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Bayard, P.A.

The Bayard Firm Serves As Local Counsel In $52 Million Patent Lawsuit
Richard D. Kirk of the Intellectual Property Group recently teamed as local counsel with McKenna, Long & Aldredge, LLP (Washington, DC) to help secure a federal jury verdict in excess of $52 million for patent infringement. The jury returned the verdict for LG.Philips LCD, Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) products. The patent covers a process that protects TFT-LCDs from damage during manufacturing. The jury also found that the defendants' infringement had been willful, opening the possibility of enhanced damages.

08-11-2006

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Ross, Dixon & Bell, LLP

RDB Receives Award From The Elite Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Network
Ross, Dixon & Bell was the recipient of an award from The Elite Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Network (The Elite DVBE Network) for "outstanding commitment and support to helping disabled veteran businesses." During its 3rd Annual National Convention, The Elite DVBE Network's President expressed gratitude for RDB's commitment to this growing organization. RDB attorneys Mike Whitton ,Paul Vitrano, and Jeannine Smith were recognized for their support of the organization.

08-11-2006

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Clark, Thomas & Winters,, P.C.

Clark Thomas Earns A+ For Diversity Efforts
Clark, Thomas & Winters, A Professional Corporation, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a grade of A+ for its efforts in recruiting and retaining minority attorneys. The grade was part of the 7th annual Minority Hiring Report Card issued by the Hispanic Bar Association of Austin (HBAA) and the Austin Black Lawyers Association (ABLA) grading the hiring and retention of minority attorneys by the 25 largest law firms in Austin. Clark Thomas was one of only 5 firms that earned an A+ grade for exceptional minority hiring and recruitment efforts.

“From a business perspective, it makes sense to have a law firm environment comprised of individuals with various backgrounds, experiences, cultures, and viewpoints,” remarked Clark Thomas President Larry McNeill. “The jump in our grade to an A+ in 2006 from a B+ in 2005 is a clear demonstration of the firm’s ongoing commitment to recruiting, retaining, and promoting a diverse community within the firm that reflects the corporate legal departments we serve.”

“In today’s competitive legal market, where clients are demanding diversity from their law firms, attorney diversity and the hiring of minority attorneys are not just business development and retention issues. They are also among the factors impacting the growth and expansion of law firms,” reports Paul Ruiz, Shareholder and Chair of the Recruitment and Diversity Committees at Clark Thomas. “Attorneys looking to relocate their practice, such as the Land Use and Government Affairs group who moved their practice from Minter, Joseph & Thornhill, P.C. to Clark Thomas in July of this year, are seeking out firms, for both cultural and client service reasons, that have a demonstrated commitment to diversity.

08-11-2006

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Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione, P.C.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Expands its Electrical & Computer Practice with the Addition of Four Attorneys
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, is pleased to announce that four new attorneys, John R. Lagowski, Robert Dalton Summers, Hermine Valizadeh and Matthew T. Ridsdale, have joined the firm's Electrical & Computer Group.

""We are pleased to have John, Robert, Hermine and Matt join the firm,"" said Gustavo Siller, Jr., chair of the Electrical & Computer Group. ""The complex nature of our work demands that we have attorneys with real-world engineering experience and we are thrilled to provide those capabilities to our clients.""

John R. Lagowski has over nine years of experience writing and prosecuting patent applications. He has provided service and advice for clients in the electrical and computer arts, including the telecommunications, signal processing, memory, semiconductor, and software industries. Mr. Lagowski received his J.D. from Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

Matthew T. Ridsdale's practice focuses on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications and opinion drafting, specifically in the electrical, electro-mechanical and networking arts. Mr. Ridsdale has domestic and international experience in preparing and prosecuting patent applications relating to medical devices, virtual reality systems, computer implemented business methods and networking solutions. Mr. Ridsdale received his J.D. from the Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology, his M.B.A. from the Keller Graduate School of Management in Illinois, and his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan.

Robert D. Summers focuses his practice on patent prosecution, particularly in the electrical and computer arts. Mr. Summers is a certified Project Management Professional and Six Sigma Black Belt with experience in information technology consulting and engineering management, related to the development and implementation of integrated information systems. He received his J.D. from the George Washington University National Law Center in Washington D.C., his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, and his B.S. in Applied Mathematics from Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland.

