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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Creates Scholarship Fund at Mount St. Mary\'s College
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce the creation of a scholarship fund at Mount St. Mary's College. The Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Scholarship will be awarded to students studying pre-law at the College for tuition and law-related programs. The scholarships, in the amount of $10,000, will be awarded to students over a two-year period beginning in 2006.

In addition to the financial contribution, Gibson Dunn will include a mentoring component to the scholarships. A Gibson Dunn lawyer will serve as a mentor for each recipient during the recipient’s remaining term at the College. The College’s pre-law minor offers students an in-depth exploration of analytic skills needed to practice law. Students may choose from courses in mock trial, constitutional law, business law, civil rights, and criminal law.

""A number of Gibson Dunn lawyers routinely assist Mount St. Mary’s mock trial team in competition and have been highly impressed by the students’ capabilities,"" said Leslie Ripley, Director of Recruiting and Diversity at Gibson Dunn. ""Many have what it takes to succeed at a major law school, but even the cost of taking an LSAT review course is prohibitive for many students with limited financial means. We hope that this scholarship will help students pursue a career in law.""

Ripley added, ""We are also excited to include mentoring as part of the package. The recipients will be paired with a Gibson Dunn attorney, who can offer recipients a closer view of the profession through invitations to work-related functions, such as bar association events.""

Dr. Stephanie Cubba, Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Mount Saint Mary’s, said, ""The scholarship fund will be a wonderful way to help our pre-law students achieve their professional goals. We are very grateful to Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher not only for the monetary gift, but for offering the time and expertise of its lawyers to assist our students.

06-27-2006

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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE PARTNER CO-AUTHORS ARTICLE ON INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES
Milton R. Stewart, a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP (DWT) with 35 years experience in structuring mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, reorganizations and management buyouts, has published a national article on international joint ventures (IJV)s in ACC Docket, a publication geared to in-house legal counsel. Stewart co-authored an article with adidas North America General Counsel Paul Ehrlich, for the June 2006 issue.

“Virtually every business needs to internationally source and distribute goods, services or intellectual property,” said Stewart. “However, only the largest companies have the resources and experience to navigate the international legal and regulatory waters, while successfully adapting to cultural norms, language barriers or currency issues. Smaller companies especially may be interested in an IJV, but they lack the resources or experience to move forward or to know what they’re getting into. This article is designed to show companies of all sizes the advantages and disadvantages of IJVs, and to provide guidance for structuring them, and, as well, provide tips on avoiding common mistakes and maximizing the chances for their success.” The article is available online at http://www.dwt.com/lawdir/publications/06-06_Stewart.pdf.

In addition to maintaining his transactional practice and acting as general counsel to a number of Northwest companies, Stewart is the business development and client relations partner for DWT and a member of the firm’s Strategic Growth Committee. He also has an active role in several civic and professional organizations, including board memberships with Lex Mundi (the world’s leading association of independent law firms), the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (emeritus) and the Indiana University Foundation. Stewart is a member of the Oregon and Washington state bar associations.

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is a national business and litigation law firm with more than 420 attorneys in its nine offices located throughout the Pacific Northwest, and in Anchorage, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Washington D.C., and Shanghai, China.

06-27-2006

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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE’S NEWELL ELECTED TO AMERICAN BOARD OF TRIAL ADVOCATES
Robert D. Newell, a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, has been elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and the Oregon Chapter of ABOTA.

Newell has extensive trial experience in commercial, securities and health law litigation. He has represented clients such as Blockbuster, Kinetic Systems, and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan. Newell is noted as one of “America’s Leading Business Lawyers” by renowned survey guide Chambers USA for general commercial litigation for the past three years.

Newell is past president of the Multnomah Bar Association, chairman of the board of Mercy Corps, and winner of the Oregon State Bar Pro Bono Challenge for the most individual hours of pro bono legal services in 2004 and 2005.

Newell joins another Davis Wright attorney, Daniel E. O’Leary, as a member of ABOTA.

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is a national business and litigation law firm with more than 420 attorneys in its nine offices located throughout the Pacific Northwest, and in Anchorage, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Washington D.C., and Shanghai, China.

06-27-2006

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Bullivant Houser Bailey

Washington Super Lawyers selects five Bullivant attorneys
Five Bullivant Houser Bailey PC attorneys have been honored by their peers as Super Lawyers for 2006 in Washington, the firm announced today. Lawyers were selected based on the results of thousands of peer reviews and votes, and the recommendation of a blue-ribbon panel.

Bullivant attorneys selected in Washington:
Jeffrey Frank, Construction, Seattle, Robert Mahler, White Collar Criminal Defense, Seattle,Lawrence Ream, Bankruptcy & Creditors Rights, Seattle, Jerret Sale, Insurance Coverage, Seattle, Scott Stickney, Insurance Defense, Seattle.

The list of Super Lawyers is published in Washington Law & Politics. Law & Politics annually surveys lawyers throughout numerous states, conducting additional research to identify lawyers who have achieved the highest level of professional achievement. Approximately five percent of lawyers in their respective states receive the Super Lawyer designation.

