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	Sample Contracts - Employment Agreement - VaxGen Inc. and Phillip Berman - Competitive Intelligence for Investors
		Berman will perform such executive and administrative duties consistent with his position as Vice President of Research of the Company as are reasonably assigned to him by the Board and will be given such executive and administrative powers and authority as may be needed to carry out those duties.
		Berman will be responsible as Vice President of Research for all activities regarding research in the basic sciences and in clinical research (including laboratory clinical support) required for the Company's development of its HIV vaccine, as well as other products.
		Berman agrees to serve as Director of the Company and the Company agrees to cause Berman to be elected to the Board of Directors.
	contracts.onecle.com /vaxgen/berman.emp.1997.10.10.shtml (1369 words)

	SpinWatch - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Rick Berman is the owner of Berman and Company Inc., a public relations firm based in Washington DC which aggressively targets groups seeking to promote controls relating to alcohol, tobacco, food safety, animal rights or the environment.
		Berman and his firm paint GM opponents as terrorists, asserting that 'anti-biotech extremists' are part of a 'growing wave of domestic terrorism'.
		Berman and Co. have even declared the charity of the British and Irish churches, Christian Aid, a 'far-left leaning' group that 'flat-out lies about GE foods', hiding 'behind a religious facade to more easily malign farmers, scientists, food companies, and even PR people who deal with GE foods.'.
	www.spinwatch.org /modules.php?name=Encyclopedia&op=content&tid=47 (390 words)

	VegSource Article
		In Berman's letter he asserts that he actually paid at least a part of the non-profit money he has steered toward his corporation to other people he chooses to employ, as opposed to putting it in his own personal bank account.
		Berman's website ActivistCash.com claims it "root[s] out the funding sources of the most notorious anti-consumer groups." But this is Orwellian-speak at best as Berman's non-profits seek to quash actual pro-consumer groups, such as the Center for Science in the Public Interest, which educates the public about food safety and nutrition issues.
		Berman's definition of "pro-consumer" appears to be encouraging people to smoke cigarettes, drink booze, eat lots of junk food - and ignore the health consequences of consumption of these items.
	www.vegsource.com /articles/berman_release.htm (595 words)

	Studio, News, Neocon 2002, Editorial
		Corrugated glass panels were first used as sculptural elements for Gap's headquarters in San Francisco; Arrigado panels, seen in the showroom as cantilevered ailing components, are available in clear, frosted, matte, colored, or as a thermoformed polycarbonate for ease of installation (and budget).
		Berman's kiln-cast glass also comes in a host of textures, in every imaginable permutation of speckling, spotting, and rippling.
		Berman's vanguard company has even developed an innovative recycling process for tempered glass.
	www.jbermanglass.com /studio/news/neocon_ed.html (211 words)

	USATODAY.com - In streaming video dispute, company aims at colleges, universities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		While some companies that have agreed to licenses with Acacia pay hundreds of thousands of dollars per year, Bob Berman, the company's general counsel, said he doubts any university streams enough video to owe that much.
		Berman declined to say how many schools had been sent letters in what he acknowledged was a "second wave." But as of Friday, at least 48 colleges had notified the American Council on Education that they'd received letters and asked for advice on how to respond.
		Berman denied that, noting several of the company's claims were not hindered by the ruling.
	www.usatoday.com /tech/news/techpolicy/2004-08-09-video-patent_x.htm (790 words)

	Executive Officers - Robert A. Berman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Berman joined the Company in 2000, was named Senior Vice President Business Development and General Counsel in February 2001, was named Executive Vice President in November 2003 and was named Chief Operating Officer in January 2005.
		Berman has extensive licensing and business development experience with media technology companies and held the position of Director of New Business Development at National Media Corporation from 1997 to 1999 and at QVC from 1993 to 1997.
		Berman received a B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, and a J.D. from Northwestern Law School.
	www.acaciaresearch.com /bio/bio_rb_exec.htm (109 words)

