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Howrey, LLP

DENIS MONÉGIER DU SORBIER TO JOIN HOWREY’S PARIS OFFICE
"Howrey LLP has announced that Denis Monégier du Sorbier will join the firm’s Paris office as a partner. Mr. Monégier du Sorbier, a leader in intellectual property, joins from Linklaters.

In announcing the appointment, Robert F. Ruyak, Chairman and CEO of Howrey, said, “We are very pleased that Denis Monégier du Sorbier has agreed to join Marina Cousté in Paris. Together, they will be a formidable IP presence. Howrey has created a top ranked team of IP lawyers throughout Europe. In addition to Marina Cousté; Willem Hoyng and Bart Van Den Broek in Amsterdam; Marina in Paris; Joachim Feldges and Marc Groebl in Munich; Carl De Meyer and Benoit Strowel in Brussels and, most recently, Jeremy Brown and Mark Hodgson, who joined Richard Willoughby, David Stone and James Irvine in London have formed a first class European IP practice. Together with their US colleagues, Howrey is well positioned to serve our clients worldwide.

Denis Monégier du Sorbier specializes in litigation and advisory work in patents, designs and copyright, trade marks and unfair competition. His clients include major French, US and multinational clients with IP assets in France, particularly in the pharmaceutical and computer industries. He served as President of the French group of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) and Treasurer of Association des Avocats de Propriété Industrielle (AAPI).

Mr. Monégier du Sorbier is ranked as a leading IP specialist in France by PLC’s Which Lawyer? which commented, “(He) Can advise on all aspects of IP, but highly sought after for his impressive patent and trade mark litigation expertise. Acts for major multinational companies across numerous sectors, including pharmaceuticals”. He was ranked in the first tier by Chambers Global for IP practice in France.

He is a member of the European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW); International Trademark Association (INTA) ; Association Française pour la Protection de la Propriété Industrielle (AFPPI) ; Association Française des Praticiens du droit des Marques et des Modèles (APRAM)

Marina Cousté, Managing Partner of Howrey in Paris, also announced the arrival of intellectual property litigation.associates Stéphanie Mouret, a member of the Paris bar (1999), who holds a DEA in corporate law and a DESS in intellectual property law; Juliette Bertrand, a member of the Paris bar (2002) a graduate of Sciences-Po in Paris; and Jean-François Guillot, a member of the Paris bar (1996), who holds an LLM from New York University School of Law, a DESS in industrial property law and a DEA in private law.

“Nearly two years after opening in France via its merger with the firm Cousté and Cousté, Howrey is reinforcing its French team of IP litigation specialists in both patents and trademarks,” Madame Cousté said, “We look for continued growth here in Paris in these critical areas of IP law."

03-28-2007

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Holland & Knight, L.L.P.

Holland & Knight Announces New Directors
"Holland & Knight LLP is pleased to announce the election of nine partners to the firm’s national Directors’ Committee. The election occurred at the firm’s annual partners meeting, recently held in Orlando, Fla.

New directors and their respective Holland & Knight office locations include partners: Martin J. Alexander, West Palm Beach, Fla.; James Mayer, Chicago, Ill.; William Mutryn, McLean, Vir.; and James Seay, Orlando, Fla.

Re-elected directors and their respective Holland & Knight office locations include partners: Deborah Barnard, Boston, Mass.; Martin Durkin, Chicago, Ill.; Ruth Lansner, New York, N.Y.; Jerry Levine, Los Angeles, Calif.; and Summey Orr, Atlanta, Ga. Martha Barnett, of the firm’s Tallahassee, Fla., office, was re-elected as Chair of the Directors’ Committee.

The Directors’ Committee consists of 24 partners from Holland & Knight’s offices around the country and is the policy-making body of the firm."

03-28-2007

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Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

John F. Hussell Selected for Generation Next 2007
"John F. Hussell, a partner in the law firm of Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, was selected for The State Journal's Generation Next 2007 Award.

Hussell practices in the area of Family Wealth Planning. He received his J.D. from Washington and Lee University School of Law (1994) and his B.A. from Marshall University, magna cum laude, Society of Yeager Scholars (1991).

Generation Next is an awards program honoring West Virginia's up and coming professionals. "

03-28-2007

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Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Joanne M. Schreiner Named One of Top 10 Women in Business Law
Joanne M. Schreiner, a partner at the law firm of Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, has been named as one of the Top 10 Women in Business Law by Women's Business Cincinnati.

