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Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, P.L.C.

\"Chambers USA\" Again Names Miller Canfield Among Michigan\'s Best
Chambers USA 2006, a referral guide designed to objectively present the best practitioners in the main areas of corporate law, has selected Miller Canfield as a top law firm in all six practice areas ranked in Michigan, and has ranked the firm nationally in three categories. In addition, 24 of the firm’s attorneys are recognized as leading business attorneys – more than any other Michigan law firm for the second year in a row.

Miller Canfield was recognized nationally as a leader in Native American Law, Sports Law and Transportation/Aviation Regulatory & Litigation. In Michigan, the firm received the highest possible ranking in Banking & Finance Law; Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation; Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; and Real Estate; and was also recognized for its Corporate/M&A work.

06-26-2006

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Le Boeuf, Lamb, Greene & McRae, L.L.P.

LeBoeuf Lamb Expands Bankruptcy and Restructuring Department
LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP has added 10 attorneys from the bankruptcy and restructuring practices of McDermott Will & Emery and King & Spalding. The new attorneys, including three partners, are based in the firm's Chicago and New York offices.

The Chicago office has added seven attorneys to the firm's core group of bankruptcy and restructuring experts. Lewis S. Rosenbloom, who becomes head of the worldwide bankruptcy and restructuring department for LeBoeuf Lamb, is recognized as one of the nation's leading corporate restructuring advisors and formerly led McDermott's corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, governance and corporate advisory practices serving the distressed business and investment markets. During his career, Mr. Rosenbloom has managed the representation of virtually every possible stakeholder or participant in major bankruptcy, corporate restructuring, finance, merger and acquisition, and multi-district class litigation matters.

Mr. Rosenbloom's clients have included CNA, Fireman's Fund, State Farm, The Travelers, AM International, Gillett Holdings, Mercury Finance, the Funding Systems companies, North American Car Corporation, Unsecured Creditors Committee in the Federated Department Stores cases, the Senior Bondholders Committee in the Continental Airlines Chapter 11 cases, and the board of directors of Armstrong Holdings, as well as having served as a board member and general counsel of several companies, including affiliates of CIBC Oppenheimer, Idealab Capital Partners, and SBC Communications.

Six McDermott attorneys have joined Mr. Rosenbloom in LeBoeuf Lamb's Chicago office: partner David D. Cleary, Mohsin N. Khambati, Dean C. Gramlich, Shannon L. Walsh, Thomas Augspurger and June Kim.

In New York, Lawrence A. Larose joins the firm as head of the corporate restructuring practice. A former partner at King & Spalding and co-head of that firm's financial restructuring practice, Mr. Larose has extensive experience in restructuring investment banks, commercial banks and insurance companies. His principal area of practice is the restructuring of financially troubled entities, both in-court and out-of-court, including mergers and acquisitions, and financial transactions. He represents major financial institutions in the acquisition or disposition of businesses and entities and in the issuance, sale and underwriting of securities.

Mr. Larose was the lead corporate attorney in the representation of Confederation Life Insurance Company and Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company, the two largest insurance company restructurings in history. He was also chief restructuring counsel to Foster Wheeler Ltd., one of the largest out-of-court restructurings ever consummated. Mr. Larose appears frequently in media commentary on business topics such as CNN and Bloomberg Television.

Two King & Spalding attorneys, Samuel S. Kohn and Sarah Landon Trum, will join Mr. Larose in the New York office.

LeBoeuf Lamb Chairman Steven H. Davis said of the new group: ""Lew, Larry, and their colleagues greatly enhance the firm's ability to represent major businesses and their investors during difficult restructurings. Our new team members have an impressively wide range of experience and we are very pleased to have them on board.

06-26-2006

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Two Shareholders in Greenberg Traurig\'s Denver Office Named Among Leading Business Lawyers in Chambers & Partners USA Guide
Troy Eid and George Matava, shareholders in Greenberg Traurig LLP’s Denver office, have been named among the leading business lawyers in the nation in the 2006-2007 Chambers & Partners USA Guide. Seventy-two Greenberg Traurig attorneys were listed this year – an increase of more than 50 percent over the 2005-2006 Chambers USA Guide. Several of the firm’s areas of practice by geographic region also were included.

