Bryan Bockhop was quoted in an Atlanta Business Chronicle article entitled "Spinoff targets unused patents," July 25, 2003.

Bryan Bockhop has been named Co-Chairman of the Nanotechnology Subcommittee of the American Intellectual Property Law Association.

Bertram Levy and Suzanne Plybon spoke on "Estate Planning (and Investing) Through Turbulence and Uncertainty" at the Fiduciary Law Institute on July 18th.

Richard Gardner provided "expert advice" in the May 2003 and June/July 2003 issues of Long-Term Care Survey Alert.

Tracy Field was quoted in an Atlanta Journal Constitution article titled "Patient Privacy Prescription Sows Confusion," June 15.

Doug Chalmers was quoted in a Macon Telegraph and Atlanta Journal Constitution article titled "Files Show Senator Overpaid Himself", June 14 & 15.

John Gornall and John Spinrad gave a presentation to the Georgia Resource Center on "Changes to Georgia's Brownfields laws," June 17.

Jennifer Downs spoke on "Marketing After HIPAA" to the Marketing Council of VHA Georgia, June 19, 2003.

Warren Kingsley spoke for the Buckhead chapter of IMA on "401(k) Plans - Compliance Issues and Opportunities," June 17.

Walter Bush was quoted in a Daily Report article titled "'Dead' Man Tells No Tales, Wins No Damages," June 6.

James Robinson's featured article " Tax Apportionment Problems under the Georgia Probate Code" was published in the Georgia Bar Journal.

Bertram Levy and James Robinson spoke at Atlanta Jewish Federation regarding Practical Applications of Charitable Planning Techniques, on June 12.

Bertram Levy was elected to the position of First Vice Chair of the High Museum of Art.

Randy Evans spoke on "Reducing Risks and Making More Money While Sleeping Better at Night" at the Connecticut Bar Association Annual Convention, June 16.

Randy Evans joined Court of Appeal Judge Anne Barnes and Mercer Law Professor Charles Adams on a panel at the Georgia Bar Convention, on "Significant Developments in Legal Malpractice and Ethics," June 13.

Tracy Field spoke on "Overview of HIPAA--History and Anatomy of HIPAA" at a Georgia ICLE, June 6.

Alan Minsk spoke for the Mid-Atlantic Region of the Society of Quality Assurance on "Preparation for and Reponse to Regulatory Audits: Avoiding Common Pitfalls," June 4.

AGG hosted the Employment Law Seminar at the Four Seasons, Midtown, June 4.

Caroline Taylor spoke on Business Immigration Issues at a seminar on Physical Start Up in the US in Arhus and Copenhagen Denmark, May 12-13, presented by the Danish Trade Commission and the Danish American Business Forum.

Jonathan Eady spoke on "Mixed Finance/HOPE VI Transactions: Latest Developments" at the 12th Annual ABA Affordable Housing Conference in Washington, D.C., May 22-23.

Scott Titshaw spoke on "K Visas for Fiancee's and Spouses of US Citizens" at an AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Association) CLE seminar on Family-Based Immigration Law issues, May 23.

Anne Gerry participated in a panel discussion on "Practical Issues with Implementing eCommerce Strategy and eCommerce Platforms" at the Atlanta Electronic Commerce Forum, May 22.

Steve Dorvee and the I.P. Group launch the AGG Intellectual Property Audit.

Suzanne Plybon spoke at the Estate Planning and Financial Wellness Symposium presented by the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers on "Estate Planning and Will Format Basics," May 16.

Randy Evans spoke at the CLE seminar Risks for the Labor & Employment Law Practitioners at the Atlanta Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Section on "E-mail, Voicemail and Relate E-risks of Legal Malpractice," May 16.

Don Hackney spoke at the State Bar of Georgia Technology Law Section Annual Meeting on "Technical, Business and Legal Aspects of Wi-Fi," May 15.

Lance Reich presented "Preparing and Prosecuting Patent Applications to Avoid or Control the Examiner's Statement for Reasons of Allowance," to the Plenary Session at the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), May 15.

Scott Titshaw has been elected Treasurer and Member of the Executive Board of the Atlanta Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).

Bob Dow spoke at the Financial Management Conference of the South on "Sarbanes-Oxley and the SEC: What do the new requirements mean for financial managers," May 9.

Sherie Bush spoke at a National Association of Church Business Administrators meeting sponsored by Bank of America, N.A. on "Financing for Faith-Based Organizations," May 8.

Henry Chalmers' article "Congress Eases Path to Federal Court for Certain Mass Tort Actions" was published in the May 2003 edition of the ABA Litigation News.

Caroline Taylor has been named to the 2003 Executive Board of Tuesday Women, a peer global business forum for executive-level women in technology, May 6.

Charles Huddleston and David Hoffman worked on an agreement that allowed the Superb Project to continue. The Superb Project is a nonprofit program created by Atlanta City Councilwoman Mary Norwood to put homeless people to work cleaning streets.

AGG sponsored the Digital Ball hosted by Techbridge, May 3. more...

Bill Kitchens spoke at the 11th Annual Retail Executive Conference of the National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association on "Developing A Strategic Approach to Food Recalls: How to Plan For and Execute a Food Recall and Avert PR Fiascos," April 29.

Bill Kitchens spoke at the Third Annual Symposium on Biotechnology: From the Lab to the Marketplace, sponsored by the Institute Of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia on Securing Approval of New Biotech Medical Therapies: FDA and Human Clinical Trials, April 24.

Bob Dow spoke at the Spring Decision Makers Conference of the Georgia Society of CPAs on "The Role of the Audit Committee: What is Required to Meet Heightened Market Expectations," April 23.

AGG was featured in several online articles including TechLinks, Business Wire, NewsAlert, CBS MarketWatch, AltaVista News, Lycos Finance, Google News, and Finance Canada articles titled "Arnall Golden Gregory Launches Nanotechnology Practice; AGG First Atlanta Law Firm to Announce Focus on The Science of the Very Small," April 21 & 22.

Steve Dorvee was quoted in an Atlanta Business Chronicle article titled "Questions arise about overreaching IP rights," April 18.

Roger Weitkamp presented "Pension Provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002" to the Atlanta Pension Study Group on April 11.

Edward Marshall's article "Title VII's Participation Clause and Circuit City Stores v. Adams: Making the foxes Guardians of the Chickens" was published in the Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law.

Randy Evans has been appointed to be a member of the State Elections Board by Govenor Sonny Perdue. press release

AGG sponsored the Ninth Georgia Tech Global Business Forum, India's Emerging Markets: Opportunities and Strategies for U.S. on April 8.

Bill Kitchens spoke at the Department of Bioengineering and Biosciences at Georgia Tech on April 3 on Fundamentals of Food and Drug Administration Regulation of Human Cellular and Tissue-Based Products: Bringing a Tissue-Engineered Therapeutic Product to Market.

John Gornall spoke on Doing Business in India at The Ninth Annual Georgia Tech Global Business Forum on "India's Emerging Markets: Opportunities and Strategies for U.S. Firms" sponsored by the Georgia Economic Development Foundation, April 2.

John Gornall spoke at the Advanced Development Authority Board Member and Staff Training Program sponsored by UGA's Office of Economic Development Assistance on "Development Authority Ethics, Immunity and Liabilities, Open Meetings, Open Records, Property Tax Abatement and Intergovernmental Contracts,"April 2.

Neil Gordon Co-chaired the NABT (National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees) Spring Seminar, March 28-29. He spoke on "Establishing Corporate Insider Liability: From Deepening Insolvency to Avoidance Issues."

Scott Taylor's article "The Name Game - How to Choose, Clear and Register Trademarks and Service Marks" was published in the March/April 2003 edition of Cast Polymer Connection Magazine, the trade publication of the International Cast Polymer Alliance.

Wil Ziegler was published in April's Georgia Tech's International Business Club publication, GlobalAtlanta, for his essay on aliens and business-related immigration.

Bill Kitchens spoke on "Non-FDA Regulatory and Liability Issues for Off-Label Usage" and participated in two panel discussions for the Third Annual Update on Off-Label Usage, following I.R.I. workshop, March 27-28.

Karen Bragman spoke at the Metro City and County Attorneys' Seminar, sponsored by ICLE, on the topic of Conflicts of Interest, March 20. AGG was the exclusive legal sponsor of Atlanta Jewish Life's 2nd Anniversary Event promoting the arts, March 27.

Bill Kitchens presented a half-day workshop, The Fine Line Between Education and Promotion: Understanding the Subtleties in Disseminating Off-Label Information, for the International Research Institute to an audience of pharmaceutical and medical device executives and regulatory affairs personnel, March 26.

Tracy Field was quoted in an Atlanta Journal Constitution article titled "New Law To Guard Patient Privacy," March 25.

Scott Titshaw spoke on March 24 at Emory University on "the current state of non-citizens' rights in the United States, focusing on policy changes since 9/11/2001."

