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Fenwick & West, LLP

Fenwick & West and Chairman Gordon Davidson Separately Honored by SCCBA for Commitment to Diversity
In the last several months, the Santa Clara County Bar Association (SCCBA) has honored both Fenwick & West and Chairman Gordon Davidson for their efforts and commitment to a diverse working environment.

On November 15, at the Santa Clara County Bar Association Annual Judges' Night dinner, Fenwick & West was honored with the award for "Excellence in Firm Diversity Efforts," which Mr. Davidson accepted from Bar Association President Chris Arriola on the firm's behalf. President Arriola cited a number of firm efforts, but in particular noted that the firm tied some component of partner compensation to mentoring and diversity efforts, a move he said was unprecedented. Fenwick & West was also recognized for their support of the Commission's Diversity Conference.

On October 23, 2006, a blue-ribbon panel of the SCCBA presented Gordon Davidson with an award for Fenwick & West's contribution to diversity in the law. Mr. Davidson is co-chairman of the SCCBA's subcommittee on hiring, retention and advancement.

Fenwick & West's efforts in diversity were cited in the San Jose Mercury News (article linked below) that covered the Diversity Conference.

This honor follows the SCCBA's special recognition in October of Mr. Davidson's contribution to the work of the SCCBA's Blue Ribbon Commission on Diversity as the Co-Chair of the Commission's Subcommittee on Hiring, Retention and Promotion. In addition to his co-chair position with the SCCBA, Mr. Davidson was one of the initial signatories to the San Francisco Bar Association's "No Glass Ceiling" initiative, formed in 2001 to increase opportunities for women to serve in leadership positions within the legal profession in the San Francisco Bay Area.

12-18-2006

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Fenwick & West, LLP

Five Fenwick & West Tax Partners Ranked as Leading Tax Experts in the World
Jim Fuller, chair of the Fenwick & West Tax Group, was rated by the 2007 Guide to the World's Leading Tax Advisers as one of the three top-most nominated Tax Experts in the world. The guide, published by Euromoney, polls in-house counsel, corporate tax executives and tax experts in private practice throughout the world to develop the yearly directory of the world's leading tax advisors.

FIVE TAX PARTNERS NAMED AS LEADING EXPERTS
In addition to Jim Fuller, the following Fenwick & West tax partners were also ranked as leading tax experts in the 2007 Guide to the World's Leading Tax Advisers:

David Forst
Jennifer Fuller
Walter Raineri
Ronald Schrotenboer

12-18-2006

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Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP

CRAVATH REPRESENTS TURNER BROADCASTING IN ITS ACQUISITION OF SEVEN LATIN AMERICAN PAY TELEVISION NETWORKS FROM CLAXSON INTERACTIVE
Cravath represented Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., in its acquisition of seven pay television networks currently operating in the Latin American market (Fashion TV, HTV, Inifinito, I.Sat, MuchMusic, Retro and Space) from Claxson Interactive Group, Inc. for approximately $235 million. The lawyers involved in this matter are partners John T. Gaffney and David Mercado and associates Andrew McIlroy, Khorshid Hakemi, and Jose F. Castelli on corporate matters; partner Stephen L. Gordon and associate Michael N. Breidenbach on tax matters; and partner Eric W. Hilfers and associate Lori Diamond Goodman on executive compensation matters. The deal was announced on December 14, 2006.

12-18-2006

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Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, L.L.P.

Consortium of Investors in $10.9 Billion Acquisition of Biomet, Inc.
Cleary Gottlieb is currently representing a consortium of private equity investors including the Blackstone Group, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., and Texas Pacific Group in connection with the $10.9 billion leveraged acquisition of Biomet, Inc. The acquisition was announced on December 18th.

Biomet is an Indiana-based company that designs, manufactures and markets orthopedic devices such as artificial knees and hips.

12-18-2006

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Butzel Long

Butzel Long adds associate attorneys Bernard Fuhs and Benjamin Steffans
Butzel Long has added Bernard J. Fuhs and Benjamin K. Steffans as associate attorneys in the firm's Detroit office. Both attorneys recently passed the State Bar of Michigan exam.

Mr. Fuhs concentrates his practice in the area of business litigation. He is a graduate of the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006) and the University of Detroit Mercy (B.S., summa cum laude, 2003). He clerked for Chief Justice Maura Corrigan of the Michigan Supreme Court; served as president of the 2nd Year Class at the University of Detroit School of Law; served on Law Review; was a member of the Justice Frank Murphy Honor Society; and was a member of Beta Gamma Sigma and Beta Alpha Psi.

