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Rochester senior environmental health engineer Libby Ford co-authored this column discussing how the New York Water Environment Association’s Industrial Issues Committee (IIC) has helped members understand and map the path to local and federal regulatory compliance.

This contributed article authored by Albany Energy & Environmental counsel Peter Trimarchi, Albany Energy & Environmental partner Ruth Leistensnider, Rochester Products: Class Action, Trade & Industry Representation partner Chris Thomas, and Rochester Real Estate associate Greg Nearpass discusses two major developments expected this spring that will largely determine the extent to which high-volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF) will occur in New York state.

Providence Health Services partner Steve Zubiago and Rochester Labor & Employment counsel Kate Saracene co-authored this column focused on “play-or-pay” health care reform mandates that will require many companies to make changes in whether and how they provide health care benefits to their employees.

This article profiles Rochester Brands & Creations senior counsel David Stimson. David’s recent arrival from Eastman Kodak was highlighted. Much of the article focuses on David’s community involvement outside the office, primarily with the Pittsford Sutherland High School theater club and its productions.

Rochester partner and leader of the firm’s Immigration practice Patti Morrison discusses immigration reform.

Rochester Products partner David Tennant is highlighted among those named to New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman’s Commercial Division Advisory Council, which will advise on all matters involving and surrounding the Commercial Division of the state Supreme Court.

Rochester Labor & Employment partner Eric Paley discusses how preparing for provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that go into effect in 2014 could be a big deal for many companies.

Labor & Employment and Employee Benefits partner Brian Kopp discusses if and how the expansion of benefits through marriage will impact domestic partnership policies among opposite-sex couples.

Rochester Corporate partner Jeff LaBarge and Rochester Labor & Employment counsel Kate Saracene co-authored this column discussing the next wave of health care reform compliance mandates.

This Q&A is conducted with Rochester partner and leader of the firm’s appellate practice David Tennant.

This coverage highlights the new members of the Rochester Area Business Ethics Foundation (RABEF) board of directors, including Rochester Global Business & Transactions associate Eric Tanck.

Rochester Global Business & Transactions partner Jeff LaBarge, a member of the Food, Beverage and Agriculture team, authored this column. Click here to read the full article.

Nixon Peabody is among the businesses in the Rochester community that have been chosen as finalists in the Rochester Business Journal’s 16th annual Best of the Web competition. The firm has been named a finalist in the legal services category.

This article profiles Commercial Litigation partner and Rochester office managing partner Carolyn Nussbaum, highlighting her practice, community, and firm leadership roles, as well as her commitment to family and the community.

Rochester Labor & Employment counsel Kate Saracene discusses how the federal government’s outline of its enforcement of the health reform law’s mandate that large employers provide medical benefits contains unexpected revisions likely to make compliance easier.

Rochester Commercial Litigation partner Dave Schraver, president-elect of the New York State Bar Association, authored this column discussing the Bar Association’s efforts after Hurricane Sandy and how a report from the Bar Association’s Task Force on Global Warming can affect the future.

This article highlights the arrival of Rochester Brands & Creations counsel David Stimson, former chief trademark counsel of the Eastman Kodak Company.

This coverage notes that Rochester Brands & Creations attorney Kristen Mollnow Walsh has been elected to the firm’s partnership.

This coverage notes that Rochester Global Business & Transactions partner Jim Bourdeau has joined the Rochester City Ballet Board of Directors.

Rochester Labor & Employment counsel Kate Saracene discusses proposed regulations from the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service relaxing a health reform requirement for large employers.

Partner and leader of the firm’s Nonprofit Organizations and Higher Education practices Mike Cooney authored this column discussing program-related investments by charitable foundations.

This article focuses on privatized student housing and, while it’s not widespread in the Rochester area as of yet, Rochester Real Estate partners Jeff Wright and Bruce Baker are featured in the article discussing how the Rochester area higher education community is knowledgeable and sophisticated in its understanding of various structuring options for developing and financing this type of housing.

Rochester partner Jim Bourdeau is featured in this article discussing the legal aspects companies need to be aware of when doing business abroad.

Rochester Litigation partner Chris Thomas provides commentary in this article discussing the increasing interest in legal outsourcing among clients and how law firms are responding.

Commercial Litigation partners Chris Mason and Carolyn Nussbaum and Commercial Litigation associate Paige Berges co-authored this column noting that the United States Supreme Court granted a writ of certiorari to review the most recent decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in American Express Travel Related Services Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant.