Doug Chalmers was quoted in the Atlanta Journal Constitution in an article titled "Money to Perdue Questioned, Donors Helped Him Retire Debt After Election," March 22. In the article, Mr. Chalmers was quoted several times in defense of the Governor in connection with a complaint filed before the State Ethics Commission alleging that Governor Perdue accepted excessive contributions after his election. Mr. Chalmers served as an attorney for Perdue’s campaign.

AGG sponsored the Georgia Summit on Entrepreneurship, March 20-21 at the Tifton Campus Conference Center, Rural Development Center, hosted by ENet and GEDA Committee's on Entrepreneur and Rural Development.

Doug Chalmers was mentioned in the People in the News: Law section of the Atlanta Business Chronicle, March 21.

Alison Drummond participated in the Georgia Tax Credit Workshop held in Atlanta on March 19.

Bill Kitchens was quoted extensively in an Atlanta Business Chronicle article titled "Corporate Counsel Manages Risk To a Minimum," March 14.

Jennifer Downs was quoted in the March 10 edition of For the Record in an articled titled "Time to Panic".

Alan Minsk was quoted in the Pharmaceutical Resource a Campbell Alliance Publication an article titled "The Ongoing Off-Label Challenge," Winter 2003 edition.AGG sponsored the Georgia Summit on Entrepreneurship, March 20-21 at the Tifton Campus Conference Center, Rural Development Center, hosted by ENet and GEDA Committee's on Entrepreneur and Rural Development.

Bob Dow spoke at the National Association of Corporate Directors - Atlanta Chapter seminar "Preparing for your Annual Meeting in light of Sarbanes Oxley and related corporate governance reform initiatives", March 19.

Bob Dow was mentioned in the Atlanta Business Chronicle "Coming Up in Business Calendar", March 14.

Jeff Stewart was quoted in the Atlanta Business Chronicle in an article titled "Bottom Hasn't Fallen out of Midmarket M&A Deals", March 14.

Alan Minsk spoke at the "Change Control for Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing" seminar March 10-11, his topic "Examine the FDA's Inspectional Authority and Enforcement Tools for Change Control."

Tom Duvall was quoted in the March issue of Georgia Trend in an article titled, "Tort Reform's Tug-of-War."

Tracy Field was quoted in the Macon Telegraph in an article titled "For health care providers, privacy rule means big bucks," March 9.

Henry Chalmers' article "Circuits Disagree On Allowing Punitive Damages Absent Compensatory Awards" was published in the March 2003 edition of the ABA Litigation News.

Abe Schear and Phil Skinner presented at the Second Annual Commercial Leases Conference. Abe spoke on "The Retail Lease" and Phil spoke on "Assignment and Subletting", February 21.

Tracy Field was quoted in the Food & Drug Letter in an article titled "Defining Information-Gathering Activities Challenges HIPAA Compliance for Drug firms" on February 14.

Lance Reich's article "One of Skill in the Art in Software Engineering: The Rising Tide" appears in the February 2003 edition of Mitteilungen der deutschen Patentwalte (Newsletter of German Patent Attorneys).

Tracy Field spoke at the HIMSS (Health Information and Management Systems) 2003 Annual Conference and Exhibition on "the Realities of HIPAA," February 10.

Stuart Johnson presented at the AGG sponsored Capital Connection Conference hosted by the Association for Corporate Growth Atlanta Chapter, February 18-19.

Robert Dow presented "Sarbanes and the New Auditor Independence Rules" for the Ga Society of CPAs on February 18. more...

Henry Perlowski and Shymeka Hunter presented "Overview of the Primary Employment Law Risks Facing Growth Companies" to the Fast Trac Planning for Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) on February 12.

Sherman Cohen, Michael Golden and Roger Weitkamp presented a seminar to the Atlanta chapter of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization on employee benefit plans, restrictive covenants and trade secrets on February 11.

Alan Minsk was quoted in the The Gray Sheet, a national weekly publication for the medical device industry, in an article about FDA's enforcement in the device promotion area on Februay 3.

Roger Chalmers published an article on antitrust developments in the Eleventh Circuit in the Antitrust Litigation Committee newsletter of the American Bar Association Section of Litigation.

Steve Dorvee presented "Electronic Discovery in Technology Litigation" for the 23rd Annual Institute on Computer Law, February 6-7.

Robert Dow and the Securities and Corporate Finance Practice Group hosted "Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and your form 10-K: What you need to know now" Breakfast Briefing on February 5.

James Robinson presented "Handling the Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax in Georgia" for a National Business Institute seminar, February 4.

Bryan Bockhop presented "Trade Secrets in Nanotechnology: Keeping the Nano-Genie in the Molecular Bottle" to the Emerging Technologies committee at the Mid-Winter meeting of the American Intellectual Property Law Association on January 23.

Alan Minsk has been named to the Editorial Advisory Board for the Pharmaceutical Formulation & Quality journal. With this, he will write three articles for the magazine a year.

Stuart Johnson presented "Business Joint Ventures and Alliances: Practical Tips and Lessons" at the ICLE "Alliances, Joint Ventures and Partnerships" seminar on January 24.

Darryl Laddin has been appointed to be the Litigation Trustee under the bankruptcy reorganization plan of ETS Payphones, Inc., a Georgia payphone company.

Henry Chalmers' article "How Are We Training The Next Generation Of Trial Lawyers" was published in the January 2003 edition of the ABA Litigation News.

Steve Dorvee was quoted in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on January 17 in an article titled "Georgia keeps reeling in new patents."

AGG was featured in three TechLinks articles titled "Arnall Golden Gregory Attorneys Appointed to Boards of Indo-American, Danish American Chambers of Commerce," "PwC Establishes US-Israel Business Group Office in Atlanta," "ePhys and American Transcribers Executive Named Vice Chair of the Mobile Healthcare Alliance (MoHCA)" on January 8.

Charles Huddleston was quoted in the Atlanta Business Chronicle in an article titled "Survey: Job cuts, lawsuits to be pronounced in Georgia" on December 23 and was interviewed by NPR on December 30 regarding the ELA Poll and what we expect for employers in 2003.

AGG, as you know, in 1997, 1998, and 1999, ranked as the #1 summer associate program in Atlanta. American Lawyer Magazine ranked our program the #1 Summer Program in the Nation for 2001.

Abe Schear spoke on a Commercial Board of Realtors panel on the current legal issues on December 18.

Tracy Field, Jason Bring, Jennifer Downs,and Richard Gardner spoke at the "HIPAA Compliance for Nursing Professionals in Georgia: Putting the Regulations into Practice" Seminar hosted by Lorman Educational Services on December 17.

Teri Simmons has been elected as a board member for the Indo- American Chamber for three-year terms, 2003-2005. (for more see page 3)

Alan Minsk participated in an audioconference, sponsored by the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society, on pediatric study issues on December 13.

The Real Estate attorneys rented The Ansley Park Playhouse on December 12, 2002 and hosted a client cocktail reception and private performance of the The Limousine Ride.

Alan Minsk spoke twice at the PDA Annual Meeting on December 11 on contract manufacturing issues and also on FDA inspections and enforcement. 

Private Wealth Group hosted a luncheon for the Trust Department and other senior management from SunTrust Bank on December 11. 

Steve Dorvee Co-Chaired the Information Technology Litigation Conference on December 9 & 10.

Tracy Field, Jason Bring, Jennifer Downs,and Richard Gardner spoke at the "HIPAA Compliance for Nursing Professionals in Georgia: Putting the Regulations into Practice" Seminar hosted by Lorman Educational Services on December 17.

Teri Simmons has been elected as a board member for the Indo-American Chamber for three-year terms, 2003-2005. (for more see page 3)

Steve Dorvee Co-Chaired the Information Technology Litigation Conference on December 9 & 10.

Bob Dow spoke at the Institute of Internal Auditors on "Sarbanes-Oxley - What You Need to Know" on December 9.

AGG sponsored the annual Wise Women Speak Foundation, Inc. gala December 5. AGG was recognized for its contribution of legal work to this foundation. AGG was represented by Russ Arouh.

On December 5 an interview with Charles Huddleston was aired on NPR. The interview focused on employer's liability when an employee causes accidents and injury due to the use of cell phones, digital pagers, etc. on the job while driving.

AGG sponsored the SE BIO 2002 on December 4 & 5 at the Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead.

Anthony Morris' article "What To Look For In Legal Malpractice Insurance" was published November 2002 by the American Bar Association in its American Law Institute Practice Checklist Manual On Insurance.

Jason Bring, Jennifer Downs,and Richard Gardner spoke at the Legalities Of Utilizing And Maintaining Computerized Medical Records In Georgia Seminar hosted by Lorman Educational Services on November 22.

Zachary Ward gave a presentation titled "Discipline and Termination Issues that Intersect with the FMLA" on November 18 to HR managers in conjunction with the Council on Education in Management.

Hayden Kepner spoke at the Negotiating Telecommunications Deals conference sponsored by Law Seminars International on November 14 & 15.

Darryl Laddin spoke at the Eleventh Annual Utility Bankruptcy Conference on November 14 & 15.

Clint Richardson spoke on a "Venture Capital" panel for the Emory Business School on Novmenber 13.

