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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Reinhart Recognized by Chambers USA
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C. announced today it has been ranked as one of the best in the state in four practice areas by Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers. The guide also recognized 7 shareholders as leading attorneys in Wisconsin in a variety of categories.

Chambers ranks attorneys across the nation in their 2006 guide, which was compiled after independent researchers conducted in-depth phone interviews with clients and lawyers throughout the country
Reinhart was ranked in four practice areas, including:

Ranked 3 in Corporate/M&A
Ranked 2 in Intellectual Property
Ranked 3 in Litigation: General Commercial
Ranked 2 in Real Estate
Chambers also recognized 7 attorneys, including:

James Bedore; Ranked 2 in Corporate/MA
Bruce Block; Ranked 1 in Real Estate
Scott Hansen; Ranked 1 in Litigation: General Commercial
David Hanson; Ranked 2 in Intellectual Property
Jesse Ishikawa; Ranked 2 in Real Estate
Michael Pepke; Ranked 3 in Corporate/M&A
Harvey Temkin; Ranked 2 in Real Estate
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. is a business-oriented law firm with offices in Milwaukee, Waukesha, and Madison, Wisconsin and Rockford, Illinois serving clients across the United States and in many foreign countries. The firm currently employs 200 attorneys.

06-06-2006

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Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

Preston Gates Welcomes New Partner Bruce Boyd
Preston Gates & Ellis LLP announced today that Bruce Boyd has joined the firm as a partner in the finance, insolvency and real estate practice in San Francisco. Boyd brings more than 30 years experience in real estate law, as well as emphasis on infrastructure development, energy projects and Asia.

""Bruce is a tremendous addition to the San Francisco office as we continue to focus our practice around public/private development, Asia and IP litigation, "" said F. Gale Connor, San Francisco office managing partner. ""Bruce would be an incredible asset to any firm, but his practice aligns so well with ours, it’s uncanny. We are excited to have him on board and believe all our practices will benefit from his depth of experience.""

Boyd’s real estate practice encompasses all facets of real estate development and finance, with extensive experience representing developers, lenders and investors in mixed-use, office, industrial, single- and multi-family subdivision, casino, and hotel projects.

Boyd’s Asia practice includes cross-border transactions in Thailand, Indonesia, China, India and Taiwan, and financial restructuring projects in East and Southeast Asia. With respect to energy and project finance matters, he brings significant knowledge of wind, cogeneration and solar power projects.

Prior to joining Preston Gates, Boyd built and headed the real estate department in the San Francisco office of Gordon & Rees, where he also practiced in the international and business transactions groups. His work included representing public technology companies in international distribution, licensing, sales, partnering and joint venture agreements. Additionally, Boyd worked in the finance, international and energy departments at McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, where he advised state-owned utilities in Southeast Asia regarding restructuring of independent power producer agreements and privatization transactions, and represented foreign investors in venture capital investments in Internet companies.

Boyd currently serves as general counsel and on the board of directors of the Asian Business Association of Silicon Valley, as well as advisor emeritus to the executive committee of the International Law Section of the California State Bar Association.

Boyd earned a juris doctor from Boalt Hall at the University of California, Berkeley and holds a bachelor’s degree with highest honors in political science from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

About Preston Gates & Ellis LLP
Founded in 1883 and part of the California legal community for more than two decades, Preston Gates & Ellis LLP has long been recognized as one of the premier, full-service law firms in the country. Preston Gates provides clients with sound legal counsel and trusted representation in four distinct centers of emphasis — complex transactions, strategic litigation, public law and policy, and intellectual property and technology law. The more than 400-attorney firm has 11 strategic locations on the Pacific Coast, in Washington, D.C., and in Asia.

06-06-2006

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Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

Paul Hastings Adds IP Of Counsel Michael Edelman to Palo Alto Office
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP (Paul Hastings), a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that Michael N. Edelman, formerly at Dechert LLP, has joined as Of Counsel in the firm's litigation department, resident in the Palo Alto office. Edelman's practice focuses on intellectual property litigation, with a particular emphasis on patent infringement and trade secrets cases.

""The growth of Paul Hastings' intellectual property practice in the U.S., Asia and Europe is a key component to our overall growth strategy, said Jamie Wareham, Global Litigation Department Chair. ""The addition of Michael to our Palo Alto office, in the heart of Silicon Valley, the leading technology and innovation zone, allows us to further serve our clients with all of their IP needs.""