Chambers & Partners USA Guide selects attorneys for inclusion based on thousands of interviews with practicing lawyers and with clients around the world.

In addition to the individual rankings, Chambers & Partners ranked practice areas by geographic region. The firm received a No. 1 ranking for Banking & Finance; Bankruptcy/Restructuring; Construction; Corporate/M&A; Immigration; Litigation: General Commercial; Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations; Real Estate; Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use; and Tax.

Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, full-service law firm with 1,500 attorneys and governmental affairs professionals in the U.S., Europe and Asia. The firm is ranked seventh on The American Lawyer's Am Law 100 listing of the largest law firms in the U.S., based on number of lawyers.

“Chambers & Partners rankings are important because they are the result of peer and client interviews. These cannot be influenced by advertising commitments or voting from internal sources. We are very proud to see this increase in the number of our attorneys appearing in the guide, as well as having several areas of practice ranked in key markets,” said David Palmer, managing shareholder of Greenberg Traurig’s Denver office.

Matava was recognized for his skill in intellectual property matters. He serves as co-chair of Greenberg Taurig’s national intellectual property litigation group and heads the IP practice in its Denver office. He has focused on intellectual property matters for the past 20 years and has extensive experience litigating and trying patent, trademark, copyright, e-commerce, trade secret and antitrust-related claims. Matava represents companies in patent cases in numerous industries including automotive products, biomedical devices, computer hardware and software, telecommunications, cable and satellite television, biodegradable plastics and more. In the trademark and copyright fields, his clients are in industries ranging from brewing and real estate franchising to telecommunications and consumer products.

Eid was recognized for the second year in a row for excellence in environmental law, which runs the gamut of natural resources from energy to federal Indian law. He concentrates in legal project management, coordinating litigation as well as corporate and governmental representations in complex matters involving multiple law firms, consultants and other cross-disciplinary teams. On June 9, Eid was nominated by President Bush to be the United States Attorney for the District of Colorado.

06-26-2006

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Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

Energy Lawyer Mathew Kidwell Joins Fulbright as Partner in the firm’s Dubai Office
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. announces that Mathew Kidwell has joined its Dubai office as a partner in its rapidly expanding oil and gas practice in the Middle East. Kidwell has resided for years in Dubai, where he was previously a partner in another prominent international law firm.
Steve Pfeiffer, chair of Fulbright’s Executive Committee, credited the firm’s continued growth in the Middle East to an overall strategy of focusing on Fulbright’s strengths in the region, specifically in the energy sector.

“Mathew's international energy experience will be key to strengthening our already formidable Middle East energy practice,” Pfeiffer said. “He brings extensive global energy knowledge and strong relationships with regional businesses.”

John Lonsberg, head of Fulbright’s Middle East practice, added: “Mathew’s significant experience in oil and gas transactions in the Middle East dovetails well with our established Middle East team that has been active in the region for more than 25 years.”

Kidwell focuses on financing and development of major energy projects throughout the energy chain, from oil and gas exploration, production, refining, LNG, transportation, regulation through to power generation and transmission. Kidwell’s project experience is global, spanning from the Middle East to Europe, India, Africa and South America. In addition, he has experience in sectors, including IT, water, transport and other infrastructure projects.

""Business success in the Middle East often depends upon strong personal relationships,” Kidwell said. “I am delighted to be joining a team of lawyers that has deep regional roots and many valued clients in the Middle East.

06-26-2006

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Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, L.L.P.

Cleary Gottlieb Adds Leading M&A Partner in Cologne
International law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP announced today that leading German M&A lawyer Jürgen J. Sieger will join the firm as a partner in its Cologne office.

Mr. Sieger, 53, comes to Cleary Gottlieb from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, where his current practice includes the whole range of corporate advisory and M&A work. His expertise extends to a broad range of industry sectors. Mr. Sieger has been recognized by JUVE, the leading German guide to lawyers, as one of the top ten senior M&A lawyers in Germany and is the author of numerous publications on corporate law.

Mr. Sieger’s appointment brings the total number of Cleary Gottlieb partners to 184.

