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Duane Morris LLP is pleased to announce that Piero Carbone has joined the firm's growing Corporate Practice Group as a partner. Carbone will be based at Duane Morris in London. His arrival marks the expansion of the firm's Private Equity Group, already active in the U.S. and in Asia, into Europe.

Mr. Behr will continue to represent established and up-and-coming businesses and individuals in electronic entertainment, emerging technologies, publishing, fashion, and consumer products Phillips Nizer is pleased to announce that Alan Behr has joined the firm’s Corporate & Business Law Department as a partner, where he will continue to represent clients in international and domestic intellectual property law.

Sheila Slocum Hollis of Duane Morris LLP will speak on "International Law, Energy, Environment and the Future" at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law on April 13, 2012.

Duane Morris partner Jonathan Armstrong of the firm’s Corporate Practice Group in London will deliver a keynote speech at the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Hungary’s Transparency Conference. The event will take place at the headquarters of Magyar Telekom in Budapest on April 5, 2011.

South East firm Matthew Arnold & Baldwin LLP has been named the LawNet Law Firm of the Year. The firm scooped the prize for its successful strategy in driving up its commercial client base and its attitude to staff and client needs. The announcement was made at the annual conference of LawNet, the collaborative national network for independent law firms.

Leading law firm network LawNet has promoted Helen Hamilton-Shaw to the role of director of services. In the role, Helen will be focussing on delivering new benefits as the network expands its offering to its independent law firm members, which range from £2m to £15m turnover.

UK COALITION GOVERNMENT MUST NOT OVERLOOK THIS FACT SAY ITMA AND THE BRITISH BRANDS GROUP TRADE MARKS AND BRANDS ARE KEY ELEMENTS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH Coalition Government must not overlook this fact say ITMA and the British Brands Group

International law firm Steptoe & Johnson LLP today announced that Alexis Lautenberg, recently retired from the Swiss diplomatic corps, will join the firm’s Brussels office on 15 September. With more than 35 years of experience in European affairs, of Mr. Lautenberg strengthens the firm’s Brussels team of 20 lawyers and scientists, led by Swiss attorney Jean Russotto.