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Hinshaw & Culbertson, L.L.P.

Business Transactions Practice Expands with Goldstein and Matchinski
"The national law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP announces that John A. Goldstein and Jayme R. Matchinski have joined the firm’s Chicago office as partners in the Business Transactions Practice Group. Mr. Goldstein brings a broad practice in real estate and corporate law, and Ms. Matchinski will draw upon her extensive experience in health care and corporate law in counseling clients. Both join Hinshaw from the law firm of Harris Kessler & Goldstein LLP, a firm founded by Mr. Goldstein.

With the addition of Mr. Goldstein and Ms. Matchinski, Hinshaw further bolsters its long-established and fast-growing Business Transactions Practice Group. Hinshaw has recently added several other experienced corporate and transactional lawyers, with more currently in talks to join the firm. The firm currently has 100 corporate and transactional attorneys offering a full range of services involving: business formation, commercial transactions, M&A, financing, securities, real estate, health care, labor & employment, taxation and local government law.

Mr. Goldstein advises national and state banks, insurance companies, developers, corporations, nonprofit organizations, landlords and tenants on a wide range of real estate and corporate matters. He has extensive experience handling commercial real estate and secured lending transactions. Mr. Goldstein also drafts and negotiates commercial leases. Several leasing forms that he has developed have become industry standards. As an active member of the arts community, Mr. Goldstein is a member of the board of trustees of The Court Theatre in Chicago and currently serves as a member and treasurer of The Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee – Chicago’s equivalent of the “Tony” Awards.

Mr. Goldstein graduated magna cum laude from Washington University in 1981 as a member of Phi Beta Kappa before earning his law degree from Northwestern University in 1984.

A former vice president of a national health care consulting firm, Ms. Matchinski’s practice includes work with regulatory compliance, reimbursement, licensure and certification issues affecting health care providers. She regularly counsels clients on health care transactions and the purchase, sale and formation of health care entities. Ms. Matchinski also works with physicians, as well as not-for-profit and for-profit health care systems in the licensure, certification, legal structure and reimbursement structuring of post-acute venues of care.

Ms. Matchinski has spoken extensively on subjects relating to health care and currently serves on the advisory board for Doctor’s Digest, a monthly physician practice guide. She is also the author of the monthly column “Legal Notes” which appears in the American Association of Sleep Technologists publication, A2Zzz Magazine, and is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association. She also serves on the Advisory Board for Sleep Center Management Institute.

A graduate of Valparaiso University School of Law, Ms. Matchinski received her law degree in 1992, after receiving her bachelor’s degree in 1989 from Northern Michigan University."

03-19-2007

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Hinshaw & Culbertson, L.L.P.

Morehead Joins Springfield Office
"Michael D. Morehead, formerly Chief Counsel for the Division of Banking of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, has joined the Springfield office of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP. Mr. Morehead will draw upon his 20 years’ experience in banking and securities regulatory law in representing financial institutions in their day-to-day legal matters.

As Chief Counsel for the Division of Banking within the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for more than seven years, Mr. Morehead reviewed all state-chartered financial institution corporate applications and issued legal interpretive and no-objection letters related to approved activities for state-chartered banks, corporate fiduciaries and foreign banking offices. He developed and drafted legislation related to the regulation of state banks, corporate fiduciaries and foreign banking offices. Mr. Morehead also served as the central point of contact for legal representatives of financial industry trade groups and federal banking regulators.

Before serving as Chief Counsel, Mr. Morehead was Assistant Director for Enforcement with the Illinois Securities Department, There, he served as liaison between the Illinois Securities Department and the North American Association of Securities Administrators to develop and implement national cooperative securities prosecutions. Mr. Morehead provided prosecution assistance that resulted in a 100 percent conviction rate of more than 70 state and federal criminal securities fraud prosecutions.

Mr. Morehead earned his bachelor’s degree from the BlackburnCollegein 1982. He received his J.D. from St. Louis University School of Law in 1985.

In addition to Mr. Morehead, Hinshaw has recently added several other experienced corporate and transactional lawyers to its long-established and fast-growing Business Transactions Practice Group, with more currently in talks to join the firm. The firm currently has 100 corporate and transactional attorneys offering a full range of services involving: business formation, commercial transactions, M&A, financing, securities, real estate, health care, labor & employment, taxation and local government law. "

03-19-2007

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

Karen Liepmann Joins the Firm's General Business Division in Phoenix
Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP announces the addition of Karen L. Liepmann, who expands the firm’s Phoenix business division. With the addition of Liepmann, the Phoenix office now provides comprehensive general business and tribal corporate law experience for its clients locally and nationwide.