06-27-2006

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Akerman & Senterfitt, Attorneys At Law

AKERMAN SENTERFITT ADDS 30 ATTORNEYS FROM WICKWIRE GAVIN
Akerman Senterfitt announced today that Wickwire Gavin, a nationally recognized construction law and government contracts boutique, has joined the firm, adding 30 attorneys from its Virginia, Los Angeles and Wisconsin locations. With these additions, Akerman Senterfitt will have the ability to offer its clients large-scale project development, disaster preparedness and recovery, construction, and government contracts services on a national and global scale. The Wickwire attorneys will gain greater access to the Florida market and its numerous development projects, as well as to Akerman's top-rated construction, corporate, tax and real estate practices. The acquisition is consistent with Akerman's long-term strategy for creating national and global practice areas that are consistent with its Florida strengths.

""Wickwire's long history of significant projects and its national and global recognition in construction law and large-scale project developments provides us with the capacity to compete for the top infrastructure projects in the world,"" said Akerman Senterfitt Chairman and CEO Tom Cardwell. ""With so many major development projects currently underway or in the planning stages globally, it is a logical step for us to provide end-to-end services to keep pace with our clients' global demands.""

Founded in 1974 by Jon M. Wickwire and Donald G. Gavin, Wickwire Gavin is recognized as one of the leading construction boutiques in the country that also has a strong government contracts practice. Additional practice areas include postal contracting, surety and fidelity, insurance, bankruptcy, corporate and commercial law, commercial litigation, and environmental law.

Wickwire and Gavin, along with 19 other attorneys, will join Akerman Senterfitt as shareholders, while 3 join as of counsel and 6 as associates. The Virginia, Los Angeles and Wisconsin locations will continue to be managed by the current managing directors of those offices: Stanley M. Salus in Tysons Corner, David P. Dapper in Los Angeles and Robert J. Smith in Madison.

The new attorneys will join more than 80 lawyers comprising Akerman Senterfitt's current Real Estate Practice, one of the largest in the state of Florida. The group provides comprehensive representation with respect to large land deals and construction projects, including transactional work involving workouts and restructurings. In the area of construction, the firm represents owners, contractors, design professionals, and tenants in the design, construction, and renovation of office, industrial, retail, condominium, multi-family, single-family, golf course, hotel, correctional facility, telecommunications, and other projects. The firm's real estate lawyers work together with its Construction Litigation Practice in representing clients in litigation or arbitration proceedings involving construction disputes. The firm also represents individuals, cities, states and countries in large-scale infrastructure projects.

Wickwire Gavin’s Government Contracts group will also complement Akerman’s Corporate, Policy and Government Relations, and Construction practice areas, providing clients with counsel and representation in the areas of contract compliance, bid protests, Small and Disadvantaged Business matters, contract and subcontract administration, claims preparation and litigation, construction contracts, information technology contracts, and international contracts.

06-27-2006

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

Tammy L. Helminski Joins Dickinson Wright\'s Environmental Practice
Dickinson Wright is pleased to announce that Tammy L. Helminski has joined the Detroit office of Dickinson Wright as an Associate.

Tammy practices in the areas of environmental law and commercial and business litigation. She was a Summer Associate for the Firm in 2005 and an intern to the Honorable Robert H. Cleland, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in 2004. Prior to that, Tammy worked as a Pollution Prevention Coordinator for PAI Corp., NASA Ames Research Center and as an Environmental Engineer for Ford Motor Company. Tammy received both a B.S. in Environmental Engineering (magna cum laude) and a M.S. in Environmental Policy from Michigan Technological University. She earned her J.D. from the University of Michigan.

06-27-2006

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Andrews, Davis, Legg, Bixler, Milsten & Price, P.C.

Andrews Davis Law Firm in Oklahoma City Names New Officer and Director
Andrews Davis, a business law firm headquartered in Oklahoma City, has named D. Joe Rockett as president. In addition, the firm has elected Matthew H. Griffith as a new director.

These changes are immediate and follow the resignation of John F. Fischer who was recently appointed by Governor Brad Henry to the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals. Fischer will be leaving the firm this month.

""John's leadership has been extremely valuable to the firm,"" said Joe Rockett. ""The firm will miss him very much. However, we are all very proud of his appointment to the bench.""

Rockett received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1964. He received a Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1967. He joined the firm in 1969 and practices in the firm's corporate and securities department. His practice includes general corporate planning and counseling, corporate governance, corporate finance, private placements, venture capital, public securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, limited liability companies and partnerships.

Rockett is a member of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association. He is the recipient of the 2006 Leadership in Law award given by the Oklahoma County Bar Association in conjunction with The Journal Record newspaper. On April 22, 2006, Rockett was elected to the Board of Directors of Meritas, Law Firms Worldwide, an international affiliation of independent law firms. He is also listed in Who's Who in American Law and Best Lawyers in America.

Matthew H. Griffith was elected to the firm's board of directors. Griffith received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Central Oklahoma in 1992, and a Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 2000.

Griffith is a member of the Oklahoma Venture Forum. Mr. Griffith is a former chairperson of the Oklahoma County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division and the 2004 recipient of the Outstanding Young Lawyer Award.

06-27-2006

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