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McKee Nelson LLP

McKee Nelson shortlisted by Securitization News for Firm of the Year. Partners Ed Gainor, Steve Levitan and Jim Gouwar nominated for the Outstanding Contribution Award.
McKee Nelson has been nominated for Firm of the Year for its Securitization Practice's work both in the ABS and MBS markets. The firm represented KeyBanc Capital Markets in the securitization of church receivables by faith-based Foundation Capital Resources, acted as counsel to ABN Amro in the Washington Mutual covered bond program (the first deal of its kind by a U.S. issuer), represented Bayview Financial in the first securitization in the United States of a pool consisting entirely of Canadian commercial mortgage loans, and continued to play an active role in the securitization of reverse mortgage loans.

Partners Ed Gainor, Steve Levitan and Jim Gouwar have been shortlisted for the Outstanding Contribution Award. This award is presented to the individual who has made a significant contribution to the industry's understanding, implementation, and best practices related to Regulation AB.

03-19-2007

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Alston & Bird LLP

Alston & Bird Legal Team Wins Top Verdict of 2006
A team of attorneys from Alston & Bird, led by Bill Barron (New York), Bill Boone and Kit Weitnauer (Atlanta), and a team from Ball Janik, from Portland, Oregon, represented MAN AG of Munich, Germany, in an international fraud case that took six weeks to present to a jury and ended with the largest verdict of 2006 in the United States.

MAN, a major German truck manufacturer, retained Alston & Bird to pursue a complicated fraudulent transfer action with counsel in Oregon against Freightliner LLC and its affiliates. MAN is a creditor of Freightliner Ltd., a Canadian subsidiary of Freightliner LLC, by virtue of an underlying lawsuit filed in the UK that resulted in an interim award of £250 million. The lawsuit in Oregon resulted in a jury verdict that asset transfers by the Canadian debtor totaling approximately $1 billion were fraudulent under Oregon’s version of the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act and that MAN was entitled to $350 million in punitive damages. Throughout the case we worked very closely with counsel in Oregon, British Columbia, Ontario, the Netherlands, the UK and Germany. Trial in the fraudulent transfer case commenced on November 6, 2006 and the jury rendered its verdict on December 15, 2006. The defendants are all subsidiaries of Daimler Chrysler AG of Stuttgart, Germany. An appeal is expected.

03-19-2007

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Thompson & Knight LLP

Twenty-nine T&K Attorneys Named 2007 "Rising Stars"
Thompson & Knight is pleased to congratulate its 29 attorneys awarded "Texas Rising Star" status by Law & Politics Media. The list will be published in the April 2007 issue of Texas Monthly.

The following are Thompson & Knight's Rising Stars for 2007:

Austin
Kari A. Potts, Partner, Corporate and Securities
Gretchen N. Scardino, Associate, Trial
Nancy A. Shellhorse, Of Counsel, Health Law

Dallas
Craig B. Anderson, Partner, Real Estate and Banking
W. Mark Bennett, Partner, Trial
Charles C. Boettcher, Partner, Corporate and Securities
Paul E. Comeaux, Partner, Real Estate and Banking
Amy R. Curtis, Partner, Corporate and Securities
David G. Harris, Partner, Corporate and Securities
Andrew A. Ingrum, Partner, Real Estate and Banking
Janet P. Jardin, Associate, Tax
Todd D. Keator, Associate, Tax
Brent S. Lee, Associate, Trial
Alyson Outenreath, Associate, Tax
Richard B. Phillips Jr., Associate, Trial
Kallie R. Smythe, Staff Associate, Tax
Wesley P. Williams, Partner, Corporate and Securities

Fort Worth
Morris L. Sheats II, Partner, Trial
Jason P. Wylie, Partner, Trial

Houston
Thad Armstrong, Associate, Real Estate and Banking
Hunter M. Barrow, Partner, Trial
Harry R. Beaudry, Partner, Corporate and Securities
Alex J. Brown, Associate, Trial
Erin Brown, Associate, Trial
Kristen R. Gibson, Associate, Real Estate and Banking
Tye C. Hancock, Associate, Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights
Sarah E. McLean, Partner, Corporate and Securities
Kevin Pennell, Associate, Trial
Kirk Tucker, Partner, Corporate and Securities

All Texas Rising Stars represent the top 2.5 percent of Texas attorneys who are 40 years old or younger or who have been practicing for 10 years or less. The selection process involves a nominating survey of all 2006 Texas Super Lawyers and a review of each nominee by an attorney-led research team. Nominees are ranked based on the number and type of votes received, with higher scores given to nominees from other law firms compared to internally-generated nominations. These rankings are tallied and segregated based on firm size for the final selection.

03-19-2007

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Proskauer & Rose, LLP

Proskauer Rose Announces 2006 Private Equity Fundraising Statistics
Proskauer Rose LLP, an international law firm with over 700 lawyers worldwide, announced that its Private Investment Funds Group represented sponsors in closing 83 private equity funds with $24.4 billion in committed capital and closed over 450 investments in private equity funds representing over $16.5 billion in 2006, demonstrating its position as one of the world's leading practices of its kind.

