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Duane Morris, LLP

Duane Morris Names Thirteen Attorneys to Partnership
Duane Morris LLP announced today the opening of an office in Singapore.

The Singapore office will be led by Duane Morris partner and former Mexican Ambassador to Singapore Eduardo Ramos-Gómez, who served from 1998 to 2001. Well known in Singapore's business and government sectors, Eduardo has been a New York-based Duane Morris partner since 2004. Joining Eduardo is a group of five distinguished partners currently practicing in Singapore: Rudy Lim, former partner at DLA Piper; Lian Yok Tan, former associate at White & Case; Chris Muessel, currently a special counsel at Baker & McKenzie (joining February 1); Sandor E. Schick, former counsel at Shearman & Sterling; and Adam Summerly, former counsel at Jones Day.

It is anticipated that three to four associates will join the Singapore office in the coming weeks.

In addition, Duane Morris will open two offices in Vietnam, one in Hanoi and the other in Ho Chi Minh City, in the spring of 2007.

The Singapore office will focus on the areas of corporate finance, project finance, energy, cross-border transactions, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, real estate and telecommunications.

Douglas Woloshin, who was instrumental in helping to establish the Asian presence, will continue to maintain a liaison function with the offices in Singapore and Vietnam. Toward this end, Doug will also lead the firm's Project Finance Practice Group, which is expected to be a key component of the firm's Asian practice. Doug will bring his valuable skills and experience to the office as he concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, and corporate and project finance.

"We understand our Singapore office will place us among the top five U.S. firms in Singapore and at the time we open our Vietnam offices, we will be only one of two U.S.-based firms in Vietnam," said Sheldon Bonovitz, Chairman of Duane Morris. "Our move into Asia by way of Singapore, an established center of business, will firmly launch Duane Morris as a significant factor in this fast-growing part of the world economy," he said. Bonovitz commented that Vietnam is one of the faster-growing economies in the world, with a heavy investment concentration in that country from Singapore and other countries in Asia, as well as the United States. The Singapore partners will service clients in, or with interests in Cambodia, China and Taiwan, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam. The office and staff are fluent in most of the languages of the countries in which the firm services clients.

"I am pleased and honored to be returning to the country I called home for three years as the Mexican Ambassador," said Eduardo. "Singapore is a place of great economic vitality and I look forward to serving our clients' legal needs in the region."

Singapore boasts a thriving free-market economy with a per capita gross domestic product equal to that of the leading Western European countries. The country has seen rapid growth in recent years, reporting a real growth rate of 6.4 percent in 2005, due in large part to government efforts to establish the country as a Southeast Asia financial center.

Vietnam has also emerged as one of the fastest-growing economies in Southeast Asia, with a gross domestic product growth rate second only in the region to China in 2005. The manufacturing, information technology and high-tech sectors in Vietnam have experienced significant economic growth during the past decade.

Ambassador Eduardo Ramos-Gómez heads the Singapore office. An international and corporate lawyer for more than 20 years, he advises multinational and foreign companies in Asia, North America, Europe and Latin America on cross-border direct foreign investment, project development and project finance. His practice encompasses a broad range of international investments, mergers and acquisitions, securities, financing, joint ventures, licensing, venture capital formation and investments, privatization, infrastructure projects, and other corporate transactions in the United States, Latin America and Asia.

Eduardo formerly served as Mexico's Ambassador to Singapore, Negara Brunei Darussalam and the Union of Myanmar. He is commissioner of the Commission on Globalization World Forum, president of the U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, vice chair of the Mexican Law Committee of the Section of International Law and Practice for the American Bar Association, and chapter chair of the International Division of International Law and Practice Section of the New York Bar Association. Eduardo will also head the Latin America desk in the Singapore office. He is a graduate of the Escuela Libre de Derecho in Mexico City and a graduate of the University of Virginia (LL.M.).

Rudy Lim, former partner at DLA Piper, practices in the areas of project development and finance, and has worked on numerous power and infrastructure projects across Asia. He has also successfully counseled clients on matters involving cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, venture capital investments, debt restructuring, and certain aspects of international trade laws and WTO regulations.

Chris Muessel, currently serving as special counsel at Baker & McKenzie, focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, oil and gas law, project finance, general corporate, and venture capital/private equity matters. He also has advised on transactional law for middle market corporations. In addition, Chris is the current chair of the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam. He will also play an integral role in the development of the firm's presence in Vietnam upon his February 1 arrival.

