This session will explore a variety of social media tools for public participation examining how city planners are using these tools in practice. Explore how Austin, Texas has used social media in its comprehensive plan and its strategic mobility planning.
The APA-NJ Chapter is offering exam preparation courses for candidates planning to take the AICP and/or New Jersey PP exam(s) in May 2011. The courses will feature topics likely to be addressed in the exams and will be led by a variety of well-respected planning professionals and lecturers practicing or teaching in New Jersey.
The National Brownfields Conference is the largest, most comprehensive conference in the nation focused on environmental revitalization and economic redevelopment. Whether you’re a newcomer to the world of economic and environmental redevelopment, or a seasoned professional looking to make new connections and increase your business, Brownfields 2011 offers something for you.
The Community FoodBank of New Jersey’s 280,000 square foot facility in Hillside, NJ distributes 3 million pounds of food a month. During our tour, we will see how an organization deals with great variability in product intake and shipping, has developed cost effective approaches to adding refrigerated storage (which can be replicated in other settings), integrates the use of volunteers into the distribution process, and uses environmentally sustainable processes – all on a shoestring budget.
TransAction 2011 will feature 65 workshop sessions (4 & 5 concurrent throughout each day) specializing in bus, rail, roads, bridges, goods movement, pedestrian/bicycle, paratransit, community transportation, ports, and much more.
Some towns in New Jersey have established Market-to-Affordable programs that allow the municipality to purchase underpriced units, buy down the price even further, and turn them into affordable housing rental or for sale units. This panel discussion will talk with a couple of the administrators of these programs about how they work, and one tax assessor who must re-evaluate the price of the units for tax purposes.
The APA-NJ Chapter is offering exam preparation courses for candidates planning to take the AICP and/or New Jersey PP exam(s) in May 2011. The courses will feature topics likely to be addressed in the exams and will be led by a variety of well-respected planning professionals and lecturers practicing or teaching in New Jersey.
The Redevelopment Planning Law course, a three-½-day dynamic and engaging course, explores the legal and planning aspects of the redevelopment process in New Jersey. Instructors address major topics including redevelopment plans, redeveloper agreements, and current legal and public policy issues. Case studies are used to demonstrate the successes and pitfalls of redevelopment planning.
Join ULI-NNJ and economist Claude Gruen, the author of New Urban Development: Looking Back to See Forward, recently published by Rutgers University Press, for a luncheon discussion of the unintended economic consequences of land use regulatory and zoning constraints on housing production.
10:00AM  Welcoming Remarks David Listokin Co-Director, Center for Urban Policy Research 10:05 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.   National Economic Trend Lines James W. HughesDean, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public PolicyRutgers University, Director, Rutgers Regional Report Nancy H. Mantell Director, R/ECON 10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.    Recent and Promising Business Development Initiatives in New […]
The APA-NJ Chapter is offering exam preparation courses for candidates planning to take the AICP and/or New Jersey PP exam(s) in May 2011. The courses will feature topics likely to be addressed in the exams and will be led by a variety of well-respected planning professionals and lecturers practicing or teaching in New Jersey.
GIS can be a valuable tool for providing information for planning decisions. In this first of a two-part series, we will look at the parcelization process in rural communities.
The New Jersey Chapter of the American Planning Association brings you a dynamic panel discussion on the potential Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) Policy Changes.
The panel will consist of UEZ Mayors, UEZ Coordinators, a UEZ Developer and will be moderated by Alex Dambach, APA-NJ Northeast Area Representative and Director of Planning for the City of East Orange.
Affordable Housing Professionals of NJ - Join us for a networking opportunity and a discussion on "Using Developer Fees for Affordability Assistance for Renters and Purchasers"
This session will be a forum in which experiences in building more unified and integrated communities are shared and participants are given an opportunity for questions, comments and feedback.
How can consultants and clients get maximum productivity and achieve mutually satisfactory results in a project? This session features tips from long-time consultants and seasoned clients on communicating clearly, managing expectations, and defining and producing deliverables.
Come hear some of the key players describe their efforts to support a healthier Hackensack River watershed. Speakers include Bob Cotter, Jersey City Planning Director; Stephen Marks, Hudson County Planning Director; and Captain Bill Sheehan, the Hackensack Riverkeeper. This event includes a walking tour of the existing Hackensack River waterfront walkway.
