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Wiley, Rein & Fielding, L.L.P.

President Bush Names Fred F. Fielding to Serve as White House Counsel
Fred F. Fielding, a name partner at the Washington, DC law firm Wiley Rein & Fielding, has been named by President Bush to serve as Counsel to the President, succeeding outgoing counsel Harriet Miers. Fielding, who joined the firm in 1986 following his tenure as White House Counsel to President Reagan, will assume the post on February 1, 2007.

Widely respected for his integrity and discretion, Fielding has long been a dedicated public servant. He served as a member of President Bush’s transition team and has held the positions of Counsel to President Ronald Reagan (1981-1986) and Deputy Counsel to President Richard Nixon (1970-1974). President Reagan said of Fielding, “At times of crisis, his was a voice of calm and reason. His intellect, skill, and tact mixed with warm personal qualities of compassion and good humor enabled him to discharge his duties with uncompromising integrity and a deep and unviolated respect for the innumerable confidences with which he was entrusted.”

A Republican known for being able to bridge both sides of the aisle, Fielding served on the bipartisan 9/11 Commission. As The Wall Street Journal noted, “His personal integrity and political pitch are nearly perfect. He's a very smart lawyer. He knows the moves. He's a real Washington insider.”

Managing Partner Richard E. Wiley commented, “Fred is a man of unquestioned integrity and wisdom. The President has made an excellent choice in appointing Fred to this important position. We wish Fred only the best and we will miss him.”

Mr. Fielding has long been recognized by his peers and colleagues as occupying a distinct place among the capital’s preeminent attorneys, a stature that is reflected in his many accolades and awards. In 2005, Fielding was awarded a Medal of Honor by Gettysburg College. Dubbed a “Legend in the Law,” in 2004, the Bar Association of the District of Columbia also named Mr. Fielding its “Lawyer of the Year.” Washingtonian magazine has recognized him as a “Top Criminal Defense Lawyer” and “Top Appointments Lawyer.” Corporate Counsel magazine has named Mr. Fielding as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” for excellence in business litigation, and he has been recognized as one of “The Best Lawyers in America” for commercial litigation and government relations law since 1996.

Mr. Fielding received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and his A.B., with honors, from Gettysburg College.

01-09-2007

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Wade, Clark & Mulcahy, Attorneys At Law

Denise Ricci Named Counsel to the Firm
WCM is pleased to announce that effective February 1, 2007 Denise Ricci has been named Counsel to the firm.

Ms. Ricci had been partner at a mid-sized New Jersey law firm before taking off some time to raise her three children. Returning to work in 2005, she joined WCM focusing on complex defense litigation, insurance coverage, and errors and omissions work.

WCM's New Jersey office offers a full spectrum of litigation services for claims involving personal injury, marine cargo, errors and omissions and intellectual property. WCM stands ready to aggressively, efficiently and productively serve your litigation needs in matters both big and small.

01-09-2007

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Vedder Price Kaufman Kammholz

Gabrielle Buckley Named International Bar Committee Chair
Gabrielle M. Buckley, a shareholder at Vedder Price, is named co-chair of the Immigration and Nationality Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA). Ms. Buckley is chair of the Business Immigration practice at Vedder Price, and formerly chaired the Immigration and Nationality Committee of the American Bar Association’s Section of International Law.

Her two-year term as IBA committee co-chair began on January 1, 2007. The IBA is comprised of more than 195 Bar Associations and Law Societies, with over 30 thousand individual lawyers as members. The Association provides members with access to leading experts and up-to-date information, as well as executive professional development through highly regarded publications and conferences.

In her practice, Ms. Buckley advises multinational corporations, U.S. employers and foreign nationals with regard to corporate immigration laws and related matters. She also counsels companies on immigration law issues in corporate mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and other forms of corporate reorganization. She frequently publishes and lectures on issues related to international immigration laws.

According to the IBA’s Website, the Immigration and Nationality Law Committee provides a platform for lawyers practicing immigration law to receive input and updates about the immigration laws of their country and also immigration laws and procedures of other jurisdictions. They are concerned with all aspects of immigration and nationality law on a worldwide basis, including business-related immigration, family reunion policies, refugees and compassionate cases. The Committee holds annual conferences and publishes papers and newsletter to meet these goals.