Sandor Schick, former counsel at Shearman & Sterling LLP, focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance. He earned his J.D. from Columbia University Law School in 1985. Sandor graduated from Harvard University with a Ph.D. in 1982 and an M.A. in 1979. Sandor is a member of the International Insolvency Institute, an organization of some of the leading insolvency practitioners in the world, and has represented creditors' committees and debtors in the largest restructurings in Asia.

Adam Summerly, former counsel at Jones Day, focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, energy delivery and power, energy utilities, private equity, and lending/structured finance and deliveries. In 1991, he completed his Law Society Finals from The College of Law in Guildford, England. Adam earned his B.A. from the University of Nottingham in 1990.

Lian Yok Tan, former associate at White & Case, focuses her practice in the areas of energy, infrastructure and project finance. She was involved in the development of coal-fired power plant projects in Thailand; the construction, operation and maintenance contracts for oil fields in Indonesia; and the development of wind farm projects in India. Lian earned her LL.B. from the University of Wales in 1993.

Douglas Woloshin serves on the firm's Partners' Board and heads the Project Finance Practice Group, in addition to his work in Singapore. Doug concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, and corporate and project finance. He also has accumulated experience in cross-border transactions, venture capital/private equity financing, distressed asset transactions, and international joint venture formation as well as being a tax accountant. A member of the American Bar Association, Douglas is a 1973 graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and a graduate of Villanova University.

01-17-2007

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Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, LLP

Curtis Partner Antonio M. Prida was featured in the January edition of Entorno, a news magazine of the Confederation of Employers of the Mexican Republic (COPARMEX), as the co-author of “A Proposed Agenda for an Electoral Reform
Curtis partner Antonio M. Prida was featured in the January edition of Entorno, a news magazine of the Confederation of Employers of the Mexican Republic (COPARMEX), as the co-author of “A Proposed Agenda for an Electoral Reform.” Mr. Prida’s article indicates that past presidential elections in Mexico showed the strength of the electoral institutions which withstood pressure from populist parties and non-governmental groups. However, Mr. Prida also proposes reforms to the election laws in order to avoid the post-electoral drama witnessed by the world.

01-17-2007

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Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP

TWENTY CRAVATH LAWYERS AND THIRTEEN PRACTICE AREAS RECOGNIZED IN CHAMBERS GLOBAL 2007
In the 2007 edition of Chambers Global, Cravath ranked in the top two tiers in the following practice areas:

* Banking & Finance--USA
* Capital Markets: Debt & Equity--USA
* Capital Markets: High Yield Products--USA
* Capital Markets: High Yield Products--UK
* Competition/Antitrust--USA
* Corporate/M&A--USA
* Tax--USA

The Firm was also ranked in the following practice areas, which are new Chambers Global categories:
* Corporate & Finance--Latin America
* Corporate/M&A (Foreign)--India
* Shipping--USA

Seven Cravath partners were ranked in the first band of leading individuals and a total of 20 Cravath lawyers were represented on the list of leading individuals across several bands in multiple practice areas.

01-17-2007

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Clausen Miller PC

8 Clausen Miller Attorneys Honored As Illinois Super Lawyers
8 Clausen Miller attorneys have been named 2007 Super Lawyers. Only 5% of Illinois attorneys receive this honor. The attorneys were nominated by their peers, then go through a panel review for final selection. Please congratulate the following attorneys on their latest achievement.

James S. Barber
James T. Ferrini
John M. Hynes
Edward M. Kay
P. Scott Ritchie
Dominick W. Savaiano
Mary F. Stafford
Debra B. Walker

01-17-2007

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Butzel Long

Daniel P. Malone co-authors article on efforts to harmonize safety standards on a cross-jurisdictional basis
DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Daniel P. Malone recently co-authored an article in Product Safety & Liability Reporter, a national trade publication. The article is titled, "World Consensus on Vehicle Safety Standards: Speed Bumps on the Road to Common Ground." It discusses a most important trend aimed at harmonizing standards and thereby increase cross-jurisdictional efficiencies and enhance safety in a globalized industry. Susan Dwyer of Herrick Feinstein LLP in New York and Colin Smith of Holland & Knight LLP in Chicago co-authored the article. It supplements an article that Mr. Malone published on harmonization last Spring. While this article tackles issues regarding the harmonization process that remain unaddressed in this country, it emphasizes the importance of discovering common ground and the need for action.

