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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

International Tax Strategist Schmitt Joins Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
nternational tax attorney Robert J. Schmitt recently joined the New York office of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney as counsel, adding more than 30 years of experience to Buchanan's tax practice.

Schmitt focuses his practice on identifying tax planning opportunities and directing the implementation and execution of these strategies for clients with domestic, international and multinational investments and operations. He handles complex transactions for clients involved in several industries, including pharmaceutical, specialty chemicals, industrial manufacturing and consumer products.

Prior to joining Buchanan, Schmitt served as vice president of taxes for Alpharma, Inc., a NYSE global company with operations in 60 countries. He was also previously counsel to Harris Beach LLP and senior international tax manager for Deloitte & Touche.

About Schmitt

Schmitt received his LL.M. degree in taxation from the New York University Graduate School of Law and his J.D. degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School, where he was a founder of the Notre Dame International Law Society.

He received his B.A. degree from John Carroll University. Schmitt is a member of the American Bar Association, Section of Taxation, Committee on U.S. Activities of Foreigners and Tax Treaties. He is also a founding member of the European Tax Policy Forum, a planning committee member of the Tax Council Policy Institute’s 2005 and 2006 International Tax Symposiums, and a member of the Tax Council and Tax Executives Institute.

01-02-2007

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Inadmissible Legal Business
Finnegan Henderson scored a major victory for its client Eli Lilly & Company last week, when a federal appeals court upheld the company’s patent on Zyprexa, a leading schizophrenia drug and the company’s top seller. Lilly sued generic drug manufacturers Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories after they filed for approvals to make generic versions of the drug, even though Zyprexa’s patent doesn’t expire until 2011. Charles Lipsey, a partner in Finnegan Henderson’s Reston, VA office, argued the case for Lilly.

01-02-2007

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Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

Fulbright Senior Counsel Earns Board Certification and Bar Association Roles
Dallas senior counsel O. Rey Rodriguez is among 12 Texas attorneys newly certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Civil Appellate Law. Additionally, Rodriguez has been elected 2007 treasurer for the Dallas Bar Association appellate law section. Rodriguez was also named to the Dallas Bar Association's legal ethics and minority attorney participation committees for 2007.

Joining Fulbright in 2003, Rodriguez has handled numerous appeals and presented arguments in both state and federal appellate courts. After graduating as the valedictorian of Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, Rodriguez served as a judicial clerk to Justice Nathan L. Hecht of the Supreme Court of Texas.

Rodriguez was named one of The Best Lawyers In Dallas Under 40 by D Magazine. He was also recognized as a 2005 and 2006 Rising Star by Texas Monthly magazine.

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01-02-2007

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Foley & Lardner

Foley Strengthens Business Law Department With Addition of Craig Wood in Los Angeles
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Craig P. Wood has joined its Los Angeles office as a partner in the Business Law Department and a member of the firm's Real Estate Practice. Wood focuses his practice on managing complex Tenant-In-Common (TIC) offerings, along with general real estate transactions throughout the United States. In addition to his TIC practice, he works with large institutional clients on developing private equity funding for real estate investment, as well as with pension funds and pension fund advisors. “The addition of Craig is the latest step in our strategic plan to expand our Los Angeles corporate practice, as well as to increase our service offerings to clients nationwide,” said Los Angeles Office Managing Partner Jack Lasater. “His depth of experience in the real estate industry, particularly in the TIC arena, complements our strengths on the West Coast as well as nationally.”

“Craig's addition strengthens our ability to provide counsel to TIC sponsors nationally, particularly in the critical region of Southern California,” said Stephen Burr, a Boston partner who leads Foley's TIC practice. “He also brings significant expertise in real estate capital markets transactions generally, which has become increasingly important as the TIC industry expands its search for equity into larger, more institutional channels.”

Wood joins Foley from Greenberg Glusker and prior to that practiced law in San Francisco for more than 20 years.

Wood's practice encompasses joint ventures for the joint ownership and operation of real estate nationally. Additionally, Wood works with institutions, institutional investors and developers in more traditional aspects of real estate law including real property acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, finance and the various aspects of the development cycle.

