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

John Herman Named Vice Chair of Intellectual Property Practice at Duane Morris LLP
Duane Morris LLP, one of the nation's 100 largest law firms, has named John Herman, a partner in the firm's Atlanta office, vice chair of the Duane Morris Intellectual Property Practice Group.

The appointment was jointly announced today by Sheldon Bonovitz, firm Chairman, and Lewis Gould, head of the IP Practice Group.

"John has shown extraordinary leadership abilities as chair of the E-Discovery Task Force and as an IP Litigation partner in the Atlanta office. I am confident he will thrive with this additional responsibility in helping to manage our firm's fastest-growing practice group," Sheldon said. "We look forward to John's leadership position in the group as he assumes this new and important role."

"John is an excellent and accomplished IP litigator with impressive work for many companies, including Lanier Worldwide, McLane Company, and the Atlanta Olympics," said Lewis. "I know he is going to succeed as a leader of our team."

John's experience includes handling traditional patent, trademark and copyright matters, as well as entertainment, media, biotechnology, franchising, distribution, trade secret matters and licensing projects. He also assists clients in disputes regarding rights of privacy, antitrust and Internet and e-commerce issues.

John is recognized by his peers as being among the leading intellectual property litigators in Georgia. He is regularly named as a Georgia Super Lawyer by Atlanta Magazine, and in 2007 he was named to the "Top 100" Georgia Super Lawyers list. John also has been named one of "Georgia's Most Effective Lawyers" by Legal Trend.

A member of the Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries and the Section of Science and Technology Law of the American Bar Association, he is also active in the Intellectual Property Law and Entertainment and Sports Law sections of the State Bar of Georgia and a member of the International Trademark Association.

A frequent author on intellectual property and technology issues, John is a 1992 graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School and a 1988 summa cum laude graduate of Marquette University (B.S., Biochemistry). Prior to practicing law, John worked in a genetics laboratory handling a NASA-sponsored project.

Duane Morris' Intellectual Property Practice Group attorneys represent clients ranging from large multinational corporations to individual inventors, authors and owners of creative works. The IP team includes highly trained attorneys with multiple technical degrees and jury trial experience as well as former patent examiners and patent agents, former corporate patent counsel and professors of IP law. The group handles matters such as trade secrets and licensing projects, among others, for such industries as entertainment, media, biotechnology, franchising, and distribution.

Duane Morris attorneys support our IP lawyers in all practice areas, including litigation, tax, corporate law, customs enforcement, antitrust, employment, business and finance, international law, government contracts, bankruptcy, banking, personal financial planning, insurance and securities. The firm has offices in major markets across the United States, as well as offices in London and Singapore, and has strategic alliances with international networks of law firms to help us service our clients' needs worldwide. Our clients benefit from our IP lawyers' ability to draw upon this diverse group of counsel. Duane Morris lawyers use a collaborative approach to leveraging intellectual property capital to help clients meet their goals, without requiring them to repeatedly explain their business and objectives. Duane Morris enjoys the distinction of being ranked among the top trademark law firms in the United States according to a survey by Intellectual Property Today.

04-13-2007

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Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

Baker Donelson Pledges $300,000 to University of Memphis School of Law
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, announces the Firm has pledged a contribution of $300,000 to the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the University of Memphis to support the law school's relocation to the historic United States Customs House and Post Office facility in downtown Memphis. The $300,000 contribution will include donations pledged by the Firm, a friend of the Firm and Baker Donelson attorneys who are University of Memphis alumni. As an acknowledgement of the Firm's early and significant commitment to the project, the new building will include the Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz classroom in honor of Lewis R. Donelson III, who co-founded the Firm and is a shareholder in its Memphis office.

"Relocating the law school near the legal center of the city will allow the students greater access to legal professionals and will help reinforce their understanding of our legal system," said Jerry Stauffer, President and Chief Operating Officer of Baker Donelson and a 1974 graduate of the University of Memphis School of Law. "Baker Donelson is proud to support a project which serves to strengthen our profession by helping to ensure that future University of Memphis law students have the benefit of an education in a first-rate facility.

04-13-2007

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Alston & Bird LLP

Mary Gill Noted Among "Outstanding Women" by Securities Law 360
Mary Gill talked about her experience as an Alston & Bird lawyer with reporter Bailey Somers. Mary, a senior partner in the litigation group, has been with the firm since she graduated from Emory and spent her time with the firm as a summer associate. Mary noted that she has followed in the footsteps of women at the firm she looked up to, including three who are now judges.

