The Daily Record News Summaries: June 4, 2008

Daily Record (Rochester, NY), Jun 4, 2008

Aug. 20 only day for election appeals

The Appellate Division, Fourth Department announced that Aug. 20 is the only day scheduled for hearing appeals in proceedings concerning the September primary elections.

The record and appellants' briefs must be filed in the clerk's office no later than 5 p.m. Aug. 15, and respondents' briefs must be filed no later than 5 p.m. Aug. 18 for appeals being heard by the court on Aug. 20.

Notify the clerk's office of pending appeals as soon as possible by calling (585)?530-3100.

Xerox acquires Veenman BV

Xerox Corp. on Tuesday announced completion of its cash acquisition of the Dutch company Veenman BV for $68 million. The acquisition expands Xerox's distribution capacity to the Dutch small- and medium-sized business market.

Xerox will more than double its sales force and gain access to more than 4,000 SMB customers in the Netherlands, a release from the company states.

Veenman operates through six office locations in the Netherlands that sell and service document management systems such as printers, copiers and multifunction devices. As the country's leading independent office technology reseller, Veenman sells products from various suppliers, including now Xerox.

Veenman, acquired from Corporate Express NV, now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Xerox. Eric Annema, managing director of Veenman, continues to lead the company, reporting directly to Rogerio Fangueiro, senior vice president, Office Group, Xerox Europe.

The acquisition is Xerox's fifth in the past two years. The company has invested more than $1.8 billion in companies to broaden its distribution and expand its document-related services and software portfolio.

Cornell reappoints law school dean

Stewart J. Schwab, professor of labor and employment law at Cornell Law School, recently was reappointed the Allan R. Tessler Dean of the Law School. The Cornell Board of Trustees unanimously approved his reappointment on May 23, following the recommendations of President David J. Skorton and Provost Biddy Martin.

Schwab's renewed five-year appointment as the law school's 15th dean begins Jan. 1, 2009.

Schwab joined the Cornell faculty in 1983 and holds a master's degree in labor economics and industrial organization, as well as a J.D. and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan. He clerked for the Hon. J. Dickson Phillips of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and for U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

The new position of vice dean, to be filled by Professor Barbara Holden-Smith, associate dean for academic affairs, will oversee the law school's day-to-day operations, allowing Schwab to focus on strategic initiatives, faculty recruitment, the capital campaign and building expansion. Law Professor Stephen P. Garvey will replace Holden-Smith as associate dean for academic affairs.

In March, Schwab was named one of the 50 most powerful employment attorneys in America by Human Resource Executive, an independent magazine for human resources executives. He has consulted for the World Bank on reform of labor and employment laws in parts of the former Soviet Union and the former Yugoslavia and continues to serve as reporter on the Restatement of Employment Law for the American Law Institute.

In related news, G. Peter Lepage, the Harold Tanner Dean of Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences, was reappointed to a five-year term beginning July 1, 2009. The reappointment also was approved by the Cornell Board of Trustees on May 23, following the recommendations of the president and provost. During his current term, Lepage has overseen the hiring of approximately one-fourth of the college's current faculty, and undergraduate applications have risen 78 percent.