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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

Timothy A. Wilkins to Teach at University of Texas School of Law
"Bracewell & Giuliani LLP attorney Timothy A. Wilkins will serve as an Adjunct Professor at The University of Texas School of Law in the fall semester of 2007. He will teach “Corporate Environmental Law.”

The course will address the issues involved in practicing environmental law on behalf of regulated businesses, emphasizing the role of environmental lawyers in transactions, auditing, permitting, enforcement, cleanups, and compliance matters and highlighting the practice skills most relevant to environmental lawyers working with regulated businesses.

Mr. Wilkins is the head of Bracewell’s environmental and natural resources practice group and has long served as an Adjunct Professor teaching environmental law courses at the University of Houston Law Center."

04-10-2007

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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

Leveraged Finance and High Yield Debt Partners Join Bracewell & Giuliani
"Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that Mark B. Joachim and Robert T. Carey have joined the firm as partners in the New York office.

The addition of Mr. Joachim and Mr. Carey marks another milestone in the continuing growth of Bracewell’s New York office and the firm’s global finance, funds and financial restructuring practices.

Before joining Bracewell, both Mr. Joachim and Mr. Carey were partners in the New York office of Bingham McCutchen LLP.

Mr. Joachim advises asset-based lenders, investment and commercial banks, private equity and hedge funds and other buy-out firms, with emphasis on leveraged finance transactions, second lien financings, and chapter 11 DIP and exit financings.

Mr. Carey’s practice focuses on corporate finance and securities, including high yield debt offerings, complex indenture interpretation disputes and distressed debt situations.

""We are very pleased to welcome these superb lawyers to our partnership and look forward to further growth in our leveraged finance and capital markets practice in New York,"" said Patrick Oxford, managing partner of Bracewell & Giuliani.

Mr. Joachim and Mr. Carey join Evan Flaschen and Gregory Nye, who also recently joined Bracewell from Bingham McCutchen, in bringing further depth to Bracewell's finance, funds and restructuring practices, which provide a range of financial, investment and restructuring services to private equity and hedge funds and other alternative investment vehicles, as well as to insurance companies, banks, underwriters and other financing institutions.

“Bracewell offers us a terrific platform and a great team for serving our clients with all of their leveraged finance and restructuring needs,” said Mr. Joachim.

Mr. Carey added, “Bracewell is extraordinarily committed to its clients and to its people. Mark and I are very excited to be a part of the Bracewell family."

04-10-2007

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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

Firm Adds Labor and Employment Team to Dallas Office
"Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that Robert E. Sheeder and Marc D. Katz have joined the firm as partners in the labor and employment practice of the firm’s Dallas office. Before joining Bracewell, they were partners with the Dallas office of Jenkens & Gilchrist. Gail N. Salcido and Donna G. Hiltenbrand will also join Bracewell & Giuliani as associates.

""We are happy to welcome the team to Bracewell & Giuliani’s labor and employment practice,"" said Sanford M. Brown, Managing Partner of Bracewell's Dallas office. ""These attorneys have demonstrated a commitment to professional excellence that will no doubt assist in the growth of our practice and, most importantly, better serve our clients.""

Mr. Sheeder’s specific areas of practices include employment-related litigation, arbitration, employment discrimination and representing employers in collective bargaining and labor union organization campaigns. He graduated with a Juris Doctorate from the University of Michigan Law School, and has been practicing for more than 30 years.

Mr. Katz focuses on the management-side of labor and employment litigation and counseling. His specific areas of practices are trade secret litigation, negotiating and enforcing non-compete and confidentiality covenants and employment contracts, employment discrimination, and wrongful discharge litigation. Mr. Katz graduated from the University of California at Berkeley School of Law."

04-10-2007

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Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, L.L.P.

Kennedy Covington Welcomes Three New Attorneys
"Kennedy Covington, one of the largest law firms in the Carolinas, is pleased to announce that three new attorneys have joined the Firm.