John Gornall spoke on "State and Local Economic Development Incentives and 2003 Legislative Proposals" to the Development Authority Executive Director Workshop on November 12.

Teri Simmons and Caroline Taylor gave speeches at the Annual Meeting of the Danish American Chamber of Commerce on November 12. Caroline was elected to the Board as secretary.

AGG, Scott Fisher and Abe Schear sponsored these Jewish Book Festival events.

AGG's Leasing Practice Group held the fourth Breakfast Briefing Seminar on November 12. See Phil Skinner and Abe Schear for more information.

John Gornall spoke on "Joint Development Authorities" to the Georgia Association of Regional Development Centers on November 6.

Alison Drummond spoke at a developer's conference sponsored by Reznick Fedder & Silverman on the topic of state housing and historic credits; trends, updates and pricing on November 5. 

Henry Chalmers' article "ABA Recommends Ethical Guidelines for Settlement Negotiations" was published in the November 2002 edition of the ABA Litigation News.

Henry Perlowski spoke on "Overview of Basic Discrimination Laws" at the Regional Institute held by the Labor and Employment Law Section of the American Bar Association on November 8.

Richard Gardner spoke on "Navigating the Legal Constraints on the INVOLUNTARY DISCHARGE of Nursing Home Residents" at the Medtrade 2002 Conference on October 31.

Marc Peterzell spoke on "Protecting Home Health Assets from Liability" at the Medtrade 2002 Conference on October 29.

John Gornall spoke on Worldwide Background Investigations to the American Society for International Security on October 29.

Alan Minsk spoke at the Food and Drug Law Institute's Introduction to Medical Device Law program on October 28-29 on establishment registration, product listing, and FDA inspections and enforcement.

Paul Grulke was quoted in the October edition of Catalyst Magazine in an article on network security titled "LOCKDOWN: Secure or Sorry."

Hedy Rubinger was quoted in an Atlanta Business Chronicle article titled "Overwhelmed Nurses Leaving Medicine To Help Lawyers" on October 28. 

Clint Richardson was quoted in an Atlanta Business Chronicle article titled "Investors Wary of IPOs as New Charges Emerge" on October 28. 

Scott Fisher gave two presentations at the ICSC Law Conference. He spoke on "E-Commerce Issues in Retail Leasing" on October 24th and "Fundamental Issues in Structuring Joint Ventures between Developers and Equity Investors" on October 25.  

Teri Simmons spoke at the American Immigration Lawyer Association conference on "Immigrant Visas: Emplyment - Based" on October 25. 

Alan Minsk was quoted in an Atlanta Business Chronicle article titled "Ga. Medical Device Business Growing" on October 24.

Abe Schear hosted a reception during the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) on October 24.

AGG sponsored The Showtime 2002, Commercial Real Estate Trade Expo on October 23.AGG sponsored the Georgia Technology Forum, presented by the Technology Association of Georgia, October 21-23.

Alan Minsk spoke at CBI’s 4th Annual Guidelines for Disseminating Off-Label Information on October 21-22.

Tom Duvall has been named, as the only person from the southeast, to a 10 member national editorial board for the AstraZeneca and Emron's Pathways Program.

John Gornall spoke at the Downtown Development Authority Board Member Training Program sponsored by UGA's Office of Economic Development Assistance on "Downtown Development Authority Establishment, Powers, Funding, Ethic, Liabilities, Open Meetings, Open Records and Property Tax Abatement" on October 19.

Robert Dow spoke at the Fall Decision Makers Conference sponsored by the Ga Society of CPAs on "Congress responds to the Enron debacle: New requirements for public companies and their auditors under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act" on October 18.

Teri Simmons spoke at the USA - Strategies for a Successful Expansion program sponsored by Council of American States ion Europe in cooperation with the Austrian Chamber of Commerce and the American Chamber of Commerce in Austria on October 16 in Vienna.

Robert Dow spoke at the October 16 meeting of the Atlanta Chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants, on "Developments Affecting the Accounting Profession."

AGG sponsored the Southeast-Israel Medical Technology Business Exchange on October 13-15.

Stuart Johnson and Adam Skorecki spoke at the October 15 meeting of the Buckhead chapter of the GA society of CPAs on Mergers & Acquisitions: Issues CPAs should look for in due diligence.

An article by Jerry Kaplan and Blake Lisenby titled "The Law of Check Clearing: A Primer on the Midnight Deadline Rule of Georgia" was published in the October edition of the Georgia Bar Journal.

Henry Chalmers' article "Supreme Court Tightens Purse on Regulatory Takings" was published in the September 2002 edition of the ABA Litigation News.

AGG's Affordable Housing group co-hosted a meeting with RFS at the Marriott Marquis on October 10.

Alan Minsk moderated a panel and spoke about "FDA Regulation and Product Liability" at the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society meeting on October 7.

Darryl Laddin was quoted in the New York Law Journal in an article titled "Law Firm Withdraws Bid for $1M Retainer in Worldcom Bankruptcy" on October 3.

Rebecca Stone spoke at the Technology Law Institute Seminar on October 3 on "Avoid the Pitfalls of Marketing to Consumers - Here's How" and Clint Richardson spoke on October 4 on "Strategies for Drafting Technology Outsourcing Agreements".

Neil Gordon, the firm's new Bankruptcy partner, has been elected to a three year term to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees ("NABT") and named Co-chair of the NABT's spring 2003 seminar in Coral Gables, Florida. Neil was also recently elected Treasurer for the Southeast Region of the Anti-Defamation League, the nation's oldest civil rights organization.

Alison Drummond, who co-chairs AGG's Affordable Housing Group, spoke in September on bond and tax credit financing at the annual conference of the Georgia Affordable Housing Coalition held in St. Simons, Georgia. She also spoke in Charlotte at Reznick Fedder and Silverman's Historic Credit seminar.

Alan Minsk spoke at the LabMation 2002 Conference, September 30-October 2.

AGG featured in an Atlanta Business Chronicle article titled "Arnall Golden Gregory Beefs Up Bankruptcy Practice" on October 1. (Firm Press Release)AGG sponsored the Life Sciences Summit on September 26.

Four attorneys from AGG have been included in the 2003-2004 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Congratulations to Randy Evans (Business Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law), Jon Golden (Corporate, M&A, Securities Law), Jerry Kaplan (Bankruptcy, Creditor-Debtor Rights Law) and Bert Levy (Trusts and Estates) for having been selected by their peers as best in their respective specialty areas. For more information, visit BestLawyers.com.

AGG's Jason Bring, Jennifer Downs, Tracy Field, Richard Gardner, and Roger Weitkamp presented HIPAA Compliance: Putting The Regulations Into Practice - Practical Steps to HIPAA Implementation in Georgia, September 24.

Alan Minsk spoke at a conference sponsored by the Institute for International Research "Reviewing latest FDA guidelines and legal aspects of pediatric clinical research" on September 23.The conference was titled, "Regulatory, Legislative and Practical Aspects of Global Pediatric Drug Development."

Hedy Rubinger and Richard Gardner were published in a Continuing Care article titled "Pain and Suffering" in the September issue.

Jim Rauschenberger spoke for The Benefit Company seminar on September 19. (more)

Scott Titshaw was quoted in Creative Loafing in a feature article on U.S. immigration issues for bi-national same-sex couples on September 11.

Teri Simmons and Scott Titshaw 's article titled "Recent Developments in Immigration Law Benefiting German Expats: E & L Spousal Work Authorization and Concurrent I-140 & I-485 Filings in Green Card Cases" was published in the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern United States online newsletter on September 10.

Alan Minsk spoke at a Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society Program on "Postmarketing Requirements for Drug and Biologics" on September 10.

Charles Huddleston was quoted in the August 30th edition of the Daily Labor Report, dealing with the ELA Poll. He was also interviewed by ABC Network News for a Labor Day Special Report dealing with overtime issues, and litigation based on the Fair Labor Standards Act.

AGG's Employee Benefits group presented "HIPAA Transactions & Privacy and ERISA Claims & Appeals: What's on the Horizon for Employer Health Plans on September 5.

Alan Minsk's article, "Ouch, That's Going to Leave a Mark: Recent FDA Enforcement Actions Show a More Aggressive Agency," was published in the August/September 2002 edition of Pharmaceutical Formulation & Quality. He has also been appointed on this periodical's Editorial Advisory Panel.

AGG sponsored the North Fulton Chamber United Way Kick Off Meeting on August 27.

AGG sponsored the Catalyst Connects August Event "The Next Rapid Growth Business Sector" on August 27.

Sherman Cohen chaired on August 22 the 5th annual professional seminar of the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce, Southeast Region entitled "Let's Make a Deal: Helping Your Clients Complete Transactions between American and Israeli Companies".

Alan Minsk's article entitled, "FDA Examines Regulatory Duty and Commercial Speech," was published in the August 2002 edition of A.A.P.S. Newsmagazine (American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists).

Darryl Laddin was quoted in the Wall Street Journal in an article titled "Service Providers Seek Secured Payments From WorldCom" on August 13.