04-13-2007

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Recognized By Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey, Inc. (APALA/NJ)
John K. Kim of the international law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP is being recognized by APALA/NJ at the 2007 National Asian Pacific American Bar Association’s Northeast Regional Conference on April 14th in Atlantic City for his achievements and success as a shareholder in the New Jersey office of Greenberg Traurig. APALA/NJ represents the interests of the pan-Asian American legal community in New Jersey and works to promote diversity in the community and the workplace.

Mr. Kim is a registered patent attorney and concentrates his practice in the areas of patent, trademark and copyright law. He has significant experience in preparing and prosecuting patent and trademark applications, both in the United States and abroad. He also routinely counsels clients in the resolution of intellectual property disputes. Mr. Kim earned his J.D. from Rutgers University School of Law - Newark in 1994 and his B.S. in Engineering from The Cooper Union in 1991.

The 2007 National Asian Pacific American Bar Association’s Northeast Regional Conference will take place April 13-14, 2007 at The Sheraton Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

04-13-2007

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Thompson & Knight LLP

Five T&K Attorneys Included in H Texas Magazine's "Top Lawyers" List
Thompson & Knight is pleased to congratulate Rhett G. Campbell, Marc E. Grossberg, Pauline E. Higgins, Robert L. Paddock, and Vivienne R. Schiffer on their inclusion in H Texas magazine's 2007 "Top Lawyers" list.

The "Top Lawyers" list is compiled annually by H Texas magazine based on nominations submitted by Houston attorneys as well as select subscribers. The editorial staff reviews and verifies background information on each nomination and confirms criteria for attorneys selected to the list.

04-13-2007

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Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, LLP

Simpson Thacher Represents KKR in S$1 Billion (US$664 Million) Going Private Transaction of MMI Holdings Limited in Singapore
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (“KKR”) announced the execution of the implementation agreement to take private MMI Holdings Limited ("MMI"), a contract electronics components maker in Singapore and listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (the "Singapore Exchange"). The shares of MMI will be transferred to KKR under a scheme of arrangement authorized by a court of law in Singapore if 75 percent of shareholders of MMI vote in favor of the deal, after which MMI shares will be delisted from the Singapore Exchange. The MMI deal is the second buyout offer for a Singapore-listed technology company.

The global team of STB attorneys who are working on this transaction include: Patrick Naughton (Corporate M&A), Anthony Choi (Corporate M&A), Rob Mason (Financing) and Stuart Orsak (Corporate M&A) in Hong Kong, Matthew O'Shea (Financing) and Katharine Moir (Tax) in Palo Alto, Jennifer Hobbs (Financing), Steve Todrys (Tax), Michael Naughton (HSR), Andrea Wahlquist (Employee Benefits) and Kenneth Ehrhard (HSR) in New York and David Vann, Jr. (HSR) and Jonathan Parker (HSR) in London.

04-13-2007

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Shearman & Sterling LLP

Citigroup Acquires Old Lane
Shearman & Sterling represented Citigroup Inc. in its acquisition of Old Lane LP and Old Lane Partners, GP, LLC ("Old Lane"), a global, multi-strategy hedge fund and a private equity fund with total assets under management and private equity commitments of approximately $4.5 billion. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, Old Lane will operate as part of Citi Alternative Investments, and Vikram Pandit, co-founder of Old Lane, will become CEO of the unit. The transaction, which is subject to customary regulatory reviews, is expected to close in the third quarter of this year. The value of the transaction is confidential.


The Shearman & Sterling attorneys advising Citigroup included partners Creighton Condon (New York – Mergers & Acquisitions), Eliza Swann (New York – Mergers & Acquisitions), Linda Rappaport (New York – Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits), Peter Blessing (New York – International Tax), Azam Aziz (New York – Asset Management) and Barney Reynolds (London- European Finance), counsel Ansgar Simon (New York – Tax), Ann Woo (San Francisco – Mergers & Acquisitions), associates Sara Haskamp (New York – Mergers & Acquisitions), Stephen Penner (New York – Asset Management), Adam Kaminsky (New York – Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits), Garrett Dowd (New York –Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits), Nicola Espie (New York - Asset Management), Gwen Gordon (New York-Asset Management) and Thomas Donegan (London-European Finance).

04-13-2007

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