“We are committed to growing and expanding our Phoenix office to meet the needs of our clients,” said Michael Manning, Phoenix firm managing partner. “Karen’s extensive experience in general business and tribal corporate law make her a perfect fit to help us strengthen and build this practice area in Phoenix, as well as throughout the firm.”

Liepmann comes to Stinson Morrison Hecker with 20 years of experience in general business and tribal corporate law, as well as technology, franchise and intellectual property law. She has worked with a variety of clients, with recent experience including:

* Representing a private pharmaceutical company in connection with raising more than $30 million in start-up and mezzanine financing

* Representing an Arizona Indian tribe in connection with the merger of two of its economic development corporations

* Representing a public company in connection with the acquisition of a number of Arizona automotive dealerships for over $100 million

* Updating uniform franchise offering documents for national service and product franchisors, and assisting with obtaining state franchise registrations


Liepmann is a frequent guest lecturer on a variety of topics and has also chaired seminars on ethics in business and antitrust issues, including the Arizona Venture Capital Conference in 2005. She earned her juris doctorate from Boston College, with honors, and bachelor of arts and master of arts in liberal studies degrees from Wesleyan University. She currently is a candidate for a masters of law degree in biotech and genomics from Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law.

03-19-2007

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Orrick LLP

Orrick Litigators Participate in Securities Litigation Panel
"San Francisco securities litigation partner Robert Varian and Los Angeles securities litigation partner Dan Tyukody participated in a Daily Journal panel discussion about the role of the institutional investor, whether big securities cases are winding down, the impact of the Delaware Court of Chancery's decision in stock options cases and a case pending at the U.S. Supreme Court.

According to Tyukody, securities cases could be slowing down as a result of Sarbanes-Oxley. ""Sarbanes-Oxley has had an effect of emboldening the accountants. The accountants are more active and more aggressive in raising issues with the companies they audit,"" Tyukody explained. ""With only four major accounting firms there's only a limited number of alternatives people have should they disagree with the positions taken by their outside accountants. That has also had an influence in the positions the accountants have staked out in some cases.""

Varian thinks the section 404 Internal Control changes could have something to do with the decrease in cases. ""There has been fraud over the years, and that's never going to go away. We've all seen it, but that has been present in a relatively small percentage of the cases,"" Varian said. ""What happened more often was there would be a serious screw up within the company and enough pieces lying around so good plaintiffs lawyers could pick them up and fashion them into something that might hang together well enough to get past a motion to dismiss. So I would say the 404 Internal Control changes probably are the biggest contributing factor to the number of cases decreasing."

03-19-2007

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Nelson Mullins Sponsors Everett Seminar at Duke
Recent developments in white collar crime will be the subject of the Robinson O. Everett White Collar Crime Seminar sponsored by Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough at Duke University School of Law.

The seminar is being offered as part of an advanced course in criminal law being taught this spring semester by the Honorable Professor Robinson O. Everett. The seminar runs from 1:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. on Friday, March 30. A reception follows the seminar.

The following sessions will be featured during the afternoon:

* The Honorable Carl Horn III, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Western District of North Carolina, will speak on recent developments in white collar crime.

* "Attorneys in the Crossfire: The Legal and Ethical Pitfalls of Corporate Representation in Today's Enforcement Environment." Presenters will be Michael Bryan, Alice Harris, and Holly Pierson, Nelson Mullins attorneys, and Josh Howard, Deputy Criminal Chief of Economic Crime in Eastern District of North Carolina. They will discuss current legal and ethical issues facing attorneys who represent the corporate client including a discussion of the "Thompson Memo," payment of legal fees to corporate directors and officers, conducting an internal investigation as well as other matters of significance. (One hour ethics requested.)

* "Lessons We Have Learned," a roundtable discussion, moderated by Judge/Professor Robinson O. Everett and featuring Senior Warden Arthur Beeler Jr. of Butner, N.C. Federal Correctional Complex and two of his former charges, James H. Toms, Duke Law 1968, and Earl Brian, M.D. Duke Medical, 1968. The discussion will focus on helping your clients (or friends) understand how to make their time of incarceration more constructive and useful.

03-19-2007

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

April Morgan Joins the Nelson Mullins Government Team
April L. Morgan has joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough in the Firm's Atlanta office as a legislative analyst.

Ms. Morgan has legislative experience in following legislation pertinent to clients and developing a rapport between clients and state legislators. She also has experience working with county governments on their state and federal legislative needs. Before joining Nelson Mullins, she worked as a lobbyist for The Stevens Group.

She received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Georgia.

