Apa, Jill, Add'l Contributor

JILL A. APA has been practicing immigration law on an exclusive basis since 2001. Previously employed by the firm Serotte Reich Wilson, LLP, Ms. Apa joined the immigration practice group in the Buffalo, New York, offices of Damon & Morey, LLP in April 2007. In 1993, Ms. Apa graduated magna cum laude with a dual B.A. degree from the University of New Hampshire. She then obtained her J.D., with distinction, from Ohio Northern University. Prior to commencing a career in immigration law, Ms. Apa worked as a staff attorney at the Third District Court of Appeals for the State of Ohio. She also served as an adjunct instruction of legal research and writing at Ohio Northern University. Ms. Apa has written legal articles and edited treatise chapters on various immigration issues for local and national publications, including the American Immigration Lawyers Association, LexisNexis Matthew Bender, the Buffalo Law Journal, and the Daily Record (Rochester, New York). Ms. Apa is licensed in both New York and Ohio.

Reams, Jackson

JACKSON REAMS is a member of the firm¿s Government Contractor Services Practice Group. His practice is primarily focused on assisting government contractors with compliance matters and contract administration issues. J.D., magna cum laude, Boston University School of Law, 2005 B.S., Colorado State University, 2001 Richard Schmidt While he was at Venable, RICHARD SCHMIDT¿S practice focused on intellectual property law and technology mergers, transfers, and acquisitions. Mr. Schmidt left Venable in June 2004. J.D., Franklin Pierce Law Center, 1984 B.A., Milton College, 1975

Deal, Jill

JILL DEAL focuses on food and drug law, specifically FDA approval and marketing of therapeutic products. She engages in practice before federal agencies, as well as in litigation and lobbying. Ms. Deal is experienced in counseling, advocacy before the agencies, private business negotiation, legislative advocacy, and litigation. She has provided counsel on numerous successful drug, device, and biologic approval issues and appeals, and she has successfully represented companies in complex litigation involving FDA¿s approval processes and other regulatory issues. J.D., Catholic University of America, 1979 B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1964

Craig, Ashley

ASHLEY CRAIG concentrates his practice on legislative and regulatory matters involving transportation and international commerce. He is actively involved in various regulatory and policy matters before the executive branch and Congress. Additionally, Mr. Craig has extensive experience with transportation security, thirdparty logistics, and related commercial and regulatory matters. J.D., Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, 2000 Certificate, Comparative and International Law, 2000 B.A., American University, 1992

O'Reilly, James, GENERAL EDITOR

Meyer, Lindsey

LINDSAY MEYER heads the International Trade Practice at Venable, assisting sophisticated companies to efficiently import and export goods under U.S. laws and regulations. As a licensed U.S. Customs broker, Ms. Meyer has a detailed knowledge of and extensive experience with U.S. Customs and Border Protection regulations. For over sixteen years, Ms. Meyer has provided international trade and customs advice at Venable and has focused on customs and trade counseling to Fortune 100 clients, developing and conducting compliance programs including corporate-wide, multi-location assessments and training programs, and representing companies in all types of trade matters before the U.S. Customs and Border Protection bureau, Department of Commerce, International Trade Commission, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and Court of International Trade. She was recently re-appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to serve on the Baltimore-Washington District Export Council. J.D., George Washington University, 1987 B.S.,cum laude, University of Connecticut, 1983 Diplome d¿Etudes Francaises, Universite de Rouen, France 1982

Gollin, Michael

MICHAEL GOLLIN focuses his practice on various aspects of intellectual property, including patent prosecution, counseling, and technology transfer. Mr. Gollin also participates in patent litigation. His experience covers products involving recombinant DNA, vaccines, nanotechnology, biochips, biophysics instrumentation, radioisotope detection, bioremediation, natural products, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, transgenic plants, medical devices, bioinformatics, and internet systems. Mr. Gollin is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He teaches intellectual property management at Georgetown University¿s McDonough School of Business. J.D., Boston University School of Law, 1984 M.S. (Diplom), Zoology and Molecular Biology, University of Zurich, 1981 A.B., Biochemical Sciences, Princeton University, 1978

