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LexisNexis Provides Support, Sponsorship to Top Washington Lawyers Event
Annual Washington Business Journal event recognizes lawyers in the Greater Washington area
in eleven different categories of service
WASHINGTON, DC, September 15, 2004 - Continuing its strong support of regional law firms, legal practices and attorneys, LexisNexis U.S. provided extensive sponsorship of this year’s Top Washington Lawyers event, presented by the Washington Business Journal. LexisNexis® is a leading provider of legal, news and business information services.
The event, which was held Sept. 9, 2004 at the Ritz-Carlton, recognized the Greater Washington, D.C. Top Lawyers in eleven different categories. The winners included:
- Commercial and Corporate Transaction: Steve Glover, partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; C/C Transaction Young Gun: Adam Salassi, partner, Cooley Godward
- Commercial Litigation: Bill Dolan, partner, Venable
- Corporate Finance: Mike Lincoln, partner, Cooley Godward; Corporate Finance Young Gun: Tami J. Howie, partner, Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich
- Employment: Elizabeth L. Lewis, partner, Cooley Godward; Employment Young Gun: Connie Bertram, partner, Venable
- Intellectual Property: Larry Gotts, partner, Shaw Pittman; Intellectual Property Young Gun: Scott Doyle, partner, Marrison & Foerster
- Local and State Lobbying
- Real Estate Transactions: Jay Epstien, chair, national real estate department, Piper Rudnick
- Tax: Michael I. Sanders, partner, Powell Goldstein Frazer & Murphy; and Stef Tucker, partner, Venable
- Trusts and Estates: Earl M. Colson, of counsel, Arent Fox
- Young Guns: Jon S. Bouker, associate, Arent Fox; Lisa Dewey, pro bono partner, Piper Rudnick; and Jeff Tenenbaum, partner, Venable
- Zoning: Whayne Quin, partner, Holland & Knight
"The Washington, D.C. metropolitan area is one of the country’s most proactive and vibrant legal communities. To be able to sponsor and support programs like the Top Washington Lawyers event is a privilege and honor for LexisNexis," said Betsy Regnell, vice president of Sales, LexisNexis.
"We’re happy to partner with LexisNexis on this important venture and we’re happy to recognize and honor these top Washington lawyers," said Alex Orfinger, publisher, Washington Business Journal.
In addition to the Top Washington Lawyers event, LexisNexis supports and sponsors several legal and philanthropic organizations in the Greater Washington area. This includes the Council for Court Excellence, a nonprofit, nonpartisan civic organization founded in 1982. The Council works to improve the administration of justice in the local and federal courts and related agencies in the Washington metropolitan area by identifying and promoting specific court reforms, improving public access to justice, and increasing public understanding and support of our justice system.
LexisNexis also provides sponsorship to Buildable Hours, Inc. Based in Washington, D.C., this national nonprofit organization of law firms commits financial and physical resources to build homes with local Habitat for Humanity organizations for deserving families.
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