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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Ronan O'Brien Published in The Daily Deal
In the November 6 issue of The Daily Deal [“An entrepreneur's dilemma: Choosing the right law firm” ], Ronan advises entrepreneurs on how to select the best counsel for selling their businesses. He cautions owners to look beyond the same law firm that advised them during start-up days and recommends asking critical questions about transactional M&A experience. He suggests contacting references and business brokers involved in previous transactions with the firm and emphasizes the importance of measuring the firm’s capacity and subject matter expertise for the specific deal.

Ronan says entrepreneurs should neither passively stick with existing counsel, nor seek out the seek out the biggest, most renowned firm he or she knows. When the time comes to sell, it is time to find the legal team that will best represent the client's interests. The entrepreneur should challenge his or her existing counsel and ask any alternative firm to respond to all the relevant criteria. Then the entrepreneur should interview the financial professionals and other business owners who know the firms in question to understand how these lawyers made the difference for their clients.

11-06-2006

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Piper Rudnick, L.L.P.

Cross border IPO and M&A specialist Esther Leung joins DLA Piper
DLA Piper today announced the appointment of Esther Leung, who joins the Hong Kong office as a partner. With extensive experience in advising companies on their stock market listings, Ms Leung also has expertise in mergers and acquisitions ("M&A"), private equity, corporate restructurings and China investment. Ms Leung will play a significant role in further developing DLA Piper's growing corporate finance services in Greater China.

Ms Leung has many years experience of practice in Hong Kong with a solid record of successfully leading the initial public offerings ("IPOs") and secondary fund raisings of numerous notable companies based in Hong Kong and mainland China. She has been responsible for leading cross border M&A and takeovers of publicly and privately listed companies. Ms Leung has also advised numerous foreign investors in setting up joint ventures and wholly-foreign owned enterprises in Shanghai, Beijing, Xian, Guangdong, Jilin and other parts of China.

Nick Seddon, Asia Managing Director of DLA Piper, said: "In the past two years DLA Piper has been identifying and focusing upon strengthening its services in areas where demand from corporations, financial institutions and governments is increasing. As cross border activity in capital markets, M&A, private equity and venture capital intensifies, we will continue to recruit exceptional talent such as Esther Leung with extensive experience and in-depth understanding of the legal and financial environment - ensuring our clients always receive the highest quality counsel available in the market."

Prior to her appointment, Ms Leung was a partner at a well-known law firm in Hong Kong. Ms Leung holds a LLB and PCLL from the University of Hong Kong and is admitted to the Supreme Court of Hong Kong as well as being registered in the Republic of Singapore, England and Wales.

11-06-2006

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Piper Rudnick, L.L.P.

Insolvency heavyweight joins DLA Piper's Birmingham practice
DLA Piper today announced that it has appointed insolvency specialist, John Sullivan as a partner in its Birmingham office. John, an experienced insolvency and restructuring lawyer, will significantly strengthen the existing team and will provide the national restructuring team with additional support. John will be a leading figure in the Birmingham Business Support and Restructuring team and work closely with location head Huw Dolphin and Simon Neilson-Clark, who heads the national restructuring practice, to develop and build relationships with accountants and UK clearing banks.

Simon Neilson-Clark said: "We are truly delighted to have appointed John. He is recognised as being one of the leading restructuring experts in the Birmingham market. I am excited about this development of our restructuring team in Birmingham which moves from strength to strength. John is well respected in the market and will be a welcome addition to the team."

Chris Rawstron, managing partner of DLA Piper Birmingham office said: "The recruitment of a partner of John's quality will have a huge strategic impact on the work that we do in the market. It also demonstrates our commitment to the Midlands financial sector. John is a highly regarded operator in the insolvency market who has been in the Midlands for nearly 30 years."

Prior to joining DLA Piper, John worked successfully as a sole practitioner based in Malvern for six years. Earlier in his career John was a partner at Edge & Ellison, a firm where he spent over 20 years. While there he also managed for over 13 years what was then regarded as one of the leading insolvency departments of its kind in the Midlands. John advises both insolvency practitioners and lenders and is also an experienced international litigator.

John, who officially joined DLA Piper on 6 November, said: "I was delighted to be offered the opportunity to bring my skills and experience to one of the world's leading global law firms and to bring back those skills to Birmingham, a city where I worked for many years and built up a wide network of contacts."

DLA Piper has a strong national Business Support and Restructuring practice, which will be renamed Restructuring from 1 January 2007. The team is known for its commercial approach and has over 80 lawyers nationwide.

11-06-2006

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Piper Rudnick, L.L.P.

DLA Piper Tokyo office recruits corporate and finance legal specialist
DLA Piper today announced the appointment of Koji Ishikawa who joins the Tokyo office as a partner in its growing corporate and finance practice. Mr Ishikawa has broad experience in the initial public offering ("IPOs") of Chinese companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as well as Japanese companies, banks and venture capital firms in China/Hong Kong-related capital raisings including listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and joint ventures. This much sought after insight further deepens DLA Piper's offering in the region.

Mr Ishikawa also has extensive experience advising leading corporate, investment banking and private equity firms in a variety of capital raising and acquisition contexts as well as general corporate matters including corporate governance, with an emphasis on China-related investment transactions.

