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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB San Francisco Associate  &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=1061"&gt;Ashley Cornwall&lt;/a&gt; has authored an article about an evolving preservation obligation on the part of corporations vis-à-vis outside contractors in the May 8, 2012, issue of &lt;em&gt;Law360.&lt;/em&gt;  Titled  Extending Preservation Obligations of 3rd Parties,  the article discusses the recent ruling of a federal magistrate in the southern district of New York addressing a motion for sanctions arising during discovery in a contract dispute.  According to Cornwall, the magistrate found that the data of an outside contractor, hired by a corporation s retained counsel, while not within the corporation s legal control was within its  practical control  for preservation purposes.  The magistrate did not ultimately sanction the corporation, finding no prejudice to the opposing party, but Cornwall cautions,  This means that corporations may be responsible for the preservation of data maintained by a third-party consultant that they did not directly retain.   &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2012/ExtendingPreservationObligationsOf3rdParties.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <title>Cornwall s Article on Corporate Preservation Duty Published in Law360</title>

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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Miami Associate 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=806"&gt;Alexandra Bach Lagos&lt;/a&gt; was recently featured in a Miami Herald article profiling the challenges and successes of retaining full-time female employees who become first-time mothers.&lt;/p.



&lt;p&gt;Bach Lagos discussed her experience of balancing emerging professional and family responsibilities after the birth of her son, Nicholas, and recalled a recent stretch of depositions that required late nights and long travel.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;  What keeps me going is having a supportive work environment,  says Lagos, explaining that her partners offered to send someone else to conduct the depositions.  I said, no, I m fine. I want that opportunity and I m going to take it. But it s the fact that they care, and want to make it work that makes a difference.  &lt;/p&gt;





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      <title>Bach Lagos Featured in Miami Herald Article Targeting Work/Life Balance</title>

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      <description>&lt;p&gt;The University of Kansas School of Law presented SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=99"&gt;Marie Woodbury&lt;/a&gt; with a James Woods Green Medallion during a May 5, 2012, ceremony honoring distinguished alumni. Named for the law school s first dean, the medallion recognizes those who have made significant contributions to the school since graduation. In addition to Woodbury, the 2012 honorees included former SHB attorneys Kelley Sears and Shannon Spangler. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read more about the event, please click &lt;a href="http://www.news.ku.edu/2012/may/4/lawalumni.shtml" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=799"&gt;Terry Satterlee&lt;/a&gt; will receive the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association s (KCMBA s) Baron of the Boardroom Award during the organization s annual Bench-Bar &amp; Boardroom Conference on May 11, 2012. The award recognizes distinguished careers in corporate law in the Kansas City legal community.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;One of just eight women among the 223 graduates of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law in 1974, Satterlee has devoted her career to environmental law in the public and private sectors for more than 35 years. She has also dedicated countless hours of community service on behalf of and for the advancement of women. Among other things, she was the second woman named to the Legal Aid of Western Missouri Board of Trustees, helped establish The Central Exchange and has been active in the Women s Public Service Network.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=13"&gt;Mark Behrens&lt;/a&gt; has provided commentary on H.R. 4369, the  Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency Act of 2012,  for an article appearing in the April 30, 2012, issue of &lt;em&gt;Business Insurance&lt;/em&gt;, a publication of  Crain Communications, Inc.  The bill, by requiring asbestos trusts to make quarterly reports about claims and other activities to bankruptcy courts, would, according to Behrens,  help ferret out fraud in asbestos litigation by giving defendants a tool to verify that claimants are providing reliable and consistent exposure history information on bankruptcy trust claim forms and in civil litigation,  against solvent defendants.  Citing a need for greater transparency between asbestos trusts and the tort system, Behrens characterized the bill as modest and targeted.  Some 60 trusts with more than $36 billion in assets have been created from the bankruptcies of asbestos defendants to pay the claims of those allegedly injured by asbestos exposure.&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=66"&gt;Matt Keenan&lt;/a&gt; will present a June 15, 2012, CLE panel on the current state of  Civility and Professionalism  at the annual Kansas Bar Convention in Overland Park. Scheduled for 1:30 p.m. and approved for one hour of ethics credit, the panel is composed entirely of military veterans, including two attorneys who served the country in WWII, one who served in Korea, and another who had distinguished service in Vietnam. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To register for the event, please click &lt;a href="https://m360.ksbar.org/event.aspx?eventID=47068&amp;instance=0" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Six SHB attorneys were recently recognized as 2011 inductees into The Missouri Bar s Pro Bono Wall of Fame, an honor reserved for lawyers who show  an exceptional commitment to the historic principle of pro bono service. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Inductees &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=150"&gt;Gene Balloun&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=1029"&gt;Brittany Boswell&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=773"&gt;Willie Epps&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=845"&gt;Amanda Robinson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=1037"&gt;Megan Roth&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=975"&gt;Claire Terrebonne&lt;/a&gt; were congratulated by Lynn Whaley Vogel, president of The Missouri Bar, in a letter thanking them for  serving as an example of professionalism to fellow lawyers and the public.   They will soon be featured in The Missouri Bar s weekly electronic publication, &lt;em&gt;ESQ&lt;/em&gt;, as well as &lt;em&gt;Precedent&lt;/em&gt; magazine.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <title>Six SHB Attorneys Inducted Into Pro Bono Wall of Fame</title>

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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;MultiCultural Law&lt;/em&gt; magazine has ranked Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon 78th in its 2012  Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity.  The firm also ranked 29nd in the magazine s  Top 100 Law Firms for Women  and 18th in the  Top 50 Law Firms for Partners. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The  Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity  listing ranks the nation s top firms for excellence in ensuring diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. &lt;em&gt;MultiCultural Law&lt;/em&gt; distributes surveys to law firms across the nation to compile its diversity statistics.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=276"&gt;John Barkett&lt;/a&gt; has been selected as one of this year s 35 best law firm writers who will be recognized during a June 11, 2012, Burton Awards for Legal Achievement ceremony at the Library of Congress.  Chosen from entries submitted by the 1,000 largest law firms in the United States, Barkett received the distinguished legal writing honor for his article  &lt;em&gt;Skinner, Matrixx,&lt;/em&gt; Souter, and Posner:  &lt;em&gt;Twombly&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Iqbal&lt;/em&gt; Revisited,  which was published in the fall 2011 issue of &lt;em&gt;The Sedona Conference Journal&lt;/em&gt;.  The selection panel for the Burton Awards, now in its 13th year, included academics from Harvard Law School, the University of Pennsylvania Law School and University of California Law School at Irvine, as well as a retired California judge and the former chair of the White House Plain Language Committee.   The guest of honor and featured speaker for this year s black-tie gala will be U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens (retired).&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Pharmaceutical &amp; Medical Device Division Chair &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=91"&gt;Madeleine McDonough&lt;/a&gt; will join the distinguished faculty of Georgetown University s O Neill Institute Summer Program on Global Health Law and Governance scheduled for June 18-22, 2012, in Washington, D.C.  Intended for global health practitioners, policymakers and advocates, the program will provide a foundation in global health law and governance, covering topics such as (i) international health and trade, (ii) the World Health Organization s International Health Regulations, (iii) health and human rights, and (iv) non-communicable diseases. McDonough will participate in a roundtable discussion titled  Roundtable on Actors and Institutions in Contemporary Global Health Governance.  

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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=167"&gt;William Sampson&lt;/a&gt; and Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=972"&gt;Guled Adam&lt;/a&gt; will speak during the National Business Institute s (NBI s)  Believe It or Not Business Lawsuit  CLE seminar on June 22, 2012, in Overland Park, Kansas.  They will serve on a product liability panel that will consider case studies involving (i) contaminated alcohol wipes and (ii) &lt;em&gt;Salmonella, E. coli&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Listeria.&lt;/em&gt;  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To learn more about this seminar, please click &lt;a href="http://www.nbi-sems.com/SemTeleDetails.aspx/Believe-It-or-Not-Business-Lawsuits/Live-Seminar/R-59541ER%7C?NavigationDataSource1=Rpp:25,Nrc:id-3-dynrank-disabled,Nra:pEventDate%2bpEventStartTime%2bStates%2bCredits%2bScope+of+Content%2bpLocationCity%2bpDescription%2bpProductId%2bpProductDescription%2bProductCode+(HIDDEN)%2bpAdditionalFormats%2bDivision,N:303-46" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB San Francisco Managing Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=487"&gt;Tammy Webb&lt;/a&gt; will join the distinguished faculty of the 14th Annual Sedona Conference® on Complex Litigation Class Actions slated for May 3-4, 2012, in Del Mar, California. In addition to addressing the Class Action Fairness Act and other developments affecting class action practice, faculty panelists will discuss, among other topics, the management of class actions in a multidistrict litigation environment; the level and types of proof required for class certification; and indirect purchaser and unfair practice claims under state law. The conference will also include sessions on the coordination of U.S. and Canadian class actions as well as the challenges facing court appointed counsel. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To learn more about the event, please click &lt;a href="https://thesedonaconference.org/conference/2012/14th-annual-sedona-conference%C2%AE-complex-litigation-class-actions" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=31"&gt;William Martucci&lt;/a&gt; will join the Missouri Bar (MoBar)  Annual Update of the Law  faculty in Kansas City on May 24, 2012.  Speaking on  Employment Law,  Martucci will provide a review and analysis of key employment law developments over the past year. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the CLE conference brochure, please click &lt;a href="http://members.mobar.org/cle-web/cle-programs/PROGRAM%20CATALOG%20PAGES/Annual_Law_Live_Seminar.html" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon Government Enforcement &amp; Compliance Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=159"&gt;Robert McCully&lt;/a&gt; will serve as moderator of a panel discussion during AdvaMed s  2012 International Medical Device Industry Compliance Conference,  scheduled for May 9-11, 2012, in Stockholm, Sweden. McCully s panel involves product distributors who will be discussing the latest compliance issues. Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon is a conference co-sponsor. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the agenda, please click &lt;a href="http://www.advamed.org/MemberPortal/About/code/2012+International+Medical+Device+Industry+Compliance+Conference.htm" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=1041"&gt;Patrick Fanning&lt;/a&gt; will present during two sessions of a National Business Institute (NBI) CLE seminar titled  Advanced Trial Tactics  that will be held June 28, 2012, in Overland Park, Kansas.  Fanning will present on  Summations and Jury Instructions  and will serve on a panel conducting a  Roundtable Discussion  that will focus on handling surprises at trial and sharing lessons learned.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To learn more about this CLE seminar, please click &lt;a href="http://www.nbi-sems.com/SemTeleDetails.aspx/Advanced-Trial-Tactics/Live-Seminar/R-58935ER%7C?NavigationDataSource1=Rpp:25,Nrc:id-3-dynrank-disabled,Nra:pEventDate%2bpEventStartTime%2bStates%2bCredits%2bScope+of+Content%2bpLocationCity%2bpDescription%2bpProductId%2bpProductDescription%2bProductCode+(HIDDEN)%2bpAdditionalFormats%2bDivision,N:303-46" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=696"&gt;

Judy O'Grady&lt;/a&gt; served as a breakout session moderator during the Food &amp; Drug Law Institute s (FDLI s) Annual Conference, April 24-25, 2012, in Washington, D.C.  This session, the  FDA Center Directors Roundtable,  featured representatives from each of the Food and Drug Administration s (FDA s) six product centers discussing  the three most important developments from the last year and their three most important goals in 2012.   O'Grady s panel focused on Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) issues and included CDER Deputy Director Douglas Throckmorton and a Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. representative.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;For more on the annual conference, please click &lt;a href="http://www.fdli.org/conf/annual/12/index.html" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=92"&gt;Lori McGroder&lt;/a&gt; has been quoted in an April 24, 2012, &lt;em&gt;Law360 article&lt;/em&gt; about the Food and Drug Administration s (FDA s) recently released draft guidance documents on the safety of nanotechnology used in food, food contact materials and cosmetic products.  While the agency has chosen not to issue any new policy directives on the matter, it does address the types of issues manufacturers should take into account when conducting safety assessments of nanomaterials, which are those substances manipulated on an atomic and molecular scale.  According to McGroder,  From a litigation perspective, these assessments seem to impose a lot of new burdens without the benefit of protection.   She also noted, regarding an FDA recommendation that companies consult with agency personnel about the tests to use and data to collect to substantiate safety,  A cosmetics manufacturer should go talk to the FDA if they really have a concern, but from a litigation perspective, other than being in a position to say in a lawsuit,  Well, we talked to the FDA,  no real protection is given to the manufacturer to informally consult with the FDA.   &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2012/FDAsNanotechSafetyRules.pdf"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;







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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=817"&gt;Jason Zager&lt;/a&gt; has authored an article titled  Defending Claims Premised on the Design Hierarchy  in the April 2012 issue of &lt;em&gt;For The Defense magazine&lt;/em&gt;.  Noting how plaintiffs rely on the  design hierarchy,  a three-step process used in product development to reduce the potential for a product to cause injury, as a basis for product-defect allegations, Zager provides practical suggestions for defense counsel to effectively counter the theory.  According to Zager, the theory is popular because it  is easy for jurors to grasp and allows a plaintiff s attorney to simplify complex technical issues, sometimes inappropriately so.   He advises that defendants embrace the theory by having company witnesses address the product s development in depth and explain how it complies with the design hierarchy.  He also recommends attacking alternative designs, focusing a jury on a minimal complaint rate or lack of other injuries under similar circumstances and highlighting any improper use of the product by the plaintiff.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2012/DefendingClaimsPremisedontheDesignHierarchy.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=826"&gt;Amor Esteban&lt;/a&gt; will serve on the faculty of Pincus Professional Education s June 1, 2012, seminar titled  E-Discovery in 2012: What Attorneys Need to Know.  The seminar will discuss the current state of e-discovery law in California, early case assessment and rule 26(f) in federal court, modern search and review techniques, managing large projects, coordinating with in-house counsel, and ethical issues. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To register for the Los Angeles, California, event, please click &lt;a href="http://www.pincusproed.com/view_seminar.php?id=2qcq" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=493"&gt;Frank Cruz-Alvare&lt;/a&gt; and Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=1065"&gt;Talia Zucker&lt;/a&gt; recently provided guest commentary for &lt;em&gt;The Legal Pulse,&lt;/em&gt; a blog published by The Washington Legal Foundation.  Titled  Kentucky s Use of Contigent-Fee Counsel in Vioxx Suit Questioned in Court,  the post discusses &lt;em&gt;Merck Sharp &amp; Dohme Corp. v. Conway,&lt;/em&gt; a suit filed by Merck against Kentucky s attorney general after he retained outside counsel under a contingency-fee agreement in litigation alleging that Merck violated the Kentucky Consumer Protection Act.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Merck argued that the attorney general  delegated [his coercive powers] to private lawyers having a clear, direct and substantial stake in the outcome  of the litigation.  In two separate rulings, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky found that  the state s use of a contingency-fee agreement with outside counsel is constitutional provided that certain safeguards are in place  to ensure the state s retention of direct control over the litigation.  While the court denied Merck s motion for preliminary injunction, it also denied the state s motion to dismiss, allowing the action to proceed to discovery on whether contingency counsel usurped control of the Vioxx litigation.&lt;/p&gt;





&lt;p&gt;Cruz-Alvarez and Zucker opine that the  state s ability to use outside contingency-fee counsel is just another area of worry  for corporate defendants facing prosecution under consumer protection laws and conclude,  corporations should keep an eye on this case to see what discovery reveals and what the court actually deems sufficient to  invade the sphere of control  reserved for the state.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the article, please click &lt;a href="http://wlflegalpulse.com/2012/04/16/kentuckys-use-of-contingent-fee-counsel-in-vioxx-suit-questioned-in-court/" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=67"&gt;Michael Koon&lt;/a&gt; will serve on a panel addressing  average wholesale price (AWP)  litigation during the American Conference Institute s 10th Anniversary  In-House Counsel Forum on Government Regulation of Prescription Drug Pricing.   Scheduled for June 27-28, 2012, in New York City, the CLE seminar features in-house counsel for major pharmaceutical corporations, government regulators, U.S. attorneys, and distinguished practitioners who will provide insights on  proposed reforms in pricing methodologies and new trends in pricing litigation.   Koon s session is titled  The Status, Evolution and Continued Significance of AWP Litigation.   &lt;span class="view"&gt;To request the conference brochure, please click &lt;a href="http://www.americanconference.com/2012/880/in-house-counsel-forum-on-government-regulation-of-prescription-drug-pricing" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=273"&gt;Paul Williams&lt;/a&gt; and Of Counsel &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=240"&gt;Sandra Stigall&lt;/a&gt; have published an article about the optimal handling of notice of loss and inspection letters in the April 17, 2012, issue of &lt;em&gt;Law360.&lt;/em&gt;  Titled  6 Tips for Responding to Notices of Catastrophic Loss,  the article suggests that third-party diligence in addressing notices of catastrophic loss issued by injured parties and their insurers in the wake of losses caused by fire, explosion, flooding, or other catastrophe  can facilitate a more accurate assessment of the risk, avoid future litigation and set the stage for a successful defense if litigation ensues.   Among other matters, the authors recommend promptly marshalling relevant information from the noticing party, requesting complete details about proposed inspections or testing, conducting initial independent investigation and research, and avoiding spoliation and chain-of-custody issues.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2012/6TipsForRespondingToNoticesOfCatastrophicLoss.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=66"&gt;Matthew Keenan&lt;/a&gt; and Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=1058"&gt;Christopher Kaufman&lt;/a&gt;  have authored an article in the April 2012 issue of &lt;em&gt;Defense Counsel Journal&lt;/em&gt; that addresses the efforts of health insurance carriers to recover losses in the aggregate directly from pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers. Titled  New Healthcare Lien Recovery Theories by Third-Party Payors: Strategies and Tactics for the Defense,  the article provides strategies for defending against aggregate recovery suits claiming that third-party payors (TPPs)  suffered a direct financial injury because they are the  purchasers  of fraudulently overpriced drugs  or  incurred  otherwise unnecessary  medical expenses due to allegedly defective medical devices. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt; Although federal courts have been reluctant to allow TPPs to proceed with a direct liability theory of aggregate recovery, prescription drug and medical device manufacturers remain susceptible to adverse dispositive motion ruling, class certification, and even multi-million dollar judgments,  notes the article, which suggests directing the courts  attention  early in the litigation  to the practical difficulties of establishing Article III standing, that is,  (1) injury in fact, (2) a causal relationship between the injury and the challenged conducts, and (3) redressability of the injury.   To this end, Keenan and Kaufman urge defense counsel to emphasize  the various considerations  that may influence the treating physicians  judgment  in selecting a particular course of treatment for each individual patient,  as doing so could also serve to challenge class certification after initial pleadings if necessary and minimize the potential scope of damages.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt; Drug and device manufacturers should therefore insist that TPPs be required to present evidence of their alleged injuries on an individualized, insured-by-insured basis,  the authors conclude.  If drug and device manufacturers are ultimately successful in their attempt to halt this form of aggregate recovery at the initial pleadings stages, TPPs will have no choice but to return to the conventional method of recovering liens on a case-by-case basis via subrogation.  &lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=795"&gt;Tristan Duncan&lt;/a&gt; recently authored commentary titled  Balancing Power: Lawyers, Guns and Money  in the April 11, 2012, issue of &lt;em&gt;The National Law Journal&lt;/em&gt;.  Duncan places in context recent headlines relating to the Affordable Care Act s constitutionality that included federal judges ordering the Obama administration to explain its position on judicial review.  The court was apparently indignant over President Barack Obama s statement that the U.S. Supreme Court would be taking an  unprecedented, extraordinary step  if it overturns a health care law that was enacted by our duly elected representatives in Congress.  The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals then demanded in a related case that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder submit a statement clarifying the president s position on the role of courts in reviewing congressional acts.  This led Harvard University Law Professor Laurence Tribe to question in a CNN.com post the propriety of the court s request given that such oversight authority is well-settled under our system of checks and balances.  According to Duncan, though  the stakes were high, the words heated and emotions intense, no blood was shed,  which is a tribute to the  power of the pen,  a lesson that even inner-city youths in this country understand.  She observes that each of the players  demonstrated this country s highest ideals this week.  If it weren t so easily taken for granted, that give-and-take ought to take our breath away. &lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;P&gt;SHB Miami Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=806"&gt;Alexandra Bach Lagos&lt;/a&gt; has been appointed to serve a three-year term on the Judicial Nominating Procedures (JNP) Committee by Florida Bar President-Elect Gwynne Young.&lt;/P&gt;

   

&lt;P&gt;The JNP Committee assists Florida Governor Rick Scott and the state s Judicial Nominating Commissions by providing information about judicial selection and the judicial nominating process, including relevant legislation and suggested operating rules and procedures.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;In an official letter of appointment, Young called Bach Lagos  work  critical to the success of our bar, and the administration of justice in Florida,  noting that the committee is part of the  backbone of our bar. &lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Public Policy Partners &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=16"&gt;Victor Schwartz&lt;/a&gt; and  &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=14"&gt;Phil Goldberg&lt;/a&gt; authored a February 2012 Washington Legal Foundation opinion letter that was recently featured in a &lt;em&gt;Forbes&lt;/em&gt; article titled  Wisconsin Federal Judge Reverses Himself on Superfund Liability.   The opinion letter urged the court to reconsider its December 2011 ruling imposing liability under CERCLA on two businesses arising from environmental damage at the Lower Fox River in Wisconsin.  That ruling had reversed the court s earlier decision rejecting liability.  On April 10, 2012, the court did an about face and returned to its initial ruling, thus dismissing SHB client Appleton Papers Inc. from the $700 million suit in a decision featured by &lt;em&gt;Law360.&lt;/em&gt;  In their opinion letter titled  Judge s Double-Take For Double Liability Spells Trouble For U.S. Businesses,  Schwartz and Goldberg suggested that the court was concerned about jeopardizing cleanup efforts in the absence of obligations imposed by federal law and observed in this regard,  American jurisprudence does not allow the ends to justify the means. &lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;The SHB National Employment Litigation &amp; Policy Practice has issued an April 13, 2012, client alert discussing the California Supreme Court s long-awaited ruling on meal break and rest break actions. &lt;em&gt;Brinker Restaurant Corporation et al. v. Superior Court of San Diego County,&lt;/em&gt; decided April 12, 2012.  The alert provides an overview of the Court s decision and what it means for corporate employers with obligations under the California Labor Code and related wage orders. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the latest issue of &lt;em&gt;National Employment Perspective: Focus on Wage &amp; Hour&lt;/em&gt;, please click &lt;a href="newsletters/NEP/NEP041312.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Miami Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=806"&gt;Alexandra Bach Lagos,&lt;/a&gt; who serves as president of the Miami-Dade chapter of Florida Association for Women Lawyers, was recently featured in a &lt;em&gt;Daily Business Review&lt;/em&gt; article about the placement of women on state and federal judicial nominating commissions (JNCs).&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Two state-level commissions in Florida have made strides toward including female members, Bach Lagos told the Daily Business Review, but only five of 21 seats on the Federal Judicial Nominating Commission in South Florida are held by women.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt; As far as the state goes, [in] both the circuit and third district commissions, there has been a great deal of progress and women are more represented than they have been in the past,  she said.  But it doesn t seem like they are making that kind of progress on the federal JNC. &lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Koriambanya (Kori) Carew recently joined Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon as the firm s Director of Strategic Diversity Initiatives.  In coordinating efforts related to SHB s primary diversity drivers of Excellence, Education, and Equity, Kori will work closely with the Executive, Diversity, Search, Professional Development, and Associates committees as well as the Women s Management Council and Mentoring Task Force.  Kori will be based in Kansas City but will work actively with the firm s nine offices.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Kori s commitment to diversity has been clearly demonstrated by her dedicated service to professional and community organizations. Her DRI experience includes serving as liaison to the Diversity Committee and marketing vice chair for the Women in the Law Committee. In Kansas City, she has served as an Executive Board Member and president of the Jackson County Bar Association (JCBA), and also managed a JCBA mentor program for diverse students at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law.  Kori is currently an active member of the JCBA Foundation, which has provided 33 diversity scholarships since 1998 to students attending the four area law schools. She has served as a mentor for the Missouri Bar program and to diverse law students at the University of Kansas, and has provided leadership as a member of the Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City Board of Directors. Kori has also served with the American Bar Association s House of Delegates and the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers.  In 2007, she was the Vice Chair for the New Lawyers/Law Student Committee and sat on the Young Lawyers Section Board of Directors for the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, where she is currently a member of the Community Service, Public Service, and Diversity Committees. Her community involvement also includes board memberships with Newhouse Domestic Violence Shelter, Kansas City Alliance Against Human Trafficking, and Lawyers Encouraging Academic Performance. She has spoken and moderated on diversity and inclusion issues nationally and locally.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;A graduate of Drake University Law School, Kori joins SHB after nearly eight years at Baker Sterchi Cowden &amp; Rice, where she was the relationship partner for a &lt;em&gt;Fortune&lt;/em&gt; 100 client and tried several multi-million dollar exposure cases. Her work on tort and products liability and labor and employment matters has led to recognition as a  Rising Star  by &lt;em&gt;Missouri &amp; Kansas Super Lawyers&lt;/em&gt; since 2009, an  Up &amp; Coming Lawyer  by &lt;em&gt;Missouri Lawyers Weekly&lt;/em&gt; in 2011, and one of the  Best of the Bar  by the &lt;em&gt;Kansas City Business Journal&lt;/em&gt; in 2011.&lt;/p&gt; 