Abe Schear has accepted the office as treasurer of the Georgia ICSC PAC.

Alan Minsk was quoted in the July edition of The Silver Sheet, which is a monthly periodical for the medical device industry on "consent decrees and FDA enforcement."

Tracy Field was quoted in an Modern Physician article titled "Staying on the right side of the law : Medical organizations need to get ready now for implementation of HIPAA privacy regulations" on August 1.

Marc Peterzell and Richard Gardner were published in the August edition of Long Term Care with an article titled "Between a Rock and a Hard Place."

John Spinrad chaired a panel at the State Bar Environmental Section meeting on August 1 on "HSRA, CERCLA and RCRA Brownfields Updates."

Charles Huddleston was quoted in the July issue of Catalyst Magazine in an article titled "Are You in the Dark?".

Tracy Field spoke on HIPAA at the Georgia Society of Nursing Home Social Workers Annual Meeting in Brunswick, GA on July 29.

Marc Peterzell's bulletin "4 Ways to Shield Your Facility's Assets from Liability Exposure" was featured in an Eli's Long Term Care Report article on July 26.

Hedy Rubinger spoke on July 26 on the "Basics of Handling an Administrative Action" for the Atlanta Bar Association.

Tracy Field presented a "HIPAA 101" seminar for Georgia rural health providers in Atlanta on July 25.

Alan Minsk participated in the third and final installment of an audioconference, sponsored by the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society, on product promotion and advertising on July 24.

Aaron Danzig was quoted in a PC Magazine article titled "Watching You, Watching Me" on July 1.

Jon Golden, Randy Evans, and Bert Levy are listed among Atlanta Magazine's Best Lawyers in Atlanta 2002.

AGG Announces Move to New Atlantic Station Mixed-Use Development (see Atlanta Business Chronicle article)

Scott Titshaw was recently elected to the national Board of Directors of the Lesbian and Gay Immigration Rights Task Force, the only national organization dedicated to immigration issues affecting the LGBT community and people with HIV.

Scott Titshaw has been selected to Chair the Congressional Liaison Committee of the Southeastern Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).

Marc Peterzell spoke to the officers, directors and regional officers of the Georgia Nursing Home Association on July 22 on "Responsibilities of Officers and Directors Post Enron & Company".

On Friday, July 19, Bert Levy presented a seminar program entitled, "A Practical Review of Family Limited Partnerships -- Execution, Strategies, Benefits, Burdens" at the annual Fiduciary Law Institute.

Steve Dorvee was quoted in the (July/August) issue of Techlinks in an article entitled "Intellectual Property in Georgia".

Alan Minsk was quoted in the June 2002 edition of The Gold Sheet, a monthly periodical intended for the pharmaceutical industry.

Stefan Passantino has been appointed a Member and Anthony Morris has been appointed an Advisor of the Elections Committee of the State Bar of Georgia.

On June 25 an interview with Charles Huddleston was aired on NPR. It was the result of a national poll released by the Employment Law Alliance of non-exempt employees on uncompensated time spent on work performed outside of the traditional workplace. AGG is the only Georgia firm member of the ELA, a national alliance of labor and employment law groups.

The Affordable Housing Group presented "ADA and the Fair Housing Act: Hot Topics and Current Trends Impacting the Development and Operation of Multifamily Housing" - June 25. The panelist included Alison Drummond and Jeff Adams.

Nan King and Rebecca Stone gave a presentation on "the Legal Considerations for Growing Businesses" to the Georgia State University Small Business Development Center Fastrac Planning for Women Business Owners on June 14.

Stuart Johnson, Sherman Cohen, Steve Dorvee and Michael Golden are sponsors of First Tuesday Atlanta. First Tuesday Atlanta is Georgia's Forum for Global Technology Business.

Charles Gregory was quoted in an Atlanta Business Chronicle article titled "Nursing Homes: Keep 'Need' Laws" on June 14.

Tracy Field, Jason Bring, Jennifer Downs and Richard Gardner spoke at a HIPAA and Medical Record Privacy: Are You Ready For The New Rules?" seminar for Medical Education Services on June 13.

Richard Gardner and Hedy Rubinger published an article titled "Tearing Down the Walls" in the May/June issue of Continuing Care Magazine.

Steve Dorvee was quoted in an Atlanta Business Chronicle article titled "Tech Downturn has area Law Firms Refocusing " on June 14.

Jim Rauschenberger spoke at the June 14 Real Estate Conference of the Georgia Society of CPAs on Lease Construction Allowances and the Georgia Housing Tax Credit.

Henry Chalmers' article "Can You Contact Opponent's Former Employees?" was published in the May 2002 edition of the ABA Litigation News.

Phil Skinner was quoted in an Atlanta Business Chronicle article titled "Synthetic Leases Coming Under More Scrutiny" on June 7.

Bob Dow spoke at the Financial Management Conference on "Audit Committees," June 7.AGG and The Employment Law Alliance hosted a seminar on "Investigation complaints of Sexual Harassment Workplace Violence and other misconduct" - June 5.

AGG and The Employment Law Alliance hosted a seminar on "Investigation complaints of Sexual Harassment Workplace Violence and other misconduct" - June 5.

Alan Minsk spoke to the North Carolina Chapter of the Society for Quality Assurance on June 5 about FDA enforcement trends.

Alan Minsk was published in the National Law Journal on "Off-label Promotion of Biotech Products is Risky" in the June 3 issue.

Jonathan Eady spoke on "Mixed-Finance/Hope VI Developments; Difficult Issues and Creative Solutions" at the American Bar Association Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law conference May 30-31.

Henry Perlowski spoke on "Untangling the Confusing and Often Conflicting Web of Leave Laws" and "Recent Developments under FMLA" for the Council for Education in Management on Friday, May 31st.

Jennifer Downs presented "HIPAA Compliance" as part of Kennesaw State University Continuing Education Series for Medical Professionals on May 29.

Jack Holland was elected to the High Museum of Art Board of Directors on May 21.

Charles Huddleston, Henry Perlowski and the Employment Law group hosted the 8th Annual Employment Law Seminar on May 21.

Abe Schear, Philip Skinner and Seth Katz published an article entitled, "Leasing Issues and Provisions In the Face of Catastrophic Loss: A Post- 11 September Discussion" in the Journal of Corporate Real Estate, April 2002.

Teri Simmons, Charles Huddleston and Roger Weitkamp spoke at the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) North Workshop on The Challenges of Corporate Restructuring from an employment law, immigration law and Erisa perspective on May 8.

Jennifer Downs presented "An Introduction to HIPAA Privacy" to the Georgia Department of Community Health Office of Rural Health Services on May 14.

Alison Drummond spoke on Obtaining a Tax-Exempt Bond Allocation at Novogradac's April bond conference in Atlanta.

Teri Simmons was quoted in the May 6 edition of Global Fax in an article titled "INS Proposal May Reduce Duration of Traveler's U.S. Visits."

Abe Schear led a panel at the NAIOP National Forums symposium in Rancho Mirage. The topic was "Dealing with Tenants Experiencing Economic Hardship."

Abe Schear and Philip Skinner hosted the Leasing Breakfast - April 25. Participants included George Mattingly, and Seth Katz.

Caroline Taylor and AGG hosted a Women in Technology International ("WITI") meeting on April 23.

Congratulations to William Kitchens on his selection for the 2003 class of Leadership Atlanta. (more)

Henry Chalmers' article "Alabama Voids Punitive Damage Waiver in Arbitration Agreement" was published in the March 2002 edition of the ABA Litigation News.

Philip Skinner, Abe Schear, and Seth Katz published an article titled "Assignment vs. Subletting: Do You Care Which One You Use (or Why)?" in the April Issue of Squareft.

Jennifer Downs presented "An Introduction to HIPAA Privacy" at seminars hosted by Expanets, Inc. on April 16.

The Technology group sponsored The Digital Ball 2002 - April 13, Hyatt Regency - Downtown Atlanta, 265 Peachtree St.

Clint Richardson spoke for the TAG Northwest Georgia Technology Alliance on "Innovation, Integrity and Company Growth - It never really was about technology," April 9.

Robert Dow and Stephen Dorvee made presentations at the March meeting of Institute of Management Accountants on Thursday, March 28.

Tracy Field is quoted in an Atlanta Business Chronicle article titled "New HIPAA act protects patient's privacy" on March 22.

Alan Minsk was quoted in the Food & Drug Letter on March 15 in an article titled "Drug Makers Struggle with Evolving FDA Off-Label Policy."

Bertram Levy has been elected a member of the Advisory Board of the Shepherd Spinal Center.

Alan Minsk spoke at the 26th International Good Manufacturing Practices Conference, sponsored by the University of Georgia's College of Pharmacy and the Food and Drug Administration on "FDA enforcement tools and consent decrees" on March 12.

Alan Minsk spoke on "Surfing the Marketing Wave - FDA Regulation of Internet Promotion," on March 1 Center for Business Intelligence sponsored program.

Alan Minsk conducted a workshop entitled, "Confidentiality Protection: Protecting Intellectual Property After the Technology is Transferred," and chaired the subsequent program on "Technology Transfer," sponsored by the Institute for International Research on February 25-27.