Due to the incredible outpouring of volunteer interest from members, APA-NJ will be hosting a volunteer summit to better acquaint everyone with the various facets of the organization and how to get involved.
During this 2-day course you will participate in a comprehensive review of the assessment that takes place prior to the acquisition or development of commercial property. You will learn how to conduct an analysis on various real estate development projects to identify the magnitude of the risk, and based on that assessment, make a decision on whether or not to move forward with the development project.
   * Learn how "real world" green solutions can improve the urban landscape.    * Use urban "greening" to save energy, decrease urban heat island effects, increase recreational and open space, mitigate stormwater problems, and protect water resources and improve local quality of life.    * Incorporate low cost and environmentally beneficial options to improve […]
This webcast will explore new ideas for planning, designing and implementing bicycle facilities that planners can use right now in their communities. Attendees will discover the qualities that define bicycle-friendly communities in Europe, Canada and the United States.
This workshop will discuss the constitutional statues that authorize the granting of short and long-term tax exemptions and the procedural process for granting tax abatements for residential and commercial projects including establishing the PILOT payment.
Speakers for this webinar will be from the U.S. EPA-Chesapeake Bay Office, the State of Maryland Department of Planning, and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. Within the last two years, to meet legal requirements, the EPA has taken a stronger role in directing cleanup efforts with equal but full emphasis on non-point sources, point sources, and air quality. State strategies have been submitted to EPA and the states are working with local governmental agencies including regional planning agencies in developing local watershed plans to meet EPA requirements.
In a climate where open space funding is scarce and the future of New Jersey's Green Acres funds beyond the next two years is uncertain, mayors, planning board members, planners, environmental commission members, land preservationists and interested citizens like you need a full tool box to protect New Jersey's precious open spaces.
The centerpiece of the conference will be a roll-out of the results of PlanSmart NJ’s new focus group research that queries business leaders throughout the state on what is driving their expansion and relocation decisions and how land use can play a key role in reinvigorating New Jersey’s economy.
How will preservation fit into the future of New Jersey’s economy? What might it take for our historic and cultural attractions to sustain themselves beyond the current economic downtown? What do the current census and demographic shifts mean for preserving the past? Where will future development pressure occur and how might that impact historic site redevelopment?
This webinar explores the connections between accessibility, mobility and community development and provides insights and ideas for shaping transportation systems that will make communities more livable both in the here and now and for generations to come.
This meeting is part of a series of listening sessions held around the region. The goal of the meeting is to reach residents, businesses, municipalities, organizations, and other stakeholders in the region to inform them about DVRPC and public participation opportunities.
Please join us for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres as we honor seven innovative smart-growth development plans and projects and one visionary New Jersey leader. You'll also have the opportunity to bid for such goodies as a magnum of wine or four tickets to the Metropolitan Museum of Art including dinner in the Trustees' Dining room at our silent auction.
This webinar will parse the fundamental components of real estate finance so that participants will better understand the financial pro formas that real estate developers present to planners and economic developers when seeking public approvals for projects.
10am-12pm - Meet at the Paterson Museum or other designated spot for the Mill Mile Tour, led by Richard Polton. 12pm-1:30pm - Lunch at one of the great Mid Eastern restaurants in South Paterson with presentation from Andre Sayegh on Paterson neighborhood development. 2pm-4pm - Tour of Downtown Paterson, led by Richard Polton, focusing on […]
Where people live, learn, work, and play has a tremendous impact on their health. Planners are a key ingredient in creating a healthy community.
Visit: http://www.cpe.rutgers.edu/courses/current/ew0326ha.html#workshops
Using Morristown’s heralded Epstein’s Redevelopment project as a back drop, this informative and interactive session will review important elements that lead to a successful downtown redevelopment project. Discussions will include planning, approvals and construction, so no matter what stage of the process your community finds itself in - this program will assist you in crossing the finish line.
