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Additions

Janet L. McQuaid joined Babst, Calland, Clements and Zomnir as senior counsel in the environmental and energy and natural resources groups.

She has experience in many environmental programs, particularly water, waste, remediation and chemical regulation.

McQuaid has represented clients in many industries, including oil and gas exploration and production, natural gas transmission, refining, chemicals, electronics and real estate development.

She has defended industry and commercial clients in these and other industries against government enforcement actions before various federal and state environmental regulatory authorities, hearing boards and courts.

She helps clients negotiate agreed orders or consent decrees, handles administrative hearings, and participates in litigation in state and federal courts if litigation is necessary to protect the clients' interests.

She has assisted clients in preparing comments on proposed environmental rules and challenged unfavorable regulations in court, including briefing and argument before the Fifth, Seventh and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeal on behalf of industry trade associations.

Elected and Appointed

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr partners William Warren Jr. and Matthew Haar were appointed by Sens. Bob Casey and Pat Toomey to the Middle District of Pennsylvania judicial nominations advisory panel.

Warren and Haar will join the panelists in recommending candidates for appointment to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

The selection process involves candidate interviews, which are set to take place in two Pennsylvania cities, Harrisburg and Scranton, mid-to-late August.

Warren and Haar are both residents in the firm's Harrisburg office.

Warren is a member of the firm's real estate, construction and government contracts practices.

Haar focuses his practice on corporate and commercial litigation with an emphasis on complex insurance and reinsurance litigation.

Events

McNees Wallace & Nurick is set to host its second annual food and beverage seminar on Sept. 13.

This year's seminar scheduled panelist includes Lydia Johnson.

Johnson is the director of the Bureau of Food Safety at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.

Johnson previously served as the assistant director of the bureau for more than three years.

Prior to her work at the department, Johnson, who is a registered and licensed dietitian, was the director of nutritional services at multiple sites of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for more than 20 years and, more recently, was the director of food services for the South Side Area School District.

Pre-registration for the event costs $99.

It will cost $129 the day of the seminar.

Registration begins at 11:30 a.m.

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