Hermine Valizadeh's practice focuses on patent prosecution and litigation in the computer, Internet, and electrical arts. Prior to practicing law, Ms. Valizadeh worked as an information technology consultant where she provided high-level technical consulting, designed and developed automated secure transfers of highly sensitive data and managed more than 30 databases and software applications. Ms. Valizadeh received her J.D. degree from the New England School of Law in Boston and her B.S. from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts.

All four attorneys join Brinks as associates.

08-11-2006

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Orrick LLP

Orrick Ranked a Leader for Global Project Finance Deals
In the first half of 2006, North America had the largest volume of project finance since 2000, according to the Dealogic Global Project Finance Review.

In its first-half review, Dealogic ranked Orrick third among legal advisors on global private finance initiatives and public private partnerships (PFI/PPP) project finance deals. Orrick served as counsel on the Indiana Toll Road acquisition, the largest project finance transaction in North America to date in 2006. Also known as the Chicago Skyway, the project ranked third overall in terms of size of all global project finance deals in the first six months of the year.

The Indiana Toll Road privatization, a $4.8 billion acquisition, represents the first sale of a major public transportation asset in the United States. Orrick represented the mandated lead arrangers for the financing of the privatization and operation of the toll road, and was awarded International Financial Law Review's ""Deal of the Year"" project finance award for this project.

Dan Mathews, chair of Orrick's global finance group, predicted in March 2006 the project would have a great impact on infrastructure development. ""The Chicago Skyway financing will be the benchmark against which all other U.S. PPP financings are compared going forward,"" Mathews said. Mathews will be co-lead sponsor at the September event, North American PPP 2006: The Infrastructure Finance Conference.

According to Dealogic, global project finance recorded the highest half-year volume since 2000, indicating a 36 percent increase from the same period last year and a 41 percent increase from the first half of 2004. PFI/PPP volume is up 116 percent from 2005, and the infrastructure sector accounted for more than 90 percent of the market.

By both deal count and volume, infrastructure has taken the lead in global finance, totaling $11.7 billion in the first half of 2006. Global PFI/PPP is mainly driven by deals in the United Kingdom, but the volume has been increasing in the United States.

08-11-2006

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Fowler, White, Boggs & Banker, Attorneys At Law

Linda Loomis Shelley Appointed by Governor Bush to Property and Casualty Insurance Reform Committee
Linda Loomis Shelley, a shareholder with the law firm of Fowler White Boggs Banker, has been appointed by Governor Jeb Bush to the Property and Casualty Insurance Reform Committee. The Committee is a forum to discuss and make recommendations to the Governor, President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives, concerning improving competition and creating incentives for private insurance. Also under review are reimbursement policywriting and joint underwriting for residential, commercial, mobile homes and manufactured homes, commercial-residential (condos/apartments) and governmental markets; encouraging commercial and residential hazard mitigation; improving insurance agent underwriting practices; depopulating Citizens Property Insurance Corporation and reducing the exposure of the CAT Fund by substituting private alternatives; evaluating the preliminary results of S.B. 1980; and influencing national catastrophe risk management planning.

Ms. Shelley is the chair of Fowler White Boggs Banker’s Government, Environmental and Land Use Department. She handles administrative litigation, with an emphasis on environmental and land use issues, and represents clients before the Florida Legislature and executive branch agencies.

08-11-2006

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Baker Botts LLP

CEDR Solve Names Tirado to Mediation Panel
CEDR Solve has appointed Baker Botts partner Joe Tirado to its panel of mediators. CEDR Solve is Europe's leading commercial mediation provider. Its panel of mediators consists of highly-qualified and experienced individuals who are leaders in their field. Appointment is by invitation only.

""The CEDR brand is the gold standard in Europe and increasingly in international mediation circles,"" says Mr. Tirado, a partner and solicitor-advocate in the Firm's London office specialising in international commercial arbitration, litigation and alternative dispute resolution. ""CEDR Solve's reputation is second to none. It is a dynamic organization that is playing a key role in resolving disputes and advancing the knowledge and practice of mediation. I am very honoured to join on the panel many distinguished mediation practitioners and I am grateful to CEDR for this recognition.""

CEDR Solve has handled more than 10,000 mediation referrals. It is one of the few independent dispute resolution providers with neither law firms, mediators nor special interest groups as financial stakeholders. CEDR Solve works in partnership with a wide variety of business and public-sector organisations to enable them to approach and manage conflict more effectively and have designed and developed dispute resolution processes and systems.

08-11-2006

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