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Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell & Vassallo, P.C.

Neil Rosini Speaks at CMJ and NAB Conferences
Neil Rosini moderated a discussion yesterday at the CMJ Music Marathon in New York entitled "Copyright Law 2.0: New Developments, Controversies and Updates in Copyright Law," with panelists from the Recording Industry Association of America, National Music Publishers' Association, and the Digital Media Association. The New York State Bar Association co-sponsored the event. Last week, he spoke on "Licensing and Copyright Laws for Podcasting," regarding the avoidance of legal problems for music and talk programming, at the Podcasting Summit held at the National Association of Broadcasters conference in New York.

11-03-2006

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Clifford Chance US, L.L.P.

Clifford Chance is "Law Firm of the Year" in Germany
In addition Clifford Chance received the award for "Law Firm of the Year for Private Equity & Venture Capital".

JUVE is the leading legal publishing house in Germany. The award "Law Firm of the Year" was named in a total of 16 different categories. The awards were handed over at a gala in Frankfurt on 02 November 2006.

Please find the laudation below:
The years of hard work on build-up and restructuring have paid off. Clifford Chance has pulled away from the pack and is now widely regarded as the strongest challenger to Freshfields and Hengeler. The transaction business is its clear priority, not only in M&A but also in finance, real estate and private equity law. – Clifford Chance is among the top law firms in all of these areas. What is remarkable in this context is that the firm got there without too many lateral hires. Instead, it is relying primarily on its own up-and-coming lawyers.

Apart from the closure of CC’s Berlin office, the firm has managed to restructure its German practice relatively quietly and without much loss of image over the years. Today the organization appears more compact and profitable than ever. Management’s decision to orient the practices to certain industry specialisations and thus to push internal cooperation and cross-selling was groundbreaking, – and of all the offices worldwide, the Germans went furthest in implementing this strategy. Indeed, Clifford Chance has been more successful than many other international law firms in striking a balance between corporate and the other practice areas.

Its strong corporate practice, which has excellent contacts, especially with clients in industry, performed very well last year and was again able to push the entire firm ahead. The smaller offices in Düsseldorf and Munich also reported substantial progress in positioning themselves with the large corporate groups based in their regions, for example Düsseldorf office´s client Bayer. Clifford Chance’s investment of major resources in its private equity practice two years ago has also paid off handsomely.

Clifford Chance shows remarkable continuity in all this. The third generation of successful lawyers is now working in its real estate practice. But management won’t be able to rest on its laurels if it wants to remain successful and defend the firm’s position. The firm has a whole stable of younger partners and lawyers who are certainly worth retaining.

11-03-2006

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Clifford Chance US, L.L.P.

Clifford Chance advises International Power on 436MW wind farm acquisition in Europe
Global Law Firm, Clifford Chance, has advised International Power on its acquisition of the 436 MW Levanto onshore wind farm portfolio from Christofferson Robb & Company (CRC) for an enterprise value of EUR 567 million (GBP 379 million).

The acquisition comprises 286 MW of capacity in operation, 126 MW under construction, which is due to commence operation in 2007, and 24 MW of fully permitted capacity, which is planned to commence operation in 2008. 409 MW of the capacity is located in Germany and 27 MW in France, two of the most favourable regulatory regimes for renewable generation.

The Clifford Chance team was led by Andrew Grenville, a partner in the firm's London office and Joint Head of Clifford Chance's Global Energy and Utilities Group and Brendan Moylan, a partner in the London Corporate Finance Group.

Andrew comments:
This was an interesting transaction for CC because it allowed us to combine our extensive European renewables experience with our ability to put together an integrated multi-jurisdictional team. This deal is symptomatic of the way that renewables transactions have now moved into the major league in terms of scale and complexity. The transaction was important for our client, extending International Power's renewables business significantly, with this major position in Western European wind assets."

Other members of the team included Chris Oakley, Richard Tomlinson, Rita Charon, Jean-Paul Olivier, Volker Junghanns and Moritz Moeller-Hermann.

Skadden Arps, lead by Douglas Nordingler, acted for CRC.

11-03-2006

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Bond, Schoeneck & King, LLC

Former Assistant General Counsel With NBTY, Inc. Joins Syracuse Office
J.P. Paraschos has joined the Syracuse office as Senior Counsel in the firm's Business Department. Mr. Paraschos worked as a corporate attorney in the New York City area for approximately nine years, and most recently as an Assistant General Counsel with NBTY, Inc., the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of vitamin and nutrition products.

He received his B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from Le Moyne College in 1991 and his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1996. Prior to law school, he spent a year as a Fulbright Scholar (in Economics) in Lesotho and South Africa.

11-03-2006

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Bond, Schoeneck & King, LLC

Labor and Employment Law Attorney to Present at the College and University Professional Association (CUPA) Fall Seminar
Legal Update

(1) Retaliation claims and some of the differences in public and private institutions
(2) Violence in the workplace issues, including the new law
(3) Steps to be taken when conducting investigations concerning harassment and discrimination issues

The program promises to be interesting, entertaining, useful, and participants will receive some very helpful research material including some excerpts from Lou's new book, "Compliance with Federal Labor and Employment Law.

11-03-2006

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Ballard Rosenberg Golper & Savitt, LLP

2006 Employment Practices Conference
Founding Partner Richard Rosenberg will present a 1 hour program on wage and hour liability issues at a full day annual Employment Practices Conference sponsored by the California CPA Society. Mr. Rosenberg will discuss pay practices, overtime exemptions, revised meal and rest period rules and other legal issues relating to employee compensation. The conference is designed for HR professionals, business owners and other executives responsible for implementing and managing the company’s wage hour law compliance. If you would like to attend either program, download a copy of the program brochure by clicking the link below.

11-03-2006

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Allen & Overy LLP

Russian anti-trust regime comprehensively overhauled
On 26 October, 2006, the new anti-trust law came into force (Federal Law No. 135-FZ dated 26 July, 2006 "On Competition").

The new law replaces, and comprehensively overhauls the anti-trust regime which has been in place in the Russian Federation since the early 1990s, and is aimed at reducing the administrative burden related to competition clearance in Russia, it also takes into account EU and US competition experience. This new law is being widely discussed in Russia and beyond and will substantially affect M&A practice in Russia.

11-03-2006

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