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

Hines, Rousseau, and J. Foster Selected for 2007 Leadership in Law Award
Jones Walker partners William H. Hines, Dionne M. Rousseau, and Janice M. Foster have been selected for CityBusiness’ third annual class of 50 Leadership in Law honorees. An awards luncheon will be held at noon on Friday, March 30 at the downtown Sheraton Hotel. CityBusiness received more than 130 nominations and based selections on success in legal practice, contributions to the community, and impact on New Orleans’ legal industry. Hines and Rousseau were also selected in 2005.

03-26-2007

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Howrey, LLP

MARK HODGSON TO JOIN HOWREY
"Howrey LLP has announced that Mark Hodgson, one of the UK’s leading life sciences lawyers, will join the firm’s London office effective April 30. He joins from Taylor Wessing, where he was part of the Life Sciences and Healthcare Practice.

In making the announcement, Robert F. Ruyak, Chairman and CEO of Howrey said, “Mark Hodgson is a leading UK IP lawyer. His recruitment will further strengthen our already strong IP team in Europe. He will play an important role on that team and we welcome him to Howrey.”

Taylor Wessing’s head of IP Charles Lloyd said: “Mark’s decision to move follows a conflict of interest between a number of important clients that Taylor Wessing represents and an important client he has advised for many years. Mark wishes to continue working with this client, and we respect his career choice. We thank him for his contribution to Taylor Wessing and wish him all the very best in his new role.”

Mark Hodgson specialises in advising pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology companies on intellectual property, regulatory, product liability and parallel importation matters. He has represented his clients successfully before the UK courts and the ECJ and has experience in all forms of licensing, including compulsory licensing and in advising clients on the intellectual property aspects of acquisitions.

European Managing Partner Willem Hoyng said “Mark’s skills are a perfect match with Howrey’s. We welcome him to our European team of Jeremy Brown, Richard Willoughby, David Stone and James Irvine in London; Bart Van Den Broek in Amsterdam; Marina Cousté in Paris; Joachim Feldges and Marc Groebl in Munich; and Carl De Meyer and Benoit Strowel in Brussels. We are well positioned to serve our clients both in Europe and, transatlantically, together with our colleagues in the US.”

Howrey opened its London office in 2001. It has grown from 2 partners to more than 27 lawyers advising in all areas of IP as well as complex business litigation.

The office, which is currently located in Tudor Street, is due to move to New Street Square in Fetter Lane in 2008."

03-26-2007

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Edwards & Angell, L.L.P.

Attorney's Fees Reimbursement granted in Takeda's Patent case on ACTOS®
A federal judge has awarded Takeda Pharmaceutical $16.8 million plus interest in legal and expert fees in a patent infringement case. Takeda was represented by Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge attorneys.

03-26-2007

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Chadbourne & Parke LLP

Chadbourne Represented Bed Bath & Beyond Independent Directors in buybuy BABY Deal
"Chadbourne & Parke LLP represented the special committee of independent directors of Bed Bath & Beyond in its acquisition of buybuy BABY, a privately held retailer of infant and toddler merchandise, for approximately $67 million (net of cash acquired) and repayment of debt of approximately $19 million.

The deal, an all-cash transaction, was announced on March 22.

Based in Garden City, N.Y., buybuy BABY operates a total of eight stores in New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia.@

The special committee retained Chadbourne as independent legal counsel to oversee the acquisition negotiations.

Working for Chadbourne on the deal were New York corporate partner J. Allen Miller, tax partner William G. Cavanagh, corporate associates Jonathan M.A. Melmed and Jennifer Roselius, and Washington, DC, antitrust associate David Blonder."

03-26-2007

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Arent Fox LLP

Arent Fox Team Achieves Total Victory on Behalf of the Potomac Group
"Arent Fox LLP announced today that, after two months of trial but less than five hours of deliberation, a jury returned a unanimous verdict on all counts on behalf of its client, the Potomac Group.

Moreover, the Potomac Group was awarded the full damages that it sought on its counterclaims against the plaintiffs, and the court barred the plaintiffs from using the “ Potomac” name in connection with their business.

Mike Stevens, co-manager of the firm’s litigation department, said, “Despite the demanding hours, some challenging rulings by the court and the rather complicated nature of the evidence, the Arent Fox team presented a masterful and motivating argument that clearly convinced the eight-person jury.”

The case started in September 2002 when the plaintiffs – Potomac Group West, Inc., and Steven Leisher – filed a lawsuit accusing the Potomac Group and other defendants of fraud and breach of contract relating to the payment of commissions on life insurance policies placed through the Potomac Group, a life insurance general agent owned by the BISYS Group, Inc.

Plaintiffs asked the jury to award damages in the amount of $15 million against the Potomac Group. The Potomac Group counterclaimed for damages and to bar plaintiffs from using the Potomac name in the future. As noted above, the Potomac Group fully prevailed on the claims it made to the jury.

