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Messerli & Kramer

Messerli & Kramer Attorney to Host VIP Reception
Messerli & Kramer P.A. attorney Bradley H. Lehrman is joining forces with local business and community leaders to host a fundraising event with New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner, Thomas L. Friedman.

The event will benefit the Minnesotans' Military Appreciation Fund and will include a reception, dinner and program with Mr. Friedman, who is a Minnesota native. Mr. Friedman is also the author of the best-seller, The World is Flat. He won his third Pulitzer Prize for his writing on the worldwide impact of terrorism.

The Minnesotans' Military Appreciation Fund (MMAF) is a state-wide fundraising initiative by the citizens of Minnesota for the Minnesota military personnel and their families. Its mission is to show appreciation and support by providing cash grants to Minnesotans who have served in a combat zone since September 2001. MMAF has awarded over 3,000 grants to date, totaling nearly $1.5 million dollars.

The event will take place February 15, 2007, at The Depot in downtown Minneapolis.

Brad practices in the firm's Corporate Securities & Entrepreneurial Venture Group. He is an entrepreneurial venture attorney specializing in business law and corporate finance services for emerging growth private and public companies.

01-17-2007

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Messerli & Kramer

Bill Winter Featured on 100.3 KTLK FM News Talk Radio
Messerli & Kramer attorney, William A. Winter, was the featured guest speaker on CTX Home & Wealth Show with host Sue Woodard on last week's Sunday morning program.

The segment focused on issues of divorce and real estate. Discussion touched on factors to consider in deciding to keep or sell a home, knowing how a divorce decree impacts a mortgage (title, liability, liens, etc.) and how to protect your credit during a divorce. Pending changes to child support laws on the horizon in January were also discussed.

Bill is a shareholder in the firm and practices exclusively in the area of family law.

01-17-2007

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Le Boeuf, Lamb, Greene & McRae, L.L.P.

Leading Capital Markets Partners Join LeBoeuf Lamb's London Office
LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae announces that two capital markets partners have joined its London office, bringing the number of partners based there to 33. The partners joining LeBoeuf Lamb are Camille Abousleiman and Louise Roman Bernstein. Both were previously with Dewey Ballantine.

Camille Abousleiman and Louise Roman Bernstein advise on a wide range of capital markets transactions, including all aspects of equity and debt offerings, as well as corporate finance matters. Their practice has a strong focus on the emerging markets, in particular the Middle East, Eastern Europe and the CIS.

Camille Abousleiman, who will be heading capital markets in the London office, was nominated for 'Partner of the Year' at The Lawyer Awards 2006. They won 'Equity Capital Markets Team of the Year' and 'Equity Capital Markets Deal of the Year' at IFLR's Middle East Awards 2006.

LeBoeuf Lamb Chairman, Steven H. Davis said, "We are delighted that Camille and Louise have chosen to join our London office. Their expertise in emerging markets such as the Middle East and the CIS is a great fit with the firm's existing capabilities and our international strategy."

London Managing Partner, Peter Sharp said, "Camille and Louise add significant depth to our capital markets and corporate finance capabilities, and will provide our clients with broader resources in these areas. They will work closely with our capital markets teams in London, New York and Moscow. We very much look forward to their contribution to our thriving office.

01-17-2007

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Lathrop & Gage LLP

Amy Greenstein Joins Lathrop & Gage as Of Counsel
Amy Greenstein has joined the Kansas City, Mo., office of Lathrop & Gage L.C. as Of Counsel in its business litigation practice area.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Greenstein worked in private practice at a large Atlanta law firm where she was national defense counsel for Equifax’s FCRA litigation. Greenstein also has experience in insurance defense with an emphasis on products liability, premises liability, and personal injury cases.
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Greenstein earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida, with honors, in 1995 and her juris doctorate from the University of Florida College of Law, with honors, in 1998.

01-17-2007

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Latham & Watkins

LATHAM NAMES FOUR DIVERSITY SCHOLARS FOR 2007
Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce the recipients of the annual Latham & Watkins Diversity Scholars Program, marking the second year in which the firm is awarding $10,000 scholarships to four US law school students.

The 2007 Latham & Watkins Diversity Scholars are:

* Grace Chu of University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)
* Donesha Dennis of New York University School of Law
* Ronald Newman of Yale Law School
* Helen Ogbara of Columbia University School of Law
See below for biographical sketches of the four recipients.

Following the call for applications for the Diversity Scholars Program, which was open to second-year law students for use of the awarded scholarships during their third year of law school (2007-08), Latham received applications from students attending 79 US law schools. Factors considered in choosing the Latham & Watkins Diversity Scholars include their ability to contribute to the diversity objectives of global law firms; their success in overcoming obstacles or challenges faced in deciding to choose law as a profession; academic and/or leadership achievements; and their desire to practice in a global law firm environment.