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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=1029"&gt;Brittany Boswell&lt;/a&gt; has authored an article titled  NPEs Trolling the ITC,  published in the March 22, 2012, issue of &lt;em&gt;Law360.&lt;/em&gt; She describes how companies that hold patents without any intention of practicing them (non-practicing entities, or NPEs) have created an industry as  patent trolls  by suing other companies, especially those with deep pockets, for infringement.  While such suits  have become a staple in district courts,  writes Boswell,  they are now trying to establish their existence on a new playing field the U.S. International Trade Commission [ITC].    Although remedies in ITC proceedings are limited to injunctions, Boswell contends that patent trolls find this attractive as  great settlement leverage.   She discusses how NPEs have adapted to ITC rules requiring that the existence of a domestic industry be proven as a threshold question to an infringement determination.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2012/NPEsTrollingTheITC.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Life Sciences &amp; Biotechnology Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=1074"&gt;John Garretson&lt;/a&gt; was featured by &lt;em&gt;InsideCounsel&lt;/em&gt; magazine in an April 2012 article discussing the recent release of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft guidance on the approval pathway for biosimilar drugs.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;In  FDA releases biosimilar draft guidances: Documents are first step in expedited pathway for generic biotech drugs,  Garretson described the overall impact the guidance could have on the industry, noting, however, that  it raises more questions than it answers  with few specifics provided to enable practitioners or the industry  to discern any bright-line rules for how decisions are going to be made in particular instances.  According to Garretson, FDA has set a high standard for the demonstration of biosimilar interchangeability, but it remains unclear how much additional clinical data will be required.  Garretson also addressed draft guidance provisions allowing applicants to include testing data submitted to foreign regulatory agencies in their overall package.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;In addition to &lt;em&gt;InsideCounsel, Law360, Genetic Engineering &amp; Biotechnology News,&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Ingram s&lt;/em&gt; magazine recently turned to Garretson for his expertise on biosimilars and the latest industry developments.&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity has named SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=756"&gt;Hassia Diolombi&lt;/a&gt; a 2012 Fellow.  The LCLD Fellows Program  brings together high-caliber Fellows and top leaders in the legal industry for professional development and networking opportunities that focus on relationship-building and leadership.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;For more information about the LCLD, please click &lt;a href="http://www.lcldnet.org/" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=276"&gt;John Barkett&lt;/a&gt; has been appointed to serve on the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules by Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The Judicial Conference of the United States serves  as the principal policy making body concerned with the administration of the U.S. Courts.  As a member of the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, Barkett will contribute to the  continuous study of the operation and effect of the general rules of practice and procedure in use within the federal courts. &lt;/p&gt;





&lt;p&gt;Barkett s term on the Advisory Committee was immediately effective upon appointment and will run through October 1, 2014.&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=852"&gt;David Douglass&lt;/a&gt; was interviewed yesterday on  MSNBC Live  during a segment discussing the implications of the recent shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Douglass, a former trial attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, provided insight into the ongoing investigation of the shooting and the potential of prosecuting the case as a hate crime.  He also discussed legislation enacted in 2009 related to the federal government s ability to classify cases as hate crimes.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=918"&gt;Alison Newstead&lt;/a&gt; has authored an article titled  The aftermath of a product recall:  when the dust settles,  appearing in the April 2012 issue of &lt;em&gt;The In-House Lawyer.&lt;/em&gt;  Among other matters, she identifies the issues that could affect liability in the wake of a product recall, including the requirement to disclose documents created before and during the recall in follow-on litigation and potential FOIA information requests to governmental authorities involved.  Newstead cautions in-house counsel to review recall systems to learn what worked and identify areas for improvement,  [o]nce the immediate investigations, recall logistics and notifications have been made and the recall is underway.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2012/Theaftermathofaproductrecall.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=13"&gt;Mark Behrens&lt;/a&gt; and Of Counsel &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=17"&gt;Cary Silverman&lt;/a&gt; have authored an article published in the most recent issue of the &lt;em&gt;Journal of Health Care Law &amp; Policy.&lt;/em&gt; Titled  The Constitutional Foundation for Federal Medical Liability Reform,  the article makes the case for the constitutionality of a proposed federal law (H.R. 5) that would impose limitations on all lawsuits involving liability for professional negligence in medical care. Among other matters, the law would cap noneconomic damages, limit when lawsuits may be brought after an injury is discovered, strictly limit punitive damages, and reduce the contingency fees available to plaintiffs  counsel.  The authors point to improvements in and access to health care in those states that have adopted similar reforms and indicate that, by allowing states flexibility to enact their own medical liability laws, proposed federal legislation  respects states  rights and federalism principles.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2012/TheConstitutionalFoundationforFederalMedicalLiabilityReform.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=276"&gt;John Barkett&lt;/a&gt; is serving as chair for this year s American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Litigation  Annual CLE Conference,  scheduled for April 18-20, 2012, in Washington, D.C.  With 200 distinguished speakers participating in 45 CLE programs and seven networking sessions, this conference promises to be a  premier event for litigators.  Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=826"&gt;Amor Esteban&lt;/a&gt; (SF   eD3) will also participate in panel discussion titled  Plunder or Blunder: E-Discovery in the Age of Social Media Mining for Gold and Dodging the Silver Bullet.  Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon is a conference co-sponsor. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the event agenda, please click &lt;a href="http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/events/litigation/2012/04/section_of_litigationannualconference/cle_brochure.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Seven Shook, Hardy &amp;amp; Bacon partners have been included in the 2012 South Florida Legal Guide s listings of  Top Lawyers  and  Top Up and Comers  in the legal industry.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=276"&gt;John Barkett&lt;/A&gt;, 

&lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=280"&gt;John McNally&lt;/A&gt;, 

&lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=222"&gt;Ed Moss&lt;/A&gt;, and 

&lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=227"&gt;Paul Reid&lt;/A&gt; were named  Top Lawyers,  an honor that recognizes attorneys who are  well regarded in the legal profession, have many years of experience, and a distinguished record of achievement.  

&lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=605"&gt;Dan Rogers&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A 

href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=726"&gt;Al Saikali&lt;/A&gt;, and &lt;A 

href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=271"&gt;Todd Wallen&lt;/A&gt; were named  Top Up and Comers,  an honor that highlights  the next generation of leaders in the South Florida legal community. &lt;/P&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=203"&gt;Laurie Novion&lt;/a&gt; and Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=774"&gt;Ina Chang&lt;/a&gt; have authored an article appearing in the Winter 2012 issue of the American Bar Association s (ABA s) &lt;em&gt;Mass Torts Litigation,&lt;/em&gt; a publication of the Section of Mass Torts Litigation Committee.  Titled  The Evolving Burden for Removal under CAFA,  the article explores how the federal circuit and district courts have interpreted the amount-in-controversy provision of the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA).  Because the law  is silent on whether the act alters the traditional rule that the burden of proving federal jurisdiction rests on the removing party,  the courts have grappled with questions such as (i) which party has the burden for removal, (ii) what is the level of burden for removal, and (iii) what evidence can be used to support it.  According to the authors, the law and standards addressing the issue have evolved since CAFA was enacted and vary to some extent by circuit.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the article, please click &lt;a href="http://apps.americanbar.org/litigation/committees/masstorts/articles/winter2012-burden-removal-cafa.html" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Ingram s&lt;/EM&gt; magazine recently published the 2012 edition of its annual  Professional Services Special Report,  recognizing Kansas City leaders in the wealth management, accounting and legal sectors.&lt;/P&gt; 



&lt;P&gt;SHB received the No. 1 ranking in &lt;EM&gt;Ingram s&lt;/EM&gt;  Top Area Law Firms  listing and was featured as a leading law firm in trial and litigation, employment and labor, and environmental law. SHB attorneys who received individual recognitions included &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=50"&gt;Mark Anstoetter&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=150"&gt;Gene Balloun&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=32"&gt;Dave Erickson&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=797"&gt;Tom Grever&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=35"&gt;Harvey Kaplan&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=31"&gt;Bill Martucci&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=590"&gt;Carrie McAtee&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=18"&gt;Joe Rebein&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=166"&gt;Todd Ruskamp&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=167"&gt;Bill Sampson&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=799"&gt;Terry Satterlee&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=733"&gt;Lori Schultz&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=335"&gt;Gene Voigts&lt;/A&gt;, and &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=304"&gt;Trent Webb&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=443"&gt;Denise Talbert&lt;/a&gt; has contributed her expertise to the latest public commentary issued by The Sedona Conference® Working Group on Electronic Document Retention &amp; Production (WG1). Co-authored by Talbert, the March 2012 report provides practical guidance on protecting confidential metadata and fulfilling ethical obligations in both discovery and non-discovery contexts. It also addresses jurisdictional conflicts such as limitations on accessing metadata, as well as best practices for resolving these conflicts before issues arise. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To download a free copy of  The Sedona Conference® Commentary on Ethics &amp; Metadata,  please click &lt;a href="https://thesedonaconference.org/publication/The%20Sedona%20Conference%C2%AE%20Commentary%20on%20Ethics%20%2526%20Metadata" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon s efforts to sustain a diverse professional community were the topic of a recent interview with SHB Chair 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=34"&gt;John Murphy&lt;/a&gt; and SHB Miami Managing Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=233"&gt;Lea Souza-Rasile&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;em&gt;The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 



&lt;p&gt; Diversity became a prominent part of the firm, largely because we recognized that it had to be,  Murphy said.  Certainly, there was a moral imperative, but we also identified a business imperative based on feedback from our clients that they expect diversity to be an important aspect of law firms that service their needs. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;SHB s diversity and inclusion efforts have earned the firm various accolades that include three consecutive top ratings by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation s Corporate Equality Index, Gold Standard Certification from the Women in Law Empowerment Forum, and awards from the Minority Corporate Counsel Association.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon s innovative flat-fee structure with Tyco International was the topic of a recent case study in the &lt;em&gt;ABA Journal.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Titled  Facing the Alternative: How Does a Flat Fee System Really Work?,  the article provides an in-depth analysis of SHB s partnership with Tyco and highlights the flat-fee system s success in minimizing Tyco s legal costs, reducing new case filings and increasing the predictability of legal expenditures.  Dennis Lynch, Tyco s vice president and chief litigation counsel, attributed the program s success to the trust shared between his team and SHB.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt; I think it has worked well because we ve truly partnered with them,  Lynch told the &lt;em&gt;ABA Journal&lt;/em&gt;.  They ve gotten to know well the players here, the business, products and obviously the law department. And we do work as partners   and that trust, which goes both ways, goes a long way to building a relationship as good as this one is. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;ABA Journal&lt;/em&gt; highlighted SHB s capacity to apply its alternative fee arrangement across Tyco s entire product liability docket, which once numbered more than 500 cases, noting that  new cases filed against the company have dropped 60 percent since Shook Hardy s involvement. &lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=983"&gt;Tom Moga&lt;/a&gt; will join the distinguished faculty of the Fordham Intellectual Property Law Institute s conference on "Understanding China s New Environment for Intellectual Property" slated for April 11, 2012, in New York City. Co-sponsored by Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon, the event will highlight the  the role of innovation in China s fast-changing IP environment,  featuring speakers from the U.S. and Chinese governments as well as top IP practitioners. Moga will address  American perspectives on Utility Models and Designs in China.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To register for the event, please &lt;a href="http://fordhamipconference.com/china/" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Of Counsel &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=658"&gt;Jim Andreasen&lt;/a&gt; contributed to a recently published book, &lt;em&gt;FDA Regulation of Nanotechnology&lt;/em&gt; (ABA 2012), that comprehensively considers, by product category, how the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviews nanotechnology-based products.  Among the chapters are  Color Additives,   Food Additives and Related Substances,   Dietary Supplements,   Food and Animal Feed Products,   Drugs,   Medical Devices,  and  Biological Products.   They address  how FDA can, and to some extent, has, regulated nanomaterials in products falling under its multiple areas of responsibility,  and (i) identify  products that already feature nanomaterials ; (ii) review  FDA s regulatory program for the specific product category (such as particular pre-market and post-market controls) ; and (iii) discuss  how that program might apply to nanomaterials.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the book, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2012/FDARegulationofNanotechnology.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Thomson Reuters has recognized 36 SHB attorneys for obtaining  outstanding results for their corporate clients. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;P&gt;SHB attorneys selected for inclusion in the 2012 &lt;I&gt;Super Lawyers Business Edition&lt;/I&gt; include: &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=50"&gt;Mark Anstoetter&lt;/A&gt; (Construction, Real Estate &amp;amp; Environmental); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=150"&gt;Gene Balloun&lt;/A&gt; (Litigation); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=785"&gt;Ed Bullard&lt;/A&gt; (Construction, Real Estate &amp;amp; Environmental); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=189"&gt;Mike Cargnel&lt;/A&gt; (Litigation); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=154"&gt;Stan Davis&lt;/A&gt; (Litigation); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=19"&gt;Jim Eiszner&lt;/A&gt; (Litigation); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=773"&gt;Willie Epps&lt;/A&gt; (Litigation); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=32"&gt;Dave Erickson&lt;/A&gt; (Construction, Real Estate &amp;amp; Environment); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=416"&gt;Roger Geary&lt;/A&gt; (Litigation); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=417"&gt;Bill Geraghty&lt;/A&gt; (Litigation); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=998"&gt;Bill Gillen&lt;/A&gt; (Litigation); Kevin Haroff (Construction, Real Estate &amp;amp; Environmental); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=1006"&gt;Ethel Johnson&lt;/A&gt; (Employment); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=35"&gt;Harvey Kaplan&lt;/A&gt; (Litigation); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=66"&gt;Matt Keenan&lt;/A&gt; (Litigation); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=31"&gt;Bill Martucci&lt;/A&gt; (Employment); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=287"&gt;Kirk Marty&lt;/A&gt; (Construction, Real Estate &amp;amp; Environmental); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=57"&gt;Scott McCandless&lt;/A&gt; (Construction, Real Estate &amp;amp; Environmental); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=91"&gt;Madeleine McDonough&lt;/A&gt; (Litigation); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=21"&gt;Mark Moedritzer&lt;/A&gt; (Litigation); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=44"&gt;Dan Molony&lt;/A&gt; (Litigation); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=222"&gt;Ed Moss&lt;/A&gt; (Litigation); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=160"&gt;Jim Murphy&lt;/A&gt; (Litigation); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=18"&gt;Joe Rebein&lt;/A&gt; (Litigation); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=227"&gt;Paul Reid&lt;/A&gt; (Litigation); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=39"&gt;Ken Reilly&lt;/A&gt; (Litigation); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=166"&gt;Todd Ruskamp&lt;/A&gt; (Litigation); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=167"&gt;Bill Sampson&lt;/A&gt; (Litigation); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=799"&gt;Terry Satterlee&lt;/A&gt; (Construction, Real Estate &amp;amp; Environmental); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=96"&gt;Scott Sayler&lt;/A&gt; (Litigation); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=97"&gt;Andy See&lt;/A&gt; (Litigation); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=229"&gt;Stan Sexton&lt;/A&gt; (Litigation); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=335"&gt;Gene Voigts&lt;/A&gt; (Litigation); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=304"&gt;Trent Webb&lt;/A&gt; (Intellectual Property); &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=646"&gt;Gene Williams&lt;/A&gt; (Litigation); and &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=99"&gt;Marie Woodbury&lt;/A&gt; (Litigation).&lt;/P&gt;

&lt;P&gt;The &lt;I&gt;Super Lawyers&lt;/I&gt; selection process includes peer nominations, as well as extensive research that evaluates each final candidate on experience, professional achievements, bar activities, pro bono and community service, and scholarly lectures and writings.&lt;/P&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=134"&gt;Angela Seaton&lt;/a&gt; will present during the Food &amp; Drug Law Institute s (FDLI s) March 12-13, 2012, program  Introduction to Drug Law and Regulation:  How the Government Regulates the Drug Industry.   Designed for those new to drug law and regulation or seasoned professionals interested in refreshing their skills, this program provides an overview of the laws and regulations affecting the drug industry.  Seaton will discuss  The New Drug Approval Process:  NDA Submission and Review.   &lt;span class="view"&gt;To review the agenda for this annual CLE conference, please click &lt;a href="http://www.fdli.org/conf/drug/12/march/" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=13"&gt;Mark Behrens&lt;/a&gt; is quoted in the March 2012 issue of the &lt;em&gt;Illinois Business Journal&lt;/em&gt; in an article titled  Madison County Circuit Court expands role as king of asbestos torts.   According to the article, unusual docketing arrangements for asbestos cases, including the assignment of court dates to plaintiffs  firms rather than to cases, recently came to light when the former asbestos docket administrator was reassigned following revelations that her retention campaign had benefitted from contributions from some of those firms, which have been given favorable 2013 trial-date treatment.  Noting that  [t]he amount of money changing hands in Madison County asbestos cases is mind boggling,  Behrens also observed that the docketing system encourages the filing of lawsuits from other states because of  the opportunity for a quick settlement.    Knowing that there is a trial setting already in place on a case is going to foster the quick resolution of that case,  Behrens said.  He compared turning cases over quickly, a way for plaintiffs  lawyers to maximize profits, to flipping, or rehabbing and selling, houses in real estate.  The journal article reports that the vast majority of cases on the asbestos docket have no connection to Madison County.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2012/IllinoisBusinessJournal2012.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon recently received the No. 1 ranking in &lt;em&gt;Law360 s&lt;/em&gt;  Product Liability 100,  a listing that distinguishes SHB as the home of the nation s largest product liability practice.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;In an article accompanying the listing, &lt;em&gt;Law360&lt;/em&gt; detailed SHB s recent successes, noting that the firm  followed up on a banner year in 2010, when it rolled off a series of victories for Philip Morris in the so-called Engle progeny litigation in Florida, with another major Engle win  in 2011. The article also highlighted SHB s representation of The Coca-Cola Company, Pfizer Inc., Bayer AG, and DuPont Co.&lt;/p&gt;

 

&lt;p&gt;SHB s environmental, intellectual property and white collar practice groups were also included in &lt;em&gt;Law360 s&lt;/em&gt; ranking of the top 100 groups in each respective practice area.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Law360&lt;/em&gt; recently featured Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon s successful representation of Philip Morris USA in the first &lt;em&gt;Engle&lt;/em&gt; progeny case to go to trial in federal court.  The defense verdict was delivered after less than an hour of deliberation by the Florida federal jury and represents the 12th victory in the last 17 Engle trials.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The plaintiff alleged that her husband s lung cancer and other related health problems were caused by smoking cigarettes manufactured by Philip Morris, but the jury found smoking was not the medical cause of the injuries and delivered a complete defense verdict.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=154"&gt;Stan Davis&lt;/a&gt; represented Philip Morris in the matter.&lt;/p&gt;





&lt;p class="view"&gt;To view the Law360 feature, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2012/FederalEngleVictory.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partners &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=273"&gt;Paul Williams&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=584"&gt;Charlie Eblen&lt;/a&gt; and Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=880"&gt;Kristi Burmeister&lt;/a&gt; have authored an article titled  Minimizing Tort Liability with the Right Terms  that appears in the February 28, 2012, issue of &lt;em&gt;Law360&lt;/em&gt;.  Focusing on a Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that strictly enforced contractual risk-allocation provisions in a consumer action involving a home alarm system, the authors outline the key provisions needed to effectively limit recovery to a contract s terms and preclude recovery in tort.  They conclude,  Inclusion of the above risk-allocation scheme as a base framework for most contracts, particularly when paired with effective field training and document retention, thus enables companies to better control on-going litigation risks and dispose more quickly of those risks when claims do arise.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2012/MinimizingTortLiabilityWithTheRightTerms.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=406"&gt;Sarah Croft&lt;/a&gt; has authored an article titled "Product liability trends:  what to watch in 2012" in the March 2012 issue of &lt;em&gt;The In-House Lawyer.&lt;/em&gt; The article outlines product liability issues on the horizon for manufacturers, ranging from European proposals for collective redress and UK litigation funding and contingency fee proposals pending before the House of Lords to litigation developments in the United States. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2012/ProductLiabilityTrends2012.pdf"  target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=66"&gt;Matt Keenan&lt;/a&gt; will discuss  Best Practices for Improving Partner Participation  at the Pro Bono Institute s Annual Conference slated for March 28-30, 2012, in Washington, D.C.  Billed as the legal community s premier pro bono event, the conference will provide new and veteran pro bono advocates with sessions on  best practices and emerging issues, trends and innovations, cutting-edge developments in the fast-changing world of pro bono, and new and compelling pro bono opportunities in public interest law.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To register for the event, please click &lt;a href="http://www.cvent.com/events/the-2012-pro-bono-institute-annual-conference/event-summary-b9f5f175d3134e9fa0a80e1fda126d9e.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;The International Law Office (ILO) recently announced Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon as its 2012 Client Choice Award recipient for the United States. The ILO Client Choice Awards are presented to a single law firm from 56 international jurisdictions that stands apart "for the excellent client care they provide and the quality of their service."&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;ILO based its selections on feedback received from senior in-house counsel during a survey process that involved more than 2,000 individual client assessments within its network. Evaluations were based on a firm s "quality of legal advice; value for money; commercial awareness; effective communication; billing transparency; tailored fee structures; depth of team; response time; sharing of expertise; and use of technology."&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;In addition to being featured in ILO s &lt;em&gt;Client Choice Guide 2012&lt;/em&gt;, SHB was honored in February at the organization s awards gala in London.&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=881"&gt;Jesse Weisshaar&lt;/a&gt; has authored an article appearing in the February 24, 2012, issue of &lt;em&gt;Law360.&lt;/em&gt;  Titled  A Lack of Comprehensive Guidance in CMS User Guide,  the article discusses the user guide prepared and updated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to  help those, such as tort defendants, required to report any payments made for injury or illness as required under section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid and State Children s Health Insurance Program Extension Act of 2007.  Apparently, the most recent version of the user guide fails to include significant reporting deadlines included in an earlier notice.  Weisshaar reports that during a February 23 town hall teleconference, CMS indicated that the timeline in the October 2011 alert applies despite its omission from the new user guide.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2012/ALackOfComprehensiveGuidanceInCMSUserGuide.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and the US Oil &amp; Gas Association have settled their suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  IPAA filed a petition for review to challenge EPA s Website pronouncement that it would regulate hydraulic fracturing using diesel fuel under the Safe Drinking Water Act s (SDWA) Underground Injection Control (UIC) regulations.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read SHB's Environmental &amp; Chemical Alert about the settlement, please click &lt;a href="newsletters/ECU/ECA022912.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;The Health Care Foundation (HCF) of Greater Kansas City recently elected SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=858"&gt;Jon Gray&lt;/a&gt; to a three-year term on its board of directors. According to HCF President and CEO Steve Roling, Gray will provide  a wealth of knowledge, expertise, and a great passion for our mission to help eliminate barriers to quality health for the uninsured and underserved. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Gray, a former circuit court judge, brings considerable board experience to his first term on the HCF Board of Directors. He currently serves on the executive committees of the Truman Medical Centers and the Lyric Opera of Kansas City. He has also served on the board of directors for the Urban League of Greater Kansas City and the Kansas City Neighborhood Alliance.&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=1074"&gt;John Garretson&lt;/a&gt; recently provided insight into ways of growing the biotech sector in the Kansas City region during a Biotechnology Industry Outlook seminar hosted by &lt;em&gt;Ingram s&lt;/em&gt; magazine.  He joined a panel of 12 experts from the biotechnology field to discuss the industry s potential and pinpoint obstacles that could limit local growth.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;According to Garretson, key factors to industry success in the region will hinge on  opportunity, money and identifying and helping the entrepreneurial talent.  He also addressed new procedures for litigating and processing patent cases, commenting that the potential shortage of patent judges to hear cases would  put pressure on early assessment of what is your IP [intellectual property]. &lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=1074"&gt;John Garretson&lt;/a&gt; has provided commentary in the February 10, 2012, issue of &lt;em&gt;Law360 s IP&lt;/em&gt; news on the Food and Drug Administration s recent release of proposed guidance documents drafted to implement health-care reform law provisions requiring the creation of an abbreviated approval pathway for biological products that are similar to an FDA-licensed biological product.  Legal commentators have observed that the guidance documents lack certain details that will ultimately determine the cost of biosimilar development.  Among other matters, FDA failed to address in any detail the issues of clinical trials and interchangeability. Regarding interchangeability, Congress set the evidentiary bar higher, requiring that sponsors show a patient can switch from the reference products to the biosimilar and back again with no adverse effects.  FDA s failure to address this aspect of biosimilarity left a  gaping hole,  according to Garretson.  He suggests that further agency guidance on this issue is  the other shoe that s going to drop. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Garretson also noted that while the draft guidance is  an important step, I don t know that people are going to immediately jump in the pool.  It s not detailed or specific enough for people to say,  We have the critical information we didn t have before,   and now we can submit an application.  FDA has yet to receive an application to approve a biosimilar drug, although nine applications have been filed for clinical trials.  The long-awaited guidance is considered, nevertheless, an important step in the development of an industry that is expected to generate $3.7 billion in sales by 2015. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2012//BiosimilarGuidanceSilent.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=795"&gt;Tristan Duncan&lt;/a&gt;, who represented &lt;em&gt;amici&lt;/em&gt; in collaboration with Harvard Law Professors Laurence Tribe and Richard Fallon in climate change litigation before the U.S. Supreme Court and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, has co-authored a paper in the February 2012 issue of the Washington Legal Foundation s (WLF s) &lt;em&gt;Critical Legal issues: Working Paper Series.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Titled  AEP s Tipping Point: Implied Preemption of Climate-Change Common Law Claims,  the paper takes issue with a &lt;em&gt;Yale Law Journal&lt;/em&gt; article that called for federal courts to allow climate change lawsuits raising common law nuisance claims to be used a means to prod Congress into taking action on this issue.  While the law journal authors conceded that such claims cannot succeed on the merits, they said that the courts should not dismiss these cases early in the proceedings on jurisdictional (standing or political question doctrine) or quasi-merits grounds (displacement or preemption), so that the courts could  simply . . . make a political statement that the government is not doing its job. &lt;/p&gt; 