	Blogger: Email Post to a Friend (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The company, Saxon Industries, was formed as the result of a series of mergers and acquisitions among small paper companies, and its first CEO had been one of the smaller companies’ owners, a friend of our family named Mike Berman.
		Berman Paper Company had swallowed a larger company, become listed on the NYSE, and gone on to eat several other companies.
		As a friend and neighbor of Berman, my father had been the architect of the roll-up, and was still on the board of Saxon Industries at the moment of his untimely death.
	www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=3505537&postID=85206498 (679 words)

	ConsumerDeception.com \| Rick Berman’s History
		Berman moved into the food and beverage industry in 1975 under the mentorship of Norman Brinker, founder and owner of the Steak and Ale chain of restaurants.
		In 1995, Berman and Brinker were identified as the special-interest lobbyists who donated the $25,000 that caused House Speaker Newt Gingrich to be hauled before the House Ethics Committee for influence peddling.
		Berman served as executive vice president of Pillsbury Restaurant Group from 1984 to 1986.
	www.consumerdeception.com /history.html (299 words)

	BPAA Retains Berman and Company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Arlington, TX -- The Board of Directors of the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America have retained the research and communications firm of Berman and Company to represent the association in Washington.
		Berman and Company has operated in DC for 16 years.
		Berman also was employed in various law-related positions by the United States Chamber of Commerce, the Dana Corporation, and the Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
	www.bpaa.com /BermanPressRelease.htm (432 words)

	Center for Consumer Freedom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The move reflected the desire to be more than simply a lobby group for the direct interests the food and tobacco industry, to a wider focus on the issues implied by 'Consumer Freedom', and was a natural progression from the establishment of ActivistCash, which didn't fit into traditional lobby group activity.
		As the CCF was originally a corporate-led lobby group, it did not have any membership dues in its early years, but in 2005 the group now claims over 1000 individual supporters, and solicits individual donations on its website [9]; but it is believed that the group still receives most of its funding from corporations.
		John Doyle, communications director for Berman and Co., also acts as spokesman for the CCF, the Employment Policies Institute and the American Beverage Institute.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Center_for_Consumer_Freedom (1472 words)

	Executive Education @ University of Wisconsin-Madison
		Berman, who was an electrician by trade, became President of both the Electric and Elevator Companies, which were headquartered in Madison.
		Berman’s dedication and commitment to the elevator industry was demonstrated by his role as a founder and charter member of the National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) and served as officer and director; and provided the model documents for the organization’s constitution and by-laws.
		The Company name was changed to Braun Corporation in 1986 with separate divisions for the electrical and elevator operations.
	uwexeced.com /fbc/aboutus/inmembers2.asp?member=172 (582 words)

	Berman DeValerio Pease Tabacco Burt & Pucillo
		The settlement is the largest by a drug company in a U.S. securities fraud case.
		Berman DeValerio acted as sole lead counsel in a case against Enterasys Networks, Inc., in which the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association was lead plaintiff.
		Berman DeValerio served as local and liaison counsel for the class-action lawsuit against Massachusetts-based John Hancock Insurance Company, one of the first in a series of policyholder class actions brought against insurance companies for fraudulent life insurance sales practices.
	www.bermanesq.com /About/RecentSettlements.asp?id=56 (940 words)

	Financials.com - Annual Reports, Stock Quotes and more
		Managing partner Steve Berman was recently named co-lead counsel in litigation to recover losses from Enron employees' retirement funds; Berman is a nationally recognized expert in class-action litigation.
		Berman represented Washington, Idaho and 12 other states in lawsuits against the tobacco industry that resulted in the largest settlement in the history of litigation.
		Berman also served as counsel in several other high-profile cases including the Washington Public Power Supply litigation, which resulted in a settlement of more than $850 million, and the proposed $92.5 million settlement of The Boeing Company litigation.
	www.financials.com /c/info/story.cfm?storynum=1181763 (545 words)

