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Pepper Hamilton, L.L.P.

Pepper Hamilton Featured in 2006 Edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
Ten practice areas and 17 lawyers from Pepper Hamilton LLP have been recognized by Chambers USA as leaders in the 2006 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

Pepper, whose Health Effects practice is headed by Nina M. Gussack, received a national ranking as one of the top 29 product liability firms in the country. The firm was recognized for its leadership in defending producers of pharmaceuticals, experimental drugs including gene therapies, and medical devices including cranial drills, bone screws and cardiac pacemakers.

Ms. Gussack herself was recognized as one of the country’s top 18 leaders in product liability and was cited for being “a born leader” and “a brilliant strategist and excellent communicator.”

Other Pepper practice areas singled out by Chambers included antitrust, bankruptcy and restructuring (in both Delaware and Pennsylvania), corporate/mergers & acquisitions, employee benefits, employment, general commercial litigation, insurance litigation, securities litigation and real estate.

In addition to Ms. Gussack, 16 other Pepper partners were profiled in this year’s directory. They are: Barry M. Abelson (corporate/M&A, Philadelphia); Francis P. Devine, III (general commercial litigation and insurance litigation, Philadelphia); David M. Fournier (bankruptcy/restructuring, Wilmington); Michael H. Friedman (corporate/M&A, Philadelphia); Robert L. Hickok (general commercial litigation and securities litigation, Philadelphia); Jonathan Kane (employment, Berwyn); Christopher J. Lamb (real estate, Wilmington); Francis J. Lawall (bankruptcy/restructuring, Philadelphia); Barbara W. Mather (antitrust and general commercial litigation, Philadelphia); J. Gregg Miller (bankruptcy/restructuring, Philadelphia); Michael H. Reed (bankruptcy/restructuring, Philadelphia); Andrew J. Rudolph (employee benefits, Philadelphia); Laurence Z. Shiekman (antitrust, Philadelphia); Barbara T. Sicalides (antitrust, Philadelphia); and David B. Stratton (bankruptcy/restructuring, Wilmington). Leon R. Barson, who joined Pepper as a partner in Philadelphia in July 2006, also is listed in the directory for his bankruptcy work.

For the current U.S. directory, Chambers researchers conducted more than 10,000 interviews throughout the United States over a period of six months. Qualities assessed included technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment and other qualities valued by clients.

Chambers and Partners (www.chambersandpartners.com), based in London, began as a general book publisher in 1969. In 1990, it published the Chambers Directory of the UK’s leading law firms and thereafter specialized in legal publishing. Chambers’ staff of full-time researchers now prepares several directories worldwide, ranking leading lawyers based upon their reputation among peers and clients. Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business published its first edition in 2003.

08-08-2006

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Orrick LLP

Orrick Lawyers Distinguished by Two Labor and Employment Organizations
Two Orrick lawyers have recently been recognized by prominent labor and employment legal organizations. Lynne Hermle was inducted into the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, and Gary Siniscalco has been appointed Management Chair of the American Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law Section International Subcommittee.

Hermle, a Silicon Valley employment partner, is a member of Orrick’s Executive Committee, and is one of 2006 class of inductees of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers from across the country. This non-profit professional association honors the leading lawyers nationwide who have made an outstanding contribution to the labor law field. The fellows of the college are committed to the goal of achieving excellence and enhancing professional ethics in the practice of labor and employment law.

Siniscalco, a former attorney for the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and current San Francisco employment partner at Orrick, was recently named chair of ABA's Labor and Employment Law Section International Subcommittee, which was established to tackle the growing number of international issues faced by employment lawyers. The subcommittee focuses on employment law issues in a global environment, addressing jurisdictional issues, conflicting laws, and developments in domestic and foreign employment law. Siniscalco and Orrick Tokyo partner Laurent Develle gave a presentation at the August ABA annual meeting in Hawaii on the topic of cross-border labor and employment law issues.

As the existence of Siniscalco's subcommittee proves, employment law issues are becoming progressively more global. Financial institutions need to keep up to date on employment law issues to remain compliant in their worldwide corporations. Pension regulations in England, Sarbanes-Oxley invalidation in France, and the evolution of Japan's employment law are just some of the international issues covered in Orrick's most recent employment law ticker, a publication dedicated to the most current employment law developments and trends.

