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McAfee & Taft A Professional Corporation

Ternes to Moderate National Teleconference on Clean Air Act and Nanotechnology
Mary Ellen Ternes, an environmental attorney with McAfee & Taft, has organized and will moderate a panel discussion entitled “The Clean Air Act and Nanotechnology” on January 16, 2007, one of several national teleconferences on nanotechnology and environmental law in a series produced by the American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER) as part of its Nanotechnology Project.

Ternes is the primary author of SEER’s Clean Air Act Nanotechnology Position Paper and is a board member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum. In this discussion, Ternes is joined by distinguished panelists including Jim D. Mason, executive director of the Oklahoma Nanotechnology Initiative and vice president of technology initiatives for the Oklahoma Technology Council and nationally recognized environmental attorneys including Ann Klee, former EPA general counsel; Patrice Simms with the Natural Resources Defense Council; and Robert Martineau, co-editor of the ABA’s Clean Air Handbook.

The teleconference will review the science, technology, law, policy and commercial implications of engineered nanoscale materials when viewed as promising materials in air contaminant detection and monitoring, as regulated emissions subject to engineering controls, potential air contaminants, and as fuel additives.

Ternes, whose legal practice is devoted to all facets of environmental law including the Clean Air Act, is an active member and frequent presenter at seminars sponsored by the Environmental Federation of Oklahoma, Air and Waste Management Association, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and American, Arkansas and Oklahoma bar associations' environmental asections. Her achievements in the area of environmental law have earned her inclusion in the International Who’s Who of Environmental Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America.

12-18-2006

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Latham & Watkins

LATHAM & WATKINS CONTINUES EUROPEAN EXPANSION WITH SPANISH LAUNCH
Latham & Watkins LLP1 announces the opening of offices in Spain, in a move that strengthens its practice in Europe and globally. Led by highly-respected M&A partner, José Luis Blanco, the practice will have its principal office in Madrid complemented by an additional office in Barcelona.

Blanco joins Latham from Cuatrecasas effective January 1, 2007 and will serve as the Office Managing Partner for Spain. Latham's practice focus in Spain will be largely on M&A and private equity transactions, complemented by acquisition finance and competition law.

Possessing a formidable transactional reputation in the Spanish market, Blanco represents strategic buyers and private equity clients. In 2006, he represented the Yell Group, the British Yellow Pages company, in its multi-billion euro acquisition of Telefónica Publicidad e Información, the Spanish Yellow Pages provider. He also regularly represents Repsol, the largest Spanish oil and gas company. On the private equity side, he has represented The Carlyle Group in both acquisitions and dispositions in Spain, as well as consortium acquisitions involving multiple global private equity firms.

"After careful study of the market, we are confident that the conditions are appropriate for our firm to build a presence in Spain, one of the most vibrant transactional markets in Europe," said Latham & Watkins' Chairman and Managing Partner Robert M. Dell. "This is an exciting development that continues our successful momentum in Europe, which has been driven by our unwavering commitment to client service and our strategic goal of providing the highest level of legal services throughout Europe and worldwide."

The opening of the Spanish offices takes Latham to 10 offices in Europe, with more than 380 attorneys in the region. The firm represents a roster of blue chip companies, financial institutions and private equity firms, and is widely recognized for its pre-eminent capability advising on complex domestic and cross-border transactions.

John Watson, Vice Chair of the Global Corporate Department, said: "Led by José Luis Blanco, our offices in Spain will provide a strong component to our European and global M&A capability. José's track record in building and integrating teams is impressive, and he has been involved in some of the most high-profile transactions in the country. We are extremely motivated to create an elite team of M&A professionals to serve the high end of the Spanish market."

"The Spanish economy has been among one of the fastest-growing in Europe over the past decade. The addition of a premier Spanish corporate capability is a huge step forward in our strategy because we can now offer our global client base and private equity sponsors an integrated transactional offering in Spain," said David Miles, European member of the firm's Executive Committee.

"Our ambition is to build a leading and innovative practice that is very focused in the segments we want to target. It became clear to me that Latham & Watkins is the firm that will best support my vision in terms of the people, practice breadth and resources required to succeed. When you combine these qualities with an entrepreneurialism that few firms can match, you have a winning platform. I look forward to working closely with my new colleagues in Europe and beyond in pursuit of our collective goal to be the leading corporate team in Spain," said Blanco.