"The applicants to the Diversity Scholars Program represented a cross section of law students of diverse race, gender and sexual orientation, each with particular strengths that made the selection process tough," said Sharon Bowen, Vice Chair of Latham's Diversity Committee, who served on the scholarship selection panel. "The enthusiasm for this year's scholarship was overwhelming and the caliber of applicants was exceptionally strong. The response to this initiative over the past two years reinforces the need for the profession to promote diversity, and we are delighted to be playing a role in advancing equal opportunity."

"We are proud of our tradition that promotes equal opportunity and fosters a diverse environment. Initiatives such as our Diversity Scholars Program help to build and sustain this commitment," said Robert M. Dell, Chairman and Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins.

Global Recruiting Committee Chair Juli Wilson Marshall noted: "We are steadfast in our belief that both our collaborative firm culture and the counsel we provide to clients are enhanced by involving people of all backgrounds. Putting a premium on equal opportunity is key to our ability to recruit and retain the best attorneys."

The Latham & Watkins Diversity Scholars Program is among several firm initiatives designed to promote diversity in the legal profession. Ongoing programs include Latham's annual Diversity Weekend attended by law students receiving employment offers from the firm, professional training and mentoring programs, and additional outreach efforts in the area of recruitment.

Candidates for the Diversity Scholars Program submitted written applications, and several short-list finalists met with a selection panel consisting of partners and associates of the firm. The applicants were required to be enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school, with intent to practice in a global law firm.

01-17-2007

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Holland & Hart, L.L.P.

Holland & Hart Welcomes Kristina Martinez To Santa Fe Office
Holland & Hart is pleased to announce that Kristina Martinez has joined the firm's Litigation Department.

Ms. Martinez is an associate in the firm's Litigation Department with an emphasis in Natural Resource litigation. She received her J.D. cum laude (2006) from the University of New Mexico School of Law, where she was managing editor of the New Mexico Law Review and a member of the UNM National Mock Trial Team. She received her B.A. magna cum laude (2002) from the University of Arizona.

01-17-2007

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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Kodak to sell Health Group to Onex for up to $2.55bn
Alexander Schaub, most recently Director General for Internal Market and Services and formerly Director General for Competition with the European Commission, is to join international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Dr Schaub will join the firm's Brussels office as Of Counsel on 1 February 2007.

After more than 30 years in a number of senior positions with the European Commission, Dr Schaub retired recently as Director General for Internal Market and Services, which coordinates the Commission's overall policy on the European Single Market.

At Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, he will provide strategic advice to the firm's clients on a wide range of issues of European law and policy across a number of practice areas and geographies, working alongside Horst Günter Krenzler, an ex-Director General of External Affairs at the European Commission, who joined the Freshfields as of counsel in 1996.

'Alex's arrival will give our clients and our team access to an individual who has been involved at the most senior levels of policy making in the EU. He brings a unique insight, particularly in relation to issues of globalisation, and the relationships between the EU, the US, Japan and China,' said Frank Montag, Brussels-based antitrust, competition and trade partner.

'Alex was one of the key European regulators and is among the most highly regarded individuals in a wide range of European policy areas, both in the EU and internationally. His expertise in, for example, financial services, public procurement and IP rights as well as in competition and trade will be invaluable to our clients in Asia and the US, as well as in Europe. We are very much looking forward to working with him and welcoming him into our team,' he said.

'I have known Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and a number of the firm's lawyers for many years. Their strength in the competition area in particular, and the depth of Freshfields' other practices across key worldwide markets, is impressive. It is a world class team and an exciting opportunity for me to work with their prestigious clients on cutting-edge problems of European law and policy,' said Alexander Schaub.
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Dr Alexander Schaub (65) has worked for more than thirty years in a number of senior positions with the European Commission in Brussels. He retired in June 2006 as Director General for Internal Market and Services. This directorate coordinates the Commission's overall policy on the European Single Market. From 1995-2002, as Director General for Competition, Dr Schaub reported to Commissioners Karel van Miert and Mario Monti, holding one of the most influential jobs in the Commission.

Dr Schaub studied Law and Economics at the Universities of Freiburg, Lausanne, Cologne and Bonn and spent a post-graduate year at the College of Europe in Bruges. From 1971 he was with the Federal Ministry of Economics in Bonn and in 1973 he began his career with the Commission of the European Communities. In 1989 he moved to the Directorate-General for External Relations and Trade Policy as the director responsible for trade related questions in the industrial sector and EC representative for textile negotiations in the Uruguay Round. Between 1990 and 1995 he was Deputy Director-General for Internal Market and Industrial Affairs and then for Industry.

Dr Schaub has participated in many economic summits and meetings of the European Council. He has published a book on the European Parliament and a number of articles on competition, trade, economic and financial topics.

01-17-2007

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