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Odin, Feldman & Pittleman PC

OF&P Attorney Selected as Greater Washington Legal Elite
Odin, Feldman & Pittleman is pleased to announce that Donald N. Goldrosen, an attorney in the firm’s Real Estate & Land Use practice group, was selected as one of Greater Washington’s Legal Elite for 2006 by Washington SmartCEO magazine.

Washington SmartCEO selected a total of 60 attorneys for its list of Legal Elite. Attorneys were nominated by their peers, CEOs, industry experts and clients. Nominees were then evaluated based on area of expertise, leadership, accomplishments, innovation and relationship development.

For nearly 25 years, Don Goldrosen has been representing both local and national builders, developers and property owners in all aspects of land acquisition, financing, development and sales of commercial and residential properties. He also represents tenants in the review and negotiation of leases for office properties and other commercial properties, and property owners in structuring Section 1031 tax-deferred exchanges for their properties.

Odin, Feldman & Pittleman’s primary practice areas include real estate & land use, bankruptcy & creditors’ rights; corporate, securities, tax and finance; family law and domestic relations; labor and employment; litigation; technology and intellectual property; trusts, estates and tax planning; arbitration and mediation; banking and finance; and construction law.

For more information contact Sarah Montezon at 703-218-2340.

08-02-2006

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Thompson Hine LLP

Rywkin Joins the Firm's Commercial & Public Finance Practice in New York
Robert Rywkin has joined the law firm of Thompson Hine LLP as of counsel in the firm's Commercial & Public Finance and Corporate Transactions & Securities practice groups. Mr. Rywkin focuses his practice on corporate trust and fiduciary representation with a particular emphasis on structured finance matters, including various types of asset-backed transactions, securitizations, global and project financings and collateralized financings. Prior to joining Thompson Hine, Mr. Rywkin was of counsel with Dorsey & Whitney LLP.

On joining the firm, Mr. Rywkin stated, ""Thompson Hine is a strong firm with a sound commitment to growth. The focus on client service is evident and I strongly believe the clients I work with will benefit. The growth in the New York office is exciting and I'm enjoying being a part of it.""

Mr. Rywkin has considerable experience representing financial institutions serving in the roles of trustee, custodian, collateral agent, escrow agent, paying agent or other agent functions, in corporate and municipal financings, TIA qualified and exempt financings, and private placements.

In addition, Mr. Rywkin has a broad background in the banking and lending areas, including domestic and international corporate banking (including syndicated lending), trade finance and letters of credit, payments, derivatives, capital markets products, hedge fund financing, securities clearing and custody and general banking matters.

Katherine D. Brandt, Commercial & Public Finance practice group leader, commented, ""Robert's extensive experience with financial institutions adds a new level of depth to our current practice from which both our lawyers and our clients will benefit. I'm looking forward to working with him.""

George J. Walsh, III, New York office partner-in-charge, added, ""I welcome Robert to the office. He is an excellent lawyer. We are excited to have him join our team as part of our growth efforts in New York.""

Mr. Rywkin earned his J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law in 1978. There, he worked as the Associate Editor of the Journal of International Law. He received his B.A. from the City College of New York in 1974. He is a member of both the New York State Bar Association and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. He is admitted to practice in the state of New York, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

08-02-2006

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Pepper Hamilton, L.L.P.

Lisa B. Petkun of Pepper Hamilton Appointed Board Chair of breastcancer.org
Lisa B. Petkun, a tax partner with Pepper Hamilton LLP, has been appointed chair of the board of directors of breastcancer.org – a nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive information about breast cancer on the Web.

Ms. Petkun concentrates her practice on sophisticated tax planning on behalf of individuals, partnerships and corporations. Her areas of concentration include choice of business entity, structuring bankruptcy workouts and reorganizations, taxation of lawsuit payments and recoveries, tax issues associated with nonprofit organizations, and estate, gift and personal planning.

