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CORRECTING and REPLACING Senior Partners and In-House Counsel from Top Law Firms...

Fri Jun 6, 2008 8:41pm EDT
CORRECTING and REPLACING Senior Partners and In-House Counsel from Top Law Firms and Corporations Will Speak at ``Raising the Bar'' in Century City

      Speakers Include Steptoe & Johnson; Weston Benshoof; Major,
      Lindsey & Africa; Jeffer, Mangels; Interchange Group; Liner
 Yankelevitz; Nossaman; Manatt; Silver & Freedman and Northrop Grumman
LOS ANGELES--(Business Wire)--
Third graph, third sentence of release should read: Registration
information is available at: www.centurycitycc.com or by calling
310-553-2222 (sted Registration information is available at:
www.centurycitycc.com or by calling 310.55.2222).

   The corrected release reads:

   SENIOR PARTNERS AND IN-HOUSE COUNSEL FROM TOP LAW FIRMS AND
CORPORATIONS WILL SPEAK AT ``RAISING THE BAR'' IN CENTURY CITY

   Speakers Include Steptoe & Johnson; Weston Benshoof; Major,
Lindsey & Africa; Jeffer, Mangels; Interchange Group; Liner
Yankelevitz; Nossaman; Manatt; Silver & Freedman and Northrop Grumman

   The Law & Business Council of the Century City Chamber of Commerce
in partnership with the Century City Bar Association is presenting a
program entitled "Raising the Bar" at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
Hotel on Thursday, June 19th. The half day program will focus on
strategies for growing a profitable and rewarding law practice.

   "This is one of our signature events," said Carol A. Sloan of the
Century City Chamber of Commerce. "The level of expertise and insight
that will be available to the attendees is extremely high and this
should be of interest to anyone involved in law firms."

   Sponsors of the event include Info2Extreme, UBS, Lawdragon and the
Century City Bar Association, Rhumbline Companies and the Stuart F.
Cooper Company. Tickets for the event cost &75.00 for Chamber members
with advance reservations and $95.00 for non-members and at the door.
Registration information is available at: www.centurycitycc.com or by
calling 310-553-2222.

   This practice development forum will offer 1 hour of "Elimination
of Bias in the Legal Profession" MCLE Credit provided by our
co-sponsor, The Century City Bar Association, which is approved by the
State Bar of California as a provider of Minimum Continuing Legal
Education (MCLE) for attorneys.

   Event Schedule:

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Networking & Breakfast Buffet 8:00-9:00 am

Business Expo 8:00 am-12:00 pm

Session #1 9:00-9:50 am
Retention & Promotion of Women and Minorities
  Moderator: Robin L. Itkin, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP
  Panelists: Katessa C. Davis, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP
             Lisa M. Gilford, Weston Benshoof Rochefort
              Rubalcava MacCuish, LLP
             Paul Williams, Major, Lindsey & Africa

Session #2 10:05-10:55 am
Bridging the Generational Divide
  Moderator: Katrina Dewy, Lawdragon, Inc.
  Panelists: William F. Capps, Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro LLP
             Amy Hirsh Robinson, Interchange Group
             Marcia W. Wasserman, Nossaman Guthner Knox & Elliott LLP
             Paul H. Irving, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

Session #3 11:10 am-12:00 pm
Strategies for Client Development & Expansion
  Moderator: Mark Garcia, Consultant
  Panelists: Randall J. Sunshine, Liner Yankelevitz Sunshine &
              Regenstreif LLP
             Beth A. Schroeder, Silver & Freedman
             Cynthia Thompson, Northrop Grumman
Exhibitor Raffle 12:00 pm
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Blattel Communications
Eric Miller, Direct: 323-944-0323
Cell: 310-592-8230
Email: eric@blattel.com

Copyright Business Wire 2008



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