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Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, P.C.

Attorney Terence A. Russo Named Senior Attorney at Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, P.C.
Terence A. Russo has been named Senior Attorney at the law firm of Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, P.C. (GWT). Known for its expertise in health law, GWT has offices in Great Neck, New York and Hackensack, New Jersey.

Mr. Russo, who joined GWT in 2000, is a member of the firm’s Health Care, HIPAA Compliance and Technology Practice Groups. He has particular expertise in the acquisition and licensing of computer systems and medical technology products such as electronic medical record systems, clinical information applications and practice management software.

In addition to his medical technology practice, Mr. Russo’s represents hospitals, nursing homes, physician groups and non-health care clients on general business and corporate transactions. He also regularly advises health care providers on privacy issues and Federal and State regulatory matters.

Mr. Russo has written and lectured extensively on patient privacy rights, electronic medical records and other health care law issues.

Mr. Russo is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the American Health Lawyer’s Association. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from the University of Dallas (1995) and a Juris Doctor degree from St. John’s University School of Law (1998).

07-31-2006

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Goodwin Procter, LLP

Goodwin Procter LLP Continues Los Angeles Expansion with the Addition of Douglas A. Praw and Jung W. Han
Goodwin Procter LLP, a top national law firm of 700 lawyers with leading practices in real estate and real estate capital markets, announced today the continuing expansion of its Los Angeles office with the addition of real estate senior associate, Douglas A. Praw, and public finance associate, Jung W. Han. Praw was formerly a senior associate in Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman’s real estate practice group. Han was associated with the Los Angeles office of bond counsel firm, Hawkins Delafield & Wood.

Douglas Praw’s practice involves advising clients on real estate transaction law matters, including purchase and sale deals, the negotiation and documentation of financial arrangements for office, industrial, retail and master-planned housing projects, negotiating land use, planning, governmental approvals and structuring and executing financial arrangements for development concerns, off-balance sheet land banking, and securing financing from public agencies for large scale infrastructure projects to serve new development. Among the numerous projects in which Praw participated was the repositioning of the Aliso Viejo Golf Course into a master-planned 227-acre development, which resulted in a new golf club house, a community events center, an aquatic center, and 502 residential units.

Praw has been recognized by Real Estate Southern California as one of only two lawyers included in list of the “Top 40 under 40” real estate professionals in California in 2006. Praw was also recognized by Los Angeles Magazine and Law & Politics this year as aSuper Lawyer “Rising Star.” The Los Angeles Business Journal named Praw to its “Top 20 under 40” list of real estate professionals in 2006. Praw received his B.S. from Washington University in St. Louis and his J.D. from Southwestern University in Los Angeles.

“Having a person of the professional caliber and personal character of Douglas Praw join Goodwin Procter is the highest compliment any law firm could receive,” stated Los Angeles partner, Lew Feldman, who chairs the LA office. “The combination of Doug’s skill set, his undeniably impressive track record of serving as a trusted advisor to some of the most sophisticated real estate industry players, and Goodwin Procter’s depth and resources in real estate and real estate capital markets, will immediately enhance our goal of maintaining ‘best in class’ representation for our clients,” Feldman added. This year, BTI Consulting named Goodwin Procter to its “2006 Power Elite” list, which includes only 21 law firms recognized nationally as having the best client service in the legal industry.

Jung W. Han joins Goodwin Procter LLP as an associate in the Los Angeles office where he will continue advising underwriter and issuer clients in connection with public sector securities offerings and counsel real estate industry participants involved in the interplay between private real estate and public financing. Han has served as bond counsel, underwriter’s counsel and disclosure counsel on a broad range of tax-exempt municipal financings, including revenue bonds lease revenue obligations, tobacco settlement securitizations, general obligation bonds, and redevelopment tax increment debt obligations. Han will work with public finance partners Bruce J. Graham and Robert Haight, Jr. to serve the needs of Goodwin Procter’s development, public-private partnership and infrastructure financing clients. Han received his B.A. from the University of California, San Diego, graduating summa cum laude, and his J.D. from the University of Southern California Law School.

