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Recent News

05/15/13 6 Tips For Keeping Whistleblower Complaints In-House, Law360
Labor and Employment partner Sarah E. Bouchard is quoted.
04/24/13 Green Energy Tax Plan May Come With Unwelcome Tradeoff, Law360
Tax partner Paul Gordon and Business and Finiance partner Allan Reiss are both quoted.
04/22/13 The 7 Firms GCs are Telling their Friends to Hire, Law360
Morgan Lewis is included in BTI's 2013 Best-Branded Law Firms report.
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Recent Publications

04/04/13 New Tax on Investment Income Under Code Section 1411: What You Need to Know, presented for a Philadelphia Bar Association Tax Section CLE Program
03/28/13 Cloud Computing – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly – How to Get the Benefits While Mitigating the Risks, presented at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's CLE event eDiscovery, Computer Forensics and the Cloud

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May 15, 2013 6 Tips For Keeping Whistleblower Complaints In-House, Law360
Labor and Employment partner Sarah E. Bouchard is quoted.
Apr 24, 2013 Green Energy Tax Plan May Come With Unwelcome Tradeoff, Law360
Tax partner Paul Gordon and Business and Finiance partner Allan Reiss are both quoted.
Apr 22, 2013 The 7 Firms GCs are Telling their Friends to Hire, Law360
Morgan Lewis is included in BTI's 2013 Best-Branded Law Firms report.
Apr 22, 2013 GCs Say Strong Brand Key to Landing New Clients, Law360
Morgan Lewis strong brand is recognized in BTI Consulting Group's 2013 Brand Elite report.
Apr 22, 2013 The 6 Firms Shaking Up the Legal Market, Law360
Morgan Lewis is profiled in BTI Consulting Group's Brand Elite: Client Perceptions of the Best-Branded Law Firms report.
Apr 22, 2013 When Crisis Hits, GCs Have These 8 Firms On Speed Dial, Law360
Morgan Lewis's inclusion in BTI Consulting Group's Brand Elite report is covered.
Apr 22, 2013 GCs Name Rolls Royce of Law Firms, Law360
Morgan Lewis is included in a list of 18 law firms with the strongest brands in the legal market.
Apr 01, 2013 Why Retailers Ask for Your ZIP Code, The New York Times Bucks Blog (read the article)
Litigation partner Greg Parks is quoted.
Mar 27, 2013 Lawyers Weigh In On Supreme Court's Comcast Ruling, Law360
Litigation partner Gordon Cooney comments on the Supreme Court's recent ruling on Comcast v. Behrend.
Mar 18, 2013 How To Keep An Eye On Workers But Keep Out Of Trouble, Law360
Labor and Employment partner James Walsh is quoted.
Mar 15, 2013 Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' Michael Puma, Law360
Litigation partner Michael Puma is named a Rising Star by Law360.
Mar 11, 2013 Morgan Lewis Hires Chief Client Development and Marketing Officer
Morgan Lewis announces that Despina Kartson will join the firm as Chief Client Development and Marketing Officer, resident in New York.
Mar 08, 2013 Q&A With Morgan Lewis' James Pagliaro, Law360
Firm managing partner Jim Pagliaro participates in Law360's Q&A series.
Mar 06, 2013 Q&A With Morgan Lewis' Marc Sonnenfeld, Law360
Litigation partner Marc Sonnenfeld participates in Law360's Q&A series.
Mar 01, 2013 Q&A With Morgan Lewis' Eric Sitarchuk, Law360
Litigation partner Eric Sitarchuk participates in Law360's Q&A series.
Mar 01, 2013 Q&A With Morgan Lewis' Joseph Costello, Law360
Labor & Employment partner Joseph Costello participates in Law360's Q&A series.
Feb 27, 2013 Q&A With Morgan Lewis' Justin Chairman, Law360
Business and Finance partner Justin Chairman participates in Law360's Q&A series.
Feb 20, 2013 GCs Name 24 Top White Collar, Securities Attys, Law360
Litigation partner Marc J. Sonnenfeld is quoted.
Feb 20, 2013 GCs Name Cream Of The Crop Litigators, Law360
Litigation partner Steven A. Reed is named to BTI's all-star litigators list.
Feb 04, 2013 Morgan Lewis Advises Investment Bank Dahlman Rose & Company in Sale to Cowen Group
Morgan Lewis served as legal adviser to Dahlman Rose on its acquisition by diversified financial services firm Cowen Group, Inc.
Jan 28, 2013 Delaware Ruling Gives Judicial Push to Predictive Coding Technology, Inside Counsel (read the article)
eData of counsel Jacquelyn Caridad is quoted.
