Groom Law Group, Chartered is widely recognized as the leading benefits law firm in the United States with over 90 attorneys dedicated solely to the practice of employee benefits, health and retirement law. From our one office strategically located in Washington, DC, we maintain a national practice with a focus on novel, cutting edge solutions for our clients. Since our inception in 1975, we have focused on employee benefits, ERISA, health and retirement issues, including plan drafting and advice, administrative practice before governmental agencies, litigation of benefit matters in federal and state court nationwide, and advice and drafting of legislation. Our client base is diverse and includes more than 100 plan sponsors and benefit service providers across the United States, many of whom are Fortune 100 companies, as well as associations, insurers, state and local retirement systems, and tax-exempt organizations. Whether creating state-of-the-art benefit plans, advising financial institutions about their products, or litigating disputes at all levels of the judicial system, Groom’s attorneys are consummate technicians of employee benefits law, offering clients a depth of knowledge that is simply not found in any other firm in the country.

Founded in 1920, Miller & Chevalier is a Washington, DC law firm with a global perspective and leading practices in Tax, International Law, Litigation, ERISA, White Collar Defense and Internal Investigations, Government Contracts, and Government Affairs.

For over 75 years, AUI has been a champion for scientific achievement. As pioneers of the open science model, we have scaled up science and created new scientific disciplines based on a philosophy of sharing access through an engaged and well-organized community. Garnering six Nobel Prizes through the creation of cutting-edge technologies, we are dedicated to expanding the scientific frontiers of tomorrow.

Founded in 1912, the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) was originally created by three independent scientific organizations to provide a forum in which to hold educational meetings, develop publications, and disseminate biological research results. What started as a small group of dedicated scientists has grown to be the nation’s largest coalition of biomedical researchers, representing 26 scientific societies and over 110,000 researchers from around the world. FASEB is now recognized as the voice of advocacy for biological and biomedical research scientists. FASEB's Mission Advance health and welfare by promoting progress and education in biological and biomedical sciences through service to our member societies and collaborative advocacy. FASEB Quick Facts * Website: www.faseb.org * Celebrated 100 years of service to the life sciences community in 2012 * 23 scientific societies / more than 110,000 researchers worldwide * Manages many scientific meetings, conferences, and exhibit halls each year * Publishes The FASEB Journal and FASEB BioAdvances * Provides career resources through job/resume postings, networking, and educational seminars

Kellogg Hansen works in complex trial and appellate litigation. Our lawyers are highly qualified, credentialed, and experienced. Our lawyers have extensive experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in trials and appeals throughout the United States. We pride ourselves on the exceptional results we achieve for our clients.

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP is consistently recognized as a leading national litigation boutique. For 45 years, the firm has attracted extraordinarily talented and experienced attorneys who are committed to each one of their clients. We help them with their most complex, high-stakes legal problems and consistently deliver positive results. The firm’s attorneys have extensive experience related to criminal investigations, securities violations, legal ethics, food and drug law, health care disputes, and tax controversy. With an approach that is both aggressive and savvy, Zuckerman Spaeder seeks to resolve matters before they get to trial—often saving clients from considerable expense and unwanted attention. And when needed, the firm’s focused trial lawyers know how to go toe-to-toe with government investigators, major corporations, and the largest law firms.

Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC champions the causes of real people—workers, consumers, small business owners, investors, and whistleblowers—working to deliver corporate reforms and fair markets for the common good. With Cohen Milstein on your side, count on uncommon legal talent, high-powered resourcefulness, and impactful results, often delivered in ways never imagined possible. Attorney Advertising For information on careers at Cohen Milstein, please visit our website at www.cohenmilstein.com/careers.

Lea+Elliott is a transportation consulting firm offering a broad range of services for clients worldwide. Our principal activities involve transportation system planning, procurement, project structuring strategies, and implementation oversight leading to the start of passenger service. We are experienced in all modes of transit, including high-speed rail, automated and conventional rapid transit, commuter rail, light rail, automated guideway transit (or automated people mover (APM)), conventional and advanced technology buses, personal rapid transit, and emerging technologies. Our projects primarily involve airports (landside access and airside), urban communities, commercial/business districts, regional transit, and commuter lines. Lea+Elliott professional staff includes planning, engineering, program management, and O&M experts who have worked for public and private sector owners; transit system operators and agencies; transit system suppliers and manufacturers; design A/E firms; and contracting firms. Our first-hand knowledge of complex funding strategies (including Public Private Partnerships and Concessionaire approaches), environmental approval processes, transit system technologies, infrastructure design and construction processes, and project delivery approaches enables us to fully integrate a transportation project (from concept to passenger service) adding value that results in creative, on-target, cost-efficient transportation solutions that satisfy the owner’s goals and objectives.

Oliff PLC was established in January 1983 with a commitment to providing the highest quality, most cost-effective and prompt intellectual property legal services. At Oliff PLC we maintain a client-centered approach, dedicated to handling each client matter as we would want it handled if we were the client. We rely on and maintain close working relationships with our clients, which are characterized by clear, frank and prompt communications. Oliff PLC represents a large and diverse group of domestic and international clients, including major universities and businesses, ranging from large multi-national Fortune 200 corporations to smaller privately owned companies and individual entrepreneurs. Our services are tailored to meet the needs and style of each client. We travel worldwide several times each year to meet with our clients, and we welcome all of our clients to visit our offices at any time. Our growth continues with the strong support of our clients, and our continued commitment to our “Big 3″ philosophy — providing the highest quality work product, very promptly and at a very reasonable cost. From four attorneys and a total staff of 13 in 1983, the Oliff PLC team has, in response to the needs of our clients and with their support, continued to grow and maintains three offices in Alexandria, VA, Charlotte, NC, and St. Louis, MO. Our firm provides a full spectrum of intellectual property legal services from procurement, including patent and trademark application preparation and prosecution, opinions, counseling, licensing, litigation, and dispute resolution. For more information about the firm, visit www.oliff.com.

From our very first year in practice, the goal at Nixon & Vanderhye has been to establish a first-rate firm that capitalizes on the experience of its attorneys to service high-quality clients in all aspects of intellectual property law, nationally and internationally. Our philosophy from day one has been to provide comprehensive services in intellectual property law with the highest quality and at a cost that ensures value, while steadfastly protecting the intellectual property of our clients. Nixon & Vanderhye has earned a long-standing reputation for putting the interests and needs of our clients first. With that philosophy, the firm has built a working environment where people enjoy coming to work and stay for many, many years.

Keller and Heckman, founded in 1962, has a broad practice in the areas of regulatory law, public policy, and litigation, serving both domestic and international clients. Our firm is a pioneer in the use of interdisciplinary approaches to problem-solving. Since 1971, we have had an in-house scientific staff that works closely with the firm's attorneys on matters of technical complexity. Many of our attorneys also have government experience and expertise in multiple areas of the law.