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Pepper Hamilton, L.L.P.

DaQuana L. Carter of Pepper Hamilton Elected Treasurer of the Barristers\' Association of Philadelphia
DaQuana L. Carter, an associate with Pepper Hamilton LLP, has been elected treasurer of the Barristers’ Association of Philadelphia for a term of one year. The election was held during the Barristers’ Association’s June monthly meeting.

Ms. Carter, who has been a member of the Barristers’ Association since 2004, concentrates her practice in health effects litigation. She is a member of the advisory board of Womens Way and a member of the leadership board of the Villanova University Minority Alumni Society.

Established in 1950, the Barristers’ Association of Philadelphia (www.phillybarristers.org) addresses the professional needs and development of African-American lawyers in Philadelphia and its surrounding counties through programs such as seminars, cultural events and publications. The Association also sponsors or participates in activities that promote youth awareness and career opportunities in the legal profession.

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.

06-23-2006

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Kaye Scholer LLP

Adlerstein Named as 2006 Southern California Rising Star
C. Dovi Adlerstein, an associate in the Corporate & Finance Department of Kaye Scholer's Los Angeles office, was named to the 2006 Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars for his work in Mergers & Acquisitions. Mr. Adlerstein will appear in the July 2006 issue of Los Angeles magazine and in Southern California Super Lawyers - Rising Stars Edition. Only 2.5 percent of the Southern California attorneys (Los Angeles and Orange counties) are given this honor. Rising Stars are selected by peer nomination and independent research on candidates. This is the third consecutive year Mr. Adlerstein was named a Rising Star.

06-23-2006

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Hodgson Russ LLP

John J. Christopher elected to NYS Association of School Attorneys board of directors
John J. Christopher, a partner in Hodgson Russ LLP’s Education Law Practice Group, was recently elected to the board of directors of the New York State Association of School Attorneys, an organization that provides support to the New York State Association of School Boards and educational opportunities for attorneys who represent school boards and school districts across New York State.

Since 1988, Mr. Christopher has represented school districts in all aspects of Education Law and employee-relations issues, including the full range of school board issues, the defense of employment discrimination matters before state and federal agencies and in the courts, representing school districts before governmental agencies, bargaining collective negotiations agreements, handling grievances and arbitrations, and conducting employee termination procedures. He advises school boards and assists with the development of policies and procedures for compliance with state and federal law, and he counsels school districts in special education matters, students discipline proceedings, and other matters.

Mr. Christopher has written numerous articles on education law and offers training programs at school districts, and he is in frequent demand as a speaker.

With more than 225 attorneys practicing in all major areas of law, Hodgson Russ is among the 200 largest law firms headquartered in the United States. It is one of approximately 100 firms in the country listed in America’s Greatest Places to Work With a Law Degree. In June 2005, Hodgson Russ received the Carol S. Knox Family-Friendly Employer Award from the Capital District Women’s Bar Association. Established in 1817, Hodgson Russ is among the oldest law firms in the United States. Hodgson Russ has offices in Albany, Buffalo, Johnstown, and New York, New York; Boca Raton, Florida; and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

06-23-2006

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Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

Fulbright Dallas Attorney Makes “40 Under 40” List
Aimee Fagan, business and securities litigation counselor in Fulbright's Dallas location, was one of the 40 professionals under the age 40 recognized by the Dallas Business Journal (DBJ) as leaders in their fields and in the community.

Aimee Perilloux Fagan
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DallasDBJ observed that Fagan has tried and won major cases and handled significant securities and commercial litigation matters across Texas. She also co-chairs the Dallas Bar Association's Trial Skills Section and also serves on the Council for the DBA's Business Litigation Section.

In addition, Fagan is a Texas Monthly Rising Star in business litigation and was listed as one of the Best Lawyers Under 40 in Dallas by D Magazine.

Fagan focuses her practice on business and securities litigation, including securities class actions, business litigation, and high-dollar fiduciary litigation (including estate and trust actions). She has significant trial and other courtroom experience as lead counsel, including several successful jury trials and bench trials.

06-23-2006

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Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, L.L.P.

Deborah Garza Named as One of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America by The National Law Journal
Deborah Garza, an antitrust partner in the Washington, DC office of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, today was selected as one of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America by The National Law Journal. Ms. Garza’s practice involves the full range of antitrust counseling and litigation, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions.

In the search for the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America, researchers from The National Law Journal looked for attorneys “outside the government with the clout to influence big things to happen”. Their criteria for selection included lawyers who had a national impact in their fields and beyond with the power to shape public affairs, launch industries, stir up change and get things accomplished.

Ms. Garza has been immersed in public and private sector antitrust for the past 25 years. She has served in the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division during both the Reagan and Bush Administrations, as Chief of Staff and Counselor and as a Special Assistant. Most notably, Ms. Garza received a congressional appointment to preside as chairwoman of the Antitrust Modernization Commission (AMC). The panel of experts appointed to the AMC study the U.S. antitrust laws and report findings and recommendations to the President and Congress.

06-23-2006

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Fowler, White, Boggs & Banker, Attorneys At Law

Rhea Law named one of Florida’s top managing partners & eighteen Fowler White Boggs Banker attorneys named to FL Trend’s FL Legal Elite
Rhea F. Law was named one of the Top Managing Partners in Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite survey. She was also named Florida Legal Elite in the area of Environmental and Land Use law. The following attorneys were also recognized as Florida’s Legal Elite in their practice areas: Appellate Practice – Tracy Raffles Gunn and Hala A. Sandridge; Bankruptcy and Workout – John D. Emmanuel; Civil Trial – Richard K. Bowers, Jr.; Commercial Litigation – Michael J. Dewberry and Julie Simone Sneed; Environmental and Land Use – Linda Loomis Shelley and Jacob D. Varn; Health – Francis B. Geary, Jr. and Edward M. Waller, Jr.; Labor and Employment – Cathy J. Beveridge, Heather B. Brock, John W. Robinson, IV and Denise L. Wheeler; Tax – Mitchell I. Horowitz; Wills, Trusts and Estates – Thomas J. Ellwanger. These Fowler White Boggs Banker attorneys are among the top 1.8% of The Florida Bar members who were selected in a peer review survey.

Donald R. Kirk, a shareholder in the firm’s Commercial Litigation Practice Group, was named Up-and-Coming Legal Elite.

Fowler White Boggs Banker is one of Florida’s oldest and largest law firms with more than 230 attorneys in ten offices throughout Florida in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Ft. Myers, Tallahassee, Orlando, Naples, West Palm Beach, Bonita Springs, Jacksonville and Boca Raton. For more information, visit www.fowlerwhite.com.

06-23-2006

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Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Carol Ann Marunich Joins Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Carol Ann Marunich has joined Dinsmore & Shohl LLP as a Partner in its Health Care Practice Group, concentrating in the medical malpractice defense of physicians and hospitals, and civil litigation with an emphasis on trial work. She will practice from the Morgantown, WV office.

Ms. Marunich is a 1991 graduate of the West Virginia University College of Law and also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from WVU. She has concentrated her practice in the areas of medical malpractice defense and health care law. She has successfully defended a variety of medical negligence cases on behalf of physicians and hospitals statewide. She also provides advice to hospitals and health care providers on issues relating to licensing, medical staff issues, physician employment contracts, peer review, and hospital by-laws.

She is also a trained mediator and has extensive experience in participating in mediations as a representative for clients in the mediation process.

06-23-2006

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