Blanco was educated at the University Autónoma of Barcelona, where he received his J.D. in 1984, and Yale Law School, where he received his LL.M in 1986. He joined Garrigues in its Barcelona office in 1986, becoming a partner in 1996. In 1998 he moved to Cuatrecasas, where he was appointed global head of M&A in 2005.

12-18-2006

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Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, L.L.P.

Kennedy Covington Enhances Real Estate Practice
Kennedy Covington, one of the largest law firms in the Carolinas, is strengthening its real estate practice through the addition of Stephanie Powell as special counsel in its Research Triangle Park office.

Powell, who joins the largest real estate practice in the Triangle, will focus her work on all phases of real estate development, with particular emphasis on the acquisition, leasing, financing, development, exchange and sale of commercial real estate projects.

"I am fortunate to join such a sophisticated practice," says Powell. "Kennedy Covington is the law firm when it comes to real estate. I appreciate not only the depth of their capabilities, but also their commitment to client service. This combination is unique and important to me."

"When building a strong legal team, we look for experience, knowledge, and versatility," says Kent Christison, Kennedy Covington, Partner-in-Charge, Raleigh and RTP offices. "Stephanie has all of these qualities and many more, but what I am most struck by is her incomparable dedication to her clients.

Powell has been serving the Durham real estate community for 22 years. During this period, her engagements have included representing: the owners/developers of two of downtown Durham's largest office buildings; the owner/developer of a 240-acre multi-use office park; the purchaser of 36 convenience stores; an owner/developer in multiple land acquisitions, leases to major hospital and health care providers and sales; and an owner in multiple acquisitions, financing, ground leases and sales of shopping centers.

Powell has extensive experience in negotiating, drafting, reviewing, and analyzing complex agreements and documents. She also has implemented numerous Section 1031 standard exchanges, reverse exchanges and TIC exchanges.

Powell is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association's Real Property Law Section and Business Law Section. She is a past board member and executive committee member of the Durham Chamber of Commerce; past chair of the board of directors for Downtown Durham, Inc.; and a past board member and secretary for The United Way. Powell received her J.D. with honors from the University of North Carolina and her B.S. with high honors from West Virginia University.

12-18-2006

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Jackson Walker L.L.P.

Congratulation to Fort Worth's Top Attorneys
Fort Worth, Texas magazine annually features Fort Worth's top attorneys. This year, the following Jackson Walker attorneys were selected and featured in the magazine's December issue:

Sheldon Anisman - Administrative, Land, Use & Environmental
James Bradbury - Intellectual Property, Land Use & Environmental, Condemnation
Keith Branyon - Tax, Trust
Amanda Bush - Intellectual Property
Susan Halsey - Real Estate
Albon Head - General Litigation
Joel Heydenburk - Real Estate
Gary Ingram - Labor Employment- Employer
William Jenkins - Business, Commercial Litigation, Construction
Danielle Needham - Appellate, Labor Employment- Employer
Jay Rutherford - Labor Employment - Employer and Employee
George "Toby" Wommack - Banking

12-18-2006

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Hodgson Russ LLP

Hodgson Russ attorneys Paul J. Vallone and Bethany J. Gilbert accepted to 2007 Leadership Buffalo programs
Paul J. Vallone, a partner in Hodgson Russ’s Corporate & Securities Practice Group, has been accepted to Leadership Buffalo’s Class Experience. Bethany Gilbert, an attorney in the Health Law and Corporate & Securities Practice Groups, has been accepted to the Rising Leaders program.

Mr. Vallone will join others currently involved in leadership and community work in the organization’s Leadership Buffalo Class Experience of 2007. Through a year-long series of sessions and retreats, participants will explore key issues in leadership such as economic development, criminal justice, health care, regionalism, human services, education, race relations and diversity, transportation, the environment, agriculture, community logic, and the arts.

Ms. Gilbert will participate in the Rising Leaders program, which brings together young, up-and-coming leaders from diverse backgrounds to prepare them to lead within the corporate, non-profit, and public sectors. Participants gain important leadership skills, obtain knowledge of the complexities of community issues, and broaden their networks.

