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Gray, Plant & Mooty

Gray Plant Mooty Hires New Director of Business Development from World’s Largest Law Firm
Adding a professional to its ranks from a worldwide law firm, Gray Plant Mooty law firm announced today that Elizabeth (Liz) Lockett has joined the firm as its new Director of Business Development and Marketing.

Lockett will be responsible for creating and executing business development and marketing strategies with a six-person team that provides support to 160 lawyers in three offices: Minneapolis and St. Cloud, Minnesota and Washington, D.C. In addition, she will work closely with the firm’s leadership – managing officer, executive director, board of directors and client service and business development committee – to set strategy for the firm’s growth and client management, retention and development.

Prior to joining Gray Plant Mooty, Lockett served as Senior Business Development Manager at the world’s largest global law firm, Clifford Chance in London, England. She has also held business development positions in the New York offices of Dorsey & Whitney and Pillsbury Winthrop.

Managing Officer, Bruce Mooty said, “We are very excited to have Liz join our firm. She is committed to all clients being completely satisfied with our legal services and that our services are specifically tailored to meet each client’s individual needs. She brings a global perspective to us as a result of marketing and developing business for the world’s largest law firm. Her outstanding experience, strategic vision, fresh perspectives and knowledge of today’s legal service industry will prove invaluable to the firm and our clients.”

Liz Lockett said, “I am very excited to join Gray Plant Mooty and work in the Twin Cities. Gray Plant Mooty is a stellar firm known for its exceptional client service standards, dedication to superior legal work, and generous community involvement. I am pleased to be a member of this great team and look forward to assisting the firm in implementing our strategic vision and delivering our promise of superior client service.”

Gray Plant Mooty is a full-service law firm with offices in Minneapolis and St. Cloud, Minnesota and Washington, DC. Approximately 160 attorneys serve regional, national and international clients. Gray Plant Mooty is a progressive, smart, approachable, and community-oriented law firm, founded in 1866. The firm’s web site is www.gpmlaw.com.

06-21-2006

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Jones, Walker

Publication Names Thomas F. Morante To Florida Super Lawyers
Thomas F. Morante has been named by the 2006 Law & Politics publication Florida Super Lawyers as one of Florida’s top attorneys. Only 5% of the attorneys in Florida receive this distinction. Mr. Morante, was named in the area of International Financial Services, Securities. He is the office head of Jones Walker’s Miami office and co-chairs the Insurance, Banking and Financial Services practice. Mr. Morante has been recognized as one of the Top 250 attorneys in South Florida by South Florida Legal Guide as well.

06-21-2006

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Pepper Hamilton, L.L.P.

Three Associates Join Pepper Hamilton in Detroit
Pepper Hamilton LLP announced that three associates have joined its Detroit office in the past 12 months. Deborah Kovsky-Apap and Melanie Sonnenborn joined the bankruptcy and reorganization practice group, and Kathy Lochmann joined the corporate and securities practice group.

Ms. Kovsky-Apap concentrates her practice in bankruptcy and reorganization matters. Before joining Pepper, she was an associate with Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP in New York City. Ms. Kovsky-Apap received her undergraduate degree in literature, magna cum laude, from Harvard College in 1996, and her law degree from Columbia Law School in 2003, where she was a member of the Columbia Law Review and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. She is a member of the New Jersey, Michigan and New York bars.

Ms. Lochmann concentrates her practice in corporate and securities matters. She received her undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from General Motors Institute in Flint, Michigan, in 1981, and she is a 2004 graduate of Ave Maria School of Law in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Prior to entering law school, Ms. Lochmann progressed through various engineering positions in several areas of the automotive industry, including director of programs and director of engineering for a leading Tier One electronics supplier. Ms. Lochmann is admitted to practice in Michigan and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Ms. Sonnenborn concentrates her practice in corporate bankruptcy and reorganization. She received her undergraduate degree in philosophy, with honors, from Bryn Mawr College in 1995, a master’s degree in social work from the University of Michigan in 1999, and her law degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 2005. In law school, she was a member of the Michigan Journal of Law Reform and co-chair of the Michigan Law School ACLU. Before attending law school, Ms. Sonnenborn worked as a social worker in the Detroit area and studied in Vienna, Austria, as the recipient of a Rotary Foundation Scholarship. She is a member of the Michigan bar.

