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Speakers

Linda Dale Hoffa, a Dilworth Paxson partner, is scheduled to be a presenter at the “Masters of Litigation” CLE program from 10 to 11 a.m. Nov. 2.

The seminar program is jointly presented by Temple University's Beasley School of Law and the American College of Trial Lawyers.

The full program is set to run from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Temple's Beasley School of Law (Klein Hall 2B), 1719 N. Broad St., Philadelphia.

The program offers a total of four Pennsylvania CLE credits.

For more information and to register, call 215-204-7861.

Hoffa is chair of Dilworth Paxson's white-collar/government investigations practice group. She helps corporations and individuals successfully navigate the complex regulatory and law enforcement landscape.

She focuses her practice in the areas of criminal defense and counseling, internal corporate investigations, and corporate compliance programs.

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The Chartwell Law Offices partner Anthony P. Trozzolillo presented, “Legal Issues in Recruiting and Hiring” at the National Business Institute's “Human Resource Law From A-Z Seminar” on Oct. 16 and 17.

The two-day practical course examined current issues in human resource law for attorneys, HR personnel, accountants and corporate presidents/vice presidents.

Trozzolillo is a partner in Chartwell Law's Scranton office, where he concentrates his litigation practice in medical malpractice, trucking litigation, personal injury, products liability, premises liability, employment law and employment discrimination.

He has successfully and routinely tried to verdict a variety of complex cases throughout Pennsylvania and Ohio.

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Additions

Thomas J. Fisher, a former engineer who focuses his practice on complex electrical, mechanical and computer software patent disputes, joined Cozen O'Connor's ­international IP practice.

Fisher regularly represents major corporate clients in federal district courts; Section 337 proceedings before the International Trade Commission (ITC); and in appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court.

He also handles a range of post-grant proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including AIA proceedings and re-examination proceedings. Fisher joins the firm as a member.

In addition to his work as a litigator, Fisher regularly counsels both domestic and foreign clients on patent portfolio development, intellectual property issues related to corporate transactions, licensing, litigation avoidance, risk management, and post-litigation tactics.

He is also a certified licensing professional.

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Announcements

The Delaware Business Court Insider is seeking contributors to provide analysis and insight into recent Delaware Court of Chancery decisions, as well as litigation and issues currently of interest to the ­business law community.

Potential topics that would be appropriate include, but are not limited to, arbitration, books-and-records requests, breach of contract lawsuits, controlling stockholder litigation, derivative claims, discovery ­disputes in commercial ­litigation, ­corporate dissolution, breach of fiduciary duty lawsuits, intellectual property litigation, jurisdictional battles in corporate litigation, merger and acquisition lawsuits, special committee decisions, corporate governance, limited liability company ­litigation and limited partnership agreement litigation.

Examples of articles written for DBCI are available online at www.delbizcourt.com. For more information, contact Kristie Rearick at [email protected].

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The Legal and Pennsylvania Law Weekly are looking for verdicts and settlements to report.

If you're a plaintiffs or defense attorney who has obtained a verdict or settlement in Pennsylvania county or federal court recently, email Zack Needles at [email protected].