*Stephanie Stephens has joined as an Associate in the Banking and Finance Section of the Financial Services Department. Located in Kennedy Covington's Charlotte office, Stephens focuses on the representation of commercial banks, finance companies and other commercial lenders in various types of single and multi-lender secured and unsecured debt financing transactions. She received her J.D. from the University of Arkansas School of Law, and her B.A. from Humboldt State University. Prior to joining Kennedy Covington, Stephens was a Financial Services Associate with a law firm in Los Angeles, Calif.

*Patrick Togni has joined as an Associate in the Health Law Section of the Business Law Department. Located in Kennedy Covington's RTP office, Togni focuses his practice on a variety of health care litigation matters. He received his J.D. from the Washington College of Law, American University, and his B.A. from Binghamton University, State University of New York. Prior to joining Kennedy Covington, Togni was a Litigation Associate with a law firm in Washington, D.C.

*Caroline Wainright has joined as an Associate in the Employee Benefits Section of the Business Law Department. Located in Kennedy Covington's Charlotte office, Wainright focuses her practice on employee benefits and executive compensation issues, including matters related to corporate mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions . She received her J.D. from the Duke University School of Law and her B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to joining Kennedy Covington, Wainright was an Associate with a law firm in New York.

*Not yet admitted to practice in North or South Carolina."

04-10-2007

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Ice Miller LLP

Ice Miller Announces 2007 Indiana Super Lawyers: Attorney Steve Humke Profiled for Work on the Indiana Toll Road
"Ice Miller is proud to announce that 49 of its attorneys have been named to the Indiana Super Lawyers List. The Indiana Super Lawyers List was sponsored by Law & Politics, a legal trade journal, and was published in the March 2007 issue of Indianapolis Monthly.

In addition, the publication profiled attorney Steve Humke for his work on the lease of the Indiana Toll Road.

The attorneys who were named to the Super Lawyers List were nominated by their peers. Over 13,000 ballots were mailed to attorneys in Indiana who were asked to vote for the best lawyers they had personally observed in action. Each lawyer was given a score based on the number and types of votes received. Votes received from lawyers in other law firms were awarded more points than votes received from lawyers in the same firm. The Firm's Super Lawyers include:

Antitrust Litigation-
G. Daniel Kelley, Jr.

Appellate-
Fred Biesecker

Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights-
Henry Efroymson

Bond/Government Finance-
Thomas K. Downs
Philip Genetos
Brenda Horn

Business Litigation-
Adam Arceneaux
James Petersen
Philip Whistler
Michael Wukmer

Business/Corporate-
Richard Thrapp

Civil Litigation Defense-
Richard Smikle

Class Action/Mass Torts-
Ralph Cohen
Mary Nold Larimore

Construction/Surety-
Alan Goldstein

Criminal Defense-
Bradley Williams

Employee Benefits/ERISA-
Mary Beth Braitman
E. Van Olson
Melissa Proffitt Reese
Marc Sciscoe

Employment & Labor-
Michael Blickman
Michael Boldt
David Carr
Mark Ford
Martin Klaper
Byron Myers

Employment Litigation: Defense-
Wayne Adams III

Environmental-
Phillip Scaletta III

Estate Planning and Probate-
Lisa Stone
Gordon Wishard

General Litigation-
David Mattingly

Government/Cities/Municipalities-
Lacy Johnson

Healthcare-
Sherry Fabina-Abney
Gregory Pemberton
Myra Selby
Kevin Woodhouse

Insurance Coverage-
Brent Huber

Intellectual Property-
Doreen Gridley

Intellectual Property Litigation-
Jay Taylor

Mergers & Acquisitions-
Joseph DeGroff
Stephen Hackman
Steven Humke
John Thornburgh

Political Law-
John Hammond III

Real Estate-
Phillip Bayt
Zeff Weiss

Tax-
Thomas Schnellenberger
Barton Sprunger"

04-10-2007

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Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

