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Vedder Price Kaufman Kammholz

VedderPriceAwards2007DiversityScholarship
The law firm of Vedder Price announces the winner of its annual Diversity Scholarship Award for minority law students in Illinois. Elijah M. Watkins, a first year law student at the University of Illinois, will receive a $5,000 stipend for each of his three years of law school and is guaranteed a position in Vedder Price’s award-winning Summer Program for 2007. The Firm created the Diversity Scholarship to promote the advancement of diverse law students and, ultimately, greater diversity within the legal community.

The award was presented by Douglas M. Hambleton, Chairman of the Firm’s Executive Committee and Lawrence J. Casazza, Chair of the Firm’s Diversity Committee. James V. Garvey, Chair of the Firm’s Associate Hiring Committee also participated in the selection process. “We are delighted to make this award to Elijah Watkins, a truly exceptional candidate,” said Mr. Hambleton, “As a Firm, our goal is to promote diversity both internally and within the profession at large, and we appreciated the large number of applications we received. We look forward to bestowing many more such awards in future years.”

Mr. Casazza noted that “the Firm had seen a number of excellent candidates for the 2007 award. We are absolutely delighted with the level of participation that our scholarship program is receiving.”

Mr. Watkins has received numerous awards for speech and debate competitions, and was selected to be a 2003 Eisenhower Scholar, one of 14 delegates to South Africa. He has also contributed within his community as a youth soccer coach and debate instructor and judge. In 2005 he organized a local benefit concert for Tsunami victims, raising thousands of dollars in donations.

Mr. Watkins is a graduate of Brigham Young University (B.S., 2006), where he was elected and served as Student Body President. In 2006 Mr. Watkins was presented with the Herbert J. Grant Scholarship for overcoming adversity, and was chosen as the 2006-2009 Board of Visitors Scholar by the UICUC School of Law.

01-24-2007

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Smith Anderson Blount Dorsett Mitchell & Jernigan LLP

Dana Simpson Appointed to the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Assisted Living Association
Smith Anderson lawyer Dana Simpson recently received the honor of appointment to the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Assisted Living Association (NCALA). Mr. Simpson began his service on the board on January 1, 2007.

A non-profit association established in 1994, the NCALA promotes the establishment and operation of quality assisted living communities in North Carolina. Its member communities provide appropriate supportive housing and services for individuals of all income levels with compromised health and safety needs. As the state affiliate of the Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA), NCALA has grown tremendously with a membership including assisted living providers and associated professionals and businesses.

Mr. Simpson practices as a member of Smith Anderson's Health Care Law and Public and Government Affairs teams. His extensive experience includes representing health care clients in managed care contracting and dispute resolution; health care corporate and employment law issues; and state and federal regulatory compliance. In addition, he represents health care clients before state administrative agencies and the North Carolina General Assembly.

Mr. Simpson's public and government affairs practice includes advising clients regarding legislative and regulatory advocacy; public relations and grassroots strategies; and campaign finance law compliance. He was rated one of the top 50 "Most Influential" lobbyists in the 2005 General Assembly in a survey of legislators, lobbyists and the press conducted by the North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research.

01-24-2007

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Saul Ewing, LLP

Ferreira and Paz-Soldan Answer Inter-American Dialogue Q&A
Carlos Mateo Paz-Soldan, Chair of the International Trade and Government Relations Practice Group, and Marisa Ferreira, a member of the group and Foreign Legal Consultant to the Firm, answered the featured question in the Inter-American Dialogue, Latin America Advisor about the future of South America's Mercosur Trade Bloc.

01-24-2007

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Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

Heath Miller Joins Morgan Lewis: Brings His Employee Benefits Experience to Dallas
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is pleased to announce that Heath A. Miller has joined the firm as a partner in the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice. Mr. Miller has broad experience in the design, implementation, and administration of employee benefit plans, including qualified retirement plans, nonqualified plans, health and welfare benefit plans, stock and other equity-based plans, and other executive compensation arrangements.

"Adding Heath, with his strong reputation, experience, credentials, and client and community relationships, to our already notable Morgan Lewis Employee Benefits Practice Group will enable us to enhance our reputation and to continue to develop our sophisticated national practice," said John Kober, Managing Partner of the Dallas office, and a partner in the Employee Benefits Practice. "His presence also assists us as we expand our Texas and Southwest benefits and executive compensation practice," he continued.

Mr. Miller represents clients before the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Labor on matters related to employee benefits and has extensive experience with the correction programs embodied in the Employee Plans Compliance Resolutions System (EPCRS). Additionally, he advises clients, as well as corporate and securities lawyers, regarding the employee benefit issues associated with mergers and acquisitions, and he provides practical guidance to clients with respect to benefit integration both in preparation for and following such transactions.

Mr. Miller also helps clients navigate through the somewhat counterintuitive rules associated with the recent passage of section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, and regularly advises clients on issues related to the use of plan assets and rules regarding prohibited transactions in connection with various real estate ventures and finance arrangements.

A 1997 graduate of South Texas College of Law, Mr. Miller received an LL.M. in tax from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1998. Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Mr. Miller was with the law firm of Baker Botts LLP.

01-24-2007

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Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, P.L.C.

Miller Canfield is a Premier Sponsor of Michigan Growth Capital Symposium 2007
Miller Canfield announces that it is the premier law firm sponsor of the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium (MGCS) 2007, a nationally attended event where financiers meet the 'Best of the Midwest' in new businesses and emerging technologies. This year’s event to be held on May 15th and 16th at the Marriott Resort in Ypsilanti is expected to bring together 450 attendees including investors from across the country, executives of early stage and emerging growth companies, and related stakeholders.

Miller Canfield will be leading one of the eight world class panel discussions at MGCS, and venture and technology attorneys from the firm will be available at the event to discuss issues relating to technology-based companies and their owners and investors. The firm regularly handles transactions and disputes involving start-up ventures, angel investors, venture capital and private equity funds, and licensors/licensees, of all sizes and degrees of complexity, and has a global footprint in technology transfer and venture financing.

01-24-2007

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Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP

Trident IV, L.P. in Purchase of Genex Services, Inc. from Unumprovident Corporation
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is advising Trident IV, L.P. (Trident IV) in its definitive stock purchase agreement with UnumProvident Corporation (Unum) for Trident IV to acquire 100% of GENEX Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Unum.

Trident IV is a private equity fund managed by Stone Point Capital LLC. Stone Point Capital is a global private equity firm that manages the Trident Funds and has raised more than $8 billion in committed capital to make investments in the global insurance and financial services industries. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a leading international law firm with offices in New York, Washington D.C., London, Paris, Frankfurt, Moscow, Hong Kong and Shanghai.

The Debevoise team is led by partner Stephen R. Hertz and includes partners David P. Mason and Seth L. Rosen, and associate Kristine Hutchinson.

01-24-2007

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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

Bracewell & Giuliani Quoted in Wall Street Journal
In the Wall Street Journal's article "Schools Act to Short-Circuit Spread of 'Cyperbullying,' a report on new policies attempting to address off-campus harassment, public law associate Kimberly L. Cunningham advised school leaders to warn parents that "the district is limited in its ability to discipline" bad behavior online.

01-24-2007

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