&lt;p&gt;According to the authors, this approach treats  Article III judicial proceedings essentially as a form of political theater,  ignores the limited judicial resources and institutional capital of the courts, brushes aside  the enormous financial and other burdens that defendants in such tort suits would be required to bear  thus diverting them from job-creating endeavors, and overlooks the  landmark significance  of &lt;em&gt;American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut,&lt;/em&gt; in which the U.S. Supreme Court  implicitly telegraphed  an implied preemption doctrine when claims involving global subject matter, such as climate change, implicate  uniquely federal interests  that should be addressed in an orderly progression at the federal level (i.e., Congress, administrative agency, judicial review).&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The paper concludes that the law journal authors   approach would exact a terrible price.  It would permit self-selected plaintiffs, accountable to nobody, to arbitrarily single out their preferred handful of defendants to bear the burden of addressing their perceived harm, when there is no reason to believe their harm would thereby be addressed and every reason to believe that, even it if would, the burden should be borne by the public as a whole in a far more equitable way. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;This is the second working paper Duncan has published in WLF s &lt;em&gt;Working Paper Series,&lt;/em&gt; and the third article she has authored on climate change litigation doctrine.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p class="view"&gt;To read the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2012/AEPsTippingPoint.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;





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Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=1074"&gt;John Garretson&lt;/a&gt; has been quoted in the February 13, 2012, issue of &lt;em&gt;Genetic Engineering &amp; Biotechnology News&lt;/em&gt; (GEN), commenting on how the patent reforms recently enacted by Congress may affect biopharmaceutical companies. Garretson pointed to provisions allowing third-party challenges under the new provisions for &lt;em&gt;inter partes&lt;/em&gt; review. He suggested that the rules could generate more challenges to patents by competitors who might find the procedure a less costly alternative to litigation. And with the promise of more expeditious post-grant proceedings, Garretson believes that  courts may be more amenable to granting stays to wait for the administrative proceeding to conclude.  He also discussed how the first-inventor-to-file rule may affect biopharma startups as well as the proposed increase in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office fees, which could impose significant obstacles to small biopharmas unless they qualify as  microentities.  Garretson concluded by stating,  Early identification of issues, thorough prosecution, and very carefully drawn claim sets in light of what is known to be out there are going to have real benefits down the road for evaluating the strength of the resulting patent. &lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=386"&gt;Carol Poindexter&lt;/a&gt; has co-authored an article appearing in the February 2, 2012, issue of Bloomberg BNA s &lt;em&gt;Health Law Reporter&lt;/em&gt;.  Titled  Mandatory Disclosure:  The Physician Payments Sunshine Act and Proposed Regulations and Perspectives on Compliance,  the article discusses a proposed rule that would implement the provisions of a law requiring drug, device and medical supply manufacturers to track and report payments made to physicians and teaching hospitals.  The authors explain who is covered by the requirements, the information that will be reported, what the term  payments  will apply to, which payments will not have to be reported, how the data will be reported, when it will be posted online, and what penalties may be imposed for failure to report, among other matters.  They conclude with recommendations for ensuring compliance.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2012/MandatoryDisclosure.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;







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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partners &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=219"&gt;H. Grant Law&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=31"&gt;William Martucci&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=91"&gt;Madeleine McDonough&lt;/a&gt; will participate in an April 19, 2012, American Bar Association (ABA) program in Beijing, China,  Doing Business in the United States:  What You Need to Know About Investing, Product Liability and Dispute Resolution. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Law will moderate a panel discussion on  Minimizing Exposure for Product Liability,   while Martucci will be a member of a panel addressing  Operations in the United States and Compliance with United States Employment and Labor Laws.   McDonough will introduce U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Attaché Jeffrey Hilsgen and U.S. Food &amp; Drug Administration Director Christopher Hickey and will provide an overview of their topic,  The United States Regulatory Landscape:  Focusing on the CPSC and the FDA.   Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon is the premiere sponsor of this event, which is presented in conjunction with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and the American Chamber of Commerce, Beijing.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the program brochure, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2012/ABADoingBusinessintheUnitedStates.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <title>Law, Martucci &amp; McDonough Join Faculty for ABA Program in Beijing</title>

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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=918"&gt;Alison Newstead&lt;/a&gt; and Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=1089"&gt;John Reynolds&lt;/a&gt; have co-authored an article titled  Product liability developments in 2011:  what do they mean for your business?,  appearing in the February 2012 issue of &lt;em&gt;The In-House Lawyer.&lt;/em&gt;  Among other matters, they discuss decisions from Greece, Germany and the European Court of Justice involving moldy yogurt, an exploding glass bottle, floor tiles, and a dishwasher.  They also address product recalls, the fourth review of the European Product Liability Directive, a new EU safety surveillance scheme to improve the traceability of Chinese products, and a pilot project to align certain product safety standards in Europe, the United States, Canada, and Australia.  

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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=13"&gt;Mark Behrens&lt;/a&gt; and Of Counsel &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=17"&gt;Cary Silverman&lt;/a&gt; have published an article in the January 27, 2012, issue of the Washington Legal Foundation s &lt;em&gt;Legal Opinion Letter&lt;/em&gt;.  Titled  State Court Endorses Use of Equitable Powers to Reduce Asbestos Suit Double-Dipping,  the article discusses a recent Pennsylvania Superior Court ruling that they characterize as  what is believed to be the first appellate-level decision to approve the use of a trial court s equitable powers to deduct bankruptcy trust recoveries from an asbestos plaintiff s tort system recovery for claims involving the same alleged injury.   The trial court in the case deducted from the tort plaintiff s jury award the amount already collected from five asbestos bankruptcy trusts.  The intermediate appeals court agreed that the evidence justified the trial court s finding that the bankrupt companies involved in the trusts were joint tortfeasors under the state s Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act, which allows joint settlement monies received by the plaintiff to reduce the verdict against the defendant in the tort suit.  The authors conclude that the ruling is  both logically and legally correct.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2012/StateCourtEndorsesUseofEquitablePower.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;The BTI Consulting Group has selected Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon Partners &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=99"&gt;Marie Woodbury&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=795"&gt;Tristan Duncan&lt;/a&gt; as  Client Service All-Stars  in &lt;em&gt;The BTI Client Service All-Star Team for Law Firms 2012,&lt;/em&gt; a directory featuring an exclusive group of attorneys  who impress corporate counsel with a keen understanding of business issues, thought-leading approaches to legal service and total commitment to client needs. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Woodbury was also chosen as a  Client Service All-Star  in 2010 and joins a select group of two-time winners.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=1029"&gt;Brittany Boswell&lt;/a&gt;

was recently selected for the  Young Lawyers  Section Pro Bono Honor Roll,  a Missouri Bar listing that recognizes attorneys younger than age 36 who have dedicated significant time to pro bono matters.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Boswell was one of only two attorneys on the  Pro Bono Honor Roll  to earn a  diamond level  classification, an honor reserved for those who contribute 500 pro bono hours in one year.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p class="view"&gt;To view the entire  Pro Bono Honor Roll,  please click &lt;a href="http://www.mobar.org/data/ylsnews-winter12/honor-roll.htm" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=806"&gt;Alexandra Bach Lagos&lt;/a&gt; and Florida Supreme Court Justice R. Fred Lewis recently presented an interactive lesson about the U.S. judicial system to high school students enrolled in the Academy of Legal Studies at Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High School in Miami, Florida.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The presentation was sponsored by the National Association of Women Judges as part of The Color of Justice, a program founded in 2001 to  encourage girls and minority high school students to consider careers in the law and judiciary.  The event was also attended by numerous local judges and voluntary bar association leaders.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The National Law Journal&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Legal Times&lt;/em&gt; have once again recognized Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon among the &lt;em&gt;Legal Times&lt;/em&gt; 150, a ranking of the  150 biggest players in the Washington legal market. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The ranking is based on a headcount of attorneys at each Washington-area firm, not including contract attorneys, patent agents or summer associates.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <title>SHB Attains Ranking in Legal Times 150</title>

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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB attorneys &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=47"&gt;Robert Adams&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=219"&gt;H. Grant Law&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=725"&gt;Amir Nassihi&lt;/a&gt; will join a distinguished faculty discussing  Emerging Issues in Motor Vehicle Products Liability Litigation  during the American Bar Association s 22nd annual national CLE program slated for March 28-30, 2012, in Phoenix, Arizona. Adams will present on  Communicating with the Modern Juror at Trial,  and Law will serve as co-moderator of a panel addressing the topic,  An Automobile Is Only as Good as the Sum of Its Parts: The Component Parts Panel. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Nassihi, who is serving as conference co-chair, will join panels focused on  The Rise and Fall of the Consumer Expectations Test  and  The Blockbuster Developments in Class Action Litigation.  He will also participate as co-moderator of a panel discussion addressing  Managing and Developing the Corporate counsel Relationship: The Inside View on Diversity, Retention and Client Expectations. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon is a conference co-sponsor. To register for the event, please click &lt;a href="http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/marketing/tips/12_motor_vehicle_brochure.authcheckdam.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon has received six national rankings and more than 30 regional rankings by U.S. News &amp; World Report and Best Lawyers LLC, which collaborated to develop a listing of the nation s most successful law practices.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The U.S. News   Best Lawyers  Best Law Firms  recognition places SHB among the top firms nationally for mass tort litigation/class actions   defendants, commercial litigation, environmental law, antitrust litigation, tax litigation, and patent law. SHB also earned 33 regional rankings in Kansas City, Houston, Miami, Tampa, and San Francisco.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;More than 9,600 law firms in 75 practice areas were assessed in a rigorous process that included  client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p class="view"&gt;To view all of SHB s  Best Law Firm  rankings, please click &lt;a href="http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/firms/shook-hardy-bacon-l-l-p-/Rankings/6387/" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=826"&gt;Amor Esteban&lt;/a&gt; will present at the Fifth Annual International Conference on Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) slated for January 25 27, 2012, in Brussels, Belgium.  Titled  European Data Protection: Coming of Age,  the CPDP conference will bring together academics, practitioners, policy-makers, and other stakeholders to discuss  emerging issues of information technology, privacy, data protection and law.  Esteban will participate on two panels,  Basic Principles of eDiscovery  and  Cross-Border eDiscovery in the EEA. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p class="view"&gt;For more information on the CPDP conference, please click &lt;a href="http://www.cpdpconferences.org/" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lawdragon&lt;/em&gt; magazine has honored six Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon attorneys with recognition in the 2011 edition of &lt;em&gt;Lawdragon 500: Leading Lawyers in America,&lt;/em&gt; its sixth annual guide  to the very best of the legal profession. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;SHB Partners 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=47"&gt;Rob Adams&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=35"&gt;Harvey Kaplan&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=424"&gt;Gary Long&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=222"&gt;Ed Moss&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=39"&gt;Ken Reilly&lt;/a&gt;, and 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=304"&gt;Trent Webb&lt;/a&gt; were chosen for the listing after a selection process that included law firm submissions, online balloting and editorial research. &lt;em&gt;Lawdragon&lt;/em&gt; deemed its review of the candidates the "most exhaustive and intense yet," basing final decisions on which lawyers "brought in the biggest verdicts and settlements, handled the biggest deals and defined what law practice was in the year just past."&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Selected attorneys will be featured in a spring issue of the magazine, which will be accompanied by the release of its &lt;em&gt;Lawdragon&lt;/em&gt; 3000 listing.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partners &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=96"&gt;Scott Sayler&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=62"&gt;David Brooks&lt;/a&gt; will participate in DRI s Drug and Medical Device Seminar slated for May 10-11, 2012, in New Orleans, Louisiana.  Co-sponsored by SHB, the event will feature  trial skills demonstrations, panel discussions of judges overseeing coordinated pharmaceutical proceedings, and litigation insights from leading defenders of drug and device cases. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Brooks will present a session titled  When a Good Medical Device Fails: Successfully Defending Medical Device Suits When Causation Is Not in Doubt,  which will discuss the substantive and strategic consideration of defending such a case. Sayler will also deliver remarks as chair of DRI s Drug and Medical Device Committee.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The American Lawyer&lt;/em&gt; has recognized Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon in its inaugural  Litigation Power Rankings  for possessing one of the nation s most decorated litigation departments.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The American Lawyer&lt;/em&gt; ranked SHB at No. 11, noting that the firm won the product liability category of its Litigation Department of the Year contest in 2008 and 2012, and was named a finalist in the 2010 competition.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The listing recognizes the 25 litigation departments  that have fared the best  since the magazine launched The Litigation Department of the Year competition in 2002.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Legalease has released the 2011 edition of &lt;em&gt;The Legal 500 United States,&lt;/em&gt; recognizing Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon as a nationally recommended firm in litigation and intellectual property.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;SHB s product liability practice is highlighted within the product liability categories of automotive/transport, consumer products, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, and toxic tort.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt; A formidable defense trial firm, Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon LLP s  first rate  practice has a longstanding history of success in the product liability field where its deep bench of first-chair trial lawyers is highly renowned,  &lt;em&gt;The Legal 500 United States&lt;/em&gt; reports.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The prestigious legal referral guide lauds SHB s intellectual property practice within the category of patent prosecution, noting that the firm s practice  boasts a number of high-profile clients and a history to rival most firms. &lt;/p&gt;



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guide features SHB Partners &lt;a

href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=47"&gt;Rob Adams&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a

href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=401"&gt;Walt Cofer&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a

href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=32"&gt;Dave Erickson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a

href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=48"&gt;Mike Gross&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a

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href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=218"&gt;Frank Kelly&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a

href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=219"&gt;Grant Law&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a

href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=424"&gt;Gary Long&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a

href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=39"&gt;Ken Reilly&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a

href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=267"&gt;Doug Robinson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a

href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=96"&gt;Scott Sayler&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a

href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=304"&gt;Trent Webb&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a

href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=646"&gt;Gene Williams&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=99"&gt;Marie Woodbury&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=13"&gt;Mark Behrens&lt;/a&gt; filed an &lt;em&gt;amicus&lt;/em&gt; brief on behalf a number of business and industry interests to support the dismissal of an asbestos plaintiff s negligence claims against a company that made a product to which asbestos-containing components were added post-sale.  On January 12, 2012, the California Supreme Court unanimously agreed with &lt;em&gt;amici&lt;/em&gt; and the defendants that  a product manufacturer may not be held liable in strict liability or negligence for harm caused by another manufacturer s product unless the defendant s own product contributed substantially to the harm, or the defendant participated substantially in creating a harmful combined use of the products.   Discussing the ruling s implications, Behrens was quoted in a &lt;em&gt;Daily Journal&lt;/em&gt; article stating,  Wherever the plaintiff may try to export this theory, now they re going to have a challenge in doing so.   He noted that the Washington Supreme Court has also rejected expanded liability.  Behrens added that he had called on the justices not to feel  compelled to take tort law in an unsound direction simply because you re afraid these people will get nothing.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To review the court s opinion, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2012/ONeilvCrane.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=403"&gt;Tim Congrove&lt;/a&gt; and Associates &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=839"&gt;David Northrip&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=1054"&gt;Dana Strueby&lt;/a&gt; have published an article in the January 11, 2012, issue of DRI s &lt;em&gt;The Business Suit,&lt;/em&gt; the newsletter of the Commercial Litigation Committee, which is chaired by SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=302"&gt;Peter Strand&lt;/a&gt;.  Titled  Keep Talking, but Know the Law:  Ongoing Considerations Regarding Communications with Potential Class Members,  the newsletter feature updates their July 2008 article that addressed the legal and ethical considerations involved when defendants contact potential class members.  The authors discuss recent cases to assess how defense counsel should proceed when considering such communications and conclude that while these contacts can provide valuable insights and help shape a defense strategy, counsel must follow certain guidelines and practices to ensure consistency with  what the law permits.   &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the article, please click &lt;a href="http://clients.criticalimpact.com/newsletter/newslettercontentshow1.cfm?contentid=9315&amp;id=1045" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Attorney at Law Magazine&lt;/em&gt; has recognized Miami Partner 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=726"&gt;Alfred Saikali&lt;/a&gt; as one of its 12 South Florida attorneys to watch in 2012. The magazine s profile highlights Saikali s expertise in legal issues pertaining to data security, data information and cloud computing.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=983"&gt;Tom Moga&lt;/a&gt; recently addressed U.S. patent law at the Global IP Convention 2012 held January 5-8 in New Delhi, India. Focused on  innovation, technology transfer and IP commercialization,  the convention aimed to establish  constituencies of policymakers, business leaders and judicial stakeholders in the developing world who understand that effective, enforceable intellectual property rights can be a tool to promote economic development in their countries. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Moga discussed  Using Interviews, Declarations and Other Tools to Build the Bulletproof U.S. Patent.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To learn more about the event and download presentations, please click &lt;a href="http://www.iprconference.com/" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;ABA Journal&lt;/em&gt; editors have chosen &lt;em&gt;Lowering the Bar,&lt;/em&gt; written by SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=474"&gt;

Kevin Underhill&lt;/a&gt;, as one of the top 100 legal blogs in America for 2011.  The blog made the list for the second year in the  For Fun  category. It also won the reader vote within that category.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;According to the nomination submitted by Jeff Richardson of &lt;em&gt;iPhone J.D.,&lt;/em&gt;  Kevin Underhill has a knack for finding the most absurd lawsuits and law-related events and then describing them with amazing wit. Every visit to &lt;em&gt;Lowering the Bar&lt;/em&gt; is guaranteed to bring a smile to my face. &lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon Of Counsel &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=331"&gt;

Lori Burns-Bucklew&lt;/a&gt; was featured in a recent &lt;em&gt;Kansas City Star&lt;/em&gt; article for her efforts to reunite 19-year-old Kansas City resident Zenia Acedo and her brothers with their infant sister after the death of their mother in November. Acedo is attempting to become the legal guardian of her 1-month-old sister.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;According to the article, the infant, Camila Acedo, has been temporarily placed in foster care until Zenia  organizes how she is going to raise her new sister and care for four younger brothers. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;SHB has been recognized for its work with foster care and adoption services in the past. In August 2010, SHB received an  Outstanding Community Partner  award from the Midwest Foster Care &amp; Adoption Association (MFCAA), and Burns-Bucklew was among six SHB attorneys and staff singled out for  amazing work  in support of the organization.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partners &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=405"&gt;William Crampton&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=35"&gt;Harvey Kaplan&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=669"&gt;Marc Shelley&lt;/a&gt; have updated Chapter 7,  Class Action Developments Overseas,  in the Practicing Law Institute s treatise &lt;em&gt;Product Liability Litigation:  Current Law, Strategies and Best Practices.&lt;/em&gt;  Observing that the class action device is becoming increasingly popular in many countries, the authors eschew providing a comprehensive review of class action laws outside the United States, opting instead to  examine common themes and trends observed in class action law and debates around the world.   They highlight developments in the most active jurisdictions and discuss the intersection of new class action rules with product liability claims.  The article notes how different countries address the types of lawsuits that may be brought as class actions, which litigants have standing to pursue them, whether the rules follow an opt-in or opt-out model, and how certification procedures are handled.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the chapter, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2012/PLI_2011.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Chambers and Partners has released its 2011 edition of &lt;em&gt;Chambers USA,&lt;/em&gt; recognizing Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon s product liability and mass torts, environmental, general commercial litigation, and labor and employment practices. &lt;em&gt;Chambers&lt;/em&gt; noted SHB s  well-established reputation for representing the world s largest pharmaceutical and tobacco companies in product liability litigation  and added that the firm  has expanded to handle high-stakes commercial, class action, environmental, IP and labor and employment litigation. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;SHB s product liability practice was again ranked in the top tier (Band One) of all firms nationwide. The firm s litigation practice earned a Band One ranking in Kansas City and a Band Three ranking in Florida, while the environmental practice earned a Band One ranking in Kansas City and a Band Two ranking in Florida. SHB s labor and employment practice also earned a Band Two rating in the Kansas City region.&lt;/p&gt;



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Chambers&lt;/em&gt; also recognized 25 individual SHB attorneys, including 

&lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=47"&gt;Rob Adams&lt;/a&gt;,

&lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=50"&gt;Mark Anstoetter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=150"&gt;Gene Balloun&lt;/a&gt;,

&lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=276"&gt;John Barkett&lt;/a&gt;,

&lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=32"&gt;Dave Erickson&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=826"&gt;Amor Esteban&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=417"&gt;Bill Geraghty&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=797"&gt;Tom Grever&lt;/a&gt;, 

Kevin Haroff, 

&lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=1006"&gt;Ethel Johnson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=35"&gt;Harvey Kaplan&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=31"&gt;Bill Martucci&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=590"&gt;Carrie McAtee&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=280"&gt;John McNally&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=222"&gt;Ed Moss&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=18"&gt;Joe Rebein&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=39"&gt;Ken Reilly&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=166"&gt;Todd Ruskamp&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=167"&gt;Bill Sampson&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=799"&gt;Terry Satterlee&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=96"&gt;Scott Sayler&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=733"&gt;Lori Schultz&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=97"&gt;Andy See&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=335"&gt;Gene Voigts&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=304"&gt;Trent Webb&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=13"&gt;Mark Behrens&lt;/a&gt; will serve on a panel making a plenary presentation during a joint CLE seminar scheduled for January 19-21, 2012, in Hollywood, Florida, by the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Litigation s Environmental, Mass Torts and Products Liability Litigation Committees.  Behrens will discuss  Where to Draw the Line When Can the Government Hire Private Lawyers to Prosecute Actions?   He will be sharing the stage with, among others, a representative of the Pennsylvania Governor s Office of General Counsel.  Designed for in-house and outside counsel, the seminar also features presentations on mass torts, multidistrict litigation and bellwether trials.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the seminar brochure, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2012/ABAEnviromentalMassTortsProductsCLE.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partners &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=455"&gt;Mark Cowing&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=406"&gt;Sarah Croft&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=443"&gt;Denise Talbert&lt;/a&gt; have co-authored an article appearing in the December 2011/January 2012 issue of &lt;em&gt;The In-House Lawyer.&lt;/em&gt;  Titled  E-discovery obligations in US product liability litigation,  the article provides document management and electronic discovery tips for manufacturers that may find themselves the target of litigation in the United States.  Among other matters, the authors note that significant sanctions can be imposed on those companies failing to comply with preservation obligations and also suggest ways that the costs of producing and reviewing litigation-related documents can be controlled.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2012/EdiscoveryObligations.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;













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Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=13"&gt;Mark Behrens&lt;/a&gt; and Of Counsel &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=17"&gt;Cary Silverman&lt;/a&gt; have prepared an amicus brief filed in the Missouri Supreme Court on behalf of insurance and business interests, asking the court to uphold the statutory upper limit on noneconomic damage awards in medical liability actions.  Filed in &lt;em&gt;Watts v. Lester E. Cox Medical Centers,&lt;/em&gt; No. SC91867, the December 30, 2011, brief contends that the trial court did not err in upholding the law s validity and notes that such limits  are an important element of a well-functioning health care system.   The brief also argues that the trial court did not err in establishing a payment schedule under § 538.220, RSMO, which is similarly  a valid exercise of legislative authority.   The issues arose after a jury awarded $3.371 million in economic damages and $1.45 million in noneconomic damages for injuries a baby allegedly sustained as a result of medical negligence.  Applying the statutory cap, the trial court reduced the noneconomic damages to $350,000 and allowed the defendants to pay the damages award on a periodic basis.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=91"&gt;Madeleine McDonough&lt;/a&gt;, who co-chairs the firm s Agribusiness &amp; Food Safety Practice, will join a distinguished faculty of in-house counsel and government regulators for the American Conference Institute s  2nd Advanced Legal &amp; Regulatory Summit on Food &amp; Beverage Marketing &amp; Advertising,  scheduled for March 19-20, 2012, in Washington, D.C.  McDonough will discuss  Minimizing Downstream Risk and Exposure to Consumer Fraud Litigation Based on Claims of False and Deceptive Advertising.   Presentations about behavioral advertising, product claim substantiation, front-of-pack labeling, food marketing to children, social media promotions, and  natural  vs.  organic  claims are also on the agenda.  Insights will be provided by officials with the Federal Trade Commission, Food &amp; Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among others.  Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon is a summit co-sponsor. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the event brochure, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2012/ACI2012.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The American Lawyer&lt;/em&gt; has named Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon its 2012 Product Liability Litigation Department of the Year, marking the third consecutive honor SHB has received in this biennial competition for the nation s 200 largest law firms. The firm was named winner and finalist in the same competition in 2008 and 2010, respectively.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt; A deep bench of first-chair trial lawyers has given Shook, Hardy the ability to try multiple product liability cases around the country simultaneously and in a variety of fields, from tobacco to pharmaceuticals,  &lt;em&gt;The American Lawyer&lt;/em&gt; reported in its January 2012 issue.  Given that track record, it's not surprising that Shook has been a regular in the product liability section of the Litigation Department of the Year contest. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The American Lawyer&lt;/em&gt; noted that the depth of talent in SHB s product liability practice, paired with a flexible and efficient staffing strategy, allows the firm s lawyers to  try cases wherever they re needed. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt; On a single day in October, the firm achieved defense verdicts for client Philip Morris USA Inc. in two separate cases in Florida, while also representing the tobacco company at trial in an Alaska town that is only accessible by boat or plane,  &lt;em&gt;The American Lawyer&lt;/em&gt; reported.  And on the same October day, the firm was preparing for trial in New Jersey for Tyco International Ltd., another longtime client. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt; What separated Shook from the pack this year, and helped it take top honors again, was the additional trial load represented by the string of cases in Florida against cigarette manufacturers,  &lt;em&gt;The American Lawyer&lt;/em&gt; added, referencing SHB s lead role in the &lt;em&gt;Engle&lt;/em&gt;-progeny litigation.  More of those trials 22 have been defended by Shook than any other firm.  &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Murray Garnick, Associate General Counsel at Altria Group Inc., praised the firm for its results in the litigation.  These cases command a lot of case management attention because there are so many of them, but since we are trying them, they also require trial skills,  Garnick said.  Shook has delivered for us on both fronts. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The American Lawyer&lt;/em&gt; evaluated firms for its Product Liability Litigation Department of the Year contest based on results achieved from January 1, 2010, through July 31, 2011. In addition to citing SHB s work in the &lt;em&gt;Engle&lt;/em&gt;-progeny litigation, &lt;em&gt;The American Lawyer&lt;/em&gt; commended the firm for its successful representation of clients such as Akzo Nobel, Mylan, Inc., Pfizer, Inc., Tyco International, General Dynamics Corp., and Lockheed Martin Corp. &lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon Chair John Murphy has announced the promotion of 12 attorneys to the level of partner in the law firm s Kansas City, London, Miami, Geneva, Orange County, and Washington, D.C. offices.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt; Our firm is pleased not only for what this announcement means to each of our individual new partners, but for what it signals to our firm as a whole,  Murphy said.  We are fortunate to be in a position that allows us to steadily and confidently grow our practice in such areas as product liability, intellectual property and business litigation. &lt;/p&gt;



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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=184"&gt;Christopher Aikin&lt;/a&gt; (Business Litigation, Kansas City)

&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=455"&gt;Mark Cowing&lt;/a&gt; (Global Product Liability, Kansas City)

&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=654"&gt;John  Golian&lt;/a&gt; (Intellectual Property, Kansas City)

&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=588"&gt;Scott Kaiser&lt;/a&gt; (Global Product Liability, Kansas City)

&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=859"&gt;Mathew  Larsen&lt;/a&gt; (Environmental Law, Kansas City)

&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=983"&gt;Thomas Moga&lt;/a&gt; (Intellectual Property, Washington, D.C.)

