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Hodgson Russ Partner Lauren D. Rachlin Appointed to Federal Industry Trade Advisory Committee

July 19, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Lisa Kane
416.595.5100
lkane@hodgsonruss.com

TORONTO, ON. -- Lauren D. Rachlin, a partner in Hodgson Russ LLP's Corporate & Securities Practice Group, has been appointed to the Department of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative's Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Customs Matters and Trade Facilitation.

Industry Trade Advisory Committees (ITACs) were established by a 1974 act of U.S. Congress. Committee members work with the Department of Commerce and the Office of the United States Trade Representative. The ITACs have a maximum of 50 members from private sector areas to provide expertise on the subject of Customs matters and trade facilitation. Because information disclosed in the committees' processes is either highly trade sensitive or national-security classified, appointment to the ITACs requires security clearance.

Licensed as a foreign legal consultant in Ontario, Mr. Rachlin is resident in Hodgson Russ's Toronto and Buffalo offices. He concentrates his practice in international business law with a primary focus on Canada, general corporate law, international trade, distribution, and investment. Mr. Rachlin serves by appointment on the United States Trade Representative's International Trade Advisory Committee on Customs and Trade Facilitation. He was the driving force behind the creation of the International Law and Practice Section of the New York State Bar Association and served as the section's first chair. Mr. Rachlin was a founder of the Western New York International Trade Council, now World Trade Center Buffalo Niagara, which he  serves as a director member of its advisory board.

Mr. Rachlin served as a member of the United States Delegation to the United Nations Human Rights Commission. He is an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and the International Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Rachlin served on the executive committee of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO and was a member of the International Advisory Committee of the World Arbitration Institute. Mr. Rachlin received a J.D. from Harvard University and a B.S. from the University at Buffalo.

Established in 1817, Hodgson Russ is one of the oldest law firms in the United States. The Firm has approximately 200 attorneys practicing in all major areas of law and one of the largest Canadian practice groups among U.S. law firms. As licensed foreign legal consultants in Ontario, Hodgson Russ attorneys advise Canadian clients on U.S. legal issues affecting cross-border business operations in the United States. Our attorneys have counseled Canadian clients for more than 50 years. The eight offices of Hodgson Russ are in Albany, Buffalo, JFK International Airport, Johnstown, and New York City, New York; Boca Raton and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

For more information about Mr. Rachlin or Hodgson Russ, visit the Firm's Web site at www.hodgsonruss.com.

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