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Robinson & Cole LLP

Robinson & Cole Business Partner Speaks at Institute of Professionals in Taxation Meeting
R&C Business partner, Dick Tomeo was a panelist at the Institute of Professionals in Taxation state corporation tax program in La Jolla, CA on October 17, 2006. He spoke on the topic of the taxation of inter-company transactions in separate return states.

11-02-2006

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Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

Fulbright & Jaworski Further Expands New York Litigation Practice
Litigators Daniel R. Murdock, a former Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York and Philip M. Smith have joined Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.'s New York office from Winston & Strawn L.L.P.

Murdock has served as lead defense counsel in some of the country's largest securities fraud class actions, including the complex Michael Milken-Drexel securities litigation, and the multi-billion dollar lawsuits arising out of the Washington Public Power Supply System bond default, and the Bre-X Indonesian gold scandal.

Before joining Fulbright this week in an Of Counsel capacity, Murdock was a partner and served as chairman of Winston & Strawn's litigation department in New York. He formerly was chairman of the litigation department at Donovan Leisure Newton & Irvine.

Murdock and Smith's combined experience includes hundreds of state and federal actions, trials and appeals; NASD, NYSE, AAA and other private arbitrations; bankruptcy proceedings and complex workouts; and SEC, Federal Reserve, FDIC, DOJ and other administrative and criminal investigations and enforcement actions.

Murdock and Smith, who joins as a partner, will continue to focus their practices at Fulbright on complex commercial and securities litigation, antitrust, class actions, securities regulatory enforcement, private international law and white collar criminal defense.

"Over the last several years, we've added tremendous talent to our New York litigation team including several former prosecutors," said Robert Owen, head of Fulbright's New York litigation practice group. "Dan and Philip strengthen our litigation practice by bringing a wide range of experience - from multi-billion dollar commercial litigation cases to SEC investigations. We're pleased they have chosen Fulbright as the best place to grow their practices."

Steve Dillard, who heads Fulbright's global litigation practice, said Murdock and Smith are a perfect fit for Fulbright - an international firm companies and executives look to as they operate in today's highly scrutinized business world.

"Dan Murdock and Phil Smith are highly respected securities litigators. Their addition is in furtherance of a strategic goal of further growing our litigation capabilities, not just in New York but nationally," he said.

11-02-2006

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Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

Fulbright & Jaworski Opens Beijing Office
The international law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. is expanding its presence in Asia by opening a new office in Beijing.

Fulbright, which was among the first international firms to work in China, has had an office in Hong Kong since 1990. Its new office in Beijing will strengthen the firm's cross-border transactional, energy, project finance and disputes practices in and involving China.

"Our China-related practice has grown rapidly during the past several years," said Steven B. Pfeiffer, Chair of Fulbright's Executive Committee. "As one of the pre-eminent international law firms in the areas of energy, project finance, cross-border transactions and disputes, our firm's new office in Beijing is a natural step for us as we continue to provide the highest levels of client service globally."

Jeffrey A. Blount, who is co-head of Fulbright's International Department and has worked in the firm's Hong Kong office since the early 1990s, will serve as Chief Representative and Partner-in-Charge of the Beijing office. Mr. Blount will also continue to serve as partner-in-charge of the firm's Hong Kong office.

In addition to Mr. Blount and other lawyers in the firm's China practice group, Fulbright partner Michael Arruda, who leads the firm's energy practice in Asia, will work in the Beijing office and continue to advise the firm's energy industry clients in China and Asia.

"China continues to be among the most dynamic and important markets for many of our global clients," according to Mr. Blount. "Our firm's long history of cross-border practice in and involving China enables us to provide excellent service and support to our many clients who are building and expanding their businesses in China. We also have been fortunate to represent some of China's major emerging multinational companies as they expand their businesses globally. Our new office in Beijing will enhance our practice globally."

Fulbright lawyers have advised on many complex and innovative projects in China during the past decade. Many of the lawyers working in the firm's China practice group are natives of China and multi-lingual.

11-02-2006

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Foley & Lardner

Foley Appellate Chair Chris Kise Argues Third Case Before U.S. Supreme Court
Foley partner and chair of the firm's Appellate Practice, Christopher M. Kise, argued his third case before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, October 31.

The case, Lawrence v. Florida, was an appeal involving interpretation of a provision of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (“AEDPA”). Specifically, the case focused on whether the AEDPA one-year statute of limitations is tolled during the time a petitioner may or does seek post-conviction certiorari review to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court granted review to resolve a split among the federal circuits on the issue.

Kise also successfully argued Day v. McDonough, 126 S.Ct. 1675 (2006) and Gonzalez v. Crosby, 125 S.Ct. 2641 (2005) before the U.S. Supreme Court.