&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=918"&gt;Alison Newstead&lt;/a&gt; (Global Product Liability, London)

&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=933"&gt;Rebecca Ocariz&lt;/a&gt; (Business Litigation, Miami)

&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=660"&gt;Harley Ratliff&lt;/a&gt; (Pharmaceutical &amp; Medical Device Litigation, Kansas City)

&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=669"&gt;Marc Shelley&lt;/a&gt; (Global Product Liability, Geneva)

&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=690"&gt;Eva Weiler&lt;/a&gt; (Pharmaceutical &amp; Medical Device Litigation, Orange County)

&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=661"&gt;Jonathan Zerger&lt;/a&gt; (Intellectual Property, Kansas City)

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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Shook, Hardy, &amp; Bacon Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=826"&gt;Amor Esteban&lt;/a&gt; has been named by The Sedona Conference® as the new chairperson of Working Group 6, its think-tank on the legal challenges related to  International Electronic Information Management, Discovery and Disclosure. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;According to its founder, Richard Braman, The Sedona Conference® conducts a Working Group Series  to move the law forward in a reasoned and just way.  Each of the Working Groups focuses on a specific area of the law  that may have a dearth of guidance  or is  otherwise at a  tipping point.  &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Prior to being named chair, Esteban served on the Steering Committee of Working Group 6 and as its editor-in-chief, guiding to conclusion the Working Group s most recent publication,  The Sedona Conference® International Principles on Discovery, Disclosure &amp; Data Protection: Best Practices, Recommendations &amp; Principles for Addressing the Preservation &amp;  Discovery of Protected Data in U.S. Litigation.  Esteban, who is also a member of the board of The Sedona Conference®, was thanked by Ken Withers, Director of Judicial Education for The Sedona Conference®, for his continued leadership and hard work relative to the publication of the &lt;em&gt;International Principles.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 



&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;International Principles&lt;/em&gt; endorse a three-pronged approach to cross-border processing and transfer of foreign data for purposes of U.S. litigation, where U.S. discovery rules are often at odds with foreign data protection laws. Esteban and Working Group 6 authored the &lt;em&gt;International Principles&lt;/em&gt;, after years of study and extraordinary input and guidance from data privacy experts, regulators, lawyers, judges, and academicians from around the globe, to provide practical solutions and best practices for dealing with these complications.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The publication of the &lt;em&gt;International Principles&lt;/em&gt; is the focus of the Fourth Annual Sedona Conference International Programme on Cross-Border E-Discovery &amp; Data Privacy, to be held June 20-21, 2012 in Toronto. The conference provides an additional opportunity for public comment and dialogue regarding the new Sedona guidelines prior to final publication.&lt;/p&gt;  



&lt;p&gt;Click &lt;a href="http://www.thesedonaconference.org/dltForm?did=IntlPrinciples2011.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to download a free copy of  The Sedona Conference® International Principles on Discovery, Disclosure &amp; Data Protection: Best Practices, Recommendations &amp; Principles for Addressing the Preservation &amp; Discovery of Protected Data in U.S. Litigation. &lt;/p&gt;











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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Chair &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=34"&gt;John Murphy&lt;/a&gt; and Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=38"&gt;Steve Aliber&lt;/a&gt; have been appointed to the Kansas City Area Development Council s (KCADC s) board of directors for 2012.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Best Lawyers, LLC, has selected five Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon attorneys from six practice areas for 2012  Lawyer of the Year  recognition in the Kansas City area.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt; Lawyer of the Year  honorees include Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=47"&gt;Robert Adams&lt;/a&gt;, recognized for both personal injury litigation and product liability litigation; 

Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=35"&gt;Harvey Kaplan&lt;/a&gt;, mass tort litigation/class actions; Partner 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=299"&gt;Patrick Lujin&lt;/a&gt;, intellectual property litigation; Partner 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=31"&gt;Bill Martucci&lt;/a&gt;, labor and employment litigation; and Partner 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=167"&gt;Bill Sampson&lt;/a&gt;, product liability litigation. The SHB attorneys were selected after a series of  exhaustive peer-review assessments  conducted with thousands of leading lawyers across 126 specialty areas. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored with the  Lawyer of the Year  recognition.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The winners constitute only a portion of 35 SHB attorneys spanning 30 practice areas that were selected for inclusion in the 2012 edition of &lt;em&gt;The Best Lawyers in America.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;















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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Of Counsel &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=983"&gt;Tom Moga&lt;/a&gt; recently participated in a public discussion hosted by the George Washington University Law School and Fordham University School of Law on  Patents, Trade and Innovation in China.  Moga joined representatives from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Biotechnology Industry Organization and Microsoft on a panel addressing prosecution perspectives on China s patent laws. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the event agenda, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2011/PatentsTradeandInnovationinChina.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB partners &lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=14"&gt;Phil Goldberg&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=31"&gt;Bill Martucci&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=590"&gt;Carrie McAtee&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=403"&gt;Tim Congrove&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a

href="http://www.shb.com/attorney_detail.aspx?id=799"&gt;Terry Satterlee&lt;/a&gt; will present a  Legal Issues Update  at the 2012 Missouri Governor s Conference on Agriculture slated for January 19-21 in Kansas City. Titled  Anticipating the Challenges That Lie Ahead: Agroterrorism, Food Safety, Water, and Ag Employment,  the session will cover these topics as well as food-related class actions and other litigation issues.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Co-sponsored by SHB, the conference will also feature sessions led by representatives from the Missouri Department of Agriculture, agribusiness and commodity organizations. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To register for the event, please click &lt;a href="https://mda.mo.gov/governor_conference/index.php" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Washingtonian&lt;/em&gt; magazine recently recognized &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=90"&gt;Michelle Mangrum&lt;/a&gt;, managing partner of Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon s Washington, D.C. office, as a Top Lawyer of 2011&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Washingtonian s&lt;/em&gt; Top Lawyer selections, published in the December 2011 edition of the magazine, recognize the city s  stars of the bar,  a collection of attorneys considered to be the  best legal minds  in Washington. Mangrum, who focuses her practice in pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, has been selected as a top lawyer for two consecutive years.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon Chair &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=34"&gt;John Murphy&lt;/a&gt; was recently featured in a new interview series titled  From the Corner Office  in &lt;em&gt;KC Counselor&lt;/em&gt; magazine, a Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association publication. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Murphy discussed a variety of topics, ranging from his love for Kansas City and his commitment to a healthy work and life balance to some of his summer employment opportunities as a college undergraduate.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB London will host the U.K. Commerce &amp; Industry Group s next South Food and Drink event targeting product recalls and products liability in the food and retail sector. Slated for January 24, 2012, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., this meeting for in-house lawyers will address the challenges faced by companies in a global marketplace where  higher consumer safety expectations and tighter legislation have made the processes of crisis management even more important. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The event will feature presentations from SHB London Partner 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=918"&gt;Alison Newstead&lt;/a&gt; on the ways that recalls can affect brand value, share price and directors  liabilities; SHB Geneva Partner 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=482"&gt;Trevor Bridges&lt;/a&gt; on emerging trends and issues in U.S. food litigation; and Tesco PLC s Litigation and Compliance Counsel Stuart Buckle on consumer product recalls from the retail perspective.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;To register for the event, please click &lt;a href="http://www.cigroup.org.uk/regions.aspx?pagecontent=FOOD24.11" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=16"&gt;Victor Schwartz&lt;/a&gt;, Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=847"&gt;Christopher Appel&lt;/a&gt; and Vermont Law School Professor Mark Latham have authored a &lt;em&gt;Fordham Law Review&lt;/em&gt; article exploring how a proliferation of statutory remedies for environmental harms has affected traditional tort law which historically provided a way to address environmental injuries.  Among other matters, they note that  nuisance law has emerged as a widely used theory to address environmental interests, in part, because of the perceived vagueness and broad latitude of the tort action.   The authors urge courts to narrowly draw the intersection between tort law and environmental law and refrain from sacrificing  the guiding and fundamental principles of tort law . . . to afford short-sighted relief and distort the basis of the common law of torts.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the article, please click &lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/newsevents/2011/TheIntersectionofTortandEnvironmentalLaw.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon has earned a score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation s 2012 Corporate Equality Index for a third consecutive year. The top rating secures the firm a place on HRC s list of the  Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality. &lt;/p&gt;



 &lt;p&gt; We work hard to foster an inclusive environment that provides equal opportunities for our LGBT staff and attorneys to achieve their highest potential, and we support events and activities in the larger community to demonstrate by example how critical it is for all of us to embrace workplace diversity,  said SHB Chair &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=34"&gt;John Murphy&lt;/a&gt;.  We recognize that diversity is not an option it s the way we do business. We know that we best serve our clients by bringing a wealth of perspectives and experiences to the resolution of their legal issues.  Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon is proud of this HRC honor,  he said.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;SHB was one of just 55 U.S. law firms to achieve a 100-percent rating. A total of 139 law firms were surveyed, including a majority of &lt;em&gt;The American Lawyer s&lt;/em&gt; 200 highest-grossing law firms.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;HRC s Corporate Equality Index examines various industries  workplace protections and benefits for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) employees across the nation. The current survey rates law firms and other companies on a scale from 0 percent to 100 percent using criteria that include non-discrimination policies and training which cover sexual orientation and gender identity and a public commitment to the LGBT community demonstrated by such efforts as philanthropic support to LGBT organizations or support of LGBT equality under the law. The full 2012 report is available &lt;a href="http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/corporate-equality-index-2011"&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;HRC is the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights organization in the United States. It  envisions an America where LGBT people are ensured of their basic equal rights, and can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community. &lt;/p&gt;













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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=1074"&gt;John Garretson&lt;/a&gt; will participate in LAKC s 4th Annual IP CLE on December 8, 2011.  Joining a faculty of IP practitioners focusing on  Understanding Changes to Patent Law Under the America Invents Act,  Garretson will present on two topics:   New Procedures for 3rd Party Submission of Prior Art, Supplemental Review and Post-Grant Validity Challenges  and  Changes in Litigation Issues.   &lt;span class="view"&gt;To learn more about this Lawyers Association of Kansas City program, please click &lt;a href="http://www.lakc.net/events?eventId=405118&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon has been selected by corporate counsel of &lt;em&gt;Fortune&lt;/em&gt; 1000 companies as one of the top four firms in the country for providing value, according to BTI Consulting Group.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt; This recognition is particularly meaningful to our firm because it touches on the core of our mission   providing value,  SHB Chair &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=34"&gt;John Murphy&lt;/a&gt; said.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;BTI Consulting made the announcement with the release of its &lt;em&gt;BTI Client Services A-Team 2012&lt;/em&gt; report, which includes results of a corporate counsel survey that measured individual law firm performance  through the eyes of the client.  Based on the in-house counsel feedback, BTI Consulting said that SHB is seen as a top value, ranking the firm as one of four in the category  Provides Value for the Dollar: The Best Law Firms. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;BTI Consulting describes its survey as 100 percent driven by clients with  fact-based, comprehensive analysis  that  relies on more than 240 independent, one-on-one interviews with corporate counsel. No law firms influence the results, submit nominations or provide client names. The research is independent and unbiased." &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;To learn more about SHB s commitment to value, please click &lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/value/"&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;









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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=406"&gt;Sarah Croft&lt;/a&gt; has authored an article titled  When can international manufacturers be sued in the US?  in the October 2011 issue of &lt;em&gt;The In-House Lawyer&lt;/em&gt;.  Discussing recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions that involved whether state courts could exercise jurisdiction over foreign product manufacturers, Croft notes that  these decisions reaffirm that non-US manufacturers cannot be sued in a state court unless their commercial conduct has a link to that state.    Thus,  the focus of the courts should be on the commercial conduct of the companies rather than, for example, whether the ultimate location of a product is foreseeable.   &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2011/LiabilityofUSmanufacturers.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=918"&gt;Alison Newstead&lt;/a&gt; has authored an article appearing in the November 2011 issue of &lt;em&gt;The In-House Lawyer&lt;/em&gt;.  Titled  International co-ordinating counsel in product liability cases:  is it really necessary?,  the article provides compelling reasons for global manufacturing companies  in-house attorneys to retain such counsel before lawsuits are filed in a multitude of foreign jurisdictions.  Newstead notes that international coordinating counsel can, among other matters, quickly locate reliable local counsel in other countries, handle a company s defense consistently across jurisdictions and provide advice on responding to emerging trends.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2011/Benefitsofinternationalcoordinatingcounsel.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Of Counsel &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=983"&gt;Tom Moga&lt;/a&gt; recently participated in the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Working Group held in advance of the 22nd Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) in Chengdu, China, where senior trade officials addressed  the removal of important barriers  to U.S. exports and jobs. At the behest of the U.S. Patent &amp; Trademark office, Moga discussed utility model patents in China and the challenges they present to both U.S. and Chinese industries.  The IPR Working Group s findings on patent quality were then taken into consideration as officials prepared their final comments to the JCCT.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt; For the first time, China will establish a permanent leadership structure to enforce intellectual property rights. As enforcement becomes effective, those who infringe will no longer be able to lay low until a crackdown is over and then simply resume their illegal activities,  said U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=31"&gt;Bill Martucci&lt;/a&gt; recently spoke with &lt;em&gt;Lawyer Monthly&lt;/em&gt; about the issues that have affected U.S. employment and labor law in 2011, including the U.S. Supreme Court s decision in &lt;em&gt;Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Betty Dukes, et al.,&lt;/em&gt; No. 10-277, 2011 WL 2437013 (U.S. June 20, 2011), to decertify the class action for lack of commonality.  In this case, the Supreme Court provided a great deal of guidance concerning employment discrimination class actions,  explained Martucci.  The Court carefully outlined what is required for a showing of commonality under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. &lt;/p&gt; 



&lt;p&gt;Martucci also examined how  the future of wage and hour class action litigation  could depend on  the impact of the Dukes case,  whether the majority of courts apply the ruling  with some vigor  or limit it to the Title VII context. He also discussed how the Supreme Court s ruling in &lt;em&gt;AT&amp;T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion&lt;/em&gt;  provides a strong basis for embracing arbitration in the wage and hour area, perhaps to extent of limiting or curtailing wage and hour collective action and class action litigation in the context of a predispute employment arbitration provision. &lt;/p&gt; 





&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="view"&gt;To read &lt;em&gt;Lawyer Monthly s&lt;/em&gt;  Retrospective 2011  article on employment and labor law, please click &lt;a href="http://www.shb.com/newsevents/2011/Retrospective2011.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Corporate Secretary Magazine&lt;/em&gt; recently recognized AGCO Corp. s  industry-leading global anti-corruption program  with the Corporate Governance Award 2011 for Best Overall Governance, Compliance and Ethics Program.  Open to all corporate secretaries, general counsels, and governance and compliance officers at U.S. companies, the award honors exceptional performance in governance and compliance, ethics and risk management activities coordinated across a corporation.&lt;/p&gt;  



&lt;p&gt; This recognition is well deserved,  said SHB Government Enforcement &amp; Compliance Practice Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=997"&gt;Nate Muyskens&lt;/a&gt;.   I ve had the honor to work with AGCO General Counsel Debra Kuper and her team and I know how focused they have been in this area. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Kuper noted Muyskens s contributions to crafting the company s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance program, and particularly the program s enhancements with respect to the UK Bribery Act.  Nate s extensive knowledge of cross-jurisdictional and foreign compliance issues was critical to our efforts,  she added.&lt;/p&gt; 



&lt;p&gt;To view AGCO s press release, please click &lt;a href="http://www.agcocorp.com/company/investors.aspx?newsId=1629603" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partners &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=95"&gt;Frank Rothrock&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=505"&gt;Chris Johnson&lt;/a&gt; will participate in the Silicon Valley Association of General Counsel s (SVAGC) All Hands Meeting on December 6-7, 2011 in Santa Clara, California. Titled  Evolving Product Liability Issues That Impact Manufacturers of Brand-Name and Generic Pharmaceuticals, Biologics, and Biosimilars,  Rothrock and Johnson s session will discuss  considerations for minimizing potential liability in product development and the design of clinical trials; liability issues facing manufacturers of biologics; an update on federal preemption; potential liability for failure to warn about another company's generic drug or biosimilar.  Founded over 20 years ago, SVAGC includes over 100 chief legal officers from publicly traded companies and multinational subsidiaries located throughout the Bay Area. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To register for the 23rd Annual All Hands Meeting, please click &lt;a href="http://www.ivyevents.com/allhands/index.php?h=99909" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Class Actions &amp; Complex Litigation Partner 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=522"&gt;Holly Pauling Smith&lt;/a&gt; and Pharmaceutical &amp; Medical Device Practice Vice Chair 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=91"&gt;Madeleine McDonough&lt;/a&gt; have co-authored the  USA  chapter in &lt;a href=" http://www.iclg.co.uk/index.php" target="blank"&gt;Global Legal Group s&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Class &amp; Group Actions 2012,&lt;/em&gt; which provides country-by-country legal system analyses. The authors outline how class and group actions are litigated in the United States, describing court procedures, time limitations, potential remedies, costs, and funding issues.  While the article focuses on class actions in the federal courts, the authors note that states have their own class action rules, which are similar to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, but are generally interpreted more liberally. &lt;span class="view"&gt; To read the chapter, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2011/USA2012.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;SHB Class Actions &amp; Complex Litigation Partner 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=398"&gt;Jennifer Brown&lt;/a&gt; and Tort Associate 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=774"&gt;Ina Chang&lt;/a&gt; also authored a chapter discussing the impact recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings on class certification are likely to have on toxic tort actions, which are generally pursued as class actions in the United States.  They raise a hypothetical action and analyze the plaintiffs  claims in light of rulings that have fundamentally changed  the class certification landscape.   Concluding that &lt;em&gt;Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes,&lt;/em&gt; 131 S. Ct. 2541 (2011), for example, presents major hurdles for plaintiffs by  raising the bar on commonality and narrowing the opportunity for class certification pursuant to Rule 23(b)(2),  the authors acknowledge that  dire predictions of the end of the class action in the United States are premature at best.  Creative lawyers inevitably will navigate their way around the pitfalls and discover the well is far from dry.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the chapter, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2011/HastheUSClassActionWellRunDry.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Thomson Reuters has recognized 35 SHB attorneys in &lt;em&gt;Missouri &amp; Kansas Super Lawyers 2011&lt;/em&gt; following a  rigorous, multiphase rating process  used to identify the top 5 percent of lawyers in the bi-state area. In addition, six attorneys were named  Rising Stars. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;SHB Kansas City attorneys named to &lt;em&gt;Missouri &amp; Kansas Super Lawyers 2011&lt;/em&gt; and the categories in which they were recognized include:

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=47"&gt;Rob Adams&lt;/a&gt; (General Litigation); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=50"&gt;Mark Anstoetter&lt;/a&gt; (Environmental Litigation); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=150"&gt;Gene Balloun&lt;/a&gt; (Business Litigation); 

Ron Bodinson (Real Estate); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=785"&gt;Ed Bullard&lt;/a&gt; (Real Estate); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=189"&gt;Mike Cargnel&lt;/a&gt; (Business Litigation); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=154"&gt;Stan Davis&lt;/a&gt; (Business Litigation); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=19"&gt;Jim Eiszner&lt;/a&gt; (Antitrust Litigation); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=773"&gt;Willie Epps&lt;/a&gt; (Personal Injury Defense: Products); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=32"&gt;Dave Erickson&lt;/a&gt; (Environmental Litigation); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=416"&gt;Roger Geary&lt;/a&gt; (Personal Injury Defense: Products); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=156"&gt;Bill Hays&lt;/a&gt; (Business Litigation); 

John Johnston (Civil Litigation Defense); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=35"&gt;Harvey Kaplan&lt;/a&gt; (Civil Litigation Defense); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=66"&gt;Matt Keenan&lt;/a&gt; (Personal Injury Defense: Products); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=424"&gt;Gary Long&lt;/a&gt; (Class Action); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=31"&gt;Bill Martucci&lt;/a&gt; (Employment Litigation: Defense); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=287"&gt;Kirk Marty&lt;/a&gt; (Environmental Litigation); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=57"&gt;Scott McCandless&lt;/a&gt; (Real Estate); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=91"&gt;Madeleine McDonough&lt;/a&gt; (Civil Litigation Defense); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=21"&gt;Mark Moedritzer&lt;/a&gt; (Bankruptcy); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=386"&gt;Carol Poindexter&lt;/a&gt; (Health Care); 

Dave Rameden (Business Litigation); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=18"&gt;Joe Rebein&lt;/a&gt; (Antitrust Litigation); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=166"&gt;Todd Ruskamp&lt;/a&gt; (Business Litigation); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=167"&gt;Bill Sampson&lt;/a&gt; (Business Litigation); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=799"&gt;Terry Satterlee&lt;/a&gt; (Environmental); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=96"&gt;Scott Sayler&lt;/a&gt; (Civil Litigation Defense); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=97"&gt;Andy See&lt;/a&gt; (Personal Injury Defense: Products); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=229"&gt;Stan Sexton&lt;/a&gt; (Personal Injury Defense: General); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=348"&gt;Jay Simpson&lt;/a&gt; (Tax); 

Gay Tedder(Civil Litigation Defense); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=335"&gt;Gene Voigts&lt;/a&gt; (Civil Litigation Defense); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=304"&gt;Trent Webb&lt;/a&gt; (Intellectual Property Litigation); and 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=99"&gt;Marie Woodbury&lt;/a&gt; (Civil Litigation Defense).&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt; Rising Stars  include:

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=184"&gt;Chris Aikin&lt;/a&gt; (Business Litigation); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=742"&gt;Chad Beashore&lt;/a&gt; (Personal Injury Defense: Products); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=590"&gt;Carrie McAtee&lt;/a&gt; (Employment Litigation: Defense); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=660"&gt;Harley Ratliff&lt;/a&gt; (Civil Litigation: Defense); 

Megan Redmond (Intellectual Property Litigation); and 

Adam Seitz (Intellectual Property). 

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&lt;p&gt;

Thomson Reuters singled out with distinction eight SHB attorneys for its Top 10, Top 100, Top 50 Kansas City and Top 50 Women &lt;em&gt;Missouri &amp; Kansas Super Lawyers 2011&lt;/em&gt; listings. The attorneys named to these listings, include:

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=47"&gt;Adams&lt;/a&gt; (Top 10 &lt;em&gt;Missouri &amp; Kansas Super Lawyers 2011&lt;/em&gt; and Top 50 Kansas City &lt;em&gt;Missouri &amp; Kansas Super Lawyers 2011&lt;/em&gt;); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=150"&gt;Balloun&lt;/a&gt; (Top 100 &lt;em&gt;Missouri &amp; Kansas Super Lawyers 2011&lt;/em&gt;); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=35"&gt;Kaplan&lt;/a&gt; (Top 100 &lt;em&gt;Missouri &amp; Kansas Super Lawyers 2011&lt;/em&gt; and Top 50 Kansas City &lt;em&gt;Missouri &amp; Kansas Super Lawyers 2011&lt;/em&gt;); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=31"&gt;Martucci&lt;/a&gt; (Top 100 &lt;em&gt;Missouri &amp; Kansas Super Lawyers 2011&lt;/em&gt;); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=91"&gt;McDonough&lt;/a&gt; (Top 50 Women &lt;em&gt;Missouri &amp; Kansas Super Lawyers 2011&lt;/em&gt;); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=167"&gt;Sampson&lt;/a&gt; (Top 100 &lt;em&gt;Missouri &amp; Kansas Super Lawyers 2011&lt;/em&gt;); 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=799"&gt;Satterlee&lt;/a&gt; (Top 50 Women &lt;em&gt;Missouri &amp; Kansas Super Lawyers 2011&lt;/em&gt;); and 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=99"&gt;Woodbury&lt;/a&gt; (Top 50 Women &lt;em&gt;Missouri &amp; Kansas Super Lawyers 2011&lt;/em&gt;).

