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• Attorney Seymour J. Mansfield recently authored an article entitled "Don't Mess Around with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act" for the SuperLawyers Corporate Counsel edition. Please click here to read the article.

• Attorney Brian N. Niemczyk took part in the "Ask the Attorney" presentation at the Working Together Conference on March 10, 2009, co-hosted by the Minnesota Multi-Housing Association ("MHA"), in which he fielded questions on a wide variety of questions related to landlord-tenant law. Mr. Niemczyk also serves on MHA's Professional Education Committee.

• On March 19, MT&C Attorney Phillip Trobaugh will participate as a panel member discussing School Rules at the annual Law Expo. The Expo is an annual event for area high school students to spend the day attending seminars addressing legal topics, and is a joint program hosted by the Hennepin and Ramsey County Bar Associations. This is Mr. Trobaugh's 12th year of participation.

• MT&C Attorney Jeffrey C. O'Brien, together with attorney Lymari J. Santana of Mack & Santana (who is Of Counsel to MT&C), will appear on the WCCO Real Estate Radio Hour on Saturday, March 21, 2009, to discuss real estate issues in a divorce. For more information, go to http://www.realestateradiohour.com/.

• The Firm's INCubation Center® will host its first INCubation Briefing of 2009 on Monday, March 23, 2009, in St. Louis Park. For more information, click here.

• On March 29, 2009, the INCubation Center® will be exhibiting at the Elk River Area Chamber of Commerce's 23rd Annual Business Expo. The Business Expo is scheduled for one day only - Sunday, March 29, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Additional space, more visibility for exhibitors, plus a Taste of Elk River Food Court are all part of the day's activities at the Elk River High School located at 900 School Street in Elk River. Admission is free.

• On April 2, 2009, MT&C Attorneys Marshall H. Tanick and Jeffrey C. O'Brien will attend a Wine Tasting fundraiser for the Firm's client, Animal Ark, a no-kill animal shelter headquartered in Hastings, Minnesota. For more information, please visit http://www.animalarkshelter.org/.

• On April 21, 2009, Jeffrey C. O'Brien will participate in a panel discussion for the Financial Planners Association of Minnesota on the topic of "When the Mansion turns into a Money Pit." The panelists will provide an update on the housing market, discuss the current trends regarding appraisals/refinancing, foreclosures, reverse mortgages, and other related issues. Mr. O'Brien also recently authored an article for the Hennepin Lawyer entitled "Real Estate Sales in a Troubled Market: A Crash Course in Terminology", which can be found on the web at http://hennepin.timberlakepublishing.com/article.asp?article=1306&paper=1&cat=147.

• On April 23, 2009, the INCubation Center® will be exhibiting at the Small Business Resource Expo, which is co-hosted by the American Association of MicroBusinesses ("AAM") and New Business Minnesota, a client of our Firm. MT&C Attorney Jeffrey C. O'Brien will also be moderating a panel discussion entitled "Show Me the Money - Gaining Access to Scarce Financial Resources." For more information, go to http://www.usamicrobiz.org/.

• On May 7, 2009, MT&C Founding Shareholder Seymour J. Mansfield will be the honoree at the Fund for the Legal Aid Society's Law Day Dinner. For more information, click here. Congratulations Seymour!

• On May 20, 2009, Jeffrey C. O'Brien will co-present the topic "Creating a Conflict of Interest Policy for Your Association" for CIC Midwest's monthly "Lunch & Learn" program, along with Stacy Ekholm of CommonBond Communities.