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Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel, LLP

Kramer Levin Makes New York Area's Largest Law Firms List
In the October 30, 2006 issue of Crain's New York Business, Kramer Levin was listed as one of the top 25 law firms in the New York Area by number of lawyers. The firm was ranked #23 with 317 lawyers.

10-31-2006

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Jones Day, P.C.

Jones Day Successfully Represents Nearly 100 Ohio Community Schools in State Constitutional Challenge
Before the Ohio Supreme Court, Jones Day successfully represented nearly 100 Ohio community schools (charter schools) against a state constitutional challenge to Ohio's community school law filed by the Ohio Federation of Teachers. On October 25, 2006, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected all of the plaintiffs' constitutional challenges to Ohio's community school law, including their arguments that community schools (1) are not part of the "common system" of public education, (2) render the public school system less than "thorough and efficient," (3) take local property taxes from traditional school districts, and (4) may not be supported by the state due to the fact that the schools are operated by private individuals. A victory for the plaintiffs would have resulted in the closing of all of Ohio's 305 charter schools, displacing their 72,000 students and 3,900 teachers.

10-31-2006

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Jones Day, P.C.

Jones Day Receives Pro Bono Recognition for Web Domain Name Dispute
A team of attorneys in Jones Day's Los Angeles Office were awarded the 2006 County of Los Angeles Commission on Human Relations' Corporate Award for their efforts in reclaiming the Commission's www.zerohour.com website domain. This website is a key part of the Commission's multi-media campaign to reach and engage youth to take a stand against prejudice, discrimination, hatred in their schools and the communities.

Los Angeles partner Brent Sokol and associates John Sasaki, Giam Nguyen and Sophia Chang were all part of the successful effort, which also came to national attention recent local Fox News broadcast.

10-31-2006

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Jones Day, P.C.

Atlanta Office Wins William B. Spann Jr. Award For Special Education Advocacy Project
Jones Day's pro bono commitment in the area of special education has already received media attention and community awards. In October 2006, Jones Day Atlanta's Special Education Advocacy Project (jointly with another pro bono project focusing on pre-school children) was selected for the William B. Spann, Jr. Award presented by the State Bar of Georgia. This is an annual award given to a ""local bar association or a community organization in Georgia which has developed a pro bono program that has satisfied previously unmet needs or extended services to the underserved segments of the population.""

In response to the acute shortage of attorneys willing to represent low-income families with disabled children, the Atlanta office of Jones Day partnered with two local legal services organizations, the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation and Atlanta Legal Aid, to create the Jones Day Special Education Advocacy Project. Attorneys from all of the Firm's practice areas represent these families to ensure that the schools provide the ""free and appropriate public education"" to which each child is entitled to receive under federal law. With the assistance of experts who understand the child's condition, attorneys advocate for the child in meetings with school officials and promote development of an Individualized Education Program that will satisfy federal law. Cases that cannot be resolved through mediation or other informal means go to litigation. Doug Towns, partner in the Labor & Employment Practice and Pro Bono Coordinator for the Atlanta Office, spearheaded the Project and serves as coordinator for the dozen or more active special educations cases. In total, more that thirty attorney and paralegals have participated in this Project since its inception in the Fall of 2004.

10-31-2006

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Jones Day, P.C.

Jones Day Ranked #1 in Buyouts' 3Q 2006 Standings
In recently published league tables, Jones Day ranked #1 in Buyouts' 3Q 2006 standings. Jones Day tops the league tables for number of transactions in each of the undisclosed values up to and including $50 million, $100 million, $200 million, and $500 million. According to the ranking, Jones Day is the clear leader in the private equity middle market.

Jones Day also topped the league tables for value of transactions in values up to and including $50 million and finished in the top 3 for values up to and including $100 million, $200 million and $500 million.

10-31-2006

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Jones Day, P.C.

Six Jones Day Attorneys Named Texas Super Lawyers
Law & Politics and the publishers of Texas Monthly have released the fourth annual list of Texas Super Lawyers. Texas Super Lawyers are the top attorneys in their respective practice areas, selected by their peers and verified by the attorney-led research staff at Law & Politics.

A process that begins early in the year, more than 35,000 attorneys in Texas were surveyed asking to vote for the best lawyers they had personally observed in action. Each lawyer was given a score based on the number of votes received and the source of those votes.

Having been selected as Super Lawyers, Jones Day Texas lawyers Tom Bayko, Dennis Drapkin, David Guedry, Ted Meyer, Terry Murphy, and Robert Turner were reviewed and scored by a blue-ribbon panel of top Texas lawyers. ""Super Lawyers is perceived as a highly credible and reliable resource for consumers.""

Law & Politics publishes annual Super Lawyer publications in eleven states. Texas Monthly is published by Emmis Communications, which owns and operates television and radio stations and other regional magazines.

10-31-2006

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Jones Day, P.C.

Jones Day Ranks #1 in M&A for 24th Consecutive Quarter
In league tables published this month, Jones Day ranked #1 for number of deals worldwide, a position it has held since the end of 2000.

Jones Day led all law firms in both of Thomson Financial’s league tables based on number of deals completed in the first nine months of 2006, with 403 completed transactions worldwide and 220 completed deals with U.S. targets.

In the Bloomberg league tables, which are based on announced transactions, Jones Day maintained its #1 position for number of deals, with 420 announced transactions worldwide and 295 announced deals in the U.S.

The Firm has held the #1 worldwide ranking for number of deals in both the Thomson and Bloomberg tables for 24 consecutive quarters.

Mergerstat, which publishes league tables based only on announced deals involving U.S. companies, ranked Jones Day #1 for number of deals. The Firm has held the #1 position for number of deals in the Mergerstat rankings for 14 successive quarters.

10-31-2006

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