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King & Spalding

Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers Names Ten King & Spalding Attorneys in 2007
King & Spalding, a leading international law firm, announced today that ten of its Washington, D.C.-based lawyers have been named to the 2007 "Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers" list published by Law & Politics. The list identifies lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement and is determined by an extensive poll of lawyers in the Washington, D.C. area.

The ten King & Spalding lawyers named to the Super Lawyers list are:

* John M. Bray - Business Litigation
* Mark S. Brown - FDA
* Robert E. Culbertson - Tax
* Frederick H. Degnan -FDA
* Joseph W. Dorn - International
* James M. Griffin - Antitrust Litigation
* Jane C. Luxton - Environmental
* Katherine L. Rhyne - Environmental
* J. Sedwick Sollers - Criminal Defense: White Collar
* Kevin R. Sullivan - Antitrust Litigation

In addition, partner John Bray received special recognition as one of the 'Top 100' overall vote getters in this year's survey.

The Super Lawyers selection process began with a survey that was sent to more than 35,000 attorneys in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Attorneys were asked to vote for the best lawyers they had personally observed in action. Each lawyer was given a score based on the number of votes received and the source of those votes (votes of lawyers from other firms carry more weight than those from lawyers in the same firm).

A blue-ribbon review panel consisting of top Washington, D.C. lawyers was assembled in each area of practice. These lawyers also reviewed and scored the list of nominees in their practice areas. The top point-getters were selected as Super Lawyers, the top 5 percent of licensed attorneys in the state.

04-09-2007

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Girvin & Ferlazzo, PC

Girvin to present at New York State Government Finance Officers' Association conference
James E. Girvin, Esq. will present at the New York State Government Finance Officers' Association conference on rules of ethical conduct for public officers and employees. He will also discussthe importance of establishing a Board of Ethics.

04-08-2007

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Schnader Attorney At Law

Eric Smith Quoted on Health-Plan Changes
Eric Smith was quoted in the article “Employers Booting Spouses From Health Coverage.” The article mentions the approach taken by Pennsylvania companies to exclude spouses who have access to their own insurance plans. This concept, known as “spousal exclusion,” is viewed as a way for companies to rein in costs without directly costing their employees more money. “Years ago, some firms also offered the policy in a friendlier fashion,” Eric said. “They would give employees a credit if their spouse chose to accept the alternative insurance.

04-08-2007

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Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P.

PHOENIX - Better Business Bureau names Snell & Wilmer Finalist for the Sixth Annual Business Ethics Award
The Better Business Bureau of Central/ Northern Arizona named Snell & Wilmer as a finalist for its 2007 BBB Business Ethics Awards. The award is designed to promote not only the importance of ethical business practices, but the willingness and efforts made by outstanding businesses to ensure that our marketplace remains fair and honorable.

Fifteen finalists were selected from applications submitted to the BBB and reviewed by an independent panel of judges . Each finalist was found to exemplify the BBB’s mission of promoting, through self-regulation, the highest standards of business ethics and conduct, both in operations and in terms of being ethical, reliable and responsive to employees, vendors and customers. Award recipients attended a special event at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa in Phoenix, Arizona on April 5, 2007. Snell & Wilmer was a past recipient of the award in 2003
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The Better Business Bureau of Central/Northern Arizona is a membership-based non profit organization funded by BBB member companies. The BBB is dedicated to promoting and fostering the highest ethical marketplace relationship through voluntary self-regulation, consumer and business education, and arbitration. It has served Apache, Coconino, Gila, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal, Yavapai & Yuma counties since 1938. Supported by nearly 10,000 member businesses, it provides reports on more than 45,000 businesses and charities

04-07-2007

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.

AKIN GUMP EXPANDS IP PRACTICE
Michael L. Kiklis and Kimani P. Clark have joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP as partners in the intellectual property practice in Washington and A. Wesley Ferrebee has joined the practice as an associate, the firm announced today.

The group focuses on software patent law, with an emphasis on litigation, cross-licensing negotiations and patent studies, as well as patent portfolio development and management. The group’s clients include some of the world’s leading computer and software companies. Messrs. Clark, Kiklis and Ferrebee join the firm from Sonnenschein, where they comprised that firm’s software patent practice in Washington, D.C., and where Mr. Kiklis served as head of the software patent practice.

Michael O’Shea, head of Akin Gump’s Washington, D.C., intellectual property practice, stated, “Michael, Kimani and Wes bring a considerable depth of experience in software patent law and a deep understanding of the intersection between patent development and protection and computer science. We are very pleased to welcome them to the firm.”

Mr. Clark added, “Akin Gump’s exceptional reputation, capabilities and global geographic scope provide us with a unique opportunity to service our clients in a world-class firm and intellectual property group. We are pleased to be a part of the firm.”

Mr. Kiklis said, “We are very excited to be a part of the Akin Gump team. Akin Gump has a stellar reputation for handling complex patent issues and has achieved tremendous results. Our clients will greatly benefit from the vast resources of Akin Gump.”

Mr. Kiklis received his B.S. in computer science from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, his M.S. in computer science from Boston University and his J.D. with high honors from Syracuse University. He is a frequent lecturer on various aspects of patent law. Mr. Clark received his B.S. in computer science and engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his J.D. from Stanford Law School. Mr. Ferrebee received his B.S. in computer science from the University of Virginia and his J.D. from the George Mason University School of Law.

