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Hunton & Williams, LLP

Hunton & Williams Promotes Mullican to Counsel
"Hunton & Williams LLP today announced the elevation of Elizabeth A. Mullican to Counsel, effective April 1. Based in the firm's 75-lawyer Atlanta office, Mullican is a member of the firm's lending services group. Her practice focuses on representing banks and other financial institutions in commercial lending transactions, as well as advising corporate clients in mergers and acquisitions, joint venture and strategic alliances, and corporate governance issues.

""I am proud to recognize Beth for her achievements, commitment to the firm, and dedication to our clients,"" said J. Waverly Pulley III, who leads the capital finance and real estate practice of Hunton & Williams. ""Beth is a talented and hard working lawyer who is playing a critical role in a thriving practice area.""

John Schneider, Atlanta head of the firm’s lending services group, added: ""Beth plays a important role in our lending services practice and has the determination and ability to play a significant leadership role for the lending services practice, the firm's Atlanta office, and Hunton & Williams.""

Admitted to practice in Georgia, Mullican received her law degree and masters of business administration from Emory University and her undergraduate degree from Miami University. Since joining Hunton & Williams, she has made many contributions to the firm including assuming a leadership role in the firm's recruiting and hiring committees."

04-03-2007

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Willkie, Farr & Gallagher, LLP

Willkie Advises Swiss Re in Multinational Combination of Crédito y Caución and Atradius N.V.
It was announced that Compañía Española de Seguros y Reaseguros de Crédito y Caución, S.A. (Crédito y Caución) and Atradius N.V. agreed to a combination of the two businesses. Under the agreement, Madrid-based Crédito y Caución will become part of the new Atradius Group, which will be headquartered in Amsterdam.

Additionally, new shares in Atradius will be issued. The Spanish holding company will become the largest shareholder of Atradius with a 64.2% stake. Willkie client Swiss Re will have a 25% stake, Deutsche Bank a 9.1% stake and Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. KGaA a 1.7% stake. The transaction creates a global group with 160 offices in over 40 countries and an insured trade turnover of over €450 million. Atradius is a leading credit insurer with total revenues of around €1.3 billion and a 24% share of the world credit insurance market.

Partners Gregory Astrachan and Leah Campbell, special European counsel Jon Lyman, and associates Jonathan Gatsik and Andrew Markus in the firm’s London and New York offices advised Swiss Re.

04-03-2007

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Thompson Hine LLP

Donald H. Messinger to Receive Dauby Award From Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center
Donald H. Messinger will receive the 2007 Daniel D. Dauby Award at the Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center’s annual benefit this May. The award is in recognition of Messinger’s long-time support of the organization, which is the country’s oldest free-standing hearing and speech center. It focuses on issues regarding hearing, speech and deafness in Northeast Ohio.

Daniel Dauby, who was born deaf, was the son of Nathan L. Dauby, who served as general manager of the former May Co. Department Store for more than half a century. He also was the uncle of Robert Gries, the recipient of the first Dauby award. The award honors the legacy of the Dauby and Gries families and their involvement in and generosity to the CHSC since 1939.

“This award is an honor and a complete surprise,” says Messinger. “The Center does important work for our community and I have been pleased to serve them in a variety of roles. I know the importance of communication and the Center makes a real difference in the lives of children and adults who are deaf, or who have suffered a hearing loss, or who have speech problems. CHSC has been personally helpful to me and to my family members.”

Messinger has been involved with the CHSC for over 30 years. He is a trustee and twice served as president of the organization. He is also an active participant in numerous community initiatives and serves on the boards of many organizations including Business Volunteers Unlimited (trustee and secretary), the Cleveland POPS Orchestra (director), the Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland (trustee and past president) and Senior Citizens Resources (trustee and past officer).

Messinger is a partner in Thompson Hine LLP’s Cleveland office and a member of the firm’s Corporate Transactions & Securities practice group. He has been a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and, prior to that, served as partner-in-charge of the Cleveland office.

04-03-2007

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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Pillsbury Climate Change Lawyer Offers Insights into Supreme Court Ruling Against the EPA on Regulation of Automobile Emissions
Yesterday’s 5-4 decision by the Supreme Court found that states do have legal standing to sue the EPA regarding the regulation of carbon dioxide from automobile emissions. The court further ruled that the EPA has the authority to regulate carbon dioxide from automobile emissions under the Clean Air Act, and that if the agency does not want to regulate those emissions, it must give concrete, scientific reasons for not doing so.

“The Court’s reading sets unusually tight limits on EPA’s discretion to control its own agenda. Apparently, EPA can postpone regulation only if it can show that global warming science is too uncertain,” says Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman's Peter Wyckoff, a former EPA counsel based in Washington, DC, who now regularly defends companies against EPA enforcement actions under the Clean Air Act.

