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Warner, Norcross & Judd, LLP

Warner Norcross Names Karen J. VanderWerff as Partner
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP today announced that Karen J. VanderWerff has been named as a partner in the Firm.

VanderWerff concentrates her practice in labor and employment, occupational safety and health law. A forensic scientist by training, she spent seven years as a ballistics expert with the Illinois State Police prior to joining Warner Norcross. At the Firm, she regularly handles catastrophic, fatality and harassment investigations, working closely with government and regulatory agencies on behalf of her clients.

VanderWerff also develops training materials and provides training sessions to managers and supervisors on harassment, drug and alcohol awareness, and health and safety issues. She is a member of the State Bar of Michigan.

VanderWerff received her undergraduate degree from Michigan State University with honors and her doctor of jurisprudence from DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, where she was Order of the Coif.

06-20-2006

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Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood, L.L.P.

Sidley Austin LLP Named One of Top 20 National Law Firms in Corporate Board Member Annual Survey
In its sixth annual Legal Industry Research Study, Corporate Board Member magazine ranked Sidley Austin LLP as one of the top 20 national corporate law firms, as ranked by corporate directors and general counsel, and the number one corporate law firm in Chicago, as ranked by Chicago-based directors.

The annual study, sponsored by FTI, a Baltimore-based consulting firm, consists of 3 individual surveys and identifies the top 20 national corporate law firms and the top five corporate law firms in 25 major metropolitan areas, according to CEOs, directors and general counsel serving on boards of publicly traded companies listed with the Nasdaq Stock Market, New York Stock Exchange or American Stock Exchange.

In the Corporate Board Member study of the best corporate law firms in the U.S., based on surveys of 1,390 corporate directors, Sidley made the biggest climb up the list, moving up five spots from number 19 to number 14. In a related Corporate Board Member survey of 279 general counsel, Sidley ranked number 12 out of 20 national firms. Sidley was one of seventeen law firms to make both lists.

In the third survey of the top local corporate law firms, directors living and working in the Chicago metropolitan area named Sidley the best corporate law firm in Chicago.

According to William S. Rukeyser, editorial director of Corporate Board Member, “Law firms especially value our rankings because they come not from their peers – other lawyers – but from the corporate officers, directors and in-house attorneys who hire law firms and pay their bills.”

Sidley Austin LLP is one of the world's largest full-service law firms, with more than 1,600 lawyers practicing in 15 U.S. and international cities including Beijing, Brussels, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo. Sidley was named the Number One-Ranked U.S. Law Firm for Overall Client Service in 2002 and 2004 in surveys of Fortune 1000 executives by BTI, a Boston-based consulting and research firm. In 2005, BTI named Sidley to their Client Service Hall of Fame as one of only two law firms to rank in the Client Service Top 10 for five years in a row. Sidley received the 2005 Catalyst Award in recognition of the firm's initiative to recruit, retain and advance diverse talent.

06-20-2006

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O'Melveny & Myers, LLP

THOMAS BROWN JOINS O\'MELVENY & MYERS\' SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE
O'Melveny & Myers LLP announced that Thomas Brown has joined the firm as a partner in its Antitrust/Competition practice and will reside in the firm's San Francisco office.

Brown joins O'Melveny & Myers from Visa U.S.A. Inc. where he served as Vice President, Senior Counsel. At Visa, Brown was primarily responsible for managing legal and policy issues raised by the practice known as interchange. Brown was previously a litigation shareholder with Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe.

Brown's practice focuses on competition law and legal issues affecting the financial services industry. He has extensive experience in litigation raising competition law issues. Brown was a member of the team that defended Visa in the then-largest private antitrust case in U.S. history. He has written numerous briefs on antitrust law in trial and appellate courts, including the petition for certiorari to the United States Supreme Court in the Robinson-Patman Act case, Osram Sylvania Products v. Von Der Ahe. Brown has represented clients on these issues before the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission and the Comptroller of the Currency.

Brown has written extensively on issues facing the financial services industry. His article defending the ability of consumers to make rational financial decisions, ""Paying with Plastic: Maybe Not So Crazy"" was recently published by the University of Chicago Law Review. The Stanford Law and Technology Review published an earlier article on patents and the payment industry. His works also address competition law issues more generally. He is a member of the team revising Antitrust Law Developments, the American Bar Association's comprehensive summary of U.S. competition law. He is frequently invited to speak on these issues at industry and legal conferences. His views have been quoted in numerous publications, including American Banker, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal.

