DALLAS (June 28, 2010) – Texas Lawyer, the Lone Star State’s leading legal news and information source, celebrates 25 years of award-winning legal journalism today with a special anniversary issue. In print and online, Texas Lawyer looks back at the top stories that made headlines over the past quarter-century and honors the attorneys who have had a large impact on the state’s legal landscape. To view the issue online, visit www.texaslawyer.com.

The special issue includes:

• “The Greatest 25 Lawyers of the Past Quarter-Century,” featuring profiles of outstanding attorneys including Kim Askew, Ted Cruz, Dick DeGuerin and Mark Lanier.

• “The Biggest Legal Stories,” an in-depth examination of the hot-button issues and trends of the past 25 years, including the death penalty, Enron, tort reform, lawyer advertising and judicial selection.

• “The Future of Texas Law and Lawyering,” offering practitioners’ predictions on what the next 25 years will bring.  (One lawyer’s response: “Robots doing lawyer work and lawyers doing robot work.”)

• “By the Numbers,” including ten then-and-now charts with graphic comparisons of statistics, such as State Bar of Texas membership; number of Texas law school grads; highest-grossing firms; and highest-paid general counsel.

• “Picture This: Texas Lawyer Through the Years,” a trip through time as told by Texas Lawyer covers and photos.

“Texas Lawyer has been an essential part of the Lone Star State’s legal community for the past 25 years and we look forward to many more,” said Colleen Bridget McGushin, editor in chief of Texas Lawyer.  “Our reporters and editors worked on this special anniversary issue for eight months so that we could transport readers from our first edition in 1985 to 2010 as well as look at what lies ahead for Texas law and lawyering.”

To commemorate this special year and recognize the Greatest Lawyer honorees, Texas Lawyer will host an awards luncheon on October 1 at the Belo Mansion in Dallas.  For more information on the event, contact Deni Ruddy at (214) 744-7766 or e-mail druddy@alm.com.

Texas Lawyer is the primary source of legal news and information for the third largest legal community in the country, and has won numerous journalism awards. The print and online publication covers the latest news from law firms, the courts, state agencies, in-house legal departments, and the state legislature, and also publishes In-House Texas, related Web sites, blogs, reference texts and directories.  Texas Lawyer is published by ALM.

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SAN FRACISCO (June 28, 2010) – A $370 million defamation award tops the list of California verdicts of $1 million or more in 2009, according to a special section in today’s issue of The Recorder, California’s leading provider of legal news, information and analysis. Five former employees of Guess? Inc. co-founder Georges Marciano won the verdict from a Los Angeles jury, who found they were defamed and suffered emotional distress when Marciano sued them for embezzlement. The section — reported and written by VerdictSearch — includes descriptions, rankings and charts of 2009’s largest California verdicts, as well as case summaries from some of the busiest practice areas, a side-by-side comparison of California and New York’s top ten verdicts for 2009, and a look at the top cases by volume.

In addition to providing verdict information, the section’s charts include date, court and plaintiff’s counsel for each case.  Also included are average verdict by case type listings for classes including employment, IP, corporate, vehicle accident, toxic tort and professional liability cases decided in 2009 and reported by VerdictSearch.

Earlier this month The Recorder announced plans to expand digital delivery and introduced a completely redesigned website and newspaper.  The former Cal Law website, now therecorder.com, features enhanced online news coverage and updates throughout the day.  Newspaper subscribers receive full premium access to all online content at no additional charge.

VerdictSearch has also published state “top verdict” rankings for New York, in conjunction with the New York Law Journal, and Texas, in conjunction with Texas Lawyer.

VerdictSearch is the nation’s leading source of verdict and settlement news and research.  The VerdictSearch online database, www.VerdictSearch.com, provides 24×7 access to more than 150,000 detailed case reports from around the nation for full-text search or search by injury, case type, name, jurisdiction, date or plaintiff’s criteria.  The VerdictSearch Research Group delivers specialized research services, including statistical trial trend analysis, to leading law firms and insurance companies, responding to more than 13,000 requests each year. For more information on VerdictSearch products and services, visit www.VerdictSeach.com.   VerdictSearch is a division of ALM.

The Recorder is a leading provider of essential California legal content. Its print and online platforms build on more than a century of excellence in legal journalism, serving one of the largest legal communities in the world with the most accurate and most talked about legal news and information.  The Recorder is published by ALM.