Edelman has been involved in a series of high profile disputes between technology companies in the Silicon Valley, and has extensive experience in successfully handling complex patent and trade secret litigation in venues across the country. In a recent highly publicized trade secret matter, Edelman was successful in utilizing computer forensics to obtain heavy discovery sanctions against a publicly traded company for spoliation of evidence, which resulted in an extremely favorable settlement for his client.

Edelman is a summa cum laude graduate of Santa Clara University School of Law, and has authored ""Traffix Devices v. Marketing Displays: The Supreme Court's Failure to Resolve the Conflict Between Patent Law and Trade Dress Law"" in the ABA's Intellectual Property Journal. He has given presentations on a wide range of legal issues, including claim construction in patent proceedings, the effective drafting of patent claims, the role of electronic discovery in intellectual property litigation, and the use of computer forensics.

The Paul Hastings Litigation Department provides premier litigation services to clients facing complex legal issues in the U.S., Europe, South America, the Middle East and Asia. With more than 235 lawyers in the Litigation Department, in addition to 150 litigators in the Employment Department, Paul Hastings is well positioned to handle all aspects of a client's litigation needs. Our sophisticated litigation practice covers every major practice including securities, intellectual property, class action and employment litigation, international arbitration, and white-collar crime. The Litigation Department has an impressive track record of winning large and difficult cases.

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, founded in 1951, is a leading international law firm with 1,000 attorneys in 17 offices. The firm serves a diverse client base including many of the top financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies, supports clients in all of their legal needs and offers deep capabilities in Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M+A, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Project Finance, Investment Management, Real Estate, Labor and Employment and Tax Advisory Services. For additional information, please visit our website at www.paulhastings.com.

06-06-2006

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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Two Orrick Lawyers Selected as Top Women Litigators
Two Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe partners were recently named as top women litigators in California by a leading legal publication. The San Francisco and Los Angeles Daily Journals named San Francisco litigation partner Melinda Haag and Silicon Valley employment partner Lynne Hermle to the publication's annual ""Top 75 Women Litigators"" list.

The Daily Journal received more than 200 nominations, and the decision was based on major victories in the past year, leadership, career achievements, and overall contribution to the profession.

Haag was featured for the successful defense of the former chief financial officer of McKesson Corp, who faced securities fraud charges. In what became one of the largest white collar criminal and securities fraud cases ever in the United States, the former CFO, Richard Hawkins was found innocent of any criminal wrongdoing in July 2005. What makes this result so noteworthy is that not only was it a rare defeat for the U.S. Department of Justice in a high-profile criminal case, but the strength of Haag and her team's defense convinced the SEC to voluntarily dismiss a civil action against Hawkins in August 2005, meaning that all governmental action against him had come to an end.

Hermle's reputation as one of the nation's leading employment attorneys has given her the opportunity to litigate a variety of unique and ground-breaking cases. She represented Silicon Valley employers in the earliest California cases to test the exempt status of high-tech employees. She is also one of the only employment litigators – male or female – to have litigated cases testing every one of California's wage and hour exemptions. In one of her recent victories, she scored a complete dismissal and a sanctions award for one of Silicon Valley’s most recognizable tech companies on a multi defendant case that included claims for racial, sexual orientation and perceived disability discrimination as well as defamation and invasion of privacy.

06-06-2006

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Kirkland & Ellis

Chambers & Partners Honors Kirkland Private Equity Partner
Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Kevin R. Evanich was recognized by legal publisher Chambers & Partners with an Award for Excellence in Private Equity at the Chambers USA Awards for Excellence dinner in New York on June 1, 2006.

More than 500 people from the U.S. legal community honored Mr. Evanich for his outstanding contributions to the world of private equity at the inaugural event, held at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.

Mr. Evanich is the first to be honored in this category at Chambers & Partners' U.S.-based awards event. The awards are modeled on the successful Chambers Global Awards, one of the most prominent events on the legal calendar attracting more than 800 of the world's leading legal professionals.

""Kevin Evanich is an outstanding member of Kirkland's private equity practice and the consummate partner. He is a dedicated lawyer, mentor, trainer, and long-term member of Kirkland's management committee,"" said Thomas Yannucci, Kirkland partner and Chair of the Firm's Management Committee. ""We are privileged to call Kevin our partner and salute him for winning this honor.""

Described by Chambers & Partners as a ""first-class practitioner,"" Mr. Evanich is a senior member of Kirkland's corporate practice group, concentrating in mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and private equity fund formations.

