capital Group membership.
PHILIPPINES
Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose
Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose counsels both local and international clients in all
aspects of Philippine law. Founded in 1981, the firm today has a total of 43 lawyers.
For more information contact:
Noel A. Laman
The Valero Tower , 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 9th floors
122 Valero Street, Salcedo Village
Makati City, Manila, Philippines
+632 817-6791
noel.laman@cltpsj.com.ph
www.cltpsj.com.ph
TAIWAN
Huang & Partners
Huang & Partners has had the privilege of working with and providing legal services to a wide
array of multinationals and Fortune 500 companies in connection with their respective activities
in Taiwan.
For more information contact:
Jamie Huang
9th Floor, No. 563
Chung Hsiao East Road, Section 4
Taipei, Taiwan
+886-2-2746-0868
jamie_huang@huangandpartners.com.tw
www.huangandpartners.com.tw
TANZANIA
FB Attorneys
FB Attorneys is a 12-attorney firm located in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The firm has handled
some of the most complex business transactions both within the region and internationally, and
its strong local roots and extensive connections ensure a thorough knowledge of East African
business reality.
Group is strictly by invitation
and is generally limited to one
full-service business law firm in
each jurisdiction. We are still
identifying potential member firms
in jurisdictions in which we are not
yet represented. Firms are invited
to join only after demonstrating
the highest quality service, industry
leadership and the clear value their
membership would bring to the
network. Candidacy is informed by
recommendations from members,
clients and colleagues; professional
memberships, writing and teaching
experience; and community
service, honors and rankings.
To recommend a firm to be
considered for State Capital
Group membership, please
contact Jocelyn Dyer,
Executive Director.
For more information contact:
Fayaz Bhojani
4th Floor, TDFL Building
Ohio Street
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
+255 22 2135994
fbhojani@fbattorneys.com
www.fbattorneys.com
Full contact information and firm profiles for our newest member firms can be found at
www.statecapitalgroup.org/memberfirms.
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Midwinter Meeting Focuses on Law Firm Management Issues
Mike Cochran (Delaware) and
Gaylord Armstrong (Texas)
Joe Altonji of Hidebrandt Baker Robbins opened the 2010 U.S. Midwinter Meeting with
his comments on “Navigating the Storm in the Legal Profession: Adapting Traditional
Law Firm Business Models to Changing Market Conditions.” During the Thursday
session, Altonji shared his thoughts about how the next several years will see an extended
period of profound and fundamental change to the legal industry as a whole, as firms
are challenged to rethink how they do absolutely everything – from the purchase of basic
office supplies to how they actually practice law. Along the way, firms will be forced to
reconsider strategy, culture, governance and the fundamental relationships among the
firm’s members, and between the firm and its clients. Altonji stressed that firms prepared
to confront these challenges head-on may find their opportunities for long-term success
dramatically enhanced.
On Friday, Bob Denney of Robert Denney Associates, Inc., continued the discussion of
law firm management issues with a slightly different perspective during his presentation: “The New Management Challenges – and
How to Meet Them.” This session provided practical advice about providing leadership, and supplied tips about practice organization
and management. His comments also touched upon client audits and strategic planning in an uncertain environment. Denney had
some helpful advice about capital funding, profitability, succession planning and providing clients with value through alternative billing
strategies. He ended with suggestions for recruiting people for the present and the future and training and development of lateral
and new hires.
Copies of both presentations can be found in the Past Meeting Materials page of our “Members Only” section of State Capital Group’s
website at www.statecapitalgroup.org/membersonly.
Member Firm Attorneys Work to Maximize the
Power of an Effective Legal Network
During the Orlando meeting, member firm attorneys spent time discussing ways to take
advantage of the services and benefits offered by State Capital Group. First, attorneys
gathered in small discussion groups to brainstorm the best ways for firms to increase
participation in State Capital Group events and activities, maximizing opportunities
for business referrals among our independent member firms. As a result of some of
these discussions, State Capital Group will be placing more of an emphasis on active
networking and events at the practice section level. To that end, be sure to check the
“Future Meetings & Events” listing on Page Four for upcoming networking events for
Intellectual Property attorneys and Healthcare/Insurance attorneys.