Nick Seddon, Asia Managing Director of DLA Piper, said: "Mr Ishikawa's wide-ranging experience and counsel on legal and business issues related to China as well as Japan are areas where we are experiencing stronger demand. His appointment comes at a time when there is a strengthening in the economic and political relationship between Japan and China. Japan is China's largest investor which demonstrates just how significant the flow of business is between these two neighbouring nations. As both economies go from strength to strength, we foresee increasing demand from corporations and financial institutions for specialists in both the Japanese and Chinese capital markets, which ensures smoother capital raisings and acquisition activity."

Mr Ishikawa practised law at well known law firms in Japan prior to working in China. He is an established industry speaker, university lecturer and has published numerous articles. Mr Ishikawa holds a LLB from Waseda University, where he also lectured at the Faculty of Law, and has a LLM from New York University School of Law. He also studied at Beijing University Law School as visiting scholar in 2005. He is fluent in Japanese, English and Mandarin.

11-06-2006

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McDermott Will & Emery

McDermott Ranks Among Top 20 Legal Advisers for M&A Deal Volume
McDermott Will & Emery ranked 17th in the third quarter M&A legal advisory league tables published by Mergermarket. This legal advisers ranking is based on aggregated deal volume of announced transactions in North American from January 1, 2006 to September 30, 2006.

Additionally, McDermott is ranked in the top 20 by Bloomberg for its October M&A legal advisory league tables. This ranking is based on aggregated deal volume for global deals announced in October. For U.S. announced deals in October, McDermott is ranked 11th in Bloomberg's tables.

Among the deals announced, McDermott represented a special committee of the board of directors of Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) Holdings in its recently announced merger with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Holdings Inc. With leading global derivatives trading in all major asset classes, the combined company will provide one of the world's most liquid marketplaces, with average daily trading volume approaching nine million contracts, representing approximately $4.2 trillion in notional value.

McDermott's mergers and acquisitions practice is a globally integrated team of corporate lawyers providing high-end M&A services to a broad range of clients around the world. The Firm represents clients in both friendly and contested public company acquisitions, proxy contests, stock and asset acquisitions, and divestitures and joint ventures. Our lawyers have extensive experience in complex transactions and work closely with members of our tax, antitrust and other key practice groups.

11-06-2006

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Lewis and Roca LLP

Ken Van Winkle Named Chairman of the Board for Banner Health Foundation
Banner Health Foundation has announced the appointment of Ken Van Winkle to chairman of its board of directors. Van Winkle, managing partner of Lewis and Roca LLP, will oversee the volunteer leadership of Banner Health's philanthropic support organization.

In addition to his board chairmanship, Van Winkle is chair of the Banner Health Golf Council, a group of community and business leaders instrumental in marketing and hosting the annual Safeway International LPGA, to benefit Banner Health's cancer care programs. He has participated in a volunteer capacity with Banner Health for more than four years. Active in charitable and civic efforts, Van Winkle also serves as general counsel for the Super Bowl Host Committee and is the immediate past chair of Homeward Bound.

"We are extremely pleased that Ken will be leading our board of directors," said Andy Kramer, president and CEO, Banner Health Foundation. "Ken shares our commitment to advancing charitable health care in our community and is well-respected for his integrity, passion, and business acumen."

Banner Health is the largest not-for-profit health care organization in Arizona. Van Winkle will direct a board charged with enlisting commitments from individuals, corporations and the community at large, to support Banner Health's mission of making a difference in people’s lives through excellent patient care.

Major philanthropic projects include an upcoming $15 million capital campaign for a new children's hospital on the campus of Banner Desert Medical Center; securing gifts for the Banner Alzheimer's Institute, for patient care and research initiatives directed at preventing Alzheimer's disease in future generations; procuring charitable investments to benefit Banner Gateway Medical Center, opening in Gilbert in Fall 2007; and other programs to meet the health care needs of Arizona's growing population.

"I am honored to be named chairman of the board for Banner Health Foundation," said Van Winkle. "I look forward to leading this team in forming new partnerships and identifying channels of funding that will enhance health care and provide benefit to our entire community."

Banner Health Foundation fosters a spirit of giving by making health care solutions a reality for our community. Contributions made to the Foundation are invested locally in Banner Health's not-for-profit facilities and programs to advance health and wellness. Caring for the future of Arizona since 1978, Banner Health Foundation is supported by the generosity of individual donors, the public and private sectors, and thousands of active volunteers.

11-06-2006

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Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P.

Wappel Joins Jones Walker’s New Orleans Office
The law firm of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, L.L.P. is pleased to announce that Christopher M. Wappel has joined the firm’s New Orleans office as an associate in the Business and Finance Practice Group.

Mr. Wappel’s client services include: representing various parties in the negotiation and documentation of commercial transactions including credit facilities secured by all types of UCC collateral, real estate and vessels; counseling concerning the formation, governance, reorganization, and dissolution of business organizations; and advising on and preparing documentation for asset purchases, broker-dealer registrations, going private transactions, mergers and acquisitions and private equity financings.

He received his J.D., cum laude, from Tulane Law School in 1999 and his B.A. degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1996.

11-06-2006

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