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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Jeanette Chan and Doug Cifu Listed Among the 30 Most Influential Lawyers in Global Private Equity
Partners Jeanette Chan and Doug Cifu were listed among Private Equity International's 30 most influential lawyers in global private equity. These lawyers were selected by the publication for a "compelling mix of attributes" that includes being "sharp, commercial, great at negotiating terms and even better at working long hours without their attention to detail fading." The article notes that "Paul, Weiss has been at the forefront of Asian private equity for years, and the firm's China practise has been particularly active." Jeanette, who the publication calls a "veteran deal lawyer with particular experience in the tricky area of foreign direct investment into the People's Republic," is noted for being involved "in some of the firm's most high profile mandates in China to date" with fellow partner Jack Lange. The article points out that Doug, "the co-head of the private equity group at Paul, Weiss, has a global vantage point on the private equity industry, as well as an understanding of technology-driven sectors that until recently were only the province of venture capital." The article also notes that Doug and Jeanette worked together on the Lenovo/IBM deal in China.

10-31-2006

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Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

Paul Hastings Advises MAGNATRAX Corporation on Sale of Jenisys Engineered Products
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP (Paul Hastings), a leading international law firm, represented MAGNATRAX Corporation, an Atlanta-based holding company, in the sale of its subsidiary, Jenisys Engineered Products, a manufacturer and distributor of metal construction products and accessories, to Fabral, Inc., an affiliate of Euramax International, Inc. The transaction closed on October 2, 2006. Terms were not disclosed.

The Paul Hastings team, led by partners Walter Jospin, Andy Scott, Weyman Johnson, Lisa Rushton and Mark Poerio, also included of counsel Ted Smith and associates Karen Leach, Darcy White, Mike Haun and Jenn Shea. Fabral Inc. was represented by R. David Patton and Andrew Stephenson from Alston & Bird LLP.

About MAGNATRAX Corporation: MAGNATRAX Corporation is a holding company for a range of businesses that sell, engineer, fabricate and transport customed engineered steel building products. MAGNATRAX's metal building systems and steel components businesses include, American Buildings Company, Kirby Building Systems, Gulf States Manufacturing, CBC Steel Buildings, and Magnatran (transportation).

About Paul Hastings Corporate Department: Teams of Paul Hastings' corporate attorneys provide clients with the sophisticated, cross-border legal and business expertise they need to finance and operate companies. The firm's Securities and Capital Markets, M&A, Lending, Project Finance, Private Equity, Investment Management and Securitization practices are nationally and internationally ranked. Paul Hastings' attorneys are experienced in every aspect of modern transactional practice in virtually every industry and service sector. Clients include major financial institutions, domestic, international, public and private companies.

10-31-2006

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O'Melveny & Myers, LLP

OMM Represents Lead Investor in VaxInnate Series C Financing
O'Melveny represented New Leaf Venture Partners as lead investor in the $40 million Series C financing of drug manufacturer VaxInnate Corp.

The funding will be used to launch clinical trials of two influenza vaccines, the first in a pipeline of immunological products that VaxInnate is developing using a proprietary platform for identifying and manufacturing antigens using recombinant DNA techniques.

"We decided to lead the round because we view VaxInnate as a unique development platform, with initial applications in areas where there is clear unmet medical need," said Phillippe Chambon, managing director with New Leaf Ventures. "They already have really exciting efficacy data and a much better manufacturing process than most vaccines."

Also participating in the round were Canaan Partners and returning investors CHL Medical Partners, HealthCare Ventures, MedImmune Ventures Inc., and Oxford Bioscience Partners.

The O'Melveny team was led by Silicon Valley partner Sam Zucker and associates Monifa Clayton and Stephanie Sheng. Newport Beach partner John Kappos and associate Diane Wong provided IP advice.

VaxInnate is a privately held biotechnology company based in Cranbury, New Jersey. The company is developing novel, proprietary vaccines for both pandemic and seasonal influenza. VaxInnate's breakthrough vaccines are based on its Toll-like receptor (TLR) technology platform, which dramatically improves vaccine immunogenicity and efficacy.

New Leaf Venture Partners is located in New York City and Menlo Park, California. New Leaf Ventures is a leader in healthcare technology venture investing, and currently manages over $800 million of assets.

10-31-2006

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Eli Lilly Sues Generic Drug Company Over Gemzar Patents
Pharmaceutical company and Finnegan Henderson client Eli Lilly & Co. has targeted a generic drug company in a patent infringement suit related to its top-selling cancer treatment Gemzar. Eli Lilly brought the suit last week against Mayne Pharma, a Paramus, N.J.-based company that markets generic and specialty injectable drug products, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.

10-31-2006

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Dorsey & Whitney, L.L.P.

Dorsey & Whitney Offering 2nd Annual Diversity Fellowship
The international law firm of Dorsey & Whitney LLP is pleased to announce the second annual Dorsey & Whitney Diversity Fellowship, a diversity program for first-year law students who will work in the firm’s Denver, Minneapolis and Seattle offices during 2007.