Jan 07, 2013 FLSA Case Shows Talking to New Moms May Curb Legal Woes, Law360
Labor and Employment partner Sarah Bouchard is quoted.
Jan 07, 2013 US Real Estate Market Set To Boom In 2013, Law360
Real Estate partner Tracy L. Steele is quoted
Jan 04, 2013 NLRB's Confidentiality Shift May Hinder Workplace Probes, Law360
Labor and Employment partner Joe Ragaglia is quoted.
Dec 14, 2012 Securities MVP: Morgan Lewis' Marc Sonnenfeld, Law360
Morgan Lewis partner Marc Sonnenfeld is named one of Law360's Securities MVPs.
Dec 12, 2012 Health Care MVP: Morgan Lewis' Eric Sitarchuk, Law360
Law360 names litigation partner Eric Sitarchuck a 2012 Healthcare MVP and discusses some of his most important cases from the past year.
Nov 16, 2012 M&A Rankings Showcase Practice’s Activity
Morgan Lewis's mergers and acquisitions practice continues its trend of being placed in the top 10 of multiple categories as demonstrated by industry league table rankings.
Nov 13, 2012 Veteran Morgan Lewis Partner Named Chair of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Morgan Lewis partner Howard L. Meyers was named Chair of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's (PHS) Board of Directors.
Oct 24, 2012 Bias Training Should Reflect EEOC Domestic Violence Guidance, Law360
Labor and Employment partner Sarah Bouchard is quoted in this Law360 story.
Oct 24, 2012 CLS Negotiates Opportunity for Medicaid Reinstatement
Morgan Lewis partnered with Community Legal Services of Philadelphia to find an agreeable solution to increase enrollment and restore Medicaid coverage for children and families in the city.
Oct 22, 2012 Morgan Lewis Expands eDiscovery Technology Portfolio
Morgan Lewis has teamed up with kCura to license the popular eDiscovery software Relativity and expand the breadth of solutions available to clients.
Sep 24, 2012 Morgan Lewis Among AmLaw Firms to Meet with Vice President Biden on Pro Bono Services to the Poor
Morgan Lewis today announced that Pro Bono Partner Amanda Smith and the managing partner of the firm's Washington office, Grace Speights, along with leaders from 12 other national US law firms, met with Vice President Joe Biden and the Association of Pro Bono Counsel (APBCo) at the White House last week to discuss how law firms can better provide needed legal services to low income Americans.
Sep 12, 2012 Constar Directors Reach $23M Deal To Exit Investor Suit, Law360
Morgan Lewis's representation of the underwriter defendants is discussed.
Sep 05, 2012 Morgan Lewis Scores for Hewlett-Packard in Securities Case over webOS, Litigation Daily
Morgan Lewis's representation of HP is discussed.
Sep 04, 2012 HP Beats Securities Suit Over $1.3B Palm Acquisition, Law360
Morgan Lewis's representation of HP is discussed.
Aug 31, 2012 Law Firms Get Failing Grade On E-Discovery, Law360
Corporate counsel ranked Morgan Lewis among only 16 percent of law firms that excel at eDiscovery.
Aug 28, 2012 Morgan Lewis Advises Kenexa Management Group on Company’s $1.3B Acquisition by IBM
Morgan Lewis advised Kenexa in a definitive agreement to be acquired by International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) in a transaction valued at approximately $1.3 billion.
Aug 09, 2012 Morgan Lewis Advises Exelon on Sale of Three Maryland Coal-Fired Power Plants
Morgan Lewis served as legal advisor to Exelon on an agreement to sell its three Maryland coal-fired power plants and related assets to Raven Power Holdings LLC for $400 million.
Aug 01, 2012 Pa. Hospital Network Bests Medicare Fraud Suit In 3rd Circ., Law360
Morgan Lewis's representation of Guthrie Healthcare Systems Inc. is discussed.
Jul 02, 2012 Morgan Lewis Promotes Twelve Lawyers to Partnership
Morgan Lewis announces that twelve lawyers have been invited to join its partnership effective October 1, 2012.
Jun 28, 2012 Three Decades: A Toast to the Best, Philadelphia Business Journal
Business and Finance partner Stephen M. Goodman is recognized by Philadelphia Business Journal as one of Philadelphia's Most Valuable Players.
Jun 22, 2012 HP Investor Suit Over Hurd's $40M Payout Dismissed, Law360
Morgan Lewis's Marc J. Sonnenfeld and Karen Pieslak Pohlmann are representing HP in this case.
Jun 22, 2012 Strong Law Firm Brand Crucial In Post-Recession Market, Law360
Morgan Lewis is noted as a firm with a strong, recognizable brand.
