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Day Pitney, LLP

Scott A. Zuber Appointed Legislative Coordinator for Bankruptcy Law Section of New Jersey State Bar Association
Scott A. Zuber, partner in Pitney Hardin LLP’s Bankruptcy/Creditors’ Rights Group has been named a Legislative Coordinator for the Bankruptcy Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) for 2006-2008. The NJSBA Bankruptcy Law Section provides education on creditor-debtor issues, including bankruptcies and insolvency proceedings and provides a mechanism for members of the section to easily communicate information of specific interest to bankruptcy and creditors’ rights practitioners. As one of three Legislative Coordinators for the section, Mr. Zuber will be responsible for reviewing pending legislation and making recommendations to the Bankruptcy Law Section leaders and the Board of Trustees of the NJSBA regarding support or opposition to items that would impact the area of bankruptcy and creditors’ rights law in New Jersey and on the federal level.

A former Master in the Bankruptcy Inn of Court, Mr. Zuber handles all facets of bankruptcy practice/creditors' rights and related commercial litigation including post-petition financing and cash collateral matters, plan negotiation and confirmation issues, asset sales, representation of, and participation on, creditors' committees, representation of Chapter 11 trustees, federal appellate practice, trading in claims, avoidance action litigation, pre-bankruptcy workouts, and negotiation and drafting commercial loan documents, including those related to asset-based transactions. Mr. Zuber became a partner of the firm in 2001.

06-07-2006

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Latham & Watkins

Communications Attorney Joins Latham & Watkins in Washington, D.C.
Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Brian D. Weimer has joined the firm as of counsel in the Communications Practice Group. Weimer has extensive experience in communications law, with particular expertise in the satellite and broadcasting industries. His satellite industry clients have included Comsat, Lockheed Martin, Orbital Sciences, Spacenet and Celsat. His broadcasting industry clients have included the NBC, CBS and FOX television networks, as well as Jewell Television, Radio Unica, and numerous other TV and radio station owners. He has also counseled private equity groups on their investments in the communications sector. In addition to his regulatory expertise, Weimer has represented clients in buying and selling communications businesses and in Federal Communications Commission (FCC) enforcement proceedings.

""Brian brings a wealth of experience that strengthens our communications practice,"" said Eric Bernthal, Office Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins in Washington, D.C. ""He has expertise that enhances our existing practices and broadens the services and capabilities we can provide to our clients.""

Gary Epstein, Global Chair of the firm's Communications Practice Group, added: ""Brian is well positioned to further enhance our ability to serve clients on their complex transactions as well as on the range of regulatory and competition-related issues that arise for the industry.""

""Latham & Watkins has an impressive communications practice with a global reach and strong entrepreneurial culture that offers the perfect platform from which to continue to build my practice. I welcome the opportunity to work with my colleagues here at Latham in identifying new opportunities for the growth of our practice and in serving the many needs of our diverse client base,"" said Weimer.

Weimer joins Latham from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. He is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and earned a bachelors degree from the University of Chicago. He is actively involved with the Federal Communications Bar Association where he has served as co-chair of the Wireless Telecommunications Committee, the International Telecommunications Committee, and the Transactional Practice Committee.

About Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins is a global law firm with more than 1,800 attorneys in 22 offices, including Brussels, Chicago, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Milan, Moscow, Munich, New Jersey, New York, Northern Virginia, Orange County, Paris, San Diego, San Francisco, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. For more information on Latham & Watkins, please visit the Web site at www.lw.com.

06-07-2006

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Kaye Scholer LLP

Elliott Named Co-Chair to New York State Bar Association Committee
Stephen Elliott, counsel in the New York office, has been named co-chair of the Intellectual Property Litigation committee of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association.

06-07-2006

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Katten Muchin Rosenman Lands 12 Practices and 24 Attorneys in Chambers USA Guide
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP is pleased to announce that 12 of its practices rank among the top in the 2006 edition of the Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and 24 of its attorneys are recommended as leaders in their respective fields, with one attorney, Laura Keidan Martin, securing a spot within two practice areas - Healthcare and Antitrust. Additionally, the Firm’s Chicago Real Estate Practice received Chambers’ highest ranking among law firms in Illinois for the fourth year in a row.
The Firm’s Trusts and Estates Practice received Chambers’ highest ranking among firms in the entire U.S. in the Wealth Management category.
“This guide is based on peer recommendation and therefore it carries a high level of credibility and prestige,” said Vincent A.F. Sergi, the Firm’s National Managing Partner. “We are very pleased to have so many of our practices and attorneys recognized.”
The Firm’s practices receiving top rankings in the Guide include:
For Illinois:
Antitrust
Banking & Finance
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Healthcare
Intellectual Property
Litigation: General Commercial
Real Estate
Tax
For New York:
Healthcare
Real Estate
For California:
Media & Entertainment: Transactional
Nationally:
Wealth Management

06-07-2006

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Ice Miller LLP

Ice Miller LLP Practice Groups Ranked Best in Indiana by National Law Directory
Ice Miller LLP announced today they have been recognized as a top-ranked law firm in the state of Indiana in the areas of corporate transactions/mergers and acquisitions, employment (mainly defendant) and real estate. The ranking appears in Chambers USA 2006, published by Chambers and Partners, headquartered in London, England.

