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Kaye Scholer LLP

Kaye Scholer Successfully Defends Pfizer's Celebrex® Patent
A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey found that Pfizer Inc.'s patents for celecoxib, the active ingredient in Celebrex®, for formulations containing celecoxib and for methods of treatment using celecoxib are valid and enforceable, and are infringed by Teva Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. Teva sought to produce and market a generic version of Pfizer's blockbuster drug Celebrex® for the treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. The Court found that Teva failed to prove obviousness, inequitable conduct, a violation of the best mode requirement, or obvious-type double patenting by clear and convincing evidence. Thus, the patents-in-suit are neither invalid nor unenforceable, and Teva has infringed the patents. The Kaye Scholer team included partners Leora Ben-Ami, Thomas F. Fleming and Daniel L. Reisner, counsel Jeffrey H. Horowitz and Christopher T. Jagoe, associates Krista M. Rycroft, Daniel M. Boglioli, Matthew D. Kohel, Abigail L. Langsam and Daniel Forchheimer, legal assistants Denise Lopez, Joseph Boucher, Brooke Borel, Jay Chen, Megan Petty and Odetta Cohen, all in the Patent Litigation Department, and scientific advisors Anthony Khong and Karl Dresdner.

03-21-2007

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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

Jarvis Hollingsworth to Be Honored in Annual University of Houston Black Alumni Annual Scholarship Gala
"Bracewell & Giuliani LLP partner Jarvis V. Hollingsworth was recently selected to serve as one of three honorees at the University of Houston Black Alumni Association’s (UHBAA) Annual Scholarship Fundraising Gala, to be held at the University of Houston Hilton Hotel on Saturday, April 28, 2007. Mr. Hollingsworth and his fellow honorees were chosen based on their personal and professional contributions to the Houston community.

The UHBAA’s “Awards of Excellence” scholarships are awarded to exemplary African-American students who exhibit good academic standing, leadership qualities and financial need. In addition to individual contributions, the scholarships are primarily funded by corporate contributions in the form of sponsorships from Houston-area businesses and foundations. Sponsorship packages are designed to permanently fund a scholarship in the company’s name, which will be awarded annually to a deserving African-American student."

03-21-2007

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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

Jarvis Hollingsworth to Serve as Chair of Greater Houston Partnership’s Local Relations Committee
"Bracewell & Giuliani LLP attorney Jarvis V. Hollingsworth recently agreed to serve as chair of the Greater Houston Partnership’s Local Relations Committee. Within its government relations function, the Partnership has local, state and federal relations committees.

In his new role, Mr. Hollingsworth will work with local government bodies in support of Partnership positions on business retention and expansion, as well as public education and infrastructure projects. He also will work to create open lines of communication between the Greater Houston Partnership and local elected officials."

03-21-2007

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Adams & Reese LLP

Adams and Reese Recognizes Law Students for Commitment to Pro Bono Service
"For the second consecutive year, Adams and Reese will award two Mississippi law students with scholarships in recognition of their commitment to pro bono legal services. This year’s recipients, Allison Korn of the University of Mississippi Law School, and Kevin Berg of the Mississippi College School of Law, will each receive $1,000. They were selected because of their voluntary pro bono efforts to assist the indigent while in law school, and because they show promise in developing and continuing a tradition of pro bono service throughout their legal careers. Furthermore, the students exemplify the philanthropic and service-oriented culture at Adams and Reese, and its dedication to serving the needs of the communities where we work and live.

“At Adams and Reese, pro bono service is something we take very seriously,” says Gee Ogletree, who initiated the creation of the scholarships in 2006 and serves as the Pro Bono Partner in Jackson. “This is reflected in a new firm policy enacted this year that requires each of our attorneys to complete a minimum of 10 hours of pro bono service. Many of our attorneys have already committed to do much more, including all of our Mississippi attorneys who have each agreed to complete 20 hours of pro bono service this year.""

Each year, attorneys in the Jackson office of Adams and Reese accept a variety of pro bono cases through the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project, on which Ogletree serves on the Board of Directors. Ogletree, who serves on the Board of Directors of the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project. He also leads the office’s pro bono efforts through the CA&RE (Caring Adams and Reese Employees) program that was established in 2000. Since then, attorneys in all 10 regional offices of Adams and Reese have handled hundreds of individual pro bono cases. Over the years, various individuals and the firm as a whole have been presented with awards for their volunteer efforts with the CA&RE program. In 2001, the firm was recognized by the Mississippi Pro Bono Project as the “Pro Bono Firm of the Year."

