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Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

Paul Hastings Represents Crystal River Capital, Inc. in Connection with IPO
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP (Paul Hastings), a leading international law firm, represented Crystal River Capital, Inc., a specialty finance company, in connection with its underwritten initial public offering of common stock. Under the agreement, a total of 7.5 million shares were sold at $23 per share. The IPO closed on August 2, 2006 and is valued at $162.4 million.

The Paul Hastings team was led by New York partners Michael Rosella and Michael Zuppone and included partner Joseph Opich, counsel Wendell Faria and associates Jon Tyras, Yariv Katz, Amy Rosenberg and Sirimal Mukerjee.

The Paul Hastings team previously represented Crystal River in connection with its 2005 $435.0 million Rule 144A private offering of common stock to private investors.

About Crystal River Capital, Inc.: Specialty finance company Crystal River invests primarily in residential mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities, whole mortgage loans, bridge loans, junior interests in mortgage loans known as B Notes, mezzanine loans and other real estate-related assets.

About Paul Hastings' Corporate Department: Teams of Paul Hastings' corporate attorneys provide clients with the sophisticated, cross-border legal and business expertise they need to finance and operate companies. The firm's Securities and Capital Markets, M&A, Lending, Project Finance, Private Equity, Investment Management and Securitization practices are nationally and internationally ranked. Paul Hastings' attorneys are experienced in every aspect of modern transactional practice in virtually every industry and service sector. Clients include major financial institutions, domestic, international, public and private companies.

08-04-2006

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Foley & Lardner

Foley Expands Health Care and Life Sciences Practices with Addition of Michael L. Blau
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Michael L. Blau has joined its Boston office to lead the firm's health care venture effort. He will be a member of the Health Care Industry Team and the Life Sciences Industry Team.

“Michael's combination of health care, private equity, venture capital and life sciences experience will further position Foley as a leader in the health care venture field,” said J. Mark Waxman, chair of Foley's Health Care Industry Team. “With his national reputation for developing unique solutions for clients, Michael will be a significant addition to both the Boston office and our national health care practice.”

Blau comes to Foley from McDermott Will & Emery LLP, where he served as co-partner-in-charge of the Health Department in Boston. He focuses his practice in health venture financing, specifically in developing, financing and merger and acquisition work for emerging health care service companies, health information technology companies, medical device companies and biotech companies.

Blau has a national reputation in physician relations, including hospital/physician relations, physician/physician relations; vendor/physician relations and relations with specialty services including ambulatory surgery and imaging centers. He also has extensive experience working with academic medical centers, hospitals and health insurers, and representing practice management companies and concierge medicine practices.

“Foley is the ideal place for me to expand my practice because of the firm's national platform and commitment to growing the health law practice, both as a standalone practice and across disciplines,” said Blau.

Blau is the past chair of the Health Law Section of the Boston Bar Association (BBA) and currently serves on its Steering Committee and as co-chair of its Social Action Committee. As chair of the board of Project HEALTH, Blau assists in developing volunteer programs that improve the health status of impoverished children with chronic medical conditions.

A frequent lecturer and published writer on health law topics, Blau formerly served as executive editor of the ABA publication The Tax Lawyer, chaired the editorial advisory board of The PPM Profitability Update, and served as a contributing legal editor for Physician's News Digest and E-Healthcare Connections. In 2005, he was recognized as one of the top 10 health attorneys in the country by Nightingale's Healthcare News.

Blau earned his J.D. (cum laude) from Georgetown University Law Center and his A.B. (magna cum laude) from Harvard College.

08-04-2006

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Whiteford Taylor Preston LLP

P. TERRENCE GAFFNEY JOINS WTP
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP is pleased to announce that P. Terrence (Terry) Gaffney has joined the firm as a partner in Washington, D.C., and will lead the firm’s Pharmaceutical Products Group.

With twenty years of legal and consulting experience related to the pharmaceutical industry, Gaffney has worked for SmithKline Beecham (now GlaxoSmithKline), served as the Vice President for Product Defense at The Weinberg Group, and counseled medical and pharmaceutical product liability clients at Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice. Given his wide ranging understanding of the medical and pharmaceutical research industry, his arrival at Whiteford, Taylor & Preston (WTP) signals the firm’s expanded services in the areas of product defense, product revenue protection, and litigation support.