Mr. Vallone concentrates his practice in mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions. He represents both public and private business corporations and provides general corporate counseling to a variety of privately-held companies. He is also on the board of directors of Junior Achievement of Western New York.

Ms. Gilbert focuses her practice on health care reimbursement and regulatory and compliance matters. She also practices in the area of nonprofit law, concentrating on corporate formation, business matters, and reimbursement issues. She is on the board of directors of the University at Buffalo Law School Graduates of the Last Decade Group.

Leadership Buffalo is an organization whose mission is to unite existing and emerging leaders from diverse backgrounds and perspectives in order to increase their knowledge of community issues, broaden their vision, and enhance their ability to lead.

12-18-2006

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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Freshfields to go carbon neutral in 2007
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer announced today that it will become carbon neutral across all its offices in 2007 by off-setting its carbon emissions and taking additional steps actively to reduce its emissions.

This commitment is a progression of targets set in Freshfields’ first CSR report, published in January 2006. The report was highly commended by independent consultancy, The Corporate Citizenship Company, which noted that this was the first CSR report produced by an international law firm (see www.freshfields.com/csr).

‘Actively taking steps to reduce the environmental impact of doing business is a high priority for us. It is important to our partners, our clients, and our employees. We take environmental considerations seriously and are working with the Carbon Neutral Company to assess our emissions in each office, and implement ways of not just offsetting, but significantly reducing, our emissions over time,’ said Guy Morton, joint senior partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.

Konstantin Mettenheimer, joint senior partner, commented: ‘In practice, reducing our global carbon emissions will mean making changes in energy use and working practices. There is a great deal we can do, for example, by reducing our air freight and air travel by using technology such as videoconferencing more widely, increasing our waste recycling, and reducing paper use.’

The move to carbon neutrality is just one part of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s corporate social responsibility programme, which spans the firm’s community volunteering, pro bono, environmental, diversity and health and safety commitments and activities. The firm aims to produce its second CSR report in line with Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines in the second half of 2007.

12-18-2006

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Ford & Harrison LLP To Open Fifth Florida Office in Melbourne - Andrew S. Hament Joins as Partner
Ford & Harrison LLP, a national labor and employment law firm, announces its expansion in Florida with the opening of the firm’s fifth office in the state located in Melbourne. Andrew S. Hament joins the firm as partner in the office that officially opened on December 15. Mr. Hament, formerly a partner with GrayRobinson, will continue representing clients in the areas of labor and employment law.

“We are delighted that Andy has agreed to join Ford & Harrison and contribute to our growth in Florida by opening our Melbourne office,” said Tom Garwood, the firm’s Florida regional managing partner. “His experience with businesses in the Space and Treasure Coast area of eastern Florida as well as his distinguished reputation as a labor and employment lawyer will be of great benefit to our firm.”

Mr. Hament represents private and public employers in all areas of labor and employment law, including discrimination and wrongful discharge litigation, employment and severance agreements, whistleblower investigations and litigation, non-compete and trade secret litigation, wage and hour cases, union organizing, collective bargaining, strike and picketing situations, and grievance arbitrations. He provides counseling in all aspects of the employment relationship including sexual harassment, drug abuse and drug testing, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the growing concerns about violence in the workplace. He regularly represents employers in labor and employment related lawsuits in state and federal courts and in investigations and charges before a variety of agencies. In 2003, he presented a case to the U.S. Supreme Court, where he was successful in establishing an important precedent regarding an employer’s right to remove wage and hour lawsuits filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act from state court to federal court.

“I am excited about joining Ford & Harrison which I believe is one of the leading labor and employment law firms in the country,” explained Hament. “As today’s workplace laws are becoming more complex, I wanted to join a firm with a national presence that would allow me to continue to offer my clients responsive and cost-effective legal services.”

Mr. Hament received his law degree from University of Baltimore School of Law and his undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University. He is board certified by the Florida Bar in Employment Law and has been named to The Best Lawyers in America, “Florida Legal Elite” and Florida Super Lawyers. He is also active in the Melbourne/ Brevard County community where he serves a Director of the South Brevard Society for Human Resource Management, the United Way of Brevard County, The Arc of Brevard and Holy Trinity Academy.

12-18-2006

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