With more than 100 attorneys and professionals firmwide, Akin Gump’s intellectual property practice represents a wide range of clients worldwide, from Fortune 500 companies, multinational corporations and entertainment conglomerates to small businesses, universities, research foundations, government agencies and individual inventors.

04-06-2007

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Kelley, Drye & Warren, LLP

Partner Speaks at Third National Forum on Payment Systems
Partner Joel Hewer spoke at the 3rd National Forum on Payment Systems, presented by the American Conference Institute. Mr. Hewer was joined by the Vice President and Debit Counsel of MasterCard to discuss the legal and operational risks as they apply to new products and payment processes.

04-06-2007

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Dreier LLP

Bankruptcy Attorneys From LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP Join Dreier LLP
Dreier LLP is pleased to announce that John P. Campo and John S. Kinzey have joined the firm as partners in the Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Department. Prior to joining Dreier LLP, Messrs. Campo and Kinzey were partners at LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP in New York. As a partner at LeBoeuf Lamb for 16 years, Mr. Campo helped build that firm’s New York bankruptcy department and worked closely with Mr. Kinzey during much of that time.

The addition of the team expands the depth of Dreier LLP’s already strong Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Department and adds further bankruptcy litigation expertise. Dreier LLP’s bankruptcy attorneys represent debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, bondholders, lenders and trustees, creditor, equity and retiree committees, purchasers and sellers of distressed businesses and assets and providers of distressed financing in bankruptcy cases and out-of-court restructurings.

“We are delighted to have John Campo and John Kinzey, two outstanding bankruptcy attorneys, join us,” stated Marc S. Dreier founder and managing partner of Dreier LLP. “The breadth of their experience, including their bankruptcy litigation expertise, is a great complement to our present capabilities in bankruptcy and reorganization.”

The move represents an important step in the significant growth of Dreier LLP’s Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization practice, which now numbers 15 attorneys. The practice is co-chaired by Norman Kinel, who established the department, and Paul Traub, founder of the bankruptcy and corporate restructuring firm Traub, Bonacquist & Fox LLP, whose members joined Dreier LLP in September 2006.

“We’ve put together a formidable team with the capacity and the experience to handle any type of bankruptcy representation of any size or complexity anywhere in the country,” stated Mr. Kinel. “The addition of John Campo and John Kinzey enhances our capabilities in many ways, particularly in debtor representations and bankruptcy litigation of all types.”

Messrs. Campo and Kinzey will continue their focus on representing debtors, trustees, secured lenders, and other parties-in-interest in both Chapter 11 proceedings and out-of- court workouts. They have been involved in significant bankruptcies and reorganizations in the retail, healthcare, real estate, apparel, telecommunications and entertainment industries, among others.

“We joined Dreier LLP because of the good fit with the firm, in particular with the firm’s litigation capabilities,” Mr. Campo stated. “I am very excited to bring my practice to a full-service law firm with a strong bankruptcy and litigation platform, and a focus on client service.”

Mr. Campo has been involved in some of the largest and most complex Chapter 11 proceedings in the country. Mr. Campo represents the Chapter 11 trustee in Maywood Capital Corp., a multi-debtor proceeding involving a $200 million real estate Ponzi scheme; represents the trustee of Trace International Holdings, Inc. in a multimillion dollar lawsuit against various officers, directors and controlling shareholders for breach of fiduciary duty, mismanagement, and self dealing, and which has resulted thus far in judgments in excess of $200 million; represents the operating trustee in Strictly Rhythm Records; was lead counsel to Barney’s, Inc. in its Chapter 11 cases; represented Kingsboro Medical Group, P.C., an 80-physician medical group that provided medical services to more than 60,000 HIP patients in the greater New York area, in its Chapter 11 proceedings; represented the Chapter 11 trustee of Artha Management and its 67 related real estate limited partnership cases, one of the largest real estate bankruptcies in the Southern District of New York; represents secured creditors in both Chapter 11 real estate proceedings and out of court workouts; represented major hospitals and landlords in several significant Chapter 11 proceedings; and represented a significant equity holder and co-general partner in the Theater Row Chapter 11 proceedings in the Southern District of New York.

Background on John P. Campo
Prior to joining LeBoeuf Lamb, Mr. Campo served as a senior attorney in the Office of the U.S. Trustee for the Southern District of New York, and has been a Chapter 11 trustee for cases in both the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Mr. Campo has published various bankruptcy-related materials. He received a J.D., cum laude, from the University of Miami in 1980 and his B.A. in Psychology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1976. He is a member of the Bar of the State of New York and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Mr. Campo has received an AV peer review from Martindale Hubbell, is listed in the International Who’s Who of Professionals, and was named to the New York Super Lawyers in 2006. He is a member of the American Bar Association, New York County Lawyers’ Association, the American Bankruptcy Institute and Turnaround Management Association.

Background on John S. Kinzey
Mr. Kinzey was a partner at LeBoeuf Lamb for 24 years, having started his career there as a litigation associate in 1974 following his graduation, cum laude, from Harvard Law
School. Mr. Kinzey received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from The University of Virginia in 1971. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute.

04-06-2007

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