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Heller Ehrman, LLP

American Bar Association Selects Heller Ehrman Attorney to Chair Antitrust Section
Heller Ehrman LLP today announced that Joseph Angland has become Chair of the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law, the world's largest organization of competition lawyers. Prior to being named Chair Elect for 2006-2007, Mr. Angland served as the lead editor of Antitrust Law Developments, the Section’s principal treatise on antitrust law.

“Joe is an outstanding lawyer and we’re very proud of him taking on such an important leadership role in the ABA,” said Stephen V. Bomse, Co-Chair of Heller Ehrman’s Antitrust & Trade Regulation Practice Group. “Heller Ehrman’s antitrust practice is strong and busy as we’ve added some outstanding shareholders over the last 18 months, including Joe, who joined us in March of last year; Ted Henneberry who joined us in December from the Irish Competition Authority and Marc Schildkraut, one of the country’s leading antitrust M&A attorneys. The fact that one of our attorneys is now the Chair of the ABA’s Section of Antitrust Law is indicative of the kind of top-tier talent we have and continue to attract.”

Mr. Angland joined Heller Ehrman LLP in 2005 to head the New York office's Antitrust & Trade Regulation Practice Group. Mr. Angland is regularly recognized among the leading antitrust lawyers in the United States, including mentions in Chambers USA - America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Global Competition Review’s Who’s Who Legal, Woodward/White Inc.'s Best Lawyers in America. In 2006, he was named one of Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Litigators, and is ranked among the New York Super Lawyer’s Top 100 lawyers in all fields.

Heller Ehrman's Antitrust & Trade Regulation Practice Group
Heller Ehrman's internationally recognized antitrust practice provides a full range of antitrust services including private treble damage litigation in federal and state court, merger advice and litigation and representation of major companies in both civil and criminal government investigations, both domestically and internationally. Today, the firm provides antitrust assistance to companies such as Microsoft, 3M, Visa USA, Weyerhaeuser and Philip Morris, and draws upon such experience to defend clients in some of the largest and most significant antitrust cases pending throughout the United States and Europe. Our antitrust attorneys also have special strength in addressing issues in technology industries where antitrust and intellectual property law often coincide.

* Over the last few years, Heller Ehrman's antitrust practice has benefited in New York from the firm's leading role in high profile antitrust matters in the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, such as the Visa/Wal-Mart Litigation.
* Heller Ehrman represented Visa International and Visa USA against charges that Visa's currency conversion procedures violate various laws including the Sherman Act.

The American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Antitrust Law, with more than 9,000 members, is the leading national forum for analysis and discussion of policies and developments affecting competition and consumer protection law.

With more than 410,000 members, the ABA is the largest voluntary professional membership organization in the world. As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law in a democratic society.

08-08-2006

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Godfrey & Kahn

GODFREY & KAHN ADDS ATTORNEY TO ITS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PRACTICE GROUP
The law firm of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. announced the addition of Antonia M. Holland to its Intellectual Property Practice Group in the Firm’s Milwaukee office. Holland is a registered patent attorney and focuses her practice on patent prosecution, licensing, and litigation support in the chemical, pharmaceutical, food science, agricultural and mechanical arts.

Holland received her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received her law degree, cum laude, from Marquette University Law School. Prior to attending law school, Holland worked as a design engineer in both the chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

Holland is admitted to practice in the State of Wisconsin, before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. She is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the Society of Women Engineers.

Founded in 1957, Godfrey & Kahn maintains offices in Milwaukee, Madison (La Follette Godfrey & Kahn), Appleton, Green Bay, and Waukesha, WI; Washington, DC; and Shanghai, PRC. With more than 190 attorneys, Godfrey & Kahn provides legal and business advice to clients ranging from small businesses and governmental entities to large privately and publicly held national and international companies. For more information, please visit our web site at www.gklaw.com.

08-08-2006

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Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

Former OMB Director Joins Blackwell Sanders
James C. Miller III, former Director of the Office of Management and Budget and chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, joins Blackwell Sanders’ Washington, D.C., office as a part-time senior adviser. A nationally recognized economist, Miller will be focusing primarily on commercial issues, including litigation.