08-08-2006

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King & Spalding

Assistant U.S. Attorney Phyllis B. Sumner Joins King & Spalding’s Business Litigation Team as Partner
King & Spalding, a leading international law firm, announced today that Phyllis B. Sumner, who most recently served as Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, has joined the firm as a partner in its business litigation group. Sumner brings to the firm extensive experience handling complex, high-profile matters, including the cases against Centennial Olympic Park bomber Eric Rudolph and former Mayor of Atlanta Bill Campbell. At King & Spalding she will focus her practice on complex financial and other commercial litigation matters, as well as internal corporate investigations.C

“Phyllis is a highly-qualified, highly-regarded and well-known trial lawyer whom we are very proud to welcome back to the firm,” said Daniel J. King, the leader of King & Spalding’s Atlanta business litigation group. “During her years of government service, she has amassed a wealth of high-profile trial experience, including many complex cases involving financial institutions and healthcare companies. This experience will be very meaningful to our clients.”

Sumner started her legal career at King & Spalding in 1990, when she joined the firm as an associate in its special matters and government investigations group. She then moved to Chicago, where she was an associate and then a partner at Katten Muchin & Zavis. In 1999, she was appointed Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, where for three years she successfully prosecuted numerous cases involving financial fraud, money laundering, healthcare fraud and other criminal matters. Since February 2002, she has served as Assistant United States Attorney for the North District of Georgia, where she successfully prosecuted public corruption, domestic terrorism, tax and complex financial matters. Among those cases were the prosecutions of serial bomber Eric Rudolph and City of Atlanta officials including Bill Campbell, the former Mayor of Atlanta.

Sumner earned a B.B.A. from the University of Georgia and a J.D. from the Vanderbilt University School of Law.
“I am thrilled to be returning to King & Spalding, where I began my legal career,” said Sumner. “During my years of public service, I had the privilege of representing the United States in some complex and fascinating cases, and I look forward to bringing that experience back to the firm and its clients.”

Note to Editors: For a photo of Phyllis Sumner, please contact Jessica Schnack at 212-556-2226 or jschnack@kslaw.com.

08-08-2006

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King & Spalding

Fourteen King & Spalding Attorneys Named "New York Super Lawyers"
King & Spalding, a leading international law firm, announced today that fourteen of its New York-based lawyers have been named to the ""New York Super Lawyers"" list published by Law & Politics, a legal industry publisher. New York Super Lawyers are the top attorneys in their respective practice areas, selected by their peers and verified by the attorney-led research staff at Law & Politics.

The King & Spalding lawyers on this year's list and their respective areas of practice are:

W. Edward Bailey, Partner - Intellectual Property Litigation
Tia S. Barancik, Partner - Mergers & Acquisitions
E. William Bates, Partner - Mergers & Acquisitions
Steven G. Brody, Partner - Business Litigation
Stephen Culhane, Partner - Business/ Corporate
Kevin J. Culligan, Partner - Intellectual Property Litigation
H. Slate Dabney, Partner - Bankruptcy &Creditor/ Debtor Rights
Edward G. Kehoe, Partner - Business Litigation
Michael J. Malone, Partner - Securities Litigation
Michael J. O'Brien, Partner - Business/ Corporate
Christopher C. Paci, Partner - Securities and Corporate Finance
Robert F. Perry, Partner - Intellectual Property Litigation
Jeffrey Q. Smith, Partner - Securities Litigation
Lisa M. Tonery, Partner - Energy and Natural Resources

Each year Law & Politics sends a ballot to the approximately 60,000 active lawyers in New York who have been in practice five years or more. The ballot asks lawyers to nominate the best attorneys they have personally observed in action. The top 5% vote getters are further researched by Law & Politics to confirm their credentials and are named New York Super Lawyers for that year.

08-08-2006

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Hodgson Russ LLP

Carl J. Kempf, III part of inaugural Leadership Tech Valley Class of 2007
Hodgson Russ LLP is pleased to announce that Carl J. Kempf, III, a senior associate in the firm’s Corporate & Securities and Estates & Trusts Practice Groups, has been selected to be part of the Leadership Tech Valley program, a new joint initiative of the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber of Schenectady.