Front Row - Richard Doran (Florida), Bob Naifeh
(Oklahoma) and Elise Spriggs (Ohio); Back Row Timothy Ryan (Pennsylvania), Loudon (Hap) Campbell
66 (Pennsylvania), K.C. Groves (Colorado), David Barnes
(North Carolina) and Adrian Corr (Turks & Caicos Islands)
Cheryl Burtzel (Texas) and
David Denecke (Oregon)
Orlando meeting attendees also discussed “best practices” for internal marketing of
State Capital Group. Les Gold of Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp LLP, David Marvin of
Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Dunlap, P.C., Cliff Webster of Carney Badley Spellman, P.S. and
Mike Zatezalo of Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter shared practical advice about how to keep
attorneys informed of State Capital Group activities and how to encourage referrals to
other member firms when a client is in need of assistance in another jurisdiction. Whether
providing updates at partner meetings, utilizing DeskConnect software, updating new
matter memos or including State Capital Group’s logo and website in your firm’s online
marketing efforts, there are a myriad of ways every firm can market State Capital Group.
For more tips about internal marketing, view State Capital Group’s Marketing Tips article
in the “Members Only” section of our website, www.statecapitalgroup.org/membersonly.
NEWS FOR STATE CAPITAL GROUP MEMBER FIRM ATTORNEYS | SPRING 2010
Partnering with Outside Counsel – A General Counsel’s View
Mark McGuire, General Counsel of diversified power management company Eaton
Corporation, participated in the Orlando meeting to share his experience working and
“partnering” with outside counsel. His legal responsibilities span the globe and the legal
spectrum as he oversees dozens of attorneys around the world on issues including trade
regulation, litigation, corporate governance and intellectual property.
After providing the attendees with a summary of the company’s operations and its legal
department, McGuire spoke of the opportunities for member firms with companies like
Eaton. He emphasized what works and what does not and pointed out the most common
mistakes law firms make while serving large corporate clients. McGuire highlighted that
two State Capital Group member firms – Adorno & Yoss, LLP in Miami and Quarles &
Brady LLP in Wisconsin – are among its key legal providers. Last year Eaton honored both
firms for their strong commitment to diversity as part of the Eaton Law Department’s
supplier recognition program.
Francisco González (Miami, Florida) and Mark
McGuire, Executive Vice President & General
Counsel, Eaton Corporation
Healthcare Trends and Policy Initiatives
Paul Herrington, Associate General Counsel of Humana Inc., delivered his presentation to
a packed session in Orlando, providing an in-house perspective of healthcare trends and
policy initiatives.
Herrington started his presentation by providing a description of Humana Inc.’s business.
Often confused with its prior business as a hospital company, Humana’s business now
focuses on providing insurance products and management services to self-funded health
plans. Some of Humana’s products are health care coverage and specialty products, such as
dental and vision coverage. Humana is the second largest carrier in the Medicare Advantage
market, and along with its subsidiaries, operates in some form in 49 states and Puerto Rico.
Matt Duchemin (Wisconsin), Governor
Brendan Byrne (New Jersey) and
Maria Lourdes Breuer (Paraguay)
Humana has about 20 in-house attorneys and most of them are in the company’s headquarters
in Louisville, Kentucky. The company utilizes a number of outside counsel. Herrington usually
hires counsel based on the attorney, not the firm. He looks for subject matter experts and
does not generally look for alternative fee arrangements when he finds one. With regard to litigation, he breaks it into three categories
– “bet the company” litigation, high dollar litigation and low dollar litigation (litigation less than $500,000). With low dollar litigation, he
believes that there are a lot of good trial lawyers who can handle the work and are willing to provide very favorable rates. With “bet the
company” litigation, he will look for premier lawyers and expects higher rates.
