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Emily Weisgrau, CAP Professional Services Officer The Philadelphia Foundation 1234 Market Street, Suite 1800 Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-563-6417 x139 eweisgrau@philafound.org

The Philadelphia Foundation can be a resource for you and a philanthropic partner for your clients. Emily Weisgrau, a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy and the Foundation’s professional services officer, specializes in working with estate and financial planners, accountants, and others types of professional advisors. She can work with you to provide philanthropic solutions to the individuals, families, private foundations, businesses, and nonprofits you work with.

Visit TPF’s Professional Advisor Resource Center at www.philafound.org for tools and information on incorporating philanthropic planning into your business.

Deborah R. Willig Esq. Willig, Williams & Davidson 1814 Walnut Street, 24th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-656-3600 Dwillig@wwdlaw.com

Deborah Willig has been engaged in the practice of labor relations and employment law since 1976. Known as a determined advocate for working people, she has served as legal counsel and, in some instances, chief negotiator for many diverse labor organizations. Deborah also has an active practice in the representation of employee benefit funds, which includes jointly administered employee benefit fund clients in both the public and private sectors.

An active member of the community -- legal, academic and charitable -- Deborah has lectured, taught and written extensively on a wide range of topics including negotiating labor contracts, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, family and medical leave and other employment and benefits related topics. She was recently honored, with her law partner, Stuart W. Davidson, as one of the best union side labor attorneys in Philadelphia in a survey of over 4500 attorneys in the City of Philadelphia conducted by the Philadelphia Magazine.

Deborah became the first woman in the history of the Philadelphia Bar Association to serve as its Chancellor. She is the recipient of numerous awards and honors from academic, civic, and charitable organizations, and she continues to be listed as one of the best lawyers in the field of labor relations in Best Lawyers in America.

Kevin P. Ray, Esq. Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2700 Two Commerce Square 2001 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 215.988.7806 215.454.9684 (mobile) 215.717.5244 (fax) rayk@gtlaw.com

Kevin P. Ray focuses his practice in the areas of business reorganization, corporate work-outs and restructurings, bankruptcy law, loan restructurings, loan documentation, restructuring distressed debt situations, commercial finance, secured lending, securities law, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity.

Prior to pursuing a legal career, Mr. Ray was director of rare books, manuscripts and art collections at Washington University in St. Louis.
 
Areas of Concentration: Business reorganization, Bankruptcy law, Airline/aviation bankruptcy, Loan restructurings, Out-of-court restructurings and workouts, Secured lending, Corporate law, Mergers and acquisitions, Securities law, Venture capital, Private equity, Art law

Professional Involvement: Secretary, Entrepreneurs Forum of Greater Philadelphia; Member, American Bar Associateion; Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association; Member, Philadelphia Bar Association

Community Involvement: Chair, Board of Directors, Equality Forum; Member, Advisory Board, Hotel Obligado Physical Theater; Chair, Corporate Sponsorship Committee, Human Rights Campaign; Member, Advisory Board, Alternative Asset Philanthropy

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Paul R. Cohen, Esq. Baldi & Jenei, P.C 123 West Bridge Street New Hope, PA 18938 215.862.0700 pcohen@baldilaw.com

Practice Areas: Estate Planning and Administration, Real Estate, Civil Litigation, Small Business Law (PA, NJ)

Paul is a graduate of the Boston University School of Law, where he earned a J.D. in 1996, magna cum laude. In Law School, Paul served as articles editor of the Probate Law Journal and was a Tauro, Hennessy and Liacos Distinguished Scholar. Paul graduated from the State University of New York at Stony Brook with a B.A. in Social Sciences in 1993, cum laude and received an Estate Planning Certificate from Temple University Beasley School of Law graduate tax program in 2005. He is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.

Prior to joining Baldi, Cepparulo & Williams in 2002, Paul was an associate in an international law firm in New York City and a regional Philadelphia law firm. Paul’s practice includes estate planning, real estate, land use, business law and commercial litigation. He represents clients before courts and municipal boards throughout Bucks County. Paul represents both buyers and sellers of businesses and residential and commercial real estate in Bucks County and New Jersey.

In 2005 and 2006, Paul was named a Rising Star by the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, as published in Philadelphia Magazine.

Paul is originally from New York City. He moved to Bucks County in 1998 and currently lives in Newtown with his wife Chari and his daughter Marissa. Paul’s interests include jazz and woodworking.

Lorie Dakessian represents businesses and professionals in internal investigations and in a broad range of complex commercial litigation, focusing in the areas of civil RICO, director and officer liability, fiduciary litigation, and contract disputes.

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