01-09-2007

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Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP

Stroock Names New Partners and Special Counsel
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, named three new partners and seven new Special Counsel, effective January 1, 2007.

“These individuals have not only demonstrated commitment to our clients and Stroock, but have shown themselves to be outstanding practitioners in their respective fields,” said Stuart H. Coleman, Stroock’s co-managing partner.

The new Partners and Special Counsel are:

Charles E. Cantine (Special Counsel - Intellectual Property, New York) Mr. Cantine, (42), is an intellectual property lawyer whose practice includes patent and trade secret litigation, international and domestic licensing/distribution agreements, drafting opinions and patent applications in various technologies. His clients include companies in areas such as financial services, power distribution, medical devices, geoposition tracking devices and computer network infrastructure. Mr. Cantine has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering.

Kevin J. Curnin (Partner - Pro Bono, New York) Mr. Curnin, (42), is the Director of Stroock’s award-winning Public Service Project and is responsible for the overall management of the program, including advising and assisting associates and partners with their pro bono litigation and transactional work, in addition to his own pro bono caseload. Before Mr. Curnin’s appointment as the Public Service Project’s first Director, he spent five years as a commercial litigator. Mr. Curnin was formerly a Special Counsel at Stroock.

Angie M. Hankins (Special Counsel - Intellectual Property, New York) Ms. Hankins, (38), has experience in patent prosecution, patent litigation and client counseling. Her litigation experience has involved all aspects of discovery, trial and appellate practice before the Federal courts and the United States International Trade Commission. Her patent cases have involved liquid crystal displays (LCDs), single-use cameras, injection molding, computer software, mechanical devices and pharmaceuticals. She has prepared numerous opinions and patent applications for high technology companies. Ms. Hankins has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.

Peter F. Jazayeri (Special Counsel - Energy, Los Angeles) Mr. Jazayeri, (34), concentrates in energy, derivatives and commodities and related regulatory, insolvency, and litigation matters. He advises commodity trading firms with regard to market disruptions, investigations, and restructuring issues, and has also appeared in state, federal and administrative actions arising out of California’s energy crisis. In addition, Mr. Jazayeri's practice focuses on California's landmark clean energy laws, including those involving greenhouse gas caps and market-based emissions regulations and trading systems.

Richard R. Johnson (Special Counsel - Litigation, Los Angeles) Mr. Johnson, (39), concentrates in securities-related litigation, including defense of accountants in SEC enforcement actions, civil accountancy defense, directors’ & officers’ ("D&O") liability insurance coverage, employment practices liability insurance coverage and “bad faith.” He has represented leading D&O insurance carriers, accounting firms, public companies and financial institutions, in state and federal courts, at the trial and appellate level. His current focus is on the insurance coverage implications of the recent stock-option backdating scandal.

Scott M. Le Bouef (Special Counsel - Corporate, New York) Mr. Le Bouef, (35), concentrates in corporate, derivatives and commodities law. He advises clients with respect to master agreements and credit support documents for over-the-counter forward and derivatives transactions involving a variety of commodities, including power, natural gas, metals, and petroleum products and the commercial, regulatory, and bankruptcy considerations related to those transactions. He also advises clients with respect to energy management agreements and tolling agreements involving power plants and related generation assets. Mr. Le Bouef also has experience working with private investment funds.

Andrew W. Moritz (Special Counsel - Financial Services Litigation, Los Angeles) Mr. Moritz, (40), practices in general and complex commercial litigation in federal and state courts. He concentrates in consumer financial services litigation, including class actions brought under various state unfair and deceptive practices acts and federal statutes, such as the Truth-in-Lending Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

Michael J. Niborski (Special Counsel - Entertainment, Los Angeles) Mr. Niborski, (34), concentrates his practice in entertainment and media litigation. He has counseled clients and litigated a wide array of issues arising out of the production of television shows and motion pictures, as well as the publication of newspaper and magazine articles. His practice includes defamation and right of publicity law, as well as hidden audio and video recordings, a topic on which he regularly writes and speaks. Mr. Niborski also regularly litigates and lectures on issues arising involving California’s Anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) statute.