Herrington finished his presentation by discussing and providing insight into healthcare
reform. Vote on the reform was to take place the day after the Orlando meeting (March 21,
2010) and it passed. One feature of reform that will help Medicare members but add to cost,
will be to close the doughnut hole for prescription drugs. Currently, Medicare covers up to a
certain dollar amount and then picks up again after a certain amount is paid for by Medicare
members. The members are responsible for the amount in between - the doughnut hole.
Healthcare reform will also continue recent efforts to pay providers for quality of care, not
volume. One of the problems with these efforts is measuring quality, although there are
organizations such as NCQA and NQF that have developed guidelines. Attorneys General
have been active in investigating health plans that provide consumers with transparency
about the provider’s quality of care and cost efficiencies. For example, the New York Attorney
General has entered into an agreement with Aetna regarding physician performance
measurement reporting and tiering programs, and the Texas Attorney General has entered
into an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas regarding
use of its risk adjustment cost index to remove providers from provider networks.
Penny Hobbs (Texas), Jennifer Phillips
(Tennessee), Melissa Salhab Sykes (Texas),
Paul Herrington, Associate General Counsel,
Humana Inc. and Terry McBrayer (Kentucky)
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News from Member Firms
U.S. CAPITAL CITIES
ALABAMA
Capell & Howard
Arden R. Pathak, a former Associate Attorney with Alabama member
firm Capell & Howard, began serving as General Counsel to the
Alabama General Contractors Licensing Board in December 2009.
ARKANSAS
Rose Law Firm, a Professional Association
Amanda Wofford has been elected a member of Arkansas
member firm, Rose Law Firm.
Intellectual Property Member Kathryn Bennett Perkins has been
reappointed to the 2010-11 International Trademark Association
Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Committee and the Problem and
Bench Brief Subcommittee.
CALIFORNIA
McDonough Holland & Allen PC
California member firm McDonough Holland & Allen PC has been
ranked first in Law360’s listing of the nation’s top 100 law firms
with the highest concentration of female partners.
COLORADO
Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC
Emily J. Dodds and Matthew S. Larson have joined Colorado
member firm Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC as associates.
Dodds will practice in the firm’s Employment, Estate Planning
and Business Transition and Special Districts groups. Larson will
practice in the firm’s Environmental, Energy and Natural Resources
and Real Estate groups.
The firm named Kimberley H. Tyson a Director. Her practice
focuses on Bankruptcy, Workouts and related Commercial Litigation.
FLORIDA
Ausley & McMullen, P.A.
Jeff Wahlen, Shareholder of Florida member firm Ausley &
McMullen, P.A., has been elected Chair of the Florida Board of Bar
Examiners for the 2009-10 fiscal year.
GEORGIA
Troutman Sanders LLP
Georgia member firm Troutman Sanders LLP announced that it
has reorganized its management team. Robert W. Webb Jr., who
has been the firm’s Managing Partner for the past 17 years and
its Chairman since 2006, will retain the title of Chairman. Webb
will lead a team of four partners in top management positions
designed to match management skills with management
functions. The management team is: Stephen E. Lewis, the firm’s
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Managing Partner effective Jan. 1, 2011; Mark S. Shiembob,
Chairman of the firm’s Partner Compensation committee; Kevin
C. Fitzgerald, Executive Partner for Client Development Strategic
Planning; and Daniel S. Reinhardt, firm-wide General Counsel. In
addition, Andrea M. Farley will succeed Lewis as Corporate
Section Chief in January 2011, making Farley the first female
section chief at the firm.
The firm announced five new partners: Thomas B. Bosch is a
member of the Securities Litigation team in Atlanta; Ryan C.
Tuley is a member of the firm’s D&O and Professional Liability
team in Orlando; Lynda M. Crouse is a member of the Employee
Benefits & Executive Compensation group in Richmond; Jonathan
Cohen practices in D&O and Professional Liability group in the
Washington, D.C. office; and James “Jim” Moore Bollinger is a
member of the Intellectual Property practice group in New York
City. Xin “Kevin” He, and Laura E. Krawczyk also joined the
New York office, as Of Counsel and Associate respectively.
