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Jenner & Block LLP

Jenner & Block Obtains Withholding Of Removal For A Pakistani Refugee
"A team of Jenner & Block attorneys secured withholding of removal for a Pakistani woman. The client separated from and divorced her husband while visiting the United States. She was severely abused by her ex-husband and his sister during their marriage. Her ex-husband has connections with the police department so she could not turn to the Pakistani government for protection from her ex-husband.

The Firm’s client filed an application for asylum and withholding of removal on the ground that she had suffered past persecution and has a reasonable fear of future persecution on account of her membership in a social group of Pakistani divorced women who do not have male protection from an abusive ex-spouse.

The Immigration Judge accepted this argument and found that Jenner & Block’s client had suffered past persecution and has a reasonable fear of persecution on account of her membership in that social group if she returns to Pakistan and granted withholding of removal.

Jenner & Block Partner Kenyanna M. Scott and Associate Emily M. Frank conducted the hearing under the supervision of Partner Charlotte L. Wager. Ms. Frank, along with Associate Shehla F. Syed, worked on the brief filed with the immigration court and Ms. Syed also contributed to the preparation for the hearing."

04-23-2007

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Godwin Pappas & Ronquillo PC

Announcing New Dallas Associate
"Godwin Pappas Ronquillo is pleased to announce the addition of Associate Ramona Soto. She will practice in the firm’s Public Law Section.

Ms. Soto is a native of Texas and speaks Spanish fluently. She was selected to clerk for Honorable Justice Carolyn Wright of the Dallas Court of Appeals in 2005 and most recently worked as an associate in the Arlington office of Hill Gilstrap, P.C.

Ramona received a J.D., cum laude, from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 2006 and a B.A., summa cum laude, from University of Texas at Arlington in 2002.

Godwin Pappas is an 80-member trial and appellate law firm that represents Fortune 500 and middle-market industry leaders in Texas and throughout the United States. We Solve the Problem™!"

04-23-2007

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Dykema Gossett PLLC

Dykema Attorney Elected To Board Of Directors
"Lauren M. London, an associate in the firm’s Litigation Department, was recently elected to the Board of Directors of 826michigan, an Ann Arbor nonprofit dedicated to helping students aged six to eighteen improve their creative and expository writing skills through after school programs, drop-in tutoring, field trips, workshops, writing rooms, and various other means.

Ms. London’s practice focuses on commercial disputes, class actions, and aviation products liability defense. A resident of Ann Arbor, she received her B.S., with honors, from Brown University and her J.D. from the University of Wisconsin."

04-23-2007

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Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP

Debevoise Names New International Counsel In Paris And New Counsel In New York
"Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is pleased to announce that Eric Bérengier has been named International Counsel, resident in the firm’s Paris office, and Naftali T. Leshkowitz has been named Counsel, resident in the firm’s New York office.

Eric Bérengier is a member of the firm’s Tax Department. His experience includes advising corporations and financial institutions on tax-related matters in M&A, capital markets and funds structuring. Prior to joining the firm in 2006, Mr. Bérengier was a member of the Tax Department of Slaughter and May in Paris from 2001-2005 and was a Senior Tax Consultant at Ernst & Young in Paris and New York from 1997-2001. He received a Master in Business Law (1995) from the University of Paris II-Assas, a Post-graduate degree in Tax Law (1996) from the Law University of Burgundy, and an international diploma (1996) in European Tax Law from the School of Fiscal Sciences (ICHEC) of Brussels.

Naftali T. Leshkowitz is a member of the firm’s Trusts & Estates Department. His practice includes all aspects of trusts and estates work, including estate, tax and personal planning and administration. His practice also includes advising firm clients on the contractual, tax and aviation law issues relating to the ownership and use of privately owned aircraft. Prior to joining the firm in 2003, Mr. Leshkowitz was an associate in the Estates and Personal Group of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP from 1998-2003 and was an accountant at Leshkowitz & Company LLP from 1995-1997. He received his J.D. (1997) from Fordham University School of Law, where he was a member of the Fordham Law Review, and his B.S. (1993) in Accounting from Touro College, and he is a New York licensed Certified Public Accountant."

04-23-2007

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Jackson Walker L.L.P.