The rankings are determined by in-depth interviews with clients and attorneys. For the 2006 listing, over 10,000 interviews were conducted by a team of 40 full-time researchers over a period of 8 months.

06-07-2006

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Holland & Knight, L.L.P.

Chambers USA Names Holland & Knight Among the Top Law Firms in 19 Practice Areas Across the Nation
earning top rankings in multiple markets and a No. 1 ranking in the nation for its shipping and aviation transportation, Native American law and wealth management practices. In addition, 74 Holland & Knight attorneys have been recognized among the nation’s leading practitioners in the 2006 edition Chambers USA – America’s Leading Business Lawyers.

Regionally, the firm earned a No. 1 ranking in Florida in five practice areas: banking & finance, corporate/mergers & acquisitions, construction, immigration and tax. The firm also was named No. 1 in Illinois for its media and entertainment practice, and No. 1 in Washington, D.C. for its real estate practice.

Other leading practices recognized by Chambers USA include antitrust, bankruptcy/restructuring, employment, environment, government, healthcare, insurance, products liability, and general commercial litigation.

Chambers USA is designed to reflect market opinion through a year’s worth of surveys of clients and lawyers across the U.S. It is one of a series of Chambers and Partners independent, objective and research-based guides to the legal profession. The qualities on which rankings are assessed include technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment and other qualities most valued by legal clients.

“We are proud to have so many of our lawyers recognized by Chambers USA again this year,” said Holland & Knight Managing Partner Howell W. Melton, Jr. “It is rewarding to know that clients and peers recognize and commend the expertise and client service provided by our lawyers.”

The following lawyers are recognized this year.

Alcides Avila Banking & Finance; Corporate/M&A Miami, FL
Chester Bacheller Corporate/M&A Tampa, FL
Bernard Barton Tax Tampa, FL
Rodney Bell Corporate/M&A Miami, FL
Thomas Brownell Construction McLean, VA
Kinder Cannon Corporate/M&A Jacksonville, FL
Randal Robert Craft Transportation New York, NY
Lawrence Curtin Environment Tallahassee, FL
Harold T. Daniel Litigation Atlanta, GA
Laurie Webb Daniel Litigation; Products Liability Atlanta, GA
William deMeza Employment Tampa, FL
James Ervin Tax Tallahassee, FL
Guy Farmer Employment Jacksonville, FL
Daniel Fessler Energy & Natural Resources San Francisco, CA
Robert Friedman Tax Miami, FL
Leonard Gilbert Bankruptcy Tampa, FL
Norman M. Glasgow, Jr. Real Estate Washington, D.C.
Joseph Goldstein Real Estate Miami, FL
Robert Grammig Corporate/M&A Tampa, FL
John Halula Real Estate Miami, FL
William Hamilton Litigation Tampa, FL
David Harrington Transportation New York, NY
Shannon Hartsfield Healthcare Tallahassee, FL
Nancy Hengen Transportation New York, NY
Eugenio Hernandez Immigration Miami, FL
Jennifer Hernandez Environment San Francisco, CA
Jerome Hoffman Antitrust Tallahassee, FL
John Hogan Litigation Miami, FL
Mark Holcomb Tax Tallahassee, FL
Marilyn Holifield Employment Miami, FL
William Honan Transportation New York, NY
Chester Hooper Transportation New York, NY
Thomas Jones Insurance Tallahassee, FL
David Kahn Real Estate Washington, D.C.
Ed Koren Wealth Management Lakeland, FL
Robert Labate Media & Entertainment Chicago, IL
Jerome Levine Native American Law Los Angeles, CA
Scott Macleod Corporate/M&A Orlando, FL
Gael Mahony Litigation Boston, MA
Juan Mayol Real Estate Miami, FL
Christopher McCarty Banking & Finance Boston, MA
George Mencio Jr. Corporate/M&A Miami, FL
Morris Miller Healthcare Tallahassee, FL
John Monaghan Bankruptcy Boston, MA
William Mutryn Corporate/Commercial Washington, D.C.
Tracy Nichols Litigation Miami, FL
Mary Ann B. Oakley Employment Atlanta, GA
William Piels Transportation San Francisco, CA
Peter Prieto Litigation Miami, FL
John Pritchard Transportation New York, NY
Whayne Quin Real Estate Washington, D.C.
Wilfredo Rodriquez International Arbitration Miami, FL
Janis Schiff Real Estate Washington, D.C.
James Seay Real Estate Orlando, FL
Larry Sellers Environment Tallahassee, FL
Stephen Brett Shapiro Construction Washington, D.C.
James Shirley Transportation New York, NY
Jennifer Short Litigation McLean, VA
Roger Sims Environment Orlando, FL
Steven Sonberg Corporate/M&A Miami, FL
Rodolfo Sorondo Litigation Miami, FL
Brian Starer Transportation New York, NY
Andrew Stephenson Construction Washington, D.C.
Peter Strand Media & Entertainment Chicago, IL
Charles Stutts Banking & Finance Tampa, FL
Ben Subin Construction Orlando, FL
Jovi Tenev Transportation New York, NY
Chad Tiedemann Real Estate Washington, D.C.
Charles Tobin Media & Entertainment Washington, D.C.
Edward Vogel III Banking & Finance Lakeland, FL
Alan Vollmann Real Estate Washington, D.C.
Augustine Weekley Healthcare Tampa, FL
Andrew Weinstein Tax Miami, FL
Christopher Weiss Construction Orlando, FL