Jun 22, 2012 The 9 Firms GCs In A Jam Want On Their Side, Law360
Morgan Lewis is listed as a bet-the-company leader in the 2012 BTI Brand Elite: Client Perceptions of the Best-Branded Law Firms report.
Jun 22, 2012 The Firms GCs Most Likely To Recommend, Law360
Morgan Lewis is noted as a go-to firm in BTI Consulting Group's report "The BTI Brand Elite: Client Perceptions of the Best-Branded Law Firms."
Jun 22, 2012 GCs Name Rolls Royce Of Law Firms, Law360
A new report based on interviews with coporate counsel has identified Morgan Lewis as one of the eighteen law firms with the strongest brands in the legal market.
May 21, 2012 7th Circ. Rejects Securities Suit Over Zimmer Hip Implant, Law360
Morgan Lewis represented Zimmer Holdings Inc. in this suit.
Apr 16, 2012 Morgan Lewis Advises Fanatics on Acquisition of Dreams for $183M
Morgan Lewis represented Fanatics in its definitive merger agreement with Dreams, Inc.
Mar 22, 2012 HP Boots Derivative Suit Over Alleged Bribes, Law360
Morgan Lewis's representation of Hewlett-Packard Co. is discussed.
Feb 02, 2012 Q&A With Morgan Lewis' Eric Stern, Law360
Morgan Lewis partner Eric Stern is interviewed about his real estate practice for Law360.
Jan 30, 2012 Morgan Lewis Advises Pep Boys on $1B Sale to The Gores Group
The Pep Boys, the nation's leading automotive aftermarket service and retail chain, today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement under which it will be acquired by The Gores Group, one of the nation's leading investment firms, led by founder and CEO, Alec Gores.
Jan 04, 2012 Former VP and Deputy GC of Cephalon Joins Morgan Lewis
Morgan Lewis today announces that Steven A. Reed has joined the firm as a partner in its Litigation Practice, resident in Philadelphia.
Jan 04, 2012 Ex-Cephalon GC Joins Morgan Lewis Litigation Group, Law360
The arrival of Steven A. Reed to our Litigation Practice is covered.
Dec 28, 2011 Morgan Lewis Advises NYT on Sale of Regional Media Group
The New York Times Company has entered into an agreement to sell its Regional Media Group, consisting of 16 regional newspapers, other print publications and related businesses, to Halifax Media Holdings LLC for $143 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments.
Dec 08, 2011 Morgan Lewis Advises First Coast Service Options on Acquisition of Highmark Medicare Services
Morgan Lewis advised Diversified Service Options (DSO) on its acquisition of Highmark Medicare Services Inc.
Nov 17, 2011 Morgan Lewis Expands International Trade Capabilities in Washington and Philadelphia
Morgan Lewis announces the addition of Margaret M. Gatti—an international banker turned international trade practitioner and current chairperson of the Mid-Atlantic District Export Council—as a partner, resident in Washington and Philadelphia.
Oct 03, 2011 Morgan Lewis Advises ARAMARK on Sale of its Galls Business to CI Capital Partners
Morgan Lewis advised ARAMARK on its sale of Galls, LLC to CI Capital Partners, a North American private investment firm.
Oct 03, 2011 Q&A With Morgan Lewis' Barbara Shander, Law360
Barbara Shander is interviewed.
Jun 27, 2011 Morgan Lewis Promotes Twelve Lawyers to Partnership
Morgan Lewis announced that twelve lawyers have been invited to join its partnership effective October 1, 2011.
May 04, 2011 Goodman to Receive Legend Award for Lifetime Achievement at 2011 PACT Enterprise Awards
Morgan Lewis partner Steve Goodman will receive the Legend Award for lifetime achievement from the Greater Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT).
Mar 18, 2011 Morgan Lewis Advises Buckeye on Acquisition of BP Products and Terminals
Morgan Lewis Mergers and Acquisitions practice advised Buckeye on the transaction.
Feb 07, 2011 Child Advocates Teams Up with Morgan Lewis on Advocacy Efforts
The Support Center for Child Advocates, the nation's oldest and largest program dedicated to free legal and social services for abused and neglected children, announces a partnership with Morgan Lewis.
Dec 01, 2010 Morgan Lewis Advises Eurand on $583 Million Acquisition by Axcan Holdings
Today, Axcan Holdings, Inc. announced that it will acquire Eurand N.V. for $583 million. Morgan Lewis advised Eurand on the transaction.
Nov 29, 2010 Morgan Lewis Partner Receives 2010 Wells Fargo Fidelity Award
Marc J. Sonnenfeld has been named a recipent of the 2010 Wells Fargo Fidelity Award.
Oct 29, 2010 Employee Benefits Partner Returns to Morgan Lewis
Brian J. Dougherty—a cum laude Harvard Law graduate who was a partner at the firm until 2006, when he left to build an employee benefits practice at a regional firm—has returned to the firm as a partner in its Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice.