Arthur B. Culvahouse, Jr., Chair of O'Melveny & Myers, stated: ""Tom is an important addition to O'Melveny & Myers' already preeminent Antitrust/Competition practice and to our strategic counseling capabilities."" Culvahouse continued, ""With his extensive experience and his reputation for being at the forefront of legal issues affecting the financial services industry, Tom will add value to multiple practices throughout our firm.""

""Tom brings substantial experience to the firm in the areas of antitrust, consumer protection, and strategic counseling and has represented clients on these issues before the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Comptroller of the Currency,"" said Timothy J. Muris, former Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission and current co-chair of O'Melveny's Antitrust/Competition practice. Muris continued, ""Tom was a member of the team that defended Visa in the then-largest private antitrust case in U.S. history. His experience also extends to appellate matters. Both in private practice and at Visa, Tom has participated in several high-profile and influential appellate matters. We are confident that O'Melveny & Myers will afford Tom the base to provide clients with the highest level of support and service.""

About his decision to join O'Melveny & Myers, Brown said, ""O'Melveny & Myers is a leader in many areas of the law, including antitrust/competition, and has a well-developed plan for growing the practice and serving clients in an increasingly global market. I am very excited about playing a role in building on O'Melveny's substantial platform in the U.S. as well as its expanding European practice and its Asian practice in China and Japan.""

Brown received his J.D., with honors, from the University of Chicago where he was a John M. Olin Student Fellow of Law and Economics and a member of the University of Chicago Law Review. He received his undergraduate degree, cum laude, from Columbia College, Columbia University.

About O'Melveny & Myers LLP

O'Melveny & Myers LLP is a values-driven law firm guided by the principles of excellence, leadership, and citizenship. With the breadth, depth, and foresight to serve clients competing in a global economy, our lawyers devise innovative approaches to resolve problems and achieve business goals. Established in 1885, the firm maintains 13 offices around the world, with more than 1,000 lawyers. O'Melveny & Myers' capabilities span virtually every area of legal practice, including Antitrust/Competition; Appellate; Class Actions, Mass Torts & Aggregated Litigation; Corporate; Corporate Finance; Electronic Discovery; Entertainment & Media; Global Enforcement & Criminal Defense; Health Care & Life Sciences; Insurance; Intellectual Property & Technology; Labor & Employment; Mergers & Acquisitions; Private Equity; Project Development & Real Estate; Restructuring; Securities Enforcement & Regulatory Counseling; Securities Litigation; Strategic Counseling; Tax; and Trial & Litigation.

To learn more about O'Melveny & Myers, please visit: www.omm.com.

06-20-2006

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Jackson Walker L.L.P.

Jackson Walker Partners Listed Among Top Lawyers
Jackson Walker L.L.P. announced today that four of its partners have been recognized as outstanding lawyers in their field in the 2006 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, an attorney/firm directory published annually. Distinguished attorneys are Charles Babcock, Michael Kuhn, Edgar C. Morrison, and Kurt Nondorf.

Charles L. ""Chip"" Babcock, a partner in the Houston office within the firm's media, litigation and appellate practice groups, has developed a national litigation practice in his 28 year career at Jackson Walker. He has tried some of the most important cases of our times, including his representation of Oprah Winfrey in a suit brought against her by Texas Cattlemen and the recent successful defense of the Chicago Tribune in the Circuit Court of Cook County Illinois. Mr. Babcock has tried over 100 cases to a jury verdict and is a Fellow of both the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. He is also a member of the American Law Institute and is a frequent lecturer and writer on trial practice issues as well as matters affecting Freedom of Speech.

Michael K. Kuhn is a partner in the Business Transactions section of Jackson Walker and works out of the firm's Houston office. Mr. Kuhn has expertise both in the area of commercial real estate and in the field of commercial lending and corporate finance. As a member of the firm's Real Estate Group, Mr. Kuhn is experienced in the areas of real estate acquisition, disposition, development, and leasing matters. He has had significant experience in most every area of real estate law, enabling him to responsively address the clients' needs and to create innovative solutions. In the area of commercial lending and corporate finance, Mr. Kuhn has amassed significant banking and lending experience representing a variety of lending institutions including commercial banks, insurance companies, savings associations, and private capital firms.

Edgar ""Jed"" Morrison is a partner in the Health Care section of Jackson Walker and assists clients from the firm's San Antonio office. Prior to moving to San Antonio, Mr. Morrison was Republican Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Budget Committee and was later counsel to the Health Care Financing Administration in the Department of Health and Human Services, in Washington, D.C. He specializes in the regulatory and transactional aspects of health care law and has extensive background in Medicare and Medicaid regulatory and reimbursement issues, antitrust, fraud and abuse, physician referral legislation, and managed care issues. In 2000-2001, Mr. Morrison served as Special Outside Counsel to the Texas Attorney General for managed care matters.

