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Mayer Brown LLP

Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw advises Fujitsu Services on the acquisition of the majority of shares in TDS
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP is advising Fujitsu Services on the acquisition of the majority of shares in TDS AG in Neckarsulm. Corporate partner Dr. Rüdiger Herrmann from the firm's Frankfurt office is leading the team advising on this transaction. He is assisted by partners Mark Walker, Dr. Ulrike Binder, and Dr. Hans-Georg Kamann, who are advising in the areas of corporate law, capital markets law, and cartel law, respectively. The Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw team worked together with Fujitsu Head of Legal Jonathan Smith. Fujitsu Services will acquire most of the shares from the financial investor General Atlantic. Other shareholders have also offered their shares to Fujitsu Services. As a result, Fujitsu Services will hold 79.1 percent of the shares. The transaction still requires approval by the relevant cartel authorities. A public takeover offer will be submitted subsequently.

The London office of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw has been advising Fujitsu Services for several years. This transaction constitutes another milestone for the firm's Frankfurt office in terms of its record of advising the IT industry, having expanded its existing relationship with the client to include this significant matter, advising on both corporate and IT-law.

Fujitsu Services is a subsidiary of the Fujitsu Group and operates as an IT service provider across Europe. Fujitsu Services designs, implements, and operates application and ITinfrastructure.

Through the acquisition, the service provider intends to strengthen its market position in Germany and send a clear signal to the market of its European growth strategy.

TDS operates in IT outsourcing, IT consulting and HR services. The company offers its services to both medium-sized and significant commercial customers.

12-13-2006

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Krieg & De Vault, L.L.P.

Krieg DeVault LLP Announces Partnership of Vicki J. Wright
Vicki J. Wright has been named a partner in the law firm of Krieg DeVault LLP.

Ms. Wright is a 1982 graduate of Indiana University, where she received a B.A. in sociology. She received her Paralegal Certificate from the University of Missouri at Kansas City in 1992. Ms. Wright received her law degree from the Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis in 1998. Ms. Wright joined Krieg DeVault as a senior attorney in October, 2004. She is a member of the firm’s Construction, Litigation, and Real Estate & Environmental Practice Groups. Ms. Wright represents multi-national, Fortune 500 companies and mid-west based businesses involved in environmental matters, complex litigation, products liability claims and toxic tort litigation. Aside from State and Local bar work, Ms. Wright is a Council member for the American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy and Resources and a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. She will be teaching the “Law of Hazardous Waste Regulation” at the Indiana School of Law – Indianapolis, Spring 2007 semester. She is a member of the Indiana State Bar Association Ethics Committee and occasionally speaks and writes on matters of professional responsibility as applied to environmental law. Ms. Wright resides in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Krieg DeVault LLP is a 120-professional, diversified law firm representing a wide variety of local, regional and national clients. It is a business-focused law firm with offices in Indianapolis, Carmel, and Hammond, Indiana. The firm’s attorneys have significant experience in key areas that address the needs of a diversified client base. Through its membership in Meritas, the firm's ability to assist clients reaches around the world.

12-13-2006

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Krieg & De Vault, L.L.P.

Krieg DeVault LLP Announces Partnership of David E. Corbitt
David E. Corbitt has been named a partner in the law firm of Krieg DeVault LLP.

Mr. Corbitt received a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree, cum laude, in 1997 from Indiana University School of Law – Bloomington, where he was an associate member of the Indiana Law Journal. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Central Connecticut State University where he was also a recipient of the Scholar-Athlete Award as well as other honors for academic achievement. Mr. Corbitt joined Krieg DeVault as an associate in January, 2003. He is a member of the firm’s Business and Construction Practice Groups and is an active member of the firm’s Diversity and Recruiting Committees. Mr. Corbitt concentrates his practice in the transactional areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities laws and corporate law. Mr. Corbitt resides in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Krieg DeVault LLP is a 120-professional, diversified law firm representing a wide variety of local, regional and national clients. It is a business-focused law firm with offices in Indianapolis, Carmel, and Hammond, Indiana. The firm’s attorneys have significant experience in key areas that address the needs of a diversified client base. Through its membership in Meritas, the firm's ability to assist clients reaches around the world.