Albert J. Mezzanotte, Jr, Managing Partner of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, commented, “Terry has two notably strong credentials. The first is his deep familiarity with every phase of pharmaceutical product development – from test tube research, through clinical trials and FDA and FTC approval, to broad scale marketing and use – and the second is his ability to combine that scientific and business knowledge with sophisticated legal analysis of the rules and risks applicable to pharmaceuticals. He has an energetic approach to law that allows scientific research to flourish.”

Gaffney offers innovative experience in product defense, product revenue protection, and litigation support for research pharmaceutical companies. Under his leadership, the firm will bring together attorneys, scientists, and physicians to establish a consultancy for the pharmaceutical companies that are creating cures for tomorrow.

“In joining the firm,” Gaffney said, “I was attracted to the firm’s excellent medical litigation and product liability defense lawyers, as well as its high profile Technology and Intellectual Property practice. Expanding our pharmaceutical products practice is a natural extension of the firm’s existing skills and reputation.”

Published in both The National Law Journal and the American Bar Association’s Health Lawyer, Gaffney offers legal counsel to research pharmaceutical companies in: product management, advertising and marketing, strategy development for products under pressure, public relations, third party advocacy development, medical and scientific expert witness development, government affairs, regulatory affairs, intellectual property protection, medical affairs, licensing and new drug development, and clinical trial oversight. A member of the Defense Research Institute, Gaffney received his J.D. from Cleveland State University in 1989, Marketing Certificate in Clinical Pharmacology from SmithKline & French Laboratories and the Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1986, and B.A. from the John Carroll University in 1984.

08-04-2006

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Townsend, Townsend & Crew, L.L.P.

Townsend Partner Karen Dow Again Named Among Top Intellectual Property Attorneys In San Diego County
For the second year in a row, San Diego partner-in-charge Karen Dow has been selected by her peers as one of the county’s most prominent intellectual property attorneys.

Dow was featured in the San Diego Daily Transcript’s Top Attorneys special issue in July 2006; the publication uses a peer nomination process to highlight top attorneys in several fields.

""I am extremely pleased to receive this honor for a second year,"" said Dow. ""Anytime your peers recognize you for the quality of your work and reputation is affirming and gratifying.”

""Karen is clearly a leader in our firm and a leading IP lawyer in San Diego. She is very deserving of this honor,"" said James G. Gilliland, Jr., chairman of Townsend and Townsend and Crew.

Dow is partner-in-charge of Townsend's San Diego office. She has more than 20 years of patent experience in corporations and law firms and has served as principal outside patent counsel to numerous biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. Dow specializes in providing counsel and advice to clients to obtain, protect and enforce their intellectual property rights, particularly in the areas of immunology, molecular biology, bioinformatics, bioarray technology, microbiology, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics and organic chemistry. She has extensive experience in intellectual property transactions, patent interferences, due diligence investigations, public offerings, and regularly obtains patents for clients in the United States and abroad.

Townsend and Townsend and Crew San Diego is one of the leading intellectual property specialty firms in San Diego, featuring a powerful team of attorneys who can effectively solve the most complex IP problems. With a focus in the areas of biotechnology, chemistry, high tech, electronics and telecommunications, Townsend San Diego brings together the most experienced patent strategists in the San Diego market to provide clients with access to the combined expertise of senior attorneys and the operational efficiencies of a focused intellectual property firm. Townsend San Diego attorneys are committed to keeping current with the latest breakthroughs in science and technology, and they provide expert counsel on issues surrounding emerging crossover technologies.

Townsend's San Diego office is an integral component of the internationally recognized firm of Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP. Founded in the 1860s, Townsend focuses on intellectual property law, teaming with businesses, inventors, entrepreneurs, scientists and investors to protect their innovative products and ideas. The firm offers a full range of intellectual property services: patent prosecution; licensing; trademark and copyright; and litigation, with additional expertise in antitrust; and other complex business litigation. Townsend includes 170 attorneys, many with advanced technical degrees and extensive scientific and business experience. The firm also has offices in San Francisco, Palo Alto, Walnut Creek, Denver and Seattle.

