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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Doughty Hanson and Providence Equity to Jointly Acquire Caudwell Group
Skadden is representing Doughty Hanson & Co, a private equity firm in the United Kingdom, in the US$2.8 billion joint acquisition with private equity firm Providence Equity Partners Inc. of The Caudwell Group (United Kingdom), a wireless telephone distributor and retailer.

08-10-2006

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP

Sheppard Mullin Intellectual Property Practice Continues Expansion In Del Mar Heights
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Daniel N. Yannuzzi has joined the firm's Del Mar Heights office. Most recently with Morrison & Foerster in San Diego, Yannuzzi joins as a member of the Intellectual Property practice group.

Yannuzzi has experience in all areas of intellectual property law with an emphasis in patent litigation, licensing and transactional matters, and portfolio development. He provides counsel to clients in a wide range of high technology fields, including computer architecture, electronic circuits, optics, data coding, medical devices, business methods, semiconductor processes, wireless communications, network technologies, computer graphics and computer software.

Guy Halgren, chairman of the firm, commented, ""We are very pleased to welcome Dan to the Del Mar Heights office. He is an excellent fit with the office's successful, fast-growing IP group in Del Mar, which has expanded from one to ten attorneys in two years.""

Gary Clark, chair of the firm's Intellectual Property practice group, commented, ""Dan is a great addition to the firm's IP group, which now includes over forty attorneys. He brings an extensive background in technology-related IP, from both private practice and in-house experience.""

Yannuzzi is the latest addition to the firm's burgeoning San Diego IP practice. Last month, Michael Eisenberg joined the Del Mar Heights office from Fulwider Patton in Los Angeles. Also of related note, IP partner Amar Thakur was recently named a ""Top San Diego County Attorney/IP Litigation"" by The Daily Transcript.

Previously, Yannuzzi served as Vice President of Worldwide Legal Affairs and Assistant Corporate Secretary to Skyworks Solutions, Inc., and as Vice President and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel for Conexant Systems, Inc. Additionally, he has served as primary outside patent counsel to numerous electronics, software, telecommunications and medical device companies. Yannuzzi received a J.D. from University of Maryland School of Law in 1993, a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1986 and a bachelor's degree from the University of Delaware in 1982.

08-10-2006

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Lane Powell PC

George V. Powell Diversity Scholarship 2007
Lane Powell PC has more than 130 years of commitment to our communities. This commitment is reflected in Lane Powell’s hiring and promotion of women and individuals from diverse backgrounds. As part of this commitment to diversity, our Firm has created the George V. Powell Diversity Scholarship. The George V. Powell Scholar will be a 2007 summer associate in the Firm’s Seattle or Portland office and receive a $6,000 scholarship toward tuition and expenses during the student’s third year of law school.

08-10-2006

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King & Spalding

King & Spalding Ranks 16th for Diversity, According to Multicultural Law Magazine
King & Spalding, a leading international law firm, ranks sixteenth in the nation for diversity, according to a study published in the Fall 2006 issue of MultiCultural Law magazine. King & Spalding also ranked 5th for African Americans and 12th for women in the survey and received high marks for the diversity of its partners and associates.

When ranking firms, the magazine considered diversity of lawyers, use of mentoring programs and the leadership’s commitment to diversity.

King & Spalding has a long tradition of promoting greater diversity within the firm and throughout the legal profession. The firm was ranked fourth in the nation by Minority Law Journal for the highest number of African-American lawyers. Fifteen percent of its lawyers are minorities, 38 percent are women, and 30 percent of King & Spalding’s practice group leaders are women. For additional information about King & Spalding’s commitment to diversity, click here.

08-10-2006

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King & Spalding

Edward Basile Named to the “Greater Washington Legal Elite” by Washington SmartCEO Magazine
Edward Basile, a partner in the FDA/ Healthcare group at King & Spalding, has been recognized as one of the top Healthcare attorneys in the Washington, DC area by Washington SmartCEO. In a special section of its August 2006 issue, the magazine selected Mr. Basile to its 2nd annual list of the “Greater Washington Legal Elite”. He was one of only four healthcare lawyers selected to this year’s list.