According to Partner Steve Kupka, “There are only a handful of individuals that have Jim’s insight into federal budgeting and America’s economic future. We are extremely pleased that he has chosen to join our firm and help our clients.”

Currently, Miller serves as chairman of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service and serves on the boards of Washington Mutual Investors Fund, the Tax-Exempt Fund of Maryland, the Tax-Exempt Fund of Virginia, the J.P. Morgan Value Opportunities Fund, Independence Air, and Clean Energy.

Miller is frequently called to comment on public issues. He has appeared on the Today Show, CBS Morning News, Good Morning America, Meet the Press, Face the Nation, Inside Edition, and Wall Street Week to name a few. Miller was a member of President Reagan’s cabinet and National Security Council. He served as the director of the Office of Management and Budget (1985-1988) and as chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (1981-1985).

Miller is a distinguished fellow at both the Center for Study of Public Choice and the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He is also a senior fellow of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and serves as a member or emeritus member of the boards of the Tax Foundation, the Progress and Freedom Foundation, and Americans for Prosperity.

Miller earned a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Virginia in 1969 and a B.B.A. from the University of Georgia in 1964. He is the author or coauthor of nine books, the most recent of which is Monopoly Politics, published in 1999 by the Hoover Institution.

08-08-2006

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Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P.

House & Senate Pass Bills Allowing for Greater Domestic Production in the Gulf Coast
The United States Senate passed a bill that will allow the opening of new areas for oil and natural gas exploration along the eastern Gulf Coast. This landmark bill calls for drilling along 8.3 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico in the deep waters west of Florida. The House passed a more extensive bill a month ago, which would allow drilling in substantially more locations.

The Senate Bill states that Texas, Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi will initially share 37.5 percent of the federal leasing proceeds from new Gulf drilling. ""The Gulf Coast states are bearing the burden of developing these natural gas and crude oil reserves for the entire country,” said Andy Taylor, trial partner with Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, who practices in the Austin office.“It’s important and reasonable that the Senate recognizes and compensates these states, as they do bear the burden of producing and supplying resources to the rest of the country.""

Drilling experts suggest that deep water reserves could hold the equivalent 1.26 billion barrels of recoverable oil and 5.8 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, providing much-needed supply relief. The Gulf of Mexico also provides the ability for exploration to begin more quickly due to the fact that production already exists nearby, allowing it to come online much more quickly.

“This bill is an example of the type of legislation the United States needs to continue to adopt in order to make aggressive moves to increase domestic production and reduce reliance on foreign supplies of crude oil and natural gas,” said Taylor. “Because of the increase in global consumption as well as the leveling-off of supply, consumers are paying the price.”

Additionally, a strong debate against the expanded exploration legislation was waged surrounding environmental protections along the Gulf of Mexico. As such, lawmakers have agreed to bar exploration within 125 miles of Florida’s west coast or within 100 miles of the Florida panhandle. “The oil and gas companies that operate in the Gulf of Mexico today, many of whom are our clients, are responsible citizens,” said Alan Rafte, energy, real estate and finance partner in the Houston office of Bracewell & Giuliani. “They respect the environment and follow the strict rules applicable to their drilling and maritime activity.”

Bracewell & Giuliani is among the nation's largest energy law firms with approximately 400 lawyers and 9 offices worldwide. Bracewell and its lawyers have been globally, nationally and regionally recognized as leaders in the field of energy.

The Senate and House will meet in September for the next phase of discussions to attempt to reconcile the two bills.

08-08-2006

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP

Weil Gotshal Advises N.E.W. in Its Round of Investment by Berkshire Partners and Freeman Spogli
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, the international law firm, advised N.E.W. Customer Service Companies (NEW) in its major investment by Berkshire Partners, along with Freeman Spogli & Co.

The management of NEW also made an investment as part of the transaction, which gave NEW an enterprise value of approximately $1.21 US billion.