03-21-2007

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Hunton & Williams, LLP

Fourteen Hunton & Williams Attorneys Named ‘Georgia Super Lawyers’
"Hunton & Williams is pleased to announce that 14 attorneys from its Atlanta office have
been named “Georgia Super Lawyers” for 2007, as revealed in the March edition of
Atlanta magazine.

The attorneys named as this year’s “Georgia Super Lawyers” were nominated by their
peers from across the state of Georgia.

In addition to being named to the “Super Lawyers” list, Rita A. Sheffey, Caryl Greenberg
Smith and William M. Ragland Jr. were named among the “Top 100 Georgia Super
Lawyers.” Rita A. Sheffey and Caryl Greenberg Smith were also included among the
“Top 50 Female Georgia Super Lawyers.”

“We’re proud of all our colleagues and especially congratulate these Super Lawyers,”
stated Kurt Powell, managing partner of the Atlanta office. “They are representative of the
overall strength of our firm in a variety of practice areas.”

The firm congratulates its 2007 “Georgia Super Lawyers.”

Jeffery R. Banish
Employee Benefits/ERISA
Lawrence J. Bracken II
Civil Litigation Defense
Matthew J. Calvert
Business Litigation
L. Traywick Duffie
Employment & Labor
Robert E. Hogfoss
Environmental
Robert E. Muething
Tax
Kurt A. Powell
Employment & Labor
William M. Ragland Jr.
Business Litigation
John R. Schneider
Banking
Rita A. Sheffey
General Litigation
Caryl Greenberg Smith
Bonds & Government
Finance
C. L. “Mike” Wagner Jr.
Business/Corporate
Stephen F. White
Real Estate
Dennis L. Zakas
Mergers & Acquisitions"

03-21-2007

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Wolf Block Schorr & Solis

Lani Dornfeld Named Counsel in Health Law Practice
WolfBlock is pleased to announce that Lani M. Dornfeld has been named counsel in the firm's Health Law practice group in the Roseland, New Jersey, office.

Dornfeld, who has been with the firm for more than seven years, represents clients in matters involving health law, hospital law and corporate practice. She brings to her legal work extensive practical experience in the health care arena. Prior to her legal career, Dornfeld devoted 12 years to managing dental practices, where her involvement also included the formation and start-up of new dental offices and sale of dental practices.

Dornfeld provides legal counsel to the firm’s hospital, home health agency, nursing home, assisted living facility and other institutional clients, with an emphasis on regulatory compliance; physician recruitment; Stark and Anti-Kickback compliance; HIPAA compliance; 501(c)(3) tax-exemption issues; drafting and negotiating contractual arrangements; corporate transactions; special medical and full guardianships; and handling various patient care and internal institutional issues. She also represents individual physicians and dentists as well as physician and dental groups on a variety of matters, including regulatory compliance; HIPAA compliance; Stark and Anti-Kickback compliance; practice formation, growth, break-up and dissolution; privacy, medical record and patient care issues; contract drafting and negotiation; and other medical and dental practice legal advice.

Dornfeld writes and lectures regularly on health law legal issues, including guardianship law, medical records law, HIPAA compliance, medical practice issues and discharge planning. She is a member of the New Jersey and Florida Bars and holds memberships in the New Jersey State Bar Association, American Bar Association and American Health Lawyers Association.

Dornfeld earned her J.D., with a concentration in Health Law, from Seton Hall University School of Law, where she was a member of the Health Law Forum, and earned her undergraduate degree from Rutgers University.

03-21-2007

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Stinson, Morrison & Hecker, L.L.P.

Bradley P. Hartman Named to Phoenix Business Journal's Forty Under 40
Bradley P. Hartman, chairman of the firm’s Business division in the Phoenix office, was named to the Phoenix Business Journal’s 2007 class of “Forty Under 40.” This special section honors the area’s best and brightest young leaders, who have achieved professional success in addition to making a commitment to give back to the community. Hartman was selected for this honor from a pool of more than 131 candidates.

Hartman focuses his practice on intellectual property law, business transactions and commercial litigation. With more than 10 years of legal experience in Arizona, he has provided extensive counsel in the acquisition, protection and exploitation of intellectual property rights and assets. He is a member and past chair of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of Arizona, and was the founding chair of the Technology Law Section of the Maricopa County Bar Association.

Giving back to the community and raising children with a strong sense of others is important to Hartman, who along with his wife, recently founded Arcadia Kids Inc. Each month, this community service group for kids teams together neighborhood families to create year-round giving opportunities.

03-21-2007

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