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Arent Fox LLP

Jenkins Begins Term as President of New York Intellectual Property Law Association
Marylee Jenkins, who heads the New York Office of Arent Fox’s Intellectual Property Group, began serving her term as President of the New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA) at the association’s annual meeting on May 24. Jenkins’ practice focuses on intellectual property matters involving computers and the Internet and counsels international companies on intellectual property disputes and strategies, portfolio enforcement and management and e-commerce and software development and protection. NYIPLA was founded in 1922 and was conceived as an association through which patent lawyers in New York could make their views known in Washington and provide support for the judiciary. Today, NYIPLA promotes the development and administration of intellectual property interests in New York and throughout the country with its membership consisting of 1,500 intellectual property attorneys practicing throughout the United States and abroad.

07-31-2006

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Akerman & Senterfitt, Attorneys At Law

AKERMAN SENTERFITT ARCHITECTS COMPLEX SERIES OF TRANSACTIONS RESULTING IN HISTORIC 90,000-ACRE LAND TRANSACTION
Akerman Senterfitt's top-ranked corporate practice has facilitated one of the largest land deals in Florida history, through a complex series of multi-party transactions and corporate restructurings. The deal ultimately results in the sale of the Florida Babcock Company, the company that owns Florida Babcock Ranch, a 91,361-acre land parcel in southwestern Florida owned by the Babcock family since 1914. The ultimate purchaser is a joint venture between Akerman client Kitson & Partners, Evergreen Partners, and a real estate investment firm sponsoring Morgan Stanley. As part of the deal, the State of Florida and Lee County have agreed to pay the Kitson joint venture $350 million for 70,000 acres of the land for permanent preservation, ensuring that a wildlife corridor stretching from Lake Okeechobee to the Gulf of Mexico will remain untouched. The remaining portion of the land is set to be developed into a community site.

Akerman Senterfitt corporate attorney Teddy D. Klinghoffer led the deal negotiations for Kitson & Partners. He and his team first negotiated the purchase of the Florida Babcock Company from the Babcock family. Klinghoffer and his team also restructured Kitson & Partners to facilitate a joint venture with Evergreen Partners and thereafter negotiated an agreement between the Kitson Evergreen entities and Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund V (MSREF).

The team included shareholders Martin Burkett and Mary Carroll on the corporate restructuring and merger, with Donald Duffy and Frank Cordero on the tax issues, and on shareholders Andrew Smulian and Janice Russell on the real estate side.

""In addition to involving many challenging legal issues, this transaction was further complicated by the need to coordinate its many moving parts to make sure they were integrated properly. We are proud to be involved in a deal that resulted in the creation of an historical environmental preserve and which will also result in the creation of much needed workforce housing,"" said Klinghoffer.

""Teddy and his team were integral to quarterbacking this deal,"" said Sydney Kitson, chairman and CEO of Kitson & Partners. ""They worked tirelessly on our behalf and provided us pragmatic business advice, and have been a valuable partner in the process. We look forward to working with them throughout the multi-year development process.""

The Babcock Ranch, a vast cattle, farm and timber operation stretching across two counties in southwest Florida is a mixture of cypress swamp, native grassland, flatwoods and lands improved for agricultural operations. The deal preserves the single largest tract of contiguous conservation lands in Florida history while providing a water-recharge area for southwestern Florida.

On the remaining 17,000 acres, the joint venture among Kitson, Evergreen and MSREF intends to develop a new city which will include nearly 18,000 residences, offices, schools, and approximately 150,000 square feet of space allocated for government and civic uses. The development will also bring a significant amount of workforce housing to the area.

Akerman Senterfitt has the largest corporate practice in the State of Florida, with more than 100 attorneys, and has handled more transactions than any other law firm in Florida. The firm is ranked #1 among Florida firms for Corporate/M&A in Chambers USA. The corporate group has managed billions of dollars worth of transactions, representing domestic and foreign public companies, including many of the largest public companies in Florida. The group also works with financial institutions, private equity and venture capital funds and the companies in which they invest, as well as individual entrepreneurs. The group has negotiated and closed more than 500 deals including mergers, stock and asset purchases, recapitalizations and spin-offs, ranging from $20 million to $2 billion in value.

07-31-2006

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Robinson & Cole LLP

Robinson & Cole LandLaw Lawyer Appointed to Chair Connecticut Bar Association's Public Utilities Committee
R&C LandLaw lawyer, Joey Lee Miranda, has been appointed to begin a two year term as Chair of the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA) Public Utilities Section as she ends her term as chair of CBA’s Environmental Law Section.