Mr. Malone serves as Director of Butzel Long's Global Automotive Practice. As Director, Mr. Malone focuses on strengthening the firm's automotive practice by coordinating its strategic planning, preparation, and positioning to better serve the automotive industry.

For more than 28 years, Mr. Malone, who is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and Michigan Super Lawyers, has focused his practice on civil litigation, particularly product liability, and automotive government compliance. He has extensive litigation experience, particularly in global defense efforts. For several years, he served as a National Coordinating Counsel to Bridgestone/Firestone and helped strategize, coordinate, and lead Firestone's overall defense efforts in the Ford Explorer/Firestone Wilderness AT controversy. Mr. Malone has considerable experience defending other automotive component manufacturers in product liability actions as well.

Mr. Malone actively counsels foreign and domestic suppliers in the automotive industry on various federal compliance matters. He has been a frequent author and public speaker on the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act and counsels numerous domestic and foreign-based clients. Specifically, he has helped key personnel of various automotive companies understand, prepare for, and respond to TREAD reporting requirements.

Mr. Malone has traveled extensively to South Korea, Japan, and China in the representation of firm clients. He coordinates the firm's overall efforts to serve Korean clients doing business in Michigan and in China as well as American-based clients doing business in South Korea.

Butzel Long was established in 1854 and is headquartered in Detroit. Butzel Long is one of Michigan's oldest and largest law firms, with 215 attorneys and offices in Detroit, Bloomfield Hills, Lansing, Ann Arbor, and Holland, Mich., Washington, D.C. and Boca Raton, Fla., as well as Alliance offices in Beijing and Shanghai, China. The firm represents clients from diverse industries on a regional, national and multi-national level and is the sole Michigan member of Lex Mundi, a global association of 161 independent law firms. Visit the Butzel Long website at www.butzel.com.

01-17-2007

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Bryan Cave LLP

Lawyers Address Nontraditional Trademarks
Trademark protection in the United States once was reserved for words, numbers, logos and other typical “source identifiers.” But over time, courts expanded trademark protection to nontraditional marks that indicated source – such as sound, scents and moving images. A case recently before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, however, sets some boundaries on the scope of protection for nontraditional trademarks.

Bryan Cave LLP Partner Erik Kahn and Associate Patricia Werner outline the case, In re N.V. Organon, and how the board’s decision could affect future attempts to register unusual marks in the December edition of The Intellectual Property Strategist. Organon is a global manufacturer of pharmaceuticals. In 2002, the company filed a trademark application to register “an orange flavor” for use in a quick-dissolving antidepressant tablet. The application was denied by the board in a decision that clarifies the law regarding nontraditional marks.

Both Kahn and Werner are members of the Intellectual Property and of the Entrepreneurial, Technology & Commercial Practice Client Service Groups. Kahn counsels clients in a variety of industries, including technology, telecommunications, Internet, entertainment, publishing and fashion. Kahn litigates cases involving trademark and trade dress infringement, domain name disputes, copyright infringement, licensing and libel. He regularly publishes and lectures on a variety of intellectual property subjects.

Werner handles all aspects of trademark prosecution and enforcement for a variety of clients, including providing opinions on trademark availability, prosecuting trademark applications, evaluating trademark infringements and handling trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Werner also has litigated cases involving trademark, trade dress and copyright infringement and counsels clients on intellectual property transfers.

01-17-2007

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Department of Fair Employment and Housing

Arnold & Porter Elects Eight Partners And Three Counsel For 2007
The international law firm of Arnold & Porter LLP has elected eight new partners and three counsel. The expertise represented by the group includes litigation, pharmaceutical, food and medical technology, corporate and securities, antitrust/competition and trade regulation, white collar defense, intellectual property and technology and consumer protection. All positions were effective January 1, 2007. Six new partners are resident in the Washington, D.C. office and one each in New York and London. Two new counsel are resident in the Northern Virginia office and one in Washington, D.C.

Former counsel who have been elected partner are:

Evelina J. Norwinski , a member of the litigation and white collar defense practice groups. Ms. Norwinski received her law degree from Stanford Law School and is resident in the firm's Washington, D.C. office. She has represented corporations and individuals in a broad range of criminal and civil matters in both federal and state courts, including cases involving RICO, Lanham Act, product liability, environmental liability and Americans with Disabilities Act. She has argued more than 20 appeals in the U.S. Courts of Appeal and assisted clients on various corporate policy matters and internal investigations.