With the renewed federal focus on fostering regional innovation clusters (RICs), geographic concentrations of firms and industries that do business with each other and have common needs for talent, technology, and infrastructure, planners across the nation are seeking to understand how to translate the concept of clusters into actual sustainable local economic growth. This webinar will examine the regional innovation cluster concept and provide an overview of two communities that have successfully planned for RIC growth.
This webinar introduces the H+T Index, a tool developed by the Center for Neighborhood Technology that is helping illuminate the hidden costs of unsustainable development. The H+T Index documents the transportation costs associated with a home’s location for 337 U.S. metropolitan areas by pricing the tradeoffs between housing and transportation costs that buyers and renters make when choosing where to live.
The Green Building Workshop is the next logic step in the NJRA RTI course offerings. Participants will gain a more in-depth knowledge the commonly used terms “sustainable development” and “green building”.
Please join the New Jersey Chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services in celebrating the achievements of four honorees who have made significant and lasting contributions to the Garden State’s built environment and community.
Buyers of deed restricted affordable housing units in New Jersey are having difficulty finding mortgages since FHA will not lend given some of the restrictions. This panel will discuss the current state of the mortgage market for affordable units, talk about how banks are making these loans, and introduce other ways that buyers are obtaining martgages and how municipalities can help.
Join your fellow ULI members, colleagues and friends for a relaxing afternoon on a spectacular cruise around Manhattan Island aboard The Valiant, a luxury 96 ft. long luxury yacht.
Sustainable Jersey, supported by Shaping NJ, has scheduled a workshop on Complete Streets and Safe Routes to School for local activists interested in pursuing these policies in their towns. The workshop will highlight basic policy principles, potential resources and local case studies.
Sustainable Jersey, supported by Shaping NJ, has scheduled a workshop on Complete Streets and Safe Routes to School for local activists interested in pursuing these policies in their towns. The workshop will highlight basic policy principles, potential resources and local case studies.
Regularly scheduled Legislative Committee Meeting.
The APA-NJ Housing Committee will be discussing the first draft of a NJ-specific Housing Policy Guide along with hosting a forum featuring Professor John Hasse and the recent Rowan University research report on the persistence of exclusionary zoning in New Jersey.
Regularly scheduled Executive Committee Meeting.
The APA-NJ Redevelopment Committee will be hosting its first meeting under the leadership of Michele Delisfort, who was appointed by the APA-NJ Executive Committee in June 2011. The agenda includes: welcome & introductions, redevelopment policy guide, workshop session/topic ideas and partnerships.
ULI-NNJ will be hosting a workshop on Thursday, August 18, 2011 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. aboard the 130 ft. Cornucopia Princess. The workshop will feature a presentation and tour by the City of Perth Amboy, which will showcase a number of redevelopment projects, along with a discussion of what worked, what didn't work, and lessons learned.
This session promises to be interesting as planners today face many ethical dilemmas. An overview of the AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct will be given along with a description of ethics principles, rules of conduct and ethics complaint procedures. The session speaker will share “real life” ethical situations and scenarios. Learn about ethical situations that your peers face in the region and on a national basis.
The APA-NJ Redevelopment Committee will be having a conference call to discuss its first draft of a NJ-specific Redevelopment Policy Guide.
Regularly scheduled Legislative Committee Meeting.
Learn the basics about Eco-industrial Development from one of the leading practitioners in the field and gain an understanding of how Eco-industrial Development can fit into your sustainability planning efforts.
Whether you are becoming certified for the first time or just need to recertify, you will get the regulatory information you need to stay current with New Jersey’s UST requirements and help your clients or employer avoid potential penalty liability.
The public sector has a mixed record of attracting qualified developers to finance and build well-conceived projects. From pre-RFP studies to the RFP process itself, you will learn the strategies that will maximize your chances of success the first time. You will understand the perspective of the developer community, their bankers and the due diligence involved in getting a project off the ground as well as the do’s and don’ts of attracting a developer to your project.
Regularly scheduled Executive Committee Meeting.
Hear from lawmakers and leading administration officials about critical issues and new initiatives. Find out how decisions made on Capitol Hill could affect your plans.
Discuss topics critical to you and your goals with the state’s most distinguished housing professionals, planners, developers, government officials, lenders, non-profit and consultants. Explore neighborhood revitalization, economic development initiatives, property management practices, maximizing the opportunities for permanent supportive housing, financial resources and more.