07-31-2006

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Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

Paul Hastings Expands Corporate Department with Addition of David Dedyo to the Palo Alto Office
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP (Paul Hastings), a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that David Dedyo, previously a partner at White & Case LLP, will join the firm's Corporate Department, resident in the Palo Alto office. Mr. Dedyo's practice focuses on equity and debt financings, mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, commercial transactions, corporate governance and compliance matters.

""Silicon Valley is recognized as one of the most important technology and innovation centers in the U.S. and home to many venture capital firms and other sources of capital,"" said Robert Miller, Corporate Department Chair. ""Our clients count on our ability to provide a full spectrum of legal services to meet all of their business needs. The addition of David to our Palo Alto office enhances our existing practice offerings and broadens the services and capabilities we provide to our clients in the region.""

Mr. Dedyo brings 12 years of general corporate and finance experience to the firm. His experience includes the representation of companies in a variety of equity and debt financings and of lenders in investment grade and leveraged financing transactions in a variety of industries and markets.

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 M&A, Capital Markets, 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.

Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP, founded in 1951, is a leading international law firm with over 1,000 attorneys in 17 offices. The firm serves a diverse client base including many of the top financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies, supports clients in all of their legal needs and offers deep capabilities in Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M+A, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Project Finance, Investment Management, Real Estate, Labor and Employment and Tax Advisory Services. For additional information, please visit our website at www.paulhastings.com.

07-31-2006

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Dorsey & Whitney, L.L.P.

Seventy-Seven Dorsey Attorneys Named SuperLawyers
Seventy-seven attorneys in multiple offices of global law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP have been selected as Super Lawyers by Law & Politics Magazine.

07-31-2006

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Cozen O' Connor

Marvin P. Velastegui Joins Cozen O' Connor San Diego Office as Associate
Marvin P. Velastegui recently joined Cozen O'Connor’s San Diego office as an associate, practicing in the firm’s insurance department. Prior to joining the firm, Velastegui was an associate with Stutz Artiano Shinoff & Holtz in San Diego. He has experience in employment and labor law. Velastegui concentrates his practice in the area of insurance coverage.

Velastegui is a member of the San Diego Bar Association and La Raza Lawyers Association. He is fluent in conversational Spanish and admitted to practice in California.

Velastegui earned his law degree from Boston University School of Law (J.D., 2002) and his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A., 1999).

07-31-2006

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The Law Firm Of Baker & Daniels LLP

Four Real Estate Professionals Join Baker & Daniels Group
Baker & Daniels LLP has added four real estate, zoning and land use professionals to strengthen its real estate group. Steve Hardin joins the Indianapolis law firm as partner, Matt Skelton as an associate and Jesse Pohlman and Kevin Todd as consultants and land use planners.

""We're excited to add professionals with the skills, experience and capabilities of Steve Hardin and his colleagues,"" said Joe Scimia, leader of the firm's real estate group. ""Their addition secures Baker & Daniels' position as a leading provider of real estate and zoning related services in central Indiana.""

Hardin devotes much of his practice to real estate development, zoning, planning and land use issues. He has counseled individuals, businesses and governments in a wide range of real estate projects, particularly throughout Hamilton, Madison and Hancock counties. He formerly managed the real estate practice in the Hamilton County office of Bingham McHale LLP.

An Indiana University business graduate, Hardin spent four years in the real estate development business before returning to IU to earn his law degree in 1992.

Skelton received a bachelor's degree in urban management and policy and then a master's degree in urban development planning, both from IU. He graduated from the Indiana University School of Law in 2004. Skelton was a senior planner for the town of Westfield from 1994-2002 and zoning administrator for the city of Noblesville from 2002-04. Before joining Baker & Daniels, he practiced in real estate law at Bingham McHale.

Pohlman, who has a bachelor's degree from Ball State University in urban planning and development, worked in planning and development for Noblesville in 2002-03 and community services for the city of Carmel in 2003-04.

Todd received a master's degree in urban and regional planning from Ball State and worked in community development for the town of Westfield from 2003-06.

All four will work in Baker & Daniels' Carmel office on 96 th Street and in Noblesville to serve Hamilton County's growing real estate needs. Baker & Daniels' real estate group represents developers, contractors, lenders, landlords, tenants and property owners in a variety of real estate transactions.

07-31-2006

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