Pepper has been practicing in downtown Detroit since 1979, and was one of the first national law firms to enter the Detroit market. Lawyers in the office handle bankruptcy and reorganization, corporate and securities (including venture capital and SBIC), environmental (litigation and regulatory), labor and employment, litigation, public finance, real estate and tax matters. The office offers clients all the resources of a large, multi-office firm with a national and international practice.

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.

06-21-2006

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Chapman & Cutler LLP

Marie Oldham, Corporate Finance Attorney, Joins Chapman and Cutler
Adding another experienced transactional attorney to its broad-based finance practice, leading financial services law firm Chapman and Cutler LLP announced that Marie C. Oldham has joined as a partner in the Chicago office.

Ms. Oldham, 45, represents banks, financial institutions and investment funds – as well as borrowers – in large capitalization and middle-market lending transactions. She also frequently advises creditors in out-ofcourt restructurings and liquidations, as well as in bankruptcy court. She joins Chapman from Winston & Strawn, where she was a finance and corporate lending partner.

Ms. Oldham’s representations cover a span of structures and deals, including senior, second lien, and mezzanine debt, as well as debtor-in-possession financing. Her industry experience is likewise diverse. Ms. Oldham has led financing transactions involving manufacturing, energy, heavy industrial, factoring and financial services clients.

“Marie has spent her career handling complex financings for participants across the capital structure – there are few attorneys with her broad knowledge base of large-cap and particularly middle-market lending transactions,” said Chapman and Cutler’s Corporate Finance leader Michael G. McGee. “Her knowledge of the lending landscape, especially her experience with non-traditional lenders and funds, will be of significant value to our financial institution clients. On many levels, Marie is a great addition to our practice.”

Richard A. Cosgrove, Chapman’s chief executive partner, also welcomed Ms. Oldham. “Marie is superbly grounded in financial institutions work – she has represented some of the biggest marquee lenders in the industry and brings an outstanding transactional track record, as well as major relationships among banks, funds, and even equity sponsors. We are getting a deeply talented financing partner.”

Ms. Oldham is the latest in a group of established finance and corporate attorneys to join Chapman in the last six months. The firm recently added asset securitization partner Todd Plotner; aircraft leasing partner Lynne Gochanour and corporate finance partner Farhad Patel. Chapman also recently added a group of corporate, real estate and litigation partners to its Salt Lake City office, as well as two senior finance partners – Patrick Lawler and Christopher Oliver – to its San Francisco office. 2

“Chapman and Cutler understands sophisticated transactional finance as well as any firm I can think of – its longtime core financial focus was hugely appealing to my practice,” Ms. Oldham said. “Chapman offers tremendous industry knowledge and attorney resources, not only for the kind of large-cap and middle-market work I do, but also for my bankruptcy and workout representations. On top of that, the collaborative culture of the firm was a definite draw – attorneys here are highly willing to share their knowledge in structuring transactions.”

Ms. Oldham received her J.D., from the University of Illinois College of Law (1986) where she was a member of the Law Review and her B.S from Southern Illinois University (1983). She is also a Certified Public Accountant.

06-21-2006

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Carlton Fields

Carlton Fields Shareholder, Luis Prats, Selected for the 2006 Paul M. May Meritorious Service Award by Stetson University College of Law
Carlton Fields is pleased to announce that Tampa Shareholder, Luis Prats, was selected as the 2006 recipient of the Paul M. May Meritorious Service Award by the Stetson Lawyers Association.