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&lt;p&gt;Peer recognition ballots are used to nominate attorneys, and additional candidates are identified through an independent search. Final candidates are then graded on a point scale based on experience, professional achievements, bar activities, pro bono and community service, and scholarly lectures and writings.&lt;/p&gt;





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&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=144"&gt;Paul La Scala&lt;/a&gt;  and 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=474"&gt;Kevin Underhill&lt;/a&gt; will join a distinguished faculty presenting at GMA s  2012 Food Claims &amp; Litigation Conference,  scheduled for February 21-23, 2012, in Dan Point, California.  Underhill will discuss  Water:  The New Litigation Coastline for Food &amp; Beverage Companies,  while La Scala will serve on a panel addressing  The Bare-Naked Truth About Class Actions Involving  All Natural  Food Products.   &lt;span class="view"&gt;To review the conference agenda, please click &lt;a href="http://www.gmaonline.org/forms/meeting/Microsite/FoodClaimsLitigation2012,1" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=826"&gt;Amor Esteban&lt;/a&gt; will participate in a December 2, 2011, Practicing Law Institute CLE in San Francisco, California.  Titled  Electronic Discovery Guidance 2011: What Corporate and Outside Counsel Need to Know,  the seminar will provide an inside look  at the current state of e-discovery, give tips for avoiding pitfalls litigants have encountered in the years since the passage of the federal rules, and discuss important ethical issues in light of recent court decisions imposing discovery sanctions and outlining the duties of outside and in-house counsel.  Esteban will serve on a panel discussing  Litigation Begins:  Early Case Assessment and the Rule 26(f) Conference.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To register for the event, please click &lt;a href="http://www.pli.edu/Content.aspx?dsNav=N:4294939477-164&amp;ID=97000" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Employment Litigation &amp; Policy Practice Chair &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=31"&gt;Bill Martucci&lt;/a&gt; will be addressing global employment law issues and related electronic discovery issues at a November 9-13, 2011, Center for International Legal Studies (CILS) conference in Hluhluwe, South Africa.  Titled  Lawyering in the International Market,  the conference will feature speakers from Europe, North America, Latin America, and Asia on a variety of cross-border matters.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=276"&gt;John Barkett&lt;/a&gt; will discuss the  Ethics of Working with Experts  at a November 10, 2011, teleconference sponsored by CLE Alabama. In addition to drawing  an ethical line between paying for time versus testimony,  the seminar will cover the ethics of  (i)  paying and preparing witnesses ; (ii)  conferring with witnesses about their testimony during breaks ; (iii) correcting  misstatements of witnesses ; (iv)  online and social media posting of videotaped depositions to embarrass opponents ; and (v)  using inadvertently produced information. &lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Public Policy Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=13"&gt;Mark Behrens&lt;/a&gt; testified before the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee at an October 24, 2011, hearing to consider legislation (H.B. 1552) that would allow a personal injury or wrongful death suit to be filed only  in the county in which the cause of action arose.   Behrens voiced support for the proposal, focusing his remarks on current venue rules that allow a disproportionate number of civil cases to be filed in Philadelphia, which the American Tort Reform Association has characterized as a  judicial hellhole.   According to Behrens,  plaintiffs  lawyers expect more favorable outcomes at trial in Philadelphia than in other areas of the Commonwealth.  Evidence suggests that they may be right.   &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the testimony, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2011/Behrens_PaVenueTestimony2011.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Pharmaceutical &amp; Medical Device Litigation attorneys &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=99"&gt;Marie Woodbury&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=119"&gt;Christopher Gramling&lt;/a&gt; and 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=617"&gt;William Northrip&lt;/a&gt; have authored commentary in the October 24, 2011, edition of &lt;em&gt;Mealey s Personal Injury Report&lt;/em&gt; about a new litigation trend that threatens to undermine  the basic principles of negligence law itself.  Titled  Keeping the Lid on Pandora s Box:  Using Traditional Limits on Liability to Defend Corporate Defendants Against Civil Liability Based on Criminal Misuse of Legal Products,  the article explains how creative plaintiffs  lawyers have been trying in recent years to pin tort liability on product manufacturers for the harm caused by a criminal who misuses a product  in furtherance of some criminal scheme or activity.   Thus, corporations have faced litigation involving the criminal misuse of ammonium nitrate, insecticides, ammunitions, over-the-counter cold medications, chemical carcinogens, firearms, and automobiles.  According to the authors, by filing such complaints, plaintiffs  overlook and ignore well-established legal limits on liability.   The article discusses those limits and suggests that this attempted expansion of legal liability  would contravene sound public policy.   &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2011/KeepingtheLidonPandorasBox.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <title>Woodbury, Gramling &amp; Northrip Address Traditional Liability Limits in Mealey s Personal Injury Report</title>

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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Agribusiness &amp; Food Safety Practice Co-Chair &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=91"&gt;Madeleine McDonough&lt;/a&gt; recently spoke with &lt;em&gt;Law360&lt;/em&gt; about the proliferation of lawsuits accusing food and beverage makers of misleading consumers with  All Natural  labels, questioning whether the burden to prove each plaintiff relied on the representation to purchase a given product would ultimately doom this class action trend. In the October 19, 2011, article titled   All Natural  Class Action Wave May Be Short-Lived,  even plaintiffs  lawyers concede that consumers expecting  all natural  products to provide some undefined quality will have difficulty proving that everyone relied on the representation when purchasing the product.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Noting that the Food and Drug Administration has not placed a priority on defining the term in conjunction with foods and beverages, which makes it a fertile ground for litigation, McDonough also said that plaintiffs face the hurdle of proving a concerted effort to defraud them. In her experience, however,  product manufacturers are trying to be careful, and they are aware of litigation threats.  She contends that while companies consider the litiga¬tion to be a  tempest in a teapot,  they have been conservative about product claims to avoid the considerable costs of defending putative class actions.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p class="view"&gt;To read the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2011/AllNaturalClassActionWave.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;





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E: bgtaylor@shb.com&lt;br/&gt;

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      <description>&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Kansas City Business Journal s&lt;/em&gt; 2011  Best of the Bar  supplement has recognized SHB Partners &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=47"&gt;Rob Adams&lt;/a&gt;, John Johnston  and &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=386"&gt;Carol Poindexter&lt;/a&gt; as outstanding attorneys in the Kansas City area.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Kansas City-metropolitan area lawyers nominated their peers in this 10th annual poll, and the final list was vetted by a panel of accomplished area practitioners.&lt;/p&gt;



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E: bgtaylor@shb.com&lt;br/&gt;

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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Of Counsel &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=983"&gt;Thomas Moga&lt;/a&gt; recently met with Geoffrey Antell, congressional trade counsel for the Trade Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, to discuss Chinese intellectual property law.  In particular, Moga and Antell addressed the impact of Chinese patent practice and policies, including enforcement, on U.S. companies, as well as how the United States can respond to these approaches. Moga has scheduled to confer with Antell and other staffers on these topics again.&lt;/p&gt;







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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=413"&gt;Gregory Fowler&lt;/a&gt; will present at the International Bar Association s 2011 Annual Conference slated for October 30-November 4 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.  Billed as  the largest gathering of the international legal community in the world,  the conference will provide more than 180 working sessions covering  all areas of practice relevant to international legal practitioners. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Fowler will participate in two working sessions,  Hot Topics for International Sales, International Franchising and Product Law and Advertising  and  Damages for Product Liability: Is the Consumer Adequately Protected?.   &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the event agenda, please click &lt;a href="http://www.int-bar.org/conferences/Dubai2011/" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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E: bgtaylor@shb.com&lt;br/&gt;

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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Pharmaceutical &amp; Medical Device Practice Partners &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=67"&gt;Michael Koon&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=91"&gt;Madeleine McDonough&lt;/a&gt; will join the distinguished faculty of the American Conference Institute s  16th Annual Drug and Medical Device Litigation  event slated for December 5-7, 2011, in New York City. Co-sponsored by Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon, this conference brings together leading litigators and in-house counsel to share their insights about current products liability defense strategies.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Koon will join a panel to discuss  Personal Liability Concerns for Life Sciences Counsel and other Industry Professionals.   McDonough, who co-chairs the firm s Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Practice, will participate on a panel addressing the topic  Creating Exit Strategies for Mass Torts and Selecting the Most Advantageous Settlement Model.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the agenda, please click &lt;a href="http://www.drugandmed.com/" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Employment Litigation &amp; Policy Chair &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=31"&gt;Bill Martucci&lt;/a&gt; will co-present a November 22, 2011, Strafford CLE Webinar on  Deposition Strategies in Employment Litigation: Preparing for, Taking or Defending Depositions of Plaintiffs and Fact Witnesses.  Martucci, who teaches multinational business policy at Georgetown Law Center, will join Gibson Dunn &amp; Crutcher Partners Jesse Cripps and Marcellus McRae in discussing  the most common challenges employment litigators face when taking and defending depositions of plaintiffs and fact witnesses.   &lt;span class="view"&gt;To register for the event, please click &lt;a href="http://www.straffordpub.com/products/txve2a" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Pharmaceutical &amp; Medical Device Practice Co-Chair &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=91"&gt;Madeleine McDonough&lt;/a&gt; will participate in a panel discussion on  Increased Fraud-Based Claims Against Your Product Clients  at the American Bar Association Section of Litigation s 12th Annual Women in Products Liability Workshop slated for October 27, 2011, in Nashville, Tennessee. This CLE session will feature  in-house and outside counsel in key industries [who] will share their insights on this emerging trend and discuss strategies for bolstering corporate compliance programs to minimize risk.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the agenda, please click &lt;a href="http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/events/litigation/2011/10/2011_women_in_productsliabilityworkshopnashvilletn/2011_wipl_brochure.authcheckdam.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=826"&gt;Amor Esteban&lt;/a&gt; will participate in Georgetown Law s Advanced eDiscovery Institute slated for November 17-18, 2011, in Arlington, Virginia. Esteban will serve on a panel of distinguished faculty addressing  Corporate Approaches to Electronic Information Management:  How to Manage Data and Prepare for Litigation in an Increasingly Mobile World.   &lt;span class="view"&gt;To register for the event, please click &lt;a href="https://www.law.georgetown.edu/cle/pdfs/257.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Legalease has released the 2011 edition of &lt;em&gt;The Legal 500&lt;/em&gt; United Kingdom, reporting that SHB s  performance is consistently excellent  in product liability defense and offering a recommendation for Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=373"&gt;Simon Castley&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Employment Litigation &amp; Policy Chair &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=31"&gt;Bill Martucci&lt;/a&gt; and Business Litigation Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=579"&gt;Kristen Page&lt;/a&gt; will co-present a November 2, 2011, Strafford CLE Webinar on discovery strategies for Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) wage and hour collective actions.  Martucci and Page will join Cohen Milstein Sellers &amp; Toll Partner Jenny Yang in discussing discovery strategies that employers should utilize before and after conditional certification of the opt-in collective class.  To this end, the Webinar will address (i) discovery limitations and strategies for FLSA actions before and after conditional certification, (ii) discovery considerations for summary judgment and trial, and (iii) resolving discovery disputes. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To register for the event, please click &lt;a href="http://www.straffordpub.com/products/txve1a?utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=txve1a&amp;utm_source=magnetmail&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;trk=ESZLV1-XZJEAK#teleconference-webinar" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <title>Martucci &amp; Page to Present Strafford CLE Webinar on FLSA Wage and Hour Collective Actions</title>

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      <description>&lt;p&gt;The Missouri Bar/Missouri Judicial Conference 2011 Annual Meeting concluded with an awards banquet on September 23, 2011, at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center in Kansas City, celebrating attorneys who  epitomize the finest traditions of public service and professionalism.  Those honored by The Missouri Bar included SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=47"&gt;Rob Adams&lt;/a&gt;, who received a President s Award; Of Counsel &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=328"&gt;Jolie Justus&lt;/a&gt;, who received a Legislative Award for her accomplishments as a Missouri state senator; and retired SHB Partner Pat McLarney, who received a President s Distinguished Service Award.  The ceremony also served as an opportunity to recognize SHB Partner John Johnston, whose term as president of The Missouri Bar ended at the close of the annual meeting.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Justus also received an award from the Missouri Judicial Conference for outstanding legislative service.  That award was presented during the annual meeting at the Missouri Judicial Conference s Breakfast and Awards Presentation.&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=852"&gt;David Douglass&lt;/a&gt; will co-chair the American Bar Association s Washington Healthcare Summit slated for October 17-18, 2011, in Arlington, Virginia. Co-sponsored by Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon, the summit will address the latest legislative and policy developments as well as the legal implications of significant health care initiatives.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the agenda, please click &lt;a href="http://www2.americanbar.org/calendar/washington-healthcare-summit-2011/Pages/Schedule.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB attorneys will address practice management, recent legislation and risk assessment at The Missouri Bar/Missouri Judicial Conference 2011 Annual Meeting slated for September 21-23, 2011, in Kansas City, Missouri.  SHB Partner and Missouri Bar President John Johnston will moderate a September 23 plenary session titled  When Disaster Strikes: Lawyers Affected, How Lawyers Helped, and Lessons All Lawyers Should Learn,  focusing on disaster preparedness and the inspiring pro bono response to the Joplin-area tornadoes.  SHB National Employment &amp; Litigation Policy Practice Chair &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=13"&gt;Bill Martucci&lt;/a&gt; will also present a September 22 business and corporate law session on the latest legislation affecting employment law, while SHB eDiscovery, Data &amp; Document Management Chair &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=443"&gt;Denise Talbert&lt;/a&gt; will lead a September 23 trial practice skills session on reducing e-discovery risks and costs.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Co-sponsored by Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon, the annual meeting offers more than 16 hours of CLE credit. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To register for the event, please click &lt;a href="http://www.mobar.org/data/am2011/index.htm" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partners &lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=47"&gt;Rob Adams,&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=35"&gt;Harvey Kaplan,&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=424"&gt;Gary Long,&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=222"&gt;Ed Moss,&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=16"&gt;Victor Schwartz&lt;/a&gt; have been recognized on the latest Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America list.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Those honored are identified through a combination of law firm submissions, online ballots and &lt;i&gt;Lawdragon&lt;/i&gt; editorial staff research. The fifth annual guide includes corporate attorneys, litigators, in-house counsel, law professors, judges and neutrals, government attorneys, and public interest lawyers. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the magazine, please click &lt;a href="http://www.lawdragon.com/index.php/newdragon/lawdragon_magazine/"&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Life Sciences &amp;amp; Biotechnology Practice Co-Chair &lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=91"&gt;Madeleine McDonough&lt;/a&gt; recently spoke with &lt;EM&gt;GEN Magazine: Genetic Engineering &amp;amp; Biotechnology News &lt;/EM&gt; about Food and Drug Administration (FDA) &lt;A href="http://www.shb.com/newsletters/BLB/BLB19.pdf"&gt;plans&lt;/a&gt; to develop an approval pathway for biosimilar pharmaceuticals. Noting that the agency has revealed its intentions in broad strokes only, the September 20, 2011, &lt;em&gt;GEN &lt;/em&gt;article addresses many of the open issues raised by FDA officials in an August 2011 &lt;em&gt;New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) &lt;/em&gt;perspective piece.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;According to McDonough,  early communication and collaboration  between the agency and biosimilar developers will likely be required and could involve  higher fees  to fund the product reviews that will be required. She noted,  The medical risks are going to depend on how close the biosimilar is to a reference product and what the hypothetical mechanism of action would be that could cause adverse effects or untoward effects. And I don t think you can do that with some broad brush. I think it s really going to be compound specific.  Commenting on recently issued draft European guidelines on biosimilars, McDonough said,  It used to be that a lot of companies wanted to get FDA approval first because so many countries relied on FDA approval to shorten the pathway to approval in those countries. I wonder if, at least for biosimilars, that whole paradigm will be reversed and that biosimilars will be approved far later in the United States than in Europe. &lt;/P&gt;

&lt;p&gt;As &lt;em&gt;GEN &lt;/em&gt;concludes,  The draft guidance that FDA eventually releases should go far toward bringing more lower-cost biosimilars to market one ostensible purpose of healthcare reform. How far it goes and how helpful it is to biologic drug developers will depend on how many of the blanks left by its article in &lt;em&gt;NEJM&lt;/em&gt; FDA fills in over the next few weeks. &lt;/P&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=826"&gt;Amor Esteban&lt;/a&gt; will moderate a panel discussion on international privacy and e-discovery at the October 3-5, 2011, Masters Conference for Legal Professionals in Washington, D.C.   Titled  Security, Privacy and Compliance within Corporate Litigation,  the conference will address e-discovery best practices as well as emerging issues in cloud and mobile computing, social media, and information discovery. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the event agenda, please click 

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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Of Counsel &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=983"&gt;Thomas Moga&lt;/a&gt; will moderate a panel discussion on the scope of patent protections in China, the European Union and the United States at the October 12-13, 2011, Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) International Convention in Shanghai, China.  Co-sponsored by Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon, the BIO China conference invites  executives from biotechnology, pharmaceutical companies and investment firms from North America, Europe and Asia to meet and explore business opportunities with China's emerging biotech sector.   Moga s panel features Jasemine Chambers, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office s deputy administrator for external affairs, and Chris Sappenfield, senior counsel for Ibis Biosciences, Inc., who will discuss how legislative and regulatory changes have affected biotechnology patenting in these three jurisdictions. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To learn more about the event, please click &lt;a href="http://www3.bio.org/biochina/program/" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Working Mother Media s National Association of Female Executives (NAFE) and Flex-Time Lawyers have named Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon as a 2011 Best Law Firm for Women.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;SHB will be featured among the 50 Best Law Firms for Women in the fall issue of &lt;em&gt;NAFE&lt;/em&gt; magazine and &lt;em&gt;Working Mother&lt;/em&gt; magazine for its commitment to  supporting female lawyers with work-life balance and women-friendly policies that retain and promote top female talent.  &lt;em&gt;Working Mother&lt;/em&gt; specifically highlights SHB s Women s Management Council, the firm s Success Profile Project, and its alternative-work-schedule policy as  cutting-edge solutions to meet the needs of women attorneys  at the firm.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt; It is a privilege to have our efforts recognized by the National Association of Female Executives, Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers,  said SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=63"&gt;Leanne DeShong&lt;/a&gt;, who chairs the firm s Women s Management Council.  As we continue our work to find innovative ways to support women attorneys at our firm, it is rewarding to also see many of our peer firms embracing similar policies and initiatives that create real opportunity for women lawyers throughout the legal profession. &lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=493"&gt;Frank Cruz-Alvarez&lt;/a&gt; and Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=1065"&gt;Talia Storch&lt;/a&gt; have co-authored a Washington Legal Foundation &lt;em&gt;Legal Opinion Letter&lt;/em&gt; titled   No Injury  Class Action Plaintiffs Found to Lack Legal Standing.  Issued on September 9, 2011, the article discusses a recent federal multidistrict litigation court ruling in a case involving claims that the defendants engaged in a conspiracy to conceal quality-control problems and manufacturing defects allegedly affecting over-the-counter medications for children and adults.  The court dismissed these  no injury  claims for lack of Article III standing, concluding that the plaintiffs, by failing to allege any injury or harm other than purely economic damages, had not established an injury-in-fact. Cruz-Alvarez and Storch praise the court s  insightful and logical approach  and call for courts facing similar  no injury  claims to be guided by it. 

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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=13"&gt;Mark Behrens&lt;/a&gt; has published an article in the September 7, 2011, issue of &lt;em&gt;Mealey s Asbestos Litigation Reports&lt;/em&gt;. Titled  Pennsylvania Moves Forward with Considering Asbestos Trust Recoveries When Calculating Tort System Awards,  the article discusses the interface between the asbestos bankruptcy trust and civil tort systems in the context of a case currently pending in Pennsylvania. &lt;em&gt;In Reed v. Honeywell International, Inc.,&lt;/em&gt; Nos. 3022 EDA 2010, 3023 EDA 2010 (Pa. Super. Ct.), the plaintiff asks on appeal  whether a trial court properly concluded that equity enables a court to deduct bankruptcy trust recoveries from an asbestos plaintiff s tort system recovery when the claims arise from the same alleged injury.  Behrens concludes that the trial court s ruling  represents a positive step in the right direction.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2011/PennsylvaniaMovesForward.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=96"&gt;Scott Sayler&lt;/a&gt; has been appointed to chair the DRI Drug and Medical Device Committee.  The one-year appointment, which follows his two years of service as chair of the committee s annual seminar and two years serving as committee vice-chair, will take effect at the close of the organization s annual meeting on October 30, 2011.  One of DRI s largest committees, the Drug and Medical Device Committee  is the preeminent continuing legal education organization for trial counsel, corporate counsel and risk management professionals who are involved in the defense of drug and medical device litigation.   Its members also host informative Webcasts and contribute articles to DRI s &lt;em&gt;For the Defense&lt;/em&gt; publication.&lt;/p&gt;









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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Kansas City Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=443"&gt;Denise Talbert&lt;/a&gt;, who co-chairs SHB s eD3 Practice, has been invited to serve on the eDiscovery Advisory Council for Bryan College s post-graduate online program on eDiscovery Project Management.  She has also agreed to join the college s faculty and teach some of the eDiscovery classes.&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Best Lawyers, LLC, has singled out 35 Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon attorneys in its 2012 edition of &lt;em&gt;The Best Lawyers in America,&lt;/em&gt; recognizing the firm s expertise in 30 practice areas ranging from product liability litigation and bet-the-company litigation to environmental law and intellectual property litigation. &lt;/p&gt;