ALM, an integrated media company, is a leading provider of specialized business news and information, focused primarily on the legal and commercial real estate sectors. ALM’s market-leading brands include The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, GlobeSt.com, Insight Conferences, Law.com, Law Journal Press, LegalTech, The National Law Journal and Real Estate Forum. Headquartered in New York City, ALM was formed in 1997. For more information, visit www.alm.com.

ALM, The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, GlobeSt.com, Insight Conferences, Law.com, Law Journal Press, LegalTech, The National Law Journal and Real Estate Forum are trademarks or registered trademarks of ALM Media Properties, LLC or affiliated entities.

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NEW YORK (June 24, 2010) – The National Law Journal will provide extensive print and online coverage and analysis of the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. In addition, Marcia Coyle, chief Washington correspondent for the publication, will join the on-air PBS team for live, gavel-to-gavel coverage of Kagan’s appearances before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which are expected to begin on June 28 and continue throughout next week. In addition to special reporting on www.nlj.com by Supreme Court correspondent Tony Mauro, Coyle and David Ingram, The National Law Journal’s Capitol Hill reporter, the hearings will be covered in The National Law Journal’s new “Supreme Court Insider” e-newsletter.

The National Law Journal and the Online NewsHour will also work together to provide online coverage of the Kagan confirmation.  Live streaming video of the hearings, commentary and questions and answers from viewers will be available online at http://newshour.pbs.org and will be provided in conjunction with NPR, PBS and UStream.  The NLJ Web site (www.nlj.com) will provide access to news and background stories related to the confirmation, as well daily online reporting and analysis.

Coyle, who has appeared on a regular basis as a legal and Supreme Court analyst for the NewsHour, joined the NLJ and began covering the Supreme Court in 1987.  She has served as an analyst for PBS’ broadcasts of the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Samuel Alito and Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

The National Law Journal’s new “Supreme Court Insider,” a weekly e-newsletter, is one of the only independent publications focused on The Supreme Court, unaffiliated with any law firm, law school, or partisan or advocacy organization.  To register for a free trial subscription, go to www.nlj.com/scinsider/reg.
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer is seen five nights a week on more than 315 PBS stations across the country (check local listings) and is also available online, via public radio in select markets and via podcast.  The program is produced by MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, in association with WETA, Washington, DC and Thirteen/WNET in New York.  Corporate funding for The NewsHour is provided by Chevron and Intel along with major funding from the Atlantic Philanthropies, the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers.

Founded in 1978, The National Law Journal has the largest paid circulation of any weekly publication serving the legal community. The newspaper is published by ALM.

ALM, an integrated media company, is a leading provider of specialized business news and information, focused primarily on the legal and commercial real estate sectors. ALM’s market-leading brands include The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, GlobeSt.com, Insight Conferences, Law.com, Law Journal Press, LegalTech, The National Law Journal and Real Estate Forum. Headquartered in New York City, ALM was formed in 1997. For more information, visit www.alm.com.

ALM, The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, GlobeSt.com, Insight Conferences, Law.com, Law Journal Press, LegalTech, The National Law Journal and Real Estate Forum are trademarks or registered trademarks of ALM Media Properties, LLC or affiliated entities.

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NEW YORK (June 21, 2010) – The biggest patent award on record, a $1.67 billion verdict won by Johnson & Johnson, headed the VerdictSearch rankings of “Top TX Verdicts of 2009,” a special supplement published in today’s Texas Lawyer, the state’s leading legal news and information source. Johnson & Johnson’s Centocor Ortho Biotech unit won the record jury victory against rival drugmaker Abbott Laboratories over the latter’s infringement of a patent on Abbott’s blockbuster arthritis drug, Humira, which generates $4.5 billion in annual sales. The section —reported and written by VerdictSearch — includes descriptions, rankings and charts of 2009’s largest Texas verdicts, as well as listings of top verdicts by categories. To view the section online, visit www.texaslawyer.com/verdicts.

Other notable verdicts profiled include a $200 million verdict against Microsoft Corporation won by Canadian software maker i41, based on claims that technology in MS Word violated i41 patents, and a $150 million award to an individual, Sheila Newman, against National Western Life Insurance Company, when a jury found that the company’s insurance agent had stolen a portion of Newman’s policy purchase.

In addition to providing verdict information, the section’s charts include date, court, attorney and expert witness information for each case.  Category listings include the largest verdicts for classes including IP, corporate, vehicle accident, toxic tort and professional liability cases decided in 2009 and reported by VerdictSearch.