Schmidt, Richard

While he was at Venable, RICHARD SCHMIDT¿S practice focused on intellectual property law and technology mergers, transfers, and acquisitions. His experience includes formulating and implementing worldwide filing strategies; developing and managing budgets in excess of one million dollars; and implementing in-house corporate patent and trademark departments. He has conducted and managed large, multifaceted clearance, due diligence, infringement, and validity studies and opinions; and assisted clients with their internal intellectual property procurement procedures and programs. Mr. Schmidt left Venable in June 2004. J.D., Franklin Pierce Law Center, 1984 B.A., Milton College, 1975

Crown, Michele

MICHELE CROWN concentrates her practice on advising corporations and associations on regulatory matters in the food, drug, cosmetics, consumer products, and agriculture industries. She assists corporate executives in developing and introducing new product lines and defending against regulatory challenges. She advises her clients primarily on federal, state, and international regulation of product safety, marketing, production, advertising, labeling, and other operations involving trade regulations principally before the Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Federal Trade Commission. Prior to joining Venable, Ms. Crown was the General Counsel of the American Meat Institute. J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 1967 B.A., Queens College, 1965

Birchfield, Jennifer

JENNIFER BIRCHFIELD joined Venable in 2006 as a member of the Business Transactions Group. Ms. Birchfield¿s practice focuses on corporate, partnership, limited liability company, and other strategic transactions for a variety of clients. J.D., Duke University School of Law, 2006 B.A., Washington University in St. Louis, 2002

Berge, Ellen Traupman

ELLEN TRAUPMAN BERGE is an associate in the firm¿s Government and Regulatory Affairs Practice Group, where she focuses on transactional, regulatory, and policy matters for communications, advertising and marketing, and trade and professional association clients. Her experience includes assisting clients with ongoing regulatory compliance matters before the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, and various state agencies. J.D., magna cum laude, Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, 2002 Certificate, Communications Law Institute, Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, 2002 B.A., University of Virginia, 1996

Dickman, David

DAVID DICKMAN is a retired Coast Guard attorney who represents clients on issues involving pollution prevention and response, marine safety, port and vessel security, and hazardous materials transportation laws and regulations as well as maritime law enforcement and other maritime-related issues. He has experience in dealing with international, criminal, civil, and administrative law aspects of environmental, maritime, and transportation issues. J.D., St. Louis University School of Law, 1986 B.S., U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 1974

Strand, Margaret

MARGARET STRAND concentrates on counseling, government relations, and litigation in environmental programs. She is well known for her work in federal wetlands law and environmental compliance for infrastructure projects. Formerly Chief of the Environmental Defense Section at the U.S. Justice Department, Ms. Strand has substantial experience advising on the regulatory requirements of federal and state law governing environmental and natural resources. She represents private and public entities nationwide in resolving natural resource and environmental issues associated with land development projects. Ms. Strand also counsels private and public clients on the often-overlapping regulatory requirements applicable to natural resources, endangered species, hazardous substances and wastes, and pollutant discharges. J.D., College of William & Mary, 1976 M.A., University of Rhode Island, 1971 B.A., University of Rochester, 1968

Pavlick, John

JOHN PAVLICK focuses on government contract law. He provides both large and small companies with advice regarding the full spectrum of government contract issues, including advice and representation on contract formation and contract administration issues, bid protests, the preparation and litigation of claims against the government, and prime contractor-subcontractor disputes. Mr. Pavlick¿s recent focus has been on homeland security issues, including application of the SAFETY Act to products and services, and he is co-chair of Venable¿s Homeland Security Group. His clients include both established government contractors and companies that have not previously performed government contracts. He also conducts internal investigations and represents companies with regard to liability under the Civil False Claims Act and suspension and debarment from government contracts. J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1978 B.S., U.S. Military Academy, 1970

