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        <title><![CDATA[03/19/2010 Green Products Update: New Green Construction Code Published for Public Comment]]></title> 
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        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2058.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[03/18/2010 Transportation Update: FMC Orders Investigation of Vessel Capacity and Equipment Availability in U.S. Export and Import Liner Trades]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[On March 17, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued an Order of Investigation in Fact Finding Investigation No. 26, Vessel Capacity and Equipment Availability in the United States Export and Import Liner Trades (Fact Finding Investigation).]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2057.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[03/18/2010 Employment @lert: New Law Provides Tax Breaks for Employers]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[As the unemployment rate remains high, the Senate and House of Representatives recently passed a law aimed at creating new jobs.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2056.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[03/16/2010 Hot Topics in IRS Enforcement and Administration]]></title> 
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        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2055.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[03/10/2010 Social Media – Why It's Important]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Thompson Hine is hosting this event for the Southwest Ohio Franchise Business Network on Wednesday, March 10 at Wetherington Golf &amp; Country Club.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2021.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[03/05/2010 Construction Update: Ohio Supreme Court Issues Significant Ruling on Prevailing-Wage Cases]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[On March 2, the Ohio Supreme court issued its decision in Bergman, et al. v. Monarch Construction Company, 2010-Ohio-622, involving a prevailing-wage issue that has great interest to the construction industry in Ohio.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2053.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[03/05/2010 Product Liability Update: Recent Changes Affecting Medicare Reporting]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Our Product Liability Updates of March 2009 and August 2009 alerted businesses to new requirements potentially affecting every business or liability insurer that pays a settlement or judgment to a personal injury or wrongful death claimant.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2052.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[03/05/2010 Surviving Regulatory Reform: What Every Investment Adviser Needs to Know]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Thompson Hine's Investment Management Group invites you to attend a complimentary seminar.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2051.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[03/04/2010 Climate Change Disclosures For Public Companies]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[On Feb. 2, 2010, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission published a guidance document on SEC reporting obligations for public companies relating to climate change matters (&quot;Guidance Document&quot;).]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2054.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[03/04/2010 Employment @lert: Ohio Supreme Court Rules on Penalties in Prevailing-Wage Cases]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[On March 2, the Ohio Supreme Court issued its decision in Bergman vs. Monarch Construction Company.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2050.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[03/03/2010 Business Litigation Update: Ohio Court Upholds Class Action Waiver in Consumer Arbitration Agreement]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Bucking the trend of recent decisions both in Ohio and across the country, an Ohio Court of Appeals recently enforced a class action waiver in a consumer arbitration agreement.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2049.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[03/01/2010 Thompson Hine Names New Partner-in-Charge in New York]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Katherine D. Brandt has been named the new partner-in-charge of Thompson Hine LLP's New York City office, effective March 1, 2010.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2048.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[02/26/2010 Webinar - What Employers Need to Know About the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA):  From Employment Discrimination to Health Plan Administration]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[New regulations issued under GINA may require immediate action and preparation on the part of employers and group health plans that offer health risk assessments.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2046.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[02/26/2010 Webinar - Online Social Networking: Risks, Benefits and Practical Considerations]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Your employees are using Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, probably at work and certainly on their own time.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2047.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[02/25/2010 Business Litigation Update: Supreme Court Establishes &quot;Nerve Center&quot; as a Corporation's &quot;Principal Place of Business&quot; for Purposes of Diversity Jurisdiction]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Business lawyers and their national corporate clients know well how costly and complicated litigation can be over the &quot;citizenship&quot; of an entity.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2045.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[02/23/2010 Thompson Hine Partner Re-Elected to Hedge Fund Association Board]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Richard S. Heller, a partner with the law firm Thompson Hine LLP, was re-elected to the 2010/2011 Hedge Fund Association (HFA) Board of Directors.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2044.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[02/18/2010 Regulation in the Air]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Wray Blattner and Devin Barry co-wrote an article titled &quot;Regulation in the Air&quot;.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2043.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[02/17/2010 U.S. Consumers and Changes in Credit Card Practices]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[U.S. credit card legislation has undergone some significant changes, following consumers' complaints about how credit card companies applied increasing interest rates or used deliberately obscure language.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2042.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[02/17/2010 Alice in Pharmaland: The &quot;Curiouser and Curiouser&quot; Case of Conte v. Wyeth]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[So begins our trip down the rabbit hole of juris(im)prudence.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2041.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[02/17/2010 Corporate Law Update: Supreme Court Lifts Ban on Corporate Independent Expenditures]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[The decision of the United States Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission (the &quot;FEC&quot;) now permits corporations to expend unlimited amounts of general treasury funds to advocate the election or defeat of a federal candidate.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2040.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[02/16/2010 Thompson Hine Names Diversity Committee Chair]]></title> 
