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Lewis and Roca's Intellectual Property practice group is pleased to announce the launch of their new Intellectual Property blog. The blog is designed to keep you informed about recent developments relating to Intellectual Property, including issues related to copyrights, domain names, patents and trademarks. The blog will also examine trends and topics pertinent to the gaming and entertainment industries.

Lewis and Roca is pleased to announce that the firm was rated 17th in a recent Law360 survey that ranked firms based on the percentage of their female partners. Currently 25.7% of the firm’s partners are female.

Lewis and Roca is pleased to announce that Roy W. Kyle has been named Best Lawyers’ 2010 Tucson Banking Lawyer of the Year.

Lewis and Roca LLP is deeply saddened to announce the passing of our cherished friend and partner, Richard A. Halloran. Halloran died from pancreatic cancer on October 22, 2009.

Lewis and Roca is pleased to announce that Mary Beth Besler has received the International Trademark Association’s 2009 award for the Advancement of Committee or Subcommittee Objectives. This award will be presented, with all of INTA’s 2009 awards, on November 11 at INTA’s 2009 Leadership Meeting in Miami Beach, Florida.

Lewis and Roca's ENERGI practice group is pleased to announce the new Lewis and Roca Renewable Energy Blog. The purpose of the new blog is to keep you informed about recent developments and noteworthy happenings in the area of renewable energy. We will look at current events, new laws, court decisions and proposed legislation affecting alternative energy and business interests.

Lewis and Roca is pleased to announce that 59 of its attorneys have been named to the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. As a firm, Lewis and Roca ranked first in the United States in Gaming Law. The firm’s Arizona offices also ranked first in Administrative, Information Technology, Land Use and Zoning, Mass Tort Litigation, Real Estate and Technology Law. The Nevada offices ranked first in Appellate, Gaming and Information Technology Law, with the New Mexico office also ranked first in Communications Law.

Lewis and Roca is pleased to announce that the Holocaust Survivors Justice Network (HSJN), a legal assistance effort for which several of the firm’s attorneys volunteer, is a recipient of the 2009 American Bar Association Pro Bono Publico Award, the profession’s highest recognition for pro bono legal work.

Lewis and Roca is pleased to announce that Michael T. Hallam, Richard A. Halloran and Jon Iurino have been included in the 2009 Top 50 Pro Bono Attorneys list as selected by the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education. Their selection was based on overall commitment to pro bono work which included the number of pro bono cases accepted and hours donated.

Lewis and Roca was ranked in the Top 25 for U.S. Law Firms. Rankings are determined by the total number of new trademark applications filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office during the 2008 calendar year. These annual rankings are compiled by CSC to leading U.S. trademark attorneys, law firms, and companies, as recognized in CSC’s latest edition of its quarterly CSC® Trademark Insider® report. The report provides the general business and legal industries with insight into trademark filing and trademark industry activities. Additional information about the awards can be accessed at www.cscglobal.com.

The 2009 edition of Chambers USA: A Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers, ranks Lewis and Roca LLP among the top law firms in five categories including: Corporate/Commercial, Environment (including water rights), Gaming & Licensing, General Commercial Litigation and Real Estate.

Lewis and Roca has named ten attorneys to partnership. The attorneys include Albert Acken, Julie Arvo MacKenzie and Emily Bayton (Phoenix), Abbe Goncharsky and Sivan Korn (Tucson), Joice Bass, Jennifer Craft, Suzanne Martin and Abran Vigil (Las Vegas) and Caryn Tijsseling (Reno).

Lewis and Roca is proud to announce that twenty-three of the firm’s attorneys have been named to the Southwest Super Lawyers 2009 list. Peter Baird and Susan Freeman, both partners in the Phoenix office, were also recognized among the Top 50 Arizona Southwest Super Lawyers. Showing depth as one of the Southwest’s leading firms, Lewis and Roca attorneys are represented across a variety of specialty listings.

The law firm of Lewis and Roca announced it has been named the 2008 “Champions of Court by the United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona. This is the fourth time since the awards inception that Lewis and Roca has won the honor.

