Project Partners
Legal: Latham & Watkins, LLP
Since Latham & Watkins was founded in 1934, clients seeking innovative solutions to their most complex business issues have turned to us for our strategic thinking, senior-level attention, and ability to get deals done and high-stakes litigation successfully resolved. In recent years, the firm has expanded quickly and successfully to more than 1,600 attorneys in 22 offices, becoming one of the few law firms capable of providing top quality representation worldwide. We believe a key to our success is our “one-firm” culture - a spirit of teamwork and shared commitment to quality that has long distinguished us.
Our Corporate; Finance; Environment, Land & Resources; Litigation and Tax departments are each recognized as leaders in the legal profession. Latham consistently ranks among the top 10 transactional and finance practices in The American Lawyer Corporate Scorecard, and earns kudos worldwide for work on high-profile and ground-breaking deals. The firm has one of the largest and most sophisticated litigation practices in the world, offering expertise in a multitude of substantive areas. Our environmental practice has been at the forefront of this rapidly changing area for the last two decades, and we have a long and rich history in tax matters, dating back to founding partner Dana Latham, former Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. With its breadth of expertise, the firm is a particular leader in providing guidance to clients, such as the Statue of Responsibility Foundation, involved in large scale projects involving multiple issues and legal disciplines.
Latham’s dedication to excellence extends to public service. As a founding member of the Law Firm Pro Bono Project and Signator to the Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge, we have a longstanding commitment to providing pro bono legal services, financial support and volunteer time to charitable organizations and to individuals most in need throughout the world. (www.lw.com)
Legal: Fillmore Spencer, LLC
William L. Fillmore, principal legal counsel to the Statue of Responsibility Foundation, is the senior partner of the Utah law firm, Fillmore Spencer LLC. Mr. Fillmore engages in a general corporate and business practice, and handles a variety of merger and acquisition matters, debt and equity financing, technology licensing, commercial real estate, and government relations matters. He and other attorneys at Fillmore Spencer have represented a number of national and international corporations and business ventures, and several of the partners have enjoyed prior experience with major law firms in New York, Washington, D.C., Connecticut, Colorado and Arizona before transitioning to Utah. Mr. Fillmore is a 1972 graduate of Brigham Young University ( magna cum laude in English Literature), where he was a Hinckley Scholar and also served as Student body President. He received his Juris Doctorate in 1976 from the University of Chicago School of Law. In between his undergraduate and graduate school experiences he served as a White House Intern in 1973. Mr. Fillmore was formerly associated with Holland & Hart in Denver, Colorado and Van Cott Bagley Cornwall McCarthy in Salt Lake City, Utah, and also served for several years as Associate General Counsel at Brigham Young University. He can be reached at : 801-426-8200, wfillmore@fillmorespencerlaw.com, or 3301 N. University Avenue, Jamestown Square, Provo, Utah 84604. For more information on Fillmore Spencer LLC, see www.fillmorespencerlaw.com.
Financial: TBA
Public Relations: TBA
Marketing Design: Van Schelt Design, L.C.
Van Schelt Design is an award winning independent design firm which has served clients for over 20 years. Range of services include; layout and design for advertising, marketing, and publishing, plus conceptual, editorial, technical and photo illustration utilizing computer and traditional techniques. Clients range from Salt Lake City to the Netherlands. Perry Van Schelt, principal partner, began his professional career in 1984 as a freelance artist. Hall & Associates of Los Angeles, have represented Van Schelt’s work on both the west and east coast.
Van Schelt Design’s client list includes: Frito Lay, Kawasaki, Novell, WordPerfect, General Mills, Kennocott Copper, Morton Thiokol, Pepsi Cola, Mrs. Fields Cookies, ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake Community College Development Center, Miller Business Innovation Center, SLC Hogel Zoo, Morris Travel, Sun Valley Resort, Questar, Utah Centennial license plate and the NBA Utah Jazz mascot bear. International clients include the Rotterdamse Papier Fabriek of Zwijndrecht, Netherlands.
Van Schelt Design has received numerous gold and silver Addy Awards as submitted by client advertising agencies. Van Schelt has taught university level classes in portfolio design, drawing and airbrush. He is a Board Member of the Salt Lake Community College Alumni Association and a Board Member of the Salt Lake Community College Visual Art & Design Professional Advisory Committee. (www.vanscheltdesign.com)
Photographer: Kenneth Linge
Exquisite lighting…stunning detail…engaging personality…all are extraordinary hallmarks of Kenneth Linge’s work. Known internationally for his mesmerizing photography and innovative techniques, Kenneth captures the expressive nuances and unique character of each individual he photographs.
Born and raised in Norway, Kenneth began photographing at age twelve and at age seventeen he was working professionally. His work as a still photographer brought him to the U.S. where he met and married his wife, MaryLyn. Upon becoming Scandinavia’s most award-winning photographer during the 1990’s, Kenneth felt the need to give back to his profession. He began teaching seminars and writing articles for trade magazines. Many of his former students credit their various successes to Kenneth’s mentoring.