	Covanta bankruptcy won't shutter Haverhill incinerator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Also as part of the bankruptcy petition, the company's lenders have extended a commitment for $463 million in financing to cover Covanta's ongoing cash needs through the reorganization period.
		Berman said Covanta's core businesses -- waste-to-energy, independent power, production and water -- are strong.
		The company recorded a net loss of $229 million for that year.
	www.eagletribune.com /news/stories/20020402/BU_001.htm (324 words)

	Gail Berman, Fox Broadcasting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Gail Berman has seen her share of highs and lows during the past 12 months or so of her professional life.
		Berman is particularly proud of having assembled a team of executives that have been schooled at Fox, most of them under Berman and Grushow's tenures.
		He was working in current programming when Berman arrived at Fox, and she quickly promoted him to head of drama development.
	www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/interviews/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=2049659 (779 words)

	Rick Berman - SourceWatch
		Richard B. (Rick) Berman is a former labor lawyer and restaurant industry executive who currently works as a lobbyist for the food, alcoholic beverage and tobacco industries.
		His company, Berman and Co., sponsors several front groups that defend his clients' interests.
		In the early 1990s, Berman was tied to former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich through possible ethics violations involving Gingrich's PAC (GOPAC).
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Rick_Berman (599 words)

	MCC - THEATER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The MCC Theater Youth Company is a free after-school program for New York City youth ages 14 -20 interested in acting and playwriting.
		The Youth Company is designed to inspire young people to find and express their voices through the creation and performance of original theater pieces, while providing them with a safe artistic environment where they may grow and learn.
		Youth Company actors also participate in writing workshops, which result in the development of original plays that are performed by the ensemble.
	www.mcctheater.com /mcc-programs/edu_programs/youth_theater.htm (468 words)

	TheStreet.com: Hewlett-Packard Employees to Take One for the Team
		Berman said that the company had offered employees three choices: Take a 10% pay cut, starting July 1 and extending through Oct. 31; take eight days of accrued, paid vacation leave; or take a 5% pay cut and four days of vacation.
		The company says the program is voluntary -- employees don't have to participate if they don't want to -- and that choices will be made anonymously.
		Unused paid vacation time is recorded as a liability on a company's balance sheet.
	www.thestreet.com /pf/tech/hardware/1477876.html (281 words)

	Letter from Rick Berman to Philip Morris
		Berman says to PM, "...if you want to gain more ground quickly for the smokers' rights issue, the [Guest Choice] program must create a proactive, aggressive mentality by [restaurant] operators regarding government smoking bans..."
		Berman's suggestions and formed the "Guest Choice Network." The group later changed its name to the "Center for Consumer Freedom," which also fights the organic food movement and promotes genetically engineered food.
		Rick Berman has also been associated with the American Beverage Institute, which also fronts for the tobacco industry.
	tobaccodocuments.org /landman/2072148834-8836.html (1067 words)

	Holt, Berman to Receive Honorary Degrees at Rider Commencement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Berman, a native Trentonian and holder of A.B. and L.L.B. degrees from Rutgers University, has distinguished himself as a business leader and dedicated citizen through his work in developing urban projects as public-private partnerships.
		After leaving DKM in 1993, he founded R. Berman Development Company, L.L.C. Among Berman's recent noteworthy accomplishments is the development and revitalization of Trenton's historic Roebling Complex into a commercial center and market.
		For 25 years prior to concentrating on his own development activities, Berman was a real estate attorney representing major developers and municipalities.
	www.rider.edu /news/newsreleases/1999/99may/degrees.htm (663 words)

	Las Vegas SUN: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		COMMENTS: In a newsletter to investors, CEO Lyle Berman said company officials are excited about the favorable publicity the Stratosphere Tower project is receiving in the media.
		Berman outlined the company's planned opening of the property Tuesday and subsequent phased openings of retail shops and an aquarium over the next two years.
		In the company's statement of operation, just over $8.3 million in income was reported in interest with other revenues coming from rents on property owned.
	www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/text/1996/apr/26/504620290.html (121 words)

