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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Creditors’ Rights Partner Harvey S. Schochet Joins Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Harvey S. Schochet has joined the law firm of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP (DWT) as a partner and will practice out of the firm’s San Francisco office.

“Harvey is a welcome addition to our office,” said Martin L. Fineman, partner-in-charge of the firm’s San Francisco office. “His practice adds to our nationally prominent bankruptcy and creditors’ rights practice, and vastly increases our capabilities in those areas in California. His addition also broadens the range of services we can provide to our existing corporate finance, health care, real estate, life science, energy, telecommunications, media, litigation and employment law clients.”

Schochet has more than 30 years of experience in the areas of bankruptcy and creditors' rights matters, as well as in related commercial, agricultural and real estate investment matters. Prior to joining DWT, Schochet was a shareholder with the San Francisco law firm of Steefel, Levitt & Weiss. While at Steefel, Schochet served at various times as the firm’s managing shareholder, on the management committee, and as the chair of its real estate and financial services practice. He is a nationally recognized speaker on a wide range of business restructuring and bankruptcy topics. Schochet has co-authored numerous coursebooks on out-of-court restructuring and Chapter 11 topics for the Practicing Law Institute, and has served as a co-editor of a compendium of international bankruptcy law for the National Institutes (ABA). He was one of the founding directors of the American Bankruptcy Institute and served as a director during its formative years. He has been recognized as a “best lawyer” by The Best Lawyers in America,Bay Area Lawyer Magazine, and Northern California Super Lawyers Magazine.

Schochet received his B.S. in accounting (with highest honors) from the University of Maryland and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. He is licensed to practice in California.

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is a national business and litigation law firm with more than 400 attorneys in nine offices located throughout the Pacific Northwest, in Anchorage, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Washington D.C. and Shanghai.

10-24-2006

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Clifford Chance US, L.L.P.

Clifford Chance advises CGI on the sale of real estate worth EUR 526 million
The international law firm Clifford Chance advised Commerz Grundbesitz-Investmentgesellschaft (CGI) on the sale of a block of German fund real estate. The real estate stems from the open-ended property fund hausInvest europa, which is managed by Commerz Grundbesitz Gruppe (CGG).

The portfolio has a value of EUR 526 million and was acquired by the investment bank Morgan Stanley. The fund's 29 properties are located in the Rhine-Main area and the Rhine-Ruhr region as well as in Munich, Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart und Lübeck.

The advisory team of Clifford Chance comprised of partner Wolfgang Usinger and the associates Doreen Boden and Dr. Wolfram Wormuth – all Real Estate, Frankfurt.

10-24-2006

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Bond, Schoeneck & King, LLC

BS&K Attorneys to Present at HR/NY Annual Legislative and Legal Conference
When conducting a workplace investigation and making the adverse employment decisions that often result from the investigation, investigators and decision makers must anticipate the possible legal challenges to their actions and decisions. At a minimum, you must prepare for the possibility of being tested and second guessed by the unemployment division, the EEOC, Department of Labor, the NLRB, City or State Human Rights Division, arbitrators, juries or judges.

Louis P. DiLorenzo, Managing Partner of Bond, Schoeneck & King's Manhattan and Garden City offices and Howard M. Miller, Partner at Bond, Schoeneck & King, will present a case study of workplace investigations involving employee misconduct and a resulting adverse employment decision concerning a protected individual. You will witness live portions of the actual investigation conducted by the Human Resources Director and then watch as the Human Resources Director and the actual decision maker are cross-examined by the plaintiff's lawyer. You will be able to observe the resulting consequences of an employer's investigative and other strategic decisions and then participate in a lessons learned discussion. You will not want to miss this interactive demonstration or the valuable reference material that will be provided.

10-24-2006

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Baker Botts LLP

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Corporate Counsel magazine's annual survey of Fortune 250 general counsel, "Who Represents America's Biggest Companies", placed Baker Botts No. 1 in Intellectual Property with seven mentions, No. 4 in Corporate Transactions with seven mentions, and No. 5 Overall with 20 mentions.

Last year the firm was tied for fourth in IP with five mentions, did not make the Corporate Transaction list and was tied for 10th Overall with 19 mentions.

For the past five years, Corporate Counsel has conducted this survey, asking general counsel to list their "primary" outside law firm. This year, 93 companies provided information on their top outside counsel for corporate transactions, litigation, labor and employment, and intellectual property. Baker Botts was mentioned four times in the litigation field and twice in the labor and employment section in the 2006 survey.

"Placing first in the nation in Intellectual Property and among the Top 5 in Corporate Transactions and in the Overall category this year is a reflection of how we continue to strengthen our client service," said Managing Partner Walt Smith. "Most importantly, our 'overall' numbers come from across all categories, not from just one or two survey areas.

10-24-2006

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Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP

ALLEN PARKER TO SPEAK AT ALM'S MANAGING PARTNERS FORUM
On October 26, Cravath partner C. Allen Parker will speak at American Lawyer Media's Managing Partners Forum, to be held at the New York Helmsley Hotel. The Managing Partners Forum, which is part of ALM's Definitive Law Firm Management Series, will focus on the issues facing persons charged with the leadership of today's law firms.

10-24-2006

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Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP

BOB JOFFE ELECTED CHAIR OF THE AFTER-SCHOOL CORPORATION
Cravath Presiding Partner Robert D. Joffe has been elected Chair of Board of Directors of The After-School Corporation. The After-School Corporation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building publicly supported systems of high-quality after-school programs. They provide grants, training and technical assistance to more than 130 community-based organizations in New York to run programs in schools from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. every day school is in session. Bob has been a member of its Board of Directors since 2001.

10-24-2006

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Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP

CRAVATH ADVISES ROYAL DUTCH SHELL
Cravath is providing U.S. legal advice to Royal Dutch Shell plc in connection with its offer to acquire the minority interests in Shell Canada Limited for approximately C$7.7 billion. The lawyers involved in this matter are partner William P. Rogers, Jr. and associates Paul S. Clews and Philipp Hanfland on corporate matters, partner Patricia Geoghegan and of counsel Robert Rosenman on employee compensation and benefits matters, and partner Rory O. Millson on litigation matters. The deal was announced on October 23, 2006.

10-24-2006

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