By merging two successful leadership programs, the Albany-Colonie Chamber’s CAPITAL LEADERSHIP program and the Schenectady Chamber’s Leadership Schenectady initiative, Leadership Tech Valley will provide greater opportunities for individuals from diverse fields and backgrounds to address regional challenges, enhance their leadership network, foster creative problem solving, and shape a progressive future for Tech Valley. The new program’s initial class has 36 members.

Mr. Kempf counsels clients on a wide range of corporate and business law matters, including mergers, acquisitions, and reorganizations; business transactions between private and public companies; contracts and other general business advisory matters, including issues related to intellectual property matters; sales of businesses; venture capital and private equity transactions; the formation, financing, and structuring of start-up companies; joint ventures; private placements; and exempt security offerings. In addition, he advises fiduciaries, individuals, and families on estates and trusts, and U.S. and international wealth-transfer planning matters.

Hodgson Russ recently celebrated its 15th anniversary of serving the Albany business community and relocated to the new office building at 677 Broadway. The firm continues to expand its Albany presence to provide increased depth in important niche practice areas, including bond counsel, municipal law, and other real estate and finance areas; federal, state, and local taxation; bankruptcy and commercial litigation; estate planning and administration; torts, insurance, and products liability; and corporate and business law. As one of the 200 largest law firms in the United States, and with more than 225 attorneys practicing in all major areas of law, Hodgson Russ offers clients access to experienced attorneys who can assist with virtually any business opportunity or challenge. In addition to Albany, Hodgson Russ has offices in New York, Buffalo, and Johnstown, New York; Boca Raton, Florida; and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

08-08-2006

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Fowler, White, Boggs & Banker, Attorneys At Law

Fowler White Boggs Banker relocates growing Orlando Office
The law firm of Fowler White Boggs Banker has relocated its Orlando office to the SunTrust Center at 200 South Orange Avenue, Suite 1950, more than tripling the size of its previous space at 37 North Orange Avenue, Suite 500.

According to Fowler White Boggs Banker president and CEO, Rhea F. Law, “The relocation to the SunTrust Center enables us to better meet our current and future expansion needs.” Seliena K. Crampton, office managing shareholder for the firm’s Orlando office, commented, “The new location provides improved convenience for our clients and more efficient space.”

Fowler White Boggs Banker is one of Florida’s oldest and largest law firms with more than 230 attorneys in ten offices throughout Florida in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Ft. Myers, Tallahassee, Orlando, Naples, West Palm Beach, Bonita Springs, Jacksonville and Boca Raton. For more information, visit www.fowlerwhite.com.

08-08-2006

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Fowler, White, Boggs & Banker, Attorneys At Law

Latour “LT” Lafferty appointed to the Florida Commision on Ethics
Latour “L.T.” Lafferty, a shareholder with the law firm of Fowler White Boggs Banker, has been appointed by Florida Senate president Tom Lee to serve a two-year term as a member of the Florida Commission on Ethics.

The Florida Commission on Ethics is a nine-member Commission, with a staff of approximately twenty employees located in Tallahassee, that serves as the guardian of the standards of conduct for officers and employees of Florida and its political subdivisions and functions as an independent commission responsible for investigating and issuing public reports on complaints of breaches of the public trust by public officers and employees. The Commission also renders legally binding advisory opinions interpreting the ethics laws and implements the State's financial disclosure laws.

Mr. Lafferty practices in the firm’s Health Care and White Collar Crime Practice Groups. He is an experienced trial attorney and veteran criminal and civil federal prosecutor specializing in the representation of corporations, organizations, individuals, and affiliated personnel in governmental regulatory compliance matters including, but not limited to, corporate compliance, False Claims Act (FCA) qui tam (whistleblower) investigations, internal investigations and audits, voluntary disclosures, white collar criminal defense, and complex civil litigation with emphasis in health care compliance.

Fowler White Boggs Banker is one of Florida’s oldest and largest law firms with more than 230 attorneys in ten offices throughout Florida in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Ft. Myers, Tallahassee, Orlando, Naples, West Palm Beach, Bonita Springs, Jacksonville and Boca Raton. For more information, visit www.fowlerwhite.com

08-08-2006

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