Jul 16, 2010 Former General Counsel of ARAMARK Joins Morgan Lewis
Morgan Lewis today announced that Bart J. Colli—who served as chief legal officer at ARAMARK Corporation for the past decade—has joined the firm as a partner in its Business and Finance Practice, resident in Philadelphia.
Jul 06, 2010 Morgan Lewis Promotes Thirteen Lawyers to Partnership
Morgan Lewis today announced that thirteen lawyers have been invited to join its partnership effective October 1, 2010.
Apr 09, 2009 Morgan Lewis Partners Re-Elect Francis M. Milone Chair of the Firm
Morgan Lewis today announced that the firm's partners have re-elected Francis M. Milone, chair of the firm, for another five-year term, commencing on October 1, 2009.
Apr 06, 2009 Morgan Lewis Strengthens Litigation Team in Philadelphia
Morgan Lewis today announced the addition of two partners to its Litigation Practice, resident in the firm's Philadelphia office.
Jan 15, 2009 Morgan Lewis Advises Keating Building Corporation on Acquisition by Perini
Keating Building Corporation announced today that it has been acquired by Perini Corporation for $43 million in cash plus a portion of the operating results for 2009-2011.
Jan 12, 2009 U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware to Join Morgan Lewis
Morgan Lewis today announced the addition of Colm F. Connolly as a partner in its Litigation Practice, resident in the firm's Philadelphia office.
Dec 09, 2008 Leading Litigator for Big Pharma Joins Morgan Lewis in Philadelphia
Morgan Lewis today announced the addition of John P. Lavelle, Jr. as a partner in its Litigation Practice, resident in the firm’s Philadelphia office.
Oct 16, 2008 Philadelphia Hiring Partner for Morgan Lewis Receives Dickinson Distinguished Service Award
Morgan Lewis real estate partner Tracy Steele has been awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the Dickinson School of Law at Pennsylvania State University.
Oct 13, 2008 Morgan Lewis at Top of Summer Associate Rankings for Third Year
For the third year, Morgan Lewis is a top-ranked national firm in The American Lawyer’s Summer Associate Survey.
Sep 29, 2008 American College of Trial Lawyers Inducts J. Gordon Cooney, Jr. as Fellow
J. Gordon Cooney, a partner in Morgan Lewis’s Litigation Practice and Managing Partner of the firm’s Philadelphia office, has been inducted as a Fellow into the American College of Trial Lawyers.
Jul 16, 2008 Morgan Lewis Elevates 22 Attorneys to Partner
Effective October 1, 2008 the following Morgan Lewis attorneys will be elevated to partner. The twenty-two attorneys represent seven practice areas and span nine international offices.
May 28, 2008 Morgan Lewis Kicks Off Its Summer Associate Program with a Focus on Service
From May 28 to May 30, Morgan Lewis’s incoming summer associates will gather in Washington, D.C., to kick off a summer they may never forget.
Jan 18, 2008 Morgan Lewis Announces Inaugural Class of Diversity Fellows
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP kicked off 2008 by announcing the first class of fellows in its Diversity Fellowship Program (DFP).
Nov 02, 2007 Morgan Lewis Tops Rankings by Summer Associates for Second Year in Row
For the second year in a row, Morgan Lewis was the top-ranked national firm in the 2007 Summer Associate Survey, as reported in the November 2007 issue of The American Lawyer Student Edition.
Sep 14, 2007 141 Morgan Lewis Lawyers Receive The Best Lawyers in America (2008)
141 Morgan Lewis lawyers have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2008.
Jun 18, 2007 Morgan Lewis Adds Noted Litigator to its National White Collar Practice
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is pleased to announce that Eric W. Sitarchuk, former federal prosecutor and trial lawyer, has joined the firm’s national White Collar Practice as a partner.
Apr 02, 2007 Jury Returns Verdict for Vanguard in Retaliation Case Based Upon Absence of "Reasonable Good Faith Belief"
Vanguard and Morgan Lewis Defense Team Win an Important E.D.P.A. Trial Victory, Russell v. Vanguard
Feb 06, 2007 Louis J. Virelli Jr., Joins Morgan Lewis: Former Chief Patent Lawyer for Unilever
Morgan Lewis is pleased to announce that Louis J. Virelli Jr., former Chief Patent Lawyer for Unilever, has joined the firm as senior counsel.
Dec 18, 2006 Morgan Lewis Partner Howard Meyers Elected Chairman of Committee of Seventy’s Board
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is pleased to announce that Business and Finance Partner Howard L. Meyers has been elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Committee of Seventy.

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