The firm announced the additions of Richard Grams as a partner
in its Mergers, Acquisition & Business Ventures practice group
in Shanghai, Craig W. Elkins as an associate in its Health Care
practice group in Richmond, VA and Carrie B. Shannon in its
Lending and Structured Finance practice group in McLean, VA.
The firm announced that R.J. Nutter is the firm’s new Office
Managing Partner of the Virginia Beach and Norfolk, VA offices.
INDIANA
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Indiana member firm Barnes & Thornburg LLP has elected the
following 12 attorneys as partners: Jason R. Barclay, Hamish
Cohen, Angela K. Imel, Paul Jefferson, Jimmie L. McMillian,
Scott E. Murray and Martin W. Zivitz (Indianapolis); Wesley W.
Broquard (Chicago); Keith J. Brodie and John T. Gregg (Grand
Rapids); Michael V. Knight and David R. Pruitt (South Bend).
LOUISIANA
Adams and Reese LLP
For the third year in a row, Louisiana law firm Adams and Reese
LLP has been named among the Top 100 Law Firms for “delivering
superior client service,” according to the BTI Client Service
A-Team 2010 report.
The firm has opened two new offices in Sarasota and St. Petersburg,
Florida. The addition of 23 attorneys in Florida increased the firm’s
size to more than 280 lawyers in 12 offices in 11 markets. John
M. Dart has been named Partner in Charge of the firm’s Sarasota
office and V. James Dickson has been named Partner in Charge of
the firm’s St. Petersburg office. The firm also opened a new Tampa
office, adding eight attorneys and a certified land planner.
NEWS FOR STATE CAPITAL GROUP MEMBER FIRM ATTORNEYS | SPRING 2010
Partner Gif Thornton, of the firm’s Nashville office, has been
elected Chairman of the firm’s Executive Committee, which
oversees the strategic operations of the firm and its attorneys and
staff in 12 offices.
Intellectual Property and Copyright Law attorney Casey Del
Casino received notice from the U.S. Copyright Office that his
discovery of a “significant gap” in the termination rights provisions
of the Copyright Act of 1976 will force the office to issue a ‘Notice
of Inquiry’, soliciting opinions and experiences of various authors
and stakeholders to make recommendations to Congress about
necessary amendments to the Copyright Act. The gap deals with
Section 203 and Section 304 of the Copyright Act and could affect
many songwriters and publishers in Nashville.
Partner Malcolm A. Meyer and probono nonprofit Louisiana
Appleseed Executive Director Christy Kane have teamed up
again by testifying in front of the Texas Senate Committee on
Intergovernmental Relations to try to help the state of Texas solve
similar property heirship issues.
MARYLAND
Rifkin, Livingston, Levitan & Silver, LLC
Maryland member firm Rifkin, Livingston, Levitan & Silver, LLC
announced the expansion of the firm to its fourth location in
Maryland - 7979 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, Maryland. The
firm also announced that the Greenbelt office will be relocated to
14601 Main Street, Upper Marlboro, Maryland. According to the information by the Maryland State Ethics
Commission, the firm’s Government Relations Group is the
number one ranked lobbying firm for total year reportable billings,
and Joel Rozner is the number one individually ranked lobbyist.
NEVADA
Lionel Sawyer & Collins
Retired Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court A. William
Maupin has joined Nevada member firm Lionel Sawyer & Collins
Justice Maupin began his career in the legal field in 1971. He was
appointed as a district court judge in Clark County, Nevada in
1993, and was elected to the Nevada Supreme Court in 1996. He
retired as Chief Justice in January of 2009.
Christian Hale, an associate in the firm’s Business Law department,
was named Pro Bono Attorney of the Year by Nevada Legal Services.
Leslie Bryan Hart, a shareholder in the firm’s Litigation department,
has been elected Vice President of Washoe Legal Services.
Christopher Matthews has been named to the Advisory Board of
the National Institute of Military Justice (NIMJ). NIMJ is a not-forprofit 501(c)(3) corporation founded in 1991 to promote the fair
administration of justice in the military and to educate the public, press,
and Congress about courts-martial and the military justice system.
