BNA Authors Win Nine Burton Awards for Legal Writing

ARLINGTON, Va., April 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Specialized news and information publisher BNA is pleased to announce that nine of this year's 30 Burton Awards for Legal Achievement have been awarded to authors writing for BNA legal and business publications. The 2010 awards are for exceptional work published in 2009.

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The Burton Awards for Legal Achievement, held in association with the Library of Congress, recognizes the best in legal writing at the nation's 1,000 largest and most prestigious law firms. Nominations are submitted by managing partners at these firms, and submissions are judged by an Academic Board comprised of distinguished legal scholars from the nation's courts and top law schools. The Eleventh Anniversary Burton Awards event will be held at the Library of Congress on June 14, 2010, in a program to include Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; eminent legal author Bryan Garner; and CNN Analyst and Author Jeffrey Toobin. Bill Press will be the Master of Ceremonies.

"BNA is proud to be the publisher of these award-winning articles and provide a widely respected platform for some of the nation's leading attorneys," said Michael Eisenstein, Vice President and Group Publisher of BNA's Legal & Business Publishing Group. "Outside authors bring to BNA customers industry leading thought leadership in the most prominent areas of the law, and we will continue to provide extensive opportunities for the kinds of insights that engender awards like this. Congratulations to all of the authors who richly deserved this commendation."

The BNA winners are:

"User-Generated Content, Online Fair Use and the DMCA's 'Good Faith' Requirement" by Michael J. Remington & Philip J. Cardinale of Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP, published in Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal on February 6, 2009

"Recent Supreme Court Decision Heightens Pleading Standards, Holds Out Hope for Reducing Discovery Costs" by Lynn C. Tyler of Barnes & Thornburg LLP, published in Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal on June 5, 2009

"The Intersection of Intellectual Property and Bankruptcy Law" by Peter J. Toren, Monica Bhattacharyya & Jamie McGloin-King of Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP, published in Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal on June 12, 2009

"States Turn a Deaf Ear to the Constitution in an Effort to Promote 'Truth in Music'"   by William L. Charron of Pryor Cashman LLP, published in Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal on August 28, 2009

"National Security Letters: Practical Advice For Understanding and Handling Exceptional Requests" by Edward R. McNicholas of Sidley Austin LLP, published in Privacy & Security Law Report on March 30, 2009

"Testing the Roof: How an Economic Downturn Can Create Enhanced Risks to Corporate Information Security" by John B. Kennedy & Nathan C. Dee of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, published in Privacy & Security Law Report on July 6, 2009

"Onward Transfers of Personal Data Under the U.S. Safe Harbor Framework" by Christopher Kuner of Hunton & Williams LLP, published in Privacy & Security Law Report on August 17, 2009

"Six Degrees of Separation: Principles to Guide the Regulation of Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers" by Michael B. Koffler of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, published in Securities Regulation & Law Report on April 27, 2009

"The Continuing Applicability of Rule 23(b)(1) to ERISA Actions for Breach of Fiduciary Duty" by Derek W. Loeser & Benjamin Gould of Keller Rohrback L.L.P., published in Pension & Benefits Daily on August 31, 2009

BNA is the largest independent publisher of specialized news, analysis, and reference services for professionals. BNA analysts produce more than 350 news and information products, including the highly respected Daily Labor Report, U.S. Law Week, and Daily Report for Executives.

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