Chambers Global and Chambers USA, widely considered among the top arbiters of legal achievement, have consistently ranked Proskauer's private equity fund formation practice as among the world's best and, in 2006, Robin Painter, co-chair of the firm's Private Investment Funds Group, was named by Private Equity International magazine as one of the world's 30 most influential lawyers practicing in private equity.

"Our Private Investment Funds Group, together with our transactional Private Equity Group, has established itself as one of the pre-eminent private equity practices in the world and represents one of our key strategic practice areas," said Ronald R. Papa, chair of Proskauer's Corporate Department. "The world's leading private equity funds and investors - essentially the leading players in the market - continue to turn to us as the go-to firm for fund formation and transactions, from investments to buyouts."

A sample of fund formations for which Proskauer's Private Investment Funds Group represented the plan sponsors in 2006 includes:

* Representing Abingworth Management in the formation of Abingworth Bioventures V, the largest life sciences venture fund ever formed in Europe.
* Representing Auda Advisor Associates in the closing of Auda Capital IV and Auda Capital IV Co-Investment funds. Auda is an independent global alternative asset investment advisor managing more than $4.5 billion worldwide.
* Representing Ares Management in the closing of Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund II, L.P., a $2.065 billion fund that brings the company's total capital under management to $11 billion.
* Representing New Enterprise Associates in the closing of one of the largest venture capital funds ever raised, a $2.5 billion fund that will continue the company's strategy of investing in early-stage health care and information technology companies.
* Representing Resource Capital Funds in raising $527 million for its fourth fund, continuing its focus on mining companies and mineral projects throughout the world.
* Representing Enterprise Investors in the closing of Polish Enterprise Fund VI, a Euro 660 million fund that ranks as the largest ever raised for Central and Eastern Europe.


Led by co-chairs Robin Painter and David Tegeler, The Private Investment Funds Group at Proskauer Rose is a highly sophisticated and diverse practice comprised of established leaders in the private equity sector. The firm's lawyers actively represent sponsors and institutional investors worldwide in a broad range of activities, from fund formation, internal governance and succession planning, investment transactions, acquisition or sale of interests on the secondary market, liquidity events, distributions, tax planning, regulatory compliance, portfolio company dispositions through mergers and acquisitions or initial public offerings, management buyouts and leveraged recapitalizations, to compensation and estate planning for partners. Proskauer's team of private equity lawyers serve on advisory boards to private equity trade associations and panels, contribute to publications and provide counsel to regulatory authorities on issues affecting the industry.

Proskauer's private equity practice includes nearly 100 lawyers in the firm's Private Investment Funds Group as well as its transactional Private Equity Group and spans the firm's offices in the United States and Europe. Proskauer recently promoted six lawyers to partner who work regularly in areas relating to private investment funds including Laurier W. Beaupre, Howard J. Beber, Sean J. Hill, and David T. Jones in Boston, and Amanda H. Nussbaum and Charles H. Parsons in New York.

Proskauer has also expanded its private equity transactional practice with the addition of a number of new laterals in 2006 including Daniel J. Eisner as a partner in New York, Nigel S. Austin as senior counsel in New York, and Michael K. Harrington as senior counsel in Boston in addition to promoting Rima Moawad and Ori Solomon, whose practices include private equity transactional work, to partner in New York. Proskauer's California-based corporate transactional group, which represents a number of private equity funds, also experienced significant growth in 2006 with the addition of Eric Remensperger as partner and head of the West Coast Real Estate Practice and Raj Tanden as a partner in the Tax Department.

03-19-2007

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Proskauer & Rose, LLP

Susan Moletto Joins Proskauer Rose's West Coast Real Estate Department
Proskauer Rose LLP, an international law firm with over 700 lawyers worldwide, is pleased to announce that Susan Moletto has joined the firm's rapidly-expanding West Coast Real Estate Department as an associate.

"Susan is an outstanding lawyer and we are excited to have her on our team," said Eric Remensperger, partner and head of Proskauer's West Coast Real Estate Department. "Her addition moves us closer to our goal of strategically growing the practice with the right talent and will allow us to continue to gain a more prominent footprint both in California and nationally. We look forward to bringing in more outstanding talent to bolster the firm's ability to perform the increasingly complex work our clients and the market demand."

Ms. Moletto advises lenders, pension funds and fund advisors, private equity and venture capital funds and both private and public companies (including REIT's) in connection with asset purchases and dispositions, development projects, commercial leasing, CMBS loan transactions, secured and mezzanine financings and the formation of joint ventures, limited partnerships, limited liability companies and other equity/participation arrangements. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Moletto was an associate in the Real Estate department of Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe's Los Angeles office. Prior to Orrick, she was an associate in Proskauer's New York office. She holds a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School and a B.A. from Binghamton University.

Proskauer recently announced a significant expansion of its rapidly-growing Los Angeles corporate and transactional practice with the additions of Mr. Remensperger and Raj Tanden, who joined as a partner in the firm's Tax Department.