For information about Holland & Knight’s Chambers USA rankings, click on the link below: Holland & Knight Leading Business Lawyers 2006

About Chambers and Partners: Based in London, Chambers and Partners began as general book publishers in 1969. In 1990, Chambers published the Chambers Directory of the UK's leading law firms, and thereafter the company specialized in legal publishing. Chambers' staff of full-time researchers now prepares several renowned directories worldwide, which rank leading lawyers based upon their reputation amongst peers and clients. Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers, the groundbreaking ranking guide of lawyers in the USA, published its first edition in 2003.

06-07-2006

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Haynes & Boone, LLP

Robert E. Langer Joins Haynes and Boone, LLP
Robert E. Langer, a veteran legal practitioner in Russia and the former Soviet Union, has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as a partner in the firm’s New York office. This strategic addition expands the firm’s capabilities, drawing on Mr. Langer’s strong experience with capital market transactions, mergers and acquisitions, hedge funds, private equity funds and real estate development.

“Over the past two decades, Robert has advised foreign strategic and portfolio investors in Russia and the former Soviet Union, as well as Russian companies and entrepreneurs expanding in the region and worldwide,” said Ken Bezozo, managing partner of the firm’s New York office. “He is a true pioneer in this market, and we are very excited to have him join Haynes and Boone.”

Mr. Langer has advised on numerous transactions that have marked major milestones in the evolution of Russia’s financial markets, including:

The first non-recourse loan in Russia by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD);

The first receipt of a full banking license in Russia by an American bank;

The first New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) listing of a Russian company since the Revolution;

The first sub-participated loan to an autonomous region in Russia by a foreign bank;

One of the first mergers of two Russian public companies under Russia’s joint stock company law; and

The drafting of some of the first brokerage and derivative agreements in Russia.
Mr. Langer is a recognized expert in rendering legal opinions on Russian transactions.

He will help oversee Haynes and Boone’s Moscow office, which opened in April 2005. He will also be involved in the firm’s international projects practice, which specializes in energy, telecommunications and other infrastructure industries.

A fluent Russian speaker, Mr. Langer received his B.A. with high honors in Russian and East European studies from the University of Michigan in 1982 and his J.D. magna cum laude in 1985 in Soviet and Comparative Law from Tulane Law School, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif. He did his Master’s work in Russian language and literature at Norwich University Russian School. In 1985-86, he was a visiting scholar of international law at the Institute of State and Law of the USSR Academy of Sciences under a joint grant from the Soviet Government and the U.S. Information Agency.

Haynes and Boone, LLP is an international corporate law firm with offices in Texas, Washington, D.C., Mexico City, Moscow and New York, providing a full spectrum of legal services. With more than 450 attorneys, Haynes and Boone is ranked among the largest law firms in the nation by National Law Journal. The firm has been recognized by Vault.com as one of the ""20 Best Law Firms to Work For,"" by Corporate Board Member Magazine as one of the “Best Corporate Law Firms in America,” and has received the Minority Corporate Counsel Association’s Thomas L. Sager Award for commitment to diversity.

06-07-2006

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