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Kane Russell Coleman & Logan PC

Lisa Blackburn selected to participate in ULI Young Leaders Partnership Forum
Lisa Tomiko Blackburn has been selected by the Urban Land Institute as a participant in the 2007-2008 ULI Young Leaders Partnership Forum. Recognizing local, national and international industry leaders and policy makers under 35, participants are provided with a structured, moderated forum in which to exchange ideas, information and experience about the entire spectrum of land use and real estate development issues. Ms. Blackburn was selected from Urban Land Institute's international membership of 27,000 through a multi-level screening process for the year-long program.

04-23-2007

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Marmaro LLP

JMBM Plays Key Role In $500 Million Acquisition Of Prime Beverly Hills Development Site
Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro LLP (JMBM), one of California’s foremost full-service law firms, today announced that its client, international real estate developer CPC Group, has acquired 9900 Wilshire Boulevard, a prime eight-acre site located in Beverly Hills, California, for the sum of $500 million. Working together with the New York offices of Jones Day, JMBM helped guide CPC Group through the entitlement analysis, acquisition, financing and closing.

"It is an honor to be part of such a creative and energetic development team and participate in the acquisition of the most exciting property in our region," said Benjamin M. Reznik, Chairman of JMBM's Land Use & Zoning Group and California counsel to CPC Group. "This project will raise the bar and set a new standard for high end luxury housing."

Subject to approval by the Beverly Hills City Council, this development project will include 252 luxurious and environmentally responsible condominium residences situated within two 12-story buildings and two four-story loft buildings. The 830,000 square feet of residential space and 20,000 square feet of retail space will cover one-third of the eight-acre site, with the remaining two-thirds of the property dedicated to community space, waterscapes and sculpture gardens, and a public garden facing Wilshire Boulevard.

"We greatly appreciate JMBM's role in helping us acquire such a brilliant site," said Christian Candy, founder of CPC Group. "The firm's first-hand knowledge of the local market and its responsiveness to the demands of this deal were invaluable."

The development of the site, which for many years was home to the Robinsons-May department store, will be managed by London-based development managers and interior designers Candy & Candy. The Richard Meier design has already gained significant recognition and numerous awards, including the U.S. Green Building Council's "Visionary Leadership Award," the Los Angeles Business Council's "36th Annual Architectural Award," and the Westside Forum's "Urban Solutions Award." In addition, the Environmental Media Association has recognized 9900 Wilshire for combining outstanding architecture with environmental sustainability.

04-23-2007

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Hancock, Rothert & Bunshoft, L.L.P.

Duane Morris Partner Marc Brookman Named Secretary of Central Philadelphia Development Corporation
Marc D. Brookman, chair of the Duane Morris Real Estate Practice Group, was appointed secretary this week of the Central Philadelphia Development Corporation.

CPDC, founded in 1956, is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving Philadelphia. Some of its accomplishments include revitalizing the historic Society Hill neighborhood, the redevelopment of Market Street East, and restoring the Vine Street Expressway as well as the Avenue of the Arts cultural district.

As secretary, Marc will play a key role in new business and project development that will promote entrepreneurial development, increase employment, and improve the economy and quality of life in Philadelphia's neighborhoods.

With Marc's broad experience in real estate development, acquisition and disposition, zoning and land use, common interest documentation, leasing and senior housing areas, he will be an important asset to CPDC. He previously served as chair of the Housing Committee of the Urban, State and Local Government Section, and was the former chairman of the Philadelphia District Council of the Urban Land Institute and counsel to the Building Industry Association of Philadelphia.

04-23-2007

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Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

Eckert Seamans Attorney Named Massachusetts Super Lawyers "Rising Star"
The national law firm Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott, LLC today announced that Peter F. Carr, II, a member of the firm in its Boston office, has been named a Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Star for 2007 by Massachusetts Super Lawyers magazine and Law & Politics. Selection is determined through the independent research of Law & Politics magazine. Attorneys chosen must be 40 years old or younger or have practiced law for 10 years or less.