The Arent Fox trial team included Jay Hulme, Sam Charnoff, Joe Price, Jack Hitt, Lauren Berlacher, Jessica Smoluchowski and Josh Fowkes."

03-26-2007

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Kelley, Drye & Warren, LLP

Kelley Drye Partners Named Washington, DC Super Lawyers
"Four Kelley Drye attorneys have been named Super Lawyers in the Washington, DC area. Paul Rosenthal, Skip Hartquist, John Heintz, and Barry Pollack have received the honor for 2007. Super Lawyers is an annual guide, published by Law & Politics magazine, to the top 5% of Washington attorneys. Inclusion in Super Lawyers is based on a survey of over 35,000 lawyers in the District of Columbia.

Paul Rosenthal is the Managing Partner of Kelley Drye's Washington office, the Chair of the Government Relations and Public Policy Practice Group, and a Partner in the International Trade and Customs Practice Group. In addition to Super Lawyers, he has been named to Leading Lawyers in America by Lawdragon 500, Leaders in Their Field by Chambers and Partners, and Who's Who in International Trade.

Skip Hartquist chairs the International Trade and Customs Practice Group and serves as general counsel to the China Currency Coalition, Specialty Steel Industry of North America, and as the Executive Director of the Committee to Support U.S. Trade Laws. He is also included in the current editions of Lawdragon 500's Leading Lawyers in America, Chambers and Partner's Leaders in Their Field, and Who's Who in International Trade.

John Heintz chairs the Insurance Recovery Practice Group and is a Partner in the Litigation Practice Group. He ranks among the nation’s top attorneys with specialized expertise in lead and other toxic tort-related coverage litigation and has nearly thirty years experience in the fields of corporate insurance coverage and other complex, multiparty litigation. Mr. Heintz has been named a leading lawyer in insurance recovery by Lawdragon 3000, Chambers and Partners, and Who's Who Legal.

Barry Pollack is a Partner in the Litigation and White Collar Crime/Internal Investigations Practice Groups. He achieved national prominence after securing an acquittal for Michael Krautz, a former accountant for Enron's broadband unit. Mr. Pollack also is included in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in America."

03-26-2007

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Hunton & Williams, LLP

Hunton & Williams adds Barbara Alonso as new counsel to corporate and finance practice
" Hunton & Williams LLP today announced that Barbara Alonso, a highly experienced corporate and finance lawyer, joined the firm as Counsel from the Miami office of Shutts & Bowen.

At Hunton & Williams, Ms. Alonso’s practice will focus on corporate and commercial transactions, banking, general private and public company representation, mergers and acquisitions, and asset-backed finance matters.

“We are exceptionally pleased to have Barbara join our firm,” said Marty Steinberg, managing partner of the Miami office of Hunton & Williams. “Her breadth of experience and understanding of the manifold complex legal considerations surrounding securities laws and financial transactions will contribute to our strength in international matters, financings, and mergers and acquisitions.”

Barbara Alonso has represented some of the largest financial institutions and public companies in the world. She has depth and strength at every level of international banking and corporate finance. She has represented clients in complex multimillion dollar deals in the United States, the Caribbean, Latin America and Europe. With 15 years of experience in corporate finance, commercial transactions and securities, Ms. Alonso advises clients in banking, mergers and acquisitions, and the structuring of commercial transactions overall. She has represented companies in industries ranging from real estate, to telecommunications and financial services.

Her experience includes a three-year tenure as Vice President and Assistant General Counsel to The Chase Manhattan Bank in New York, where she focused on emerging markets capital markets transactions.

“Barbara brings great experience in financings for large financial institutions focusing on the Latin American market,” said Fernando C. Alonso, head of the firm’s Latin America Practice group and partner in the Miami office of Hunton & Williams. “Our practice in this area is geographically diverse, and we regularly handle New York-based financial institution work from our Miami office. Barbara will bring additional depth and sophistication to our practice.”

Ms. Alonso also has provided legal advice, on a pro bono basis, to groups in her South Florida community. She played a major role in the establishment of S.E.E.D., a nonprofit foundation that supports public elementary school education in South Florida; she currently acts as a board member for the foundation. In New York, she did pro bono work for the Lawyer’s Committee for Human Rights, successfully representing political asylum seekers with their applications for asylum.

“I look forward to working at Hunton & Williams and to joining the veteran partners at the firm,” Barbara Alonso said. “I gave considerable thought and consideration to the quality of the Hunton & Williams team, both nationally and in Miami, before making this move. I am honored to be part of Hunton & Williams, and I look forward to a long association with members of the firm’s capital markets and financial institutions groups firmwide.”

Ms. Alonso holds a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School, a Master of Public Policy from Harvard University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University."

03-26-2007

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