Charlie Faruki and Jeff Ireland have been listed in the most recent edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the guide to legal excellence in the United States, based on peer reviews.
Selection for The Best Lawyers in America is based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey of over 2.5 million confidential evaluations by the top attorneys in the country. No fee or purchase is required for the listing. The letter notifying Charlie of the designation, also stated that he is one of a distinguished group of attorneys who have been listed in Best Lawyers continuously for over 20 years. Charlie, who has been called "the Dean of the commercial litigation bar" here by one of Dayton's U.S. District Judges, has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since the 1991-92 edition.

Ron Raether spoke to privacy professionals at the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association.
Ron presented a list of the top ten privacy issues facing healthcare providers that included compliance with the Federal Trade Commission's red flag rules, issues raised by blogging and video file sharing, medical identity theft, e-prescriptions, employee privacy, and data preservation and litigation holds. Ron shared his experiences in addressing these various topics and led a discussion about best practices. Ron's PowerPoint presentation can be viewed here.

Brian Wright spoke at a October 23, 2008 seminar for lending institution advertisers and ad agencies on mortgage advertising laws and regulations.
The seminar was sponsored by the Advertising Review Counsel, a joint project of the Greater Dayton Advertising Association and the Dayton Chapter of the Better Business Bureau. Brian's presentation, titled "How to Stay on the Right Side of the Law When Advertising Mortgage Lending Services & Products," focused on teaching lending and advertising professionals the practical impact of the numerous federal and state statutes and regulations that govern the advertising of mortgage lending services and products.

Rebecca Owen has been appointed to the Wright State University Model United Nations Board of Advisors.
Wright State University's Model United Nations Team has a twenty-nine year winning streak at the National Model United Nations Conference, held annually in New York City. As a member of the Board of Advisors, Rebecca will advise university officials on how to continue the team's tradition of excellence and help establish a campaign to endow the team's travel to competitions.