The Employment Law Alliance (ELA) announced today that it has reached a significant milestone, achieving representation in more than 100 countries. Recent additions of legal professionals from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Isle of Man, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan brings the total number of represented countries to 103, allowing ELA to offer local legal services in more jurisdictions than almost any global law firm.

Lewis and Roca is proud to announce a successful judgment of $636,520 against sellers of counterfeit Major League Baseball Jerseys. Attorneys W. West Allen and Jonathan W. Fountain presented the case, and mid-February 2009, the verdict was returned.

After a week-long jury trial, the firm’s client, a Nevada corporation, obtained a unanimous jury verdict. The jury found the New York-based defendant liable for breach of contract, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and breach of express and implied warranties. The verdict arose from the client’s allegations that they had been sold approximately 5,526 counterfeit Major League Baseball jerseys between March 2005 and March 2006.

Lewis and Roca is pleased to announce that Frank S. Bangs, Jr. and Gabriel Beckmann have been named “Lawyer of the Year 2009” by Best Lawyers. Bangs was named the Best Lawyers’ 2009 Tucson Real Estate Lawyer of the Year, while Beckmann won the award as Tucson’s best Corporate Lawyer of the Year.

Despite millions of dollars already spent on both sides of the issue, three-quarters of Americans are completely in the dark over the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), a law touted by labor unions and political supporters as a way to increase unionization and improve the lives of middle-class America. And American workers are sharply divided over its merits, according to the latest national poll by the Employment Law Alliance (ELA).

Lewis and Roca's attorneys have formed a Distressed Real Estate Acquisition and Management Team. The group has been assembled as a rapid response team that will be able to counsel, advise and assist clients in acquiring, owning and ultimately disposing of real estate assets impacted by the troubled economy. This interdisciplinary legal practice covers Real Estate, Land Use, Water, Finance/Foreclosure, Bankruptcy and Corporate matters.

Lewis and Roca is pleased to announce that Rob Charles, an attorney with the firm’s Tucson office, has been selected as a Lawyer Representative for the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference for the District of Arizona.

Lewis and Roca is proud to announce that 56 of the firm’s attorneys will be included in The Best Lawyers in America® 2009 published by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, South Carolina.  In this 15th edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, Lewis and Roca is ranked first in the United States in Gaming Law.  The firm’s Arizona offices are ranked first in Administrative, Information Technology, Land Use and Zoning, Mass Tort Litigation and Real Estate Law. The Nevada offices are ranked first in Appellate and Information Technology Law. The New Mexico office is ranked first in Communications Law.

Lewis and Roca is pleased to announce that seven members of the firm’s Arizona offices have been elected to the executive councils of the State Bar of Arizona sections and committees.

The sixth edition of Chambers USA: A Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers, ranks Lewis and Roca LLP among the top law firms in seven categories.

Lewis and Roca is proud to announce that twenty-two of the firm’s attorneys have been named to the Southwest Super Lawyers 2008 list.

Lewis and Roca is pleased to announce that Andrea Gonzales, an attorney with the firm’s Tucson office, has been named one of Inside Tucson Business’ Up and Comers.

Lewis and Roca has named five attorneys to the partnership: Kimberly A. Demarchi, Lisa Wong Lackland, Anthony L. Martin, Keri L. Silvyn and Erin O. Simpson.

The partnership with the Sierra Patent Group, completed on April 16, 2008, allows Lewis and Roca LLP to expand their strong capabilities in the areas of Intellectual Property, and more specifically the Patent, Copyright & Trademark specialties.

Lewis and Roca is pleased to announce that Linda McNulty, a partner in the firm’s Tucson office, has been appointed to the board of the Pima County Sports and Tourism Authority.

Lewis and Roca LLP is proud to announce Keri Silvyn, an attorney in the Tucson office, has been elected as Vice President and Secretary of the Jewish Community Foundation.

Lewis and Roca is proud to announce that S.L. Schorr, a partner in the firm’s Tucson office, has been named Chairman of the Arizona State Transportation Board.

Lewis and Roca LLP is proud to announce that Mary Beth Savel, a partner in the Tucson office, has been named the recipient of the 2007 Tucson Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Chapter Award for her superior service and leadership in the organization.

