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Smith Anderson Blount Dorsett Mitchell & Jernigan LLP

Byron Kirkland Elected to the North Carolina Technology Association Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of the North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA) has elected Smith Anderson partner Byron B. Kirkland to the Board. Mr. Kirkland joins a diverse group of technology leaders from North Carolina's for-profit and non-profit sectors united by an interest in building and growing a strong technology industry in the State.

A membership organization, NCTA helps to grow and strengthen the IT industry through increasing public awareness and influencing key public policy issues. It provides members the opportunity to network with other industry leaders, share information on critical technologies and promote their companies.

Mr. Kirkland practices in the areas of corporate, securities, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, and technology law. He regularly represents venture funds and diverse companies including public and private entities and start-up, emerging, growth and mature companies. His extensive experience includes public offerings, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate law matters. His peer and client recognition includes listing in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business; North Carolina Super Lawyers; and The Best Lawyers in America.

04-11-2007

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Saul Ewing, LLP

SAUL EWING LLP ATTORNEY ADDRESSES HUMAN RESOURCES COUNCIL
Robert C. Nagle, Special Counsel in Saul Ewing LLP’s Business Department and Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Practice Group, presented to the Human Resources Council of the Delaware Credit Union League at the League's office in New Castle, Delaware on April 4, 2007.

Mr. Nagle's two-hour presentation, Best Practices in Hiring and Promotion, provided attendees with pointers on the legal and practical issues relating to recruiting and hiring new employees, including what to ask, as well as what not to ask, during hiring interviews. Mr. Nagle also discussed the pros and cons of promoting from within? to fill vacancies within an organization.

Mr. Nagle received his B.S. from Vanderbilt University and earned his J.D. from George Mason University School of Law.

04-11-2007

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Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP

Nicholas Racioppi Included in Top Real Estate Lawyers
Riker Danzig partner Nicholas Racioppi was profiled in the April Real Estate New Jersey article “Meet The Real Estate Lawyers” as one of the most prominent real estate lawyers in New Jersey.

Nick is head of the firm's Real Estate Practice Group. He has considerable commercial real estate experience, particularly in the acquisition, development, zoning and planning, leasing and sale of commercial and industrial properties.

Nick also has been named among the top real estate lawyers in New Jersey by Best Lawyers in America®, a peer review of US Lawyers. New Jersey Monthly magazine named him one of New Jersey's 2007 "Super Lawyers.

04-11-2007

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Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

K&L Gates Advising in Landmark Tribune Deal
Lawyers from Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (K&L Gates) are representing the trustee of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) in a transaction that will result in Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB) going private. Under the conditions of the deal, Tribune shareholders will receive $34 per share and will receive their consideration in a two-stage transaction. The first stage will involve a share repurchase of $4.3 billion by the company and the second stage will involve a merger for the balance of the company shares, subject to company shareholder and regulatory approval.

Sam Zell is supporting the transaction with a $315 million investment, and will be making an initial investment of $250 million that is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2007. Following the completion of the transaction, the company will be privately held, and the ESOP trustee will hold 100 percent of Tribune's then-outstanding common stock, with Zell holding a subordinated note and a warrant entitling him to acquire 40 percent of Tribune's common stock. Upon completion of the initial investment, Zell will join the Tribune board, and will become chairman when the merger closes.

The K&L Gates team is led by Charles R. Smith, who has been principal outside counsel on more than 100 leveraged ESOPs of public and private companies, representing ESOP trustees, private equity firms, companies, investment banking firms, shareholders and management teams.

04-11-2007

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Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo P.C.

Four Mintz Levin Members Named Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. announced that four of the firm's attorneys -- Charles D. Ferris, David Barmak, Howard J. Symons, and Susan Neuberger Weller -- were selected as Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers for 2007. The list appeared in the March 25, 2007 issue of The New York Times in Washington, D.C., and in the stand alone magazine, Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers. Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers are selected based upon ballots sent by Law & Politics to over 35,000 area attorneys. Only five percent of Washington, D.C. lawyers were named 2007 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers.

Charles D. Ferris is a member in the firm's Washington office, practicing in the Communications Section. His practice focuses primarily on communications and federal relations law. He was named to the 2006-2007 Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business and 2007 Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Ferris received his B.A. from Boston College (1954), and his J.D. from Boston College Law School (1961), where he was a member of the Boston College Law Review. He received an honorary doctorate from Boston College (1978). Mr. Ferris is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and in Massachusetts and is a member of the District of Columbia Bar Association.

David Barmak is a member in the firm's Washington office, where he practices in and Chairs the firm's Employment, Labor & Benefits Section. Mr. Barmak has extensive experience representing companies and their executives on a broad range of employment law issues, including matters involving the wage and hour and discrimination laws, non-compete agreements, and executive employment arrangements. He has substantial trial experience, including jury and non-jury trials and arbitrations of employment law issues and complex business disputes. Mr. Barmak is a past member of the Firm's Policy Committee and managed the Firm's Northern Virginia office until its 2006 consolidation with the Washington office. In 2006, he was named to the Virginia Super Lawyers list. Mr. Barmak received his B.A., magna cum laude, from the State University of New York at Buffalo (1973) and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center (1976). He is a member of the Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland and New York bars.