Sharpe, Ralph

RALPH SHARPE is head of Venable¿s Financial Services Practice Group Risk Management and Compliance Team. During his twenty-six-year tenure at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Mr. Sharpe was deeply involved in interagency efforts undertaken by the federal financial services regulatory community to enhance the strength and resiliency of the financial services industry in light of the challenges presented by 9/11. He was a charter member and the OCC¿s chief representative on the Financial and Banking Information Infrastructure Committee (FBIIC) created by Executive Order shortly after 9/11 for the purpose of protecting the resiliency of the financial services sector. He is also one of the primary authors of the Interagency Paper on Sound Practices to Strengthen the Resilience of the U.S. Financial System published by the Federal Reserve Board, SEC, and OCC in 2003. J.D., University of Wisconsin Law School, 1974 B.A. University of Wisconsin, 1969

Dailey, Rosemary

ROSEMARY DAILEY assists clients with employment-related immigration matters, including efforts to secure immigrant and nonimmigrant visas. She advises clients with respect to activities they may or may not engage in while in the United States and I-9 compliance issues. Ms. Dailey is now a partner in the International Transactions Practice Group with Shutts & Bowen LLP in West Palm Beach, Florida. J.D., Catholic University School of Law, 1997 B.A., Miami University, 1993

Borrello, Stacia

STACIA BORRELLO is an associate in the Regulatory Practice Group where she focuses on food and drug regulatory matters. Ms. Borrello¿s legal education focused on health law, food and drug law and regulation, and administrative law. Ms. Borrello has a background in legislative policy and government affairs. J.D., cum laude, American University Washington College of Law, 2002 B.A., high honors, Michigan State University, 1997

Cohen, Erin

ERIN COHEN is a business transactions attorney with experience in corporate and securities law. She has experience in private offerings of debt and equity securities, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, and general corporate matters. J.D., cum laude, American University Washington College of Law, 2000 A.B., Duke University, 1995

Martin, Maura

MAURA MARTIN is an associate in the firm¿s Regulatory Affairs Practice Group. She focuses her practice on regulatory counseling and litigation involving matters of administrative law. Ms. Martin has assisted clients with issues arising in a number of regulatory areas, including advertising and marketing, privacy and data protection, and food and drug law. J.D., with honors, George Washington University Law School, 2006 B.A., University of Virginia, 2003

Williams, Alison

ALISON WILLIAMS joined Venable LLP after serving at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for over two years. While at DHS, Ms. Williams was responsible for external affairs in the Border and Transportation Security Directorate, serving as an advisor to the Under Secretary. Ms. Williams has also held positions at the Drug Enforcement Administration and on Capitol Hill. She is now a senior associate at the consulting firm Jay Grant & Associates, P.S. B.A., University of Arkansas, 1999

Halpern, Todd

TODD HALPERN¿S practice is focused on regulatory counseling and litigation concerning the promotion, manufacture, and distribution of foods, drugs, medical devices, and other consumer products. He handles matters involving regulation by state and federal agencies including the Food and Drug Administration, Federal Trade Commission, and Drug Enforcement Administration. J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 1996 B.A., University of Wisconsin, 1992

Berthiaume, Don

DON BERTHIAUME is an associate in the SEC and White Collar Defense Practice Group, representing clients in matters involving: securities enforcement; congressional investigations/hearings; public corruption; the Arms Export Control Act; the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and alleged fraud involving health care and government contracts. J.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, 2000 B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1996

Wilson, D. Edward, Jr.

