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Littler Mendelson

11 Littler Mendelson Lawyers Recognized as Legal Elite by Chambers USA
Leading publishers guide to law firms, Chambers and Partners, recognized 11 Littler Mendelson attorneys for their excellence in the field of law. The nation's largest employment and labor law firm has repeatedly been listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business.

The 2006 rankings, which are organized by practice area and geographically by state, are the consensus of thousands of lawyers and law firm clients across the nation. The Littler Mendelson attorneys distinguished from Chambers’ meticulously researched profiles, rankings and client commentaries are referred to extensively by general counsel and other purchasers of legal services who look to the recommendations when choosing their attorneys.

""It is a tremendous honor to be named as a leader in the field by Chambers,"" said Marko Mrkonich, Littler Mendelson's President and Managing Director, who was recently selected from the state of Minnesota, ""We heartily appreciate the recognition of Chambers and the recognition of our clients.""

Of the 11 Littler attorneys, 9 have been named by Chambers previously. The 9 previously listed by office are David Casey, and Adam Forman from Littler Mendelson's Boston office; Dallas' Linda Headley, Steven R. McCown, and Scott McDonald; San Francisco's Garry G. Mathiason and William J. Emmanuel; Douglas Mooney from Seattle; and Patrick H. Hicks from Las Vegas. New to the ranking this year are Gregory C. Keating from the Boston office, and Marko Mrkonich, from Minneapolis. The full guide is available on the Chambers' Web site at www.chambers.com.

06-19-2006

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Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Steptoe & Johnson LLP to Launch New Century City Office
Steptoe & Johnson LLP, an international litigation, regulatory, and corporate law firm, announced today that four lateral partners will join the firm July 1 and open a new Steptoe office in Century City. Steptoe currently has an office in downtown Los Angeles with 19 lawyers who work primarily in the firm's top-tier toxic tort and ERISA practices.

The new partners joining the firm are Mark A. Neubauer, Rebecca Edelson, Katessa Charles Davis, and Meredith M. Moss, all formerly with Alschuler Grossman Stein and Kahan LLP in Santa Monica.

“We are delighted to welcome four strong litigators who will further bolster our capabilities and reputation on the West Coast,” said Roger Warin, Steptoe’s Chairman. “Our new colleagues will enhance the firm’s longstanding reputation in national and international litigation and dispute resolution, as well as augment our employment and labor law capabilities throughout the United States.”

Lawrence Riff, Managing Partner of Steptoe's downtown LA office said, ""We've been looking for the right fit of practice, personality, and professionalism, and these folks' joining us is a home run on all counts.""

Neubauer is a member of Alschuler’s executive and compensation committees, along with serving as co-chair of its Business Litigation Department. A trial attorney with special emphasis in securities, entertainment, employment, business, real estate, and commercial law, his trial experience includes both state and federal matters for clients that include many of the nation’s largest corporations. Within the past six months, Neubauer won a significant arbitration award and successfully defended a two-and-a-half-week specific performance real estate trial in the Los Angeles Superior Court, in addition to prevailing in two published opinions from the California Court of Appeals.

“It is not often that one has the unique opportunity to open a new office for a top-tier firm such as Steptoe,” he said. “I have known several of the Steptoe partners from years of ABA work. It is a lawyer’s law firm—skillful trial lawyers and transactional practitioners, who still place great stock in the basic core values that make our profession so rewarding. ”

Active in national, state, and local bar activities, Neubauer is a former president of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, chair of the State Bar Litigation Section, and assistant vice-president of the Los Angeles County Bar. A past editor of the ABA’s Litigation Journal, he is just completing his third term on the ABA Journal’s Board of Editors and co-chaired the ABA Litigation Section’s Annual Meeting here in Los Angeles this past April. Neubauer is listed in ""Best Lawyers in America"" and the ""Super Lawyers"" lists of top litigators.

Mr. Neubauer received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in journalism from Northwestern University and his law degree in 1976 from UCLA.