In addition to print and online subscribers, Texas Lawyer will distribute a digital version of “Top TX Verdicts of 2009” to more than 40,000 in-house attorneys, corporate executives and attorneys across the state.

VerdictSearch has also published state “top verdict” rankings for New York, in conjunction with the New York Law Journal, and will publish similar verdict rankings for California, in conjunction with The Recorder, later this month.

VerdictSearch is the nation’s leading source of verdict and settlement news and research.  The VerdictSearch online database, www.VerdictSearch.com, provides 24×7 access to more than 150,000 detailed case reports from around the nation for full-text search or search by injury, case type, name, jurisdiction, date or plaintiff’s criteria.  The VerdictSearch Research Group delivers specialized research services, including statistical trial trend analysis, to leading law firms and insurance companies, responding to more than 13,000 requests each year. For more information on VerdictSearch products and services, visit www.VerdictSeach.com.   VerdictSearch is a division of ALM.

Texas Lawyer is the primary source of legal news and information for the third largest legal community in the country, and has won numerous journalism awards. The print and online publication covers the latest news from law firms, the courts, state agencies, in-house legal departments, and the state legislature, and also publishes In-House Texas, related Web sites, blogs, reference texts and directories.  Texas Lawyer is published by ALM.

ALM, an integrated media company, is a leading provider of specialized business news and information, focused primarily on the legal and commercial real estate sectors. ALM’s market-leading brands include The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, GlobeSt.com, Insight Conferences, Law.com, Law Journal Press, LegalTech, The National Law Journal and Real Estate Forum. Headquartered in New York City, ALM was formed in 1997. For more information, visit www.alm.com.

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NEW YORK (June 16, 2010) – ALM’s Corporate Counsel today announced plans for its Second Annual IP Trademark, Copyright & Licensing Counsel Forum, to take place September 14-15 at The Harvard Club of New York City. Targeted to general counsel, intellectual property counsel, IP managers and owners in all industries, the two-day conference will focus on issues related to protecting and monetizing intellectual property in the digital age. Panelists will include attorneys from ABC Inc., Accenture, Citibank, Gannett Co., Macy’s, Recording Industry Association of America and Rosetta Stone. Marybeth Peters, register of copyrights with the U.S. Copyright Office, will deliver the conference keynote address on September 14th. The complete conference agenda and details are available at www.corpcounsel.com/iptrademark.

The conference will be co-chaired by Richard Ramson, senior counsel, The New York Times and Richard Raysman, partner, Holland & Knight.  Other panelists and speakers will include:

• William E. Bandon, III, senior counsel - operations, IT and sourcing, GE
• Valerie L. Boccadoro, senior intellectual property counsel, Toys “R” Us
• Jason (Jay) Conti, vice president and associate general counsel, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
• Seth A. Metsch, digital media counsel, legal and business affairs, A&E Television Networks
• Barbara Wall, senior associate general counsel, Gannett Co.

“Companies are increasingly viewing intellectual property as an important revenue-producing asset, at the same time that technology and the explosion of social media present new and different challenges for in-house attorneys charged with protecting these properties,” said Raysman.  “This conference will provide attendees with strategies and solutions for dealing with these issues, based on real world experience.”

Session topics to be covered at this year’s event include:

• “The New Practice of IP In-House: Addressing the Digital Age”
• “Copyrights & New Media: Is the Law Keeping Up with Changes in Technology?”
• “Copyright and Trademark Litigation: Learning from Recent Online Case Developments”
• “Maximizing Resources to Protect Your Trademark Portfolio”
• “IP, the New Commodity: Monetizing Your Copyrights and Trademarks”
• “Trademark Protection Across Industries”
• “Creating a Strong Licensing Program”
• “Addressing Privacy and Ethics in Intellectual Property”

Attendees will be eligible for CLE credits.  For additional conference information, or to register, contact Tatiana Rios at 212-457-7917 or e-mail trios@alm.com or visit www.corpcounsel.com/iptrademark.

The conference is presented by Corporate Counsel, in conjunction with ALM Events, a leading producer of educational and networking events for legal and business professionals.

ALM, an integrated media company, is a leading provider of specialized business news and information, focused primarily on the legal and commercial real estate sectors. ALM’s market-leading brands include The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, GlobeSt.com, Insight Conferences, Law.com, Law Journal Press, LegalTech, The National Law Journal and Real Estate Forum. Headquartered in New York City, ALM was formed in 1997. For more information, visit www.alm.com.

