• Healthcare attorney Anna Bryan obtains defense verdict for Geisinger Medical Center in a case involving care and treatment of a patient who died following surgery for breast cancer. Read more.

• Wesley R. Payne was recently elected Assistant Treasurer of the Philadelphia Bar Association.

• Randy M. Friedberg is a contributing author of Navigating Intellectual Property Disputes, an authoritative, insider's perspective on assisting clients with managing IP assets and litigating disputes.

• John Encarnacion was recently elected Treasurer of the Philadelphia Bar Association Young Lawyers Division (YLD) Executive Committee.

• Subrogation Department Partner Chris Konzelmann obtains $27,187,500.00 settlement from parties responsible for causing fire that destroyed two apartment buildings at the Riverwalk at Millennium complex in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Read More

• Gale White was invited by the FDCC to attend the National Association of Women Judges 2009 Annual Conference. Read more here.

• White and Williams LLP would like to congratulate Randy M. Friedberg for being named a 2009 New York Metro Super Lawyer.

• Gaetano P. Piccirilli was selected by the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Utility Contractors Association to serve as a committee member charged with drafting ADR procedures related to the Commonwealth's One Call System.

• Massachusetts High Court Denies Rehearing in Boston Gas Co. v. Century Indemnity Co - a case involving allocation of damages in the long-tail context. Partners Guy A. Cellucci, Shane R. Heskin, and David B. Chaffin represented Century Indemnity. Read more.

• Robert A. Whitney was recently selected and certified by the Board of Directors of ARIAS-US—a not-for-profit corporation that promotes the improvement of the insurance and reinsurance arbitration process for international and domestic markets—for official certification as an Insurance and Reinsurance Arbitrator.

• Joseph H. Foster and Randy J. Maniloff have been named to the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers®, an annual peer-review survey where attorneys cast votes on the legal abilities of other attorneys in the same and related practice area. Read more.

• White and Williams Partners with NAWBO to Offer Additional Opportunities for Female Attorneys. Read more.

• White and Williams Receives Pennsylvania Bar Association Honor for Women's Initiative. Read more.

• White and Williams attorneys practicing in real estate finance, securities, workouts and financial restructuring have formed a Legacy Asset Task Force to inform and assist companies and investors interested in opportunities presented by the federal government's Public-Private Investment Program (PPIP). Read more.

• White and Williams LLP is pleased to congratulate our 2009 Pennsylvania SuperLawyers Gary P. Biehn, Anna M. Bryan, Terry C. Cavanaugh, Guy A. Cellucci, Kevin C. Cottone, James J. Donohue, Joseph H. Foster, Thomas M. Goutman, George J. Hartnett, Lori A. Kachmar, Richard A. Kolb, Donald F. Ladd, Christopher P. Leise, Randy J. Maniloff, Peter J. Mooney, Michael S. Olsan, John A. Orlando, Michael J. Plevyak, Charles T. Roessing, Thomas C. Rogers, Anthony P. Salvino, Peter Samson, Patricia B. Santelle, Andrew F. Susko, and Gale White.