03-19-2007

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McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP

New Health-care Practice and Litigation Team
The Atlanta office of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP announces the significant expansion of its health-care practice and litigation team with the arrival of partners Jim Rawls, Charlene McGinty, Joann Jones, Kathy Butler Polvino, Summer Martin, and Charlotte Combre, and associate Derek Bauer, formerly of Powell Goldstein LLP.

“We are proud to welcome one of Atlanta’s premier health-care practices, and one of the Southeast’s best known First Amendment litigation teams, to our firm,” said McKenna Long & Aldridge Chairman Jeff Haidet. “This is a first-rate legal team that represents some of Atlanta’s major hospitals, including Northside Hospital and DeKalb Medical Center, and has represented broadcasters and publishers, including Gannett, Clear Channel, and the Georgia Association of Broadcasters, for years. Their presence helps us broaden our services provided to health-care industry clients like the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals, the Marcus Institute, Sepracor, and Northside.”

Rawls, the group's leader, a senior health-care, class action and First Amendment litigator and former Chairman of the Litigation Section of the Atlanta Bar, said “My team and I are excited by the opportunity to extend our services to clients within other practice areas at McKenna Long & Aldridge, most notably their government affairs and public-health groups, both of which maintain a solid global presence.”

This team’s expertise complements McKenna Long & Aldridge’s health-care industry related services that are provided to some of the world’s largest managed care, biotech, medical equipment and pharmaceutical companies. In addition, this team builds on the services offered by McKenna Long & Aldridge’s litigation group, which is the firm’s largest practice with more than 160 attorneys and is known throughout the U.S. for taking on complex cases and delivering results. The litigation team tries cases in state and federal courts and represents a range of clients in health care matters.

Rawls’ team includes - Charlene McGinty, who along with Summer Martin concentrates her practice in health-care transactions and regulations, including mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures; Jones who practices in real estate and finance, will add depth to the strong Real Estate Finance and Development Group of McKenna Long & Aldridge; Kathy Butler Polvino and Charlotte Combre, health-care litigation and regulatory lawyers, bring special experience in certificate-of-need controversies; and Derek Bauer, who specializes in health care, media, First Amendment and civil rights litigation.

Biographical Notes (in alphabetical order):

Derek Bauer focuses his practice on litigation. He specializes in health-care, media, First Amendment and civil rights litigation. Derek is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association.

Charlotte A. Combre focuses on health-care law, including regulatory and litigation matters. She provides advisement and representation before state administrative agencies on certificates of need and Medicaid claims reimbursement, ad regularly advises health-care organizations on tax-exempt compliance matters, licensure, certification, and accreditation of health-care facilities. Her experience includes review of records-retention policies and schedules, and corporate restructuring and governance.

Joann G. Jones focuses on commercial lending and commercial real estate finance and development, serving domestic and international clients in assemblage, development, and financing of office parks, health-care and medical campuses, golf courses, regional retail malls, and shopping centers. Her practice includes acquisition and sales of real estate, loan workouts, bankruptcy matters, real estate investment trusts, commercial leasing, and commercial lending secured by real estate.

Summer H. Martin focuses on health-care law, including regulatory and litigation matters, including representation of public and private health-care facilities, providers, suppliers, and manufacturers, as well as managed-care organizations. She advises clients on structuring business ventures, acquisitions and dispositions of health-care facilities and businesses, professional services agreements, reimbursement matters, and privacy and confidentiality matters. Her clients include health-care facilities, which she counsels on matters relating to their medical research programs and Institution Review Boards.

Charlene L. McGinty focuses on health-care law, while representing providers, health-care facilities, and related entities on matters in federal and state regulation, such as Medicare, Medicaid, and private-payor reimbursement; mergers and acquisitions; joint ventures; health-care facility operations; health-service delivery; professional services contracts; managed-care arrangements; structuring business ventures; and tax-exemption issues.

Kathlynn Butler Polvino focuses on health-care law and litigation. She brings extensive experience in representing hospitals, managed-care entities, and other health-care entities in complex litigation, including purported class actions and multi-district litigation. Her other focus areas include ERISA and litigation related to employee health benefit plans, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement and compliance, developing compliance plans, medical staff and allied health professional matters, professional service contracts, acquisitions and dispositions of health-care facilities, certificates of need, licensure and accreditation, and regulatory/legislative policy matters.

James C. Rawls focuses on health-care and media law and commercial litigation. His clients include major hospitals, such as Northside, television and radio stations, the Georgia Association of broadcasters and the Georgia Judicial Qualifications Committee. He lectures on communications law, health care law, the First Amendment, judicial election speech, commercial litigation, and trial practice and procedures. Jim is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

03-19-2007

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