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Ropes & Gray, LLP

Ropes & Gray names new chief operating officer
Ropes & Gray is pleased to announce that Jeffrey C. Apfel is the firm’s new chief operating officer. In that capacity, Apfel will oversee the firm’s various administrative functions and help carry out its strategic and operational initiatives.

Apfel comes to Ropes & Gray from Rutgers, where he was the university’s senior vice president for administration and chief financial officer. He was responsible for several key functions at the university, including its financing programs, comptrollership, investments, internal audits, investments, and human resources.

Before joining Rutgers, Apfel was the executive vice president for administration and finance at the Rhode Island School of Design. There, he had executive responsibility over all aspects of the school’s non-academic functions, including financial operations, information technology, human resources, government relations, and marketing and branding. Apfel has also held several executive positions in government and the private sector, including at leading investment banks.

“We’re delighted that Jeff has decided to join Ropes & Gray,” said R. Bradford Malt, the firm’s chairman. “With his extensive management experience and proven ability to develop and carry out strategic initiatives, Jeff will make an immediate contribution to our continuing growth and prosperity.”

Apfel has had several articles published in a wide variety of academic and industry publications. He has also participated in several community and professional organizations. He earned his undergraduate degree from Syracuse University and a master’s degree in teaching from the University of Massachusetts. He earned a master’s in public administration from the State University of New York at Albany.

04-13-2007

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Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, P.L.C.

Demystifying Customs and Immigration Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security
The creation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2002 was a result of one of the largest government reorganizations in 50 years. To help employers understand the Department’s various roles and its significance to businesses, the law firm of Miller Canfield presents “Demystifying Customs and Immigration Enforcement Efforts of the Department of Homeland Security,” featuring guest speaker Brian M. Moskowitz, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The International Business Briefing will be held on Thursday, April 26, from 7:30-9:00 a.m. at the Automation Alley International Business Center (2675 Bellingham, Troy, Mich.).

Special Agent in Charge Moskowitz will discuss customs enforcement, immigration and worksite enforcement, money laundering and fraud, exporting and ITAR, and will be open for questions. Moskowitz covers Michigan and Ohio for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the largest investigative arm of the DHS, responsible for identifying and dismantling vulnerabilities regarding the nation’s border, economic, transportation and infrastructure security. ICE Special Agents arguably possess the broadest investigative authority within the United States Government.

Please make reservations with Sandy Bera at 248.267.3345 or bera@millercanfield.com. There is no cost to attend.

04-13-2007

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Loeb & Loeb, LLP

Loeb & Loeb Continues to Bolster Intellectual Property Practice
Loeb & Loeb LLP announced today that Mark Waddell, a patent litigator, has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Litigation Department. He joins from Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP and is the newest in a series of recent lateral partners to join the firm in the Patent Litigation Group.

With over 20 years of experience in patent disputes, including many in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, Waddell has been involved in patent cases for high profile pharmaceuticals including Prozac, Paxil, and the breast cancer drug Nolvadex. Although he has focused his practice particularly on Hatch-Waxman issues, Waddell has advised clients on topics such as patent interference practice and ITC proceedings. Complimentary to his work as a litigator, Waddell worked closely with pharmaceutical lobbyists on the passage of process patent amendments in 1988.

“We are extremely pleased to have Mark join our Patent Litigation practice,” said Michael Beck, Loeb & Loeb Co-Chair in New York. “His extensive work with pharmaceuticals companies, particularly focusing on Hatch-Waxman issues, will be a strong asset to our rapidly growing practice.”

“In addition to counseling clients on a wide range of patent issues, Mark provides an in depth perspective of the pharmaceutical industry,” said Los Angeles based Co-Chair John Frankenheimer. “With his broad experience and first hand knowledge of most of the technologies in this industry, Mark will undoubtedly provide a high level of insight to our clients.”

Waddell’s hiring is the latest in a series of lateral partners to join Loeb & Loeb’s Intellectual Patent Litigation group in 2007. In February, a patent litigation team of three partners, Jordan Sigale, Edward Rice and Marina Saito, joined Loeb & Loeb’s Chicago office, and last week Laura Wytsma joined the firm’s Los Angeles office.

“I’m very pleased and enthusiastic to be working with my former colleagues,” said Waddell. “Loeb & Loeb has a strong reputation for providing it’s clients with a high level of service and I look forward to the opportunity to continue to grow the patent litigation practice.”

Prior to Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, Waddell was a partner at Chadbourne & Parke. He earned his J.D. at Seton Hall University Law School (1984) and his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology (1979).

04-13-2007

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Loeb & Loeb, LLP

Loeb & Loeb Attorneys Represent Larken Associates in Multi-Property Real Estate Refinancing
Today Loeb & Loeb LLP announced the completion of the multimillion dollar refinancing of a twenty-property real estate portfolio for the firm’s client, Larken Associates. The approximately 1.1 million square feet of commercial warehouse and office space was refinanced by Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB and was structured to provide multiple loans allowing the client greater flexibility for future sales and re-financings.

The Loeb & Loeb team was led by partner Andrew Lippmann and included partners Richard Nardi, Walter Curchack and Joseph Svercheck, and associates Dana Rosenthal, Sasha Badian and Vadim Rubinstein. Andrew Lippmann commented, “This deal was a collaborative effort by attorneys from Loeb & Loeb’s real estate, corporate, and bankruptcy practices, demonstrating the firm’s interdisciplinary approach to transactions and its ability to handle complex multiproperty deals in the most timely and cost-effective manner.”

Loeb’s real estate practice involves the leasing, financing, development and conveyancing of commercial, multifamily, office, industrial, hospitality and residential properties throughout the country and abroad. A national team of more than 20 attorneys handle all manner and size of real estate transactions.

About Larken Associates: Larken Associates is a family-run real estate development company.

04-13-2007

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Kaye Scholer LLP

Adrienne Gonzalez Receives New York State Bar Association Pro Bono Service Award
Adrienne Gonzalez, an associate in the Litigation Department of the New York office, was awarded the New York State Bar Association 2007 President's Pro Bono Service Award in the category of Young Lawyer for her service to pro bono clients. Ms. Gonzalez has worked with clients fighting racial and gender discrimination and has an extensive relationship with Kaye Scholer's partnership school, the Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice. This award will be presented to Ms. Gonzalez on April 30, 2007, at the State Bar Center in Albany.

04-13-2007

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Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P.

Chernekoff Presents at Houston Bar Association Environmental Section Meeting
Jones Walker partner Mike Chernekoff spoke at the Houston Bar Association Environmental Section meeting on April 11, 2007. The presentation was entitled "Environmental Issues: Louisiana, Post Katrina" and addressed environmental issues facing Louisiana since Katrina, including recovery efforts in Louisiana and the prospects and timing for future recovery.

04-13-2007

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Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P.

Trostorff Speaks on GO Zone Tax Incentives
Jones Walker partner Alex P. Trostorff spoke at the New Orleans Dental Conference and Louisiana Dental Association Annual Session on GO Zone Tax Incentives on April 12, 2007.

04-13-2007

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