D. EDWARD WILSON, JR.,¿s practice focuses on cross-border financial and highend trade transactions. He represents U.S. and foreign nationals (corporations and individuals) in general and business and corporate matters, as well as in the areas of export-import regulations, privacy controls and regulations, government contracts, international payments, home and host country business regulation, foreign investment in the United States, and investment by U.S. companies abroad. Mr. Wilson has eight years of government experience. He served three years in the Treasury Department, rising to Acting General Counsel. He also served as Associate Counsel to the President and General Counsel and Deputy Director in the White House Office of Administration. J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1976 B.A., with distinction, University of Virginia, 1973

Jatras, James

JAMES JATRAS focuses his practice on a range of legislative and political issues and on international affairs including the global terror-risk environment. Mr. Jatras has extensive experience at the senior staff level in the U.S. Senate in a broad range of policy areas, with concentrations in foreign policy, global terrorism, international trade, immigration, and social issues. Before joining Venable, Mr. Jatras served on the U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee (beginning in 1985), under three Chairmen: Larry Craig (R-ID), Don Nickles (R-OK), and Bill Armstrong (R-CO). J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1978 B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1974

Sturner, Jan

JAN STURNER represents management in a vast array of labor and employment matters. His practice includes counseling and defending private and public entities with respect to statutes such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Title VII (race, color, national origin, religion, and sex/gender discrimination and harassment), Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. Mr. Sturner also provides day-to-day advice and litigation defense to employers in matters stemming from state and local employment laws including common-law invasion-of-privacy claims. In addition, he is actively involved in representing employers in collective bargaining with unions, grievance/arbitration proceedings, and unfair labor practice cases before the National Labor Relations Board and in lobbying the United States Congress on behalf of clients¿ interests. Mr. Sturner has authored several articles addressing workplace issues, which appear in publications such as the Law Review of Michigan State University, Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal, Labor Law Journal, and The Labor Lawyer. LL.M. (Labor & Employment Law), with distinction, Georgetown University Law Center, 1998 J.D., with honors, University of Arkansas School of Law, 1997 B.A., Brown University, 1994

Kell, LaShon

LASHON KELL focuses her practice on securities law matters and corporate governance issues. Ms. Kell has over two and a half years of experience as a staff attorney in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission¿s Division of Enforcement. She has five additional years of SEC experience in the Office of International Affairs, where she worked prior to and during law school. As a staff attorney, Ms. Kell conducted investigations concerning insider trading, accounting fraud, and "fair disclosure" issues. She also worked on the Section 704 Study regarding SEC financial fraud investigations pursuant to the initiatives set forth by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. In December 2001, Ms. Kell received an Enforcement Division Director¿s Award for bringing three cases before the Commission in her first year as a staff attorney. J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 2000 B.A., with distinction, University of Kentucky, 1993

Joyce, Frederick

FREDERICK JOYCE is chair of Venable¿s Telecommunications Practice Group. His telecommunications practice includes domestic and international regulations and treaties, public and private financial transactions, appellate and civil litigation matters pertaining to telecommunications, and state/federal telecommunications legislation, with a particular emphasis on wireless communications. J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1984 B.A., magna cum laude, George Washington University, 1980

Kaplun, Paul

PAUL KAPLUN, Vice Chair of Venable¿s Business Division, focuses his practice on all aspects of corporate and business transactional planning and advisory services for established and emerging growth companies and entrepreneurs in a variety of industries, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and board of director matters, venture capital transactions, private debt and equity financing transactions, joint ventures and teaming arrangements, executive compensation arrangements, and ownership exit strategies and succession planning. J.D., Georgetown University, 1984 B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, Georgetown University, 1978

Garinther, Geoffrey

GEOFFREY GARINTHER co-chairs Venable¿s Corporate Governance and Investigations Group. A former federal prosecutor, Mr. Garinther is a white collar criminal defense lawyer with 20 years of investigative, trial, and appellate experience. J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1984 B.A., magna cum laude, Washington College, 1981

Locaria, Dismas

DISMAS LOCARIA is an associate in the Government Contracts Group. He assists clients in various government contract areas, including suspension and debarment matters, the Buy American and Trade Agreements Acts, General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule contracting, and homeland security related matters. Mr. Locaria previously authored Frankel v. Board of Regents of the University of Maryland System ¿ In the Name of Equality: The Proper Expansion of Maryland¿s Heightened Rational Basis Standard. J.D., with honors, University of Maryland School of Law, 2003 B.A., magna cum laude, San Francisco State University, 1999

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About Venable

As one of The American Lawyer¿s top 100 law firms, Venable LLP has lawyers practicing in all areas of corporate and business law, complex litigation, intellectual property, and government affairs. Based in Washington, D.C., Venable serves corporate, institutional, governmental, nonprofit, and individual clients throughout the United States and abroad. Founded more than a century ago, Venable is chaired by former Attorney General of the United States Benjamin R. Civiletti.

