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Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, LLP

Simpson Thacher Represents ITC Holdings in Acquisition of IP&L Transmission Business
The Firm represents ITC Holdings Corp. in its agreement to acquire through a subsidiary substantially all of the electric transmission assets of Interstate Power and Light Company, a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation, in a transaction valued at approximately $750 million. Through its operating subsidiaries, ITCTransmission and Michigan Electric Transmission Company, ITC Holdings Corp. is the largest independent electric transmission company in the United States. The transaction, which involves carving out Interstate Power’s electric transmission business from its previously integrated electric utility business, is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, including approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Iowa Utilities Board, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission and the Illinois Commerce Commission as well as expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act. ITC Holdings Corp. expects the transaction to close in the fourth quarter of 2007.

The STB team working on the acquisition includes: David Sorkin, Andrew Smith, Andrew Calder, Paul Riskind, Edward Shen and Matthew King (M&A); Risë Norman, Kirsten Davis and Caroline Teisseire (Capital Markets); James Cross and Jon Wry (Credit); Brian Chisling and Amy Beller (Energy Regulatory); Greg Grogan and Andrew O'Brien (Employee Benefits); Steve Todrys and Nancy Mehlman (Tax); Adeeb Fadil and Noreen Lavan (Environmental); Mardi Merjian and Aaron Rosenberg (Real Estate) and Lori Lesser and Mark Solomon (Intellectual Property).

01-25-2007

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Shearman & Sterling LLP

Shearman & Sterling Advises Siemens in UGS Acquisition
Shearman & Sterling is representing Siemens AG in its $3.5 billion acquisition of UGS Corp. from private equity firms Bain Capital, Silver Lake Partners and Warburg Pincus.

Siemens, headquartered in Berlin and Munich, is one of the world's largest electrical engineering and electronics companies and provides innovative technologies and comprehensive know-how to customers in 190 countries.

UGS is headquartered in Plano, Texas and is a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services with 4.3 million licensed seats and 46,000 customers worldwide. UGS was purchased by the private equity firms in 2004 for nearly $2 billion.

Attorneys include partners Peter Lyons (New York-M&A), John Cannon (New York-Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits) and Don Lonczak (New York-Tax), counsel John Morrison (New York-Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits), associates Harry Doscher (Menlo Park-Litigation), Ethan Harris (Washington, D.C.-Tax), Robert Katz (New York-M&A), Takayuki Kihira (New York-M&A), Sayo Kondo (New York-M&A), Christy Lai (Menlo Park-Intellectual Property), Gabrielle Larocque (New York-M&A), Kevin Roggow (New York-M&A), Michael Sunwoo (New York-Tax), Ana Vazquez-Ubarri (New York-Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits), Samuel Waxman (New York-Intellectual Property) and Brenda Zelin (New York-Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits), trainee Verena Friesicke (New York-M&A) and legal assistant Pamela Stolzer (New York-M&A).

In addition, the firm’s Antitrust team is assisting Siemens in obtaining merger control clearance from the European Commission. Attorneys include partners Silvio Cappellari (Brussels-Antitrust) and Annette Schild (Brussels-Antitrust) and associates Stephanie Birmanns (Brussels-Antitrust) and Andreas Kafetzopoulos (Brussels-Antitrust).

01-25-2007

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Proskauer & Rose, LLP

Proskauer Rose Named Fastest Growing Massachusetts Law Firm for Second Consecutive Year
Proskauer's Boston office currently has 89 lawyers and 77 support staff. Since opening in February 2004 with 15 attorneys, the office has continued to expand its numbers and capabilities and is home to one of the world's top private equity and finance practices, representing over 300 funds, lenders and institutional investors worldwide, and also boasts locally-based top-tier intellectual property, corporate finance, litigation, labor and employment, and corporate governance and transactional practices.

"The growth we have experienced since we opened this office in 2004 has been astounding," said Steven Bauer, who heads Proskauer's Boston Office and is a partner in the firm's Patent Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. "I continue to be exceptionally proud and humbled by the work we do and the talent we have. 2007 will undoubtedly be yet another exciting year for us - we have already announced that we hope to hire 10 more attorneys in the next 3 months and we are now planning on building out a third floor in the same time period."

In 2006, Proskauer's Boston office announced a number of significant new additions including Ian Blumenstein, a corporate finance and high-yield debt attorney who joined as partner; Peter Antoszyk, a finance, junior capital and bankruptcy attorney who joined as partner; and Michael Harrington, a private equity transactional attorney who joined as senior counsel. In addition, Robin Painter, partner and co-chair of the firm's Private Investment Funds Group, was named one of the world's 30 most influential private equity attorneys by Private Equity International magazine.