Now residing in the U.S. and working internationally, Kenneth’s primary focus remains photography. He believes that he cannot continue as an innovative leader in the field if he does not actively participate in his business. His photography–whether offbeat or traditional–continues to be profoundly sensitive to the spirit of each moment, speaking both to the heart and to the artistic eye. (www.kennethlinge.com)
Web Site Development & Maintenance: Web-Smart Publishing.
WSP’s core business is developing affordabe custom and fully interactive web sites. We will develop your company’s branding identity, if it already doesn’t have one, and integrate a custom design around it. Proper application of the following will ensure your website stands the best chance possible to stand out from the crowd. Everything is developed from the user’s point of view, with the goal of creating a meaningful web interactive experience. WSP’s custom Web applications include: content management systems, e-commerce engines, social networks, marketing tools, blogs, forums and multimedia solutions.
(www.web-smartpublishing.com)
Web Site Hosting: World Net Services, Inc.
“Where great ideas and the Internet come together!” World Net Services, Inc. (WNSI) was established by Pangaea Group, Inc. (est. 1993), an international trade and consulting firm that specializes in design, marketing, media purchasing, and networking from its offices located in the U.S.A. and Japan. After realizing the need for further international expansion into consulting and Web based businesses, Pangaea Group continued to expand its business model through the success of WNSI.
WNSI is an interactive agency and developer of proprietary Web application software. Since 1996, WNSI has built professional Web sites, intranets, extranets, e-commerce solutions, and Web-based marketing and advertising campaigns for a variety of companies. WNSI’s custom Web applications include: content management systems, database and customer management applications, e-commerce engines, auction engines and online marketing tools. (www.wnsi.net)
WNSI’s primary objective in working with The Statue of Responsibility team is to:
- Promote international awareness of this significant project through a strong Web campaign.
- Host a robust Web site that will utilize many Web applications to attract and promote The Statue of Responsibility’s primary mission.
- Implement a strategic Web marketing campaign through an online registry to gather massive support and to generate a call to action amongst diverse organizations and individuals that will successfully drive this national project. Through this registry, WNSI will generate an online fundraising campaign for the Statue of Responsibility Foundation by collecting donations with a database integrated e-commerce engine.
Film & Video: Creative Media Group, Inc.
Creative Media Group, Inc. is an award winning film and video production house. The CMG production team specialized in IMAX, 35mm film, and high definition projects. Owner John Farr has assembled a highly creative and talented production team with extensive expertise in scripting, directing, producing, shooting and editing. The CMG team has won 11 Telly Awards, plus an Emmy, Iris and Edward R. Murrow Award. CMG creates television campaigns and commercials, event show openers, and documentaries. During the past 15 years CMG has worked on various major film projects throughout the US and many foreign countries including; Australia, England, Japan, Belgium, France, Italy, Brazil and Africa. (www.cmgmedia.com)
Architectural Design: Kinateder & Associates
For over 30 years Kinateder & Associates has been nationally recognized for their expertise in design, illustration, models and exhibit design and fabrication. Architectural renderings have been the backbone of the business. Renderings are hand drawn and painted of building interiors, commercial and residential settings, ski resorts, theme parks, aquatic parks, water front properties, and numerous other settings. Founder, Rick Kinateder, has lectured nationally on the topics of architectural design and renderings. (www.kinateder.com)
Accounting: Squire & Company, PC
Squire & Company, PC has been a full-service accounting firm for over 30 years. Clientele and geographic experience ranges from Southern California to Idaho and from Texas to Washington. Utah Business Magazine recently ranked Squire & Company, PC the seventh largest CPA firm in the state of Utah. The Company has approximately 50 employees, of which 35 are CPAs. Its services include assurance, tax planning and compliance, business consulting, retirement design and administration, payroll, write-up, business valuations, and technology.
Squire & Company, PC has stayed on the cutting edge of technology and is one of the forerunners of paperless audits. During 2004, the Company was selected as the Large Business Exemplary ERO award winner from TEC in the 2004 IRS e-file program. Squire & Company, PC is also committed to the professional competence of its employees. The Company requires 80 hours of continuing professional education from each professional every year. (www.squire.com)
IT Support: DirectPointe, Inc.
DirectPointe is an industry leader in providing a full suite of managed IT services that can handle up to 100% of its clients computing needs. The company’s primary offerings are an integrated IT solution composed of equipment, software, services and support. This provides one point of contact and payment for all of its customers computing needs. By providing a more holistic approach, DirectPointe improves reliability and in many cases lowers costs. The company’s phone and web-based support offers service levels that surpass large vendors and internal IT departments. The company’s services are provided centrally from a multi-million dollar facility that includes a secure data center.
Instead of working with multiple vendors to evaluate, acquire, deploy, and support technology, clients have one company to handle all of their computing needs. DirectPointe takes ownership of the entire computing lifecycle and gives customers one point of contact. The company provides services to clients in all 50 U.S. states and 24 countries. (www.directpointe.com)