	PRESS RELEASE Shareholders Pursue Class Action Against Pilot Network Services, Inc., Announces Berman DeValerio & Pease (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The lawsuit, which was filed Oct. 19 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, seeks damages on behalf of all investors who bought Pilot Network Services common stock between January 27, 2000 and October 17, 2000 (the "Class Period").
		During the early part of this year, company insiders sold millions of dollars of their Pilot common stock.
		You may contact the attorneys at Berman DeValerio & Pease to discuss your rights regarding the appointment of lead plaintiff and your interest in the class action.
	www.marketwire.com /mw/iwpr?id=19551&cat=te (524 words)

	Business Wire: Lead-Plaintiff Deadline Approaches In Asia Pulp & Paper Company, Ltd. Lawsuit, Berman DeValerio Pease ...
		The lawsuit accuses the Singapore-based company of failing to disclose the existence of two currency-swap contracts it had signed in 1997 - or a $220 million obligation it incurred in connection to those contracts.
		You may contact the attorneys at Berman DeValerio to discuss your rights regarding the appointment of lead plaintiff and your interest in the class action.
		Berman DeValerio Pease Tabacco Burt & Pucillo (www.bermanesq.com) prosecutes class actions nationwide on behalf of institutions and individuals, chiefly victims of securities fraud, antitrust law violations and consumer fraud.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2001_Oct_15/ai_79117678 (623 words)

	GoozNews
		One of the other major charges against the Bush drug plan is that it would encourage companies that already provide drug insurance to their retirees to drop their plans in favor of the inferior government plan.
		The survey asked 300 big companies with existing drug plans (nearly half of seniors have some type of insurance, usually from their former employers) whether they planned to drop coverage.
		So I was not surprised to read in her son David Rieff’s moving tribute in Sunday's New York Times Magazine (registration required) that Sontag obeyed Dylan Thomas' injunction to "rage, rage against the dying of the light" in the final months of her life.
	www.gooznews.com (5933 words)

	Response from VegSource to Rick Berman
		The payment to which you refer was made to "Berman and Company," of which I am president.
		Berman and Company in turn compensated over twenty people for services performed.
		Here's a site that details some of the tobacco, booze and food companies that fund non-profit organizations you control (and which casts serious doubt on many claims you make including that you represent "more than 30,000 U.S. restaurants and tavern operators"): PR Watch article exposing Rick Berman's funding.
	www.vegsource.com /berman/response2berman.htm (1693 words)

	Northwest Entrepreneur Network Venturer newsletter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Q Beverage Company LLC seeks to introduce the next generation beverage for the conscious adult drinker.
		Q Beverage Company LLC was born out of a chance meeting in a hot tub on New Year's Day, 2002.
		To date, I have self-financed our company with the intention of pulling together all the pieces (trademarks, formulation, packaging, etc.) before seeking outside support.
	www.nwen.org /venturer/0204/article2.htm (480 words)

	Robert Berman Profile - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		ROBERT A. BERMAN is currently our chief executive officer and a member of our board of directors, and has held such positions since February 2002.
		Berman was vice chairman and a director of Executone Information Systems, a telecommunications company.
		Berman served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Hospitality Worldwide Services, Inc., a hotel services company with average annual sales above $150 million.
	www.forbes.com /finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromPersonIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedPersonId=353889 (369 words)

	Rider University to Confer 1,001 Degrees at 134th Commencement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Berman, a native Trentonian and holder of A.B. and L.L.B. degrees from Rutgers University, has distinguished himself as a citizen and business leader through his development of urban projects as public-private partnerships.
		In 1984, he founded and served as chairman and CEO of DKM Properties Corporation, where he presided over the acquisition, development, and construction and asset management of office, retail, health care, and industrial space, as well as several mixed-use urban projects.
		After leaving DKM Properties in 1993, he founded R. Berman Development Company, L.L.C. Among Berman's recent noteworthy accomplishments is the development and revitalization of Trenton's historic Roebling Complex into a commercial center and market.
	www.rider.edu /news/newsreleases/1999/99may/grad.htm (834 words)

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