12-13-2006

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Krieg & De Vault, L.L.P.

Krieg DeVault LLP Announces Partnership of Julie C. Bolling
Julie C. Bolling has been named a partner in the law firm of Krieg DeVault LLP.

Ms. Bolling is a 1994 graduate of the University of Indianapolis, where she received a B.S., magna cum laude, in Business Administration. She received her law degree, magna cum laude, from the Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis in 1997. Ms. Bolling joined Krieg DeVault as an associate in May, 2001. She is a member of the firm’s Public Finance and Nonprofit Practice Groups. Ms. Bolling concentrates her practice in the area of public finance, acting as bond counsel, bank counsel and/or underwriter's counsel in a wide variety of bond issues including economic development revenue bonds, qualified 501(c)(3) bonds, traditional general obligation bonds, school building corporation lease/rental bonds and municipal lease/rental bonds. Ms. Bolling is a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers. Ms. Bolling resides in Fishers, Indiana with her husband, David, and their two children, Camden and Macy.

Krieg DeVault LLP is a 120-professional, diversified law firm representing a wide variety of local, regional and national clients. It is a business-focused law firm with offices in Indianapolis, Carmel, and Hammond, Indiana. The firm’s attorneys have significant experience in key areas that address the needs of a diversified client base. Through its membership in Meritas, the firm's ability to assist clients reaches around the world.

12-13-2006

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Kirkland & Ellis

Kirkland & Ellis LLP Named Law Firm of the Year by Chambers & Partners
Kirkland & Ellis LLP has been selected as "USA Law Firm of the Year" by Chambers & Partners, a highly respected international rating firm. Kirkland was recognized for providing superior service in all of its practice areas.

The award was presented at the 2006 Chambers Global Awards ceremony in London on Nov. 16, 2006. Runners-up were Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP; Greenberg Traurig LLP; Latham & Watkins LLP, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates, and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.

The Chambers Global Awards Program is intended to honor excellence in legal services in jurisdictions around the world. Finalists were determined by independent research carried out during the prior 12 months compiling the Chambers Global, USA and UK directories. The winning firms were selected by a distinguished panel of judges made up of international corporate buyers of legal services. Chambers & Partners publishes guides to lawyers and law firms that are relied upon by businesspeople worldwide.

"It's an honor to receive this prestigious award," said Thomas D. Yannucci, chair of Kirkland's Firmwide management committee. "We congratulate and thank our lawyers and staff whose dedication to excellence earned this award for the Firm."

Kirkland has been recognized numerous times by Chambers & Partners in the past. In 2006, corporate partner Kevin Evanich was the recipient of the Award for Excellence in Private Equity. The year before, partner Jack Levin received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the same field. In 2004, Chambers selected Kirkland as the USA Litigation Law Firm of the Year and in 2002 and 2003, the Firm took home honors for its private equity practice. In 2003, the Firm was selected as USA Private Equity Law Firm of the Year, and in 2002, Kirkland was chosen as Private Equity International Law Firm of the Year.

12-13-2006

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Hunton & Williams, LLP

Hunton & Williams Advises Amadeus in Leading Conglomerate Merger Case Before the German Bundeskartellamt
In an important decision handed down by the Bundeskartellamt, Hunton & Williams has achieved clearance for the acquisition of German-based TravelTainment AG by its client, Madrid-based Amadeus IT Group SA. Amadeus is the holding company of a group of IT companies, which offer technology, marketing and distribution services to the travel industry worldwide.

Dr. Michael Rosenthal, managing partner of the Brussels office and member of the Competition Practice Group, led the Hunton & Williams effort. In its review of the merger, the Bundeskartellamt was concerned about an alleged strengthening of Amadeus’ position in leisure computer reservation systems. After an in-depth Phase II investigation, the Bundeskartellamt cleared the transaction without conditions, and, notably, without even issuing a Statement of Objections decision is of general interest as it discusses in detail the authority’s approach, under German merger control rules, to conglomerate effects as well as to de minimis markets. It also discusses issues of market definition and the competitive conditions in a changing travel industry.

