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Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, L.L.C.

Eppley Re-Elected to Chair University of Illinois Board
Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP partner Lawrene C. Eppley has been re-elected to his fifth consecutive term as chairman of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. Appointed to the Board in 2001 for a six-year term, he was reappointed this year by Governor Rod Blagojevich to serve for another six years.

As chair of the Board of Trustees, Mr. Eppley has led the University's efforts to commercialize technology, create new companies and aggressively pursue patents and licensing agreements related to faculty research. Committed to the University's role as “an economic engine for Illinois,” he has been credited for expanding its leadership in the State's economic development advances.

He is the recipient of three degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, including a B.S. with high honors (1982); an M.A.S. in accountancy (1982); and a J. D. magna cum laude (1985). In 2002, he was designated a Distinguished Graduate of the College of Law.

Mr. Eppley is a member of Bell, Boyd's Corporate Group where he concentrates his practice on public and private finance, underwriting and joint ventures. He is particularly noted for his experience in hotel, hospitality and food service acquisition, finance, development and investment.

01-22-2007

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Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

Cy Smith appears on HBO "Real Sports"
Baltimore partner Cy Smith appeared on HBO's "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" program to discuss Mike Webster's appeal against the NFL. Ex-Steelers great Mike Webster, who died in 2002, won a final battle against the NFL's pension plan. Webster, who played 245 games at center (the most ever), and every offensive down over a six-year period, was active from 1974 until 1991. The Steelers won four Super Bowls with him at center, and he was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 1997.

A unanimous opinion released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld a 2005 trial court ruling that Mike Webster was "totally and permanently disabled" as a result of multiple brain injuries from playing pro football. The court found that the NFL's pension plan "lacked substantial evidence" to deny Webster an active football disability pension. The court also found that the NFL "ignored the unanimous medical evidence, including that of its own medical expert, [and] disregarded the conclusion of its own appointed investigator." And the court found that "there is nothing in [the] record to uphold" the NFL's denial of benefits.

Baltimore-based Zuckerman partner Cy Smith prosecuted the case in trial court and argued the appeal. He was joined by West Virginia attorney Bob Fitzsimmons, who filed the disability claim in 1999. This ruling will result in an award of at least $1.5 to $2 million to Mike Webster's family, which includes his four children. It will also set a precedent for other disabled retired NFL players, who have argued that the NFL pension plan is unfairly restrictive in the disability benefits it awards. The Webster family's win is the first ruling by an appeals court against an NFL disability pension award.

01-22-2007

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Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Attorney Gregory Haney Re-Elected to Board of Florida Museum of Photographic Arts
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick is pleased to announce that Gregory-Scott R. Haney, Partner in the Tampa Office, has been re-elected to the Board of Directors of the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts for 2007. In addition, Mr. Haney was reappointed as Secretary and has been named Chair of the Fundraising Committee.

Mr. Haney has substantial experience in handling commercial real estate transactions for individuals and business entities, as well as drafting, negotiating and litigating commercial leases, construction contracts and lien matters.

Mr. Haney received his J.D. from the University of Florida in 1995 and his B.S. in Finance from Louisiana State University in 1991.

01-22-2007

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Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Attorneys Phil Campbell and Erin Aebel Spoke at Dobbs Consulting Seminar
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick is pleased to announce that C. Philip Campbell spoke about asset protection and Erin Smith Aebel spoke about state and federal referral laws at a seminar given by Dobbs Consulting at the Feather Sound Country Club at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 18, 2007. Mr. Campbell and Ms. Aebel are both Partners in the Tampa Office.

Mr. Campbell has extensive experience in representing both private and public corporations in litigation disputes including shareholder disputes, contract disputes and class actions. He also regularly represents the broadcast media on first amendment issues and intellectual property matters. Mr. Campbell also has substantial experience in the health care field regarding practice management issues and contracts. Mr. Campbell received his J.D. from Stetson College of Law in 1973 and his B.A. from Rutgers in 1970.

Ms. Aebel is board certified in health law. She focuses her practice on the representation of health care providers and regularly advises clients in the area of health law fraud and abuse compliance. Ms. Aebel received her J.D., cum laude, from Loyola University in 1996 and her B.A., magna cum laude, from Loyola University in 1993.

01-22-2007

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Sands Anderson Marks & MillerA Professional Corporation

Sands Anderson President Ebel Elected to VBA Board of Governors
C. Thomas Ebel, president of law firm Sands Anderson Marks & Miller, was elected to a three year term on the Virginia Bar Association Board of Governors at their winter meeting on Saturday, January 20.

Ebel, who just completed a term as Chairman of the Bankruptcy Section of the City of Richmond Bar Association, has been President of Sands Anderson since 2001. He has over 25 years of experience in the areas of real estate, business, corporate, bankruptcy and creditors' rights law.

Ebel represents corporations and other businesses in mergers, acquisitions, corporate restructurings and a variety of other corporate and business matters. He counsels law firm owners and management on the special issues that these privately-owned service businesses encounter. Tom also represents financial institutions, developers, investors and local governments in a wide variety of real estate and other commercial transactions, as well as landlords and tenants in commercial lease matters.

01-22-2007

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Ray, Quinney & Nebeker A Professional Corporation

Fifty RQ&N Attorneys Are “Legal Elite”
50 RQ&N attorneys listed on Utah Business Magazine’s list of “Utah’s Legal Elite."

RQ&N has had a strong presence on Utah Business Magazine’s annual list of Utah’s most “elite” attorneys since the list was first published in 2004.

Fifty attorneys, more than half of the Firm, are included on the 2007 edition of this list of legal leaders as selected by their peers, in the categories of Arbitration; Banking/Financial; Bankruptcy/Workout; Business Litigation; Civil Trial; Corporate Law; Environmental/Land Use; Family Law; Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment; Personal Injury; Real Estate; Tax; and Wills, Trusts and Estates.

01-22-2007

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Preston, Gates, Ellis, Rouvelas & Meeds, L.L.P.

K&L Gates Los Angeles Welcomes Former Assistant U.S. Attorney to Firm’s Criminal Defense Practice
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (K&L Gates) welcomes Fred D. Heather as a partner in the firm’s litigation and white collar/criminal defense practice. Heather comes to K&L Gates from DLA Piper. Prior to his tenure there, Heather was an assistant U.S. Attorney with the Criminal Division of the Central District of Los Angeles.

Heather counsels clients in a variety of complex civil and white collar criminal cases ranging from government contracts and securities fraud to environmental regulation, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, copyright, products liability, and antitrust and corporate matters.

Paul W. Sweeney Jr., Administrative Partner for K&L Gates Los Angeles, said: “White collar crime and criminal defense are high-priority areas for our clients in Los Angeles and across the firm. Fred’s experience as a litigator across multiple corporate and regulatory areas is an ideal fit as our practice continues to expand.

01-22-2007

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