Jackson Walker sponsors real estate awards in Houston
"Jackson Walker is proud to be a sponsor of the Houston Business Journal's 2007 Landmark Awards. The awards ceremony will take place on Tuesday, April 24, at the InterContinental Hotel in Houston, Texas, and will be attended by more than 450 commercial real estate executives.

The Landmark Awards recognize commercial real estate projects and developments that make significant impressions on the Houston landscape. Categories include Community Impact, Green Project, Historic Rehabilitation/Renovation, Land Deal, MultiFamily, Retail, and more. Fourteen of this year's 32 finalists will receive top honors at the awards ceremony.

As a firm with a long history of real estate practice, Jackson Walker is pleased to join the Houston Business Journal in congratulating outstanding contributors to the field. JW's Real Estate attorneys have extensive experience with all types of real estate projects, including high-rise office buildings, hotels, retail (covered mall shopping centers, strip centers, free standing stores), condominium development, single family residential subdivisions, multi-family residential apartments, office/warehouse, industrial sites, and raw land. The firm represents all types of participants in commercial real estate transactions, including institutional and individual developers, investors, asset management and development divisions of major corporations, pension fund asset managers, retailers, and owned real estate departments of banks, credit unions, and savings and loan associations."

04-23-2007

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Jackson Walker L.L.P.

Paul Watler joins Jackson Walker
"Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the addition of prominent litigator Paul Watler as a partner in the firm. Mr. Watler, formerly of Jenkens & Gilchrist, is well known for his work with leading media clients.

In a Texas Lawyer story about the move, Mr. Watler called Jackson Walker a ""very natural fit"" for his practice. ""Their really well-established national reputation in the media law field was obviously a big attraction for me. It was just so complementary to what I do; it was just a strong fit,"" he said.

The partners in Jackson Walker's media and litigation sections, including such notables as Chip Babcock and Bob Latham, heartily agreed with Mr. Watler.

""He's a great addition to what I think is probably the largest, deepest media group in the region,"" Mr. Babcock said.

Mr. Watler is a board-certified civil trial lawyer who has successfully defended Texas newspapers and broadcasters in numerous libel and privacy cases during the past 20 years. His litigation victories include the first Texas Supreme Court opinion defining a public figure in a libel case, a suit which arose out of the Branch Davidian incident in Waco, Texas. His media clients have included major newspapers, magazines, and wire services, as well as television stations in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Beaumont, Waco, New Orleans, and Boston. Mr. Watler has handled a number of copyright, trademark, and unfair competition cases during his more than 25 years of practice. He has routinely provided counsel to a major news media corporation regarding fair use of copyrighted material. His trial experience covers a wide range of complex cases including employment, securities, banking, media, intellectual property, antitrust, oil & gas, and real estate.

Mr. Watler has been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 1995, where he is currently recognized in the categories of commercial litigation and First Amendment law. Mr. Watler has been named one of the Best Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine, was named one of the state's top 135 attorneys in Texas Lawyer's Go-To-Guide and has been named a ""Super Lawyer"" by Texas Monthly since 2003. He served as president of the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas in 1996-99 and currently serves on the board of directors of North Texas Public Broadcasting (KERA)."

04-23-2007

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Jackson Walker L.L.P.

Charles L. Smith an Outstanding Fifty-Year Lawyer
"Jackson Walker is pleased to announce that Charles L. Smith, of counsel in the firm's Litigation section, has been selected as one of the 2007 Outstanding Fifty-Year Lawyers by the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation. Mr. Smith will be honored at a black-tie Annual Dinner Meeting of the Fellows on Friday, June 22, in San Antonio, Texas. His memoir will also be compiled, bound, and presented to the Center for American History at The University of Texas, the State Law Library, and the Archives of the State Bar of Texas.

Mr. Smith's practice focuses primarily on tort litigation in the state and federal courts. He is a Fellow in both the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and is an Advocate in the American Board of Trial Advocates. He served as President of the State Bar of Texas and the San Antonio Bar Association, and as Chairman of both the Commission on Judicial Conduct and the Commission for Lawyer Discipline. He currently serves on the Board of Disciplinary Appeals. He has been involved in state, regional and national legal associations throughout his career.

Jackson Walker is proud to salute Mr. Smith as an honored member of a noble profession."

04-23-2007

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