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

Vance Elected to American College of Bankruptcy Board of Directors
R. Patrick Vance was elected to the Board of Directors for the American College of Bankruptcy at its annual meeting in Washington, D.C., on March 24, 2007, for a three-year term.

03-27-2007

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Jackson & Campbell, P.C.

Nicholas S. McConnell and James P. Schaller Recognized As DC Region “Super Lawyers”
"Jackson & Campbell is pleased to announce that Nicholas S. McConnell and James P. Schaller have been named in the annual list of top attorneys in the DC metro area by Washington DC Super Lawyers magazine, published annually by Law & Politics.

Mr. McConnell is being recognized as one of Washington DC’s “Super Lawyers” in the area of Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice. Mr. Schaller is being recognized in the area of Insurance Coverage. Both have been selected as preeminent lawyers in their respective fields through a rigorous selection process conducted independently by the publisher under strict editorial standards that incorporate peer recognition and professional achievement. The Super Lawyers list is limited to the top 5 percent of attorneys practicing in the DC metro area.

Mr. McConnell Chairs the Health Law and General Litigation Practice Groups at Jackson & Campbell. He has served as lead defense counsel in hundreds of cases involving claims for medical and hospital malpractice, products and premises liability, and contract and commercial matters. An elected Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Mr. McConnell has also been recognized by Washingtonian magazine as one of the leading hospital and professional liability defense attorneys in the D.C. region and has been designated by the D.C. Defense Lawyers as The Lawyer of the Year in 2005.

Mr. Schaller is the immediate past president and managing director of the firm. He has tried a great variety of cases in the areas of medical malpractice, real estate, commercial, toxic and environmental insurance coverage disputes and legal ethics, discipline, malpractice and unauthorized practice matters. Mr. Schaller, also a Fellow (and former Regent) of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, has twice chaired the DC Court of Appeals Committee on Unauthorized Practice."

03-27-2007

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Chadbourne & Parke LLP

Section of NY State Bar Association Honors George Bundy Smith
"Chadbourne & Parke LLP partner George Bundy Smith was honored by the New York State Bar Association’s Commercial and Federal Litigation Section on March 15 when it presented him with the inaugural Honorable George Bundy Smith Pioneer Award.

The presentation took place at the ""Smooth Moves: Career Alternatives for Litigators of Color"" conference held by the section at Lincoln Center. The conference was co-sponsored by the Committee on Minorities in the Profession and Committee on Diversity & Leadership Development.

Several other organizations have honored or plan to honor Judge Smith, who joined Chadbourne in December after serving for 14 years as an Associate Judge on the New York State Court of Appeals.

In January, he received the Hon. William Brennan Award for Outstanding Jurist at the annual dinner of the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. In May, Judge Smith will receive the first Lifetime Public Service Award from the Fund for Modern Courts in New York."

03-27-2007

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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

The Legal 500 Ranks Bracewell & Giuliani's IP Practice
"The Legal 500 US-Volume II (Intellectual Property, Media, Technology and Telecoms) ranked Bracewell & Giuliani LLP among the leading law firms for its intellectual property work in complex corporate transactions.

""Houston-based partner Albert Kimball is the best-known name in Bracewell & Giuliani's intellectual property transactional practice, and often takes the lead when the firm is called in to advise on the IP issues arising in complex corporate deals,"" according to The Legal 500.

For nearly 20 years, The Legal 500 has been providing independent commentary on law firms in more than 80 different countries/jurisdictions."

03-27-2007

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King & Spalding

King & Spalding Litigators Matthew Harman and Dan Willoughby To Headline E-Discovery Conferences in April
"Matthew S. Harman, a partner in the tort litigation practice of King & Spalding, a leading international law firm, is the chair of an April 12 conference on e-discovery sponsored by Mealey’s at the Intercontinental Buckhead, in Atlanta. Harman and King & Spalding tort litigation partner Dan H. Willoughby, Jr., will also present at an April 24-25 e-discovery conference sponsored by West Legalworks at the Sheraton Midtown Atlanta Hotel.

The Mealey’s E-Discovery Conference will focus on the following topics:

* How new federal rules are being interpreted by the courts
* The intersection between e-discovery and Sarbanes-Oxley, and an in-depth look at record retention obligations and requirements
* Updates on important rulings on e-discovery issues in state and federal courts
* Best strategies for managing electronic information
* Forensic capture—and when it’s most appropriate to apply it

West Legalworks E-Discovery “A to Z” Workshop will address these issues:

* Best approaches for using computer forensics
* The impact of the new rules on planning, preservation and communication with the other side
* Guidelines for maintaining control on costs—best practices for sifting through a high volume of documents
* The necessity of cooperation between counsel, client, IT, records management and litigation support

For more information on the Mealey’s conference visit:
http://www.lexisnexis.com/conferences/LegalConference.aspx?cid=58923.

