Ulmer & Berne Partner, Michael N. Ungar, Speaks at Securities Industry Institute®

Business Wire, March 11, 2008

CLEVELAND -- Michael N. Ungar, Chair of Ulmer & Berne LLP's Litigation Department and a member of the Firm's Management Committee, will be speaking at The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania's annual Securities Industry Institute[R] on March 12, 2008.

Mr. Ungar will be making a presentation on securities arbitration. The program will provide an insider's view of the arbitration process from opening statements to conclusion. This is the fourth year in a row that he has been invited to speak at this Wharton School conference.

Mr. Ungar was recently recognized for the second year in a row by his peers as one of the Top 10 attorneys in Ohio by Law & Politics and Cincinnati magazines. He serves on the Firm's Management Committee and chairs the Litigation Department at Ulmer & Berne. His national business litigation practice encompasses a broad range of general business disputes, with a focus on banking, securities, and broker-dealer matters, class actions and other types of complex litigation, including defense of shareholder and derivative claims, trade secrets/unfair competition, SEC, NASD and NYSE investigations and professional liability. Mr. Ungar also frequently serves as a mediator and arbitrator in business disputes. He received his J.D. and B.A. from Boston University.

The Securities Industry Institute[R] is the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association's (SIFMA) premier leadership and management education program. This program examines current thinking in economics, finance, management, marketing, professional development and operations; familiarizes participants with the challenges facing the securities industry; expands their working knowledge of key aspects of the securities business; and provides opportunities for interchange among participants and with the industry, academic and business leaders who serve as faculty.

Ulmer & Berne LLP, established in 1908 and celebrating its 100th year, is one of Ohio's largest law firms. In a survey of Fortune 500 companies by Corporate Counsel magazine, Ulmer & Berne has been chosen as a Go-To Law Firm[R] for both 2007 and 2008. Less than one-half of one percent of all the law firms in the US and abroad received this distinction. Also, in 2007, the Firm was recognized in The BTI Consulting Group's survey of corporate counsel as one of only 85 firms nationally that "delivers the best value for the dollar."

A full-service Firm with 180 attorneys in Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Chicago, Ulmer & Berne represents publicly traded and privately held companies, financial institutions, pharmaceutical companies, family businesses, international joint ventures and affiliations, investor groups, start-ups and emerging businesses, public bodies and nonprofit organizations. For more information, visit www.ulmer.com.