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        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[02/16/2010 Privacy &amp; Information Security Update: FCC Seeks Comment on Requiring Written Consent for Prerecorded Telemarketing Calls]]></title> 
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        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2038.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[02/16/2010 Real Estate Update: Creditors’ Rights Coverage Disappearing? How to Mitigate Risk]]></title> 
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        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2037.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[02/15/2010 Public Company Update: Changes Continue in SEC Enforcement: New Initiative to Encourage Cooperation by Individuals]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[As a part of its continuing effort to revamp and energize its Enforcement Division, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unveiled new tools to encourage cooperation by individuals and companies during investigations.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2036.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[02/10/2010 Mass &amp; Toxic Tort Update: EPA Announces New Chemical Action Plans]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[On December 30, 2009, the EPA, in an exercise of its authority under the Toxic Substances Control Act announced the establishment of a &quot;chemicals of concern&quot; list and action plans that might prompt restrictions on four types of synthetic chemicals.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2034.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[02/09/2010 Climate Change and Sustainable Business Solutions Update: SEC Issues Interpretive Guidance on Climate Change Disclosures for Public Companies]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[On February 2, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a guidance document on SEC reporting obligations for public companies relating to climate change matters (&quot;Guidance Document&quot;).]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2033.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[02/08/2010 Thompson Hine Grows Corporate Practice]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Peter W. Smith has joined the law firm Thompson Hine LLP as a partner in the firm's Atlanta office.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2032.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[02/05/2010 WMACCA Corporate &amp; Securities Forum 2010 Proxy Update - Webcast Only Program]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[WMACCA Corporate &amp; Securities Forum 2010 Proxy Update - Webcast Only Program]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2031.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[02/04/2010 Privacy &amp; Information Security Update: Compliance Deadline Approaches Under New Massachusetts Law]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[We previously reported that Massachusetts has enacted a broad new legislative standard mandating the adoption and implementation of minimum data security practices and standards.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2030.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[02/04/2010 The Regulation of Investment Funds - A Fordham Law Symposium February 19, 2010]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[James Jalil will moderate the Fordham Law Symposium entitled The Regulation of Investment Funds to be held on February 19, 2010.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2028.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[02/03/2010 Thompson Hine Adds 10 New Associates]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Ten associates have joined Thompson Hine LLP. Each of the new lawyers previously worked for the firm as a law clerk.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2027.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[02/03/2010 Staying Ahead of the Curve: Managing Today's Regulatory Risk for Tomorrow's Success]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Register for this event in our Cleveland office on Wednesday, February 3.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2006.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[02/01/2010 Thompson Hine Again Recognized for Superior Client Service]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Thompson Hine LLP has again been recognized in a national survey of corporate counsel, BTI Client Service All-Stars 2010.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2026.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[01/29/2010 Transportation Update: U.S. Magnesium Wins Small Rate Case]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[In a decision issued by the Surface Transportation Board (STB) on January 28, 2010, U.S. Magnesium (USM) won a reduction in rail transportation rates on two chlorine movements from its facility in Rowley, Utah to Eloy and Sahuarita, Arizona.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2025.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[01/28/2010 Investment Management Update: FINRA Releases Guidance on Blogs and Social Networking Web Sites]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[On January 25, the Financial Regulatory Authority (FINRA) released further guidance for firms regarding the use of blogs and social networking web sites by firm personnel for business purposes.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2024.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[01/28/2010 Environmental Update: Was Chicken Little Right? Recent Developments in Air Pollution Law]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[There have been many recent developments in the area of air pollution law, both nationally and in Ohio.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2023.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[01/27/2010 Tax Update: IRS to Require Disclosure of Uncertain Tax Positions on Business Returns]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[The IRS has announced a new initiative pursuant to which many corporations will have to disclose uncertain tax positions on a schedule attached to the business tax return.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2022.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[01/25/2010 Investment Management Update: Enhanced Governance and Risk Oversight Disclosure for Investment Companies]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[On December 16, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rule and form amendments requiring new or expanded disclosure in proxy and registration statements.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2020.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[01/21/2010 Green Products Update: More Cops on the Green Beat]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[The &quot;green police&quot; are out. Companies manufacturing, selling, marketing or distributing products they identify as green or some variation of greencan face enforcement actions brought by federal and state agencies.