Breastcancer.org (www.breastcancer.org) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing reliable, complete and up-to-date information about breast cancer. Its mission is to help women make sense of the complex medical and personal information about breast cancer. Founded in 2000 by Dr. Marisa Weiss, an oncologist who was selected doctor of the year in 2005 by Philadelphia Magazine, breastcancer.org is the number one trafficked breast cancer site on the Web.

08-02-2006

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Pepper Hamilton, L.L.P.

Sharon R. Klein of Pepper Hamilton Appointed Co-Chair of ABA's Committee on Privacy, Security and Access to and Protection of Data
Sharon R. Klein, a partner with Pepper Hamilton LLP, has been appointed co-chair of the American Bar Association’s Committee on Privacy, Security and Access to and Protection of Data, which operates under the auspices of the Section of Public Contract Law. Ms. Klein will serve a one-year term beginning on August 10, 2006.

Ms. Klein is the partner in charge of Pepper’s Orange County, California, office. She handles a variety of corporate and intellectual property matters, in particular those related to technology and outsourcing.

08-02-2006

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King & Spalding

King & Spalding Advises Belk on $285 Million Acquisition of Parisian Department Stores in Southeast and Midwest
King & Spalding, a leading international law firm, advised Belk, Inc., on its announced stock purchase agreement with Saks Incorporated (NYSE: SKS) to acquire 38 Parisian department stores in nine states in the Southeast and Midwest for $285 million.

Upon completion of the transaction, which has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies, Belk will operate 315 stores in 19 states.

The transaction is scheduled to close on October 2, 2006, and is subject to regulatory review and other customary closing conditions.

Belk, Inc., headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is the nation's largest privately owned department store company, with 277 stores located in 16 states in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions and fiscal 2006 sales of $2.97 billion.

08-02-2006

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Katten Muchin Rosenman Represents Newkirk Realty Trust in $4.6 Billion Merger
The law firm of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP is pleased to have served as legal counsel to Newkirk Realty Trust, a NYSE listed real estate investment trust (REIT), in its recent definitive merger agreement with Lexington Corporate Properties Trust. Newkirk is engaged through its operating partnership, The Newkirk Master Limited Partnership, in the ownership of a diversified portfolio of single-tenant net-leased properties. The merger, which must be approved by the shareholders of each company, is scheduled to close in the fourth quarter of 2006 and would create Lexington Realty Trust, a $4.6 billion REIT.

“We are pleased to have assisted Newkirk in this landmark deal and are excited to have played a role in what would be one of the nation’s largest publicly traded, single tenant-focused REITs,” said Mark I. Fisher, lead counsel for Newkirk and a New York-based partner in Katten’s Corporate Practice. Additional members of the Firm’s legal team that were involved in the transaction included partners Elliot Press and Jill E. Darrow, and associate Michael H. Williams, all of the New York office.

Under the merger agreement, each share of Newkirk common stock would be exchanged for 0.80 common shares of Lexington. Following the merger, Newkirk shareholders would own approximately 46.8 percent of the combined company, with Lexington shareholders owning the remaining 53.2 percent.

Katten’s corporate practice encompasses mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, public and private debt and equity offerings, public company representation, REIT formation, institutional lending, securitizations, leveraged leasing, structured finance, start-up and venture capital financing, leveraged buy-outs, joint ventures and other strategic alliances, real estate finance, partnership tender offers and roll-ups and proxy contests.

08-02-2006

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Gibbons P.C.

Frank T. Cannone Joins Boards of Advisors for the Stillman School Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
Frank T. Cannone, Chair of the Gibbons Corporate Department, has joined the Board of Advisors for Seton Hall University's Stillman School Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. The Center for Entrepreneurial Studies was created in 2003 to raise student awareness of self-employment as a career option, engaging in activities and projects that advance hands-on entrepreneurial learning at the Stillman School.

Mr. Cannone will use his experience representing clients in connection with financing, mergers and acquisitions, and other corporate ventures to assist the school in furthering its goals.

08-02-2006

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