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Articles and Interviews The Fair Credit Reporting Act Howard L. Ganz, Mark W. Batten, Allan H. Weitzman, Anthony J. Oncidi, Lawrence Z. Lorber, Howard Shapiro, Edward Cerasia II and Michael J. Album, Proskauer Rose LLP [P. 04] Possible Unintended Consequences Of The Class Action Fairness Act Mark Herrmann and Pearson Bownas, Jones Day [P. 05] Back To The Future: Trends In Procurement Fraud Investigations Frederic M. Levy and Christopher C. Bouquet, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP [P. 06] Avoiding Tragedy In The Workplace Madonna A. McGwin and Damien G. Stewart, Holland & Knight LLP [P. 08] Arbitration And Litigation In The Multijurisdictional Arena The Editor interviews George K. Foster, Coudert Brothers LLP, Los Angeles. This is the fifth in a series of interviews with the firm's lawyers that addresses the issues that arise in multijurisdictional litigation. [P. 09] Court Delivers Bitter Result To Coffee Company In Right Of Publicity Case Howard R. Weingrad and Sara L. Edelman, Davis & Gilbert LLP [P. 10] Benefit From Using Outside Counsel With In-House Experience The Editor interviews Christopher G. FitzPatrick, Partner, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. [P. 11] Securitization Of Government Leases And Service Contracts - Part II Richard Newman and Dennis Henderson Arent Fox PLLC [P. 12] Real Estate And Capital Markets: Two Practice Groups Join Hands To Deploy In The Global Arena The Editor interviews Stephen Culhane of the New York office and William B. Fryer of the Atlanta office, King & Spalding LLP. [P. 13] Real Estate And Capital Markets: Two Practice Groups Join Hands To Deploy In The Global Arena The Editor interviews Stephen Culhane of the New York office and William B. Fryer of the Atlanta office, King & Spalding LLP. [P. 13m] CERCLA Contribution Rights After Cooper Industries William H. Hyatt, Jr. and Emily L. Won, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP [P. 14] The Supreme Court's Limitation On Private Cost Recovery Actions Under Superfund: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished - Part I Richard G. Leland and Toni L. Finger Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP [P. 16] Third Circuit Affirms Comprehensive Cleanup Injunction Gail H. Allyn and James P. Spielberg Pitney Hardin LLP [P. 17] Controlling Rental Costs Through Lease Audits Ted Zangari and Alan DiSciullo, Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross P.C. [P. 20] A Real Estate Practice With A Global Reach The Editor interviews Philip Rosen, Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. [P. 21] A Law Firm With The Inside View On Environmental Matters The Editor interviews E. Donald Elliott, Partner, and Robert E. Fabricant, Special Counsel in the Environmental Law Department of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP - both having served as General Counsel of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). [P. 22] Forthcoming EPA Due Diligence Rule To Provide Key To Liability Defense Kermit Rader WolfBlock [P. 23] When You Need Environmental Expertise In Europe . . . The Editor interviews Simon Thorne, Partner, and Anne Harrison, Associate, Clarkslegal LLP. [P. 24] Natural Resource Damage - Corporate Hazard Ahead Susanne Peticolas Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, P.C. [P. 25] Greenhouse Gas Management Strategies For U.S. Corporations Christopher P. Davis and Aladdine D. Joroff Goodwin Procter LLP [P. 26] An Expert Who Has Been There - Dr. Ronald E. Gots The Editor interviews Ronald E. Gots, M.D., Ph.D., and CEO of International Center for Toxicology and Medicine. [P. 27] Expanded Site Assessments Required Under EPA's Proposed "All Appropriate Inquiry" Due Diligence Standard - Part I Jean H. McCreary Nixon Peabody LLP [P. 29] Real Estate, Construction And Environmental Compliance Challenges - Part I The Editor interviews John E. Osborn, Partner, John E. Osborn, PC. [P. 30] Tax Incentives For Real Estate Owners And Lessees The Editor interviews Kenneth Weissenberg, partner in charge of Eisner LLP's real estate services group. He may be reached at kweissenberg@ eisnerllp.com. [P. 31] Environmental Law Update - 2004 - Part I Dennis J. Krumholz Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP [P. 32] Teck Cominco Decision May Open Door To Cross-Border Environmental Claims Jeffrey Gracer and Zachary Silbersher Torys LLP [P. 33] A Treatise On The Organizational Sentencing Guidelines Addresses The Need For Effective Compliance Programs The Editor interviews Edgardo Ramos, Partner, Day, Berry & Howard LLP, New York. [P. 34] The Bottom Line... Sarbanes-Oxley Affects Private Companies And Nonprofit Organizations, Too Richard Busis, Steven Haas and Scott Brucker Cozen O'Connor [P. 36] Recent Antitrust Developments Highlight Need For Effective Compliance Programs James A. Wilson Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP [P. 37] Corporate Secretaries And Governance Professionals The Society Of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals: Charting A New Course The Editor interviews David W. Smith, President, Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals. [P. 39] Corporate Secretaries And Corporate Governance Professionals Chairing The Society Of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals During A Year Of Change The Editor interviews Kathleen M. Gibson, Chairman, Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals and Vice President, Secretary and Corporate Governance Officer of Prudential Financial. [P. 40] Corporate Secretaries And Corporate Governance Professionals Helping Corporate Secretaries Ensure Top-Flight Operations The Editor interviews Christopher Quimby, Product Manager for Compliance and Governance Services, Corporation Service Company. Questions about this article can be addressed to him at cquimby@cscinfo.com. [P. 41] Corporate Secretaries And Corporate Governance Professionals The Expanding Role Of The Corporate Secretary In The World Of Nonprofit Organizations The Editor interviews Jennifer Coffman, Corporate Secretary, American Arbitration Association. [P. 42] Corporate Secretaries And Governance Professionals