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• Focus on Construction Fall/Winter 2009
• National Joint and Several Liability Survey by Edward M. Koch and William L. Doerler. (PDF)
• "Prompt Payment or Penalty Zimmerman V. Harrisburg Fudd I, L.P., Pennsylvania Superior Court" by Jerrold P. Anders and Eileen E. Monaghan. (PDF)
• "Construction Services Employers Beware:The Delaware Workplace Fraud Act is Now Law" by Marc S. Casarino. (PDF)
• "China's New Draft Anti-Monopoly Regulations" by Chunsheng (Tony) Lu. (PDF)
• "It is Easy Being Green (And Profitable Too!)" by: Ryan J. Udell, Shari Gekoski Pressman and Kevin S. Koscil. (HTML)
• "New Amendments to the Pennsylvania Mechanics' Lien Law Attempt to Clarify When Waivers of Lien are Permissible" by Thomas C. Rogers, William J. Taylor and Gaetano P. Piccirilli. (PDF) 
• "Forty Years Later And No States Are Grouchy About Marx v. Hartford; The Most Influential Insurance Coverage Decision Of All Time And The Secret Word In Professional Liability Claims" by Randy J. Maniloff and Sarah Damiani. (PDF)
• "Public-Private Investment Program: Pilot Sale Tests Legacy Loan Program" (HTML)
• "Revisions to Truth-in-Lending Disclosure Requirements" by Dawn Vahey. (HTML)
• Focus on Healthcare: Fall 2009
• "Is Your Business Ready for the Red Flags Rule?" Ryan J. Udell and Jeffrey A. Breen. (HTML)
• "Controversy Over Automobile Tire Imports" by Wasim S. Rahman. (PDF)
• "China Relaxes FOREX Controls to Encourage Outbound Investments and Offshore Lending" by Chunsheng (Tony) Lu and Gary P. Biehn. (PDF)
• "China's Investment in PPIP." (HTML)
• "Bankruptcy Court Refuses to Dismiss Filings of "Bankruptcy Remote" Subsidiaries of General Growth" by Steven E. Ostrow and Thomas Pinney. (HTML)
• "Public-Private Investment Program: Fund Managers Selected; Capital Raising Commences" by Merritt A. Cole and Alexandria E. Kane.  (HTML)
• "Case Study: Application of China's New Anti-Monopoly Law" by Chunsheng (Tony) Lu and Gary P. Biehn. (PDF)
• "Changes in Delaware Corporate Law" by John W. Pauciulo and Jamie A. Kester. (PDF)
• "Proposed Bill Would Put Philadelphia City Council into the Middle of Construction Workforce Diversity and DBE Participation Issues" by Gaetano P. Piccirilli and Mark L. Parisi. (PDF)
• Executive Newsletter: Spring 2009

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• Randy M. Friedberg commented on a copyright and intellectual property case involving clones of Apple computers. Read the full story.

• Merritt A. Cole and Peter J. Mooney participated in the 15th Annual Business Lawyers' Institute.  Merritt served as the moderator and Peter, a panelist, for the workshop, "Don't Get Madoffed: How to Avoid Being a Victim and What to Do if you Think You May be One." Merritt also served as a panelist in the program, "Shareholder Access to Company Proxy Materials."

• Subrogation Department partners Peter Parashes and Chris Konzelmann will speak at the New Hampshire Adjuster's Association Conference at the Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire on November 6.  Peter will serve as the keynote speaker and Chris will present on the adjuster's role during the subrogation investigation and litigation process.

• White and Williams LLP and KYW Newsradio present "Business Threats: Take Action to Protect Your Company" on November 13. Event details.

• Tim Davis will be a panelist in a program titled "Tranche Warfare Part 2: Non-securitized Assets" at the 9th Annual Forum on Real Estate Mezzanine Loans & Distressed Debt in New York City, December 9-10.

• Robert A. Whitney participated in the first annual "Join the Revolution! A Fresh Perspective on Reinsurance Disputes and Arbitrations" symposium, sponsored by the Massachusetts Reinsurance Bar Association, and will serve as a panelist for "Proposals to Increase the Efficiency of the Reinsurance Dispute Resolution Process."

• Ryan J. Udell and Scott P. Borsack, along with CBIZ  and Hidden River Capital, presented "Economic Upswing: Is Your Business Ready" which addressed the availability of private equity funds and how business owners can prepare and value their businesses. View the presentation here.

• White and Williams LLP presented "Workers' Compensation Seminar" on Friday, October 23, 2009. Event Details.

• White and Williams LLP presented Coverage College® on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. 

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• John Encarnacion served as a panelist for "Our Dialogue on Diversity" hosted by the Philadelphia Bar Association. The program will review the real-life struggles and successes of diverse Philadelphia lawyers from the past and present, with a major focus on the future.

• Luke A. Repici served as a panelist at the Intergenerational Debate: The Reformation of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. He was one of two "young" lawyers who challenged two "older" lawyers in an Oxford-style debate to discuss the future of the programs. 

• Randy M. Friedberg commented on a copyright infringement case involving a graduate student who downloaded and shared 30 songs online. The article appeared in the July 31, 2009 issue of E-Commerce Times.  Read more.

• Merritt A. Cole commented on the implications of the Supreme Court's decision to decide the constitutionality of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. Listen to the podcast.

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