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Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP

CRAVATH WINS IFLR AWARD FOR EQUITY DEAL OF THE YEAR
Cravath received the IFLR Europe Award for Equity Deal of the Year for its work on the $5 billion initial global offering of KKR Private Equity Investors, L.P. Cravath represented the underwriters (led by Citigroup, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Morgan Stanley) in connection with the offering.

03-15-2007

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Clausen Miller PC

Thomas Ryerson Presents to Zurich North America
Clausen Miller Partner, Thomas Ryerson, presented on mediation and settlement strategy at Zurich North America in Omaha, NE on March 15, 2007.

03-15-2007

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Cadwalader Wins Big at IFLR European Awards
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP was awarded ‘Structured Products - Team of the Year’ as well as ‘Deal of the Year’ in the ‘Structured Products’ and ‘Restructuring’ categories at the International Financial Law Review’s European awards ceremony last night. Cadwalader was also a finalist for ‘European Law Firm of the Year’ and ‘Restructuring - Team of the Year’.

These highly-regarded awards are based on detailed research from IFLR’s team of journalists in consultation with private practice lawyers, in-house counsel and financing specialists at investment banks around Europe. IFLR rewards outstanding innovation in debt and equity capital markets, M&A, project finance, securitisation and restructuring. This year, IFLR paid particular attention to growth in the structured products industry, where Cadwalader “stands-out among the firms nominated”.

The Anthracite commercial real estate CDO won ‘Structured Products - Deal of the Year’, attracting “much publicity amid hopes of a...take-off in Europe this year...”, and holding “the most potential to unlock a stream of copycat transactions.” Due to this, and remarkable work on other ‘firsts’ in the market including the Harbourmaster Pro Rata CLO 1 deal where the “innovative approach has sparked thinking on how collateral managers might compete with banks...”, Cadwalader was awarded the ‘Structured Products – Team of the Year’.

Cadwalader’s Financial Restructuring Department was awarded ‘Restructuring – Deal of the Year’ for their outstanding work on the notorious Eurotunnel transaction, as well as being noted as having an “impressive restructuring portfolio” and “[playing] a leading role in other shortlisted deals, most notably GUS and Kiekert...[and] the groundbreaking Polestar deal.

03-15-2007

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Butzel Long

Thomas L. Shaevsky appointed to West Bloomfield Township Wetland Review Board
Butzel Long senior attorney Thomas L. Shaevsky has been appointed to the West Bloomfield Township Wetland Review Board. His term ends December 2008.

The West Bloomfield Township Wetland Review Board reviews plans and issues permits for all construction within designated environmental areas of the Township, including permits for new single family residential construction, sea walls, site drainage and beach sanding.

Mr. Shaevsky is based in Butzel Long's Bloomfield Hills office. He advises for-profit and nonprofit employers, as well as individuals, on compliance and planning issues pertaining to a wide range of retirement and welfare plan issues. His experience includes counseling on fiduciary duty compliance, prohibited transaction avoidance and correction, reporting and disclosure issues, mergers and acquisitions due diligence, and Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDRO), as well as Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other benefits issues. In addition, Mr. Shaevsky represents clients undergoing IRS and U.S. Department of Labor audits.

Prior to joining Butzel Long, Mr. Shaevsky was engaged as in-house counsel to Comerica Bank's Institutional Trust Department, counseling and advising business owners and managers with regard to retirement plan issues and general compliance issues. He has assisted with the formulation of a multitude of business decisions and policies. Mr. Shaevsky also has experience counseling public entities on Open Meetings Act, Freedom of Information Act, and conflict of interest issues.

Mr. Shaevsky is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1992, magna cum laude, The Order of the Coif; Michigan Law Review: Contributing Editor), and the University of Michigan (B.A., with high distinction, Angell Scholar, 1989). Immediately following law school graduation, Mr. Shaevsky served as a law clerk to the Honorable John Feikens of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Mr. Shaevsky is a member of the State Bar of Michigan (taxation section), American Bar Association (taxation section), and the Michigan Employee Benefits Conference. He is a resident of West Bloomfield.

