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Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, LLP

Curtis represented Glencore International AG in connection with the outsourcing of West Indies Alumina Company to Washington Group International, Inc.
Curtis represented Glencore International AG in connection with the outsourcing of the mining and related operations for one of Glencore’s Jamaican bauxite and alumina operations, West Indies Alumina Company (WINDALCO), to Washington Group International, Inc. WINDALCO, which is 93% owned by Glencore, has mining rights to approximately one-third of Jamaica’s annual bauxite production. The mining contracts will generate gross revenues of approximately US$300 million combined for Washington Group. The transaction involved the sale of a Glencore subsidiary that conducted some of the operations being outsourced and the negotiation of the mining contracts. The transaction closed on June 30, 2006.

Partners Matias Vega and Valarie Hing, together with associate Loytavian Harrell and summer associate Michael Zografakis worked on the matter, with partner Alan Berlin and counsel Jim McCann providing tax support.

08-02-2006

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Venable Baetjer & Howard

Venable Adds Experienced Litigator in Further Expansion of New York Office
Venable LLP announced that Edward P. Boyle, an experienced litigator, has joined its New York office as a partner. The addition of Mr. Boyle continues the steady expansion of Venable’s stake in New York , while increasing the depth of its national litigation practice.

Mr. Boyle, 38, joins Venable from Hoguet Newman & Regal, LLP, a New York employment and commercial litigation boutique, where he was a partner. His extensive litigation experience includes trials, motions, appeals, arbitrations, and mediations. He has handled a wide-ranging variety of litigation matters, involving breach of contract and business torts, employment disputes, copyrights, intellectual property licensing and federal antitrust laws. He has also done criminal and regulatory defense work.

Mr. Boyle has represented clients in industries as diverse as investment banking and financial services, insurance and reinsurance, accounting, auctioneering, advertising and marketing, food manufacturing, and Internet services. In 2000, he was part of a team of lawyers who brought suit on behalf of the New York County Lawyers Association to redress violations of the right to effective assistance of counsel in New York state criminal and family court proceedings. That case resulted in a state-wide increase in the rates paid to assigned counsel in criminal and family court proceedings in these cases.

Mr. Boyle’s recent victories include winning a motion for summary judgment of claims that a broker breached non-solicitation covenants and misappropriated confidential information in the course of performing services for clients of his former employer, and prevailing on the appeal from that decision. He also recently won a motion for summary judgment in federal court dismissing claims that an athletic footwear company and its advertising agency violated the Copyright Act by using plaintiffs’ idea in a national television and Internet marketing campaign. In 2004, he won an award of damages for an accounting firm in arbitration against former partners who had breached the terms of their de-merger agreement.

“Gaining an aggressive, young litigation partner like Ed is a great coup as we continue to build a presence in the New York market,” said Edmund M. O’Toole, Partner-in-Charge of Venable’s New York office. “His hands-on courtroom experience with a wide-range of business issues is a natural fit with the firm’s current litigation strengths. In addition, Ed’s white collar crime and investigatory experience offers us a prime opportunity to expand this important area of our existing practice in New York.”

Mr. Boyle previously was in the New York office of Davis Polk & Wardwell, where he worked on a variety of litigations and investigations in the civil, criminal and regulatory areas. One of the more well-known cases he worked on was the criminal trial of former Sotheby’s chairman Alfred Taubman on price fixing charges.

“I’ve long been aware of Venable’s reputation, and when I learned about its commitment to establishing a strong presence in New York from my friend and now partner Matthew T. McLaughlin, I jumped at the chance,” said Mr. Boyle. “Working with high-caliber attorneys to help grow a new office of a national firm known for its litigation practice is a terrific opportunity.”

Mr. Boyle received his J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law (1993) and his B.A. from Duke University (1989). At Vanderbilt, he served as Editor in Chief of the Vanderbilt Law Review and authored an article proposing new legal standards to address environmental discrimination.

An adjunct professor at Fordham University School of Law from 2000 to 2002, he taught first-year law students legal writing, appellate advocacy and lawyering skills. More recently, he spoke on electronic discovery issues as a panelist in a program sponsored by the National Law Foundation. He is working on an article for publication discussing inadvertent waiver of the right to jury trial in New York state court proceedings.

08-02-2006

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Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, LLP

Simpson Thacher Represents Silver Lake in Its Acquisition of IPC Acquisition Corp.
Simpson Thacher is representing Silver Lake Partners II, L.P. in its approximately $800 million acquisition of IPC Acquisition Corp. from Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and other shareholders. The transaction is expected to be completed at the end of the third quarter of this year and is subject to regulatory approvals. IPC is a leading global provider of critical communications solutions to enterprises in the financial services and command systems industries, providing both products and recurring services. Headquartered in New York City, IPC has over 900 employees around the world.