Leader of the firm’s Nonprofit Organizations practice Mike Cooney discusses alternative sources of funding for startups—including investments from charitable foundations—in this feature article discussing the state of the Upstate New York market for startup capital.

Partner and Private Clients deputy practice group leader Tom Farace discusses year-end tax planning in this featured column.

This column, co-authored by partner Jeff LaBarge, Chief Sustainability Officer Carolyn Kaplan, and associate Alison Torbitt, discusses new “Green Guides” from the Federal Trade Commission.

Real Estate partner Jeff Wright, co-leader of the firm’s Student Housing team, discusses the privatization of student housing in this feature article.

Rochester Global Business & Transactions associate Penny Dentinger is among the young leaders who have made significant contributions to the Rochester community.

Rochester Global Business & Transactions counsel Jeremy Wolk is one of the young professionals featured in this article who started his career elsewhere and returned to the Rochester area.

Rochester Global Business & Transactions partner Jeff LaBarge authored this monthly “Law” column.

This article focuses on how Rochester businesses have dealt with changing economic factors and trends such as increasing globalization and the explosion of information technology throughout the past 25 years. Commercial Litigation partner and Rochester office managing partner Carolyn Nussbaum discusses how women have advanced in the workplace during this time.

Rochester senior environmental health engineer Libby Ford authored this column discussing the wastewater issues associated with hydraulic fracturing (“hydrofracking”). The full article is available here: http://www.rbj.net/article.asp?aID=192796

Boston Products partner Sam Goldblatt and Rochester Global Business & Transactions counsel Jeremy Wolk are both included in this tech column discussing apps for mobile devices and tablets that are specifically designed for legal matters.

Rochester Energy & Environmental partner Jean McCreary and Rochester Real Estate associate Greg Nearpass, both members of the firm’s Shale Gas Initiative, are interviewed in this TV segment discussing how law firms across New York State are preparing for decisions regarding hydraulic fracturing in the Marcellus Shale formation.

Rochester Energy & Environmental associate Amy Reichhart authored this article discussing legislation and/or resolutions dealing directly with high-volume hydraulic fracturing (“HVHF” or “hydrofracking”).

Rochester Labor & Employment partner Eric Paley and Rochester Labor & Employment counsel Kate Saracene discuss how the firm has responded to the passing of the Affordable Care Act and have helped clients navigate the changes.

This article highlights the latest “Forty Under 40” class which includes Rochester global business & transactions associate Penny Dentinger.

This column, coauthored by Rochester Global Business & Transactions partner Jeff LaBarge and San Francisco Labor & Employment partner Kent Jonas and associate Renée Jackson, addresses the limitations on employees’ social media use.

Rochester partners Dave Schraver and David Tennant co-authored the amicus brief by the New York State Bar Association in Fisher v. University of Texas, et. al. The NYSBA brief argues that the government has a compelling interest in promoting diversity in the legal profession—something that cannot happen without meaningful diversity in the undergraduate pipeline.

This bylined article coauthored by Rochester immigration partner Patti Morrison and Boston immigration associate Courtney New focuses on college and university faculty appointees and their eligibility for Optional Special Recruitment and Selection labor certifications.

This article, authored by Rochester partner and leader of the Appellate practice David Tennant, discusses the rule making process of the federal appellate courts while noting differing rulemaking procedures at the state court level.

This news brief highlights Rochester senior environmental engineer Libby Ford’s new role as fellow of Water Environment Federation.

This “Law” column discusses how local organizations need to keep in mind Canada’s privacy law. Rochester Global Business & Transactions partner Jeff LaBarge and Buffalo Products counsel Ben Dwyer and Jacob Herstek authored the piece.

This coverage highlights the arrival of Rochester Private Clients counsel Stephanie Seiffert.

This op-ed column, authored by Rochester Real Estate associate Greg Nearpass, responds to a recently published “Guest Viewpoint” column addressing New York State Governor Cuomo’s rumored plan to allow high-volume hydraulic fracturing (“HVHF”).

This column is based on a conversation conducted with Rochester Commercial Litigation senior counsel Bob Witmer, who recently was honored for 50 years of practice by the Monroe County Bar Association.

New York Bar Association President-Elect and Rochester Commercial Litigation partner Dave Schraver is the featured subject of this weekly Q&A column.

Rochester Global Business & Transactions associate John LaBoda is the featured subject of this weekly column profiling successful young professionals and business owners in the Rochester community.

This contributed article, authored by Rochester Labor & Employment partner Eric Paley and Rochester Labor & Employment associate Stacy Lawkowski, discusses new regulations from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration that will keep retirement plan administrators busy.

