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Lewis and Roca LLP

Bass Joins Lewis and Roca as an Associate
Lewis and Roca LLP is proud to announce that Joice Bass has joined the firm as an associate. Bass joins the Commercial Litigation practice group. She will assist the firm in expanding its capabilities to serve clients with litigation needs in the areas of general business, employment and intellectual property disputes.

Prior to joining Lewis and Roca, Bass was an associate in the Litigation department at Lionel Sawyer & Collins in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her practice has encompassed eminent domain and civil and business litigation matters. She also has practice experience in the areas of employment litigation and corporate and health care transactions.

Bass has published articles with the Association of Business Trial Lawyers of San Diego titled, “Locating John Doe on the World Wide Web” and “Fraud on the FDA: U.S. Supreme Court Rejects New Application of a Familiar Theory.” She was previously awarded the Wiley M. Manuel Services Award by the State Bar of California for her pro bono services.

Bass received her J.D. from the University of California, Davis School of Law in 2000, her M.B.A from California State University, Fresno in 1994 and her B.S. from California State University, Fresno, Business Administration and Information Systems in 1991.

03-30-2007

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

H. Hardin to Participate on Perspectives on Practice Panel
Jones Walker partner Harry Hardin participated on the Perspectives on Practice Panel during the American Bar Association Law Student Division Thirteenth Circuit Spring Meeting and Election. The panel was held at Tulane University School of Law on Saturday, March 3, 2007.

03-30-2007

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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP

James Ho Testifies on Birthright Citizenship Before Texas Representatives
Dallas of counsel James C. Ho testified at a joint committee hearing of the Texas House of Representatives in Austin. The Committee on State Affairs and the Committee on Border and International Affairs convened a joint hearing to consider various immigration and border security issues. Ho was invited by Committee Chairmen David Swinford and Tracy King, at the request of the ACLU of Texas, to testify as a legal expert on the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship and House Bill 28, which would deny all state and local government services to the U.S.-born children of undocumented persons in the state of Texas.

03-30-2007

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Edwards & Angell, L.L.P.

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Receive Denis McGuire Award at Annual Meeting of the Volunteer Lawyer's Project
"Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge and Associate Stephanie Bruce received the Denis McGuire Award last evening at the John Adams Courthouse in Pemberton Square at the Annual Meeting of the Volunteer Lawyers Project.

The firm was recognized for their work in handling approximately 35 unemployment pro bono cases for the Volunteer Lawyers Project. Stephanie A. Bruce organized and supervised the training of many EAPD associates who assisted with the cases.

The Denis McGuire Award is given annually to honor extraordinary commitment to equal access to justice and to representation of the indigent. Attendees at the award ceremony included Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice, Margaret H. Marshall, American Bar Association President-Elect, William Neukom, and Boston Bar Association President, Jack Cinquegrana.

Stephanie counsels and represents businesses, municipalities and educational institutions in a broad range of employment and labor law issues. Her practice includes litigation of employment-related claims in both state and federal courts, as well as administrative agencies. She has successfully represented clients in a variety of discrimination actions, including race, sex, disability, sexual harassment and age discrimination claims. She also routinely advises employers on personnel matters such as wage and hour compliance, individual terminations, non-competition agreements and employee handbooks.

A graduate of Harvard Law School and Brandeis University, Stephanie is licensed to practice in Massachusetts. She resides in Brighton, Massachusetts.

The Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association (VLP) is a legal aid program providing assistance in civil matters to low-income residents of Greater Boston, primarily through the pro bono services of private attorneys. VLP and its partner, Senior Partners for Justice help make access to justice possible for people who cannot afford a lawyer."

03-30-2007

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Arent Fox LLP

Arent Fox Expands Construction Practice with Addition of McCarter & English Group
"Arent Fox LLP is pleased to announce the addition of four new partners to the construction group in its New York office. Joining the firm are James E. Frankel, Eugene R. Scheiman, Mark A. Bloom and Andrew Ross, all formerly partners at McCarter & English LLP. Their arrival adds further depth to a construction team experienced in both litigation and project transactions for owners, developers, architects, engineers and contractors.

“We are thrilled to have Jamie, Gene, Mark and Andrew joining us,” said David Dubrow, partner in charge of the New York office. “They are a welcome addition to our growing construction practice and bring with them premier clients and many years of experience.”

The group will join existing partners Aaron Abraham and David Pfeffer, who are recognized by Chambers and Partners as leading New York construction attorneys.

The Arent Fox construction team represents owners, developers, contractors, architect-engineers and designers in a broad range of projects, including agreements for construction projects and complex legal structures involving public and private financing partnerships, as well as the prosecution and defense of construction claims.

James E. Frankel provides business advisory services, including sales and acquisitions and internal ownership transition of design and construction firms. He also advises clients concerning front-end project structuring and contractual terms and conditions as well as dispute resolution in contentious situations on behalf of the owners, architects, engineers and construction companies.

Eugene R. Scheiman offers a wide range of litigation, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and business advisory services to clients in the construction industry and franchise arena. He also brings 30 years of litigation experience to many areas of publishing, general commercial and white-collar criminal law.