Attorney Lauren Calvert received the Martin P. Dowling Volunteer
of the Year Award at the 2009 Volunteer Appreciation Awards held
by the Clark County Bar Association (CCBA) and the Clark County
Law Foundation. Calvert was also recognized for the second
consecutive year with a CCBA Circle of Support Award for her work
on the New Lawyers Committee, where she serves as co-chair.
NORTH CAROLINA
Poyner Spruill LLP
Partner Eric Bryant was appointed as counsel to Baltimore City
Council President Stephanie Rawlings Blake’s mayoral transition team.
North Carolina member firm Poyner Spruill LLP has reduced costs
and improved efficiency by implementing an RFID File Tracking
solution from FileTrail. The solution eliminated overtime labor
by allowing staff to search for missing files with a handheld RFID
reader like using a metal detector and perform office-wide file
audits in a fraction of the time.
MINNESOTA
OHIO
Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd.
Minnesota member firm Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd.
announced that Paul J. Linstroth has joined the firm as a member
of its Tax, Trusts & Estates department. Mark R. Geier and Craig
J. Lervick have also been elected as shareholders of the firm.
Real estate litigation attorney Tamara O’Neill Moreland has been elected
to the Board of Directors for March of Dimes, Minnesota Chapter.
NEBRASKA
Erickson | Sederstrom, P.C., LLO
Benjamin A. Pinaire has joined Nebraska member firm Erickson |
Sederstrom, P.C., LLO as an associate with a practice in Corporate,
Health, Real Estate, Intellectual Property and Technology as
well as Litigation. Sara A. Lamme has become a partner at the
firm. She will continue her practice in Litigation and Workers’
Compensation.
Kegler, Brown, Hill and Ritter
Ohio member firm Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter announced the
election of attorney Stephen C. Barsotti as a Firm Director.
Geoffrey Stern, a senior member of the firm’s litigation group, has
been inducted as a Fellow to the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA).
Associate Vinita Bahri-Mehra has been named to the Board of
Trustees for the Columbus Council on World Affairs.
Firm Director Jeff Porter was selected to the policy steering
committee of the national eHealth Initiative. The eHealth Initiative
is an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is
to drive improvement in the quality, safety and efficiency of
healthcare through information and information technology. The
firm also announced that attorney Robert D. Marotta, who serves
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as Senior Vice President and Chief Regulatory Counsel for WebMD,
was elected as Chairman of the eHealth Initiative Board of Directors.
The firm announced that Sharick Naqi has been honored as this
year’s recipient of the firm’s seventh annual minority merit scholarship.
OREGON
Harrang Long Gary Rudnick P.C.
Dave Frohnmayer, Of Counsel with Oregon member firm Harrang
Long Gary Rudnick P.C., received multiple awards for his service to
the community and the state of Oregon. He was honored at the
2009 Governors’ Gold Awards Dinner as a Governors’ Gold Award
recipient. The Architecture Foundation of Oregon (AFO) named
him the AFO’s 2009 Honored Citizen. Frohnmayer, along with his
wife, received the MRF’s Mentor Award for his commitment to
advancing knowledge of Fanconi anemia.
PENNSYLVANIA
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
Ann B. Cairns, Marcia L. DePaula, Peggy C. Heminger and
William T. Polaski have been elevated to members of Pennsylvania
member firm Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellot, LLC. Louis A.
DePaul, Edward G. Lanza, Jessica Priselac and Raj A. Shah have
joined the firm’s litigation practice as associates.
Attorneys David W. Clarke, Thomas A. Lisk and Richard L. Savage,
III have joined the firm’s Government Affairs and Regulatory practice
in Virginia. May H. Fox joined as Director of Government Relations,
Nicole A. Riley as Government Relations Specialist and Lisa A.
Foster as Government Relations Coordinator.
The Philadelphia Business Journal honored the firm for participating
in one of the region’s most important real estate deals in 2009. The
PBJ presented Drexel University with its “Best Office Sale/Urban”
award for their Antoinette Westphal College of Art & Design project.
Gary S. Lewis represented Drexel University in the acquisition.
