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The Law Review Staff of the Phoenix School of Law wanted to find a way to publish a law journal, and recognize the Centennial Anniversary of the writing of Arizona’s Constitution at the same time.  The result was the printing of The Arizona Government Book, a compilation of articles written by prominent judges, attorneys and legal minds within and around Arizona Government, including the Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, Rebecca White Berch,  Nick Dranias of the Goldwater Institute, and more.  The theme of the book is “The Past, Present and Future of Arizona Government.”

“Because we’re a new law school, it was difficult to solicit articles for our law journal,” says Editor-In-Chief Anthony Tsontakis.  “But we persisted, and the results were submissions of extraordinary articles from Chief Justice Rebecca White Berch (Arizona Supreme Court) and many prominent government attorneys – some of whom argued cases before the Arizona Supreme Court.”

A Symposium / Reception to celebrate the publishing of The Arizona Government Book will be held on Tuesday, April 27th from 5:00 PM-7:00 PM at the Phoenix School of Law, Room D-110.  Speakers include Vice Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court Andrew Hurwitz and Arizona Senate President Robert Burns.  

Hors d'oeuvres will be served.  CLE credit may be earned for this event.   The event is free, but RSVP is required by registering at www.phoenixlaw.edu.

WEALTH ADVISORS

The independent multi-family investment company said it hired Christopher Smith as a principal. Smith was a director of the corporate client group at RBC Capital Markets.

LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

Chicago-based investment manager Legal & General Investment Management America said it hired Aaron Meder in a new role as head of U.S. pension solutions. Meder was a managing director and head of asset-liability investment solutions at UBS Global Asset Management.

MAYER BROWN

The law firm said it hired Dallas Parker from Thompson & Knight as a partner in its corporate and securities practice in Houston.

BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH (BAC.N)

Merrill Lynch appointed Giles Hutson as Managing Director of its EMEA debt capital markets team. Hutson joins Merrill Lynch after a 11-year stint at Morgan Stanley (MS.N) where he was co-head of EMEA debt capital markets.

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS

The investment company named Adam Gorlyn vice president of its sovereign funds and supranationals group. Gorlyn worked as a portfolio specialist with the Franklin Templeton Fixed Income group.

KNIGHT CAPITAL GROUP INC (NITE.O)

The firm named Didier Bankole vice president of sales for its electronic trading group (ETG) in Europe. Bankole joins Knight from NYSE Euronext (NYX.N) where he was in charge of global account management.

LASALLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

LaSalle Investment Management appointed Andy Watson to the newly created role of head of core funds and separate accounts, continental Europe. Watson previously worked as international director in the company's Paris office.

EMIRATES NBD ENBD.DU

The head of retail banking at Emirates NBD is to step down, three people familiar with the matter said, in the second major departure from the lender. [ID:nLDE63B08J]

T. ROWE PRICE GROUP (TROW.O)

The investment management firm named Michael Joehr as a client service executive focused on southern Europe and Switzerland. Most recently Joehr was senior relationship manager with Allianz Global Investors Europe GmbH.

QUILTER

The investment management services provider named Gillian Bailey as an investment manager at its Glasgow office. Bailey joins the firm from Cornelian Asset Managers in Edinburgh, where she was associate director. (Compiled by Arnika Thakur in Bangalore and Elinor Comlay in New York. Editing by Robert MacMillan)