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Thousands of septic systems and stormwater basins malfunction for the same reason: failure to understand how water moves (or doesn’t move!) through soil. You cannot hope to design and build these structures without a down-and-dirty understanding of these soils. That’s what this hands-on course is all about.
The Redevelopment Planning Law course, a three-½-day dynamic and engaging course, explores the legal and planning aspects of the redevelopment process in New Jersey. Instructors address major topics including redevelopment plans, redeveloper agreements, and current legal and public policy issues. Case studies are used to demonstrate the successes and pitfalls of redevelopment planning.
Todd Noon, Executive Director of the Vineland Downtown Improvement District - Main Street, and Sandy Forosisky, the Director of Redevelopment for the City of Vineland, will narrate a two hour walking tour of Vineland’s Landis Avenue Main Street Area, including stops at the new Landis Market, Landis Theater, and ending at Mori’s Restaurant.
The recycling of previously developed property is crucial to the economic growth of the State. For more than 10 years, NJ’s Brownfield legislation and program implementation have aimed to create sustainable communities, improve ecosystems, provide workforce housing by steering investment and redevelopment toward abandoned and underutilized properties in designated growth centers.
Managing stormwater runoff from land development is becoming more complex every day. In light of New Jersey's recently adopted statewide Stormwater Management Rules, engineers, reviewers, developers and others will need to acquire both greater knowledge and new skills. This three-day course is designed to address these needs by presenting the most pertinent and up-to-date information on the scientific and regulatory aspects of stormwater management in New Jersey.
Please join Classic Towns of Greater Philadelphia, Collingswood BID, and Heritage Consulting, Inc., at a workshop for established downtown organizations in creating additional revenue to remain self-sufficient. This one-day workshop will inform participants about various funding sources and revenue-raising techniques.
Environmental forensics is a multidisciplinary field with the goal of understanding how and when contamination occurred as well as who is responsible for the pollution. Environmental forensics investigations may involve identifying and apportioning responsibility among multiple parties, age-dating releases and/or determining exactly how a release occurred with reference to insurance or other contractual issues.
Regularly scheduled Legislative Committee Meeting.
In this second presentation on using GIS analysis for making planning decisions, we will examine the landscape effects of residential development scenarios.
The Borough’s long term vision, redevelopment planning process, the relationship and compromises between the Borough and the redeveloper, the inter-municipal cooperation between Somerdale and Magnolia, the overall successes, the setbacks brought by the economic recession, as well as remaining challenges will be discussed.
Sam Surtees, previous Chair of Bordentown’s Shade Tree Commission, Mike Hunninghake founding Chair of the Bordentown City Environmental Commission and Bill Collom, Mayor of Bordentown (2001-2009) will narrate a two-hour walking tour of Bordentown highlighting the history of the community through the years with stops at local historical spots as well as a tour of recently preserved properties along the Delaware and Blacks Creek. After the tour we will have lunch and drinks at a local restaurant.
This program is designed for the non-scientist and will provide students with a basic understanding of geology, hydrogeology, and environmental chemistry. The fundamental principles will be presented in terminology that makes it easy to understand… even if your only background is high school chemistry. You will also learn how to use this information when evaluating environmental conditions at your site or property.
Each year APA, its members, chapters, divisions, and professional institute sponsor National Community Planning Month to raise the visibility of the important role of planners and planning in communities across the U.S. Please join the APA NJ and NY Metro Chapters incelebration of this occassion! Appetizers included. Cash Bar.
The webinar will discuss the research on the dangers to pedestrians of talking while talking or texting on cell phones. It will cover four of Prof. Nasar’s studies on pedestrians and cell phones and the evolution of his thinking about both beneficial and harmful effects of cell phones use among pedestrians.
Regularly scheduled Executive Committee Meeting.
The NJ Chapter’s of the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) and US Green Building Council (USGBC) join together to host a special educational program, tour and networking event featuring New Jersey’s first Gold LEED ND Certified project: the Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District in Newark, NJ.