01-25-2007

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McDermott Will & Emery

San Diego Corporate Practice Continues to Grow
The San Diego office of McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to welcome associates George Colindres and Monique Ho to its corporate practice. Their arrival comes on the heels of the arrival of partner Peter N. Townshend, who joined McDermott late last year. All three lawyers are members of the Firm's Private Equity/Emerging Companies Practice Group.

"McDermott and its strategic focus on continued growth in California is a perfect fit for our group," commented Mr. Townshend. "We are enthusiastic about working to further bolster the Firm's corporate practice in Southern California and to continue working with our emerging growth clients in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. McDermott's strength and depth across geographies and practices will be a big benefit for our high-tech and life sciences clients."

Mr. Colindres' practice includes venture capital and other private equity financings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate formation and maintenance, corporate governance, convertible note and other debt financings, commercial law, licensing, stock option plans and executive compensation, executive employment agreements, and venture capital and private equity fund formation. He earned his J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law and his B.S.F.S. from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.

Ms. Ho's practice includes venture capital and other private equity financings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate formation and maintenance, corporate governance, convertible note and other debt financings, licensing, stock option plans and executive compensation, executive employment agreements, and cross-border transactions. She earned her J.D. from the University of California, Davis School of Law and her B.A. from the University of California, Davis.

Mr. Townshend has extensive experience representing emerging companies and investors in venture capital and various other transactions. His practice includes mergers and acquisitions; venture capital; corporate formation; distribution, development, manufacturing, licensing and other commercial transactions; and executive compensation and employment agreements. His clients span various industries, including life sciences, medical device, software, wireless, semiconductors, internet, telecommunications, computer hardware, venture funds and angel networks. He earned his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law, his M.B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business and his B.A. from Yale University.

"Peter and his group complement our existing focus in San Diego while expanding our scope of services here," commented John Hankins, partner-in-charge of the San Diego office.

The lawyers in our San Diego office focus on intellectual property protection for life sciences and high tech companies. In San Diego, McDermott provides a unique combination of technical and scientific knowledge with years of industry-specific legal work. The Firm's San Diego presence complements the already significant strength and depth of our well-established firm-wide international intellectual property and corporate practices.

01-25-2007

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Loeb & Loeb, LLP

Twenty-four Loeb & Loeb Attorneys Named 2007 “Southern California Super Lawyers”
Twenty-four Loeb & Loeb attorneys were named 2007 “Southern California Super Lawyers,” as chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics. Five percent of Southern California (excluding San Diego) attorneys receive this honor each year.

Loeb & Loeb attorneys include Ivy Kagan Bierman (Entertainment & Sports), Leah Bishop (Estate Planning & Probate), Karl Block (Business/Corporate), Saul “Sunny” Brenner (Business Litigation), Andrew Clare (Business Litigation), Terrence Cuff (Tax), Allan Duboff (Mergers & Acquisitions), Craig Emanuel (Entertainment & Sports), John Frankenheimer (Entertainment & Sports), Andrew Garb (Estate Planning & Probate), Fred Griffin (Employment & Labor), Lance Jurich (Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights), Michelle La Mar (Employment & Labor), Jeff Loeb (Estate Planning & Probate), Michael Mallow (Class Action/Mass Torts), Mickey Mayerson (Entertainment & Sports), Robert Meyer (Business Litigation) Doug Mirell (Intellectual Property Litigation), Anthony Murray (Business Litigation), David Nelson (Estate Planning & Probate), Paul Sczudlo (Tax), Peter Selvin (Business Litigation), Adam Streisand (Estate Planning & Probate) and Stu Tobisman (Estate Planning & Probate).

The 2007 “Southern California Super Lawyers” is based on surveys of more than 60,000 lawyers across Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura, Kern, Santa Barbara, Imperial and San Luis Obispo counties.

“Southern California Super Lawyers” will appear in a special advertising section in the February 2007 issues of Los Angeles magazine, Southern California Super Lawyers magazine, a special advertising supplement to be seen in The New York Times (LA and Orange County distribution) on Sunday, February 4, 2007 and on the Web at www.superlawyers.com.

01-25-2007

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Jorden Burt LLP

JORDEN BURT Alert: CFTC Adopts New Electronic Filing Requirement
Persons claiming relief from regulation or registration as commodity pool operators or commodity trading advisors under regulations 4.5, 4.7, 4.12(b), 4.13, and 4.14(a)(8) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission will be required to file electronically their notices of exemption or exclusion with the National Futures Association through its electronic exemption filing system. The rule amendments will no longer require persons filing such notices with NFA to do so in paper form.

01-25-2007

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Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C.

Myles, Jr. to Present at Mealey's California Bad Faith Conference
Donald L. Myles, Jr., a partner at Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C., will be a presenter at Mealey's California Bad Faith Conference to be held on March 12-13, 2007 at the Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey in Los Angeles, CA. Myles, Jr. will present an Arizona Bad Faith Law Update on Tuesday, March 13.

01-25-2007

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