About Venable¿s Homeland Security Practice

Since September 11, 2001, Congress has passed dozens of laws that have completely transformed federal legislation governing matters as diverse as finance, labor, intellectual property, ports and transportation, energy and environment, food and drugs, and many, many others. Each of these new laws entails countless regulatory changes by a host of federal agencies: a process that, in some cases, had begun even before the legislation took force. Some of the changes create new opportunities for firms and industries in the form of government contracts to implement new security responsibilities. Even more profound are the regulatory compliance and potential liability issues that will confront state and local governments and the private sector. Unfunded federal mandates are being imposed across the board, and the Department of Homeland Security faces daunting challenges in seeking appropriations sufficient to fund its activities, even as its leadership continues the very complex process of integrating its agencies and functions. Perhaps most important in its potential impact on transportation and commerce is the growing realization that this legal and legislative revolution shows no signs of coming to an end.

Venable¿s Homeland Security Group serves as a resource to help clients navigate the complex regulatory, legal, and legislative matrix of our post-September 11 world. As a full-service law firm, Venable is able to bring together experience from a number of practice areas relevant to these fast moving developments, to ensure clients¿ ability to leverage new opportunities in contracts and business transactions, as well as to protect themselves from potentially damaging regulatory and liability costs. Venable¿s Homeland Security Group includes attorneys from its Transportation, Banking and Financial Services, Business Transactions, Corporate Finance and Securities, Energy, Environment, Food and Drug, Government Contracts, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Labor and Employment, Regulatory, and Litigation practice groups. Finally, the firm¿s Legislative practice group gives Venable clients vital access to Congress as the parade of bills marches on, as well as into the Executive Branch and other entities that are charged with enforcement.

Venable hopes that this Deskbook is a useful tool in understanding the complex and evolving legal, regulatory and legislative issues surrounding Homeland Security.

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Klein, Tammy

TAMMY KLEIN is an associate in the firm¿s Government and Regulatory Affairs Group, focusing on regulatory and policy issues with a focus on advertising and marketing, trade and professional associations, international trade, and environmental matters. Her experience includes assisting clients in ongoing regulatory matters before the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade Commission. J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 2003 B.S., University of Florida, 1995

Smith, Stuart

STUART SMITH, a registered patent attorney, counsels clients in protection of their intellectual property. Mr. Smith focuses primarily on patent protection of inventions in the mechanical arts as well as business methods. His focus is primarily on preparation, prosecution, enforcement and foreign filing of U.S. domestic patent applications. Mr. Smith counsels clients with respect to developing intellectual property portfolios and intellectual property management programs, validity and infringement opinions, and technology due diligence matters. J.D., George Mason University School of Law, 1992 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1986

Madden, Thomas

THOMAS MADDEN assists clients in government contract and related intellectual property matters; contract award protests before the General Accounting Office and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims; contract claims before agency boards of contract appeals and the Court of Federal Claims; and civil litigation in federal courts involving government prime contractors and subcontractors. Mr. Madden is a former Chairman of the Public Contract Law Section of the American Bar Association and former President of the Court of Federal Claims Bar Association. J.D., cum laude, Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, 1968 B.E.E., Villanova University, 1964

Nelson, Leah

LEAH NELSON is an associate in the Regulatory Practice Group where she focuses on issues related to the regulation of food and drugs. J.D., magna cum laude, University of Richmond School of Law, 2005 B.A., College of William & Mary, 2001