The Affordable Housing Professionals of New Jersey (AHPNJ) would like to invite you to our Southern Regional Networking Event entitled "What’s the Score? Impacts of Credit on Accessing Affordable Housing." This panel discussion will examine the post-recession lending and housing markets, and their relation to the importance of one’s credit score.
This webinar will inform planners how to effectively communicate the value of our work, leverage discussions with community stakeholders into educational opportunities, and using the media to our advantage.
In today’s tough economy, businesses understand now more than ever that a penny saved is a penny earned! An environmental audit will help identify potential savings for your company. It targets energy efficiency, water conservation, waste reduction and leaner manufacturing practices. These can all add up to thousands of dollars of savings every year! That’s why this year’s Auditor’s Workshop is focusing on sustainability.
Please join fellow planners in the Southeast Section of the APAPA at our Annual Event! This year, our destination and topic of discussion is the Central Delaware River Waterfront in Philadelphia. Sarah Thorp, Delaware River Waterfront Corporation’s Director of Planning, will present The Plan for Central Delaware. The Plan uses urban design and economic development planning tools to make recommendations about how to reconnect the Delaware River Waterfront to existing Philadelphia neighborhoods and corridors.
“Reach Them to Teach Them” - November 3rd-4th, Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick, NJ
The presentation will enable planners to recognize and incorporate into practice the fundamental principles of small-town design. The session seeks to inspire and motivate planners (generally as non-designers) to work for better place design, how to achieve it, and what the results are.
"Design on the Delaware is a three day conference and trade show that brings together design and building professionals, business and public leaders, product and service providers for a two day trade show and three days of professional education and networking.
During this 2-day course you will participate in a comprehensive review of the assessment that takes place prior to the acquisition or development of commercial property. You will learn how to conduct an analysis on various real estate development projects to identify the magnitude of the risk, and based on that assessment, make a decision on whether or not to move forward with the development project.
"Dwight Merriam, a partner with Robinson & Cole, Attorneys at Law, will present the Bloustein School's annual Isadore Candeub Memorial Lecture in Planning on Wednesday, November 9 at 5:00 p.m.. This year's lecture will be ""What We Must Never Forget: The Social Equity Obligations of Planners and Planning Officials.""
ULI Northern New Jersey presents its annual real estate trends and forecast meeting, featuring insights from leading experts both nationally and locally. The event will again feature a presentation on the Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2012 report—a publication from PricewaterhouseCoopers and ULI—as well as a session on the outlook for our local area, led by a panel of leading real estate investors and experts.
New Energy Economy is no longer a pie in the sky for the U.S. Many companies around the world are working hard to figure out how to lower the cost to provide clean energy to American consumers.
Join us for a tour of the new 4500 sq ft roof garden at the John Theuer Cancer Center. Attendees will learn more about its purpose, design and construction along with regulatory issues, urban heat island and neighborhood impacts, storm water reduction methods, and tips on utilizing roof garden planning.
Regularly scheduled Executive Committee Meeting.
Join us at the APA-NJ Ethnic and Cultural Diversity Committee 2012 Launch Meeting on Monday, November 14 beginning at 6:30PM in the Bloustein School room 173.
Stop by and visit our APA-NJ Exhibit Space!
This session will address the changing store mix in downtown - how to fill vacancies; retail trends, recommendations on "multi-channel" strategies such as e-commerce, back-door retailing, and concierge services, zoning to encourage development in downtown, transit oriented development, parking techniques to support new uses; and retail financing alternatives.
The Urban Land Institute of Northern New Jersey and Langan Engineering and Environmental Services invite you to a special hard hat tour of the most talked about mixed use development on the East Coast.
Presentation by John Hasse, PH.D. AICP, Rowan Universit on Evidence of Persistent Exclusionary Effects of Land Use Policy within Historic and Projected Development Patterns in New Jersey...followed by discussion with Alan Mallach, FAICP Research Director of the National Housing Institute and environmental consultant Candace Ashmun regarding implications relative to housing and the environment.
Join the Natural Lands Trust (NLT) and the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) for this one-day workshop planned specifically for county and municipal government professionals which will highlight those communities and organizations who are working together to save green, while going green.
Regularly scheduled Legislative Committee Meeting.