"While EPA may try to run out the clock until the 2008 election, the ruling could have significant ramifications, especially for new equipment burning fossil-fuels, if the agency concludes carbon dioxide is harmful. The impacts could reach beyond just the automobile industry, affecting nearly every business in the country,” Wyckoff added.

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman launched one of the nation's first climate change and sustainability practices earlier this year. The firm's multidisciplinary practice advises clients nationally and internationally on the rapidly changing legal landscape relating to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The group brings together nationally-recognized attorneys in environmental regulation, litigation, public policy, project finance, and corporate governance. As pressure to curb GHG emissions increases around the world, companies are concentrating on their sustainability policies and grappling with how to manage their own GHG emissions and related litigation risks.

04-03-2007

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Pepper Hamilton, L.L.P.

Pepper Hamilton Hosts Networking Event for Philadelphia-Area Jewish Lawyers and Law Students
Pepper Hamilton LLP recently hosted the 6th Annual Cocktails, Conversation and Networking Event for Philadelphia-Area Jewish Lawyers and Law Students. Pepper hosted the event in conjunction with The Louis D. Brandeis Law Society and the Jewish Graduate Student Network of Hillel of Greater Philadelphia.

The event featured remarks by prominent Jewish professionals in the legal field and was followed by small sessions led by experts in a variety of practice areas including intellectual property and commercial litigation. The reception, which was held at Pepper’s Philadelphia office on March 27, 2007, drew over 100 attendees.

Speakers included Molly Peckman, Special Counsel and Director of Professional Development at Pepper, who gave students tips on making a successful transition from student to lawyer; and Sayde Ladov, vice chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association. Additional speakers included Michael Berkowitz, chancellor of the Brandeis Society, and from Pepper, partner Mark S. Blaskey of the Trusts and Estates Practice Group and associate Eric J. Goldberg from the Commercial Litigation Practice Group.

Additional sponsors for the event included the Jewish Law Associations of several local schools, including Drexel University; Rutgers University, Camden; Temple University; the University of Pennsylvania; Villanova University; and Widener University.

04-03-2007

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Pepper Hamilton, L.L.P.

I. William Cohen of Pepper Hamilton Elected Vice President of the American College of Bankruptcy
I. William Cohen, a corporate restructuring and bankruptcy partner with the Detroit law office of Pepper Hamilton LLP, has been elected Vice President of the American College of Bankruptcy.

Mr. Cohen is the immediate past chair of the firm’s Corporate Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice Group. He also served on Pepper’s Executive Committee for 12 years and is a past vice chair of that committee. Mr. Cohen concentrates his practice in corporate reorganization, bankruptcy and insolvency matters. He represents debtors, debtors in possession, creditors, creditors’ committees, landlords, purchasers of assets, and officers and directors of corporations in bankruptcy court and state court proceedings, out-of-court workouts and common law compositions. He has argued cases throughout the state and the federal court systems, including the case of United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc. in the United States Supreme Court.

The American College of Bankruptcy (www.amercol.org/) is a prestigious, nonprofit, honorary association of bankruptcy and insolvency professionals. Formed in 1989, the College has approximately 663 fellows from across the globe that are selected by a Board of Regents from among recommendations received from the Circuit Admissions Council in each federal judicial circuit. The Regents select members who meet the highest professional qualifications and ethical standards. Fellows include lawyers, judges, law professors, accountants, appraisers, auctioneers, officers of the government, officers of lending institutions, reorganization, workout and liquidation specialists and others dedicated to the improvement of the bankruptcy process and the enhancement of the professional quality of and public respect for the insolvency and bankruptcy practice.

Pepper is honored to have five partners as members of the College, including Detroit partners Barbara Rom, Kay Kress, Robert Hertzberg and Bill Cohen.

04-03-2007

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Healy & Baillie, L.L.P.

Larry Chane Profiled in Inside Magazine
Lawrence S. Chane, trust and estate partner at Blank Rome, was profiled in the spring issue of Inside magazine.

The article gives an intimate look at the lawyer and the man. Mr. Chane’s extraordinary focus and love for the law, from his teenage years to now, are revealed. Writes Sally Friedman, “law has been a calling that has involved Chane in high-level annuity trust planning, planning for family limited partnerships and a variety of sophisticated forms of estate planning and income tax solutions.”

“Chane knows that information is a powerful tool. But information without a sense of humanity and mission is far less so. ‘I try to remind people that it feels good to do good,’ said a man who lives by that anthem.”

“He Doesn't Want To Tax Them—This Attorney's Gift Is to Win the Trust of His Clients” by Sally Friedman appeared in the Spring 2007 issue of Inside magazine.

04-03-2007

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