Ms. Edelson’s practice emphasizes intellectual property, including trade secrets, trade dress, trademark, patent and copyright, and unfair competition, including broad experience in all phases of state and federal litigation. A leading practitioner in the area of trade secret litigation, she recently co-authored the State Bar of California treatise, Trade Secret Litigation and Protection in California. She also recently served a term as a chair of the executive committee of the State Bar’s Intellectual Property Section.

“The 15-plus years spent building a practice at Alschuler Grossman have given me a tremendous foundation for the future, and it is very difficult to leave my friends and mentors there,” said Ms. Edelson. “But, I look forward to this new opportunity with Steptoe and expanding my intellectual property practice with Steptoe's diverse national and international client base.""

She is a 1983 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and a 1990 graduate of the UCLA Law School.

Ms. Davis’ practice focuses on commercial and employment disputes, including breach of contract, wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, and unfair competition claims. She has experience in a broad range of industries, from manufacturing to entertainment, and has jury trial experience in both state and federal court.

A past president of the Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Los Angeles, Ms. Davis is a past trustee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the President-Elect of the Los Angeles County Bar Foundation and a member of the ABA’s Presidential Advisory Council on Diversity.

Ms. Davis received her B.A. in Political Science in 1985 from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and her J.D. in 1989 from Georgetown University Law Center.

“We join a team of LA-based Steptoe attorneys who already do some of the highest-stakes, highest-profile litigation,” said Ms. Davis. “Our group will provide not only additional breadth of litigation support, but other business counsel in the employment and IP areas.”

Ms. Moss' practice includes appeals, employment litigation, and counseling, as well as litigating unfair competition, bankruptcy, entertainment, and other business disputes. She has represented large national and multinational corporations, entertainment production companies, manufacturing and technology companies, and high-net-worth individuals.

Ms. Moss received her B.A. in Political Science summa cum laude from Pepperdine University in 1993. She graduated in 1996 from the University of Virginia School of Law. In 2004 and 2005, she was named a ""Rising Star"" by Law & Politics and Los Angeles Magazine.

""Joining forces with the outstanding lawyers at Steptoe opens exciting new horizons for our team,"" Ms. Moss said. ""We look forward eagerly to the opportunities ahead as we launch the Century City office of Steptoe & Johnson.""

Ms. Moss and Mr. Neubauer recently received the ACLU Foundation’s Pro Bono Civil Rights Award in recognition of their work for the Plaintiffs in the Harris v. Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors lawsuit, in which the Ninth Circuit upheld a preliminary injunction prohibiting the County of Los Angeles from reducing the hospital services available to the County’s indigent residents at County-USC Medical Center and from closing the famous Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center.

“The toughest part of this decision is that we will miss our many friends and colleagues at the Alschuler firm, whom we are sure will continue their past success,” Neubauer said. “But the challenges and excitement of the new Steptoe office were too attractive of an opportunity to pass up.”

Steptoe’s new Century City office will be located in the Fox Plaza building at 2121 Avenue of the Stars, in the heart of one of the world's premiere business districts. This will be the seventh office for Steptoe, which currently has offices in downtown Los Angeles, Washington, DC, New York City, Phoenix, London, and Brussels.

06-19-2006

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Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

IP Lawyer Jordan Named New Member in Tysons Corner Office
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, today announced that Richard D. (Rick) Jordan has joined the firm's Intellectual Property Practice Group as a member in the Tysons Corner office.

Jordan, a registered patent attorney with degrees in biology and chemical engineering, has worked as a chemical and environmental engineer and as a patent examiner. Jordan has an extensive background in patent prosecution and counseling.

Jordan will work closely with the lawyers in Womble Carlyle’s new office in Wilmington, Del., which is exclusively devoted to intellectual property litigation.

“Womble Carlyle has lawyers in the chemical engineering and biotech areas who are among the most impressive at any major firm,” said Jordan. “My role at the firm will be to help the firm build on its existing chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotech patent practice and thus to help effect one of the firm’s major strategic goals.”

Jordan is a 1991 graduate of the George Mason University School of Law. He also holds a B.A. in chemical engineering from Louisiana State University (1982). and a B.A. in biology from the University of Texas (1977). Before getting his law degree, he worked as a chemical and environmental engineer for the Placid Refining Co. in Port Allen, La., and as a patent examiner and patent agent.