Proxy Votes That Build Value: PROXY Governance , Inc., Takes Portfolio Manager's Approach To Proxy Analysis With Aim Of Increasing Long-Term Corporate And Shareholder Value [Editor's Note] Increased SEC regulation and a new public focus on corporate governance have expanded the market for proxy advisory and voting firms. The newest of these is PROXY Governance, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Internet-based brokerage and financial services technology firm FOLIOfn, which was founded in 1998 by former SEC Commissioner Steven M.H. Wallman. PROXY Governance is making a name for itself on the basis of its company-specific approach to proxy analysis and the quality of its research. To gain a better understanding of PROXY Governance 's services and unique methodology, we talked with the firm's Managing Director for Policy James P. Melican. Prior to joining PROXY Governance, Jim was Executive Vice President of International Paper Company where he directed the company's legal, corporate secretary and investor relations functions, as well as other administrative and operating units. Jim has been a recognized expert on corporate governance for two decades. He served on the American Bar Association select committee that contributed to the American Law Institute's Principles of Corporate Governance. He also was Co-Chairman of the A.B.A.'s Corporate Governance Committee and a member of the Committee on Corporate Laws task force that wrote and published the last three editions of the Corporate Directors' Guidebook. He is a former member of the Lawyers' Advisory Committee of the New York Stock Exchange. [P. 44] Diversity - Part III MCCA: Achieving Diversity's Goals Veta T. Richardson Minority Corporate Counsel Association [P. 45] Diversity - Law Firms Ballard Spahr - A Star In The DuPont Network The Editor interviews Mark S. Stewart, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP's Strategic Planning and Engagement Partner in charge of DuPont Relationships. [P. 46] Diversity - Law Firms Paradigm Shifts: Changes In The Structure And Diversity Of Corporate Law Firms Gerald L. Pauling II and Karen K. Harris Seyfarth Shaw LLP [P. 47] Canada The Canadian Justice Agenda: A Beacon At Home And Abroad The Editor interviews The Hon. Irwin Cotler, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. [P. 49] Canada - Law Firms Fraser Milner Casgrain On Translating The Skills Successfully Deployed In A Canadian Context To The Global Arena The Editor interviews Brian R. Carr, Partner, John S. Elder Q.C., Partner, Rick H. Kesler, Partner, Karim Mahmud, Partner, Donald B. Houston, Partner and Randal T. Hughes, Partner, Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC). [P. 50,51] Canada - Law Firms The Toronto-New York Connection: A Cross-Border Practice Builds For The Future The Editor interviews Philip J. Brown, Partner, Torys LLP, Toronto. [P. 52] Canada - Law Firms A Canadian Initiative Addresses "An Underappreciated Place To Do Business" The Editor interviews Louis T. M. Conti, Holland & Knight LLP. [P. 53] Canada - Law Firms The Integration Of U.S. And Canadian Securities Rules: At The Center Of The Evolving North-South Economy The Editor interviews Michael A. Smith, Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP. [P. 54] Canada - Law Firms American Trade Relations With Canada: Does It Matter? Is It Free? Should Americans Buy Canadian Lumber To Build Our New Homes? Ned H. Marshak Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP [P. 55] Canada - Corporate Counsel Corporate Counsel Leadership: Building Winning Teams And Effective Legal Strategies The Editor interviews Sandy Jakab, Acting Manager, Capital Markets Regulation, Policy Branch, British Columbia Securities Commission, and Anna K. Fung, Q.C., Senior Counsel, Terasen Inc. They co-chair the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association set for August 14-16 in Vancouver, British Columbia. [Editor's note: To read our October 2004 interview with the President of the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, visit www.metrocorpcounsel.com and put "Francine" in the search box.] [P. 56] Phoenix, Denver And Las Vegas Colorado's Judiciary: Handling Cases Faster, Better And Cheaper In Tough Economic Times The Editor interviews The Honorable Mary J. Mullarkey. When Colorado Chief Justice Mullarkey stood before the members of the combined State House and Senate in January to deliver her biennial State of the Judiciary address, she spoke of challenges, setting priorities, redefining business practices, determination and a keen awareness of the people her courts serve. She described a new reality which has become business as usual in courts today. Capsulizing this reality, she explained, "We are dancing as fast as we can." [P. 59,75] Phoenix, Denver And Las Vegas - Law Firms Ballard Spahr - Building Out West The Editor interviews Roger P. Thomasch, Chairman of the Litigation Department of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP and Managing Partner of the firm's Denver office. [P. 60] Phoenix, Denver And Las Vegas - Law Firms Denver: A Key Piece Of A National Platform The Editor interviews John W. Kellogg and Lino S. Lipinsky de Orlov, Partners, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, Denver, [P. 61] Phoenix, Denver And Las Vegas - Corporate Counsel The Las Vegas Legal Community - Like The City Of Las Vegas Itself - Growing By Leaps And Bounds The Editor interviews Ed Mulholland, Associate Corporate Counsel, Tropicana Resort and Casino, and Lou Dorn, Vice President and General Counsel, Colony Resorts Acquisitions LLC. [P. 62] Phoenix, Denver And Las Vegas - Corporate Counsel Meeting The Unique Needs Of In-House Counsel In Colorado The Editor interviews Samuel D. Cheris, Former Senior Vice President, CFO and General Counsel of Blackhawk Geoservices, Inc., and President of the Colorado Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel. [P. 63] Effectively Managing And Coordinating The Court Reporting Relationship Laurie Chamberlin and Rose Ann Alderson Sharp Special Counsel [P. 66] Managing The Business Of Law: Moving Your Team Forward o Third Generation Budgeting
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