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Goldberg & Kohn, P.C.

Goldberg Kohn Represents CME In Lease of New Operations Facility in Chicago
CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange, today announced that it will increase its presence in Chicago to include a new operations facility at 550 W. Washington in the city's West Loop, owned by Trizec Properties, Inc. CME will maintain its lease for its headquarters at Chicago Mercantile Exchange Center on Wacker Drive in Chicago. The company also will continue to maintain its trading floor facilities at that same location, pursuant to an existing long-term lease agreement with the CME Trust.

""Our real estate strategy is part of a long-term vision designed to allow CME to achieve flexibility as we continue to grow as a leading global financial services and technology company,"" said CME Chairman Terry Duffy. ""We are proud of our more than 108-year history in the city of Chicago, and we continue to be committed to the city's growing business community.""

""With this new facility, CME will reduce its projected spending on real estate by nearly $80 million over the next 17 years, as well as continue to diversify our physical operations and enhance the quality of our workspace for all CME employees,"" said CME CEO Craig Donohue. ""This expansion and diversification of our workspace is in keeping with our rapid growth as a financial technology company and our recent recognition by Computerworld Magazine as one of the top 100 places to work in technology.""

""I am delighted to see CME expand its operation here in Chicago. This will create more local jobs and keep us competitive in the global market,"" said Mayor Richard M. Daley. ""I look forward to working together for continued economic and financial growth in our City.""

CME's new lease provides for over 200,000 square feet at 550 W. Washington. The company plans to start taking occupancy in the second quarter of 2007 and, by 2010, plans to locate 60 percent of its workforce at 550 W. Washington. CME's lease for 550 W. Washington extends to 2023, and financial terms of the lease were not disclosed.

Holly Duran, Jason Schulz and Rich Schulz of Holly Duran Real Estate Partners, LLC, CME's real estate advisor, and James B. Rosenbloom, partner of Goldberg Kohn, Bell, Black, Rosenbloom & Moritz Ltd., CME's real estate counsel, represented CME. Both firms have more than 25 years of experience handling CME real estate matters. OWP/P served as architectural counsel.

Goldberg Kohn Bell Black Rosenbloom & Moritz, Ltd. is an 85-attorney law firm located in downtown Chicago. Goldberg Kohn has served as outside real estate counsel to CME for over 25 years. Lawyers in the Real Estate Group at Goldberg Kohn form a cohesive team experienced in virtually every aspect of real estate transactions. The firm's real estate clients include long-term, intermediate and construction lenders, mezzanine lenders, entrepreneurs, developers, landlords, general contractors, engineers, syndicators and investors.

08-11-2006

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Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery

Federal Circuit Affirms Judgment in Favor of Pioneer Laboratories, Inc.
On August 11, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a non-infringement judgment confirming that Pioneer's Quantum™ Pedicle Screw system does not infringe U.S. Patent No. 6,565,565. The patent is owned by Stryker Corporation.

Pioneer Laboratories, Inc. (doing business as Pioneer Surgical Technology) is a medical device manufacturer located in Marquette, Michigan. On February 23, 2005, Pioneer filed a declaratory judgment action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan seeking a declaration that the Quantum™ Pedicle Screw System does not infringe the '565 patent, and that the patent is invalid. The Quantum™ system is a unique, implantable spinal stabilization system.

On October 13, 2005, the district court agreed with Pioneer's construction of the asserted patent claims, denied two summary judgment motions filed by Stryker and granted Pioneer summary judgment that the Quantum™ system does not infringe the '565 patent. The Federal Circuit heard oral arguments on August 10, 2006, and affirmed the following day without a written opinion. The district court's opinion has been published as Pioneer Laboratories, Inc. v. Stryker Corp., 395 F.2d 612 (W. D. Mich. 2005).

Pioneer was represented in the district court and the Federal Circuit by Phil Petti, Steve Schroer, Tim Maloney and Mark Borsos.

08-11-2006

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Lawyer Back At IP Boutique After Trying Out Big-Firm Life
In February 2002, one of the nation’s top patent litigators left one of the oldest and most prominent IP boutiques to join a mega-firm. For years general practice firms have been angling for a greater share of IP practice, or at least IP litigation, and many have found it more difficult than expected to build a strong practice. Finnegan Henderson is recognized in the article as one of the few IP boutique firms that has figured out a way to survive and prosper.

08-11-2006

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Robinson & Cole LLP

Robinson & Cole Business Lawyer and Summer Associate Publish in Oil & Energy Magazine
R&C Business lawyer Cate Reynolds and R&C summer associate Joel Norwood recently co-authored an article regarding Connecticut law governing home heating oil contracts. The article was published in Oil & Energy Magazine, a New England Fuel Institute publication.

08-11-2006

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Dorsey & Whitney, L.L.P.

John Chrisman on Dorsey's Top Rated Indian Capital Markets Practice
Dorsey partner and head of the firm's Indian capital markets practice John Chrisman discusses the Indian IPO market in a recent Asian Legal Business (ALB) article. Chrisman says that while most international law firms have only been focusing on China, the booming Indian IPO market now offers a chance for diversification.

According to ALB, Dorsey was the leading international law firm advising on IPO transactions over the past eight months. Chrisman attributes this, in part, to his extensive experience in the Indian capital markets, having worked on over 100 securities offerings and corporate transactions by Indian companies during the last decade. He stresses in particular a long term commitment to India and strong relationships as the key ingredients for a successful Indian IPO practice.

""The Indian miracle will continue,"" Chrisman says. ""In my lifetime, I look forward to seeing the world's largest democracy become a major economic power, and the capital markets will help fund this growth.

08-11-2006

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Watson, Farley & Williams, LLP

WFW advise Bluewater Group on $850m Financing
Watson, Farley & Williams (WFW) acted for Bluewater in the negotiation and documentation of their US$ 850m secured revolving credit facility.

The firm has represented Bluewater since 1994, and this credit facility is the culmination of a series of complex structured debt, lease and bond financings which Bluewater has successfully implemented to expand its floating production and other core business over that period. The credit facility terms are well-balanced and flexible to accommodate Bluewater’s most recent acquisition, construction and operating requirements and plans.

Mark Lawson, who led the deal for WFW, commented “Our experience in structuring complex transactions, which in this case involved lead arranger ING, Bluewater and six major oil companies, enabled us to ensure a professional and cooperative approach among all parties delivering a smooth, and on-time, scheduled completion.

08-11-2006

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Prince Lobel Glovsky & Tye LLP

Libel verdict against client of Keyes, Bertsche and Scott Reed overturned
Kim Keyes was quoted in an article referring to a case that Kim, Rob Bertsche and Paige Scott Reed acted as counsel for a Boston Phoenix reporter, Kristen Lombardi. Note: this article also incorrectly reports the original article's title as being "Children at Risk: Losing custody to a child molester,". The title of the article was actually "Children at Risk". To read the article covering the case, click here, http://www.rcfp.org/news/2006/0808-lib-libelv.html

08-11-2006

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