ALM, The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, GlobeSt.com, Insight Conferences, Law.com, Law Journal Press, LegalTech, The National Law Journal and Real Estate Forum are trademarks or registered trademarks of ALM Media Properties, LLC or affiliated entities.

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NEW YORK (June 16, 2010) – LegalTech West Coast 2010, the region’s largest and most prestigious legal technology conference and trade show, will open next Wednesday with a keynote address by David Lazarus, business columnist for the Los Angeles Times and talk show host on KGO radio. His presentation, “Privacy, Security Breaches and Accountability,” will focus on the growing issue of consumer data protection. LegalTech West Coast 2010 will take place June 23-24 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Complete conference information is available at www.legaltechshow.com.

Erich Andersen, vice president and deputy general counsel of Microsoft’s Legal and Corporate Affairs Department, will deliver the June 24 keynote address on the topic of “Breakthrough Collaboration and Cost Savings: Unified Communications in the Legal Industry.”  Andersen’s presentation will explore the transformative abilities of Unified Communications (UC) as they relate to the practice of law.

Also on June 23, a panel including Hon. David J. Waxse, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas will discuss the progress of the 7th Circuit Electronic Discovery Pilot Program at the day’s General Session.  The Pilot Program was formed in May 2009 to reduce the burden and cost of electronic discovery in litigation pending in the federal district courts of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.

The General Session on Thursday, June 24 will focus on “Forensics: The Truth Behind The Fiction.”  Moderated by attorney and forensic technologist Craig Ball, a panel of experts will examine the “CSI effect” on today’s juries and compare television show forensic investigations with real-world case tools and examples.

LegalTech West Coast 2009 attracted 3000 attendees and featured more than 100 exhibiting companies.   For a conference agenda, exhibitor list and other details, visit www.legaltechshow.com.

LegalTech is presented by ALM Events, a leading producer of educational and networking events for business leaders and professionals. Other ALM events include ALM Legal Conferences, Insight Information Conferences and the RealShare Conference series for commercial real estate professionals.

ALM, an integrated media company, is a leading provider of specialized business news and information, focused primarily on the legal and commercial real estate sectors. ALM’s market-leading brands include The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, GlobeSt.com, Insight Conferences, Law.com, Law Journal Press, LegalTech, The National Law Journal and Real Estate Forum. Headquartered in New York City, ALM was formed in 1997. For more information, visit www.alm.com.

ALM, The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, GlobeSt.com, Insight Conferences, Law.com, Law Journal Press, LegalTech, The National Law Journal and Real Estate Forum are trademarks or registered trademarks of ALM Media Properties, LLC or affiliated entities.

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NEW YORK (June 10, 2010) – The ALM Real Estate Media Group’s Distressed Assets Investor has been named “Best Newsletter” by the National Association of Real Estate Editors. The electronic publication was selected as a category winner by NAREE as part of its 60th Annual Journalism Awards, which recognize excellence in reporting, writing and editing stories about both residential and commercial real estate. Distressed Assets Investor, introduced last September, is an interactive digital publication for commercial real estate, financial and investment professionals involved in this rapidly growing area of practice. For more information, or to subscribe, visit http://www.globest.com/dai/.

Each issue of DAI features in-depth analysis of issues critical to the investment process, such as mark-to-market shifts and the impact of ratings agencies on valuations, and columns from industry experts in the fields of real estate law, appraisals, special servicing and finance.  Editorial advisory board members and contributors include experts from the commercial real estate, finance and legal industries.  In addition, content partners Real Capital Analytics and Trepp provide detailed data on specific properties and CMBS paper currently in some form of distress, including addresses, prices, players and distress status.

The award winners were selected by a panel of expert judges from the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University.  Professor Patrick S. Washburn, a former news reporter and editor, chaired the panel of jurors.  A record number of entries from professional journalists across the U.S. were received this year.

In selecting Distressed Assets Investor as the category winner, the judges commented: “Unlike most newsletters, this one combines text with video and web content to strengthen the impact on their target audience. It combines news and information for the commercial and legal real estate markets.”
 
DAI is fully digital and interactive. In addition to traditional text, the e-newsletter includes embedded video and active links to related content, such as additional data from content partners and e-mails to authors.  The publication’s interface allows readers to use multiple tools to read, scan and search content.  DAI also offers a version for mobile devices and an audio reader option.