Despite Amadeus’ alleged 65-70 percent market share, the Bundeskartellamt indicated in its decision that the presumption of dominance (triggered under German law when a 33 percent market share threshold is exceeded) appeared to have been rebutted by a number of countervailing factors.

With regard to the authority’s approach to conglomerate effects, the authority ultimately agreed not to investigate bundling and refusal to supply concerns raised by highly critical third parties, as this was an abuse of dominance issue, which fell outside the scope of German merger control. Notably, the approach taken by the Bundeskartellamt in Amadeus/TravelTainment is contrary to the approach adopted at the EU-level. In Tetra Laval/ Sidel and GE/Honeywell, the European Court of First Instance decided that the European Commission was entitled to investigate in a merger control proceeding (and did not need to leave it to post-merger behavioral control under Article 82 EC) hether it was likely that the merged entity would use its ability to bundle products to distort competition.

12-13-2006

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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer strengthens ACT practice in Brussels
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is further strengthening its antitrust, competition and trade (ACT) practice in Brussels with the relocation of partner Michael Esser-Wellié, one of Germany's leading antitrust lawyers. The Brussels group is a key part of the firm's antitrust, competition and trade group practice, and Michael's relocation will further enhance this team.

Michael Esser-Wellié, who had previously split his time between Brussels and Düsseldorf, specialises in complex antitrust aspects of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, as well as in international cartel cases. He also has broad experience in the IT, media and telecommunications sectors, as well as in financial services and insurance.

'We are delighted that Michael has decided to relocate to Brussels. He will further strengthen both our very busy German-speaking practice and our leading position in Brussels,' said David Broomhall, ACT practice group leader in Brussels.

Michael Esser-Wellié adds: 'We have a great team in Brussels - very strong practitioners and a leading reputation. I am very much looking forward to being part of the team'.
Profile

Michael has been a partner in Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer since 1997 and was co-head of the regulatory practice of the firm's TMT sector group for four years. He specialises in EU and German competition/antitrust/multimedia and telecoms regulatory law. He regularly represents clients before the EU Commission, the European and German Courts as well as the German Bundeskartellamt and the German BundesNetzAgentur. Among his regular clients are the Bertelsmann Group companies including RTL Group, Random House Inc. and arvato AG, Gerling Versicherung AG, Visa, United Internet AG and Taiyo Yuden. Michael has been regularly ranked as one of the leading antitrust and telecoms lawyers in JUVE, and Chambers.
Notes for editors

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is a leading international law firm providing a comprehensive worldwide service to national and multinational corporations, financial institutions and governments.

The firm's antitrust, competition and trade group comprises 245 specialists in Europe, the US and Asia. The group's lawyers advise on a complete range of competition/antitrust, regulatory and trade issues including merger control, licensing and distribution, restrictive practices, market dominance, state aid, cartel investigations, liberalisation, privatisation, public procurement and trade, including WTO matters.

The antitrust, competition and trade practice was ranked first in PLC Cross-border Quarterly Magazine's annual 'Competition Super League' 2006, and was named 'Global Competition Law firm of the Year 2006', by Who's Who Legal.

The antitrust, competition and trade group's Brussels office is a key part of our global practice. Our Brussels office enables us to offer clients the services of 45 competition lawyers (of whom 12 are partners), and advises on the complete range of antitrust, competition, regulatory and trade issues. It regularly represents clients in proceedings before the European Commission, the European and national courts, national competition and regulatory authorities of the EU Member States and in other jurisidictions.

Members of the Brussels antitrust, competition and trade team also have substantial experience of the EU issues relevant to a number of specific sectors and industries, including energy, financial services and insurance, pharmaceuticals, telecoms and media, and transport. The team also advises on international trade law, including World Trade Organization matters and trade remedies.

12-13-2006

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