NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Charitable Outreach: S&R Contributes to Rush University Medical Center – Parkinson's Disease Program

Scandaglia & Ryan made a special contribution to the Rush University Medical Center – Parkinson's Disease Program, one of the nation's largest and most respected movement disorders centers. The center's focus is to conduct research into the causes and treatment of Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders and to provide state - of - the - art care for movement disorder patients. Funds raised in connection with a March 24, 2012, benefit are being matched by the Parkinson's Disease Foundation.

S&R Brings in the New Year with New Associate Frances Mendieta

Scandaglia & Ryan welcomes first year Associate Frances M. Mendieta to the firm, effective January 3, 2012. Ms. Mendieta was admitted to the Illinois Bar in November 2011, after receiving a J.D from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in May 2011.

During law school, Ms. Mendieta worked as an extern at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. She also held various intern/externships at local, state and federal levels, including the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois, the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, and The Honorable Ann Claire Williams for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Ms. Mendieta received a B.S., cum laude, from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in May 2005; however, as part of her undergraduate studies, she also studied abroad at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez from August 2001 to May 2003.

Charitable Outreach: Scandaglia & Ryan Contributes to Legal Prep Charter Academies

Scandaglia & Ryan is proud to support Legal Prep Charter Academies, a new Chicago area college prep school whose curriculum is centered around the development of those skills, such as written and oral communication, critical thinking, problem solving, and advocacy, which are found in great lawyers and leaders. Legal Prep will open its doors in Fall 2012, serving more than 800 children from under-resourced communities.

Attorney Michael Shapiro Joins Scandaglia & Ryan

Scandaglia & Ryan welcomes Associate Michael S. Shapiro to the firm. Mr. Shapiro comes to us with significant experience representing clients in commercial litigation, complex tort defense, declaratory actions and civil rights defense matters.

Previously, Mr. Shapiro practiced at SmithAmundsen LLC, in the Commercial Litigation and Aerospace Practice Groups, and at Foley & Lardner in the Commercial Litigation and Appellate Practice Groups. He also served as a law clerk for The Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, during the 2008-2009 term.

Mr. Shapiro received a J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2003, where he was the Editor-in-Chief of the Chicago-Kent Law Review. He received a B.A. in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign in 2000.

Charitable Outreach: S&R Supports Team Pactiv in the 2011 CowaLUNGa Bike Tour

Scandaglia & Ryan is proud to support Team Pactiv's participation in the August 6-8, 2011, CowaLUNGa Bike Tour, sponsored by the Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago. RHAMC is a non-profit organization that fights lung disease and promotes healthy lungs through research, advocacy and education. Its programs and outreach efforts serve patients and families affected by lung cancer, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, and other lung diseases.

The CowaLUNGa Bike Tour starts at the Gurnee Mills Shopping Mall and travels into Wisconsin with overnight stops in William's Bay and Whitewater. This will be Team Pactiv’s fourth year participating in the event, raising nearly $50,000 for the RHAMC.

Charitable Outreach: S&R Sponsors Team Elena Rocks in American Cancer Society's 2011 Relay for Life

Scandaglia & Ryan is proud to support team Elena Rocks in the American Cancer Society's 2011 Relay for Life to be held on June 10, 2011, in Barrington, Illinois. S&R is sponsoring team Elena Rocks in honor of Elena Rodriguez, a 9-year-old girl who is a survivor of Neuroblastoma. The team, formed by Elena's 12-year-old brother, will camp out overnight at Barrington High School and take turns walking around the track for 12 hours to raise money and awareness to help the American Cancer Society.

Charitable Outreach: S&R Supports WLS Radio's Blood for Troops Campaign

Scandaglia & Ryan supported the Blood for Troops Campaign by sponsoring a public service announcement that aired on Wednesday, April 13th and Thursday, April 14th on the Dick Biondi show, WLS Radio 94.7 FM, Chicago's True Oldies Channel, weeknights 7:00-11:00 p.m. The 60-second spot encourages members of our community to support U.S. soldiers by donating blood regularly.

S&R Co-Founding Partner William Ryan Joins the 2011 BTI Client Service All-Stars

Chicago, February 17, 2011 - Scandaglia & Ryan co-founding Partner William Ryan was identified by a client as delivering the absolute best in client service in BTI Consulting Group's independent study of corporate counsel from Fortune 1000 companies. As a result, Mr. Ryan joins an elite group of attorneys nominated to the 2011 BTI Client Service All-Stars. For the past 10 years, BTI has conducted more 2,800 individual interviews with corporate counsel at Fortune 1000 and large organizations, probing clients on every aspect of law firm relationships, including needs and priorities, the law firms they rely on and the quality of service they receive. This year, BTI interviewed over 300 corporate counsel, and Mr. Ryan is one of a select group of attorneys deemed to have impressed corporate counsel with their keen understanding of business issues, thought-leading approach and total commitment to client needs.

Mr. Ryan has a successful track record of representing major companies in a variety of complex commercial litigation, including patent, unfair competition, antitrust, breach of contract, class action and technology-related matters. He is the author of several publications, and most recently, co-authored "The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: An Essential Tool for Employers," published in several Andrews Litigation Reporters, including Employment (February 9, 2010), Computer & Internet (February 17, 2010), Intellectual Property (March 9, 2010), Telecommunications Industry (March 2, 2010) and White-Collar Crime (March 25, 2010).

Scandaglia & Ryan Attorney Eric Muñoz Named Partner of the Firm

Chicago, January 13, 2011 - Eric Muñoz was named a partner at Scandaglia & Ryan, effective January 1, 2011. Mr. Muñoz joined the firm in 2001, following a two-year clerkship with the Honorable Robert W. Pratt of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Throughout his legal career, Mr. Muñoz has represented clients in insurance coverage litigation as well as complex contract and commercial disputes, real estate litigation, transportation law, patent and trademark litigation, federal and state tort claims, municipal liability, and labor and employment disputes.

Mr. Muñoz has co-authored several articles, including "The Commercial Foreclosure Process in Illinois," and "The Internal Corporate Investigation," both published in the DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal (Vol. 2, No. 2), Winter 2004 and (Vol. 1, 2002), respectively. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Muñoz taught middle school with the Long Beach Unified School District in California. He received a J.D., with distinction, from the University of Iowa, College of Law, in 1999, where he served as the symposium editor for the Iowa Journal of Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems during the 1998 - 1999 term. In 1992, he earned a B.A., with honors, in Political Science from Stanford University, Stanford, California. During the 1990-1991 term, Mr. Muñoz participated in an overseas studies program at La Universidad Catõlica de Chile, Santiago Chile.