Jordan joins Womble Carlyle from the Washington, D.C. office of Shook Hardy & Bacon, where he had been a partner since 2004. Before that, he practiced at Morrison & Foerster, where he was a partner, and at Crowell & Moring. He also worked in the 1990s for the Exxon Chemical Co. as an in-house technology and patent attorney.

“We are very excited to welcome Rick to Womble Carlyle and the Tysons office,” said Dan Mackesey, managing member of the office. “We expect him to be a real leader in building our patent capabilities in this office and the firm generally.”

Jordan is a member of the District of Columbia and Virginia bars. He began work at Womble Carlyle on May 22, 2006. He can be via email or via phone at (703) 394-2262.

Womble Carlyle’s Tysons Corner office has embarked on an aggressive strategy aimed at becoming the premier corporate and transactional counsel for technology companies in Northern Virginia as well as the premier technology-related litigation firm in the region.

06-19-2006

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Allen, Matkins, Leck, Gamble, Mallory & Natsis, LLP

Lynn Borkenhagen joins San Diego Office of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP, a leading California business and real estate law firm, announces the addition of Lynn Borkenhagen as a partner in the Real Estate and Construction Practice Groups resident in the firm's San Diego office. She was formerly a partner with Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP.

""We are thrilled to have Lynn join our prominent Real Estate and Construction Practice Groups,"" said Casey Gauntt, Chair of the SD Real Estate Practice. ""She has a proven track record in San Diego and will be an ideal fit within our office.""

Ms. Borkenhagen has expertise in a wide variety of real estate practice areas, including sales and acquisition transactions and commercial leasing in large-scale office, industrial and retail projects. However, a majority of her practice focuses on two specialty areas: common interest development/Department of Real Estate regulatory work and construction contracts. She has worked with nation-wide, publicly held builders, numerous condominium converters and a variety of other specialty common interest developers. Her condominium work spans a large variety of project types: high-rise, urban in-fill, single family, mixed-use and office/industrial.

Prior to practicing law, she worked as an architect for over ten years and now devotes a large part of her practice to drafting and negotiating architectural and construction contracts.

""Allen Matkins has built the strongest real estate teams in the state and building upon our success in San Diego is one of the firm's key objectives,"" said John Gamble, one of the firm's founding members and managing partners. ""Lynn's extensive experience in real estate is a great fit for our outstanding team.""

Ms. Borkenhagen received her undergraduate degree and Masters from the University of Pennsylvania and her JD from California Western School of Law.

06-19-2006

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Allen, Matkins, Leck, Gamble, Mallory & Natsis, LLP

LOS ANGELES COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION TO HONOR FRED ALLEN and KEVIN EHRHART
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis announced that Frederick Allen will receive the Outstanding Real Estate Lawyer Award from the Los Angeles County Bar Association Real Property Section at the annual awards dinner on June 13, 2006 at the Riviera Country Club. The firm is nationally recognized as a powerhouse in real estate and business law with 230 attorneys in 6 offices. Mr. Allen is a Founder and the Senior Partner of Allen Matkins and is one of the premier real estate and finance lawyers in America. For forty years he has been counsel to many of the nation's most prominent development and investment companies with hundreds of major projects nationally and internationally. These projects include office buildings, industrial parks, shopping centers, mixed-use projects, residential developments, hotels, resorts and golf courses.

Kevin Ehrhart, a partner of Allen Matkins, will be one of the three recipients of the Outstanding Young Real Estate Lawyer Award. Mr. Ehrhart's practice focuses on the acquisition, disposition and financing of various types of real estate assets with an emphasis on commercial and industrial buildings, hotels, golf courses and undeveloped land throughout the country.

Nelson Rising, most recently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Catellus Development Corporation will receive the Real Estate Industry Outstanding Achievement Award. Catellus, one of the nation's largest real estate investment trusts with a total capitalization in excess of 5 billion, has merged with Prologis. Mr. Rising serves on the Board of Prologis, and continues to be active in the real estate industry.