In addition, Mr. Fuhs was a four year player on the Division 1 men's basketball team at the University of Detroit Mercy. He was an active undergraduate and served in the following capacities: captain of 2002/2003 UDM Division 1 men's basketball team; received the Wall Street Journal Award - Top Student in the UDM College of Business Administration; received the Financial Executives International Award - most outstanding undergraduate student in Accounting and Finance; the Beta Alpha Psi Award - highest scholastic average in undergraduate program; was member of the All Horizon League Athletic Academic Team – (2002/2003); qualified for the President's and Horizon League Honor Roll all four years; and received the William Ebben Award for athletic and academic excellence. He was on the Dean's list all years attended at UDM and UDM School of Law, and received the Cavanaugh scholarship at UDM School of Law.

Prior to joining Butzel Long, Mr. Fuhs was the President/Co-Owner of Fastdater, Inc. of Michigan. He also clerked with DaimlerChrysler Services in the Office of General Counsel as well as the Executive Office of DaimlerChrysler Services as a Field Operations Analyst.

Mr. Fuhs is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the American Bar Association, the Livonia Chamber of Commerce, the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, the Detroit Economic Club and the University of Detroit-Mercy Titan Club. Mr. Fuhs is a resident of Livonia.

Mr. Steffans concentrates his practice in the area of labor and employment law. He is a graduate of Boston College Law School (J.D., 2006) where he was a member of the American Constitution Society and the Federalist Society. He was a participant in the Boston College Law School Negotiation Competition and the Wendell F. Grimes Moot Court. He also is a graduate of Michigan State University (B.A., Highest Honors, Phi Beta Kappa, 2003) where he was a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and the Golden Key Honor Society. Mr. Steffans is a member of the State Bar of Michigan. Mr. Steffans is a resident of Northville.

12-18-2006

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Bryan Cave LLP

Bryan Cave Strategies’ Head Named Co-Chairman of National ONE Campaign
Jack Oliver, chairman of Bryan Cave Strategies LLC, has been named co-chair of the ONE Campaign, a national grassroots effort to rally Americans to fight global AIDS and extreme poverty. A nationally known Republican strategist, Oliver joins Yahoo! Chief Operating Officer Dan Rosensweig as co-chair.

“Jack and Dan are two of the country’s best political and tactical minds,” Susan McCue, ONE’s president and CEO, said in a press release. “I look forward to joining forces with them in our grassroots campaign to bring the fight against global AIDS and extreme poverty to the forefront of today’s political arena and 2008 Presidential cycle.”

Oliver has worked at the highest levels of national and Missouri politics as an adviser and strategist for Bush-Cheney ’04, Bush for President and for Sens. Ashcroft, Bond, Danforth and Talent. He most recently served as national finance vice chairman for Bush-Cheney ‘04 and Victory 2004, managing the campaign’s $500 million national finance plan.

Founded in 2005 and headed by Oliver, Bryan Cave Strategies offers clients a bipartisan team that provides government relations and strategic counsel for corporations, trade associations and non-pro?t organizations. It is a subsidiary of Bryan Cave LLP and has headquarters in Missouri and Washington, D.C.

ONE believes that allocating an additional 1 percent of the U.S. budget toward basic needs like health, education, clean water and food would transform the futures and hopes of an entire generation in the world’s poorest countries. ONE also calls for debt cancellation, trade reform and anticorruption measures in a comprehensive package to help Africa and the poorest nations beat AIDS and extreme poverty. One percent of the U.S. budget is approximately $25 billion.

To date, ONE is a coalition of 2 million people and more than 70 non-profit, advocacy and humanitarian organizations. ONE was founded by 11 of America’s most well-known and respected aid groups: Bread for the World, CARE, DATA, International Medical Corps, International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, Oxfam America, Plan USA, Save the Children US, World Concern and World Vision.

“ONE is building a successful campaign by doing it differently: bringing together people of different political parties and faiths, business and politics, grassroots and Internet organizing to help America do even more to save lives in the world’s poorest countries,” Oliver said. “I’m proud to serve with Dan Rosensweig as co-chair of the ONE Board. I know he’ll bring the full power and creativity of the Internet to the fight against global AIDS and extreme poverty.

12-18-2006

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Leonard, Street and Deinard

David Axtell quoted in The Christian Science Monitor
Leonard, Street and Deinard associate David Axtell weighs in on the issue of copyright law in the Dec. 18 issue of The Christian Science Monitor. David, whose practice areas include intellectual property and information technology counseling and litigation, provides his assessment of the extent to which copyright laws apply to the popular Internet video-sharing site YouTube.

12-18-2006

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