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McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP

Former Senior Tax Counsel to U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) Arrives at McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
The Washington, D.C. office of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP continues to expand its Government Affairs practice with the addition of Mac Campbell as a partner. Campbell joins McKenna Long & Aldridge after more than six years as a tax counsel to U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-ARK), a member of the Senate Finance Committee. The addition of Campbell further solidifies McKenna’s position as a national leader in the area of government affairs and strengthens the firm’s capabilities for clients needing these services.

Campbell brings additional veteran tax-writing committee experience and capacity to McKenna’s Government Affairs Group. He joins a tax-policy team that already includes partner Joe Dowley, who served as chief counsel of the House Ways and Means Committee during the tax-reform era of the 1980s and is a long-time representative of clients with tax, trade, and healthcare issues within the jurisdictions of the House and Senate committees.

“Mac’s experience as a senior staff to an important member on one of the key committees of Congress is invaluable,” said Dowley. “His strong grasp of current issues; familiarity with the budget and tax-writing process with Congress, particularly in the Senate; and solid reputation with key figures on Capitol Hill, make him an ideal addition to our team. We believe Mac is well-suited to assist our clients as the new Democratic-controlled Congress adopts pay-as-you-go measures that will inevitably involve revenue raising proposals.”

Campbell is a 1998 graduate of the Arkansas School of Law and received a master’s in Taxation from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2003. During his years with Senator Lincoln, his duties included involvement with tax legislation, employee benefits, banking and finance matters, economic development efforts, and insurance matters. He has been involved in oversight investigations conducted by the Finance Committee.

“Mac helps us bring additional value and insights to clients regarding a variety of government affairs needs at both the federal and state levels,” said Gordon Giffin, Chair of the firm’s Public Policy and International Department and former U.S. Ambassador to Canada under President Clinton. “He will greatly complement our team, which already includes former Representative George W. “Buddy” Darden (D-GA) and Marcia Hale, former White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs under President Clinton.”

Commenting on his new appointment, Campbell said, “It is an exciting time for me to be joining McKenna Long & Aldridge, as the tax practice continues to grow in terms of both clients and range of services available.

03-20-2007

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Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

Paul Hastings Boosts Real Estate Practice with Addition of Brad Ritter and Gregory Spitzer
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce today that Brad Ritter and Gregory Spitzer, previously at Kirkland & Ellis, have joined the firm's Real Estate Department as partners, resident in the firm's new Chicago office. Their practices focus on structured real estate finance, sale leasebacks and real estate transactional work for real estate lenders and investors and in sophisticated private equity transactions, workouts and restructurings.

"The intersection of real estate and capital markets transactions such as private equity and restructurings has increased dramatically. Paul Hastings' internationally ranked Real Estate Department, coupled with our leading private equity and restructuring capabilities, is the ideal platform to serve our clients in all of their real estate transactions," said Philip Feder, Real Estate Department Chair. "The addition of leading lawyers such as Brad and Greg further complements our practice strengths and adds depth to our service offerings."

"Paul Hastings continues to expand its new Chicago office," said Rick Chesley, Chicago Office Chair. "With the addition of Brad and Greg and their team, the Chicago office now has approximately 20 lawyers and will continue to add top talent to all of our core practice capabilities."

Ritter and Spitzer have represented such top-tier clients as Madison Dearborn Partners, Lubert-Adler, Caxton-Iseman/Buffets, Inc., Whirlpool Corporation, Smithfield Properties, Orix Real Estate Management, and Patriot Capital.

03-20-2007

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Baker & Hostetler, L.L.P.

Siegal Elected to Board of the Fund for Modern Courts
New York partner John Siegal, who is an accomplished trial and appellate advocate, was elected to the Board of Directors of the Fund for Modern Courts.

The Fund for Modern Courts is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, statewide court reform organization founded in 1955. Led by concerned citizens, prominent lawyers, and business leaders, Modern Courts strives to improve the administration and quality of justice in our courts. It is the only organization in New York State devoted exclusively to improving the judicial system.

Mr. Siegal is also a member of the Committee on Communications and Media Law of the New York City Bar Association, the Litigation Section and its Commercial Division Reporter Subcommittee of the New York State Bar Association and the Trade Secrets Committee of the Intellectual Property Owners Association.

03-20-2007

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Baker & Hostetler, L.L.P.

New "Rising Stars" Announced in Texas
Congratulations to the 18 attorneys in the firm's Houston office who were named 2007 Texas "Rising Stars" and are listed in Super Lawyers - Rising Stars Edition magazine and in the April edition of TEXAS MONTHLY magazine.

A comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys, representing a wide range of practice areas, firm sizes and geographic locations, the "Rising Stars" selection process is designed to identify lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. "Rising Stars" list the top 2.5 percent of up-and-coming attorneys in the state.

"Rising Stars" are selected by the 2006 "Super Lawyers" from that state/region, who were asked to vote for the best attorneys who are either 40 or under or who have been practicing 10 or fewer years. They are instructed to vote for lawyers they have personally observed in action—whether as opposing counsel or co-counsel, or through other first-hand courtroom observation.

Houston office

* Amie G. Berg
* Matthew W. Caligur
* Douglas D. D'Arche
* Laird M. Doran
* Gregory N. Etzel
* A. John Harper, III
* Tonya A. Jacobs
* Jamie A. Joiner
* Allyson H. Kinzel
* Eric W. Kristiansen
* B. Scott McBride
* Sameer V. Mohan
* Michelle D. Pector
* Michele M. Pilibosian
* Jason D. Pinkall
* W. Robert Shearer
* Glen Shu
* Gregory C. Ulmer

03-20-2007

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Weber, Gallagher, Simpson, Stapleton, Fires & Newby, LLP

Weber Gallagher Attorneys Obtain Defense Verdict in Maritime Case
After a five-day jury trial in Philadelphia federal court and one hour of jury deliberation, Philadelphia-based attorneys Brian L. Calistri and Thomas Geroulo obtained a defense verdict in a maritime matter tried before the Hon. Bruce Kauffman in March 2007.

Mssrs. Calistri and Geroulo defended the largest importer of fruits into the Philadelphia port against a personal injury claim brought by a union longshoreman injured while unloading fruit cargo at its pier in Camden, New Jersey. The plaintiff contended that the importer negligently supervised the loading of its banana cargo in the harbor of Turbo, Colombia. Specifically, the plaintiff contended that the company failed to require its Colombian-loading stevedore to properly sling its palletized cargo when loading the fruit from barges onto refrigerated ocean-going vessels. While unloading the same fruit pallets in Camden, the plaintiff allegedly was injured by a knot or series of knots placed in a cargo sling by the loading stevedore. The plaintiff subsequently missed three years of work, underwent shoulder surgery as a result of the injury, and claimed $300,000 of past wage loss, additional future wage loss and $45,000 of medical specials. The jury concluded that the importer was not negligent and returned a verdict in favor of the company.

03-20-2007

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Von Briesen & Roper, S.C.

VON BRIESEN & ROPER, S.C. ATTORNEY DAVID I. CISAR BOARD CERTIFIED IN CREDITORS’ RIGHTS LAW BY THE AMERICAN BOARD OF CERTIFICATION
von Briesen & Roper, s.c., announced today that Attorney David I. Cisar has been Board Certified in Creditors’ Rights Law by The American Board of Certification. Cisar is one of only six Wisconsin Attorneys with this certification.

The American Board of Certification (ABC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the public and improving the quality of the bankruptcy bar. The rigorous ABC certification standards are designed to encourage bankruptcy practitioners to strive toward excellence and to recognize those attorneys who are experts in the bankruptcy field. The ABC offers separate certification programs in business and consumer bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. All three ABC certification programs are accredited by the American Bar Association. The ABC is co-sponsored by The American Bankruptcy Institute and the Commercial Law League of America.

Cisar is Chair of the Banking and Commercial Transactions Section of von Briesen & Roper, s.c. He focuses his practice on financial institutions and other businesses in connection with financing transactions, credit issues, real estate, the Uniform Commercial Code, and related litigation. Cisar co-hairs the UCC Committee of the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Business Section. Cisar is a member of the Milwaukee (chairperson, Bankruptcy Section 1990-92; program chair 1989-90) and American Bar Associations, the State Bar of Wisconsin (Director – Business Section) and American Bankruptcy Institute (contributing editor, ABI Journal). He received a J.D. in 1992 from the University of Wisconsin, and a B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, in 1978 from Ripon College. He resides in Saukville, WI, with his wife, Kelly.

03-20-2007

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Lommen, Nelson, Cole & Stageberg, P.A.

Dan Satorius Article Published by ABA in GPSolo
Dan Satorius's article "From Book to Screen: Mining Literary Works in the Movie Business" from the Spring 2006 Entertainment and Sports Lawyer has been published in the March 2007 issue of The Best Articles Published by the ABA, a special issue of the General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division's magazine, GPSolo. The magazine has a circulation of 30,000. This is the first time an article has been selected from the Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, the publication of the Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries. Dan is on the editorial board for the Entertainment and Sports Lawyer.

03-20-2007

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