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We have wantedto expand our regional footprint into New England for some time, but we werewilling to wait until we could open with the right group of lawyers. MossShapiro's attorneys have been very successful in the region and they allowFisher & Phillips to launch operations at the highest professional level."Mr. Shapiro, the Managing Partner in the Portland office, said, "Thenational reach of Fisher & Phillips with its strategically located officeswill be a great enhancement for our national practice, and our current and newclients will benefit from the depth and breadth of experience and knowledgethat the firm offers in all areas of the increasingly complex arena of laborand employment law. This merger is a perfect fit for us because our focus hasalways been on providing the highest quality legal representation formanagement in labor and employment law matters."The Portland attorneys practice in all aspects of employment, labor andemployee benefits law and litigation on behalf of management. They haverepresented management before state and federal courts and administrativeagencies throughout New England and other areas of the U.S.The attorneyshave earned numerous honors including being selected by their peers to beincluded in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business and BestLawyers in America for Labor & Employment Law, and being selected forinclusion in New England Super Lawyers and Who's Who Legal USA ManagementLabour & Employment. Moss Shapiro also has been named to the BTI ConsultingGroup's Client Service A-Team and the firm has repeatedly received the rank of"1" for management-side labor and employment law firms in Maine byinternational legal publisher, Chambers & Partners.In Louisville, the new office managing partner is Thomas J Birchfield Heis joined by Jeffrey A.

Savarise, who will chair the Fisher & PhillipsAutomotive Manufacturing Practice Group He chaired a similar group atGreenebaum Mr. Savarise provides preventive maintenance and employmenttraining programs designed specifically for the automotive industry They arejoined by partners Craig P Siegenthaler and George D Adams, Of CounselKatherine A Hessenbruch and Todd B Logsdon, and associate William C Vail,Jr Mr. Siegenthaler was the chair for the Collective and Class Action Team atGreenebaum.About Fisher & Phillips LLP ( )Fisher & Phillips LLP represents employers nationally in labor,employment, civil rights, employee benefits and immigration matters The firmhas more than 200 attorneys in 21 offices Founded in 1943, it is one of thefirst U.S. law firms to concentrate its practice exclusively uponrepresentation of employers in labor and employment matters. In addition toits new Portland, ME office, the firm has its headquarters in Atlanta withoffices in Charlotte, Chicago, Columbia, Dallas, Denver, Fort Lauderdale,Houston, Irvine, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Louisville, New Jersey, New Orleans,Orlando, Philadelphia, Portland OR, San Diego, San Francisco, and Tampa.SOURCEFisher & Phillips LLPKevin Sullivan of Fisher & Phillips, Office: 1-404-240-4248, Cell:1-678-612-4636, . For the first time since 2004-05, we will have a rematch in the National League Championship Series as the Los Angeles Dodgers will face the defending World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies for the right to represent the National League in the 2009 World Series.The National League Championship has had four rematches in history with the Dodgers being in two of those this will be the second time against the Phillies.NLCS Rematch History:1977 Los Angeles Dodgers beat Philadelphia Phillies 3-1.1978 Los Angeles Dodgers beat Philadelphia Phillies 3-1.1991 Atlanta Braves beat Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3.1992 Atlanta Braves beat Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3.2004 St.

Louis Cardinals beat Houston Astors 4-3.2005 Houston Astors beat St. Louis Cardinals 4-2.2008 Philadelphia Phillies beat Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1.2009 Philadelphia Phillies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers The NL West has the overall better record against the NL East, 6-2.History shows that every time a rematch except for one has happened in the past the defending National League Champions have won. Will history repeat itself or will the Los Angeles Dodgers change the trendThe Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies will meet for the fifth time the series record is tied at 2-2.The Los Angeles Dodgers are 5-3 all time in the NLCS; the Phillies they are 4-3 all time. These two teams have a combined 24 World Series appearances (Dodgers 18 & Phillies six) and eight World Championships (Dodgers six & Phillies two).The Los Angeles Dodgers are looking to create magic from 20 years ago when Kirk Gibson hit the home run heard around the World and a team that was meant for destiny as on the other side the Phillies are looking to repeat for the first time since the New York Yankees did it in the mid-90s and the first National League team to do since the 70s. Coaching: Advantage Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers: Joe Torre, Don Mattingly, Rick Honeycutt, Bob Schaefer, Larry Bowa, Mariano Duncan, Ken Howell, Manny Mota, Jeff Pentland, Mike Borzello, Ron FlippoPhiladelphia Phillies: Charlie Manuel, Milt Thompson, Rich Dubee, Davey Lopez, Sam Perlozzo, Pete Mackanin, Mick Billmeyer The Los Angeles Dodgers on paper have a stacked coaching staff but that is not what showed last year as they were beat last year by the Phillies coaching staff as they would win the series 4-1.Joe Torre has been there and done that with the teams he has coached for and he the titles that he has show it. Charlie Manuel is a great coach and knows what to do with the game on the line.The Los Angeles Dodgers staff is good and a much better staff with experience that will bring them a long way. Offense: Advantage Philadelphia Phillies Rafael Furcal/Jimmy Rollins: RollinsOrlando Hudson/Chase Utley: UtleyManny Ramirez/Raul Ibanez: RamirezAndre Ethier/Jayson Werth: EthierMatt Kemp/Shane Victorino: KempJames Loney/Ryan Howard: HowardCasey Blake/Pedro Feliz: BlakeRussell Martin/Carlos Ruiz: Ruiz When you look at the lineups they look pretty similar to last year with a couple names added to the mix in Hudson and Ibanez.X-Factor: Andre Ethier: Andre has picked up this team and even has been dubbed Mr. Clutch because of his hitting in tight or clutch situations.Player to Watch: Ibanez, Howard, Rollins, and Utley can carry this team, but can also struggle at times.

With Pat Burrell not there, things can drastically change in the postseason. Rotation: Advantage Los Angeles DodgersRandy Wolf/Cliff Lee: LeeClayton Kershaw/Cole Hamels: KershawHiroki Kuroda/Joe Blanton: KurodaChad Billingsley/J.A. Happ: BillingsleyVicente Padilla/Pedro Martinez: PadillaThis seems to be the rotation that both teams could be going with but things are subject to change. The Dodgers don’t have the name power that the Phillies do but the Dodgers do have good pitching, but is it as good as the Phillies.I think so.The Dodgers have good pitching but can they get past Lee, Hamels and Haap. The Dodgers beat probably the best three headed rotation in the game beating Carpenter, Wainwright, and PineiroX-Factor: Cole Hamels, will we see the MVP of the World Series or the 10-11 Cole Hamels from 2009, I think if Hamels does good they will win.Player to Watch: Chad Billingsley He has struggled, but I think that ends in this series.