Kurt Nondorf heads the Business Transactions Section of Jackson Walker in Houston and is the leader of the Real Estate Practice Group within the firm. He has diverse experience in real estate transactions law, including the representation of large institutional clients in connection with the acquisition, sale, financing, and leasing of office buildings, apartment complexes, industrial sites, warehouses, and hotels. Mr. Nondorf works extensively in the area of leasing, representing both landlords and tenants and speaking on a variety of lease related subjects. His experience in financial institution law includes representing banks in connection with several major construction loans, including free standing retail buildings, apartments, build to suit office and industrial complexes, and regional malls.

Chambers and Partners Publishing based in London produces the annual guide and objectively reviewed hundreds of law firms and clients across the nation. For the current US directory, over 10,000 interviews were conducted covering the whole of the USA. They were carried out by a team of 40 full-time researchers over a period of six months.

Jackson Walker L.L.P. has over 100 years of experience in providing legal counsel to clients throughout Texas, the United States, and internationally. The firm provides a strong regional base of over 300 attorneys in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Angelo, and San Antonio

06-20-2006

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Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

Fredrikson & Byron Hires Four Lateral Attorneys
Fredrikson & Byron announces that four attorneys have joined the firm: Joseph Sokolowski (Officer), Rachna Sullivan (Officer), Teresa Thompson (Officer), and Lindsay Zamzow (Associate).

Joseph Sokolowski is a litigator with 20 years of experience in defending employment litigation for employers in both state and federal courts. Joe also represents employers before all local, state and federal administrative agencies. He advises management on all aspects of their employment practices and provides employment law training on a variety of employment topics. Joe has defended employers in collective/class action litigation involving state and Federal (FLSA) wage and hour claims. Joe also represents individuals and organizations in business tort litigation involving non-compete agreements, trade secrets, and confidential information, as well as antitrust and trade regulation. Joe is consistently selected as a SuperLawyer by Minnesota Law & Politics, Twin Cities Business and Mpls./St. Paul magazines, and is ranked among the Top 40 Employments Litigators in Minnesota by Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine. Joe can be reached at 612.492.7714 or jsokolowski@fredlaw.com.

Rachna Sullivan focuses her practice in the area of general commercial litigation. Rachna has experience with breach of contracts, wind energy litigation, and other general business disputes. Prior to joining Fredrikson & Byron, Rachna was an assistant district attorney in Kings County, New York, clerked for the Honorable James M. Rosenbaum, Chief Judge of the United States District Court, and most recently, was a partner at the law firm of Rider Bennett in Minneapolis. Rachna can be reached at 612.492.7345 or rsullivan@fredlaw.com.

Teresa Thompson joins Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment and Labor Law Group as an Officer. She is a litigator with twelve years of experience defending employers in state and federal courts as well as administrative agencies and private arbitrations. Teresa has significant experience defending retaliation claims under the Minnesota Whistleblower’s Act and state and federal civil rights laws. She has litigated claims of sexual harassment, wrongful termination, discrimination (age, disability, gender and race), and FMLA and FLSA violations. Teresa also works affirmatively on behalf of employers to enforce confidentiality and non-compete agreements, and other commercial contracts. In addition to her litigation practice, Teresa also counsels employers on litigation prevention -- focusing on policy development, employee training, human resource issues, and compliance with state and federal labor laws. Teresa received her J.D., magna cum laude, from William Mitchell College of Law. Teresa can be reached at 612.492.7347 or tthompson@fredlaw.com.

Lindsay Zamzow has joined the firm as an associate in Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment and Labor Law Group. Lindsay represents a wide range and size of corporations, both public and private. Her practice addresses the numerous employment issues raised in sexual harassment, wrongful termination, discrimination (gender, disability, age and race), retaliation, wage and hour, and non-compete/employment contract cases. Lindsay also has extensive experience in collective/class action litigation involving state wage and hour laws and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In addition to litigating single and multi-plaintiff cases in the federal and state courts, she represents employers in administrative investigations and proceedings involving the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, and the state and federal Departments of Labor. Lindsay also provides clients with guidance and counseling in employment matters ranging from specific questions to the development of employment policies, ongoing consultation, and training. Lindsay received her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School. Lindsay can be reached at 612.492.7346 or lzamzow@fredlaw.com.