""Jürgen’s arrival at Cleary Gottlieb will provide an opportunity to build on our recent success in German M&A,"" said Cleary Gottlieb Managing Partner Mark Walker. ""His presence in Cologne, where we already have a highly regarded competition and antitrust practice, will complement the excellent corporate and M&A capabilities in our Frankfurt office and strengthen our ability to handle complex German and cross-border corporate transactions.""

Mr. Sieger, a native of Bonn, was admitted to the Bar of Cologne in 1983. He joined Deringer Tessin as an associate in 1983, becoming an equity partner in 1988. In January 2000, Deringer Tessin merged with Freshfields. Since 2000, Mr. Sieger has been a member of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s German corporate committee and has headed the firm’s corporate practice in Cologne.

Commenting on his move, Mr. Sieger said, ""I have spent many rewarding years at Freshfields and played a role in the integration and growth of the practice following the merger with Bruckhaus. But joining a distinguished firm like Cleary Gottlieb presents a new challenge for me and gives me the opportunity to make a contribution to developing the firm’s M&A practice in Cologne and across Germany.

06-26-2006

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Chapman & Cutler LLP

Chapman and Cutler Partner to Head Project Finance Group
Leading financial services law firm, Chapman and Cutler LLP has named partner William M. Libit head of its Project Finance Group. Since joining the firm in 1985, Libit has focused on the utility, energy and transportation sectors.

His practice includes the representation of utilities, sponsors, underwriters, credit providers and governmental entities in project financings. He also represents private sector and governmental entities in public-private partnership transactions.

For decades, Chapman and Cutler has represented clients in the development and financing of innovative infrastructure and energy projects throughout North America.

Project finance is one of the firm's most complex disciplines, employing a diverse staff of attorneys with a complex balance of diverse training including finance, regulatory, real estate, secured transactions, environmental and tax law. Chapman assists clients in developing and transforming project finance concepts into effective, efficient transaction structures.

06-26-2006

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Baker & McKenzie, L.L.P.

Baker & McKenzie LLP Appoints College Of Law As Exclusive LPC Provider
Baker & McKenzie, London has appointed The College of Law exclusively to deliver the Legal Practice Course (LPC) to its future trainee solicitors, starting with the September 2007 intake.

Known as the Baker & McKenzie LPC+, the course will be delivered from The College of Law's new centre in Moorgate, which opens this summer, and gives the Firm the opportunity to tailor the course to the needs of its 30-strong annual trainee intake.

The year long programme will foster stronger links between Baker & McKenzie and its future trainees, allowing the Firm to provide more training, support and social contact during the LPC year.

Amongst other elements of the programme, Baker & McKenzie lawyers will actively participate in the development and delivery of sessions set within the context of the Firm's practice. Tailored learning materials will include topics relevant to its business such as multi-jurisdictional transactions.

London Training Partner, Mike Webster, commented: ""We believe that our students will benefit greatly from this collaboration with the College. It will provide all our trainees with the chance to understand more about the culture of the Firm and to develop relationships with their future colleagues whilst providing a common training platform of the highest quality. With the college we are investing significant resource in this exercise to create a student experience that reflects the expectations and aspirations of our high calibre trainee applicants.""

Webster continued: ""The new programme will ensure that all of our trainees are able to commence their training contract with a better understanding of our practice and culture. The Firm will also provide additional training to raise commercial awareness and to equip trainees with the technical skills and personal qualities identified in our development framework.""

Colin Dworkin, Director of Training added: ""Baker & McKenzie has long been committed to the development of our trainees. This is illustrated by the fact that for three years running we have been named the 'Best Trainer - Large City Firm' in the LawCareers.Net/Trainee Solicitors' Group Training & Recruitment Awards. This initiative is further evidence of that commitment.""

Professor Nigel Savage, Chief Executive of The College of Law said: ""I am delighted that Baker & McKenzie have backed our approach to the LPC. Our strategy is particularly suited to the needs of global firms, such as Baker & McKenzie, as well as national firms, because it facilitates the culture of on-line learning in the training context and client relationship environment. Our approach enables firms to focus their education and training on delivering strategic priorities thus getting trainees off to the right start immediately.

06-26-2006

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