03-28-2007

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Chadbourne & Parke LLP

Chadbourne Represented RBS in Bobcat Gas Storage Deal in Louisiana
"Chadbourne & Parke LLP represented The Royal Bank of Scotland plc in the closing and syndication of a $185 million debt financing for the Bobcat gas storage project in Louisiana. The financing included $120 million of Term B debt and $65 million of Term A debt.

The deal, which closed on March 6, 2007, provides loans for the construction of approximately 13.5 billion cubic feet of working gas capacity at Bobcat's salt dome storage project.

Working on the deal for Chadbourne were Houston office managing partner David K. Schumacher and associates Rob Goldberg, Jamie Mabe and Susan Rohrbach, as well as New York partner Cindy Wenig.

The sponsors of the project are Haddington Energy Ventures, a private equity fund, and GE Energy Financial Services."

03-28-2007

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King & Spalding

King & Spalding Hosts Lecture By EU Commissioner Siim Kallas
"King & Spalding, a leading international law firm, and the American Business Forum on Europe are today hosting a lecture by Siim Kallas, vice president and commissioner of the European Union, at King & Spalding’s midtown Manhattan offices, on the challenges of managing the EU.

Commissioner Kallas is former Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Estonia and former president of the Bank of Estonia. He is speaking on how improving administrative efficiency, tougher auditing and strong antifraud efforts are making the commission easier to deal with—and what this means for U.S. businesses.

More than 30 executives, investors, and United Nations and government officials are signed up to attend.

Sebastian F.C. Kaufmann, a lawyer in King & Spalding’s real estate and German practices, is master of ceremonies of the program. Sven C. Oehme, president of the American Business Forum on Europe, is introducing Commissioner Kallas.

The American Business Forum on Europe was founded in 2002 to give U.S. executives and entrepreneurs an opportunity to learn more about the economic, political and cultural aspects of doing business in Europe. The ABFE conducts monthly seminars at which internationally experienced executives and political leaders who are specialists in their fields offer insight and guidance on the current business environment in Europe."

03-28-2007

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Nat Shapo Joins Katten Muchin Rosenman as Partner in Litigation Practice
"Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP today announced that Nat Shapo has joined the Firm as Apr-07 partner in its Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice. Mr. Shapo will be based in the Firm’s Chicago office.

Mr. Shapo served four years as director of the Illinois Department of Insurance where he was a national leader, having been elected to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) executive committee four times, twice as a national officer. He was also chair of the NAIC's Functional Regulation Working Group, negotiating jurisdictional issues with federal bank regulators; and chair of the NAIC International Holocaust Committee Task Force, acting as lead regulatory negotiator of a historic $275 million settlement with the German government and German insurance companies for unpaid Holocaust era policies.

In addition, he represented state insurance regulators in negotiations in Tokyo between the U.S. Trade Representative and Japanese regulators. During his tenure at the Department of Insurance, Mr. Shapo sought and obtained passage of laws which eliminate the use of race as a factor in life insurance rating practices, reform and ensure greater accountability in the corporate governance of insurance companies, and monitor and provide civil redress against organized insurance fraud. In addition, he promulgated rules and regulations to implement Illinois' Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act of 1999. Mr. Shapo has testified before Congress three times: once as director, regarding Holocaust issues, and twice as an attorney in private practice regarding property casualty regulation. He has also testified as an expert regarding property casualty regulation in the Texas House of Representatives and at the Newfoundland Public Utilities Board.

In private practice, Mr. Shapo has represented clients in nearly every area of insurance on a wide variety of regulatory, litigation, and public policy matters. Most prominently, he successfully represented all major property-casualty insurers in challenges to the use of credit scoring in underwriting and rating, considered or brought in separate actions by the NAIC, an eight state consortium, and individual states.

Mr. Shapo has served as a Lecturer in Law and as a member of the Visiting Committee at the University of Chicago Law School. He received his B.A., with honors, from the University of Chicago in 1990 and his J.D., with honors, from the University of Chicago Law School in 1998.

Katten’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice is adept at achieving the business objectives of its clients in cases ranging from contract disputes and regulatory matters, to ecurities class action lawsuits and other complex commercial litigation. It serves its clients with a broad, national litigation practice, staffed in each office by attorneys whose backgrounds and experiences are as varied as the clients it serves. The Practice combines knowledge of its clients’ business, with skill in the law and the art of advocacy. The experience and foresight of the Practice’s attorneys leads to sound assessments of business and legal risks, accurate estimates of costs of defense, and, when necessary, favorable settlements. As a result, it is able to deliver cost-effective services on multi-million dollar cases and efficiently respond to smaller matters."

03-28-2007

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