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Warner, Norcross & Judd, LLP

Sue O. Conway Named Client Development & Marketing Chair at Warner Norcross
Sue O. Conway has been named client development and marketing chair for Warner Norcross & Judd LLP.
Conway, who concentrates her practice in employee benefits, will lead the Firm's initiatives in business development, marketing and public relations. She will work closely with the Firm's directors of marketing and client development.

Active both professionally and within the community, Conway is a frequent speaker on employee benefits topics and also teaches in Grand Valley State University's master's of taxation program. She is a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Michigan and the Grand Rapids Bar Association.

Conway serves as chair of the board of Leadership Grand Rapids and president of the Vassar Club of Western Michigan. She is a past board member of Legal Aid of West Michigan and the Visiting Nurse Foundation and past president of the Women's Resource Center.

A native of Bryan, Ohio, Conway holds a bachelor's degree from Vassar College, magna cum laude, and a doctor of jurisprudence, cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School.

07-13-2006

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Thompson & Knight LLP

T&K Expands Trial Practice in New York
Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce Brian C. Dunning has joined the Firm as a Partner in the New York office. Mr. Dunning brings over 15 years of experience in international litigation and arbitration to Thompson & Knight.

Mr. Dunning represents Southern European and Latin American clients in commercial litigation, international and domestic arbitration, and general corporate matters. He has significant experience trying and arbitrating cases in a wide variety of areas, including construction, manufacturing joint ventures and partnerships, product distribution, franchising, technology, securities, employment, insurance coverage, and intellectual property. Mr. Dunning was formerly a Shareholder at Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz, P.C.

""Brian's international business expertise will be a tremendous asset to Thompson & Knight's growing international presence in New York. His seasoned practice and exceptional insight will provide valuable service and skills to our clients,"" says Pete Riley, Managing Partner of Thompson & Knight.

Mr. Dunning received his Juris Doctorate degree, cum laude, from Boston College Law School in 1990, and his Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from Tufts University in 1986. He was the first non-Spaniard appointed to the list of arbitrators of the Corte Euroamericana de Arbitraje (Euroamerican Court of Arbitration, based in Madrid, Spain). Active on the Board of Directors of the Spain-U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Dunning is also a member of the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce, the Americas Society, and the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute.

07-13-2006

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Reinhart CEO Richard W. Graber Nominated To Join Bush Administration As Ambassador
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c, is pleased to announce that President George W. Bush has nominated Reinhart CEO Richard W. Graber to be the U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic.

The nomination was announced Thursday. The appointment will be subject to confirmation by the United States Senate.

“Everyone at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren is proud that President Bush has nominated Rick Graber to serve as the United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic,” said Robert Bellin, the firm’s board chairman of directors. “We know first-hand of Rick’s leadership skills and his ability to forge new relationships that bring people together around common goals. These qualities and Rick’s strong commitment to public service will serve him well as an ambassador.”

Under Graber’s leadership as firm CEO over the past two years, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren has added talented new lawyers, expanded the scope of services to clients, opened new markets and raised the firm’s visibility as a constructive player in the public policy debates affecting clients and the state of Wisconsin.

“The firm’s Board of Directors and its management team have a plan in place to ensure a seamless leadership transition, assuming U.S. Senate confirmation of his appointment as ambassador,” said Bellin. “We look forward to Rick’s return to the firm after he successfully completes his service to the nation. We wish Rick and his family success as they embark on this wonderful opportunity to grow personally and professionally.”

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c., is a business-oriented law firm with offices in Milwaukee, Waukesha, and Madison, Wisconsin and Rockford, Illinois, serving clients across the United States and in many foreign countries. The firm currently employs 200 attorneys.

07-13-2006

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Proskauer & Rose, LLP

Proskauer Rose Makes Significant Additions to Private Equity Transactional Practice
Proskauer Rose LLP, an international law firm with more than 650 lawyers in the United States and Europe, announced that Daniel J. Eisner, who has vast expertise in private equity and complex corporate transactions of all types, has joined the firm as a partner and Nigel Austin, whose practice focuses on corporate and private equity transactions, has joined as a senior counsel. Both will be based in the firm's New York office.

Mr. Eisner brings significant legal and transactional experience in structuring and negotiating private equity-sponsored buyouts and other complex recapitalizations and financings.

""Dan's unique blend of transactional experience from an investment and legal perspective will be a huge asset to what is already one of the nation's top private equity practices,"" said Ron Papa, Chair of Proskauer's Corporate Department. ""Together with Dan and Nigel, we will continue to expand our national and international presence to accommodate the diverse needs of a dynamic and expanding private equity market.""