Womble Carlyle Receives Triangle United Way Award
The Triangle United Way held its Academy of Caring Annual Awards Celebration on Wednesday, April 4th, at the RBC Center Arena Club in Raleigh, North Carolina. Womble Carlyle was given the Excellence-Leadership Circle Campaign Award and Johnny Loper, member in the Raleigh office, attended to receive the award on the firm's behalf. The Triangle United Way distributed a program at the event and included in it a description of Womble Carlyle's 2006 workplace giving campaign which is reproduced below. Other Excellence-Leadership Circle Campaign Award winners included RTI International and BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina. For more information on the Triangle United Way and its worthwhile endeavors, go here.

Description of Womble Carlyle's 2006 workplace campaign excerpted from Triangle United Way event program:

"Attorneys at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice are committed to the communities in which they practice. This commitment was clearly demonstrated through the organization's successful United Way campaign for 2006.

Womble Carlyle operates from both a downtown Raleigh location as well as in Research Triangle Park. Rather than run one main kickoff event at a central location, Campaign Chair John Turlington orchestrated two similar events, one at each location. The partners, law teams and staff enjoyed the benefits of special events such as an ice cream social, a luncheon and auction. In order to increase employee awareness of issues facing the local community, representatives from a United Way member agency were invited to speak to employees at these events about the work that they do in the community and the importance of Triangle United Way's Community Care Fund.

Womble Carlyle employees responded warmly, demonstrating their leadership in community care through their generosity in workplace giving. Leadership giving at this organization increased by 40 percent from the 2005 to 2006 campaign. Their campaign also saw a 22 percent overall increasing in giving this year. In addition to their personal resources, Womble Carlyle associates were generous with their time. Nearly 90 percent of staff participated in a Day of Caring at this member agency in 2006.

In every way, Womble Carlyle Sandridge and Rice employees showed themselves as partners and leaders in our community, willing and ready to stand in the gap and to do what matters.

04-10-2007

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Wolf Block Schorr & Solis

Andrew Chirls Named WolfBlock Hiring Partner
WolfBlock is pleased to announce that Andrew A. Chirls has been named as the firm's Hiring Partner.

"We are delighted to have Andy in this vital role," said WolfBlock Chairman Mark L. Alderman. "Andy's dedication to the practice and profession of law is well-known and regarded in the legal community, and we know the firm will benefit from his focus on helping us realize our hiring goals."

Chirls has been a partner in WolfBlock’s Business Litigation practice group since 1989. He joined the firm in 1982 after serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Stanley Brotman, a U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey.

"I am thrilled to be in a position where I assist the firm with recruiting and work with all our practice groups at WolfBlock," Chirls said. "Having spent my legal career at WolfBlock, I am pleased for this opportunity to share with candidates my knowledge about this great firm."

In 2005, Chirls served as Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association. He also served as chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association Board of Governors in 2000 in addition to a three-year elected term on the Board of Governors beginning in 1997. In those roles, he was active in helping develop the domestic partner benefits that have been adopted by many Pennsylvania and New Jersey companies.

"In my activities as Bar leader, I worked to make Philadelphia a city that attracts the best, brightest and most diverse group of lawyers." continued Chirls. "Our Bar led the way in making domestic partner benefits available to all lawyers and was a pioneer in other equal opportunity issues, just as WolfBlock has been a leader and pioneer."

Chirls' practice focuses on complex and major litigation in a range of substantive areas, including product liability and mass torts, eminent domain and land valuation, publishing and communications, employment claims and discrimination claims and general litigation.

Chirls is a member and served as chair of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations. He was also on the national board of Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund for six years and served for several years on the Philadelphia Bar Association's Investigative Division of the Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention, reviewing and investigating qualifications of prospective judges. Chirls has also served as a board member of BalletX and a member of the board of Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program.

Chirls received his law degree from the University of California (Boalt Hall School of Law) at Berkeley and is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where he majored in architecture and environmental design.

04-10-2007

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