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Attorneys From New York City Firm Bondy & Schloss Join Hodgson Russ

Gary Schober, Hodgson Russ president, and John Catterson, former managing partner of Bondy & Schloss

Contact: Lisa Kane
212.751.4300
lkane@hodgsonruss.com

Twenty-one additional attorneys will provide increased depth of service for clients

NEW YORK CITY — Attorneys from Bondy & Schloss LLP, a prominent Manhattan-based law firm, have joined Hodgson Russ LLP, a full-service law firm with seven offices in the United States and Canada.

Twenty-one Bondy & Schloss attorneys joined Hodgson Russ's more than 200 attorneys and continue their practice in New York City. The attorneys, who practice in the areas of corporate and securities, litigation, real estate, trusts and estates, and immigration, will add depth to Hodgson Russ, whose attorneys practice in all major areas of business law.

"We couldn't be more pleased that these fine lawyers have joined our Firm. The agreement is a win-win situation," noted Robert B. Conklin, president of Hodgson Russ. "And with 21 excellent lawyers joining our existing practice in the New York City market, Hodgson Russ is now able to expand and diversify our range of services there and to serve everyone's clients better."

"The opportunity to join a premier law firm such as Hodgson Russ is beneficial for the Bondy & Schloss attorneys and our clients," said partner John Catterson, formerly managing partner of Bondy & Schloss. "It provides a larger platform from which our attorneys can provide a wider range of services to our existing and future clients in many more areas of law and geographical areas."

"Our existing clients will have the comfort and ease of knowing their Bondy & Schloss attorneys will not have to refer outside the Firm for services previously not covered," Mr. Catterson continued. "The expanded range of our services will also open the door for potential clients who require services in many different practice areas."

The partners who lead Bondy & Schloss's principal practice areas are John Catterson, Trusts & Estates; Mark A. Harmon, and Robert Schrager, Litigation; Roy I. Martin, Real Estate; Jeffrey A. Rinde, Corporate & Securities; and Susie Kim, Immigration.

Mr. Catterson concentrates his practice in estates and trusts and nonprofit law. He has over 25 years of experience in all aspects of planning and administration of estates and has provided extensive services to individual and institutional fiduciaries.

Mr. Harmon focuses his practice on business, employment, and real estate litigation. His practice includes representing financial institutions and transfer agents in court proceedings dealing in securities-related issues.

Mr. Martin has extensive experience in the areas of real estate and commercial and estate and trust litigation, which include financing and acquisition of office and industrial buildings, shopping centers, multi-unit residential, and condominium developments.

Mr. Rinde concentrates his practice in U.S. securities regulation and compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate law and governance. He is very experienced in public and private securities offerings, including venture capital, structured and private equity and debt financings.

Mr. Schrager has a great deal of experience in the areas of commercial, financial, and bankruptcy litigation. He is a co-chair of the Committee on Creditors' Rights and Banking Litigation of the New York State Bar Association's Commercial and Federal Litigation section.

Ms. Kim represents the multinational business community to bring employees into the United States and to establish new business enterprises in the United States. She writes extensively and lectures in Korea and across the United States.

Also joining Hodgson Russ is Joseph Goldberg, whose practice includes civil litigation, NASD and AAA arbitrations, and government regulatory and enforcement proceedings. He is the legal chair of the International Prepaid Communications Association.

With more than 220 attorneys practicing in all major areas of law, Hodgson Russ is approximately the 185th largest law firm headquartered in the United States. It is one of approximately 100 firms in the country listed in America's Greatest Places to Work With a Law Degree. In June 2005, Hodgson Russ received the Carol S. Knox Family-Friendly Employer Award from the Capital District Women's Bar Association. The Firm, which was established in 1817 and is among the oldest law firms in the U.S., is the only law firm that can count two former U.S. presidents, Millard Fillmore and Grover Cleveland, among its alumni. The seven offices of Hodgson Russ are located in Albany, Buffalo, Johnstown, and two in New York City, New York; Boca Raton, Florida; and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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