Fredrikson & Byron is a 190-attorney law firm based in Minneapolis, with offices in London and Monterrey, Mexico. The firm's primary areas of practice include banking, corporate, employment, healthcare, intellectual property, international, litigation, real estate, securities, and tax. We serve a broad range of clients, including multinational corporations, public companies, privately-held businesses, entrepreneurs, government agencies, and family businesses. Fredrikson & Byron's attorneys also work with individuals on estate planning, family law, and immigration matters. We are the exclusive Minnesota law firm member of the World Services Group, a worldwide network of professional service providers. More information about the firm is available at www.fredlaw.com.

06-20-2006

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

10 Lawyers from Finnegan Henderson’s Reston Office Named as “Super Lawyers\"
Virginia Super Lawyers magazine recognized 10 of Finnegan Henderson's Reston, VA office lawyers as ""super lawyers"" in the categories of Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Litigation. The following lawyers were named:

Jeffrey A. Berkowitz - Intellectual Property
Christopher P. Foley - Intellectual Property
David W. Hill - Intellectual Property
Christopher W. Isaac - Intellectual Property
Robert L. Burns - Intellectual Property Litigation
Kenneth W. Curtis - Intellectual Property Litigation
York M. Faulkner - Intellectual Property Litigation
Kenneth M. Frankel - Intellectual Property Litigation
Charles E. Lipsey - Intellectual Property Litigation
Cheri M. Taylor - Intellectual Property Litigation

Virginia Super Lawyers is published by Law & Politics. Survey results are based on responses from ballots sent to approximately 19,000 lawyers in Virginia. Candidates are evaluated on various peer recognition and professional achievements, including verdicts and settlements, transactions, representative clients, experience, honors and awards, special licenses and certifications, pro bono work, scholarly lectures and writing, and bar and other professional association activity.

06-20-2006

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Dickstein Shapiro LLP

Brian Finch Joins Dickstein Shapiro’s Public Policy & Law Group and Provides Homeland Security Advice
Brian Finch joined Dickstein Shapiro on June 12, 2006 as counsel. Mr. Finch will head up the Public Policy & Law Group’s newly created Homeland Security Practice and assist clients in the areas of homeland security, Federal regulatory matters, and government affairs.

“As concerns regarding terrorism and homeland security continue to increase, Brian ’s practice will be invaluable to clients,“ said Michael Nannes , Dickstein Shapiro ’s Managing Partner. “His addition to the Public Policy & Law Group complements a growing team of seasoned attorneys and former Members of Congress.”

An extensive background in homeland security matters will allow Mr. Finch to provide up-to-date advice and counseling on issues related to Department of Homeland Security regulations and guidelines and topics including the SAFETY Act, protection of critical infrastructure, state and local grant funds, interoperable communications, bioterrorism, food and agricultural security and border and trade security. Recognized as a leading authority on these matters, Brian speaks and writes extensively on homeland security and terrorism, as well as other public affairs issues.

“Dickstein Shapiro is an outstanding law firm with an excellent group of attorneys and professionals. It provides a first class platform from which clients can receive unparalleled counseling on critical matters related to homeland security,” added Mr. Finch .

Mr. Finch previously focused on homeland security as an attorney in the Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs practice at McKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP in Washington , DC and as a legal intern with the Officer of Chief Counsel of the Drug Enforcement Administration, US Department of Justice.

“Dickstein Shapiro has been looking to delve further into homeland security matters and we are thrilled that Brian has come on board,” said Andrew Zausner , head of the Public Policy & Law Group. “His experience with the Department of Homeland Security and insight into the inner workings of government round out the group’s capabilities .”

As a Senior Fellow at George Washington University’s Homeland Security Policy Institute, Mr. Finch regularly interacts with Congressional and Department of Homeland Security leaders to provide research and advice on homeland security issues. He was also a member of the Heritage Foundation/Center for Strategic and International Studies Task Force for examining the roles, missions, and organization of the Department of Homeland Security. The Task Force’s “DHS 2.0” report was a significant influence on the major reorganization of DHS in the Summer of 2005.

Mr. Finch received his B.S. from Cornell University in 1996, his Security Policy Studies M.A. in 1999 from The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, and his J.D. from The George Washington University School of Law in 1999.

Dickstein Shapiro ’s Public Policy & Law Group has more than 20 attorneys and advisors, including several former Members of Congress. The established practice represents businesses, associations, and other groups through a close coordination of skills drawn from traditionally separate disciplines, including government representation, regulatory and administrative counseling, and even litigation

06-20-2006

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