For more information on the West Legalworks conference visit:
http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=93e08c25-b80d-4e64-9ab4-27522aa44ec8

King & Spalding’s E-Discovery Group counsels and assists the firm’s litigation clients in responding to discovery in all forms, including e-discovery. King & Spalding provides a full range of discovery services, including advising on retention programs, serving as a centralized source for responding to fact and document discovery, and guiding the discovery process from freezing the right records to making successful productions with adequate privilege logs."

03-27-2007

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Katten Muchin Rosenman Continues to Grow Financial Services Practice with Addition of Kathleen Moriarty
"Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP is pleased to announce the continued expansion of its Financial Services Practice with the addition of Kathleen H. Moriarty as a New York-based partner in its Financial Services Practice. Ms. Moriarty is the second partner to join the Firm’s Financial Services Practice this month. Earlier this month, Janet Angstadt, former General Counsel of NYSE Arca, joined Katten’s Chicago office.

Prior to joining Katten, Ms. Moriarty, 53, spent 10 years as a partner in the New York office of Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP. She focuses her practice on investment company matters, particularly in connection with exchange traded funds (ETFs). Ms. Moriarty was heavily involved in the creation of the SPDR Trust, and she represents clients in the establishment of other U.S. ETFs, including ProShares, SSgA and Vanguard. She has also participated in ETF projects around the world, such as assisting the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong with the structure and creation of the Hong Kong Tracker Fund and representing the American Stock Exchange in connection with the cross-listing of DIAMONDS on the Singapore Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam. Most recently, Ms. Moriarty represented Turkish asset management company, Finans Portfoy Yonetimi A.S. as licensee of the Dow Jones Turkey Titans Index, in connection with the establishment of the Dow Jones Istanbul 20 ETF.

Ms. Moriarty regularly advises foreign entities and delegations from both public and private sectors with respect to the regulation and operation of U.S. ETFs. She has also represented a variety of market participants in connection with the creation and development of other exchange traded vehicles, such as the streetTRACKS GOLD TRUST.

Ms. Moriarty received her A.B. from Smith College and her J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School. She is a member of the New York Bar as well as the American Bar Association and serves on the Federal Regulation of Securities Sub-Committee in Investment Companies and Investment Advisors and the Regulation of Futures and Derivatives Committee. Ms. Moriarty is also a member of the Women’s Investment Management Forum and the Editorial Board of the Journal of Indexes.

Katten’s Financial Services Practice represents a large number of the world’s premier hedge funds and money managers, major investment and commercial banks, leading firms and insurance companies, and several international exchanges. The Firm’s more than 60 financial services attorneys regularly address the latest innovations in financial products and business strategy and the latest changes in the regulatory environment. This depth of experience with both institutional users of the markets and financial intermediaries allows the Firm’s financial services attorneys to provide creative ideas while being responsive to the practical and economic needs of its clients."

03-27-2007

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Hunton & Williams, LLP

Latin Lawyer Picks Hunton & Williams For 2006 M&A Deal of the Year
" In 2006, two Hunton & Williams attorneys closed one of the largest tender offers in the history of Panama and Central America and one of the largest bank acquisitions in Latin America. For their success, Latin Lawyer has recognized Hunton & Williams Partners Carlos Loumiet and Fernando Margarit for closing the top M&A deal in 2006.

Loumiet and Margarit represented Central America’s largest financial group, Grupo Banistmo, S.A. in a $1.77 billion sale to HSBC Holdings acquiring more than 220 branches in Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, Colombia, El Salvador and Nicaragua.

“Both Carlos and Fernando worked tirelessly on this deal and it is an honor to have them recognized for their hard work,” said Marty Steinberg, Managing Partner for the Miami office of Hunton & Williams. “This deal was paramount in Latin America.”

Loumiet and Margarit were also recognized by the Miami Daily Business Review for being Top Dealmakers in International Corporate and as the Most Effective Lawyers in International Corporate for 2006.

Banistmo was Central America’s largest financial services group and HSBC is the world’s third-largest bank. Associates Fradyn Suarez and Uriel Mendieta also assisted on the purchase.

“While we are certainly very honored, all the credit has to be shared with the terrific team of executives and attorneys from Banistmo, HSBC, Cleary Gottlieb, Aleman Cordero Galindo & Lee, and Morgan y Morgan, who made this transaction a pleasure to work on,” said Carlos Loumiet.

Carlos Loumiet has advised clients in the international business and banking fields in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin America for almost 30 years. He received his J.D. from Yale Law School and is a member of the Florida and New York State Bars.

Fernando Margarit's practice focuses primarily on domestic and international corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint venture arrangements and financing transactions. He received his J.D. from Harvard Law School."

03-27-2007

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