The Simpson Thacher team includes Alan Klein, Kevin Lehpamer and Julia Luebke (M&A), Jennifer Hobbs (Credit), Brian Robbins, Rachel Berry and Carl Berry (Employee Benefits), Steven Todrys and Katharine Moir (Tax), Adeeb Fadil and Noreen Lavan (Environmental), Lori Lesser and Kirstie Howard (IP), Joe Tringali, Kenneth Ehrhard, Ethan Litwin and Paul Sirkis (Anti-trust) and summer associates Rosa Pizzi and Mark Maher. Paralegals providing assistance include John Oberbeck, Michael Hoverman and Matthew Fay.

08-02-2006

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Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, P.L.C.

Miller Canfield Advises AWI Holdings, Inc. on its Acquisition of Certified Automotive Warehouse, Inc.
The law firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. announces that it recently represented Grand Rapids, Mich.-based AWI Holdings, Inc., the parent of Auto-Wares, Inc. and the Auto Wares Group of Companies, in its successful acquisition of Chicago-based Certified Automotive Warehouse and the Lee Parts Stores (consisting of approximately 23 stores and 2 warehouses in the Chicago area). With the addition of Certified and Lee, AWI Holdings and its subsidiaries will have a major aftermarket auto parts presence in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin.

AWI’s legal team was led by Miller Canfield business and finance attorneys Phillip D. Torrence, John A. Campbell, Leo P. Goddeyne and Joscelyn C. Boucher. Attorneys Vernon A. Bennett III, tax and benefits, and Steven M. Stankewicz, real estate, also assisted with the transaction. All reside in the firm’s Kalamazoo office.

“AWI was very well served by the expertise of the Miller Canfield team,” said Gregory D. Hinkle, AWI’s chief financial officer.

Fred Bunting, chairman of AWI Holdings, Inc. stated, “We are very excited about making Certified and Lee a part of our group of companies. We plan to maximize every possible benefit by merging more than 65 years of aftermarket experience to produce the best services for all customers of the companies. We are bringing new energy, technology and ideas to Certified and Lee’s customers and their entire organization.”

About AWI Holdings, Inc.

The AWI Group of companies is a leading provider of aftermarket auto parts headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Auto-Wares has been fulfilling the complete parts needs for parts stores since 1976. AWI is made up of a group of companies, all providing specialization in inventory, product knowledge, and programs. Visit www.autowares.com.

08-02-2006

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Foley & Lardner

Melissa Thorn Selected to Chair Hillsborough County Bar Association Committee
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that senior counsel Melissa G. Thorn has been appointed the new chair of the Hillsborough County Bar Association's Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) Committee.

For the next two years, Thorn will lead the committee of 50 attorneys as it works toward educating the Bar and the community about the various alternatives for dispute resolution, with a focus on mediation and arbitration.

Specific goals for the committee include serving as a liaison with ADR administrators in the court system and in the private sector; coordinating a peer mediation partnership project with the Hillsborough County School Board, including hosting an essay contest; providing opportunities for committee members to participate in CLE courses for mediation training/certification; working more closely with the Hillsborough County Bar's Trial Lawyers Section and Solo/Small Firm Practitioners Committee; and volunteering for the Bar Grievance Mediation Program.

Thorn is a member of Foley's Real Estate and Environmental Regulation Practices. She focuses her practice on land use and development, zoning and environmental litigation, corporate and administrative law, and risk management. She served as a legal intern to the Florida Senate, Committee on Natural Resources, and clerked for the ex-chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court. She also was appointed by the Florida Supreme Court to serve on the Mediator Qualification Board as an executive committee member and is an active member of the Environmental and Land Use Section of The Florida Bar.

From 1995-1998, Thorn received the Beverly Mcllure Environmental Law Scholarship for excellence in the area of environmental law from Florida State University College of Law. She also received the Florida Bar Public Service Fellowship from 1996 through 1998. In addition to achieving a Master of Science with highest honors from Newcomb College, Tulane University, Thorn earned her J.D. (cum laude) from Florida State University College of Law.

08-02-2006

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Underberg & Kessler LLP

Maija Dixon Elected City Court Judge
Underberg & Kessler LLP is pleased to announce that Maija C. Dixon, an associate in our firm’s Litigation, Employment and Municipal Practice Groups, was elected Rochester City Court Judge on November 7, 2006. Maija has represented corporate and municipal clients in tort claims, employment discrimination, labor and general municipal law matters. Maija understands the issues facing our community and has the expertise that is necessary for the job. Having practiced civil and criminal law in all levels of the court system for ten years in the Rochester area, Maija is more than qualified to fill the City Court Judge position.

08-01-2006

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Hurwitz & Fine, P.C.

Kohane Becomes President of FDCC
Our heartfelt congratulations to Dan D. Kohane, who was elevated to President of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) at the organization's Annual Meeting, this year held in Hamilton, Bermuda. Mr. Kohane has served on the Board of Directors since 1997. Mr. Kohane focuses his practice in insurance coverage and civil trial litigation.

The FDCC is a 70-year old, invitation-only, international organization whose more than 1,300 members include attorneys who specialize in the defense of civil litigation, general counsel, risk managers and insurance claims executives. Mr. Kohane also serves on the Board of Directors of the Defense Research Institute and the Lawyers for Civil Justice.

08-01-2006

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