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2019.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[01/21/2010 Land Use and Real Estate Litigation Alert: Supreme Court Refuses to Consider Florida Zoning Case]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court on January 11, 2010 refused to hear the case of Florida property owners who claimed their Everglades property was purposefully devalued by zoning regulations.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2018.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[01/21/2010 2010 Thresholds for Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Thresholds Decreased From 2009]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2017.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[01/21/2010 Executive Compensation and Tax Update: IRS Provides New Opportunities to Fix Section 409A Violations]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[The IRS has published a correction program for nonqualified deferred compensation plans that violate Section 409A as a result of certain plan document failures.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2016.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[01/20/2010 Transportation Government Mediation Programs as an Effective Tool for Advocates, Part II]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Transportation Government Mediation Programs as an Effective Tool for Advocates]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2014.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[01/20/2010 Transportation Update: STB Discontinues Dockets]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[On January 19, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) formally terminated the following 10 proceedings, many of which have been pending for several years.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2015.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[01/20/2010 Corporate Tax Update: State of Ohio Job Creation and Job Retention Tax Credits]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[The state of Ohio through its Department of Development administers a program offering credits against the state Commercial Activity Tax for certain projects that result in job creation or job retention within the state.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2013.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[01/20/2010 21st Century Infrastructure:  Opportunities and Hurdles for Renewable Energy Development]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Not enough attention has been paid to renewable energy infrastructure development critical to ensure successful project development for wind, biomass, solar, biofuels, geothermal, distributed generation, and waste management projects.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2012.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[01/19/2010 Investment Management Update: SEC Adopts Amended Custody Rules for Investment Advisers]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[At an open meeting of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) held on December 16, 2009, the agency adopted revised Rule 206(4)-2 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the &quot;Advisers Act&quot;).]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2011.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[01/12/2010 Climate Change and Sustainable Business Solutions Update: The Copenhagen Climate Change Conference: Was Anything Accomplished?]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Following the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Copenhagen, Denmark from December 7 to 18, 2009 (COP15), the Obama administration received both praise and criticism concerning the resulting Copenhagen Accord (the &quot;Accord&quot;).]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2010.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[01/11/2010 Personal &amp; Succession Planning Advisory: The Estate Tax Is Dead! Long Live the Estate Tax!]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Our title for this advisory captures the essence of a remarkable law passed by Congress at the beginning of the last decade that extinguished the &quot;death tax&quot; in 2010 only to bring it back to life in 2011.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2009.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[01/05/2010 Mass &amp; Toxic Tort Update – BPA: How Little Is Too Much? Consumer Reports Joins the Debate]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[A December 2009 Consumer Reports article reported that its testing of a number of name-brand canned food products found that many contained unacceptable levels of Bisphenol A, compared to the maximum daily exposure levels that its scientists advocate]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2008.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[01/05/2010 Investment Management Update:  SEC Adopts Rules Regarding Principal Trades with Certain Clients]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[On December 23, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final temporary Rule 206(3)-3T under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the &quot;Advisers Act&quot;).]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2007.html</link> 
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        <title><![CDATA[01/04/2010 Privacy &amp; Information Security Update:  European Union Tightens Rules on Internet Tracking]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Web site operators face new restrictions on their ability to track users' online activities.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2004.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[01/01/2010 Transportation Government Mediation Programs as an Effective Tool for Advocates, Part I]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Disputing shippers and carriers often resort to administrative and/or court based litigation or arbitration to resolve commercial and regulatory shipping disputes.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2029.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[12/28/2009 Thompson Hine Partner Recognized As Real Estate “Woman of Influence”]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Linda A. Striefsky has been named a &quot;Woman of Influence&quot; by Real Estate Forum magazine.]]></description> 
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        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[12/23/2009 Thompson Hine Assists Children Victimized by Domestic Violence]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Thompson Hine LLP was a co-sponsor of the New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association's (NJCCA) annual holiday outreach event on December 9.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2002.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[12/23/2009 Employee Benefits &amp; Executive Compensation Update:  COBRA Subsidy Extended]]></title> 
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        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2003.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[12/21/2009 Thompson Hine Names Seven New Partners]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Thompson Hine LLP has elected seven lawyers to the firm's partnership effective January 1, 2010.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2001.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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