Rochester Global Business & Transactions partner Jeff LaBarge and Rochester Public Company Transactions associate John Moragne discuss the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act.

Rochester partner and leader of the firm’s Immigration team Patti Morrison provides commentary in this article discussing the challenges that H-1B workers face.

Rochester Private Clients associate Adam Brunner and Rochester Commercial Litigation associate Terence Robinson are among the local attorneys recognized as part of the 2012 class of “Up & Coming Attorneys.”

Rochester Commercial Litigation partner Dave Schraver reviews the third edition of the multivolume treatise Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, an 11-volume, 13,000-word work, in this column for the publication.

This column, authored by Rochester Global Business & Transactions partner Jeff LaBarge and partner and leader of the firm’s Nonprofit Organizations practice Mike Cooney, focuses on the recommendations of the New York Attorney General’s Leadership Committee on Nonprofit Revitalization.

This feature story highlights the firm’s “Doing Business in Europe” event held in the Rochester office. The article highlights discussions led by Paris Labor & Employment partner Pascal Guinot and Paris Global Business & Transactions partners Noro-Lanto Ravisy and William Kahn, as well as Rochester Global Business & Transactions partner Jim Bourdeau. Rochester office managing partner Carolyn Nussbaum was also quoted in the piece discussing the growing demands of the global economy and the firm’s international strengths.

This column, authored by Rochester Labor & Employment counsel Kate Saracene, discusses what employers need to know in order to be compliant with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Rochester commercial litigation partner Dave Schraver is profiled in this article. Mr. Schraver officially began his term as New York State Bar Association president-elect on June 1, 2012 and he will assume the presidency in June 2013.

Rochester Real Estate partner Tom Greiner is among the individuals highlighted within the “Personality Profiles” special section of this publication.

Rochester Global Business & Transactions partner Jeff LaBarge discusses the contract management process in this “Law” column.

This coverage notes that the Monroe County Bar Association has appointed three new directors, including Rochester Products partner Chris Thomas, to the Legal Assistance of Western New York board of directors.

This column highlights the Rochester Black Bar Association “Bridges to Success” event. The event was co-chaired by Buffalo and Rochester partner Sheldon Smith, who was pictured and quoted in the piece.

Rochester senior environmental health engineer Libby Ford is among the industry sources commenting on the most pressing water quality issues for 2012.

This contributed article, authored by Rochester Real Estate partner Bruce Baker, Rochester Energy & Environmental partner Jean McCreary, and Rochester senior environmental health engineer Libby Ford, discusses new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations that are driving companies to decommission older power plants and the issues faced during this process.

This column, authored by Boston Global Tax partner Scott Susko and Rochester Private Clients associate Meghan Schubmehl, notes that franchisors should anticipate increased taxes as a result of the proliferation of the economic nexus theory.

This article discusses New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman’s creation of a task force focused on commercial litigation in New York state courts. Rochester Products partner David Tennant is a member of this task force.

This feature article discusses the New York State Attorney General’s proposed nonprofit reform efforts. Partner and leader of the firm’s Nonprofit Organizations practice Mike Cooney, a member of the Attorney General’s Leadership Committee, is included in the piece.

Partner and leader of the firm’s Nonprofit Organizations and Higher Education practices Mike Cooney provides third-party commentary about a move by New York Governor Cuomo to cap compensation for nonprofit executives.

The article, authored by director of IT operations and legal technology services John Roman, discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using solid state disk drives (SSDs).

This coverage highlights that Rochester Commercial Litigation partner Dave Schraver has been named the New York State Bar Association’s president-elect designee.

This article highlights the New York State Bar Association’s confirmation of those attorneys who qualified for the 2011 Empire State Counsel Program. Based on pro bono work through Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County, Rochester attorneys Dwight Collin, Penny Dentinger, Patti Morrison, and Dave Schraver received this recognition for providing 50 hours or more of free legal service during the year.

This feature story discusses the recent new benefit corporation legislation signed by New York Governor Cuomo. Partner and leader of the firm’s Nonprofit Organizations and Higher Education practices Mike Cooney provides third-party commentary in the piece.

This article discusses the efforts of the New York State Bar Association Commercial and Federal Litigation Section to empower lawyers to work faster, cheaper, and smarter and to drive down the cost of litigation. Rochester Products partner David Tennant, chair of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, authored this article.

The feature story discusses presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s donation of substantial stock holdings he obtained through Bain Capital to the Mormon Church making him eligible for large tax deductions. Leader of the firm’s nonprofit organizations practice Mike Cooney provides commentary.