Feldman stated, “We are delighted to have Jung Han join our Public Finance team. He is a definite up-and-comer in the public finance/real estate space. His experience in structuring and documenting public offerings for numerous state and local agencies and investment banking firms will add further depth to our representation of public and private sector clients, which are involved in some of the most sophisticated public financing and real estate transactions in the country.

07-31-2006

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Ashurst LLP

Ashurst advised CH4 Energy Limited on a €200 million refinancing facility
Ashurst advised CH4 Energy Limited in relation to a revolving loan and letter of credit facility to refinance existing group debt. The financing comprised €175 million senior and €25 million junior borrowing base revolving loan facilities. ABN AMRO and Natexis Banques Populaires acted as joint mandated lead arrangers.

CH4 Energy Limited is an independent company focused on building a portfolio of gas reserves and infrastructure in the North Sea.
The Ashurst team comprised project finance partner Huw Thomas and solicitor Nick Ross-McCall.

Huw Thomas commented:

"We are delighted to have advised CH4 on this refinancing, which was structured as a Borrowing Base Facility secured on a portfolio of UK and Dutch assets. We are seeing an increasing number of this type of deal, which plays very well to our core strengths of energy financing and cross-border leveraged financing.

07-31-2006

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Ashurst LLP

Ashurst advised Telereal Services Limited on the sale of a former BT building to Opus Land
Ashurst advised Telereal Services Limited on the sale of a former BT building to Yorkshire-based property developer, Opus Land.

Opus plans to refurbish the vacant Exchange building, on St Johns Street, to provide a mixture of offices, leisure and retail units covering 72,750 sq ft. The scheme comprises 27,000 sq ft of grade A offices, a 60-bed hotel, a restaurant and two retail units. Work on the scheme, which has an end value of £16 million, is expected to begin in November, with completion due in late 2007.

Ashurst's real estate team comprised partner David Jones, assisted by solicitor Sarah Sivyour. DLA real estate partner Tim Field, acted for Opus Land.

07-31-2006

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Ashurst LLP

Ashurst acted for Greenhills Real Estate Limited on its acquisition of two office schemes in Solihull, West Midlands, UK
Ashurst acted for Greenhills Real Estate Limited on its acquisition of two office schemes in Solihull, West Midlands. Greenhills has purchased the 35,000 sq ft Building 2 office block at Solihull Business Park from Wilson Bowden. Nearby at 1 Cranmore Drive it has also acquired a 40,000 sq ft office scheme from HSBC and Exemplar.

Real estate partner David Jones, assisted by real estate solicitor Rabinder Sokhi, acted on the Solihull Business Park acquisition. Real estate partner Anthony Burnett-Scott, assisted by real estate solicitor Sarah Sivyour, advised on the acquisition of 1 Cranmore Drive.

07-31-2006

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Gordon & Rees, LLP

18 Gordon & Rees Attorneys Named as "Super Lawyers"
Gordon & Rees congratulates its eighteen partners recently selected as Northern California "Super Lawyers" for 2006. Super Lawyers is a comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys representing a wide range of practice areas, firm sizes and geographic locations. The Northern California Super Lawyers guide is researched and compiled by Law & Politics Media, Inc. and I magazine. Selection is based upon a survey of approximately 46,000 active lawyers in Northern California who have been in practice five years or more, independent research and the recommendations of a blue ribbon panel review. The complete guide appears in the August 2006 issue of San Francisco magazine.

07-31-2006

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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden Named the Best Corporate Law Firm in the United States by Corporate Board Member Magazine
For the sixth straight year, Skadden, Arps was named the best corporate law firm in the United States in Corporate Board Member magazine's survey of "America's Best Corporate Law Firms," in which 1,390 directors and 279 general counsel of publicly traded companies were asked to identify the law firms they most admire. The firm also ranked first in a separate survey, in which Corporate Board Member asked general counsel which law firms they would most want to represent their companies on national matters.

07-31-2006

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