Washington SmartCEO targets the greater Washington area, providing local features, case-study advice and trend analysis. In order to determine candidates for its “Legal Elite” list, the publication contacts hundred of attorneys and executives to determine the region’s top attorneys. Stand-out nominees are then selected for inclusion in an annual list. This year’s list included 60 attorneys.

Mr. Basile has over 25 years of experience interpreting the laws and regulations of the Food and Drug Administration. Mr. Basile's current practice includes representing large, medium and small medical device, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Mr. Basile has advised these clients on strategies for obtaining FDA approvals of new products and on compliance issues including criminal investigations, inspections, recalls, labeling issues and proposals to ban or withdraw approval of products.

King & Spalding's Washington, D.C.-based FDA/Healthcare group comprises 27 attorneys and non-attorney professionals who focus on assisting drug, device and biologics manufacturers at every stage of the product life cycle. The group's lawyers have expertise on issues ranging from clinical development, to FDA approval, CMA coverage and reimbursement, post-market advertising and promotion and healthcare regulatory compliance issues.

08-10-2006

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The Law Firm Of Baker & Daniels LLP

Trainer, Paavola Join Baker & Daniels Practice Groups
Baker & Daniels LLP has announced the addition of two associates, Mark Trainer to the labor and employment group and Emily Paavola to the business litigation practice. Both will work in the law firm's Indianapolis office.

Trainer joins Baker & Daniels after practicing trial law for almost four years at Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP in Cleveland. He is a 2002 graduate of the Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis. Trainer earned a bachelor's degree from Harding University in Searcy, Ark.

Before joining Baker & Daniels, Paavola completed a post-graduate fellowship at the Cornell Death Penalty Project, assisting in representing capital defendants in state and federal trials and post-conviction cases. She is a 2005 graduate of Cornell University Law School after earning a bachelor's degree from Baylor University.

Trainer concentrates his practice on representing employers involved in employment-related disputes in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies. He has experience in assisting employers with claims on covenants not to compete, breaches of fiduciary duty and the duty of loyalty, and other employment disputes.

Trainer also has represented clients in complex business and general commercial litigation matters, including breach of contract and the UCC, receiverships, TROs, spoliation of evidence and securities fraud. He has experience as first chair in bench trials.

Paavola focuses her practice in business litigation where she counsels clients in general commercial litigation. Before her post-graduate fellowship, she served as a judicial intern for Magistrate Judge David E. Peebles in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York.

08-10-2006

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The Law Firm Of Baker & Daniels LLP

China Native Strengthens International Practice
Baker & Daniels LLP has added Zack Dong as a partner in its Indianapolis office where he practices in the international group and focuses on China-related transactions.

Born and raised in Shanghai, China, Dong travels frequently from the U.S. to China to negotiate Chinese-related deals for American clients and keep abreast of policy and legislative trends and business developments. He also counsels Chinese companies entering and doing business in the U.S. market.

""The addition of Zack as a China practitioner highlights Baker & Daniels’ growing China practice,"" said Joe Kimmell, chair of the firm’s international group. ""This also demonstrates the firm’s vision and commitment to better serving its clients in an increasingly global marketplace.""

Before moving to Indianapolis, Dong practiced at two major Chicago-based firms. He focused on Greater China, including Hong Kong and Taiwan. Dong was educated in both China and the U.S., receiving a Ph.D. in American Studies from Purdue University and a law degree from Northwestern University. His graduate degree came from East China Normal University.

With legal counsel in the U.S. and China – and legal professionals educated in both countries – Baker & Daniels is uniquely positioned to help companies doing business in China, as well as Chinese companies entering the American market. Over the last decade, Baker & Daniels has seen significant growth in its China practice, serving an increasing number of mid-market clients exploring the benefits of doing business in China. Offices are located in Beijing and Qingdao.

With one of the oldest Chinese practices in the Midwest, Baker & Daniels is the only Indiana law firm with licensed law offices in China. It’s one of only a few Midwestern firms to have lawyers in both U.S. and China offices who have legal training with China and U.S. law degrees. In addition, Baker & Daniels lawyers in U.S. offices have Mandarin speaking capabilities. The China practice, which is more than 10 years old, has lawyers in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and China.

08-10-2006

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