Lewis and Roca is pleased to announce that the Volunteer Lawyers Program (VLP) has selected John N. Iurino, a partner in the firm’s Tucson office, as the Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney for December 2007.

Lewis and Roca is proud to announce that 50 attorneys will be included in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008 published by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, South Carolina.  

Lewis and Roca LLP is pleased to announce that its partnership with the attorneys of Beckley Singleton was completed on September 1, 2007.

Lewis and Roca LLP is proud to announce that Traci L. Riccitello has joined the Tucson office as an associate in the Real Estate Practice Group.

Andrea L. Gonzales has joined the firm's Tucson office as an associate in the Environmental, Natural Resources and Utilities Practice Group.

Goncharsky, an attorney with the firm’s Tucson office, has been elected President of the State Bar of Arizona Young Lawyers Division.

Chambers USA: A Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers, ranks Lewis and Roca LLP among the top law firms.

Whealdon-Haught joins the firm’s Tucson office as an Associate in the firm’s Commercial Litigation and Labor and Employment practice groups.

Thirty-Eight attorneys honored for their commitment to pro bono service at the 13th Annual John P. Frank Pro Bono Awards Dinner.

Celeste M. Steen, a Partner with the firm’s Tucson office, has been elected to the Board of the Pima County Real Estate Research Council.

Rob Charles has been invited to become a Fellow of the prestigious American College of Bankruptcy.

Lewis and Roca is pleased to announce that Brenden J. Griffin, a Partner with the firm’s Tucson office, has been elected secretary to the Board of Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona, Inc. and vice president for its foundation.

Lewis and Roca is pleased to announced that Abbe M. Goncharsky, an attorney with the firm’s Tucson office, has been named one of Inside Tucson Business’ Up and Comers, honored for contributions to her field and in making a difference in business and in the community.

Lewis and Roca is proud to announce that 37 of the firm’s attorneys will be included in The Best Lawyers in America® 2007 published by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, South Carolina.

Lewis and Roca is pleased to announce that seven members of the firm have been elected to the executive councils of State Bar of Arizona sections and committees.

Lewis and Roca is pleased to announced that Todd E. Hale, a litigation partner in the firm’s Tucson office, has been elected as the Chairman of the Board of the Southern Arizona Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Lewis and Roca is pleased to announced that two attorneys with the firm’s Tucson office have been elected to leadership positions on the Law College Association for the University of Arizona Law College.

Lewis and Roca is pleased to announced that Keri Silvyn, an attorney with the firm’s Tucson office, has been selected to be on the Grants Award Committee for the Tucson Medical Center Foundation.

The fourth edition of Chambers USA: A Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers, ranks Lewis and Roca LLP among the top law firms in nine categories and fourteen individual Lewis and Roca lawyers have been listed among the best in their areas of practice.

Lewis and Roca has named eight attorneys into the partnership: Lynne C. Adams, Kevin W. Goff, Christy L.E. Hubbard, John L. Krieger, Linda C. McNulty, Brian J. Pollock, Quentin D. Vaughan and Jeffrey W. Wutzke.

Mary Beth Savel, a partner with the firm’s Tucson office, has been elected President of Tucson Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW).

Governor Janet Napolitano announced she has selected Lewis and Roca Tucson attorney, Sally Simmons, to serve on the newly created Division 29 of the Pima County Superior Court.

Lewis and Roca is pleased to announce that four associates have joined the Tucson office bringing the total to 31 lawyers.

In this 12th edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, Lewis and Roca will have more commercial litigation and construction lawyers listed than any other firm in Arizona, and is tied for the top number of bankruptcy attorneys in Arizona.

Lewis and Roca is proud to announce that seven members of the firm have been elected to the executive councils of State Bar of Arizona sections and committees.

Lewis and Roca has named five attorneys into the partnership; Ed Barkel, Stephen M. Hart, Linda R. Parkis, Celeste M. Steen, and Matthew C. Sweger.

The third edition of Chambers USA: A Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers, ranks Lewis and Roca LLP among the top law firms in nine categories.

Lewis and Roca LLP recognized Rich Goldsmith and nineteen additional firm attorneys for their commitment to pro bono service at the 11th annual John P. Frank Pro Bono Awards Dinner held on January 24, 2005.