According to Law & Politics, only 2.5 percent of Massachusetts attorneys are honored as “Rising Stars.” The Rising Stars list is published each year in the May issue of Boston magazine and in Massachusetts Super Lawyers - Rising Stars Edition.

“Being recognized and chosen by peers as a top attorney in the state is a tremendous achievement. Peter is a zealous and effective advocate for firm clients. We congratulate Peter in receiving this well-earned honor,” said Anthony Moccia, the Member in Charge of the Boston office of Eckert Seamans.

Peter F. Carr, II, is a member in the Litigation Division of the Boston office of Eckert Seamans. Since joining the firm in 1995, Mr. Carr has developed an active trial practice, and appears regularly before courts to represent clients on a variety of litigation matters. His practice focuses on commercial and business litigation. In addition, Mr. Carr counsels companies and organizations on such matters as employment disputes, discharge matters, internal policies and procedures, and general liability concerns. Mr. Carr also has an active practice representing independent private schools. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Carr served as law clerk to Chief Justice Joseph P. Warner of the Massachusetts Appeals Court. Mr. Carr received his law degree from Suffolk University School of Law, cum laude, and his bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, from Bates College, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

04-23-2007

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Crowell & Moring Boosts Financial Services Team With Three Bankruptcy Lawyers
Crowell & Moring LLP has bolstered its financial services team with the addition of three bankruptcy and restructuring attorneys just months after it added nine lawyers to the same practice. The additions include Monique D. Almy, who joins Crowell & Moring’s Corporate and Bankruptcy groups as a partner from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP and will practice in the Washington, D.C. office, and Mark S. Lichtenstein, who joins Crowell & Moring’s New York office as a partner from Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC. He will be a member of the firm’s Bankruptcy and Litigation groups. Bankruptcy and creditors’ rights lawyer Matthew W. Cheney will also join Crowell & Moring’s Corporate and Bankruptcy Groups as counsel in the Washington office.

"The addition of Monique, Mark, and Matt to our Bankruptcy Group rounds out the firm’s ability to serve our clients in all kinds of bankruptcy cases. They also will strengthen and work closely with our financial services team, which represents leading financial institutions in a range of concerns, including litigation, loan workouts, and restructurings,” said Mark D. Plevin, chair of Crowell & Moring’s Bankruptcy Group.

The three lawyers will work closely with partner William M. O’Connor and other members of the New York-based financial institutions team, whose representative institutional and hedge fund clients include Wachovia Bank, Lehman Brothers, UBS, and Silver Point Capital.

“Monique and Mark are each held in high regard by the bankruptcy bar and have the complete package of bankruptcy skills that provide for creative approaches in complex cases. I’ve enjoyed working with Mark for the past three years and have always appreciated the innovative work Monique has done as our practices have crossed paths. We’re thrilled to have these three top lawyers join our burgeoning financial services team,” said O’Connor.

Almy has 19 years of experience in bankruptcy and creditors’ rights matters. She has represented commercial banks and other financial institutions in bankruptcy-related litigation, SBA and state-guaranteed transactions, and contested mortgage foreclosure and distressed loan workouts. Other clients include DIP lenders, official creditors’ committees, health care providers, retailers, and long distance providers. She is a Chapter 7 panel trustee in the District of Maryland. Almy is a graduate of University of Baltimore School of Law.

With 15 years of experience, Lichtenstein represents secured and unsecured creditors, equity holders, indenture trustees, debtors in Chapter 11 proceedings, Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 Trustees, landlords and acquirers of assets in bankruptcy cases. Lichtenstein also counsels clients in out of court restructurings and workouts. He regularly handles bankruptcy litigation matters, including the representation of plaintiffs and defendants in fraudulent conveyance, preferential transfer, breach of fiduciary duty, recharacterization, and equitable subordination cases, as well as non-bankruptcy litigation matters. He is a graduate of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

Over the last nine years, Cheney has gained broad experience in bankruptcy cases and distressed debt situations, including the representation of utility companies in large energy bankruptcy cases and other clients in the automotive and heath care industries. Cheney also represents financial institutions and other creditors in loan workouts, restructurings, and litigation. He is a graduate of Ohio Northern University, Pettit College of Law.