The newsletter’s editorial team is lead by Content Director John Salustri (jsalustri@alm.com). For information on DAI marketing and sponsorship opportunities, contact Gregg Christensen at gchristensen@alm.com.

ALM’s Real Estate Group publishes Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com, which recently celebrated its tenth anniversary online.  The Group also produces the RealShare Conference Series.

ALM, an integrated media company, is a leading provider of specialized business news and information, focused primarily on the legal and commercial real estate sectors. ALM’s market-leading brands include The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, GlobeSt.com, Insight Conferences, Law.com, Law Journal Press, LegalTech, The National Law Journal and Real Estate Forum. Headquartered in New York City, ALM was formed in 1997. For more information, visit www.alm.com.

ALM, The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, GlobeSt.com, Insight Conferences, Law.com, Law Journal Press, LegalTech, The National Law Journal and Real Estate Forum are trademarks or registered trademarks of ALM Media Properties, LLC or affiliated entities.

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NEW YORK (June 9, 2010) – ALM Legal Intelligence, a leading source of business intelligence for the legal profession, in partnership with the International Paralegal Management Association (IPMA), today announced the release of the Annual Compensation Survey for Paralegals/Legal Assistants and Managers, 2010 Edition, tracking compensation, billing rates and billable hours for paralegals. More than 250 organizations participated in the 2010 survey (189 law firms and 63 law departments), representing a total of almost 10,500 paralegal positions. The survey has been conducted since 2002. For further information on the survey, visit www.almlegalintelligence.com.

The results of this year’s survey included the following:

• Changes in base compensation varied this year, with some positions seeing small increases and some positions reporting small decreases.
• Bonus and overtime compensation decreased in 2010 from 2009 for almost all positions surveyed.
• Law firm paralegal billing rates increased this year for 10 of the 11 paralegal positions surveyed.  The average increase was 5.9 percent.
• The top two highest paid positions in the 2010 Survey are Litigation Support/Technology Manager and Legal Assistant/Paralegal Manager respectively.  This is consistent with last year’s survey.
• The highest paid practice area for the Legal Assistant/Paralegal position remains IP/Patents/Trademarks.

To purchase a copy of the survey, visit www.almlegalintelligence.com.  IPMA members or organizations with IPMA members may be eligible for a substantial discount on the survey.  Visit http://www.paralegalmanagement.org/ for details.

ALM Legal Intelligence offers detailed business information for and about the legal industry, focused on the top U.S. and international law firms. The division’s online research Web service, www.almlegalintelligence.com , provides subscribers with direct, on-demand access to ALM LI’s extensive database of surveys, rankings and lists related to law firms and the legal industry. The site also includes an online store where non-subscribers can, on an individual basis, purchase and download preformatted individual law firm reports, research reports and selected current-year survey data.  ALM Legal Intelligence is a division of ALM.

The International Paralegal Management Association (IPMA), founded in 1984 as the Legal Assistant Management Association, promotes the development, professional standing and visibility of paralegal management professionals and consists of members throughout the United States and Canada as well as parts of Europe, Asia and the Caribbean.  More information on the IPMA can be found at www.paralegalmanagement.org.

ALM, an integrated media company, is a leading provider of specialized business news and information, focused primarily on the legal and commercial real estate sectors. ALM’s market-leading brands include The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, GlobeSt.com, Insight Conferences, Law.com, Law Journal Press, LegalTech, The National Law Journal and Real Estate Forum. Headquartered in New York City, ALM was formed in 1997. For more information, visit www.alm.com.

ALM, The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, GlobeSt.com, Insight Conferences, Law.com, Law Journal Press, LegalTech, The National Law Journal and Real Estate Forum are trademarks or registered trademarks of ALM Media Properties, LLC or affiliated entities.

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NEW YORK (June 8, 2010) – Lawjobs.com, the premier legal career center and job website, has launched The Careerist, a new blog that takes an inside look at how lawyers shape their careers and manage their lives. The blog dissects developments in the profession, provides useful information and advice, and gives lawyers a platform to voice their views, all while providing a fresh, provocative take on the state of lawyering. The Careerist is at http://thecareerist.typepad.com/.

Initial blog posts have included a critical look at the reaction to Elena Kagan’s status as a single, childless nominee; a candid conversation with a big firm hiring partner on what he looks for in candidates; and an interview with a big firm partner who became a plaintiff in a child abuse case and had to disclose his personal history,

Vivia Chen, The Careerist’s chief blogger, has been covering the business and culture of law firms for a decade. Born in Taiwan and raised in Houston, Chen received her undergraduate degree from Williams College and earned a J.D. degree from New York University School of Law.  After practicing corporate law for five years, Chen embarked on a series of careers that has included work as a headhunter, interior designer and freelance writer.