Anthony H. Schouten (Partner - Structured Finance, New York) Mr. Schouten, (43), has experience in structured finance with a concentration in CDO transactions. Additionally, he has experience in equity funds, corporate restructuring and commodities and derivatives, including online multilateral transaction execution facilities, CFTC no-act letters and other regulatory issues, including money laundering and sovereign risk. Mr. Schouten’s clients include major investment banks, leading fund managers, monoline insurers and energy companies.

Karl J. Wiemer (Partner - Corporate, New York) Mr. Wiemer, (45), represents lenders, borrowers, sponsors and other parties in complex finance transactions. He is experienced in traditional senior and subordinated debt financing, as well as tax and accounting driven and other specialized structures. His practice includes acquisition finance, working capital lending, asset-based and cash flow lending, workout and restructuring, and debtor in possession and exit finance. He has significant lending experience in the satellite and telecommunications, energy and manufacturing industry sectors. Mr. Wiemer was formerly a Special Counsel at Stroock.

01-09-2007

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Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP

Afi Johnson-Parris Joins Smith Moore
Afi Johnson-Parris has joined the Greensboro office of Smith Moore in the litigation practice group.

Johnson-Parris graduated from the University of Miami with a B.B.A. in Computer Information Systems in 1994 and earned an M.B.A. in Technology Management from the University of Phoenix-Southern Colorado in 1998. She earned her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2002, where she was an editorial board member for both the Virginia Law Review and the Virginia Journal of Law and Technology.

Johnson-Parris has previous law firm experience, having worked immediately prior to Smith Moore as a litigator in the Atlanta office of a large international law firm and having been a law clerk intern for the Honorable James H. Michael, Jr., Sr. United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia. She also is a military veteran, having served in the United States Air Force before attending law school where she earned her unit's honor of Junior Officer of the Year in 1998.

01-09-2007

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Schottenstein Zox & Dunn Co., LPA

Linhart Joins Schottenstein Zox & Dunn's Real Estate Practice
Schottenstein Zox & Dunn (SZD) is pleased to welcome the addition of Brian E. Linhart as Associate to the firm’s Real Estate and Land Use Practice Area.

Linhart joins SZD from the Columbus office of the law firm of Ulmer & Berne, LLP where he advised clients in the sale, acquisition and development of real estate including title review, zoning and other land use planning issues; prepared and negotiated commercial and retail leases; and reviewed and advised clients in real estate financing matters. He also brings previous legal experience with Havens Willis, LLC, also located in Columbus.

Linhart received his undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from Ohio University and his law degree from The Ohio State University College of Law.

01-09-2007

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Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

K&L Gates’ Michael Zanic Named to American Lawyer’s “Fab Fifty” Young Litigators
litigation partner Michael Zanic has been named to American Lawyer’s “Fab Fifty” Young Litigators, a listing of the top 50 most promising litigators under 45 years old.

American Lawyer’s editorial staff selected the Fab Fifty based on their past accomplishments and potential future performance in their respective areas of litigation.

Zanic focuses his practice on strategic advice in the areas of insurance coverage and innovative solutions to toxic-tort-related problems, including the use of pre-packaged bankruptcies. His experience in toxic tort-related bankruptcies includes representation of the debtors in the largest asbestos and silica-related pre-packaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy filed in the United States. Zanic has also litigated major environmental, asbestos, product liability, property damage and business interruption insurance coverage cases across multiple U.S. jurisdictions. In addition to practicing law, Zanic is co-administrative partner for K&L Gates’ Pittsburgh office and a member of the firm’s management committee.

K&L Gates Chairman and Global Managing Partner Peter J. Kalis said: “Mike’s accomplishments and contributions as a litigator and a member of this firm are impressive on their own. When you consider he has made his professional mark at such a relatively young age, they become more notable. We congratulate Mike on this recognition.

01-09-2007

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