The application deadline is January 26, 2007. Recipients will be announced by March 9, 2007. The Fellowship application is available for download here.

Three fellowships – one each in Denver, Minneapolis and Seattle – will be awarded for 2007. Recipients will be first-year law students of a diverse background who have a record of academic achievement and commitment to promoting diversity within the legal community. Each fellowship recipient will work as a 2007 Dorsey summer associate and will receive $10,000 for law school tuition and expenses during the 2007-2008 school year.

“Law students who work with us each summer bring tremendous energy and enthusiasm to Dorsey, and we all benefit from their fresh ideas and perspectives,” said Peter Hendrixson, Dorsey managing partner. “We’re proud to support talented law students who believe in diversity as strongly as we do.”

The Dorsey & Whitney Diversity Fellowship is a natural extension of the firm’s commitment to diversity. The firm understands the value of a diverse work environment, and believes that this environment adds to the success of the law firm. Dorsey is resolved to attract, recruit, retain and advance attorneys from diverse backgrounds. Dorsey supports numerous organizations that promote diversity in the legal community, including the Human Rights Campaign, the Minority Corporate Counsel Association and Minnesota Women Lawyers. The firm actively recruits from minority job fairs each fall and has hosted minority job fairs. In addition, the firm encourages attorneys to become involved in internal networking and affinity groups as well as local minority bar associations.

10-31-2006

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Cozen O' Connor

Cozen O'Connor Member Ann Thornton Field Honored as 2006 Woman of Distinction
Cozen O'Connor member Ann Thornton Field was named to the Philadelphia Business Journal and National Association of Women Business Owner’s 2006 Women of Distinction list. Field will be honored along with 24 of the region's most dynamic women who are making headlines in their professional field and in their community at the December 6, 2006 Women of Distinction Awards Banquet. The event gathers more than 700 of the region's newsmakers for networking and an awards ceremony. Field will also be profiled in a special section of the Philadelphia Business Journal's December 8 issue.

Field is vice chair of the firm’s general litigation department, chair of the commercial litigation practice group, a member of the firm's management committee and executive committee. Her practice is focused on commercial litigation, aviation and products liability matters. She has been lead counsel for numerous matters in state and federal courts throughout the United States, and has been involved with the defense of death claims arising from the bombing and crash of PanAm Flight 103 in Lockerbie, Scotland, the defense of claims arising from the U.S. Navy experimental V-22 Osprey Tilt Rotor Aircraft, the 1996 ValuJet accident, and the 1996 TWA 800 accident. Field’s commercial litigation practice includes representation of corporations in contract litigation both as plaintiff and defense counsel. Her aviation practice has covered the full scope of the aviation industry, including aviation insurers, aircraft and component part manufacturers, fixed base operators, airlines, municipal airport owners and operators, industrial aircraft owners and the estates of persons injured in aircraft accidents.

Field is admitted to practice before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania, the Middle District of Georgia, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the State of Georgia. She is a member of the aviation litigation committee of the litigation section of the American Bar Association; the aviation and space law committee of the tort insurance practice section of the American Bar Association, of which she is a vice chair; the aviation section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Philadelphia Bar Association's section on aviation, of which she is former chair. Field is a board member of the Arts & Business Council of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and a former board member of the Literacy Action Project and the Freedom Valley Girl Scout Council.

She was named one of 25 Women on the Verge by The Legal Intelligencer/PA Law Weekly and a Pennsylvania “Super Lawyer” by Law & Politics.

A resident of Berwyn, Pa., Field received her undergraduate degree from Samford University (B.A., cum laude, 1977) and her law degree from the University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1984).

10-31-2006

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Carlton Fields

Carlton Fields Attorney, Nicole C. Kibert, Appointed to the Florida Bar RPPTL Development & Governmental Regulation of Real Estate Committee
Carlton Fields is pleased to announce that attorney, Nicole C. Kibert, was appointed Vice Chair of The Florida Bar RPPTL (Real Property, Probate & Trust Law) Development & Governmental Regulation of Real Estate Committee as Vice Chair.

Kibert is a member of the firm’s Real Estate and Financing Practice Group. She is a certified mediator who represents developers statewide in the creation of planned communities, condominiums, and subdivisions with a special emphasis on projects involving downtown redevelopment, brownfields redevelopment, sustainable development and historic preservation. Kibert also represents land trusts in negotiation of land donation and conservation easements. Kibert received a B.S. from George Washington University in 1997, her M.S. from the University of Florida in 2000, and J.D., with high honors, from the University of Florida in 2003.
The Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar provides a forum for discussion on legal issues in the areas of real property, probate, wills/estates and trust law. The Section also assists in developing real property, probate and trust law, and serves the public and The Florida Bar in interpreting and carrying out the public and professional needs and objectives in the fields of real property, probate and trust law.

10-31-2006

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