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The South Florida Office of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation s (CFF's) Florida Chapter will recognize SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=493"&gt;Frank Cruz-Alvarez&lt;/a&gt; at a November 5, 2011, benefit in Coral Gables to honor  40 Under 40 Outstanding Lawyers of Miami-Dade County.    The event will highlight those attorneys whose charity work, professional dedication and leadership have made a positive impact in the Miami-Dade community. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To learn more about CFF, please click &lt;a href="http://www.cff.org/Chapters/ftlauderdale/" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;With a special focus on the firm s Joplin disaster-relief efforts, the Pro Bono Committee s Fall 2011 newsletter, &lt;em&gt;For the Public Good&lt;/em&gt;, has just been released.  This issue also spotlights a significant Kansas Supreme Court decision arising out of Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=878"&gt;Zach Chaffee-McClure s&lt;/a&gt; pro bono representation of a father in a termination of parental rights proceeding, as well as special recognition accorded by &lt;em&gt;The Pulse&lt;/em&gt; to the pro bono work of Associates &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=972"&gt;Guled Adam&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=1014"&gt;Maria Salcedo&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=1050"&gt;Russell Shankland&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read more about how SHB lawyers are making a difference in people s lives, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2011/ProBonoNewsletterFall2011.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=1074"&gt;John Garretson s&lt;/a&gt; move to SHB as an Intellectual Property &amp; Technology  Litigation Practice partner was reported in a September 2, 2011, &lt;em&gt;Law360&lt;/em&gt; article. Titled  Shook Hardy Nabs Fish &amp; Richardson Health IP Pro,  the article highlights Garretson s expertise in pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device patent law.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Garretson was drawn to SHB, in part, for its litigation reputation.  Impressed with the technical and courtroom expertise of his new partners, he said that the firm has  a very strong, high-profile IP group, with more than 60 attorneys, and nearly all of [the firm s] IP attorneys have degrees in biochemistry, electrical engineering or related fields.   Garretson also praised the firm s understanding of clients  business concerns and goals, a focus he shares.   By moving to Kansas City, I m able to provide more for the same overall budget,  he said.   The firm s philosophy is to provide outstanding results for real client value. &lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB s International Litigation &amp; Dispute Resolution Practice has issued a September 1, 2011, bulletin about Mexico s new class action law. Effective March 1, 2012, the new law identifies three categories of class actions that will be available for consumer and environmental claims, and clarifies issues related to standing, certification and post-certification proceedings.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the SHB International Class Action Bulletin, please click &lt;a href="newsletters/ICAB/ICAB090111.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=1074"&gt;John Garretson&lt;/a&gt; and Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=814"&gt;Ben Tabor&lt;/a&gt; have co-authored an article in &lt;em&gt;Bloomberg Law&lt;/em&gt; titled   America Invents Act :  The Impact of Patent Reform.  Raising the possibility that patent reforms currently pending before Congress could become law as early as September 2011, the authors discuss the provisions that would take effect immediately and some others that will be phased in over a 12 to 18 month period.  Immediate changes include those that should reduce the false marking lawsuits that have clogged the courts and a provision changing the venue for litigation against the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from the District of Columbia to the Eastern District of Virginia.  Another change would  definitively abolish  state court jurisdiction for  any claim for relief arising under any Act of Congress relating to patents, plant variety protection, or copyrights.   &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2011/AmericaInventsAct.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=16"&gt;Victor Schwartz&lt;/a&gt; has authored a white paper for The Heritage Foundation.  Titled  The Supreme Court Meets Civil Justice Issues:  A Most Unusual Term,  the August 29, 2011, paper reviews seven cases from the U.S. Supreme Court s most recent term addressing civil justice- and tort-related issues.  Leading with &lt;em&gt;Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes,&lt;/em&gt; Schwartz notes that the Court  made something clear that should be obvious: Mixing millions of people with only the most general aspects of their cases in common should not be treated as a class  under Rule 23.  The other case analyses involve &lt;em&gt;Goodyear Luxembourg Tires S.A. v. Brown; McIntyre Machinery Limited v. Nicastro; American Electric Power Co., Inc v. Connecticut; AT&amp;T Mobile LLC v. Concepcion; PLIVA, Inc. v. Mensing;&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;CSX Trans., Inc. v. McBride.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the article, please click &lt;a href="http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2011/08/The-Supreme-Court-Meets-Civil-Justice-Issues-A-Most-Unusual-Term" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;The American Bar Association s (ABA s) Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) has tapped SHB Partner  &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=219"&gt;Grant Law&lt;/a&gt; to chair the ABA TIPS Annual Meeting Program Committee for the 2011-2012 fiscal year.  Formed in 1933, TIPS addresses  trial practice and critical issues of justice that involve tort and insurance law  while promoting balance and diversity within the legal profession.   According to TIPS Chair Randy Aliment, Law s leadership appointment recognizes his  professional abilities and reputation among some 24,500 members,  and will culminate in the next ABA TIPS Annual Meeting slated for August 2-7 in Chicago, Illinois.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=135"&gt;James Shepherd&lt;/a&gt; and Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=885"&gt;Nicholas Deutsch&lt;/a&gt; have co-authored an article appearing in the August 1, 2011, issue of the &lt;em&gt;Oil and Gas Journal&lt;/em&gt;.  Titled  Hydraulic fracturing:  protecting against legal and regulatory risk,  the article focuses on the technology s science, emerging regulatory issues and potential legal issues.  The authors also provide steps companies can take to minimize their risks.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2011/HydraulicFracturing.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Associates &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=588"&gt;Scott Kaiser&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=1054"&gt;Dana Strueby&lt;/a&gt; have co-authored the Missouri chapter of DRI s 2011 &lt;em&gt;Class Action Compendium.&lt;/em&gt;  According to DRI, the compendium  is a comprehensive guide for defense attorneys and corporate counsel about the intricacies of class action practice and how class action rules differ from state to state.  The compendium provides detailed analysis on the different types of class actions and how each state treats federal class action jurisprudence, who can bring a class action, enforcement of arbitration clauses, challenging pleadings based on jurisdiction and venue, certification procedures and criteria, and notice requirements.   &lt;span class="view"&gt;The resource is available for purchase &lt;a href="http://www.dri.org/open/Product.aspx?prod=2011-03CD" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=31"&gt;Bill Martucci&lt;/a&gt; will join a distinguished faculty in San Francisco, September 20-21, 2011, in ACI s  13th National Forum on Wage &amp; Hour Claims and Class Actions.   He will serve on a panel that will discuss  Focus on Trial and Pre-Trial Procedure:  Innovative Strategies for Defending Against Wage &amp; Hour Claims (FLSA and Rule 23) Strategies for Pleadings and Motions, E-Discovery, Choice of Law/Forum Selection, Attorneys  Fees and More.   In-house counsel and a number of state and federal court judges will also be presenting during this CLE event. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To learn more about the program, please click &lt;a href="http://americanconference.com/2012/818/wage--hour-claims-and-class-actions" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon s Washington, D.C., office will host a September 15, 2011,  American Bar Association (ABA) General Counsel Brownbag Discussion on government and employment law.  Presented by the ABA Section of Litigation s Employment and Labor Relations Committee and moderated by SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=31"&gt;Bill Martucci&lt;/a&gt;, the panel will feature national practitioners who formerly served with the U.S. Department of Labor, National Labor Relations Board and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. To register for the event and view program details, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2011/ABABrownbagDiscussion.htm" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=386"&gt;Carol Poindexter&lt;/a&gt; authored an article titled "Parallel Proceedings: Internal Investigations and Waiver Issues" in the July 2011 issue of &lt;em&gt;For The Defense,&lt;/em&gt; a DRI publication. According to the article, when a governmental investigation begins,  criminal and civil defense counsel should develop a coordinated plan to manage the competing theories of liability, discovery, and other litigation and investigation matters.   Poindexter chairs the DRI Government Enforcement and Corporate Compliance Committee s Life Sciences Subcommittee.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;SHB Of Counsel &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=471"&gt;Pat Sullivan&lt;/a&gt; was responsible for reviewing and selecting the articles included in the July issue in his role of publications chair of the DRI Government Enforcement and Corporate Compliance Committee.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Vault recently recognized Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon as one of the nation s top 25 law firms for diversity, ranking SHB 7th in  Overall Diversity,  9th in  Diversity with respect to Women,  5th in  Diversity with respect to Minorities,  and 18th in  Diversity with respect to GLBT.   Based on data from anonymous surveys of more than 18,000 law firm associates, the Vault rankings aim to provide law students and lateral attorneys with information about what it is like to work at the top law firms across the country.&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;The Kansas Bar Association (KBA) recently honored SHB Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=878"&gt;Zachary Chaffee-McClure&lt;/a&gt; with its Pro Bono Award during the 2011 KBA Annual Meeting and Joint Judicial Conference.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;For their devotion to helping children, SHB Associates &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=972"&gt;Guled Adam&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=1014"&gt;Maria Salcedo&lt;/a&gt; and 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=1050"&gt;Russell Shankland&lt;/a&gt; have been described as pro bono  young guns  by &lt;em&gt;The Pulse,&lt;/em&gt; a Kansas City legal publication, which notes that the attorneys share an enthusiasm and dedication for pro bono work while maintaining successful business practices.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt; What s been very exciting for me is that we ve been able to develop about 15-20 young associates who have been energized on our efforts to advocate for children and these attorneys have really done some amazing things,  said SHB Partner and Pro Bono Committee Chair &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=66"&gt;Matt Keenan&lt;/a&gt;.  We have learned that in the area of children s rights you can give attorneys the opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of a young man or woman. &lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=13"&gt;Mark Behrens&lt;/a&gt; has published an article in the August 2011 issue of the peer-reviewed &lt;em&gt;Journal of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.&lt;/em&gt;  Titled  Medical Liability Reform:  A Case Study of Mississippi,  the article discusses how tort lawsuits against physicians insured by the Medical Assurance Co. of Mississippi (MACM) have fallen precipitously since the state adopted medical malpractice reforms that took effect in January 2003.  According to Behrens, in 2005-2009, lawsuits filed annually against MACM-insured obstetrician-gynecologists dropped 293 percent compared with the period 2000-2004.  He contends that tort reforms and the state s new ceiling on non-economic damages have substantially improved the state s medical liability environment.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2011/MedicalLiabilityReform.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;The 2011 edition of &lt;em&gt;Northern California Super Lawyers&lt;/em&gt; has singled out San Francisco Partners Kevin Haroff and 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=218"&gt;Frank Kelly&lt;/a&gt; as outstanding legal practitioners. Only 5 percent of Northern California lawyers were named to the list.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;The Summer 2011 issue of &lt;em&gt;Savoy&lt;/em&gt; magazine has highlighted Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon in a special feature on  Diversity in Major Law Firms,  where SHB Director of Strategic Diversity Initiatives Michelle Wimes described recent efforts to increase and retain the firm s pool of top-performing diverse lawyers.  In particular, Wimes noted that SHB s Success Pathway Project has provided  specific, meaningful criteria  to define both short- and long-term attorney success in the workplace.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;  The project led us to uncover invaluable information regarding (1) the attributes necessary for early success in the firm ( Gateway Attributes ), (2) the rules of play and rules for long-term success, (3) specific behaviors that create an attorney s  brand  as well as those behaviors that could lead to an attorney s  derailment,  and (4) the mindset of a top performer,  Wimes said.   This rich body of information is currently being integrated into our recruitment, new-attorney training, associate development, associate evaluation, diversity, and new-partner training efforts.   &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2011/Savoy2011.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partners &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=16"&gt;Victor Schwartz&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=14"&gt;Phil Goldberg&lt;/a&gt;, and Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=847"&gt;Chris Appel&lt;/a&gt; have co-authored an article about the most recent spate of  climate change  lawsuits sweeping the country and why they should fail.  Titled  Lawsuit Roulette:  Pursuit of the  Children s Trust  Climate Change Litigation,  the article appears in the July 8, 2011, issue of the Washington Legal Foundation s &lt;em&gt;Legal Backgrounder.&lt;/em&gt;  The litigation is apparently being brought in the name of children  to protect their environmental future,  and cases have been filed against federal and state governments in federal and state courts.  Relying on a legal theory applied in a  narrow set of cases involving state-owned water rights,  the plaintiffs allege that  governments bear a  public trust  responsibility to protect certain communal property under their control.   The authors call for the defendants to swiftly seek dismissal of the claims and urge the courts to do so  quickly and definitively.   &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2011/LawsuitRoulette.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=994"&gt;Keith Casto&lt;/a&gt; will participate in a July 13, 2011, Strafford Webinar discussing feed-in tariffs (FITs) used by states and municipalities to promote new renewable energy technology.  Titled  Feed-In Tariffs and Renewable Energy: Navigating Preemption, Structuring FITs and Leveraging FERC and State Developments,  the Webinar will consider (i) when state FITs are preempted by federal statutes; (ii) how FITs can be structured to avoid creating market barriers to renewable energy technology; and (iii) when FITs are the best program to use for renewable energy resource development. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To register for the event, please click &lt;a href="http://www.straffordpub.com/products/feed-in-tariffs-and-renewable-energy-2011-07-13" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;The 11th Judicial Circuit Historical Society's board has named SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=222"&gt;Ed Moss&lt;/a&gt; a 2011 Legal Legend. Honorees were selected from a prestigious group of nominees with outstanding legal heritage who have shaped the Miami and South Florida legal community for more than 25 years. The Legal Legends awards dinner will be November 12, 2011, at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Miami.&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Of Counsel &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=983"&gt;Tom Moga&lt;/a&gt; recently spoke with &lt;em&gt;GEN Magazine: Genetic Engineering &amp; Biotechnology News&lt;/em&gt; about two patent reform bills passed by the Senate and House that would change  the criteria for awarding patents from  first to invent  to  first inventor to file.    According to the June 28, 2011, article, lawmakers must now reconcile the two measures, which differ as to  how patents will be awarded in the future, as well as how challenges to just-issued patents can be pursued, and what resources the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will have to reduce its nearly three-year backlog of patents. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;As Moga told &lt;em&gt;GEN,&lt;/em&gt; however, both bills will present challenges for future applications.   I understand the benefits of first-to-file, but I m very concerned that now that it s a race to the patent office, the quality of our patent applications will suffer,  he was quoted as saying.  It s easy to say,  We ll spend more time with the inventor. We ll make the inventor more responsive.   But when you re dealing with corporations that have already been cut back when it comes to personnel, now you say,  by the way, can you look at this patent application because we ve got to get this thing filed fast?  &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Moga also noted that, by failing to set aside USPTO fees, the House version of the America Invents Act could jeopardize U.S. leadership in the biotech arena.   If we don t get our biotech patent group organized and fix this, we are certainly going to fall behind in one of the areas that we ve been leaders in if we can t get our patenting taken care of, and it all comes down to funding,  Moga said.  On the one hand, you hear people in Congress grouse about our lack of competitiveness. On the other hand, they won t take the steps that are necessary to make sure our patent office has the funds it needs to keep up with the technology and provide the services that applicants need to move their applications along at a reasonable time frame. &lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=35"&gt;Harvey Kaplan&lt;/a&gt; has been named for the fourth consecutive year as &lt;em&gt;Who s Who Legal s&lt;/em&gt; Global Product Liability Lawyer of the Year. In announcing this award in the 2011 edition of &lt;em&gt;Who s Who Legal: The International Who s Who of Business Lawyers, &lt;/em&gt; Editor-in-Chief Callum Campbell said,  Winning the &lt;em&gt;Who s Who Legal&lt;/em&gt; Product Liability Lawyer of the Year Award for a fourth time is an outstanding achievement. Harvey Kaplan received universally positive feedback from our sources across the globe, and we are delighted to once again declare him the leading lawyer in the world for product liability defense.  &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Kaplan, who serves as chair of SHB s Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation Division, represents many multinational companies in significant litigation. Kaplan s clients include some of the world s largest pharmaceutical and medical device companies, as well as companies in other industries. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Who s Who Legal&lt;/em&gt; is among a group of prestigious national and international publications that have consistently recognized Kaplan as among the very best in his field. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;In 2011, &lt;em&gt;Chambers USA: America s Leading Lawyers for Business&lt;/em&gt; listed Kaplan as one of only seven Band One Leading Individuals in its Nationwide Product Liability and Mass Torts section, and also included him among its elite group of pharmaceutical product liability litigation "stars." &lt;em&gt;Chambers&lt;/em&gt; called Kaplan "a highly knowledgeable and effective product liability defense lawyer.  &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;In its newly released guide, &lt;em&gt;The Legal 500 US&lt;/em&gt; (2011) also ranked Kaplan among the very best in the nation, saying he is  a prominent veteran  who is  praised highly for his outstanding trial and litigation skills.  &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;In March 2011, &lt;em&gt;Lawdragon 500&lt;/em&gt; again named him to its &lt;em&gt;Lawdragon 500: Leading Lawyers in America&lt;/em&gt; listing. This guide, the only publication to exclusively recognize the top 500 lawyers in the United States, pointed out that  the accolades keep coming for Kaplan, who remains the nation s top defense-side choice for bet-the-company litigation related to pharmaceutical and medical devices.  &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Legal Media Group, publisher of the &lt;em&gt;Guide to the World s Leading Product Liability Lawyers, &lt;/em&gt; named Kaplan one of its national Litigation Stars, as well as its World s Leading Product Liability Lawyer of the Year in 2010. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;In recent months, &lt;em&gt;Law360&lt;/em&gt; also recognized Kaplan as one of the nation s  Most Admired Product Liability Attorneys,  singling him out for his  vital role in securing defense verdicts for some of the leading players in the pharmaceutical and medical device industry during the past 40 years.  (September 2010)  Kaplan has proven his ability to win favorable results for his clients in complex cases,  &lt;em&gt;Law360&lt;/em&gt; continued. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;These recognitions are capped by additional honors from the 2011 editions of &lt;em&gt;The Best Lawyers in America&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Missouri &amp; Kansas Super Lawyers&lt;/em&gt;, both of which have for many years recognized Kaplan s advocacy for and defense of his clients.&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;The Pharmaceutical &amp; Medical Device Litigation Practice has issued a June 24, 2011, &lt;em&gt;Bulletin&lt;/em&gt; about the U.S. Supreme Court s ruling in &lt;em&gt;PLIVA, Inc. v. Mensing,&lt;/em&gt; shielding generic drug manufacturers from failure-to-warn claims on the ground that they directly conflict with federal drug regulations and are thus preempted.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the &lt;em&gt;Bulletin&lt;/em&gt; please click &lt;a href="newsletters/DDB/DDB062411.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Who s Who Legal: The International Who s Who of Business Lawyers&lt;/em&gt; has named Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon its Global Product Liability Law Firm of the Year and Partner &lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=35"&gt;Harvey Kaplan&lt;/a&gt; its Global Product Liability Lawyer of the Year.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The firm has won the award for seven consecutive years every year since its inception and this is the fourth consecutive year that Kaplan has been named Product Liability Lawyer of the Year.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;"Only a handful of firms have won the &lt;em&gt;Who s Who Legal&lt;/em&gt;  Law Firm of the Year Award in a practice area ever since they began in 2005, and even fewer firms are also home to the Lawyer of the Year Award in the same sector,  said Callum Campbell, editor-in-chief of &lt;em&gt;Who s Who Legal&lt;/em&gt;. "By winning these awards, Shook Hardy &amp; Bacon demonstrates the exceptional breadth, depth and caliber of its expertise in product liability defense."&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;In commenting on Kaplan's receiving the Product Liability Lawyer of the Year Award, Campbell said, "Winning the &lt;em&gt;Who s Who Legal&lt;/em&gt; Product Liability Lawyer of the Year Award for a fourth time is an outstanding achievement. Harvey Kaplan received universally positive feedback from our sources across the globe and we are delighted to once again declare him the leading lawyer in the world for product liability defense."&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Who s Who Legal&lt;/em&gt; recognizes an additional 14 SHB partners, more than any other firm worldwide, as leading individual product liability practitioners, including 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=394"&gt;Tony Andrade&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=373"&gt;Simon Castley&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=401"&gt;Walt Cofer&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=405"&gt;Bill Crampton&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=413"&gt;Greg Fowler&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=40"&gt;Michelle Fujimoto&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=424"&gt;Gary Long&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=222"&gt;Ed Moss&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=39"&gt;Ken Reilly&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=95"&gt;Frank Rothrock&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=167"&gt;Bill Sampson&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=16"&gt;Victor Schwartz&lt;/a&gt;, 

Mark Tyler, and 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=99"&gt;Marie Woodbury&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The complete listing will be published in the 2011 edition of &lt;em&gt;Who s Who Legal: The International Who s Who of Business Lawyers,&lt;/em&gt; which covers 31 practice areas in more than 100 countries.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;In addition to the Product Liability recognitions, several other SHB attorneys will be honored in the following practice areas: 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=406"&gt;Sarah Croft&lt;/a&gt; (Life Sciences), 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=35"&gt;Harvey Kaplan&lt;/a&gt; (Life Sciences, Commercial Litigation), 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=424"&gt;Gary Long&lt;/a&gt; (Life Sciences), 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=96"&gt;Scott Sayler&lt;/a&gt; (Life Sciences), 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=99"&gt;Marie Woodbury&lt;/a&gt; (Life Sciences), 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=276"&gt;John Barkett&lt;/a&gt; (Environmental), 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=31"&gt;Bill Martucci&lt;/a&gt; (Employment), and 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=304"&gt;Trent Webb&lt;/a&gt; (Patents).&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the &lt;em&gt;Who s Who Legal&lt;/em&gt; press release announcing SHB as the Global Product Liability Law Firm of the Year, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2011/SHB_WhosWhoLegal2011.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. To view the &lt;em&gt;Who s Who Legal&lt;/em&gt; press release announcing Kaplan as the Product Liability Lawyer of the Year, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2011/Kaplan_WhosWhoLegal2011.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Miami Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=806"&gt;Alexandra Bach Lagos&lt;/a&gt; has been installed as president of the Miami-Dade Chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers (FAWL). The installation took place on June 17 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Miami with approximately 200 judges, lawyers and others in attendance. Lagos will serve as president for a one-year term. SHB Of Counsel &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=933"&gt;Rebecca Ocariz&lt;/a&gt; and Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=764"&gt;Tara Elfering&lt;/a&gt; were also installed as board members of the organization.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Miami-Dade FAWL is a "professional organization that is devoted to actively promoting the advancement of women in the legal profession. Members comprise a diverse group of women and men who pursue the common goal of promoting women's opportunities and rights."&lt;/p&gt;







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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB s Class Action &amp; Complex Litigation Practice has issued a June 21, 2011, alert discussing the U.S. Supreme Court s decision to decertify one of the largest employment class actions in history, &lt;em&gt;Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Betty Dukes, et al.,&lt;/em&gt; No. 10-277, 2011 WL 2437013 (U.S. June 20, 2011).  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the alert, please &lt;a href="newsletters/CACLA/CACLA062111.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <title>SCOTUS Ruling in Wal-Mart Case to Have Significant Impact on Class Action Practice</title>

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      <description>&lt;p&gt;The Women in Law Development Forum (WILEF) recently announced that Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon was among its initial class of law firms awarded a Gold Standard Certification for integrating women into the highest leadership positions.  WILEF, which has been assisting women in law to assume leadership roles for the past five years, launched the certification initiative to  set the bar for all law firms to help recognize and promote women,  by identifying and singling out  law firms whose support for women has led to real results at the highest levels of firm management, leadership and compensation. &lt;/p&gt; 



&lt;p&gt;WILEF certification in 2011 required that women equity partners in firms with more than 100 practicing attorneys in the United States had to satisfy at least three of the following criteria:  20 percent of equity partners, 10 percent of firm chairs and managing partners (firm-wide, U.S. or North American Regional and U.S. branch offices), 20 percent of the firm s primary governance committee, 20 percent of the firm s compensation committee or its equivalent, 25 percent of the firm s practice leaders and/or department heads, and 10 percent of the top half of the most highly compensated partners in the firm.  SHB will be honored during a September 2011 luncheon in New York City. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read more about the award, please click &lt;a href="http://wilef.com/cert2.html" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <title>SHB Recognized for Integrating Women Lawyers into Leadership Positions</title>

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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=167"&gt;Bill Sampson&lt;/a&gt; and Associate  &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=588"&gt;Scott Kaiser&lt;/a&gt; have co-authored an article in the 2011 edition of &lt;em&gt;The International Who's Who of Product Liability Defence Lawyers.&lt;/em&gt; Titled "Climate Change Litigation   How Soon Is Now?," the article discusses the increasing impacts of climate change litigation and regulation in the United States and around the world. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2011/ClimateChangeLitigation2011.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partners &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=35"&gt;Harvey Kaplan&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=137"&gt;Jon Strongman&lt;/a&gt; have co-authored a chapter in the 2011/12 edition of the &lt;em&gt;PLC Cross-border Dispute Resolution Handbook.&lt;/em&gt; Titled  Developments in US product liability law and the issues relevant to foreign manufacturers,  the article discusses the framework of product liability law in the United States; developments in preemption and tort reform; plaintiffs  tactics and potential defense countermeasures; and litigation matters specific to foreign manufacturers. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the chapter, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2011/DevelopmentsinUSproductliabilitylaw_2011.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;













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&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=14"&gt;Phil Goldberg&lt;/a&gt; will moderate The General Counsel Forum Houston Chapter s Third Quarterly Event titled  The ABC's of Strategic Legislative Outreach: How to Knock on Government's Door  on  July 27, 2011, at the Houstonian Hotel.  Chaired by SHB Houston and coordinated by Partner 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=185"&gt;Kristi Belt&lt;/a&gt;, the event will address   recent paradigm shifts in American public policy and elections have ushered in an era of dynamic and unprecedented activity by all branches of the federal government. &lt;/p&gt;







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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Of Counsels &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=471"&gt;Pat Sullivan&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=525"&gt;Karen Read&lt;/a&gt; recently spoke at a MO-Kan Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers 2011 Training Seminar in Overland Park, Kansas. Sullivan and Read discussed  Defending Fire Loss Claims. &lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Eight SHB attorneys have been singled out by Thomson Reuters for special recognition in &lt;em&gt;Florida Super Lawyers&lt;/em&gt; 2011. In addition, seven attorneys were named  Rising Stars.  Those named to &lt;em&gt;Florida Super Lawyers&lt;/em&gt; from SHB Miami include Partners 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=276"&gt;John Barkett&lt;/a&gt; (Tort), 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=417"&gt;Bill Geraghty&lt;/a&gt; (Product Liability Litigation), 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=222"&gt;Ed Moss&lt;/a&gt; (Tort), 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=227"&gt;Paul Reid&lt;/a&gt; (Tort), and 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=39"&gt;Ken Reilly&lt;/a&gt; (Product Liability Litigation). Partners 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=44"&gt;Dan Molony&lt;/a&gt; (Product Liability Litigation) and 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=160"&gt;Jim Murphy&lt;/a&gt; (Business Litigation) and Of Counsel 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=998"&gt;Bill Gillen&lt;/a&gt; (Product Liability Litigation) were selected from SHB Tampa.&lt;/p&gt;





&lt;p&gt; Rising Stars  include Miami Partners 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=493"&gt;Frank Cruz-Alvarez&lt;/a&gt; (Product Liability Litigation), 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=756"&gt;Hassia Diolombi&lt;/a&gt; (Product Liability Litigation), 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=605"&gt;Dan Rogers&lt;/a&gt; (Tort), 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=726"&gt;Al Saikali&lt;/a&gt; (Tort), and Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=806"&gt;Alexandra Bach Lagos&lt;/a&gt; (Product Liability Litigation). Associates 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=783"&gt;Terri Parker&lt;/a&gt; (Tort) and 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=758"&gt;Jennifer Voss&lt;/a&gt; (Product Liability Litigation) were selected from SHB Tampa.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Peer-recognition ballots are used to nominate attorneys, and additional candidates are identified through an independent search. Final candidates are selected based on experience, professional achievements, bar activities, pro bono and community service, and scholarly lectures and writings.&lt;/p&gt;











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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=16"&gt;Victor Schwartz&lt;/a&gt; and Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=847"&gt;Christopher Appel&lt;/a&gt; have authored an article in &lt;em&gt;The John Marshall Law Review&lt;/em&gt; about the American Law Institute s &lt;em&gt;Restatement (Third) of Torts: Liability for Physical and Emotional Harm,&lt;/em&gt; warning that two key sections of Chapter 7, if adopted, could  invite courts down a new path of broad liability expansion.   Titled  Reshaping the Traditional Limits of Affirmative Duties Under the Third Restatement of Torts,  the April 2011 article claims that these new sections depart from the  objective and neutral voice  of the Restatement projects and risk pushing  the traditional boundaries of affirmative duties into new and uncharted territory.   In particular, Chapter 7 s restatement of affirmative duties while not implicating  the most sacrosanct and uniform rules  could  dramatically alter where and how affirmative tort duties are recognized under state common law  as well as give judges  broad authority to circumvent precedent and create new duties in tort law. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;According to Schwartz and Appel, civil defendants would be  at serious risk of substantial and unexpectedly liability in jurisdictions that chose to forsake the comparative consistency, predictability and balance of the Second Restatement s approach to affirmative duties and adopt this part of the new Restatement.  The article thus urges state high courts to reject these provisions and  maintain the common law s traditional balance and fairness.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2011/ReshapingtheTraditionalLimitsofAffirmativeDuties.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Chair &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=34"&gt;John Murphy&lt;/a&gt;, Diversity &amp; Inclusion Committee Chair &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=57"&gt;Scott McCandless&lt;/a&gt; and Michelle Wimes, SHB s Director of Diversity Initiatives, participated in the OPUS 7: Race and Ethnicity in Large Law Firms Conference on May 25, 2011.  John spoke on a panel,  From Well Meaning to Well Doing Actions Individuals and Organizations Can Take to Make Racial and Ethnic Inclusion a Reality,  along with representatives from Georgia Power, Wal-Mart and the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession.&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Who s Who Legal&lt;/i&gt; has recognized SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=304"&gt;Trent Webb&lt;/a&gt; as one of the world's leading patent lawyers in the 2011 edition of &lt;i&gt;Who s Who Legal: The International Who s Who of Patent Lawyers.&lt;/i&gt; Webb has also been named to the 2012 edition of &lt;i&gt;Who s Who Legal: The International Who s Who of Business Lawyers.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=994"&gt;Keith Casto&lt;/a&gt; will serve as a panelist at a June 7, 2011, American Bar Association teleconference titled  State Incentives to Promote Renewable Power: Assessing Challenges to Federal Authority.   The panel will discuss (i)  the complex interrelationship between state feed-in tariffs and renewable portfolio standards,  (ii)  the interplay between state incentives for new generation and the [Federal Energy Regulatory Commission s] role in adjudicating conflicts between state initiatives and regional capacity market stakeholders,  and (iii) strategies and best practices in advising clients engaged in renewables development given the fluid and complex issues that may test traditional applications of the federalism doctrine.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To register for the event, please click &lt;a href="http://www2.americanbar.org/calendar/state-incentives-to-promote-renewable-power/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=31"&gt;William Martucci&lt;/a&gt; will participate in a Strafford CLE Webinar titled  E-Discovery Strategies in FLSA and State Collective and Class Actions,  scheduled for June 29, 2011.  He will serve on a panel that will address common electronic discovery challenges facing employers in wage-and-hour disputes litigated as collective and class actions.  The distinguished faculty will help employment counsel with strategies to efficiently identify, preserve and produce relevant information.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view Webinar details, please click 