Teri Simmons was quoted in Global Fax on the increased speed with which the INS will (allegedly) increase the processing of Green Card applications.

Stephen Fox once again took the lead in representing our client, First Horizon Pharmaceutical Corporation, in filing its third public offering.

Henry Chalmers' article "When Is Expert Testimony On Cultural Generalizations Admissible?" was published in the January 2002 edition of the ABA's Litigation News.

Anthony Morris spoke on "The Art of Negotiating a Book Publishing Contract" on February 13, 2002 to the Entertainment & Sports Law Section of the Georgia Bar.

Glenn Hendrix made a presentation on "Involuntary Transfers and Discharges" at the American Health Lawyers Association Long-term Care and Law conference on February 28 and March 1.

Jason Bring, Jennifer Downs, Richard Gardner and Henry Perlowski spoke at the HIPAA Compliance - Understanding and Implementing The Security and Privacy Regulations Lorman Educational Services Seminar on February 26, 2002.

Jonathan Eady spoke on Key Issues in Negotiating the Master Development Agreement February 22, 2002 at a program entitled "Mixed-Finance Development: Creating Successful Partnerships" sponsored by the ABA Forum on Affordable Housing and Community and Development Law and the Housing and Development Law Institute.

Aaron Danzig spoke for a Georgia Society of CPA's meeting on February 19 on "Legal Issues Regarding Employee Email."

John Gornall instructed the 24th Annual International Management Course "Looking for Opportunities in the Global Market," for The Southern Center for International Studies. February 12 - March 19.

Glenn Hendrix spoke on Recent Developments in Reimbursement for Nursing Facilities for the Georgia Society of CPA's 2002 Healthcare Conference, February 8.

Steven Pepper was elected to a 3-year term on the Anti-Defamation League Southeast Regional Board of Trustees.

Tracy Field spoke at the HIPAA Overview presented at Southern HIPAA Administrative Regional Process (SHARP) Seminar, February 11-13.

Alan Minsk spoke at a conference sponsored by the Institute for International Research on January 31, and gave a speech entitled, "Clarifying the Regulatory Framework of Off-label Usage."

John Spinrad spoke to the Georgia Municipal Association's Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee on January 27 with the topic: "Legislation Proposed by the Georgia Economic Developers Association Task Force for Brownfields Legislative Reform."

Anne Garvey was elected to the Board of Directors of National Women in Pensions, Inc. on January 31.

Philip Skinner and James Gober spoke at a CLE International Seminar on "Commercial Leases" January 31-February 1.

Donald Hackney was quoted in a Daily Report article titled "Forget Recession, IPO Death: Transactional Gang Is 'Bonding' on January 28."

Stephen Dorvee spoke at the SMC3 47th Annual Winter Meeting on January 28 on "Developing and Licensing Software--Legal Issues."

Robert Dow hosted a meeting of the Institute of Management Accountants on January 24. He spoke on "Audit Committees."

Walter Bush gave a presentation on January 19 to the annual meeting of the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia on Georgia's Open Meetings and Open Records Laws.

Henry Chalmers' article "Legislation Would Ease Removal of State Law Class Actions" was published in the November 2001 issue of the ABA's Litigation News.

Jerry McCumber gave a presentation on "the Recent Supreme Court Cases Toyota v. Williams Regarding Americans with Disabilities Act" to the Georgia Nursing Home Association on January 14.

Clinton Richardson was quoted in an Atlanta Business Chronicle article titled "Academic entrepreneurs capitalize on their labors in the lab" on January 11.

Stephen Dorvee was quoted in an Atlanta Business Chronicle article titled "Ga. patents up 6% last year" on January 11.

Teri Simmons is featured in a GlobalFax article titled "Non-Immigrant Spouses To Be Able To Hold Jobs Under New Law" on January 5.

Walter Bush has relocated to practice full time in the Atlanta office.

Clinton Richardson was quoted in an Atlanta Business Chronicle article titled "Stocks of Atlanta's technology IPOs taking a beating" on January 4.

Anne Keller, one of AGG's senior paralegals, has been appointed to the position of Global Chairperson for the Society for Human Resources Management.

AGG client Lynk Systems, Inc. was featured in a TechLink article titled "Lynk Ranked No. 16 on 2001 Fast Tech 50(R); Fast Tech 50 Ranks Fastest-Growing Companies in Atlanta" on December 18.

Alison Drummond recently spoke on "Developer Planning Issues and Front End/Back End Analysis of Affordable Housing Projects" at the Reznick Fedder & Silverman Southeastern Regional Conference on Housing Development Resources for 2002.

Stephen Dorvee co-chaired and spoke at the Information Technology Litigation conference on December 13 & 14 in Atlanta. He spoke on the topics "What Makes IT Litigation Unique" and "Effective Trial Techniques in IT Cases."

Philip Skinner and Abe Schear spoke on "Post-September 11 Lease Issues" and "Critical Lease Issues in a Weak Economy" for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia's annual "Landlord and Tenant Law" program on December 13.

Charles Huddleston and the firm posted a press release on December 12 titled "Poll Reveals That Americans Think Bosses Should Regulate Holiday Parties, But Not be Held Responsible for Employee Behavior."

Jeffrey Stewart is quoted in the Tech News First section of CNet News.com and the news section of ZDNet UK articles titled "Failed HP-Compaq merger would be painful" on November 12.

Philip Skinner, Abe Schear and Hayden Kepner hosted a Breakfast Briefing at the Varsity on November 15. Abe moderated a panel discussion on "downtown/midtown Atlanta real estate post-mayoral election", Hayden presented a discussion on "post-tenant bankruptcy, what's a landlord to do", and Phil spoke on "post-catastrophic loss lease issues."

The William Kitchens and the firm were mentioned in the President's letter of the December issue of the ABA Journal Magazine.

Mark Salsbury spoke on current hot tax topics to the Institute of Management Accountants on November 29.

Marva Brooks was one of 16 persons named on November 28 to the transition team of Atlanta Mayor-elect Shirley Franklin. Marva, who headed the Mayor-elect's legal team during the recent campaign, will play a major role in the new administration's audit of city government operations during this transition period.

The Firm was mentioned in the November 19 edition of The Rose Sheet in an article entitled, "OTC Inactive Labeling Guidance To Allow 'Over-Inclusive' Ingredient Listing." The Rose Sheet is one of the leading national, weekly publications for the toiletry and cosmetic industries.

Glenn Hendrix spoke on "Preparing for Surveys" before the Georgia Nursing Home Association on November 19 and 20.

Alan Minsk was quoted in a Washington Drug Letter article titled "To Avoid Consent Decrees, Stresscomputer, Cleaning Validation" on November 11.

Richard Gardner and Jason Bring gave a continuing education presentation on November 16 for medical records management personnel. Their presentation was on Medical Records in the 21st Century.

Jim Rauschenberger spoke at the Georgia State/CPA/CLE program on November 16.

Alan Minsk was quoted in the November 19 edition of The Pink Sheet, which is a weekly publication geared to the prescription drug industry. The program was sponsored by the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society, focused on "FDA enforcement."

John Spinrad and John Gornall gave a presentation to the Board of the Georgia Economic Developers Association on a proposal to reform Georgia's state Superfund law to expand its Brownfields exemption.

Alison Drummond spoke on November 15, 2001 at the Georgia Downtown Development Authority Law Conference sponsored by the Institute of Continuing Legal Education. Her topic was the Rehabilitation (Historic) Tax Credit.

Alison Drummond spoke on November 13 on Financing Techniques for Affordable Housing at the AICPA's National Real Estate Conference.

Marc Peterzell, hosted a Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, November 13 for the American SIDS Institute.

Jason Bring spoke on November 9 at a meeting of the Medical Group Management Association of Georgia. His presentation was on "HIPAA and implementation efforts in Georgia."

Alison Drummond spoke on "Technical Advice Memoranda and Their Impact on Acquisition and Rehabilitation Credits" at the Novogradac & Company Acquisition & Rehabilitation Forum: Financing with Tax Credits.

Philip Skinner, Abe Schear and Seth Katz's article entitled "In the Face of Catastrophic Loss. Leasing Issues & Provisions: A Post-September 11th Discussion", was published by CB Richard Ellis in its quarterly newsletter entitled "Squareft".

Abe Schear and Philip Skinner spoke on November 6 at NAIOP's "Advanced Office Leasing" Seminar.

Alan Minsk spoke at the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society Annual Meeting and moderated two programs entitled, "CDER [Center for Drug Evaluation and Research] Executive Briefing" and on "FDA compliance."

Alan Minsk was quoted in the October 22 edition of the Atlanta Business Chronicle in an article entitled, "Biotech investors learn to practice patience."

Alan Minsk spoke on "the imports and exports of medical devices" at the Introduction to Medical Device Law course in Washington, sponsored by the Food and Drug Law Institute.