“The blog takes a critical and hopefully humorous look at the state of lawyering.  Nothing is off limits for discussion,” said Chen. “I’ll dissect the news of the day, chat with those in the know, and profile some interesting personalities in the profession.  My aim is to get readers to talk about what’s on their minds and help them shape their own career paths.”

Those with topics to discuss or information to share can contact her at VChen@alm.com.  Follow The Careerist on Twitter at http://twitter.com/lawcareerist.

Lawjobs.com is the legal profession’s premier source for career information and opportunities. Lawjobs.com includes more paid postings for attorney positions than any other job board and over forty thousand resumes from highly qualified legal professionals. Through its relationship with ALM’s award-
winning publications including The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel and The National Law Journal, lawjobs.com is uniquely positioned to provide career and job market insight and to connect top law firms with exceptional candidates.

ALM, an integrated media company, is a leading provider of specialized business news and information, focused primarily on the legal and commercial real estate sectors. ALM’s market-leading brands include The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, GlobeSt.com, Insight Conferences, Law.com, Law Journal Press, LegalTech, The National Law Journal and Real Estate Forum. Headquartered in New York City, ALM was formed in 1997. For more information, visit www.alm.com.

ALM, The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, GlobeSt.com, Insight Conferences, Law.com, Law Journal Press, LegalTech, The National Law Journal and Real Estate Forum are trademarks or registered trademarks of ALM Media Properties, LLC or affiliated entities.

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NEW YORK (June 7, 2010) – The National Law Journal, an ALM publication, today published its third annual Legal Times Awards, honoring leading Washington lawyers. The awards recognize attorneys in two categories: “Champions” – Washington-area lawyers who have upheld the profession’s core values through public service, pro bono efforts and advocacy for civil liberties and “Visionaries” – Washington-area lawyers whose business acumen has been key to expanding their firms, improving government or advancing the law. The winners, selected by the publication’s editors, will be profiled in the June 7 edition of The National Law Journal and will be honored at a gala dinner Sept 30 at The Willard in Washington, D.C. The complete report is available in today’s issue of The National Law Journal and on www.nlj.com

This year’s honorees are:

Champions:

Robert Bennett, Hogan Lovells
Jerry Hartmann, Drinker Biddle & Reath
Tony Herman, Covington & Burling
Timothy Lewis, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis
John Nields Jr., Howrey
Theodore Olson, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Judge James Robertson, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Amy Sabrin, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Lawrence Schneider, Arnold & Porter
William Schultz, Zuckerman Spaeder

Visionaries:

Nicholas Allard, Patton Boggs
Diane Bieri, PhRMA
Lanny Breuer, U.S. Department of Justice
George Cary, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Kent Gardiner, Crowell & Moring
J. Warren Gorrell, Hogan Lovells
Robert Khuzami, Securities & Exchange Commission
Jeffrey Lamken, Molo Lamken
Carolyn Lamm, White & Case and president of the American Bar Association
Andrew Sandler, BuckleySandler

“Our goal with this project is to highlight the work of Washington lawyers who have taken stands on any number of issues,” said David Brown, editor in chief. “This year’s list includes lawyers who’ve tried to help reform Washington, D.C.’s government, who’ve revived government agencies, and who’ve made gutsy moves to help expand their businesses and practices.”

For additional information on the September 30 awards dinner, contact Lisa Sharpe at (212) 457-7840 or lsharpe@alm.com or visit www.contactalm.com/ltawards.

Founded in 1978, The National Law Journal has the largest paid circulation of any weekly publication serving the legal community. The NLJ is published by ALM.

ALM, an integrated media company, is a leading provider of specialized business news and information, focused primarily on the legal and commercial real estate sectors. ALM’s market-leading brands include The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, GlobeSt.com, Insight Conferences, Law.com, Law Journal Press, LegalTech, The National Law Journal and Real Estate Forum. Headquartered in New York City, ALM was formed in 1997. For more information, visit www.alm.com.

ALM, The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, GlobeSt.com, Insight Conferences, Law.com, Law Journal Press, LegalTech, The National Law Journal and Real Estate Forum are trademarks or registered trademarks of ALM Media Properties, LLC or affiliated entities.

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