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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=19"&gt;James Eiszner&lt;/a&gt; has been appointed to serve as vice chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Antitrust Law s Compliance and Ethics Committee.  Created to address cutting-edge global compliance and ethics issues in the field of antitrust,  the committee develops publications, CLEs and other resources to help attorneys and in-house counsel stay abreast of the latest topical, legislative and policy developments.&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Chief Judge Randall R. Rader of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has invited SHB Of Counsel &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=983"&gt;Tom Moga&lt;/a&gt; to a June 28, 2011, Washington, D.C., meeting to discuss developments in innovation and intellectual property policy in China with representatives from the Congressional Executive Commission on China, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The meeting will focus on (i) the current status of U.S. government, academic and private sector efforts,  including recent concluded bilateral innovation dialogues, training programs of antitrust judges, IPR working groups, and how they relate to our knowledge and engagement on China s innovation strategies ; and (ii) recent and ongoing research, including reports undertaken by the National Bureau of Asian Research and U.S. International Trade Commission.  The discussion will also help solidify an agenda and establish a working group for a forthcoming George Washington University program on indigenous innovation and intellectual property in China.&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=690"&gt;Eva Weiler&lt;/a&gt; has been selected by Pzifer to participate in its inaugural Legal Alliance Associate Roundtable (ART). ART is comprised of associates from each of the Pfizer Legal Alliance (PLA) law firms. It will focus on strengthening connections and relationships among PLA attorneys and Pfizer with the goal of delivering values, ideas, strategic thinking, predictability, and stability in the provision of legal services. This inaugural group will be responsible for developing the organizational structure of ART and Eva will serve as one of four chairs with reporting responsibility to the PLA Oversight Committee.&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=997"&gt;Nathan Muyskens&lt;/a&gt; commented on internal company investigations in a May 22, 2011, article appearing in &lt;em&gt;The Washington Post&lt;/em&gt; titled  Justice Department, SEC investigations often rely on companies  internal probes.  The article discusses the benefits and downfalls of the U.S. Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission allowing companies to conduct internal fraud probes.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt; I can t issue grand jury subpoenas. I can t compel witnesses to testify truthfully in front of me. And, frankly, I can t get documents from third parties,  Muyskens is quoted as saying.  The government is often far better situated to collect evidence.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the article, please click &lt;a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/justice-department-sec-investigations-often-rely-on-companies-internal-probes/2011/04/26/AFO2HP9G_print.html" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=16"&gt;Victor Schwartz&lt;/a&gt; commented on frivolous lawsuit claims in a May 10, 2011, Center for Individual Freedom (CFIF) article titled  Beating Rattlesnakes and Bottom Feeders: Congress Fights Frivolous Lawsuits.  The article addresses the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (LARA) and U.S. Supreme Court s opinion on the need for more precise pleading in &lt;em&gt;Iqbal&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Twombly.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt; Demand letters are the rattlesnake s nest of frivolous claims,  Schwartz is quoted as saying.  You can hear them rattle, but you do not see them in court.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the article, please click &lt;a href="http://cfif.org/v/index.php/commentary/47-legal-reform-tort-reform/990-beating-rattlesnakes-and-bottom-feeders-congress-fights-frivolous-lawsuits" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=13"&gt;Mark Behrens&lt;/a&gt; has authored an American Tort Reform Association white paper titled  The Constitutional Foundation for Federal Medical Liability Reform.   The May 2011 paper supports congressional efforts (H.R. 5) to adopt limits on medical liability as some states have already done to improve health care.  According to Behrens,  federal medical liability reform legislation is constitutional, consistent with federalism principles, and represents sound public policy.   The federal bill would allow those states that have already adopted medical liability reforms to continue to impose their own limitations on damages; federal limits on noneconomic and punitive damages for medical liability would govern  only when state law would otherwise allow for unlimited damages.   &lt;span class="view"&gt;To read the paper, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2011/TheConstitutionalFoundationforFederalMedicalLiabilityReform.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Of Counsel &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=1018"&gt;Thérèse Miller&lt;/a&gt; will serve on a distinguished panel during LegalTech® West Coast 2011 on May 17, 2011, in Los Angeles. Miller will discuss  Partnering for Success: Inside and Outside Counsel Working Together  on the leading practices in electronic discovery. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To learn more about the conference, please &lt;a href="http://www.legaltechshow.com/r5/cob_page.asp?category_id=70418&amp;initial_file=cob_page-ltech_agenda.asp" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=669"&gt;Marc Shelley&lt;/a&gt; will serve on a panel at a conference hosted by the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 19, 2011. The panel topic is cross-examination practices in jurisdictions around the world. Marc will be comparing the rules in the United States to those of certain countries where SHB s international products liability team has worked on witness examination in recent years. This is the second time that Marc has been invited to speak to this organization. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the event agenda, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2011/AIJA2011.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=982"&gt;Jonathan Rosen&lt;/a&gt; will co-chair a June 9, 2011, DRI Webcast titled  Governance, Risk and Compliance in the Age of Wikileaks,  during which he will join a panel discussing  the impact of  involuntary transparency  in private industry.   Geared toward risk managers, compliance officers, in-house counsel, and corporate attorneys, the Webcast will cover (i)  the risks posed by Wikileaks and similar organizations to corporate business ; (ii)  how to account for leaks in risks assessments ; (iii)  improvements to policies, standard operating procedures and Internet controls to mitigate risk ; and (iv)  how to handle law enforcement  and reporting requirements.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To register for the Webcast, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2011/DRIWebcastJune2011.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=826"&gt;Amor Esteban&lt;/a&gt; will serve on the faculty of The Third Annual Sedona Conference® International Program on Cross-Border Discovery and Data Privacy taking place June 22-23, 2011, in Lisbon, Portugal. This program will provide practical guidance on mitigating the risk and cost of processing and transferring information in cross-border litigation and regulatory matters.  Esteban will also participate in The Sedona Working Group on International Electronic Information Management, Discovery and Disclosure (WG-6) special meeting. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view additional details, please visit &lt;a href="http://www.thesedonaconference.org/conferences/intl/20110622" target="_blank"&gt;The Sedona Conference® Website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=994"&gt;Keith Casto&lt;/a&gt; will serve as a panelist at the 2011 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) slated for May 2-5 in Houston, Texas.  Titled  Capturing Carbon Credits from Offshore Carbon Sequestration,  the panel will  explore the technologies designed for carbon dioxide injection into deep substrates or offshore storage,  as well as  applicable regulatory and legal requirements and the market for carbon trading throughout the United States and the world. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Billed as  the world s foremost event for the development of offshore resources in the fields of drilling, exploration, production, and environmental protection,  OTC attracts more than 65,000 attendees and 2,000 exhibiting companies each year. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the 2011 agenda, please click &lt;a href="http://www.otcnet.org/2011/index.php" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=302"&gt;Peter Strand&lt;/a&gt; has been chosen to receive a  Distinguished Legal Writing Award  by the Burton Awards for Legal Achievement.  A panel composed primarily of distinguished professors selects 30 outstanding articles by partners from the 1,000 largest law firms to honor each year.  Strand was honored for an article titled  Assignor Estoppel:  You Can t Bite the Hand That Fed You  that appeared in the November 2010 issue of &lt;em&gt;Intellectual Property &amp; Technology Law Journal.&lt;/em&gt;  He will be honored during a June 13, 2011, ceremony at the Library of Congress.  Among those who will participate in the gala event will be U.S. Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Stephen Breyer.  To read more about the awards, please &lt;span class="view"&gt;

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      <description>&lt;p&gt;A team of lawyers in Shook Hardy s San Francisco office, including  &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=376"&gt;Gabi Marks&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=1019"&gt;Kate Wolf&lt;/a&gt;, have obtained a complete judgment in favor of Ford Motor Company in a case involving a former aerospace manufacturing facility in Palo Alto, California.  The judgment was based on a series of motions to dismiss the plaintiff s original and several amended complaints under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), without Ford ever having to file an answer or undergo any manner of discovery in the case.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel (N.D. Cal.) entered the judgment on April 20, 2011, along with an order dismissing plaintiff s third amended complaint &lt;em&gt;with prejudice.&lt;/em&gt;  In the dismissal order, Judge Fogel ruled that the insurance company plaintiff could not assert an independent claim for cost recovery against potentially responsible third parties under Section 107(a) of the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), when the costs sought to be recovered were merely payments made pursuant to an environmental insurance policy.  The Court also held that the company could not assert a claim based on subrogation of its insured s underlying rights under CERCLA Section 112(c)(2), when the insured had not independently pursued a claim against potentially responsible parties or the federal Superfund.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The Court s April 20 order has been reported at &lt;em&gt;Chubb Custom Insurance Company v. Space Systems/Loral, Inc., et al.,&lt;/em&gt; No. 5:09-cv-04485 JF/PVT, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43386, 2011 WL 1496183 (N.D. Cal. 2011).&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=13"&gt;Mark Behrens,&lt;/a&gt; a partner in the Washington, D.C.-based Public Policy Group, spoke at the annual meeting of the Product Liability Advisory Council held April 28, 2011, in Coral Gables, Florida. Behrens discussed how state consumer protection laws are being abused in lawyer-driven litigation and proposed reforms to be pursued in courts and legislatures. Group attorneys &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=16"&gt;Victor Schwartz&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=17"&gt;Cary Silverman&lt;/a&gt; have written extensively on the topic. Behrens was assisted by Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=847"&gt;Chris Appel&lt;/a&gt; in preparing his PLAC speech.&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Of Counsels &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=471"&gt;Pat Sullivan&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=525"&gt;Karen Read&lt;/a&gt; recently spoke at the MO-Kan Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers 2011 Training Seminar in Blue Springs, Missouri. Sullivan and Read discussed  Legal Issues Facing Code Officials and AHJs. &lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Director of Pro Bono Services &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=328"&gt;Jolie Justus&lt;/a&gt; will be honored at &lt;em&gt;Missouri Lawyers Media s&lt;/em&gt; 13th Annual Women s Justice Awards 2011 on April 27, 2011, at the Four Seasons Hotel in St. Louis. The Women s Justice Awards recognize women in Missouri  who have demonstrated leadership, integrity, service, sacrifice and accomplishment in improving the quality of justice and exemplifying the highest ideals of the legal profession. &lt;/p&gt; 





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=982"&gt;Jonathan Rosen&lt;/a&gt; will serve on the distinguished faculty of the American Bar Association s Third Annual National Institute on Internal Corporate Investigations and Forum for In-House Counsel slated for May 4-6, 2011, in New York City.  Rosen will participate in a panel titled  The Exit Strategy: Negotiating a Settlement and Monitors,  which will instruct corporate counsel on how to develop, negotiate and monitor a corrective action plan; craft corporate integrity agreements; and prevent collateral sanctions and penalties by other agencies.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the event agenda, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2011/ABAThirdAnnualNationalInstituteonInternalCorporateInvestigations.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=31"&gt;William Martucci&lt;/a&gt; will discuss the latest developments in employment law during The Missouri Bar s  Annual Law Update,  when the program is presented live in Kansas City on May 26, 2011. This continuing legal education event provides 10 hours of credit, including 1 hour of ethics. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To review the program brochure, please click &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://members.mobar.org/cle-web/cle-programs/Program%20Brochure%20pdf/MoBarCLE%20Annual%20Law%20brochure.pdf"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=13"&gt;Mark Behrens&lt;/a&gt; will serve as the moderator of a session titled  Update on Emerging Areas of Product Liability Litigation,  during a Perrin Conferences seminar scheduled for May 5, 2011, in New Orleans.   The New Era of Product Liability Law Emerging Issues Driving Mass Tort &amp; Environmental Litigation  Conference will also feature presentations on current developments in drywall and asbestos litigation, as well as judicial perspectives on the top 10 issues in product liability and environmental litigation.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To review the conference agenda, please click &lt;a href="https://www.perrinconferences.com/pdf/Prod%20Liab%20NO%20May%202011.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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P: 816-559-2083&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;

E: bgtaylor@shb.com&lt;br/&gt;

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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=725"&gt;Amir Nassihi&lt;/a&gt; will participate in the American Conference Institute s 4th Advanced Forum on Defending and Managing Automotive Product Liability Litigation slated for June 22-23, 2011, in Chicago.  Nassihi will moderate a judges panel titled  The View from the Bench: A Unique Opportunity to Hear How Judges Interpret Evidence/Arguments in the Automotive Context." &lt;span class="view"&gt;To register for the event, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2011/ACIAutomotiveProductLiabilityLitigation2011.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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P: 816-559-2083&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;

E: bgtaylor@shb.com&lt;br/&gt;

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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=16"&gt;Victor Schwartz&lt;/a&gt; and Of Counsel &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=17"&gt;Cary Silverman&lt;/a&gt; have co-authored an article in the April 2011 issue of &lt;em&gt;Product Liability Law &amp; Strategy&lt;/em&gt; titled  Flawed CPSC Product Hazard Database.  The article highlights aspects of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission s new online database reporting system that pose a significant threat to manufacturers and product sellers.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Pursuant to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, consumers, government agencies, health care professionals, child service providers, and public safety entities may submit reports.  CPSC has expansively interpreted the law to also permit personal injury attorneys, consumer advocates, consumer advocate organizations, investigators, professional engineers, trade associations, even  observers of the consumer products being used  to submit reports of actual or potential hazards.  Manufacturers receive just ten days notice before submitted reports are made available to the public in a searchable database.&lt;/p&gt; 



&lt;p&gt;Schwartz and Silverman provide a  To-Do List  for quickly receiving and responding to reports filed through the new database that will be of interest to those who make or sell products falling within the CPSC s jurisdiction.&lt;/p&gt; 







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E: bgtaylor@shb.com&lt;br/&gt;

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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Law360&lt;/em&gt; has recognized Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon as one of its Product Liability Groups of the Year for the second consecutive year. SHB  chalked up an impressive record in the last year,  &lt;em&gt;Law360&lt;/em&gt; reported. SHB Partners &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=35"&gt;Harvey Kaplan&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=39"&gt;Ken Reilly&lt;/a&gt; commented on the firm s leading product liability practice in the January 14, 2011, article. 



&lt;p&gt; We're flexible; we think we field very strong teams with a deep trial bench, but our overriding goal and philosophy is client service and client results,  Kaplan is quoted as saying.  Our philosophy is to ethically and economically, successfully defend these challenging cases,  Reilly said.  And we're, frankly, quite successful at it. &lt;/p&gt;

 



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Missouri Lawyers Media&lt;/em&gt; has selected SHB Chair &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=34"&gt;John Murphy&lt;/a&gt; as a Law Firm Leader of the Year. Murphy will be honored at the &lt;em&gt;Missouri Lawyers&lt;/em&gt; Awards luncheon on January 28, 2011, at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark in St. Louis, Missouri. &lt;em&gt;Missouri Lawyers Media&lt;/em&gt; reported in a press release that Murphy, along with other award recipients, were selected for demonstrating  extraordinary vision, innovation and leadership. &lt;/p&gt;







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      <description>&lt;p&gt;The November/December issue of &lt;em&gt;Diversity &amp; The Bar&lt;/em&gt; has highlighted Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon as the Midwest recipient of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association s (MCCA s) Thomas A. Sager Award, which honors firms for their commitment to hiring, retaining and promoting minority attorneys.  MCCA s 2010  Best of the Best  list featured the firm s strategic diversity plan and expanded staff initiatives, noting that SHB views diversity  as a cornerstone of a successful law firm. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt; We challenged ourselves to reaffirm our focus and develop creative ways to pursue our initiatives while providing quality service to our clients,  Director of Strategic Diversity Initiatives Michelle Wimes was quoted as saying.  To read the profile, please click &lt;span class="view"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

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      <description>&lt;p&gt;For the third time this year, a federal court in California has dismissed the complaint of an insurance company seeking recovery of payments made for environmental damages under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA).&lt;/p&gt;





&lt;p&gt;The court s ruling suggests that insurers cannot recover payments made to policy holders for environmental claims under either CERCLA sec. 107 or, in most cases, under CERCLA sec. 112(c), which allows for subrogation of insurance claims in some circumstances.  Specifically, the court held that insurers cannot pursue federal subrogation claims unless the underlying claim has first been asserted by the insured against the federal Superfund or other responsible parties.  Absent those conditions, insurance companies may have no federal statutory right to pursue their claims in federal court.&lt;/p&gt; 



&lt;p&gt;The ruling, in &lt;em&gt;Chubb Custom Insurance Co. v. Space Systems/Loral,&lt;/em&gt; No. C09-4485 (N.D. Cal. December 7, 2010), may be the first time that a U.S. federal court has directly addressed this particular issue.  The court adopted novel legal theories developed and adopted by Ford Motor Co., one of several named defendants. Ford is represented in the litigation by &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=376"&gt;Gabrielle Handler Marks&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=1019"&gt;Katherine Wolf&lt;/a&gt;, in SHB s San Francisco office.&lt;p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon has earned 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation s 2011 Corporate Equality Index, a top rating securing the firm a place on HRC s list of the  Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;SHB Chair &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=34"&gt;John Murphy&lt;/a&gt; welcomed the news and said,  To us, a diverse workplace is not an option it s the way we do business.  We appreciate how HRC and other organizations have raised the bar for the legal and business communities to challenge stereotypes and give everyone, regardless of sexual orientation, opportunities for success.  Inclusion makes us better as a firm, and we are honored by HRC s recognition.  We are committed to making everyone feel valued. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;SHB is one of 97 U.S. law firms to achieve a 100 percent rating.  A total of 130 law firms were surveyed, all but four of which are ranked among &lt;em&gt;The American Lawyer s&lt;/em&gt; 200 highest-grossing law firms.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The HRC Foundation s Corporate Equality Index examines various industries  workplace protections and benefits for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender employees across the nation.  The current survey rates law firms and other companies on a scale from 0 percent to 100 percent using criteria that include whether the businesses have written non-discrimination policies and training that covers sexual orientation and gender identity.  The full 2011 report is available at &lt;a href="http://www.hrc.org/CEI2011/" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.hrc.org/CEI2011/&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;HRC is the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights organization in the United States.  It  envisions an America where LGBT people are ensured of their basic equal rights, and can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community. &lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Chair &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=34"&gt;John Murphy&lt;/a&gt; has authored an article in the August 2010 edition of &lt;em&gt;In-House Counsel Quarterly,&lt;/em&gt; a LexisNexis newsletter titled  Best Practices in Managing Litigation Costs.  Murphy discusses three  best practices  for managing litigation costs, including effective communication, alternative fee arrangements and setting budgets. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the article, please click &lt;a href="http://www.lexisnexis.com/in-house-counsel-quarterly/fullArticle.aspx?Bid=56882" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon was recognized by the Midwest Foster Care &amp; Adoption Association (MFCAA) with an  Outstanding Community Partner  award during the organization s Forever Families Gala Auction on August 21, 2010, at the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;MFCAA s mission is to  provide every child who has experienced abuse, neglect or abandonment a safe nurturing family and the promise of a brighter tomorrow.   The organization, celebrating 10 years of supporting foster and adoptive families, honored the firm  for significant personal and corporate contributions of time, talent and resources to the foster and adopted children of Missouri. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;SHB has been a long-time MFCAA partner.   The firm s lawyers have provided pro bono legal assistance in cases with a lasting impact, changing  a countywide foster care system and saving state funding that supports children adopted from foster care.  Individual attorneys, paralegals and administrative assistants have served on MFCAA s board, accepted pro bono referrals, held fundraisers, organized clothing drives, supported holiday gift programs and annual back-to-school drives, developed training programs and classes, and established a special fund, Lawyers for Kids, that grants the  wishes  of children in foster and adoptive families.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Among those MFCAA Executive Director Lori Ross singled out in praising the  amazing work  the firm has done were Of Counsel &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=331"&gt;Lori Burns-Bucklew&lt;/a&gt;, Partners &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=150"&gt;Gene Balloun&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=428"&gt;Jim Muehlberger&lt;/a&gt;, Paralegal Kylene Batiz, former Associate Teresa Laidacker, and former administrative assistant Kay Porter.&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;The Litigation Counsel of America has featured SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=35"&gt;Harvey Kaplan&lt;/a&gt; in the June/July 2010 online issue of &lt;em&gt;Litigation Commentary &amp; Review&lt;/em&gt;. The article highlights Kaplan s honor for receiving the Burton Award for Excellence in Legal Writing, along with other recent accolades he has received for his contributions to the legal industry. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the article, please click &lt;a href="http://litigationcommentary.org/press-harvey-kaplan/" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals last week halted deportation proceedings against Ascencion Ortega-Gamboa, who had suffered severe political persecution in his village in Mexico.  He suffered beatings, and had his house burned down.  He moved to another village, but the persecution continued.  Ultimately, he took refuge in the United States, where he was able to form a new life.  Due, in part, to his inability to navigate the maze of immigration proceedings, Ortega-Gamboa was ordered to be deported and his relief requests were summarily denied by the Immigration Court and the Board of Immigration Appeals.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Through the Ninth Circuit s pro bono program, SHB San Francisco Partner 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=620"&gt;Patrick Gregory&lt;/a&gt;, and SHB San Francisco Associates Mia Hernandez and 

&lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=725"&gt;Amir Nassihi&lt;/a&gt; handled the appeal as amicus pro bono counsel for the petitioner and submitted the opening and reply briefs.  SHB developed and presented arguments to reverse the BIA and give Ortega-Gamboa a fair shake, and Pat Gregory argued the matter to a Ninth Circuit panel.  As a result, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion directing the BIA to reconsider Ortega-Gamboa s requests for asylum and relief under the Convention Against Torture and, if necessary, to consider a voluntary departure request.&lt;/p&gt;







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      <description>&lt;p&gt;The Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon Foundation recently awarded $90,000 in scholarship grants to three law schools to support students with diverse backgrounds at each institution.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The grants were awarded to the University of California Hastings College of the Law, University of Florida Levin College of Law and University of Iowa College of Law. Each institution received a scholarship grant of $30,000 to assist in enhancing diversity at the schools.&lt;/p&gt; 



&lt;p&gt; The mission of the SHB Foundation is to increase diversity in the legal workforce,  said SHB Foundation President &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=348"&gt;Jay Simpson&lt;/a&gt;.   The goal of these scholarships is to provide students from varied backgrounds the opportunity to study and practice law. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;In recent years, the SHB Foundation has committed more than $300,000 to fund diversity-related scholarships and grants to support students at the University of Kansas School of Law, University of Missouri Columbia School of Law, University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law, University of Florida Levin College of Law, University of Miami (Florida) School of Law, and University of San Francisco School of Law. The recent grants add to that list. The Foundation hopes to continue to expand the geographic scope of its scholarship and grant activities in the future.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon is recognized as a national leader among law firms for its diversity efforts. The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) presented the firm its 2010 Thomas L. Sager Award, and SHB was the inaugural recipient of The Coca-Cola Company s 2008 Living the Values Award.&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Who s Who Legal: The International Who s Who of Business Lawyers&lt;/em&gt; has named Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon the Product Liability Law Firm of the Year and Partner &lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=35"&gt;Harvey Kaplan&lt;/a&gt; the Product Liability Lawyer of the Year.&lt;/p&gt; 



&lt;p&gt;The firm has won the award for six consecutive years every year since its inception and this is the third consecutive year Kaplan has been named Product Liability Lawyer of the Year.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt; The high esteem in which the firm is held is reflected by the exceptional levels of positive feedback its lawyers received from our sources in a range of countries worldwide,  said Callum Campbell, &lt;em&gt;Who s Who Legal&lt;/em&gt; Editor in Chief.  Shook Hardy &amp; Bacon LLP is one of an elite group of firms to have won one of our awards every year since its inception, and we are delighted to recognize them as the world s leading Product Liability law firm once again. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;In commenting on the support Kaplan received as a candidate for the Product Liability Lawyer of the Year award, Campbell said,  In a highly competitive field, retaining the &lt;em&gt;Who s Who Legal&lt;/em&gt; Product Liability Lawyer of the Year Award is an outstanding achievement. Harvey Kaplan received more votes from clients and peers worldwide than any other lawyer in our research. This is the third time he has won the award, and the consistently positive feedback we received from our sources across the globe reflect his exceptional talent and pre-eminence in the field. We have no hesitation in declaring him the leading lawyer in the world for Product Liability expertise once more. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;In addition to Kaplan, 11 other SHB partners were recognized as leading individual product liability practitioners, including 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=394"&gt;Tony Andrade&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=373"&gt;Simon Castley&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=401"&gt;Walt Cofer&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=413"&gt;Greg Fowler&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=424"&gt;Gary Long&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=222"&gt;Ed Moss&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=39"&gt;Ken Reilly&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=95"&gt;Frank Rothrock&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=167"&gt;Bill Sampson&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=16"&gt;Victor Schwartz&lt;/a&gt;, and 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=875"&gt;Mark Tyler&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Who s Who Legal&lt;/em&gt; will publish the new rankings in the 2010 edition of &lt;em&gt;Who s Who Legal: The International Who s Who of Business Lawyers,&lt;/em&gt; which features all of the individual Who s Who Legal publications from the previous year, covering 31 practice areas in more than 100 countries. Additional SHB attorneys who will be recognized in the publication include 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=406"&gt;Sarah Croft&lt;/a&gt; (Life Sciences), 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=35"&gt;Harvey Kaplan&lt;/a&gt; (Life Sciences, Commercial Litigation), 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=96"&gt;Scott Sayler&lt;/a&gt; (Life Sciences), 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=99"&gt;Marie Woodbury&lt;/a&gt; (Life Sciences), 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=276"&gt;John Barkett&lt;/a&gt; (Environmental), 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=31"&gt;Bill Martucci&lt;/a&gt; (Employment), and 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=304"&gt;Trent Webb&lt;/a&gt; (Patents).&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;span class="view"&gt;&lt;p&gt;To view the &lt;em&gt;Who s Who Legal&lt;/em&gt; press release announcing SHB as the Global Product Liability Law Firm of the Year, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2010/WhosWhoLegal_2010.pdf"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. To view the &lt;em&gt;Who s Who Legal&lt;/em&gt; press release announcing Kaplan as the Product Liability Lawyer of the Year, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2010/WhosWhoLegal_Kaplan_2010.pdf"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Legalease has released the 2010 edition of &lt;em&gt;The Legal 500 United States,&lt;/em&gt; recognizing Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon as a nationally recommended firm in litigation. The firm s product liability expertise is highlighted in the areas of automotive/transport; consumer products; and pharmaceuticals and medical devices.&lt;/p&gt; 