Wood earned his juris doctorate from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, a master's degree from Northwestern University and a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley.

01-02-2007

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Foley & Lardner

Foley Adds Federal Prosecutor to Litigation Department in Los Angeles
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Jaime Guerrero has joined its Los Angeles office as senior counsel and a member of the Litigation Department and the White Collar Defense and Corporate Compliance Practice.

Guerrero joins Foley after working as an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles, where he served as lead counsel for a number of criminal jury trials in federal district court. Before attending law school, Guerrero worked as an auditor for one of the big four accounting firms.

“Jaime's experience prosecuting cases at the federal level and working as an auditor will prove to be a great resource to our clients seeking counsel on white collar criminal litigation,” said Jon Wilson, chair of the firm's Litigation Department. “His background leading criminal trials and directing investigations as a federal prosecutor, as well as his prior experience working as an auditor and handling antitrust and securities matters, will further enhance our ability to serve our clients on both local and national levels.”

Guerrero expands the firm's White Collar Defense and Corporate Compliance Practice in Los Angeles where Pamela L. Johnston represents companies and individuals in criminal and civil investigations. Johnston joined Foley in 2005 after serving for years as a deputy chief of the U.S. Attorney's Office Major Frauds Section where she supervised government investigations of securities and other types of fraud cases.

As an AUSA, Guerrero litigated numerous criminal cases and handled all aspects of multiple appeals before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He conducted investigations using a variety of tools, including grand jury subpoenas of financial institutions and review of suspected fraudulent financial transactions, and prepared search warrants, criminal complaints and indictments.

Previously, Guerrero was a litigation associate at another law firm, where he litigated complex civil actions in federal and state courts. He represented an energy company in several antitrust actions in federal and state courts related to the California energy crisis and successfully handled a securities fraud lawsuit on behalf of a corporation against its former chief executive officer.

01-02-2007

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Cozen O' Connor

Cozen O’Connor Family Law Attorney Jennifer A. Brandt Appears on CN8 Your Morning To Discuss Taxes And Divorce
Cozen O’Connor member Jennifer A. Brandt recently appeared on CN8 Your Morning, The Comcast Network, to discuss the new civil union law in New Jersey, which Governor Jon Corzine signed into law on December 21, 2006. Brandt explained the parameters of the legislature’s decision to allow civil unions, including the terminology used and the implications for same-sex partners.

Brandt practices from the firm's Philadelphia and Cherry Hill offices, where she concentrates in family law litigation, focusing on divorce, custody and support matters at both the trial court and appellate levels. She also assists clients in adoptions and in family matters concerning incapacitated persons.

Brandt serves as a family law expert on numerous media programs, including KYW Newsradio, WPVI and WCAU and KYW television in Philadelphia, and CN8 The Comcast Network. She has been quoted in Main Line Today magazine and The National Law Journal. She also serves as a course instructor at Haverford Township Adult School and at Main Line School Night for Adult Learners.

Brandt was named as one of American Lawyer Media’s 2004 “Lawyers on the Fast Track” and served as a judge for the 2005 “Lawyers on the Fast Track” competition.

Brandt is a member of the family law sections of the American, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia bar associations. She is former chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s membership committee, a former member of its executive committee and previously served as editor of the family law section newsletter. She is a member of the Thomas J. Forkin American Inn of Court in Family Law.

A resident of Wynnewood, Pa., Brandt earned her undergraduate degree from Rutgers University (B.A., with highest honors, 1991) and her law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 1994), where she was senior editor of the Journal of International Business Law and an Arthur Littleton Fellowship Instructor in legal research and writing. She is admitted to practice in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.

01-02-2007

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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Christopher Jarvinen Joins Editorial Board of INSOL World
Bankruptcy associate Christopher Jarvinen has joined the editorial board of INSOL World, the journal of the International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals (INSOL International). INSOL International is a worldwide federation of national associations for lawyers and restructuring professionals who specialize in turnaround and insolvency. INSOL World is distributed to more than 8,400 members located in 64 countries.

01-02-2007

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