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EnviroBusiness News…. September 2006

Ballard opens third new office in six weeks Philadelphia-based law firm Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll continued its geographic expansion Tuesday by opening a Bethesda, Md., office with the addition of partners Roger Winston, Timothy Martin, and Marc DeCandia, and of counsel Shelah Lynn, all formerly of Linowes & Blocher of Bethesda. It is the third office opening for Ballard Spahr in the past six weeks. The firm launched offices in Las Vegas and Phoenix on July 17 and Aug. 1, respectively. Philadelphia Business Journal 9/5/06

Law firm shortens name DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary said Tuesday it has shortened its name to DLA Piper. The change comes 20 months after the historic merger between law firms Piper Rudnick of Baltimore, Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich of San Diego, and DLA of London. Firm officials said it reflects the name the majority of the firm's attorneys and clients have used for several months. In the United States, the legal name of the firm will be DLA Piper US LLP. DLA Piper has nearly 3,000 lawyers worldwide with roughly 60 based in Philadelphia. Philadelphia Business Journal 9/5/06 

Builders' association starts Web site for consumers The New Jersey Builders Association announced the launch of a Web site on Tuesday aimed at helping consumers through the home buying process and home improvements. The site, www.askthenjbuilder.org, complements NJBA's weekly newspaper series, Ask the
New Jersey Builder, which is published in newspapers around NJ. Philadelphia Business Journal  9/5/06

Ex-PSC chairwoman to head Albany law office of Green & Seifter Maureen Helmer, former chairwoman of the New York State Public Service Commission, will join the Syracuse law firm of
Green & Seifter Attorneys PLLC, and head its new Albany office. Helmer was head of the PSC from
1998 to January 2003. She joined the commission as a member in 1997. The Business Review 9/5/06

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