Mr. Eisner and Mr. Austin join Proskauer from Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP, where Mr. Eisner was a partner and Mr. Austin was counsel. Before joining Akin Gump, Mr. Eisner was a partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. In addition, he has spent six years as an investment professional at Citicorp, DLJ and Bankers Trust Company. He received his B.A. from the University of Chicago and his J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law in addition to attending the Graduate School of Business of the University of Chicago. He is also listed in the 2006 edition of ""The Best Lawyers in America.""

Mr. Austin was previously an associate at Kirkland Ellis and a solicitor at DLA in London. He received his LL.B. from the London School of Economics and Political Science and passed his Law Society Finals with distinction at the College of Law, England.

Proskauer's Private Equity Group is comprised of a team of 100 professionals in the firm's U.S. and Paris offices with years of experience representing private investment funds in all aspects of their activities. Proskauer's representation of private investment funds includes private equity buyout funds, venture capital funds and hedge funds, for which the firm handles matters ranging from fund formation to investments to private equity mergers and acquisitions and other complex transactions.

07-13-2006

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Pepper Hamilton, L.L.P.

Eric Rothschild of Pepper Hamilton Elected to ADL's Philadelphia Regional Board
Eric Rothschild, a partner with Pepper Hamilton LLP, was recently elected to the Philadelphia Regional Board of the Anti-Defamation League.

Mr. Rothschild, a partner in Pepper’s Philadelphia office, concentrates his practice in complex litigation, including constitutional and civil rights issues, reinsurance disputes, insurance insolvencies, and matters involving fraud, breach of contract and commercial lending. He served as one of the lead lawyers for the plaintiffs in the landmark “intelligent design” case of Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District that was decided in Pennsylvania in December 2005.

The Anti-Defamation League (www.adl.org) was launched in 1913 in response to anti-Semitism and discrimination against Jews. Today, its mission is to expose and combat the purveyors of hatred, responding to whatever new challenges may arise, and to stand up for the core values of America against those who seek to undermine them through word or deed.

Pepper Hamilton LLP is a multi-practice law firm with 400 lawyers in six states and the District of Columbia. The firm provides corporate, litigation and regulatory legal services to leading businesses, governmental entities, nonprofit organizations and individuals throughout the nation and the world. The firm was founded in 1890.

07-13-2006

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Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

KILPATRICK STOCKTON ATTORNEY NAMED AS ONE OF TOP ONE HUNDRED IN AMERICA
Richard R Boisseau, a prominent Kilpatrick Stockton labor partner, has recently been named to the list of Top One Hundred Labor Attorneys in the United States for 2006, as compiled by Labor Relations Institute, Inc. (LRI), a leading industry information source.

Inclusion on the list puts Boisseau in the top one percent of labor attorneys in the U.S., making Boisseau one of the most active attorneys representing companies in National Labor Relations Bored-monitored elections.

Boisseau made the elite list by being selected from more than 8,700 attorneys evaluated by Labor Relations Institute. The honor of “Top One Hundred” was determined by the number of NLRB elections in which each attorney provided representation and the success of those election outcomes.

“To be included in the Top One Hundred is a tremendously prestigious honor,” according to LRI President Donald P. Wilson. “It demonstrates a long-term and highly professional dedication to those attorneys’ clients and profession.

07-13-2006

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Holland & Knight, L.L.P.

18 Holland & Knight Lawyers Named Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
Holland & Knight is pleased to announce 18 lawyers in the firm have recently been named Fellows of the American Bar Foundation. Members are selected based on leadership in the legal industry. Membership is limited to one-third of one percent of all members of the American Bar Association.
Holland & Knight lawyers named:
Glenn A. Adams-Orlando, A. Brian Albritton-Tampa, Mark P. Arnold-Miami, Gregory Baldwin-Miami, Daniel K. Bean-Jacksonville, Marili Cancio-Miami, Sara L. Doyle-Atlanta, James R. Gailey-Miami, Suzanne E. Gilbert-Orlando, Shannon B. Hartsfield-Tallahassee, Charles S. Johnson-Atlanta, Brad Kimbro-Tampa, Jason D. Lazarus-West Palm Beach, Shari A. Levitan-Boston, Larry E. Sellers-Tallahassee, David Shahoulian-Miami, Karen D. Walker-Tallahassee, Douglas A. Wright-Tampa.

07-13-2006

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