This award is presented each year to an alumnus of the Stetson University College of Law who shows continued support and commitment to the university and to the profession of law. The award was presented to Prats at the Stetson College of Law Alumni Reception during The Florida Bar Annual Meeting on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 at the Boca Raton Resort and Club.

Prats is the president of the Stetson University National Alumni Association. He also serves on the Stetson University Board of Trustees and the Alumni Board executive committee.

Prats is the Practice Group Leader for the Firm's Construction Group and serves on the Firm's Board of Directors. He is a Board Certified construction lawyer who represents a diverse clientele in complex commercial disputes, including all types of construction litigation. Prats received his B.A. from Stetson University in 1978 and his J.D. from Stetson University College of Law in 1981.

06-21-2006

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Adams & Reese LLP

Laurence J. McDuff Selected as one of Birmingham’s “Top 40 Under 40”
Laurence J. McDuff, a partner in the Birmingham office of Adams and Reese, has been selected as one of Birmingham Business Journal’s “Top 40 Under 40.” He will be recognized at a luncheon held on August 24,2006, at the Rivercahse Galleria in Hoover. For several years, “Top 40 Under 40” has recognized 40 top business and community leaders in the Birmingham area under the age of 40.

McDuff is a member of the Litigation Practice Group, and serves as the Practice Team Leader for the Health Care Litigation Team. He represents hospitals, physicians and other medical service providers before trial courts, appellate courts and administrative and regulatory agencies. He also practices in the area of business litigation, with an emphasis on the financial industry. In this capacity, he represents corporations and individuals in all types of business disputes, such as derivative litigation, consumer fraud and arbitration. He has appeared before the Alabama Supreme Court, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to present oral argument in such matters. Additionally, McDuff has handled these cases to conclusion in numerous jury trials in Alabama trial courts.

He earned his Juris Doctorate cum laude from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1995. He was a member of the John A. Campbell Moot Court Board (1994-1995) and the Alabama Law Review from 1993 –1995. Prior to attending law school, he was a ground officer in the U.S. Navy. He received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia in 1990, where he was a member for the Navy ROTC. He is a member of the Birmingham, Alabama and American Bar Associations; the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association and the Defense Research Institute.

Aside from his professional activities, Laurence regularly volunteers his time through HUGS, the corporate volunteer program of Adams and Reese. Through participation in this program, he has supported several organizations such as the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, United Cerebral Palsy and the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.

Adams and Reese LLP is a multidisciplinary law firm. With more than 300 lawyers, the firm has offices in Baton Rouge, LA; Birmingham, AL; Houston, TX; Jackson, MS; Memphis, TN; Mobile, AL; Nashville, TN; New Orleans, LA and Washington, D.C. American Lawyer Magazine recently named Adams and Reese to its distinguished list of the nation’s top 200 firms - “The Am Law 200.” The National Law Journal also lists the firm on the “NLJ 250” of the nation’s largest law firms.

06-21-2006

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Thompson Hine LLP

Thompson Hine In Top Five Corporate Law Firms in Cleveland, Fifth Year in a Row
Thompson Hine LLP has again been ranked in the top five corporate law firms in Cleveland by Corporate Board Member magazine. The magazine's rankings are based on the results of a study by FTI, a Baltimore-based consulting firm. This is the 5th year in a row that Thompson Hine has been ranked among the top five firms.

Corporate Board Member/FTI's annual study focuses on 25 major metropolitan areas, identifying the top 20 national corporate law firms and the top 5 corporate law firms. The rankings come from corporate officers such as CEOs and directors on boards of publicly traded companies as opposed to peer groups of other lawyers.

Corporate Board Member is a bi-monthly publication focusing on corporate governance issues for boards of directors, and is a resource for senior officers and directors of publicly traded corporations, large private companies and Global 1000 firms. FTI is a consulting and technology provider to major corporations, financial institutions and law firms.

06-21-2006

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