Howard J. Symons is a member in the firm's Washington office and practices in the Communications Section. Mr. Symons represents a wide range of cable, wireless, and telecommunications companies and trade associations in regulatory and legislative matters, including implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and ongoing legislative review of the act. He was named to the 2006 Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2007 The Best Lawyers in America and 2007 Chambers Global: World's Leading Lawyers for Business. Mr. Symons received his B.A., summa cum laude, from Yale University (1975), and his J.D. from Harvard Law School (1978). He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia.

Susan Neuberger Weller is a member in the firm's Washington office, practicing in the Intellectual Property Section. She manages the firm's trademark practice. Her practice involves all aspects of intellectual property and related corporate business transactions, with a particular emphasis on domestic and international trademark and copyright searching, prosecution, enforcement, counseling, and litigation. Ms. Weller was named to the 2006 Virginia Super Lawyers, Who's Who Legal USA: Trademarks 2006, the 2006 Edition of The United Who's Who Registry, the 2006-2007 "Honors Edition" of Madison's Who's Who Registry, the 2006-2007 edition of Empire Who's Who Registry, and the 6th edition of the Guide to the World's Leading Trade Mark Law Practitioners. She received her B.A., cum laude, with a triple major and Special General Honors Distinction for her participation in the Honors Program, from the University of Miami (1978), and received her J.D. from the National Law Center at George Washington University (1981). She is admitted to practice in Colorado, the District of Columbia, before the U.S. District Court and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Court.

04-11-2007

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Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP

FMC Announces 13 New Partners: Promotions reflect local depth and national strength of FMC’s regional offices and focused practice groups
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC), one of Canada’s leading full-service business law firms, has announced the admission of 13 new partners in its offices. The new partners have all been promoted from within the firm and represent expanded depth in FMC’s corporate/commercial, financial services, insolvency, litigation, real estate, securities, and tax practices across Canada.

Admitted to the partnership are:

* Corporate/Commercial – Matthew Hibbert and Ted Shoub
* Financial Services – Charles Rich and Scott Sangster
* Insolvency – Chris Ramsay
* Litigation – Ward Hanson, Lorena Harris and Young Park
* Real Estate – Andrea Centa and Sonja Homenuck
* Securities – John Reynolds and Corina Zatreanu
* Tax – Mark Woltersdorf

"Fraser Milner Casgrain has long believed that our people are our greatest strength," says Michel Brunet, FMC’s Chair and Chief Executive Officer. "These 13 outstanding new partners will deliver a wealth of insight and expertise to their respective practice groups, ensuring the best resources are in place across the country to address our clients’ diverse and evolving needs.

04-11-2007

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Two Accomplished IP Attorneys Join Barnes & Thornburg LLP's Washington, D.C., Office
Jeffrey D. Karceski, former local section leader for patent prosecution at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (Pillsbury), has moved to Barnes & Thornburg LLP, where he will help strengthen the firm’s considerable patent practice and diversify the firm’s client base with his significant international representation.

Karceski, an IP counselor with experience in patent prosecution, opinion drafting and litigation, joined Barnes & Thornburg’s Washington, D.C., office as a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Department after spending eight years with Pillsbury representing domestic and international clients in patent prosecution and counseling.

Former Pillsbury Counsel Christine Hoeft McCarthy is also joining Karceski at Barnes & Thornburg LLP’s Washington, D.C., office. She is of counsel in the firm’s Intellectual Property Department. While at Pillsbury, McCarthy built a broad-based intellectual property practice and facilitated junior attorney training directed toward improving efficiency for clients.

“I’m looking forward to working with my clients to provide superior service from a cost effective platform,” Karceski said. “That’s been my business model all along. Barnes & Thornburg provides significant capabilities for taking this business model to the next level.”

“We believe that Jeff’s practice philosophy and his perspective on client service is a true fit with Barnes & Thornburg,” said Perry Palan, head of the firm’s intellectual property practice in Washington, D.C. “Barnes and Thornburg will benefit from his legal experience and case management abilities.”

Karceski concentrates his practice on patent prosecution, counseling and opinion work. He advises clients on virtually every aspect of patent law, including patent drafting, prosecution before the U.S. and foreign patent offices, validity studies, infringement studies, product clearances, patent clearances and others. Karceski received his undergraduate degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1988, with a minor in mechanical engineering. He earned his law degree from the George Washington University Law Center in 1991. Karceski is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Outside of his practice, Karceski is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, where he has been teaching a paralegal studies course in intellectual property as a part of the Paralegal Studies Program since 1994.

McCarthy’s practice covers a spectrum of intellectual property matters, including patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, Internet law, copyright and patent licensing, and export control review. McCarthy received her undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from New Mexico State University in 1993, with a focus on the science option and with minors in environmental engineering and physics. She earned her law degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 1996 and received her intellectual property and licensing advanced certificates from Franklin Pierce Law Center. McCarthy is admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the courts of the District of Columbia and Virginia.

Outside of her practice, McCarthy publishes and speaks regularly on intellectual property related subjects to various societies and interested business groups. She also authored the technical paper entitled “Measured Surface Transfer Impedance of Ferromagnetic Pipes and Conduit,” which was presented at the 1988 NEM Conference along with L.O. Hoeft and J.S. Hofstra.

04-11-2007

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