Mark A. Bloom provides litigation, ADR and transactional services to clients in the construction industry, including owners, developers, construction managers, contractors and design professionals. Mark also maintains a franchise and distribution practice through which he counsels companies in litigation, transactional and regulatory matters involving uniform disclosures, franchise agreements and business operations.

Andrew Ross provides transactional, regulatory and corporate services for construction industry clients. He represents construction project owners and developers, architects, engineers, project managers, construction managers and contractors in connection with public and private construction projects, sales and acquisitions of construction industry firms, and licensing issues for architects, engineers and landscape architects."

03-30-2007

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Adams & Reese LLP

Beebe and Sensenbrenner Named “Leaders in Law” by New Orleans CityBusiness
"New Orleans CityBusiness has named Mark R. Beebe and E. Paige Sensenbrenner to its “Leaders in Law” listing for 2007. They will be honored at the third annual awards ceremony and luncheon that will be held on March 30, and will be featured in a special issue of CityBusiness. Beebe and Sensenbrenner were selected by a distinguished panel of judges for their success in law, contributions to the community and setting the pace for the legal community in the New Orleans area. They join Adams and Reese partners Virginia Boulet, Mark Surprenant, Robert Vosbein, Sr., Charlie Cerise, John Duck, Tom O’Brien and Paul Pastorek who were selected for this honor in previous years.

Beebe is a Litigation Practice Group Leader with experience in securities litigation, antitrust, Sarbanes Oxley, corporate governance, contractual disputes, shareholder disputes, officer and director liability, accountant professional liability, fiduciary duty, unfair competition, non-competition agreements, partnership disputes, warranty, breach of warranty, franchise law, arbitration and construction matters. He has been involved in multi-district litigation, class action litigation and has appeared before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, various federal district courts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Pennsylvania, the state courts of Louisiana and the District of Columbia. He is listed among The Best Lawyers in America (Antitrust Law) and was named a Louisiana Super Lawyer (Securities & Corporate Finance) in 2006.

Beebe is a member of many professional organizations including the Louisiana, American and Federal Bar Associations and the Bar Association of the Federal Fifth Circuit. He is also a member of the New Orleans Bar Association Inn of Court and the International Association of Defense Counsel. In the community, he serves on the Board of Directors of the Traveler’s Aid Society of Greater New Orleans, and serves as counsel to the Donald W. Richardson Memorial Trust Scholarship. He is a United Way volunteer, and a graduate of the Metropolitan Action Committee's Leadership Forum and the New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute. In 2003, CityBusiness named Beebe to its elite Power Generation.

Sensenbrenner is a member of the Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Practice Team in the Litigation Practice Group. He also works with the Health Care, Governmental Relations and Economic Development Practice Teams. His practice has included medical malpractice defense, pharmaceutical products defense, complex mass-tort litigation, governmental relations and general legal advisory work for health care entities. He is a frequent lecturer on legal issues at various medical and health care seminars.

Sensenbrenner serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Foundation. Additional board experience includes member of the New Orleans Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (1987-1992) and the Children's Hospital Institutional Review Board (1988-1997). He is a member of the American Association of Nurse Attorneys, the American Society of Law and Medicine, and the New Orleans Health Care Managers Association. Additionally, Sensenbrenner is a member of the New Orleans, Louisiana and American Bar Association, as well as the Federal Bar Association, Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel and the Defense Research Institute. He is a Fellow of the Loyola Institute of Politics and a graduate of New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute."

03-30-2007

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King & Spalding

King & Spalding Successfully Represents NewPage Corporation in Test Case Of Countervailing Duty Law Before the Department of Commerce
"King & Spalding, a leading international law firm, has successfully represented NewPage Corporation before the U.S. Department of Commerce in a test case involving the application of the countervailing duty law to China. The Department of Commerce determined for the first time that the countervailing duty law applies to China. NewPage and the United Steelworkers responded today to the Department of Commerce’s preliminary determinations in the countervailing duty investigations of coated free sheet paper imports from China, Indonesia and South Korea. In these preliminary determinations, the Department found margins of 20.35 and 10.90 percent for the two Chinese producers, 21.24 percent for the Indonesian producers and margins ranging from 0.04 to 1.76 percent for the South Korean producers.

NewPage Corporation, headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, is a leading U.S. producer of coated papers in North America. With more than 4,300 employees, NewPage operates integrated pulp and paper manufacturing mills located in Escanaba, Michigan; Luke, Maryland; Rumford, Maine; and Wickliffe, Kentucky.

Additional details on this matter can be found at: www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-30-2007/0004556819&EDATE=

The King & Spalding team representing NewPage Corporation in this matter include the following members of the firm’s International Trade Group in Washington, D.C.:

* Partners: Gilbert Kaplan, Steve Jones, Joe Dorn.
* Counsel: Cris Revaz, Jeff Telep, Mike Mabile, Dan Schneiderman.
* Staff/Project Attorneys: Ted Kim, Paul Jameson.
* Associates: Chris Cloutier, Taryn Koball, Liz Duall.
* Consultants: Bonnie Byers, Yingjie Li, Craig Matney, Carol Brewer, Ed O'Neill, Rebecca Woodings, Bing Xia. "

03-30-2007

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