These awards recognize the leadership, integrity, excellence and outstanding achievement of the recipients. All have contributed their talents to the real estate community, and the community at large through numerous professional, charitable and civic organizations.

Two other Allen Matkins attorneys, Bryan Jackson and Gregg Loubier are significantly involved in LACBA. Bryan Jackson is the Immediate Past Chair of the Real Estate section. Mr. Jackson is the Chair of the Construction Transactional Practice Group at Allen Matkins. He is a national expert in drafting and negotiating construction and design professional contracts for nearly every type of project. Bryan also serves as an Adjunct Professor in USC's Master of Real Estate Development program.

Gregg Loubier will be recognized as an Executive Committee Member and Chair of the USC/LACBA Crocker Symposium. Mr. Loubier specializes in real estate finance and general real estate and business matters. He regularly represents institutional and individual investors in the acquisition, financing, disposition and management of individual and portfolio real estate assets

06-19-2006

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Troutman Sanders LLP

TROUTMAN SANDERS RANKED AMONG TOP ATLANTA LAW FIRMS
Today, Troutman Sanders LLP announces its rank as one of the top three corporate law firms in the Atlanta market according to the Corporate Board Member/FTI 2006 local ranking survey. The firm is highlighted in the magazine's current issue ""America's Best Corporate Law Firms,"" which is distributed to the directors and senior officers of U.S. publicly traded corporations and global 1000 companies.

The magazine's sixth annual survey asked more than 1,300 directors of public corporations to identify law firms in 25 metropolitan areas that they most admired and would want to aid them on general legal matters. This year, Troutman Sanders moved up a spot in the survey to rank among the top three firms in the Atlanta area to whom these executive leaders would turn for legal assistance.

""Troutman Sanders was honored as a 'go-to Power Player' in the recent rankings of the 2006 BTI Power Rankings, and it is extremely rewarding to follow those rankings with a selection by corporate decision-makers as one of the top three firms with whom to do business in the Atlanta market,"" said Robert W. Webb Jr. — chairman and managing partner, Troutman Sanders. ""We strive to serve our clients with dedication and a commitment to achieving outstanding results. It is gratifying to be recognized for that effort.""

William S. Rukeyser, editorial director of Corporate Board Member, further commented, ""What makes these ratings unique is that they're made not by other lawyers, from afar, but by the people ultimately responsible for hiring corporate law firms.

06-19-2006

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Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, L.L.P.

Porter Wright attorneys recognized as Florida Super Lawyers®
attorneys from Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP were recently selected by their peers and through the independent research of the publishers of Law & Politics for inclusion in Florida Super Lawyers® 2006. Super Lawyers comprise the top five percent of lawyers in each state in more than 60 practice areas.

Robert M. Buckel is the head of the firm's Trusts and Estates department in the Naples office. His practice concentrates on decedents' estates, estate planning, and probate litigation.

W. Jeffrey Cecil is Partner-in-Charge of the Naples office. He has experience in the areas of business, real estate, probate and trust law, with an emphasis in real estate acquisition and development and real estate-based financing. He is active in the area of affordable housing for the elderly, and works with not-for-profit developers of affordable workforce housing.

Mary Beth M. Clary concentrates her practice in the areas of federal securities law, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and small business issues. She has extensive experience in corporate governance matters, public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, compliance with the reporting and proxy requirements of the federal securities laws, the acquisition and sale of businesses, and general contract preparation and negotiation. Clary serves as Vice President of the Collier County Women's Bar Association and is a member of the Collier County Bar Association as well as the American Bar Association.

Gregory N. Woods manages the Litigation Department of the firm's Naples office. He represents clients in a wide variety of business cases. Mr. Woods handles complex civil matters involving high-end real estate ventures, construction of commercial buildings and large scale residential projects, class actions, sales of securities, complex workouts for financial institutions, intellectual property, restrictive covenants, employment disputes, theft of trade secrets and injunctive proceedings.

To learn more about the above attorneys or their areas of practice, please follow the links on the right side of this page.

06-19-2006

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