Charles Huddleston spoke on "Sexual Harassment in the Workplace" at a meeting of the Dekalb County Chapter of the Ga. Society of CPA's, and a meeting of the Institute of Management Accountants, Atlanta Chapter.

James Rauschenberger spoke at the Reznick, Fedder Siverman Southeastern Regional Conference on Housing Development Resources for 2002 on October 25. He spoke on the topic of "Critical Tax Planning for Developers - State Tax Credits."

Henry Perlowski spoke at the FMLA Update 2001, in Atlanta on October 23.

Abe Schear hosted a ICSC Law Conference Party on October 19 in Palm Desert, CA.

Alison Drummond spoke at The Fifth Annual Affordable Housing Conference, sponsored by the Georgia Affordable Housing Coalition, October 18-19.

Alan Minsk was quoted in the October 2001 edition of the FDA Advertising and Promotion Manual in an article titled, "Conservative FDA Approach to Off-Label Enforcement is Likely, Attorneys Say."

Glenn Hendrix spoke at the American Bar Association International Section meeting on October 12 on the topic of "North/South Litigation: Forum Selection and Strategy -- Issues of Comparative Forum Selection for Business Planning and Litigating".

Alison Drummond gave two presentations at the Reznick, Fedder & Silverman Bond Conference on "Bond Transactions: the Participants and Their Roles" and "Combining Bonds with Tax Credits" in September.

Henry Chalmers' article "The Jury Nullification Debate Continues" was published in the ABA's Litigation News, September 2001 Edition.

Suzanne Plybon gave a presentation on estate planning to The Trust for Public Land on September 28th.

Alan Minsk spoke on September 24 at a program sponsored by AAI. The conference was on controlled substances, and he discussed the FDA and DEA's import/export requirements.

Stephen Dorvee spoke to the Augusta Chapter of the Georgia Society of CPA's on "Maintaining the Edge -- a Comprehensive Overview of the Protection of Innovations, Information and Technology" on September 23.

Joseph Alley lectured on Corporate Takeovers and Proxy Contests at the National Business Institute's Advanced Corporate Securities Law Seminar in Atlanta on September 19.

Alan Minsk spoke on September 24 at a program sponsored by AAI. The conference was on controlled substances, and he discussed the FDA and DEA's import/export requirements.

Jason Bring gave a presentation on HIPAA and its interrelation with King v. State at the ICLE Health Care Law Seminar on September 14.

Charles Huddleston was quoted in an Atlanta Business Chronicle article titled "Demotions Require Communication, Objectivity" on September 14.

Caroline Taylor presented a speech on the immigration effects of corporate mergers & acquisitions and downsizing for an ICLE Business Immigration Law Seminar on September 13.

Robert Dow hosted a seminar on Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure) on September 12.

Alan Minsk chaired a two-day conference entitled, "RA/QA 101," for regulatory and quality assurance personnel in FDA-regulated industry, sponsored by the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society, on September 10-11.

Clinton Richardson is one of only four attorneys listed in the September issue of Catalyst magazine who can help entrepreneurs start, grow and run a business. Described as a guru in the article, "The Players," Clint is credited with a solid reputation whose "ego doesn't block out the sun."

Jerry Kaplan was a panelist at the Annual Bankruptcy Seminar of the Middle District of Georgia Bankruptcy Law Institute and he spoke on "The Impact of Revised Article 9 of the UCC on Bankruptcy Cases; and Recent Developments in Business Bankruptcies" on September 7th.

Stuart Johnson is quoted in an Atlanta Business Chronicle article titled "Dartfish swimming in bigger pool" on August 31.

Phillip Skinner and Abe Schear presented an AGG Leasing Practice Group Breakfast Briefing on September 6th.

Clinton Richardson was quoted in an Atlanta Journal Constitution article titled "Evolving Technology: Start-ups seek state pension funds" on September 5th.

Jerry McNally spoke at the Bridge the Gap Seminar on "Legal Malpractice Prevention" on September 5th.

Suzanne Plybon and James Robinson authored a two-part article entitled "Estate Planning for Procrastinators: Those Who Wait Until the Last Minute", which will be published in the September and October issues of Estate Planning.

Alan Minsk is quoted in two Washington Drug Letter articles, "More Eyes Than FDA's Watch Off-Label Drug Promotions" and "Experts Advise Firms To Weigh Pros and Cons of Off-Label Use" on August 20.

Anne Gerry was a panelist at a PLI seminar entitled "Telecom Deals Now: Understanding the Interplay of Regulatory, Corporate, Securities & Bankruptcy Issues", on August 14th.

John Gornall spoke on Development Finance and the Art of Making the Deal at a Development Authority Board Member Training Progream sponsored by the University of Georgia on August 8th.

John Spinrad was mentioned in a Toxic Law Reporter article titled "Court Says Party Faces Vicarious Liability" on August 9th.

Tracy Field, Jason Bring & Ashley Steiner spoke at a HIPAA Seminar hosted by the Georgia Nursing Home Association on August 7, 2001.

Scott Titshaw was appointed as an advisor to the State Bar of Georgia's Committee on Women & Minorities in the Profession.

Henry Chalmers' article on "The State of the Preemption Doctrine" was published in the ABA's Litigation News, July 2001 Edition.

Clinton Richardson was quoted in the Atlanta Business Chronicle in an article titled "Dot-com Wedding" on July 27th.

Alan Minsk chaired and spoke at a conference on "Technology Transfer" sponsored by the Institute for International Research the week of July 23rd.

Clinton Richardson's book, "Growth Company Guide 2000" is now available live on IPO.com.

Scott Titshaw spoke on July 12 at the annual International Convention of Rödl & Partner, on immigration and other expatriate issues facing foreign nationals working in the US.

Sherman Cohen was appointed to the Executive Committee of the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce. (press release)

Henry Chalmers' article "Courts Broadly Interpret Amendments to Computer Fraud and Abuse Act" was published in the ABA's Litigation News.

Alan Minsk is quoted in the Washington Drug Letter in an article titled "Lanham Act May Guard Firms From Competitors' Off-Label Promotion" on July 2nd.

Jeffrey Adams was appointed to a second term as Liaison to the Tax Section of the American Bar Association.

Frank White was a panelist at AthFest 2001, the annual music and arts festival held June 22-24 and AGG was a corporate sponsor of this event.

Frank White is the program chair/organizer of an ICLE seminar, the Second Annual "Entertainment and Sports Law: A Basics 'Boot Camp'" held on July 13th. He will also moderate a panel on "Basic Issues in Visual Arts and Merchandising."

Alan Minsk spoke at a conference on "Off-Label Usage," sponsored by the Institute for International Research, and on "Other (non-FDA) Potential Regulatory and Liability Issues for Off-Label Usage."

Stephen Dorvee presented an Internet Legal Update to the June 18th meeting of the Atlanta Chapter of the Association of Internet Professionals.

Scott Bertschi was elected Chairman of the Section for the Torts and Insurance Practice Section of the Georgia Bar Association, which is the second largest section behind the General Practice Section.

Charles Gregory and Ashley Steiner presented "Termination Without Trepidation" to the Atlanta Chapter of the Medical Group Management Association on June 15th.

Alan Minsk and Clint Richardson were quoted in the Atlanta Business Chronicle in an article titled "Life Sciences Requires Specialized Legal Counsel" on June 8th.

Alan Minsk was quoted in Health Care Briefs in an article titled "Biotechnology Companies to Come Under Closer Scrutiny."

Steve Dorvee was quoted in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on May 24th with comments on the "Future of e-tailing."

Suzanne Plybon spoke on "Estate Planning for Procrastinators: Those Who Wait Until the Very Last Minute" at the Twenty-first Annual Georgia Federal Tax Conference on Friday, June 8th.

Sherman Cohen has been elected to serve on the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce, Southeast Regional, Executive Committee for a 3 year term, beginning on July 1st.

Alan Minsk spoke to the North Carolina Chapter of the Society for Quality Assurance on FDA inspections and the agency's enforcement tools.

Mark Salsbury gave a presentation on "The Final Section 367(b) Regulations (Nonrecognition Transactions Involving Foreign Corporations)" to the Atlanta International Tax Discussion Group.

Bertram Levy has been named as a Vice-Chairman of the Board of the High Museum and Chairman of its Nominating Committee.

Stuart Johnson and Henry Chalmers will be recognized at the annual meeting of the Atlanta Bar Association on Thursday night, May 24th for their five years of faithful participation in the AVLF Saturday Lawyers Program. Please join us in congratulating them for their contributions to the firm's pro bono program.

The firm's art collection was featured in an Of-Counsel article titled "12 Law Firm Art Collections Reflect New Cultures and Even Increase Productivity" in May.

Clinton Richardon news release Atlanta-based Web resource gives entrepreneurs, investors information needed to succeed in today's markets on May 23th.

Michael Golden was quoted in Catalyst in an article regarding Noncompete Agreements.

Alan Minsk spoke at the Annual Meeting of the Central States Association of Food and Drug Officials on May 14th in King of Prussia, PA.