03-15-2007

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Bryan Cave LLP

Michael Toner Joins Bryan Cave LLP; Former FEC Chairman to Establish Election Law Practice
Michael Toner has joined the international law firm Bryan Cave LLP as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. He also will serve as a senior advisor to Bryan Cave Strategies, the firm’s bipartisan public policy and government affairs subsidiary.

Toner has been a member of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) since 2002 and served as chairman during 2006. He will establish an election law practice at Bryan Cave and serve as the group’s leader.

“Michael Toner’s extensive experience with political campaigns and committees make him the perfect candidate to establish an election law practice at Bryan Cave,” said Don Lents, chairman of Bryan Cave. “He provides a depth of experience and expertise that our clients can draw upon to meet their needs in this important area.”

The arrival of Toner continues Bryan Cave’s ongoing expansion of the firm’s presence in political consulting. Recently, Broderick Johnson was named president of Bryan Cave Strategies. In addition, the firm’s partnership includes several elected officials, including Sen. John C. Danforth (R-MO), Sen. Alan J. Dixon (D-IL) and Edward I. Koch, former mayor of New York.

“The 2008 election season is shaping up to be an exciting opportunity for Bryan Cave to establish a broad footprint among national policymakers,” said Jack Oliver, chairman of Bryan Cave Strategies. “I’m delighted that Michael has joined the firm to contribute to the strategic expansion of our government affairs group.”

Toner was nominated to the FEC by President George W. Bush in 2002. Prior to his tenure at the FEC, Toner was general counsel of the Bush-Cheney Transition Team and the Bush-Cheney 2000 Presidential Campaign. He has also served as chief counsel of the Republican National Committee.

“My goal is to establish one of the best election law practices in the country,” Toner said. “I am very excited to have the opportunity to work with everyone at Bryan Cave to achieve this goal. The upcoming election cycle is going to involve many of the important issues that FEC has dealt with in recent years, so I look forward to helping corporations, trade associations, candidates and individuals understand and comply with the election laws.”

Toner has written extensively on the issues surrounding campaign finance and is a contributing author of Divided States of America: The Slash and Burn Politics of the 2004 Presidential Election, a book that offers analysis of the 2004 presidential election. Additionally, he has served as an adjunct professor of law at the William and Mary Law School and as a lecturer in the department of politics at the University of Virginia. Toner received his J.D., cum laude, in 1992 from Cornell Law School, his M.A. in 1989 from Johns Hopkins University and his B.A., with distinction, in 1986 from the University of Virginia.

03-15-2007

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Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

Belcher Speaks at BlogHer Business Conference
Social media campaigns can be tricky to execute successfully and can come with legal implications. Blackwell Sanders attorney Megan Belcher will take a look at the top legal and PR questions business owners and executives should ask before jumping into the social media environment. At BlogHer Business ‘07, Belcher will participate on a panel titled “How to Keep Out of Real Trouble.” Other panelists include Google executive Karen Wickre and small business law expert Nina L. Kaufman. To read Moderator Marianne Richmond’s pre-conference interview with Belcher, click here.

BlogHer Business ’07 will take place on March 22 and 23, 2007, in New York, NY. For more information or to register, click here.

BlogHer is an influential community by, for and of women who blog. Its mission is to create opportunities for women bloggers to pursue education, exposure and community through its on-line platforms and conferences.

03-15-2007

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Robinson & Cole LLP

Robinson & Cole Health Care Lawyer Appointed Assistant Clinical Professor UCONN School of Medicine
Robinson & Cole Health Care lawyer David M. Mack has been appointed as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Community Medicine and Health Care at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. The Department of Community Medicine and Health Care is the academic home of the social, behavioral, and public health sciences. The department provides education, research, and service by providing educational opportunities for individuals pursuing careers in the patient-care professions, public health and the biomedical sciences.

03-15-2007

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