Charisma Acey will share her findings and experiences with women’s responses to the lack of service delivery and networked infrastructure within the context of their roles and responsibilities in the household, sense of community, and opportunities to participate in urban governance in Nigeria and Uganda.
Local foods are all the rage, but what happens to all the food waste? Learn how planners can play an active role in food waste diversion. Explore issues of how food waste is connected to climate change, hunger, and air quality. Walk through how the Mississippi Gulf Coast planned for food waste diversion, with a focus on sustainability and livability. Examine strategies that offer opportunities for more sustainable, food security, and livable regions.
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Regularly scheduled Executive Committee Meeting.
The DNJ "Excellence Awards" recognize New Jersey's best downtown projects and programs. Previous award-winning projects include mini parks, storefront facade improvements, train stations, office buildings, academic facilities, riverfront entertainment complexes, courthouses, residential developments and parking facilities.
The APA-NJ Legislative Committee will be convening to discuss the draft Redevelopment Policy Guide and Summary, draft Housing Policy Guide and the status NJ Transit's Parking Privatization plan.
On Thursday, January 5 at 2 p.m. (Eastern), APA will host a free webinar for members about “Planning for the State Legislative Session.” The one-hour webinar is the latest in APA’s Communications Boot Camp — a 12-week program to help members and their allies become effective messengers and advocates for planning.
The webcast participant will get a glimpse of twenty years into the future for what can be done to see how to provide mobility in our communities. Five modes of local transportation are presented: walking, bicycling, sharing public vehicles, sharing private vehicles, and driving.
January APA-NJ Housing Committee Meeting
This session is a primer to explore the integration of sustainable energy strategies into the urban context, starting from the earliest stages of planning to ensure heightened environmental performance at the building, site and community scale. Strategic energy planning, the setting of realistic targets and goals and developing a systematic strategic plan for clean energy integration and implementation will also be examined.
In Maryland we are leading the nation in not only thinking about change, but in preparing for the future. This session will highlight the emerging importance of development economics in realizing land use visions. The linkage between land use plans, implementation strategies and revenue generation for delivering infrastructure, will be discussed.
Professional Planners and Dual licensed Professional Planners/ Landscape Architects with AICP standing will be happy to know that “Natural Leaders”, the NJASLA January 29-31 Annual Meeting and Exhibition is approved for 19 AICP CMs for eighteen educational sessions.
Tourism-related activities are an increasingly important component of rural economies providing income and diversification to rural communities. This webinar will examine current trends in rural tourism, which are being shaped by a rapidly shifting economic landscape and ongoing demographic change.Â
Annual Retreat for the APA-NJ Executive Committee
Join APA PA Southeast Section’s Emerging Professionals Committee for our first happy hour! We will be mingling and enjoying drinks on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 from 5:30-8:30 PM at Field House, 1150 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
The 2012 AICP Exam Review Series is being co-hosted by the North Carolina, Maryland, Illinois, and Pennsylvania chapters of the American Planning Association. Speakers and presentation materials are in process. Members of participating chapters in the Planning Webcast Series are invited to participate.
This FREE workshop will feature presentations on:
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As communities struggle to balance their budgets, innovative waste management and recycling approaches can help shore up the bottom line while creating local business opportunities. Join Andrew Dane, Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc (SEH), and Dr. John Katers, UW-Green Bay, to learn how planners can help communities identify and implement waste re-use opportunities, rural ag/waste to energy opportunities, and recycling best practices.
The afternoon will focus on the changing nature of volunteerism, and now your local program can respond to volunteers interested in only short term or bite sized assignments. We will also discuss how the role of the Team chairperson must change given the casual nature of many volunteer assignments
Join us February 17 for NAIOP NJ’s seminar “Mandatory LSRP Update & Roundtables with Industry Experts” at the NJ Law Center (directions) in New Brunswick (registration begins at 7:45 AM, program begins at 8:30 AM). The program will begin with a general session presentation from some of top site remediation consultants in New Jersey: Jorge Berkowitz of Langan Engineering & Environmental Services; David Roth of Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis; Richard Ericsson of Cole Schotz Meisel Forman & Leonard; Sean Monaghan of Drinker Biddle & Reath; and Andrew Robins of Sills Cummis & Gross.