08-04-2006

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Hughes & Luce, L.L.P.

Askew Takes Leadership of ABA Litigation Section
Hughes & Luce partner Kim J. Askew will be sworn in as the chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation at the 2006 ABA Annual Meeting Aug. 4 in Hawaii. Askew is the first lawyer of color to serve in this prestigious national position.

The position is the latest in a career focused on service to clients and the profession. Askew has previously served as chair of the board of directors of the State Bar of Texas, as well as head of its Section of Litigation.

“Throughout my career, serving my profession has been important to me,” Askew said. “This new challenge allows me to continue that service at the national level.”

Dedicated to helping litigators become more effective advocates for their clients, the Section of Litigation is the largest section of the ABA, the largest voluntary professional organization in the world. The Section has been led by some of the country's top trial lawyers, such as Mike Tigar and Ben Civiletti. The Section is a legal publisher, a provider of CLE programming, a source of news and analysis, and a strong national voice in discussions concerning the profession.

ABA sections draw their membership from lawyers or judges with common professional interests. Sections operate with their own officers, appointed leadership, staff, dues and committees. They address professional development, improvement of laws and continuing education in a variety of fields. Sections also contribute to policy-making in their subject areas and association-wide, originating most of the recommendations that become the ABA's policy positions.

Askew practices in the firm’s complex commercial litigation and labor and employment sections, and is a member of the firm's Management Committee. She has successfully tried cases to jury verdict in her areas of practice.
Askew has been named one of the “Best Lawyers in America” for her commercial litigation practice and a “Best Lawyer in Dallas” for her labor and employment practice. The Dallas Bar Association has named her as one of the high-profile attorneys who positively impact the Dallas community. Askew was again named as a Texas Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Magazine and Texas Monthly in 2005. She is listed in the LawDragon 500 as one of “The Leading Litigators in America” for 2005 and 2006.

In 1999, the State Bar of Texas awarded her the Gene Cavin Award, the highest award given by the Bar for contributions to continuing legal education, and she had been awarded Presidential Citations for outstanding service to the state bar. She has received the Louise Raggio Award from the Dallas Women Lawyers Association and the Trailblazer Award from the J.L. Turner Legal Association in recognition for her contributions to the bar and the community.

Askew graduated summa cum laude from Knoxville College in 1979 and from Georgetown University Law School in 1983. She has been honored as an inaugural “Outstanding Alumnae” of Georgetown University Law School based on her achievements in the legal profession and is a member of the Board of Regents of Georgetown University.

08-04-2006

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Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell Attorneys At Law

Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell Partner Willis Earns Florida Bar Board Certification In Construction Law
David C. Willis, a partner with Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell in Orlando, was recently certified by the Florida Bar in Construction Law. The distinction marks Mr. Willis’s second Board Certification, as he is also certified in Business Law by The Florida Bar. Additionally, he serves on The Florida Bar Business Litigation Certification Committee, which is responsible for reviewing certification applications, as well as preparing and grading the certification exam.

Mr. Willis earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Central Florida and graduated with honors from the University of Florida College of Law in 1984.

He serves on the Orlando Regional Advisory Committee for the Associated General Contractors of Greater Florida. In addition, he is a member of the Business Law Committee and Technology Subcommittee of the Orange County Bar Association. He also serves the community as a member of the Edgewood City Council.

08-04-2006

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Ross, Dixon & Bell, LLP

Jennifer Mathis Named a Rising Star by Law & Politics Magazine
Ross, Dixon & Bell, LLP is pleased to announce that Jennifer Mathis has been named a Southern California Rising Star for 2006 by Law & Politics Magazine. Inclusion is based on nominations from Southern California Super Lawyers for the best up-and-coming attorneys they have seen. Law & Politics then does polling, research, and the selection of the Rising Stars. Rising Stars are 40 or younger and have been in practice for ten years or less. Only 2.5 percent of Southern California attorneys have the distinction of being named Rising Stars.

Ms. Mathis is a partner in RDB’s Orange County office. Her practice focuses on civil litigation and insurance coverage counseling.

08-04-2006

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