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Fenwick & West, LLP

Fenwick & West Securities Litigation Practice Expands Again
Fenwick & West LLP is pleased to announce that Jay Pomerantz is joining the firm as partner in the Securities Litigation Group, effective immediately. Prior to joining Fenwick & West, Jay was a partner in the Silicon Valley office of Latham & Watkins.

""Fenwick’s growth in securities litigation is impressive, and the firm has made a strong commitment to expand its presence even further,"" said Pomerantz. ""I am very excited to be part of the Fenwick team and look forward to contributing to its continued success.""

Pomerantz brings extensive experience in representing issuers and their directors and officers in securities-related matters, complex class actions, derivative actions, regulatory proceedings and internal investigations. His recent matters have involved software, semiconductor, internet, biotech and energy companies. Pomerantz also advises on corporate governance and D&O liability insurance issues. He will be resident in Fenwick’s Mountain View office.

""We are thrilled that Jay is joining us,"" said Kevin Muck, co-chair of Fenwick’s Securities Litigation Group. “Adding someone with Jay’s skill, reputation and expertise further enhances our expanding capabilities in securities litigation and regulatory matters. In addition, his experience in dealing with the unique issues facing technology companies makes him a perfect fit for our practice.

07-07-2006

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Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Dinsmore & Shohl Attorneys Named as Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars
Seventeen Dinsmore & Shohl LLP attorneys have been named as Ohio Super Lawyers - Rising Stars by Law & Politics Media: Jon B. Allison, John E. Christopher Jr., Douglas J. Feichtner, Becky Barlow Fitzsimmons, Neal A. Frink, Jessica S. Hylander, William A. Jividen, Max V. Langenkamp, Joshua A. Lorentz, Emerson C. Moser, M. Dave O'Guinn, Geoffrey L. Oberhaus, Bryan E. Pacheco, Richard D. Porotsky, Lee M. Stautberg, Noah J. Stern, and Kirk M. Wall.

07-07-2006

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Chadbourne & Parke LLP

17 Chadbourne Attorneys Named to the Best Lawyers in America List (2007)
Seventeen Chadbourne & Parke LLP attorneys have been selected as The Best Lawyers in America (2007), the results of a peer-review survey in which attorneys rank their colleagues across 57 specialties.

Two Chadbourne attorneys, Jerome Katz (commercial litigation) and David Raim (insurance) were featured in the listings for the first time. The rankings reflect results from the New York and Washington, D.C. area legal communities and are based on more than 1.8 million confidential evaluations. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee for a listing. Results for the remainder of the country will be released in October 2006.

07-07-2006

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Arent Fox LLP

David Osnos—50 Years of Brilliant Deal-making
A magnificent legal career has reached the 50-year mark. Washington deal-making legend David Osnos joined Arent Fox July, 9, 1956, after graduating from Harvard Law School. In the succeeding half-century, his legal brilliance, charismatic personality and perpetual good humor made him into one of most respected and successful lawyers in the Washington metropolitan region.

07-07-2006

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Rider & Bennett, L.L.P.

ANNE BJERKEN JOINS RIDER BENNETT
Rider Bennett, LLP is pleased to announce that attorney Anne L. Bjerken has joined the firm's Trusts and Estates Department. She is a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association, First District Bar Association and Minnesota Women Lawyers. Before joining Rider Bennett, Anne practiced at Lehmann & Lutter, P.A. in Eagan, Minn., focusing in the areas of Family Law, Trusts and Estates, and Criminal Prosecution.

07-07-2006

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Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

Member John Vanarthos Elected to CASA Board of Trustees
The law firm of Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., headquartered in Somerville, New Jersey, is pleased to announce, effective as of June of 2006, that member John N. Vanarthos has joined the Board of Trustees for the Court Appointed Special Advocates of Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties (CASA of SHaW). Vanarthos will serve on the PR/Marketing Committee for CASA of SHaW.

CASA is a national organization with local CASA programs serving children in all 50 states. CASA of NJ began as an independent non-profit corporation in 2000 and was created to address the need for expansion of CASA beyond the three original programs. CASA of NJ was developed by a coalition of stakeholders, Judges and representatives from individual family courts and existing CASA programs. Since the establishment of CASA of NJ, its members have developed programs serving children in 10 additional counties, the goal being to develop CASA in all 21 New Jersey counties within the next three years. In addition to expanding the CASA model in all jurisdictions, CASA of NJ provides a forum for local CASA programs to share resources, improve their programs, and unify CASA’s voice on behalf of children in placement.

CASA programs and its volunteers seek to help the Division of Youth and Family Services and the Court protect the best interests of children in placement, streamlining the investigative and information-gathering process, working to improve decision-making for children, providing for greater communication and coordination among the various agencies and individuals that touch the lives of children in placement, and acting as an independent advocate for the best interests of the child.

A resident of Highland Park, John Vanarthos is Chairman of the Norris McLaughlin & Marcus Corporate Law Department and a member of the firm. Since 1987, John has devoted his practice to helping companies, both large and small, with their business legal needs.

As a business lawyer, Vanarthos regularly represents and counsels the firm's corporate clients in a wide range of commercial transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, corporate partnerships and other strategic alliances. He has a substantial amount of industry-specific experience including pharmaceutical, medical device manufacturing, chemical, information technology and health care, among others. He also advises a number of high-tech companies in the areas of technology licensing, information management and product development.

Vanarthos serves as counsel for the United States operations of a number of foreign-based corporations where he is responsible for all legal issues in the U.S., including general corporate advice, contract and tax matters, litigation management and employee relations.

Over the years, Vanarthos has represented a number of individual entrepreneurs and startup companies. He has strategically guided them from idea conception to exit strategy, solving their legal problems along the way.

Vanarthos received both his J.D. and B.A. from Rutgers University.

07-07-2006

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Burnham & Brown, PC

Robert M. Bodzin Appointed to California State Bar’s Litigation Section Executive Committee
After several years of participating as a speaker and moderator at this section’s annual “Masters of Trial” event, Mr. Bodzin has been named as a member of the Executive Committee. The Litigation Section promotes excellence in all areas affecting dispute resolution, including the protection of the rights of all litigants, pre-trial discovery, the expeditious trial of lawsuits, alternative dispute resolution, effective judicial administration, uniform rules of court, and the protection and preservation of the independence of a judiciary of high quality. The Litigation Section is governed by a 15-member Executive Committee, assisted by a distinguished panel of ten judicial and attorney advisors. Mr. Bodzin’s three-year term in this position is effective at the close of the 2006 Annual Meeting on October 8, 2006.

Mr. Bodzin is a partner at Burnham Brown and a member of its Business and Commercial Practice Group. He has been trying and litigating cases in both New York and California for the past 15 years. Mr. Bodzin can be reached at 510-835-6833 and rbodzin@burnhambrown.com.

07-07-2006

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