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Fisher and Phillips Announces National Labor Law Symposium

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National Labor Law Symposium to Review Impact on Employers of Changing Workplace Laws
Fisher & Phillips LLP and InsideCounsel Magazine Bring Together Labor Law Leaders

ATLANTA (September 21, 2009) – The national labor and employment law firm Fisher & Phillips LLP and InsideCounsel magazine announced they have joined together to produce the first National Labor Law Symposium.

The "InsideCounsel / Fisher & Phillips 2009 National Labor Law Symposium" will be held at the Chicago Westin O’Hare on November 17 and will focus on upcoming changes to labor laws and their expected impact on employers. The program is free for qualified in-house counsel and other senior corporate executives.

Scheduled speakers include:

• Ronald Meisburg, general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board
• Bruce Raynor, president of Workers United
• Arthur Rosenfeld, former director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
• Various In-House Counsel
• Attorneys from Fisher & Phillips and Heenan Blaikie

The Symposium will cover a variety of topics including:

• Changing direction of the NLRB
• How the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service’s role could expand under the Employee Free Choice Act
• How unions plan to be more successful in organizing as policies change under the Obama Administration
• What other companies are doing to prepare for passage of EFCA and subsequent threat of union organizing
• How to implement a communication and education program to prepare for union organizing under EFCA
• Corporate campaigns and neutrality agreements update
• Tips from up North: What U.S. companies can learn from Canada’s shortened election timeframes (Presented by the Canadian law firm Heenan Blaikie)

More information about the event can be found at www.insidecounsel.com/laborevent.

InsideCounsel Publisher Tom Duggan said: “We have been able to draw from the government, unions and leading law firms to bring together a program that will help senior in-house counsel prepare their companies for the inevitable changes in our nation’s workplace laws. This is a one day event where corporate lawyers will be able to exchange ideas with their peers as well as interact with leaders who will be at the forefront of change.”

“This symposium is just another example of Fisher & Phillips’ commitment to monitoring and preparing for the possibility of major pending labor law changes,” said Michael D. Carrouth, a partner in the firm’s Columbia office. “Locally, we’re seeking out more ways to educate the business community about likely developments and their bottom-line impact.”

About InsideCounsel magazine (www.insidecounsel.com)
Launched in 1991 InsideCounsel is the pioneering monthly magazine exclusively serving general counsel and other top in-house legal professionals. InsideCounsel's mission is to provide the strategic tools that general counsel need to better manage their legal departments and fully understand the business risks companies face today. The magazine's unique coverage includes benchmarking surveys, examinations of substantive legal issues, regional news and a variety of columns and departments covering such critical areas as litigation, corporate governance, labor and intellectual property.

About Fisher & Phillips LLP (www.laborlawyers.com)
Fisher & Phillips LLP represents employers nationally in labor, employment, civil rights, employee benefits and immigration matters. The firm has more than 225 attorneys in 21 offices. Founded in 1943, it is one of the largest U.S. law firms to concentrate its practice exclusively upon representation of employers in labor and employment matters. The firm has offices in Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Columbia, Dallas, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Irvine, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Louisville, New Jersey, New Orleans, Orlando, Philadelphia, Portland ME, Portland OR, San Diego, San Francisco, and Tampa.

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