Charles Huddleston was honored with the Corporate Ally Award for his support of women's issues and his help in ensuring that young women are recognized for their achievements from Possible Woman Enterprises and later was quoted in a Techlinks article on May 14th titled "Arnall Golden Gregory Attorney, Lt. Governor Honored for Support of Women at Women's Leadership Conference".

Jim Rauschenberger and Adam Skorecki spoke at a Georgia State University sponsored workshop titled "Selling Your Business For The Most Profit" on May 10th, in Atlanta.

AGG sponsored the Annual AGG Employment Law Seminar, on May 3th with guest speaker Cathy Cox, Georgia Secretary of State.

Stacy Freeman hosted and spoke at the Alliance of American Insurers' Regional Advisory Committee meeting on May 9th. The guest speakers was Georgia Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine.

Jonathan Eady spoke on Public/Private Partnerships: Working With Local Housing Authorities at the Western Regional Conference on Unique Opportunities for Affordable Housing Developers on May 3rd.

Henry Chalmers' article "Class Action Litigation Undergoing Changes" was published in the ABA's Litigation News.

Stacy Freeman spoke on the subject of Georgia redistricting/reapportionment at the Georgia Property & Casualty Insurance Council post-legislative meeting on April 25th.

Stephen Dorvee spoke on General Litigation Updates with Trademark Cases at the Law Seminars International 2001 conference on Intellectual Property Litigation on April 23rd & 24th, in Atlanta.

Stephen Dorvee hosted the April 2001 International Trademark Association Roundtable on Wednesday, April 11th.

William Kitchens spoke at the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society, RAC Training Session-- "Interfacing with FDA and Strategic Planning" on April 9 and at Emory University School of Law, presentation to Student Health Law Association on "FDA's Regulation of Biotechnology" on April 4th.

Tracy Field, Jason Bring and Richard Gardner had their April HIPAA Bulletin posted to the DigitalMoJo.com website.

Alan Minsk was quoted in a Reuters English News Service article on March 30th titled "Biotechs may get more FDA scrutiny, experts say."

Alan Minsk spoke at a program on the Mutual Recognition Agreement between FDA and the European Union sponsored by the Institute for International Research on March 28th. He also spoke at a program entitled, "Audits and FDA inspections," sponsored by the Institute for Validation Technology on March 29th.

Warren Kingsley spoke at the IMA - Lunch Meeting on "Employee Benefits Plans", March 29th.

AGG hosted a "Physician Services in LTC Facilities" teleconference on March 22nd.

Alan Minsk chaired the first day of a program on FDA requirements relating to product promotion and advertising, sponsored by the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society on March 21st.

Henry Chalmers' article "What is the Proper Scope of a Rule 30(b)(6) Deposition?" was published in the ABA's Litigation News.

Suzanne Plybon spoke on Basic Will Formats at the Basic Fiduciary Practice ICLE seminar on March 16th.

Keith Linch spoke at the 13th Annual Hotel Investment Conference Atlanta on March 12th and 13th.

Clint Richardson was quoted in two Atlanta Business Chronicle article on March 2nd titled "iXL's Acquisition Sparks Suit" and "A Lack of Biotech Money."

Alan Minsk served as chairperson of the 4th Annual Technology Transfer Conference on February 27-28th.

Alan Minsk spoke on February 22nd, at a program entitled, "Global Practices for Clinical Supplies."

William Kitchens was quoted in an Atlanta Business Chronicle article on February 16th titled "Biotech firms examine legal/ethical implications."

Philip Thompson has been appointed to the ABA Section of Business Law Subcommittee on Venture Capital and Private Equity.

On February 16th, Bertram Levy conducted two wealth transfer planning workshop sessions entitled "Revisiting Sophisticated Planning Techniques in a Turbulent Economy" at the 46th Annual Estate Planning Institute.

Jason Bring and Richard Gardner provided testimony and drafted legislation for a bill concerning the release of medical records for the Georgia Hospital Association.

Stephen Dorvee was quoted in an Newsday.com article on February 14th titled "Defining Their Own Reality In Web gamers' new realms, players can auction a virtual sword for hard cash."

Aaron Danzig spoke on February 13th, at a National Business Institute seminar on "Internet Basics for the Georgia Lawyer."

Clinton Richardson was quoted in an Atlanta Business Chronicle article on February 9th titled "Vulture Fund Eyes Tech Turnarounds."

Henry Perlowski spoke on February 9th at the Georgia CLE's Abusive Litigation program on "The Defenses to an Abusive Litigation Claim."

Cordova Teams With e-conomyVentures To Aggressively Pursue Seed-Stage Start-Ups. (see release)

Clinton Richardson is quoted in The Deal.com on February 2nd titled "Proxima's radiation therapies earns it $17M."

The firm was mentioned in an Atlanta Business Chronicle article titled "Telemetry scores $4 million from New York VC" on February 2nd.

William Kitchens and Alan Minsk spoke on January 29th & 30th at a conference titled, "Legal Implications of FDA Inspections and Non-Compliance," sponsored by the Institute for International Research. They spoke on "Legal Exposures of Company and QA Personnel," "Reactive and Proactive Use of an Attorney," "Perceived Disadvantages and Potential Advantages of Using Outside Legal Counsel."

The just released Promina Challenge results show the AGG team as the third place winner in the Legal Category of Industry Award Winners for the 2000.

Scott Titshaw's article "U.S. Immigration Law: Denying the Value of Gay and Lesbian Families" will appear in February in the Winter edition of HumanRights, the quarterly journal of the American Bar Association's Individual Rights and Responsibilities Section.

Kristin Connor was quoted in a January 19th Atlanta Business Chronicle article titled "Anonymous Posts:Freedom vs. Defamation."

Clint Richardson was quoted in two Atlanta Business Chronicle articles on January 19th titled "Investors to Fund Early-stage Firms" and "CEO Impresses as Her Company Fails."

Robert Dow hosted a seminar on Avoiding Problems Under Section 16 on January 18, 2001.

AGG mentioned for it's partnership E-conomy Ventures in an article titled "Tech Money: AppForge able to land $6 million investment" on January 17th.

Michael Golden was selected to meet European political and economic leaders as part of American Marshall Memorial Fellowship.

On January 16th, Philip Skinner, Abe Schear and Seth Katz conducted a seminar for the property managers at Lend Lease discussing Tenant Delinquencies, Defaults and Bankruptcies.

Guanming Fang was elected to the Board of Directors of Chinese Business Association of Atlanta. She is also serving as legal counsel of that entity.

Darryl Laddin and Philip Skinner conducted a seminar for the brokers at Insignia/ESG, Inc., discussing bankruptcy as it relates to landlords, tenants and brokers on January 8th.

The Employment Law Group was featured in a January 12th press release titled "Atlanta Law Firm Arnall Golden Gregory Extends Reach of Employment Law Practice, Joins National Alliance."

The firm was mentioned in a January 12th press release titled "New Enterprise 2001 Award Winners Have $100,000 Payday."

"Advance Directives--Living Wills, Durable Powers of Attorney for Health Care, and Do Not Resuscitate Orders" was the topic of a speech given by Hedy Rubinger on Wednesday, January 10th, to the Congregation of Temple Emanuel.

Stephen Fox and Guanming Fang helped complete First Horizon Pharmaceutical Corporation's IPO, the second best performing IPO in the nation in 2000.

Seth Katz and Philip Skinner accepted the 2000 Affiliate Member of the Year Award on behalf of the firm from the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors.

Suzanne Plybon appeared live on CNN Today with Natalie Allen December 22nd to discuss year-end tax planning.

James Dorsey was quoted in the December 14th Daily Report article titled "Arnall Golden Helps Financing for 3.4. Billion Merger."

William Kitchens was featured in the December 14th Daily Report article titled "Atlanta Won't Follow $40K Bonuses for NY First-Years."

Alison Drummond spoke at Reznick, Fedder & Silverman's Annual Southeastern Regional Developers & Property Managers Conference on Affordable Housing on December 7-8th. She spoke on the Fair Housing Act and on the use of low income housing tax credits.

Jeffrey Adams accepted a 2 year appointment in the American Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division as the national liaison to the ABA Section of Taxation.

James Gober and Abe Schear were featured speakers at the annual ICLE seminar on Landlord and Tenant Law, December 14th.

Alan Minsk spoke at a AAI International seminar on December 13th regarding "The Handling of FDA Inspections".

Darryl Laddin was quoted in an Atlanta Business Chronicle article on December 11th titled "Shopper Site Chooses Chapter 11."

Richard Gardner and Jason Bring were featured presenters at a Medical Records Seminar sponsored by Medical Education Services.

AGG clients CheckFree, Manhattan Associates, Small Novient and Scientific-Atlanta took home 4 of the 6 awards presented at TAG's 2000 ewards December 7th.

James Rauschenberger made a presentation for a CPA/CLE program conducted by Georgia State on "Recent Income Tax Developments."

James Rauschenberger spoke on a panel at the annual Enterprise Foundation meeting on "Changing your Tax-Exempt Purposes."

Seth Katz and Philip Skinner accepted the 2000 Affiliate Member of the Year Award on behalf of the firm from the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors on December 13th.