Attorneys Roberta Jacobs-Meadway and Jay Meadway were
recently noted in the Eighth Edition of the Guide to the World’s
Leading Trade Mark Law Practitioners. Jacobs-Meadway was
also recently elected President of the Board of Directors of Hope
Afloat, USA.
Attorney Henry M. Clinton has been selected by Philadelphia VIP
as the organization’s February 2010 Volunteer of the Month.
Attorney Bridget E. Montgomery was appointed to the Board of
Directors and Executive Committee of the Central Pennsylvania
Food Bank. Montgomery has also been chosen as one of the
YWCA of Greater Harrisburg’s 2010 Women of Excellence.
TENNESSEE
Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
Tennessee member firm Bass, Berry & Sims PLC announced that
Scott W. Bell; Christopher Y. Chi; Mary Beth Fortugno; John S.
Seehorn; T. Gaillard Uhlhorn, V; Kathryn Hannen Walker; and
Kristin C. Wright have been elected to membership in the firm.
The firm added 10 new attorneys to its Nashville and Memphis
offices. The new Nashville attorneys are: Sarah Bogni, J. Taylor
Chenery, Charles G. Jarboe and Emoke K. Pulay – Litigation;
Meredith L. Edwards and Lauren M. Gaffney – Healthcare;
Stephen D. Hargraves and Aryn C. Subhawong – Corporate.
The new Memphis attorneys are Gabrielle A. Lewis – Litigation
and Justin Thomas Starling – Commercial.
Firm associate Scott Tift, has been elected President of the
Nashville Chapter of the American Constitution Society for Law
and Policy. Associate Ashleigh M. Harb has been appointed to
be General Counsel of the Tennessee Young Republican Federation.
The firm hosted its second annual Salute to African-American
Executives. Associate Wendy Warren presented a scholarship
donation to Fisk University President, Hazel R. O’Leary.
TEXAS
McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore L.L.P.
Attorney John Walter Van Schwartzenburg has joined Texas
member firm McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, LLP as Of Counsel.
UTAH
Parsons Behle & Latimer
Michael A. Worel has joined Utah member firm Parsons Behle &
Latimer’s Salt Lake City Office. Worel is Board Certified as a Civil
Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
The firm has named new shareholders: John P. Ball, Member of the
Banking & Finance department and Litigation department; Patricia
Parkinson Glenn, Member of the Litigation department; Karl Y.
Olsen, Member of the Litigation department in the firm’s Reno office;
and Juliette P. White, Member of the firm’s Litigation department.
David M. Bennion, Rew R. Goodenow, Hal J. Pos (Reno Office)
and Laura S. Scott have been elected to the Board of Directors
of the firm. Raymond J. Etcheverry will continue serving as
Chairman of the Board and CEO.
WASHINGTON
Carney Badley Spellman, P.S.
Stephen L. Nourse, co-chair of Washington member firm Carney
Badley Spellman, P.S.’s Construction Department, was elected as
the firm’s new President/Managing Partner. C. Scott Penner has
been elected as the firm’s Director of Litigation Department.
The firm has named Jason W. Anderson, Jason M. Kettrick and
S. Jay Terry Shareholders.
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WISCONSIN
ASIA/PACIFIC RIM
Wisconsin member firm Quarles & Brady LLP announced that
James J. Chiolino, an associate in the firm’s Madison office, has
been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Alliance on
Mental Illness (NAMI) of Dane County. AUSTRALIA (MELBOURNE)
U.S. COMMERCIAL CITIES
The firm’s Franchising & Distribution group has expanded. The
group provides cost-effective and commercial advice to national
and international clients looking to expand and build their
franchise and distribution systems, providing seamless advice
on the front-end and back-end requirements of franchising.
Quarles & Brady LLP
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Los Angeles member firm Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp LLP was
Named Outstanding Law Firm of the Year by the Association of
Media & Entertainment Counsel (AMEC).
The National Law Journal announced that Intellectual Property
and Entertainment litigator, Russell Frackman, is one of the
Decade’s Most Influential Lawyers. Frackman is speaking on a
panel at INTA Annual Meeting in Boston entitled: “Video Game
Content and Third Party IP – The Intersection of First Amendment,
Copyright and Trademarks.”