In addition, he has filed briefs in many other high court cases, and handled numerous cases before the Florida Supreme Court, including successfully defending against constitutional challenges to Florida's voting precinct requirements, Sexual Predator Registration Act and representation of Florida's Attorney General in the school voucher case.

11-02-2006

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Patent Agent Wins Bar Group’s Scholarship
The Federal Circuit Bar Association honored Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati patent agent Sharmila Pandharipande with the William T. Bullinger Memorial Scholarship. A scholarship committee of association members assessed the academic promise and economic need of the applicants, said Stephen Peterson, committee chairman and partner at Finnegan Henderson. Applicants also must have an “interest in the area of the law within jurisdiction for the Court of Appeals for the general circuit,” Peterson said.

11-02-2006

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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Davis Wright Tremaine Forms Climate Change Practice Group
The national law firm of Davis Wright Tremaine announced today the launch of its Climate Change practice group co-chaired by Washington, D.C. and San Francisco partners Dan Adamson and Allison Davis. Each is an experienced practitioner in the energy and environmental fields and they bring a depth of expertise to this rapidly evolving area of legal practice. Adamson and Davis will be joined by eight other partners and the practice group will encompass four DWT offices including D.C., San Francisco, Seattle and Portland, Oregon.

Davis Wright Tremaine attorneys believe efforts to control greenhouse gas emissions as a means of addressing climate change could become one of the most significant regulatory developments of the 21st century. The regulation of greenhouse gases (GHG) is likely to be pervasive, producing profound effects throughout the U.S. economy in many fields such as energy production and consumption, manufacturing, transportation and construction.

“We have identified a strong and expanding need for this expertise,” said Dan Adamson. “The prospect of climate change regulation creates a series of risks and opportunities for U.S. companies, and DWT is uniquely positioned to advise and assist companies on business, transactional, regulatory and policy matters related to climate change.”

In the wake of the U.S. decision to not join the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, there is no federal system to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. However, countries across the globe?as well as individual states, regions and cities?are in the process of adopting or implementing a wide range of systems to limit these emissions.

“Most observers believe that establishment of a climate change regulatory regime at the U.S. federal level is nearly inevitable by 2010, in light of California’s and other state and local governments’ implementation of regulatory systems and the growing public concern about climate change,” said Allison Davis. “Market-based incentives, such as emissions trading, are likely to be part of these new regimes, providing opportunity for our clients who will have a need for innovative and relevant legal advice in these new areas.”

DWT attorneys are well positioned to service clients in this area and have an in-depth understanding of the fast-changing climate change policies at the international, national and state levels, along with extensive experience in the fields of energy, environmental and business law.

11-02-2006

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Cozen O' Connor

Cozen O'Connor Attorneys Prevail on World Trade Center Property Insurance Litigation Appeal
Cozen O’Connor president Stephen A. Cozen and members Thomas McKay, Jacob C. Cohn, Michael A. Hamilton and associate Heather L. Buchanan recently prevailed in an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, stemming from the World Trade Center (WTC) Property Insurance Litigation. In the lower court, a jury in the U.S. Federal Court for the Southern District of New York decided that 11 out of 15 insurers’ property policies were based on a form that defined the WTC loss as only one occurrence, from an insurance coverage standpoint. Cozen O'Connor successfully represented Federal Insurance Company, the domestic insurer with the largest potential exposure in this phase of the litigation of the $3.55 billion WTC risk.

At the heart of this phase of the WTC litigation was a dispute about the terms of the insurance coverage under which 23 insurers wrote their property policies for their piece of the WTC complex. In July, 2001, just two months before 9/11, a new owner, Larry Silverstein, had leased Towers 1,2 4 and 5 of the WTC complex. Silverstein was working with an insurance broker, Willis Group, Ltd. to procure insurance for his leased WTC properties. When Willis sent out its requests for property coverage, it included one of its own policy forms – WilProp2000 – for underwriting consideration. The WilProp2000 form included a definition of occurrence. While 23 insurers agreed to provide coverage for Silverstein’s WTC complex, all but one of them issued only binders for their coverage before 9/11, not formal policies. Therefore, when 9/11 happened, there was some dispute over the terms and conditions under which the binders were issued. Silverstein contended that the majority of the insurers issued binders under a policy form that The Travelers Insurance Company provided for its coverage binder. The Travelers form lacked a definition of occurrence, leaving open the door for the “two occurrence” challenge. Federal and a majority of the other insurers argued that they issued their binders based on the WilProp2000.

After the jury verdict in favor of Federal and other insurers, Silverstein appealed to the Second Circuit. Cozen O'Connor represented Federal in the appeal. On October 17, 2006, the Second Circuit upheld the jury's verdict, finding that the jury and the trial judge did not error during the course of the trial.

11-02-2006

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