Alan Minsk spoke on a panel for "Complying with Global GMPs for Clinical Supplies" December 4-5th.

The firm and Stephen Dorvee were featured in an Atlanta Business Chronicle article on November 17th titled "Law firms use partnerships to reach start-ups."

Alan Minsk spoke on FDA enforcement and compliance, Nov.30th-December 1st for the RA/QA 101 program, sponsored by the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society.

Robert Rothman was featured in an article on November 27th titled "Firestone Court Files Should Be Released" by The Legal Intelligencer.

Jeffrey Stewart was featured in an article on November 21st titled "Breaking Up Is Easy to Do, but Is It Good for Investors?" on The Street.com website.

Jack Holland was honored on November 14th at a Ray of Hope dinner for The Bridge.

Alan Minsk's paper on the patent infringement safe harbor is featured on the www.Pharmaceuticals2000.com virtual conference website on November 6th.

Karen Bragman gave a lecture on the new Georgia conflict of interest rules during a seminar on Georgia Legal Ethics.

Michael Golden was featured in a NY Times article on November 1st titled "Noncompete Agreements".

Alan Minsk wrote an article for a virtual Internet conference in November on the patent infringement safe harbor provision, described in 35 USC 271(e).

Jeffrey Stewart was featured in a Atlanta Business Chronicle article on October 13th titled "Strategic alliances pair large and small firms."

Glenn Hendrix's article on "Service of Process Abroad" was published in the "International Legal Developments in Review -- 1999" issue of The International Lawyer on October 1st.

Alan Minsk spoke on October 30th, before the American Society for Quality on FDA's enforcement authority and how to handle an FDA inspection.

Alan Minsk spoke on October 25th, in Miami at a conference sponsored by the Institute for International Research.

Alison Drummond spoke for the annual Novogradac & Company Housing Forum on Acquisition and Rehabilitation Housing and Tax Credits on October 26th.

Bert Levy has been appointed as Chairman of the Planned Giving Advisory Board of the Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta and as Vice-Chairman of the Planned Giving Committee for the Shepherd Spinal Center Capital Campaign.

Marc Peterzell was featured in a Atlanta Business Chronicle's list of "Who's Who in Health Care" article.

Donald Hackney was featured in a Atlanta Business Chronicle article on October 20th titled "Telecom start-up rings up $32 million."

Clinton Richardson was quoted in a Atlanta Business Chronicle article on October 20th titled "DigitalMoJo grooving thanks to $4 million in 1st-year funding."

Michael Golden has been selected by Outstanding Atlanta as one of its ten honorees this year.

Clinton Richardson was featured in a LocalBusiness.com article on October 11th titled "Clint Richardson is Out to Help the Entrepreneur."

Clinton Richardson has released a new book, "Growth Company Guide 2000." www.growCo.com This book helps guide individuals in the process of searching for funding."

Scott Titshaw was elected Vice President /President elect of the Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia.

Scott Shuman hosted a panel discussion on "The Entitlement Process - The Coming Together of the Mall of Georgia" at the ICSC Southeast Conference.

Alan Minsk and Jeffrey Stewart were featured in a Atlanta Business Chronicle article on October 13th titled "Mikart is 25-year Pharmaceutical Outsourcer."

Bert Levy and Jonathan Golden were selected for inclusion in 2001-2002 edition of the book -- Best Lawyers in America.

John Spinrad spoke on October 19th on the "Georgia Hazardous Site Response Act -- Legal Developments" at a conference cosponsored by the State Bar and the Georgia Industry Environmental Coalition.

Scott Titshaw spoke and moderated a panel on October 20th at the annual conference of the National Lesbian and Gay Law Association.

Glenn Hendrix's article "Business Litigation and Arbitration in Russia" was republished in Corporate Counsel's Guide To Doing Business in Russia.

Alan Minsk moderated a program on October 5th titled, "Impact of the Food and Drug Administration Act of 1997 (FDAMA)," at the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society Annual Conference. He also spoke at the same conference on "The How-to's for Utilizing Inside & Outside Legal Counsel."

Alison Drummond was a featured speaker on the New Georgia Low Income Housing Tax Credit at the Georgia Affordable Housing Coalition's annual conference in September. Ms. Drummond serves on the Board of Directors of the Coalition.

Sherman Cohen chaired a seminar held on August 24th for the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce on venture capital investments in Israeli companies and gave a presentation on venture capital deal structure.

On August 20th, Philip Skinner, Abe Schear and Seth Katz gave a seminar to Richard Bowers & Co. regarding Telecommunications Issues in Building Leasing, Ownership and Management.

Alan Minsk spoke August 18th at the Branded Pharmaceutical Association Fall meeting on FDA-related issues.

James Smith was elected President of the University of Georgia School of Law Alumni Association for 2000-2001.

Alan Minsk spoke August 7th on "Other (non-FDA) Potential Regulatory and Liability Issues" at a program sponsored by the Institute for International Research.

Philip Skinner spoke at Julien J. Studley, Inc.'s Annual Corporate Seminar and Retreat over the weekend of July 28th - 30th.

Bert Levy was elected to the Board of Directors for the Southeast Region of the Anti Defamation League.

Jeffrey Stewart and the firm were mentioned in the July 22nd issue of Information Week. Jeff discussed the consolidation of Internet companies.

Robert Rothman was the editor-in-chief of the book Lawyers and Reporters, in the Summer issue of Litigation Docket.

Alan Minsk spoke at a program entitled, "Advertising and Promotion for Medical Devices" on July 12th. The sponsoring group was AdvaMed, the national trade association for the medical device industry. Mr. Minsk spoke on "Other (Non-FDA) Potential Regulatory Considerations." Alan also spoke at a program on July 10, sponsored by AAI, on imports and exports of controlled substances.

AGG's Private Wealth Group was mentioned in the Daily Report on July 13th focusing on new Trusts & Estate practices.

Clinton Richardson was quoted in the July 12th issue of Investment Dealers' Digest speaking on genome patents.

Abe Schear wrote an article in the June 2000 issue of Shopping Center Business titled, "The Option: A Fresh Look."

James Smith was elected President of the University of Georgia Law School Alumni Council for the year 2000-2001 at the State Bar Convention.

Bert Levy spoke to the Georgia Federal Tax Conference on "Practical Applications of Sophisticated Planning Techniques," to the Atlanta Tax Forum on "Charitable Planning Techniques," and also gave a speech to the Atlanta Jewish Federation on Supporting Foundations.

Alan Minsk spoke on Other (Non-FDA) Potential Regulatory and Liability Headaches: 'You Mean FDA's Not My Only Worry?' at a convention sponsored by the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society on April 17th.

Robert Dow was elected the President of the Buckhead Chapter of the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Alan Minsk spoke at a February conference held by the Branded Pharmaceutical Association (BPA) on "Dealing with Legal Counsel in Regulatory Matters," and "FDA Regulatory Update."

On February 29th Alan Minsk spoke in Miami at a conference sponsored by the Institute for International Research (IIR). His speech was titled, "Foreign FDA Approval Inspections: Differences and Similarities in a Legal Perspective."

On February 24th Hedy Rubinger was a featured speaker at the Lorman Education Services seminar on Patients' Rights in Georgia. Ms. Rubinger spoke on Advance Directives and Nursing Home Patient Rights at the seminar.

Alison Drummond spoke on Technical Housing and Tax Issues at the February mid-year meeting of the Georgia Affordable Housing Coalition.

At the International Business Communications' 9th Annual International Conference on Rx and Biotech Generics, Alan Minsk sat on a panel concerning generic drug market exclusivity.

Suzanne Tucker Plybon has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Estate Planning Council, Inc. In addition, Suzanne was selected as co-chair (with her husband) of the Parent Fund for the 1999-2000 Westminster Annual Fund.

Robert Rothman presented a speech on "Open Records and Open Meetings Law" to the AP News Council in conjunction with the Georgia First Amendment Foundation.

Stephen Dorvee received a "Certificate of Achievement for Outstanding Community Service from the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, in recognition of his significant community involvement.

Teri Simmons has been elected Chairwoman of the Atlanta Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Michael D. Golden was selected as a participant in the 1999-2000 class of Leadership Atlanta.

Andrew Schutt spoke at the 21st Annual Real Property Law Institute Seminar. His topic was "Up on the Highwire: Legal Issues Surrounding Wireless Towers".

Ronald A. Weiner is serving as the editor of the State Bar of Georgia Young Lawyer Division newsletter. In addition, Mr. Weiner is on the Executive Committee, Board of Directors and Executive Council of the State Bar of Georgia Young Lawyer Division. He was also invited to become a member of the Lawyer's Foundation of Georgia. The Lawyer's Foundation's purpose is to enhance the public image of attorneys throughout Georgia and to develop long-range strategic plans for the State Bar of Georgia and its related entities.

Scott Bertschi was elected to the position of Secretary/Treasurer of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section of the State Bar of Georgia.

Bert Levy is serving on the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Estate Planning Council.

Anthony Morris is serving as Chairman of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section of the State Bar of Georgia.

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