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Dickstein Shapiro LLP
Washington D.C. member firm Dickstein Shapiro LLP has opened
an office in Irvine, California, welcoming Kimberley Chen Nobles
as Partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property practice.
LATIN AMERICA
MEXICO CITY
Sánchez-Devanny Eseverri S.C.
Mexico City member firm Sánchez DeVanny Eseverri, S.C. announced
Cristina Sánchez-Vebber and David Eugenio Puente-Tostado have
been elected Partners. Sánchez focuses her practice in Corporate,
M&A, Government Procurement and Antitrust matters. Puente
focuses his practice in Labor, Immigration and Social Security matters.
CARIBBEAN
JAMAICA
Nunes Scholefield Deleon & Co.
R. Anthony Jenkinson, of Jamaica member firm Nunes Scholefield
Deleon & Co., has passed on the position of Managing Partner to
Lowel G. Morgan and has taken the helm as Senior Partner.
Hall & Wilcox
Melbourne, Australia member firm Hall & Wilcox’s Insurance team was
recently appointed to the Suncorp-Metway Insurance Legal Panel.
The firm launched its Private Clients practice, an across-the-board
offering of legal services to privately-owned businesses and high
net worth individuals aimed at assisting them to grow, protect and
apply their wealth.
EUROPE
ESTONIA
Tamme & Ostman
Estonia member firm Tamme & Otsmann will merge with Ruus &
Vabamets and continue their business jointly as Tamme Otsmann
Ruus Vabamets.
ITALY
Studio Legale Sutti
Italy member firm Studio Legale Sutti’s office in Belgrade has welcomed
the partners and associates of the law firm Jovanovic-MilovanovicSimic. The law firm moved to a larger premises on Tadeusa Koscuska 8.
RUSSIA
ALRUD Law Firm
For the second consecutive year, Global Competition Review
recognizes Russian member firm ALRUD Law Firm as one of the
top three Russian law firms with Elite Competition Practice. World
Finance Magazine also recognized ALRUD as the Best Foreign
Investment Practice 2010.
TURKEY
Moroglu Arseven
Turkey member firm Moroglu Arseven co-organized and cosponsored the International Sports Law Conference, May 13-14 in
Istanbul with Turkish Football Federation, Turkish Airlines, Turkcell
and DdF. Firm attorneys Benan Arseven, Dr. Inal and Dr. Baysal
participated in the program sessions.
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CAPITALCONNECTIONS
2010 Annual Meeting
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
September 30 - October 2 | Wynn Las Vegas
State Capital Group is heading to Las Vegas, Nevada for the 2010 Annual Meeting. Don’t
miss the chance to attend first-rate CLE sessions and network with your State Capital
Group colleagues in one of the United States’ most unusual and bustling cities.
All meeting sessions will be held at the Wynn Las Vegas on the always-moving Las Vegas
strip. With an AAA five diamond, Mobil five-star, Forbes five-star and Michelin five-star
rating, the Wynn is one of the most luxurious hotels on the strip. It boasts a Tom Faziodesigned 18-hole championship golf course, four pools, and an 111,000-square-foot
casino. Lagoons, waterfalls, terraced landscapes, floor-to-ceiling windows, and skylights
throughout the 217-acre resort create a tranquil environment. Fine dining, swank shops,
a rejuvenating spa and thriving nightlife round out the resort experience.
State Capital Group 2010 Annual Meeting attendees will receive a discounted room rate
of $179/night (plus taxes) for a standard room. To obtain the discounted rate, call 1-866770-7555 and reference “State Capital Group.” Hotel reservations must be made prior
to the cut-off date of Tuesday, August 31, 2010. Even before this date, rooms at the
discounted rate are subject to availability. A credit card is required to guarantee all
reservations.
More detailed information about the Annual Meeting will be posted on our website at
www.statecapitalgroup.org/lasvegas, and online registration will be open in early July.
Please contact meetings@statecapitalgroup.org if you have any questions.
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