This feature story discusses how local law firms are helping their clients manage their evolving international needs. Rochester Global Business & Transactions partner Lori Green and Rochester Intellectual Property Litigation partner Rich Rochford provide commentary.

This contributed article, authored by Rochester Public Company Transactions partner Roger Byrd, discusses the Securities and Exchange Commission’s reversal of its position on whether a statement from an introducing broker satisfies the proof of ownership requirements for submitting shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8.

The feature story takes a look at the legal industry in Rochester as many organizations have moved their headquarters from the local area. Rochester Global Business & Transactions partner Jim Bourdeau provides commentary.

The story focuses on the art of commercial litigation. Rochester office managing partner and Commercial Litigation partner Carolyn Nussbaum provides commentary.

The column, which highlights attorneys’ activities outside the day-to-day office life, profiles Mike Cooney, leader of the firm’s Higher Education and Nonprofit Organizations practices, focusing on his musical endeavors. The piece also provides additional details such as professional background and community involvement to provide a more complete picture.

The feature story discusses the Department of Justice’s interpretation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Rochester brands & creations partner Peter Durant provides third-party commentary in the piece.

This contributed article, authored by Rochester partner and deputy Private Clients practice group leader Tom Farace, discusses beneficial tax strategies for individuals to consider.

This featured Q&A is conducted with Rochester Private Clients senior counsel John Witmeyer, who recently celebrated his 40th anniversary with the firm.

This feature article discusses the use of solar panels in the Rochester community. Energy & Environmental practice group leader Scott Turner and Rochester Real Estate & Construction partner Bruce Baker provide commentary in the piece.

This feature story profiles Rochester Commercial Litigation partner Dave Schraver, who has been nominated to serve as president-elect and then president of the New York State Bar Association.

This Q&A features Rochester Labor & Employment counsel and a member of the firm’s Health Care Reform Team, Kate Ulrich Saracene.

The story highlights the New York State Bar Association’s recently issued guide for navigating the electronic discovery requirements in both federal and state courts. The coverage notes that the guide was initiated under the State Bar’s Commercial and Federal Litigation Section. Rochester Products partner David Tennant, chair of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, oversaw the publishing on the guide.

This column profiles Rochester Global Business & Transactions partner Lori Green. Ms. Green’s practice is described and some of her recent client successes are highlighted. The profile also positions Ms. Green as thought-leader on industry topics such as increased focus on protective provisions in later rounds and anti-corruption concerns. Additionally, Ms. Green is quoted discussing the state of material adverse change (MAC) provisions and the firm’s annual MAC Survey, as well as the firm’s NP Capital Connector program.

The feature article notes that the U.S. Supreme Court will not hear an appeal by the Oneida Indian Nation against Oneida and Madison counties and New York State relating to the Nation’s claim to 250,000 acres of land. Rochester partner Dave Schraver is quoted in the piece and identified as Oneida and Madison counties’ counsel.

This news brief highlights Rochester Commercial Litigation associate Colleen Holland for her election to the Literacy Volunteers of Rochester’s Board of Directors.

This feature story discusses wealth planning for successive generations. Rochester Private Clients associate Adam Brunner provides commentary.

This feature story discusses wealth planning for successive generations. Rochester Private Clients associate Adam Brunner provides commentary.

This feature story covers the new Rochester office managing partner Carolyn Nussbaum. The story highlights Ms. Nussbaum’s career and community involvement.

This feature story discusses project management in the legal industry. Director of IT Firm Ops & Legal Tech Services John Roman and Boston Products partner Sam Goldblatt, who have been leading Nixon Peabody Project Management, are quoted throughout the piece.

This coverage discusses the gaming compact between the Seneca Nation and the State of New York. Rochester partner Dave Schraver is identified as a local attorney with experience and knowledge of such agreements and is quoted in the piece giving third-party commentary.

This feature article addresses employee benefits following the passage of New York State’s Marriage Equality Act. Rochester Labor & Employment partner Brian Kopp is prominently quoted throughout the piece providing third-party commentary.

This “Viewpoint” column, authored by Rochester intellectual property partner Rich Rochford, discusses the need for inventors to be protected by patent reform.

This article highlights the high rate of volunteerism in the Rochester community. Community leaders are quoted in the article, including Rochester Global Business & Transactions associate Jeremy Wolk, who is mentioned as incoming president of the board of directors for the Jewish Community Center in Brighton.

This article highlights New York’s new rules for out-of-state in-house lawyers. Rochester Securities partner Deborah McLean is quoted throughout the article discussing the state’s decision and how the new rules clarify the requirements for all in-house lawyers in the state.