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Troutman Sanders Strategies Principal Speaks on the Privatization of Governmental Services

Richmond, VA - (Monday, October 20, 2008) – Clark H. Lewis, a Troutman Sanders Strategies Principal and Troutman Sanders LLP Partner, will be the featured speaker in a seminar regarding the “Privatization of Government Services” on Tuesday, October 21, 2008. The teleconference will be held by Lorman Education Services, a seminar company dedicated to keeping professionals informed as the regulatory environment continues to rapidly change.

Lewis remarked, “Given the slow national economy and the reluctance of many states and localities to increase taxes to support anticipated growth of core services, the public and private sectors have shown renewed interest in the privatization of governmental services.”

The seminar is designed to assist those responsible and interested in the privatization of core governmental services to understand the pros and cons for privatization, to determine what services are appropriate and most importantly, how to succeed from the public and private perspective. This teleconference will also provide an overview of specific projects and anticipated national trends.

Attendees of the seminar include, but are not limited to, administrators, planners, project and purchasing managers, government officials, utilities and public works directors, business owners and managers, and attorneys.

Lewis’ practice focuses on state and local government relations, economic development, privatization and public-private partnerships. He also has extensive experience as an attorney in the areas of commercial and products liability litigation. Lewis has held several leadership positions within the firm’s Virginia offices and offers unique entrepreneurial, leadership and organizational skills gleaned from a 15-year litigation practice and a solid government relations background. He has spearheaded many public-private projects on behalf of Troutman Sanders clients including forensic laboratories, higher education, IT consolidation and many projects for localities throughout Virginia. He has also co-authored two articles, “Some Thoughts on Experiences with the PPEA,” which appeared in the summer 2004 issue of Journal on Local Government Law and “A New Tool for Procurement in Virginia – Learning to Use the PPEA” featured in the Virginia Construction Journal in April of 2006.

Lewis graduated from Washington and Lee University with several notable honors including: Distinguished Military Graduate, Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude. He also completed a fellowship with Rotary International at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia and holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Virginia School of Law.

For more information on the “Privatization of Government Services” seminar, visit http://www.lorman.com/teleconference/teleconference.php?sku=381268.