NEW currently manages more than 70 million active consumer extended service contracts that span a broad range of products including consumer electronics, home office equipment, sporting goods, lawn and garden equipment, and consumer electronics.

NEW’s programs generate over $2 billion in sales for major national retailers, manufacturers, utilities and financial services companies. NEW also provides post-sale customer care through its eight call centers and network of over 25,000 independent service centers.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP’s Team

Partners: Charles W. Robins (Private Equity, Boston); Steven M. Peck (Private Equity/M&A, Boston); Andrew L. Gaines (Tax, New York);
Counsel: Steven Margolis (Employment, New York)
Associates: Robert R. Hindman, Ramona Yasmine Miller Nee, Jeff Turner, Matthew W. Goulding

About Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is an international law firm of over 1,200 lawyers, including approximately 300 partners. Weil Gotshal is headquartered in New York, with offices in Austin, Boston, Brussels, Budapest, Dallas, Frankfurt, Houston, London, Miami, Munich, Paris, Prague, Providence, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Warsaw, Washington DC and Wilmington.

08-08-2006

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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Davis Wright Tremaine Adds New Of Counsel to Media and Entertainment Practice
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has added litigator Camilo Echavarria to their roster of media and entertainment attorneys in the Los Angeles office. Camilo comes to DWT from his work as a litigation counsel for NBC Universal in Burbank, CA, where he handled a wide variety of matters including copyright and trademark litigation, theft of idea lawsuits and defamation/privacy defense, as well as employment and other business related litigation. Davis Wright Tremaine s media and entertainment practice represents many of the nation's most recognized print and online publishers as well as major network news organizations, producers of news and entertainment programs for cable and broadcast television, and regional and local publishers and broadcasters.

“The addition of Camilo to our collection of exceptional media and entertainment attorneys around the country reaffirms our strength and flexibility to represent our clients in every possible area of law, says Kelli Sager, chair of the firm s Media and Entertainment Practice group. His broad experience at NBC made him a perfect fit with our media and entertainment practice, as well as providing more depth for our employment group.”

Camilo graduated magna cum laude from Cornell University with a B.A. in Government and Economics, and received his J.D. from New York University School of Law, where he was actively involved with the Latino Law Students Association. He was a litigator at a large law firm in Los Angeles for five years before joining NBC in 2003.


About Davis Wright Tremaine

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is a national business and litigation law firm with more than 420 attorneys in nine offices located throughout the Pacific Northwest, in Anchorage, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Washington, D.C. and Shanghai, China. Coast to coast, DWT is a recognized leader in media and entertainment law, representing emerging and established companies on some of today's most challenging issues. Clients include traditional media, such as book publishers, motion picture producers and distributors, newspapers and magazines. In addition, DWT represents many new media outlets, including advertisers, major online networks and information service providers, satellite communications companies, Internet start-ups, website designers, licensees and purchasers of large systems, and developers and publishers of software, from individual entrepreneurs to the largest multinational corporations.

08-08-2006

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Williams Mullen, P.C.

Kathryn M. Flippen Joins Williams Mullen Real Estate Team
Kathryn Flippen has joined Williams Mullen as an associate in the firm's Real Estate Section. Her practice focuses on commercial and residential real estate matters, such as drafting and negotiating contracts, due diligence, commercial leasing and closings. Ms. Flippen also has experience in guiding clients in shareholder, operating, and buy-sell agreements, as well as trust and estate matters. Ms. Flippen is licensed in Virginia. She is a member of the Virginia Bar Association and the Junior League of Charlottesville. Ms. Flippen is based in the firm's Charlottesville, Va. office. She earned her bachelor of business administration degree from The University of Georgia and her juris doctor degree from The University of Tennessee.

Williams Mullen provides comprehensive legal services to regional, national and international clients. With 250 attorneys and offices in Virginia, Washington, D.C. and London, we deliver innovative solutions to support our clients' diverse business activities. Close working relationships with clients have been the foundation of Williams Mullen's progressive approach to law practice since the firm was founded nearly 100 years ago.

08-08-2006

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