Ali R. Sharifahmadian , a member of the intellectual property group and resident in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Sharifahmadian received his law degree from William and Mary School of Law. His practice focuses on intellectual property litigation at both the trial and appellate levels, including patent, trade secret and unfair competition litigation in the computer, software and electronics technologies. Mr. Sharifahmadian also has extensive experienced counseling clients on licensing issues, prosecuting patent applications, and providing opinions on issues such as infringement, validity and enforceability. Mr. Sharifahmadian is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.

Dr. Lincoln Tsang, a member of the pharmaceutical, food and medical technology practice group and a recognized authority in the biotechnology regulatory field. He is resident in the firm’s London office. Dr. Tsang received his law degree from the University of London and his doctorate in biochemical toxicology from the University of Aston in Birmingham. His practice relates to life sciences industry including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, cosmetics and food. He advises foreign governments, various trade associations and not-for-profit and/or charity organizations on biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and devices regulation.

Former associates who have been elected partner are:

Anne P. Davis , a member of the litigation group and resident in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Ms. Davis received her law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, where she was an editor of the Virginia Law Review. Ms. Davis has represented clients in a variety of civil and criminal matters including state and federal antitrust litigation, blood banking litigation, shareholder derivative suits and class actions, SEC and Department of Justice securities and accounting fraud investigations, as well as pro bono immigration, criminal and voting rights matters. In 2003-2004, during a leave from the firm, Ms. Davis served as a prosecuting trial attorney at the United Nations' International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Hague, the Netherlands.

Lily J. Lu, a member of the corporate and securities practice group. She received her law degree from Columbia Law School and is resident in the firm’s New York office. Ms. Lu has extensive experience in all types of corporate and securities transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, private and public securities offerings and lending transactions. In addition, she has advised domestic and foreign clients with respect to corporate governance issues and Securities and Exchange Commission compliance matters.

Wilson D. Mudge, a member of the antitrust/competition and trade regulation and litigation practice groups. He received his law degree from American University, Washington College of Law, and is resident in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Mudge’s antitrust practice encompasses transactional matters, civil litigation, government civil and criminal investigations and counseling. He has represented clients in a wide variety of sectors, including semiconductors, software and pharmaceuticals, as well as organic and inorganic chemicals, among others.

Mara V.J. Senn is a member of the litigation practice group and is resident in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. She received her law degree from New York University School of Law. Ms. Senn has had extensive trial experience. Her practice has concentrated in securities, white collar and international law. She has represented a diverse range of governmental and commercial clients in litigation, internal investigations and international arbitration.

James W. Thomas, Jr., a member of the litigation practice group and resident in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He received his law degree from George Washington University. Mr. Thomas’s practice has focused on complex commercial litigation in the areas of securities fraud and shareholder derivative litigation and representation of clients before government agencies. His experience includes representing public corporations, accounting firms, and members of management and boards of directors, in general civil litigation, securities fraud and shareholder derivative litigation, and in connection with regulatory, investigative and enforcement matters instituted by government agencies.

Former associates who have been elected counsel are:

David G. Dargatis , a member of the corporate and securities practice group. He received his law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law and is resident in the firm’s Northern Virginia office. Mr. Dargatis has a diverse corporate transactional and counseling practice, which encompasses an array of sophisticated domestic and international business transactions and matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity investment and fund formation, venture capital investment and various other corporate transactional and counseling matters. Although his clients operate in numerous industries and sectors, Mr. Dargatis has special expertise in representing private companies, as well as public companies in private transactions and matters.

Amy Ralph Mudge, a member of the antitrust/competition and trade regulation and consumer protection practice groups. She received her law degree from Cornell Law School and is resident in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Ms. Mudge has represented clients in a wide variety of industries, including cigarettes, agriculture, Internet services, pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements and car rentals. She has represented clients before the Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, state attorneys general, and the self-regulatory National Advertising Division, as well as in private federal and state litigation.

David A. Rhodes, a member of the intellectual property and technology group and resident in the firm’s Northern Virginia office. He received his law degree from Tulane Law School. Mr. Rhodes’ practice focuses principally on complex commercial and technology transactions. He has experience drafting and negotiating a broad variety of contracts for the commercialization of intellectual property and technology development agreements, outsourcing agreements, marketing and distribution arrangements and manufacturing agreements.

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Arnold & Porter LLP, an international law firm of more than 600 attorneys, has offices in Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, London and Brussels. The firm, founded in 1946, maintains more than 25 practice areas spanning a broad spectrum of the law, with a primary focus on litigation, transactional matters and regulatory issues.

01-17-2007

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