In February, Crowell & Moring bolstered its New York office through the addition of nine financial services and distressed debt lawyers, including O’Connor. The office, now comprised of 39 lawyers, has grown rapidly since it opened in September 2006.

04-23-2007

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Choate Hall & Stewart LLP

Brian Barry Joins Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP
Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP today announced that Brian C. Barry has joined the firm as an associate in its Litigation Department, where he will continue to focus his practice in the areas of major commercial and government related litigation. Prior to joining Choate, Mr. Barry worked in the Boston office of a major international firm.

Mr. Barry received his JD from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2004 and his BA from the College of the Holy Cross in 1999. He is admitted to practice in Massachusettsand before the US Court of Appeals, First Circuit, and the US District Court in Massachusetts. He is a member of the Boston Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

04-23-2007

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Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

Bipartisan spirit, public service prized qualities in politics
A woman in the audience approached the microphone Sunday night for what those at the Lied Center expected to be another question for former Sen. Howard H. Baker.

Instead, the woman implored the senator, with his wife, former U.S. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum Baker, R-Kan., to write a book on civility in government and politics. Baker, a Republican from Tennessee, modestly suggested that his wife was, indeed, the perfect person to write such a book. He is perhaps just as qualified, however, as his legacy in the Senate is that of the great conciliator.

It is that legacy, and Baker's long commitment to public service, that led officials at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics to award him the fourth Dole Leadership Prize. Previous leadership honorees include former Polish President Lech Walesa, Republican presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Democratic presidential nominee and Sen. George McGovern.

As one of its goals, the Dole Institute aims to promote politics as an honorable profession and encourage and restore civility in politics and governance. That civility, many argue, has been lost in the partisanship that emanates from Washington, D.C.

"I think it's still there," Baker said at a reception held in his honor before the question-and-answer session at the Lied Center. "But it's a very controversial time. It'll settle down."

While Baker, like Dole, is a staunch Republican, more than once he picked up a cause championed by a Democrat, often to the dismay of his fellow senators. Among the most controversial plans he championed was approval of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977, in which the U.S. agreed to relinquish control.

"It was the right thing to do," Baker said. "I'm proud of trying to inject a bipartisan note into Senate negotiations."

Kassebaum Baker, who Howard Baker insisted is more popular in Kansas than anything but wheat (and he says she's giving wheat a run for its money), said that she, too, is certain civility will soon return to Washington politics.

"This is a time of transition," she said. "We need to feel we can reach across parties. It doesn't mean you don't need to be partisan, but it does mean you shouldn't be afraid to reach across party lines. And be respectful of differences."

Kassebaum Baker said that her husband and Dole, who have long had a close relationship, can help foster that civil discussion by serving as an inspiration to current legislators.

U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda, a Democrat whose district includes part of Lawrence, was among several current elected leaders who came to the Dole Institute to see Baker receive his prize. She said she thinks we are in a time where people are tired of the confrontation.

"People are ready for that to end. We can't dismiss the importance of the time we live in," Boyda said. "If you've had a long conflict, look for opportunities to find common ground."

Rep. Jerry Moran, a Republican who represents most of western Kansas, said it was important for those currently serving in Washington to remember that sometimes it's more important to move the nation forward than it is to make the opposing party look bad.

"The American people have to demand a different kind of leadership from our elected officials," Moran said. "We need to do good, instead of score points."

Baker said he talks to Dole on a regular basis, including just before he came on stage Sunday night. Dole Institute Director Bill Lacy said that Dole was delighted that Baker was receiving this year's leadership prize.

"Throughout his life, Senator Baker has answered the nation's call to public service," Lacy said. "Senator Dole is delighted that you accepted this prize."

Baker, who in addition to being a senator also was White House chief of staff under President Reagan, Senate majority and minority leader, and U.S. ambassador to Japan, was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1984. Dole received the same medal in 1996. It is the nation's highest civilian decoration.

"I've always had a special friendship with Bob Dole and with Elizabeth," Baker said. "It's a pleasure to be here. A pleasure to be here with you. And a pleasure take part in the program.

04-23-2007

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