Proskauer's depth of experience in real estate capital markets transactions renders the firm uniquely qualified to assist lenders and investors in evaluating opportunities and in structuring and executing capital and finance transactions involving real estate held by both public and private entities. The firm's ever-expanding real estate capital markets and finance clients include institutional lenders, real estate opportunity funds, REIT's, pension advisors and hedge funds. Proskauer regularly represents real estate capital markets clients in all stages of investment, including joint ventures, portfolio acquisitions, senior loans, fixed and floating loans, mezzanine loans and sale-leasebacks, adding to the considerable depth of the corporate group which handles growth capital, mature private equity, public debt and equity, management buyouts, and other leveraged acquisitions and recapitalizations of successful and less successful companies, and other special situations. The firm also regularly represents its finance clients in both senior and mezzanine positions as well as secured and unsecured positions.

The Los Angeles office of Proskauer Rose delivers a full range of sophisticated legal services on matters arising in California, throughout the country and abroad. Drawing on the breadth of the firm's expertise, the office accesses the resources of over 700 attorneys throughout the firm's eight offices to provide the highest quality legal services to clients in the most efficient manner.

03-19-2007

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Piper Rudnick, L.L.P.

DLA Piper's 2006 global revenue tops $1.8 billion
DLA Piper today announced its global revenue for the year ending 31 December 2006, which is up 17% to $1.8 billion/£980.5 million/€1.4 billion when compared to fiscal year 2005, the first year in which DLA Piper reported revenue as a global entity.

In addition to global revenue, DLA Piper announced its profits per equity partner which were also up 14% for the year 2006 to $1.18 million/£643,000 /€928,000. DLA Piper has continued to perform well in each of its priority practice areas and key markets, while continuing to invest in its existing offices, emerging markets and ongoing operational integration.

“Our continued growth and financial success are a result of our unique and effective business model. The market is beginning to see the value of the integrated global platform we can offer them,” said George J Mitchell, Chairman of DLA Piper. “Our financial performance continues on a strong trajectory and, most importantly, our clients increasingly benefit from the cohesive and coordinated global legal services we provide.”

In addition to robust revenue growth, DLA Piper dramatically increased its CSR and pro bono legal work in its offices around the world. In 2006, DLA Piper lawyers logged more than 116,000 pro bono hours, representing a 30% increase in the US and a 26% increase in the UK over 2005. In the US, the percentage of lawyers contributing 20 hours or more to pro bono also rose to over 85%, an increase from 63% during 2005.

03-19-2007

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Piper Rudnick, L.L.P.

DLA Piper appoints former investment bank chief as new COO
DLA Piper today announced the appointment of David Crookston as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Europe, Asia and the Middle East. David has been recruited from JP Morgan and will utilise his operational and strategic experience to benefit DLA Piper's service areas. The new role was created in 2006 following a management review and will see all the service areas - business development, HR, IT and facilities, knowledge and risk management coordinated under David's leadership.

David, who has more than 20 years financial services experience, brings first-class credentials to the role at DLA Piper having successfully established a career managing numerous functions within the financial services sector.

Prior to joining DLA Piper David spent the previous eight years as COO for the European Equities division at JP Morgan. He had a long and successful record directing the support functions aligned to European equities and also managed business strategy. David's vast experience includes leading international initiatives, aligning service functions to the business needs, managing global teams and enhancing operational efficiencies in line with business strategy. Most recently David led JP Morgan's initiative to 'unbundle' the services it provides equity clients in line with FSA legislative changes.

In his new role David will work closely with service area directors supporting DLA Piper's 42 offices in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. He will also work with other members of the senior management team, including Steve Colgate, DLA Piper's US COO, to develop cross-functional strategies and ensure that each area operates at the highest level. David, who is not expected to take up his new London-based role until June 2007, will report directly to joint CEO, Nigel Knowles. He will also be a member of the international executive.

Commenting on the appointment Nigel Knowles, said: "David's appointment is critical. We are committed to investing in all the areas that will help us deliver excellence to our clients and David's exceptional insight will enable us to shape the growth and development of these areas going forward."

David Crookston said: "The rate of change in the legal market is continuing to accelerate, with larger players becoming truly global. I am looking forward to bringing my knowledge and experience of international businesses to help DLA Piper stay ahead of this change curve."

About David Crookston

David Crookston is a qualified chartered accountant with more than 20 years experience in financial institutions. He began his career 1982 at KPMG as an auditor and later joined Salomon Brothers in 1986. After two years David joined Allied Irish Bank to take up a more analytical role and subsequently became the UK capital markets chief financial officer. Keen to move into a more international, dynamic role David joined Barings in 1993 taking on a larger remit as financial controller. In the five years that followed David took on new roles at Barings which enabled him to combine his financial and analytical skills. By 1998 David was chief of staff for operation and global head of program management.

David left Barings in 1998 to join JP Morgan and since this time has focused on managing the operational functions supporting the European equities business. As COO for European equities David has been responsible for the delivery of technology, finance, compliance, CRM and other middle and back office operational processes to the business.

David was born in Falkirk and went to Manchester University. He qualified as a chartered accountant in 1984 and now lives in Harpenden with his wife and two sons - aged 18 and 13.

03-19-2007

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