&lt;p&gt; With global renown in the product liability litigation space, Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon LLP s expertise encompasses many different product sectors,  &lt;em&gt;The Legal 500 US&lt;/em&gt; reports.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;In addition to the firmwide recognition, the guide features SHB Partners 



&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=47"&gt;Rob Adams&lt;/a&gt;, 



&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=65"&gt;Mark Hegarty&lt;/a&gt;, 



&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=35"&gt;Harvey Kaplan&lt;/a&gt;, 



&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=66"&gt;Matt Keenan&lt;/a&gt;, 



&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=218"&gt;Frank Kelly&lt;/a&gt;, 



&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=67"&gt;Mike Koon&lt;/a&gt;, 



&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=219"&gt;Grant Law&lt;/a&gt;, 



&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=424"&gt;Gary Long&lt;/a&gt;, 



&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=39"&gt;Ken Reilly&lt;/a&gt;, 



&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=267"&gt;Doug Robinson&lt;/a&gt;, 



&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=96"&gt;Scott Sayler&lt;/a&gt;, 



&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=646"&gt;Gene Williams&lt;/a&gt;, and 



&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=99"&gt;Marie Woodbury&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; 



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Chambers and Partners has launched its 2010 edition of &lt;em&gt;Chambers USA,&lt;/em&gt; recognizing Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon s product liability, environmental, and labor and employment practices. &lt;em&gt;Chambers&lt;/em&gt; reports that the firm is a  well-oiled yet creative machine  and the  attorneys have tremendous expertise and responsiveness. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The firm s product liability practice was again ranked in the top tier, or Band One, nationwide. SHB s litigation practice received a Band One ranking in Missouri and a Band Three ranking in Florida. The firm s environmental practice received a Band One ranking in Missouri and Band Two ranking in Florida, and the firm s labor and employment practice received a Band Two ranking in Missouri.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Along with the firmwide recognitions, the guide recognizes Partners 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=47"&gt;Rob Adams&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=50"&gt;Mark Anstoetter&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=150"&gt;Gene Balloun&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=276"&gt;John Barkett&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=32"&gt;Dave Erickson&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=826"&gt;Amor Esteban&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=417"&gt;Bill Geraghty&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=797"&gt;Tom Grever&lt;/a&gt;, 

Kevin Haroff, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=1006"&gt;Ethel Johnson&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=35"&gt;Harvey Kaplan&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=31"&gt;Bill Martucci&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=280"&gt;John McNally&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=222"&gt;Ed Moss&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=18"&gt;Joe Rebein&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=39"&gt;Ken Reilly&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=166"&gt;Todd Ruskamp&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=167"&gt;Bill Sampson&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=799"&gt;Terry Satterlee&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=96"&gt;Scott Sayler&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=733"&gt;Lori Schultz&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=97"&gt;Andy See&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=335"&gt;Gene Voigts&lt;/a&gt;, 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=304"&gt;Trent Webb&lt;/a&gt;, and 

&lt;a href="attorney_detail.aspx?id=273"&gt;Paul Williams&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; 



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Texas Lawyer&lt;/em&gt; recently recognized SHB on its list of the 100 largest firms in Texas. The publication highlighted products liability, toxic tort and intellectual property as SHB Houston s primary practice areas. Shell Oil Co., Philip Morris USA, Johnson &amp; Johnson, and Microsoft Corp. were noted as representative clients.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=92"&gt;Lori McGroder&lt;/a&gt; and Associate Brigette Willauer have co-authored an article appearing in the Marcah/April 2010 issue of &lt;em&gt;Pharma&lt;/em&gt; magazine. Titled  A New Way to Keep Junk Science Out of the Courtroom,  the article discusses why plaintiffs should be required to prove general causation through pharmacoepidemiologic evidence to survive a &lt;em&gt;Daubert&lt;/em&gt; challenge.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;According to McGroder and Willauer,  As federal courts continue to struggle with the proper parameters for admissibility of expert testimony on technical and scientific issues, a requirement that plaintiffs come forward with pharmacoepidemiologic evidence to support their claims will go far toward resolving &lt;em&gt;Daubert&lt;/em&gt; challenges and, ultimately, eliminating meritless claims.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2010/ANewWaytoKeepJunkScienceOutoftheCourtroom.pdf"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon has won the Minority Corporate Counsel Association s 2010 Thomas L. Sager Award for the Midwest Region. The award honors Thomas L. Sager, Vice President and General Counsel of DuPont, who has long championed the cause of diversity in the legal profession.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The Sager Award is presented to firms that have demonstrated a sustained commitment to improve the hiring, retention and promotion of minority attorneys. SHB will be honored at the upcoming MCCA Midwest Diversity Dinner on March 17, 2010, at the Marriott Downtown in Chicago.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt; Our firm is humbled to be recognized with an MCCA award created in the name of Tom Sager   his leadership in making diversity a corporate value at DuPont has been invaluable to the whole of our profession,  SHB Chair &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=34"&gt;John Murphy&lt;/a&gt; said.  While we strive to bring innovation to our diversity programming, the principles that guide our efforts follow examples set by Tom and others who have demonstrated a similar commitment to bringing an equitable balance to the legal industry. We won t rest on our laurels, but continue in our own commitment to making SHB and the legal industry a diverse place to work and do business. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;SHB s diversity best practices were recently featured in the MCCA s &lt;em&gt;Diversity &amp; The Bar&lt;/em&gt; magazine. Now a three-time Sager Award recipient, SHB is well recognized as a national leader among law firms for its diversity efforts.  The firm s other awards include the inaugural 2008 Living the Values Award, presented by The Coca-Cola Company to its outside law firm that best shares the company s diversity values.&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;The Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon Foundation recently awarded over $30,000 in grants to law schools in four states to support diversity programs at each institution.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The grants were awarded to the University of Kansas School of Law, the University of Miami (Florida) School of Law, the University of Missouri Columbia School of Law, and the University of San Francisco School of Law. Each institution received a grant of up to $10,000 to promote diversity programs that provide tutoring and summer judicial internships, among other forms of support.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt; The mission of the SHB Foundation is to increase diversity in the legal workforce,  said SHB Foundation Chair &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=348"&gt;Jay Simpson&lt;/a&gt;.   This new grant program should further that goal by making sure that the law students are prepared to enter the workforce upon graduation.  The foundation also intends to continue its program of funding diversity-related scholarships at the law schools. 

In recent years, the SHB Foundation has committed to fund nearly $300,000 in diversity-related scholarships to support students at the University of Kansas School of Law, University of Missouri Columbia School of Law, University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law and University of Florida Levin College of Law. The Foundation hopes to expand the geographic scope of its grant activities in coming years.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon is well recognized as a national leader among law firms for its diversity efforts.  The firm has won several national and regional awards for its commitment to diversity, including the inaugural 2008 Living the Values Award, presented by The Coca-Cola Company to its outside law firm that best shares the company s diversity values.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB s alternative fee arrangement with Tyco International was featured in the February 2010 issue of &lt;em&gt;InsideCounsel.&lt;/em&gt; Titled  A Matter of Time,  the article addresses the increasing trend of alternative fee arrangements and highlights the relationship between SHB and Tyco.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;"There are a lot of benefits," Tyco Senior Litigation Counsel Dave Nicholas says of Tyco s relationship with SHB. "&  when you partner with a firm like SHB, it becomes a partnership between client and law firm. The fixed fee makes the goals of both parties congruent."&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Daily Journal&lt;/em&gt; has recognized Orange County Managing Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=95"&gt;Frank Rothrock&lt;/a&gt; along with Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=21"&gt;Mark Moedritzer&lt;/a&gt;, Of Counsel &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=183"&gt;Kay Whittaker&lt;/a&gt;, and Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=690"&gt;Eva Weiler&lt;/a&gt; on its Top Plaintiff Verdicts of 2009 list. The &lt;em&gt;Daily Journal&lt;/em&gt; highlights the trial team s win in &lt;em&gt;Hubei Gezhouba Sanlian Indus. Co and Hubei Pinghu Cruis Co. v. Robinson Helicopter Co. Inc.&lt;/em&gt; as a top-impact verdict. SHB represented the interests of two Chinese companies in obtaining a federal trial court ruling enforcing a $6.4 million foreign judgment, which might be the first time an American court has enforced a Chinese court judgment. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the &lt;em&gt;Daily Journal&lt;/em&gt; supplement, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2010/DailyJournalRothrock.pdf"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Missouri Lawyers Media&lt;/em&gt; has announced its Women s Justice Award winners for 2010 and will be honoring Partners &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=51"&gt;Mischa Buford Epps&lt;/a&gt; as a  Rising Star  and &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=799"&gt;Terry Satterlee&lt;/a&gt; as an outstanding  Business Practitioner  during an April 22, 2010, ceremony in St. Louis.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The awards were first given to outstanding women lawyers in the St. Louis area beginning in 1999, but they now have a statewide scope.  They honor practitioners who excel in their areas of expertise and are committed to community outreach.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Buford Epps, who was nominated for this honor from the floor by the &lt;em&gt;Missouri Lawyers Media&lt;/em&gt; selection committee, has a broad range of corporate and non-profit clients.  She has been the recipient of numerous recognitions for her skills as a practitioner and the extra mile she has gone within bar associations and on behalf of the indigent.  Buford Epps has worked diligently to advance the interests of women and attorneys of color in the legal profession.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Satterlee is well-known among those primarily focusing on environmental law.  She has led teams of lawyers dealing with the most complex environmental enforcement matters.  Satterlee has also taken the time to mentor younger attorneys, share her knowledge in presentations and articles addressed to her peers, and devote considerable time to helping the indigent and advancing women s careers.  Among those nominating her for this recognition were Senator Claire McCaskill and Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Diversity &amp; the Bar&lt;/em&gt; features Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon in its January/February 2010 issue. Titled  Getting Everyone Involved in Diversity,  the article highlights the Diversity Checklist, the firm s recruiting efforts and the Women s Management Council. &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the article, please click &lt;a href="diversity/DiversityandtheBarJanFeb10.pdf"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Law360&lt;/em&gt; has recognized Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon as one of its Product Liability Defense Firms of the Year in an article quoting SHB Chair &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=34"&gt;John Murphy&lt;/a&gt; who attributes the successes, in part, to the  Midwestern work ethic that pervades  the firm. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon  stood out for their work on some of the most high-profile liability cases of the year,  &lt;em&gt;Law360&lt;/em&gt; reported. The legal newswire also remarked that SHB  boasts more than 100 experts on staff with master s degrees and doctorates in areas useful to product liability law. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;span class="view"&gt;&lt;p&gt;To view the Law360 article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2010/SHBLaw360_2010.pdf"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;The American Lawyer&lt;/i&gt; has named Shook, Hardy &amp;amp; Bacon a finalist in its 

fifth biennial 2010 Product Liability Litigation Department of the Year 

competition.&lt;/p&gt; 



&lt;p&gt; Shook is a finalist in the product liability division of our Litigation 

Department of the Year contest for the breadth of its work,  &lt;i&gt;The American 

Lawyer&lt;/i&gt; reported in its January 2010 issue.  Shook is also a finalist because 

more than any other firm in the product liability competition, it tries and wins 

cases.  The magazine noted Shook, Hardy &amp;amp; Bacon s record of trying 32 cases over 

the last two years, winning 27 of them on behalf of its clients.&lt;/p&gt; 



&lt;p&gt;In its latest round of evaluating the nation s largest litigation firms, &lt;i&gt;The American Lawyer&lt;/i&gt; highlighted Shook, Hardy &amp;amp; Bacon s expertise and efficiencies in managing one-off cases and massive litigation alike.  It 

approaches potential new clients with an underdog s attitude,  the magazine 

reported, calling attention to  the firm s experience handling litigation as 

effectively as the New York firm next door, but for less money. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Bausch &amp;amp; Lomb General Counsel A. Bob Bailey told &lt;i&gt;The American Lawyer&lt;/i&gt; that in hiring Shook, Hardy &amp;amp; Bacon,  it was important to find a firm that could support the defense of multiple actions in multiple jurisdictions  and be  more cost-efficient  than its competitors.&lt;/p&gt; 



&lt;p&gt;And while &lt;i&gt;The American Lawyer&lt;/i&gt; recognized Shook, Hardy &amp;amp; Bacon s 

winning trial record, Tyco International Ltd. Senior Litigation Counsel Dave 

Nicholas added that  because of Shook, Hardy s presence, we don t have to try 

that many cases anymore. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;The American Lawyer&lt;/i&gt; evaluated firms based on results achieved from 

January 1, 2008, to July 31, 2009. During that period, Shook, Hardy &amp;amp; Bacon 

handled an array of product liability matters for  an impressive roster of 

institutional clients,  &lt;i&gt;The American Lawyer&lt;/i&gt; noted. In addition to its 

work for Bausch &amp;amp; Lomb and Tyco International Ltd., SHB achieved success on 

behalf of many other multinational companies in the pharmaceutical and medical 

device, tobacco, automotive, chemical, electronics, health care, construction 

and design, consumer goods, and food industries.&lt;/p&gt; 



&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;The American Lawyer&lt;/i&gt; recognition is the second consecutive accolade SHB 

has received from the magazine in its Litigation Department of the Year 

competitions. In 2008, Shook, Hardy &amp;amp; Bacon was named Winner of the Litigation 

Department of the Year in the Product Liability category.&lt;/p&gt; 



&lt;p&gt;SHB has also been named Global Product Liability Law Firm of the Year for the 

fifth consecutive year by &lt;i&gt;Who s Who Legal&lt;/i&gt;; listed in &lt;i&gt;Chambers USA&lt;/i&gt; 

as one of five elite  Band One  firms for national product liability defense, 

and named by &lt;i&gt;Law360&lt;/i&gt; as one of five Product Liability Defense Firms of the 

Year.&lt;/p&gt; 



&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="view"&gt;To view &lt;i&gt;The American Lawyer&lt;/i&gt; article, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2010/2010AmLawFinalistReprint.pdf"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Law360&lt;/em&gt; recently reported that Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon has  stayed on top in the recession, leveraging its Midwestern roots to provide unbeatable value to clients. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;In researching firms for its annual survey, &lt;em&gt;Law360&lt;/em&gt; named Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon s product liability practice the largest of its kind in the United States. Additionally, &lt;em&gt;Law360&lt;/em&gt; recognized the firm s environmental and intellectual property practices as among the largest in the United States.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Law360&lt;/em&gt; survey is based primarily on overall headcounts, but SHB Chair &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=34"&gt;John Murphy&lt;/a&gt; commented that the firm is not as focused on numbers relating to attorneys.&lt;/p&gt; 



&lt;p&gt; We have never approached growth in terms of numbers,  Murphy said in the report.  It s far better to be creative in things like your approach to cases and your billing strategies. My belief is that if you stick to your knitting, the numbers take care of themselves. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;SHB s previous accolades include recognition as &lt;em&gt;Who s Who Legal s&lt;/em&gt; Global Product Liability Law Firm of the Year and The American Lawyer Product Liability Litigation Department of the Year. &lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Kansas &amp; Western Missouri selected Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon to receive the organization's Advocate of the Year Award during its October 14, 2009, bi-annual Liberty Awards Dinner in Kansas City.  The firm was selected for its "long and deep history of support of the ACLU" and its "extraordinary commitment to Civil Liberties in Kansas City over many years."  SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=156"&gt;Bill Hays&lt;/a&gt; and Director of Pro Bono Services &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=328"&gt;Jolie Justus&lt;/a&gt; accepted the award on behalf of the firm.  SHB lawyers have contributed time and resources to numerous ACLU initiatives, including litigating cases; serving on ACLU national, affiliate and chapter boards; fundraising; conducting research; and making public presentations.&lt;/p&gt;





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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=66"&gt;Matt Keenan&lt;/a&gt; represented Guidant Corp. in a case in which a plaintiff claimed company clinical representatives, who observed a surgery, were responsible for the surgeon s faulty connection of device leads in an implantable cardioverter defibrillator.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Having no evidence that the manufacturer defendants or the Guidant representatives were responsible for the lead reversal, a Pennsylvania County judge granted Guidant s motion for non-suit (directed verdict) at the close of plaintiff s case on September 15, 2009.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Law 360&lt;/em&gt; discussed the case in a September 21, 2009, article titled  Guidant Found Not Liable in Shocking Pacemaker Suit.,  in which Keenan was quoted as saying,   [The clinical representatives] have a very clear role. And it is not to practice medicine. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Keenan led the trial team that included SHB Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=61"&gt;Jane Bartley&lt;/a&gt; and Associate &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=668"&gt;Mike Carroll&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p style="margin-right:10px;"&gt;The Human Rights Campaign Foundation announced today that Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon has earned a top rating of 100 percent in its 2010 Corporate Equality Index and has been named to the  Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality  list.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="margin-right:10px;"&gt;"Our commitment to a diverse workplace has led us to appreciate how organizations such as HRC can help us challenge stereotypes and learn what it takes to give everyone in our firm, regardless of sexual orientation, the opportunity to succeed,  said SHB Chair &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=34"&gt;John Murphy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="margin-right:10px;"&gt;SHB is one of 88 U.S. law firms to achieve a 100 percent rating. A total of 127 law firms were surveyed, all but three of which are ranked among &lt;em&gt;The American Lawyer s&lt;/em&gt; 200 highest-grossing law firms.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="margin-right:10px;"&gt;SHB Diversity Committee Chair &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=444"&gt;Gay Tedder&lt;/a&gt; observed how important it is to recruit, hire and promote LGBT individuals "because inclusion can only make us stronger, and our clients expect no less of their outside counsel. We are honored by HRC's recognition and have worked hard to develop policies that allow everyone to feel welcome and valued."&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="margin-right:10px;"&gt;The HRC Foundation s Corporate Equality Index examines various industries  corporate policies affecting LGBT employees across the nation. This year s survey rates law firms and other companies on a scale from 0 percent to 100 percent on several factors, including whether the businesses have written non-discrimination policies and training that covers sexual orientation and gender identity. The full 2010 report is available at &lt;a href="http://www.hrc.org/cei" target="_blank"&gt;www.hrc.org/cei&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="margin-right:10px;"&gt;The Human Rights Campaign Foundation believes  all Americans should have the opportunity to care for their families, earn a living, serve their country and live open, honest and safe lives at home, at work and in their community. &lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SHB client Guidant Corp. won a complete defense verdict in a wrongful-death case involving a 14-month-old girl who was diagnosed before birth with third-degree heart block and later implanted with a Guidant pacemaker when she was 3 days old.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Medical records throughout the toddler s life showed that the device functioned properly at all times. After a two-week trial, the jury returned a complete defense verdict on September 8, 2009.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The winning trial team was lead by SHB Partners &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=47"&gt;Rob Adams&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=66"&gt;Matt Keenan&lt;/a&gt;, who were assisted by Of Counsel &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=110"&gt;Sharon Williams&lt;/a&gt; and SHB Associates &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=825"&gt;Gabe Egli&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=588"&gt;Scott Kaiser&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Law 360&lt;/em&gt; discussed the case in a September 10, 2009, article titled  Guidant Cleared in Death of Toddler with Pacemaker.  &lt;span class="view"&gt;To view the article, please click &lt;a href="http://www.law360.com/articles/121524" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p style="margin-style:10px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Who s Who Legal: The International Who s Who of Business Lawyers&lt;/i&gt; has named Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon the Product Liability Law Firm of the Year and Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=35"&gt;Harvey Kaplan&lt;/a&gt; the Product Liability Lawyer of the Year.



&lt;p style="margin-style:10px;"&gt;The firm has won the award for five consecutive years   every year since its inception   and this is the second consecutive year Kaplan has been named Product Liability Lawyer of the Year.



&lt;p style="margin-style:10px;"&gt; Only a select group of firms can claim such an unbroken run of success,  said Callum Campbell, &lt;i&gt;Who s Who&lt;/i&gt; Legal Editor in Chief.  Our ongoing research has once again identified Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon L.L.P. the world s leading firm for product liability defense work, and we are delighted to recognize the firm s depth of talent and experience with this award. 



&lt;p style="margin-style:10px;"&gt;In commenting on the support Kaplan received as a candidate for the Product Liability Lawyer of the Year award, Campbell said,  By winning this award for a second time, Harvey  Kaplan joins an elite group of lawyers worldwide. Once again he was the most highly nominated individual in our international research and received commendation from across the globe. He was described to our researchers as an  industry leader  and  incredibly skilled,  and is without doubt the leading lawyer in the world for product liability defense work. 



&lt;p style="margin-style:10px;"&gt;In addition to Kaplan, 11 other SHB partners were recognized as leading individual product liability practitioners, including &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=394"&gt;Tony Andrade&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=373"&gt;Simon Castley&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=401"&gt;Walt Cofer&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=413"&gt;Greg Fowler&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=424"&gt;Gary Long&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=222"&gt;Ed Moss&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=39"&gt;Ken Reilly&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=95"&gt;Frank Rothrock&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=167"&gt;Bill Sampson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=16"&gt;Victor Schwartz&lt;/a&gt;, and  &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=875"&gt;Mark Tyler&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="margin-style:10px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Who s Who Legal&lt;/i&gt; will publish the new rankings in its next edition of &lt;i&gt;Who s Who Legal: The International Who s Who of Business Lawyers,&lt;/i&gt; which features all of the individual &lt;i&gt;Who s Who Legal&lt;/i&gt; publications, covering 30 practice areas in more than 100 countries. Additional SHB attorneys who will be recognized in the publication include &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=406"&gt;Sarah Croft&lt;/a&gt; (Life Sciences), &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=35"&gt;Harvey Kaplan&lt;/a&gt; (Life Sciences), &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=96"&gt;Scott Sayler&lt;/a&gt; (Life Sciences), &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=99"&gt;Marie Woodbury&lt;/a&gt; (Life Sciences), &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=276"&gt;John Barkett&lt;/a&gt; (Environmental and Commercial Arbitration), &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=31"&gt;Bill Martucci&lt;/a&gt; (Employment), and &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=304"&gt;Trent Webb&lt;/a&gt; (Patents).&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;span class="view"&gt;&lt;p style="margin-style:10px;"&gt;To view the &lt;i&gt;Who s Who Legal&lt;/i&gt; press release announcing SHB as the Global Product Liability Law Firm of the Year, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2009/ShookHardyFirmAward2009.doc"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. To view the &lt;i&gt;Who s Who Legal&lt;/i&gt; press release announcing Kaplan as the Product Liability Lawyer of the Year, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/2009/HarveyKaplanAward2009.doc"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p style="margin-style:10px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Who s Who Legal: The International Who s Who of Business Lawyers&lt;/i&gt; has named Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon the Product Liability Law Firm of the Year and Partner &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=35"&gt;Harvey Kaplan&lt;/a&gt; the Product Liability Lawyer of the Year.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="margin-style:10px;"&gt;The firm has won the award for four consecutive years   every year since its inception   and this is just the third time that a law firm has won the firm and individual award in the same category in the same year.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="margin-style:10px;"&gt; In a highly competitive field, receiving the &lt;i&gt;Who s Who Legal&lt;/i&gt; Law Firm of the Year Award for Product Liability law is an outstanding achievement,  said Callum Campbell, &lt;i&gt;Who s Who Legal&lt;/i&gt; Editor in Chief.  SHB s continuing success is reflected in the consistently positive feedback we received, recognizing the firm s exceptional individual and collective talent.  We have no hesitation in declaring Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon the world s leading firm for product liability defense. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="margin-style:10px;"&gt;In commenting on Kaplan s international network of support as a candidate for the Product Liability Lawyer of the Year award, Campbell said,  Harvey received votes from interviewees across the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Spain, Ireland, Switzerland and Latin America, and was described as  an outstanding legal mind  and  the leading authority in the field.   He received more votes than any other individual worldwide and is without doubt the leading lawyer for product liability defense work. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="margin-style:10px;"&gt;In addition to Kaplan, nine other SHB partners were recognized as leading individual product liability practitioners, including &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=373"&gt;Simon Castley&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=401"&gt;Walt Cofer&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=413"&gt;Greg Fowler&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=424"&gt;Gary Long&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=222"&gt;Ed Moss&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=95"&gt;Frank Rothrock&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=167"&gt;Bill Sampson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=16"&gt;Victor Schwartz&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=875"&gt;Mark Tyler&lt;/a&gt;. This marks the fourth consecutive year that SHB had more individuals featured than any other firm worldwide.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="margin-style:10px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Who s Who Legal&lt;/i&gt; will publish the new rankings in its next edition of &lt;i&gt;Who s Who Legal: The International Who s Who of Business Lawyers&lt;/i&gt;, which features all of the individual &lt;i&gt;Who s Who Legal&lt;/i&gt; publications, covering 29 practice areas and almost 100 countries.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;span class="view"&gt;&lt;p style="margin-style:10px;"&gt;To view the &lt;i&gt;Who s Who Legal&lt;/i&gt; press release announcing SHB as the Global Product Liability Law Firm of the Year, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/GlobalProductLiabilityLawFirmoftheYear_2008.pdf"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. To view the &lt;i&gt;Who s Who Legal&lt;/i&gt; press release announcing Kaplan as the Product Liability Lawyer of the Year, please click &lt;a href="newsevents/HKaplan_LawyeroftheYear2008.pdf"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span&gt;



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      <description>&lt;p&gt;The Coca-Cola Company has presented its first "Living the Values" Award to SHB in recognition of the firm s progressive diversity practices. Muhtar Kent, president and chief operating officer of The Coca-Cola Company, and Geoff Kelly, the Company s general counsel and senior vice president, presented the award during a dinner at The NEW World of Coca-Cola in Atlanta on April 8. &lt;span class="view"&gt;Click &lt;a href="newsevents/LivingtheValues2008.pdf"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to view a copy of the press release.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;



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