Congratulations to Henry J. Catenacci, J. Barry Cocoziello, Robert L. Podvey and Mark K. Lipton, who were named as “Super Lawyers” in the 2008 Edition of New Jersey Monthly Magazine's Super Lawyers.® Bob was named in the field of Business Litigation, Barry in the area of Business Litigation, Hank in the area of Insurance Litigation, and Mark in the area of Securities and Business Transactions. This is the fourth consecutive year in which Barry and Mark have been honored as Super Lawyers in their respective fields and the sixth consecutive year for Bob.

Congratulations to Greg Miller, who was named a "Rising Star" in the field of insurance coverage in the 2008 edition of New Jersey Monthly Magazine's Super Lawyers.® Greg was also named a "Rising Star" in the 2006 and 2007 editions. Greg has also recently been named Co-Chair of the Bad Faith Subcommittee of the ABA's Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee of the Section of Litigation.

Congratulations to Michael Bevacqua, who was named a "Rising Star" in the field of business litigation in the 2008 edition of New Jersey Monthly Magazine's Super Lawyers.® Michael was also named a "Rising Star" in the 2007 edition.

Shelly Finkelstein has authored an article, “Verga v. Mascagni and Sonzogno: An Operatic Litigation in Ten Acts,” which appears in the Winter edition of Litigation, the Journal of ABA’s Section of Litigation. The article analyzes the development of intellectual property law in Italy in the 1890’s based on extended litigation arising from the creation of Cavalleria Rusticana, featured in the movie Godfather III. On a related note, Shelly’s program, “Don Giovanni: The Class Action,” will be featured at the ABA’s Annual Meeting in New York on August 8, 2008. It will explore an open issue in class action litigation which has divided the circuit courts.

Shelly Finkelstein and Evelyn Storch prepared the written materials regarding electronic discovery and document retention used at the Annual Meeting of the ABA’s Committee on Corporate Counsel on February 16, 2008. These materials, entitled “Electronically Stored Information: Are You Ready?” are available on request. To receive a copy of these materials, please e-mail Evelyn at estorch@podvey.com or Shelly at sfinkelstein@podvey.com

Congratulations to Greg Miller, who recently became a Director of the firm.

Evelyn Storch recently presented a program on Electronically Stored Information: Everything Your Business Has to Know to the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce at Forsgate Country Club. The program focused on the federal rule changes, their impact on business, and best practices to meet the litigation challenges of electronically stored information ("ESI"). Both Evelyn and Shelly Finkelstein can consult with you to create an effective data retention/destruction policy or assist you with your ESI litigation needs. A powerpoint presentation is available on request, and additional materials will be provided periodically to those who request them. To receive a copy of these materials, please e-mail Evelyn at estorch@podvey.com.

Congratulations to Bob Podvey, who was recently elected to the Executive Committee of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce.

Podvey Meanor welcomes back Jeff Catenacci, who returns to the firm as an associate after serving as a judicial law clerk to United States District Court Judge Dickinson R. Debevoise.

Podvey Meanor welcomes Melissa Elwyn as an associate of the firm. Melissa is a graduate of Tulane University School of Law and received her LL.M. from Fordham University School of Law.

Podvey Meanor welcomes Jorge Salva as an associate of the firm. Jorge is a graduate of Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania School of Law.

Shelly Finkelstein appeared on a panel at the Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association in August 2007 to discuss, "The Next Frontier: The Admissibility of Electronic Evidence." Shelly has co-authored articles published in the ABA's Litigation dealing with electronic discovery issues, including, "Spoliation, or Please Don't Leave the Cake Out in the Rain," Summer 2006, and "A Primer on E*vide*n.c.e.," Winter 2002. Several of Shelly's articles appear in The Litigation Manual (3d ed.), recently published by the American Bar Association, Section of Litigation. Shelly has been appointed by the American Bar Association's Litigation Section to serve as a Co-Director of its Division V (Substantive Committees) for the bar year 2007-2008. Previously, Shelly served as Co-Director of Division IV (Procedural Committees) and Division VII (Task Forces).

The firm is pleased to announce that Douglas E. Motzenbecker has been named Editor-in-Chief of Litigation News, a publication of the Section of Litigation of the American Bar Association, for the 2006-2008 term. Also, at the invitation of the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys, Doug recently presented a seminar on fiduciary liability insurance at the Association's annual educational conference in Vail, Colorado.

Rob Scheinbaum was a speaker and a member of the seminar faculty for the Norton Institute Western Mountain Bankruptcy Law Conference. Rob spoke on recent developments concerning Chapter 11.

Tony Golowski recently presented a seminar on forensic financial investigations in insurance fraud litigation, with an emphasis on Workers' Compensation Premium Fraud and Medical Provider Fraud cases, at the 22nd Annual Seminar & Expo on Insurance Fraud presented by the International Association of Special Investigation Units.