Mr. Evanich joined Kirkland & Ellis in 1983 and became partner in 1986. Throughout his career, Mr. Evanich has been recognized as a leader in the private equity field by numerous organizations. In its 2006 guide, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Chambers & Partners described Mr. Evanich as ""a current leading light in the private equity world,"" he is a ""forceful man who endeavors to pin every point down."" Additionally, in the 2005 guide, Chambers said that Mr. Evanich ""attracts admiration from rivals who hold him to be at the top of his game.""

""I am honored to be recognized by both Chambers & Partners and my peers,"" said Mr. Evanich. ""Of course, I could not have achieved this success if not for the outstanding lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis, and the dedicated team that I work with each day.""

""Attorneys are ranked by the merits outlined by their clients,"" said Fiona Boxall, managing editor of Chambers & Partners. ""The Awards for Excellence are given to outstanding individuals in numerous categories, and are based on supplemental research obtained from the lawyers and their clients that took into account their work in the past year."" Ms. Boxall continued to say, ""Their stars have shown brightly for the last year as they have demonstrated top-tier legal skill and dedication to providing the highest possible level of client service.

06-06-2006

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King & Spalding

Two King & Spalding Partners Named to the Lawdragon 500 List
Lawdragon, a provider of legal news and lawyer information, has recognized King & Spalding partners Philip R. Weems and C. William Baxley as among the 500 elite leading attorneys in the United States. The list will be published in the summer issue of Lawdragon magazine.

Fewer than .01 percent of all lawyers in the United States will be named a member of the Lawdragon 500. To select this group, Lawdragon’s editorial staff conducts extensive research and phones thousands of legal professionals to solicit their opinions about who the best lawyers are. This research is combined with votes collected through online ballots.

Weems is head of King & Spalding’s Global Transactions practice. He specializes in the legal aspects of developing, marketing, constructing and operating LNG and natural gas projects, and his gas experience includes ""cutting-edge"" export, transport and import projects. He has represented clients in energy transactions in more than 20 countries around the world. Weems is resident in the firm’s Houston office.

Baxley, a member of the firm’s Corporate practice, focuses on M&A and joint venture transactions for clients such as The Coca-Cola Company, SunTrust Banks, Sprint Nextel Corporation, GE Commercial Finance and Providian Corporation. In addition to domestic transactions, he has considerable experience in global and cross-border transactions. He is resident in King & Spalding’s Atlanta office.

About King & Spalding LLP
King & Spalding LLP is an international law firm with more than 800 lawyers in Atlanta, Houston, London, New York and Washington, D.C. The firm represents more than half of the Fortune 100, and in a Corporate Counsel survey in September 2005 was ranked one of the top ten firms representing Fortune 250 companies overall. For additional information, visit www.kslaw.com.

06-06-2006

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Holme, Roberts & Owen, L.L.P.

Alan J. Gilbert, Former Colorado Solicitor General, Joins Holme Roberts & Owen LLP
Holme Roberts & Owen LLP, one of Denver’s oldest, largest, and most prestigious law
firms, announces that Alan J. Gilbert, recently the Solicitor General of Colorado, has joined the
firm’s Denver office as a partner.
Alan will assist clients in cases involving local, state, and federal governments. Alan will
also continue his longstanding practice in the areas of environmental, natural resources, and
energy law.
Alan practiced environmental and natural resources law in Denver for more than two
decades before he joined the Office of the Colorado Attorney General in 1999. Alan was
appointed Colorado Solicitor General by then-Attorney General Ken Salazar and served as
Solicitor General for five years. As Solicitor General, Alan managed more than 1,000 criminal
and civil appellate cases annually for the state and worked on matters as diverse as making
public the secret records from the 1999 Columbine High School shootings and the successful
settlement of the litigation over the cleanup of the Summitville mine.
During the past year, Alan was Senator Ken Salazar’s Deputy Chief of Staff. He worked
in the Senator’s offices in Washington, D.C. and Colorado.
“Our firm is very pleased that Alan has joined us,” said Kenneth Lund, Managing Partner
of Holme Roberts & Owen. “Alan’s background is a rare mixture that combines a reputation of
proven excellence in the practice of law with very recent experience at the highest levels of our
state and federal governments. We are delighted that Alan will help our clients to reach positive
resolutions in their legal disputes.”
“During more than a century of helping people in the Rocky Mountain area, Holme
Roberts and Owen has learned to use its vast experience to listen hard to the needs of its clients,
and then to help them solve their most difficult problems,” Gilbert added. “I am very happy to
join this wonderful firm.”
Holme Roberts & Owen, is a Denver-based law firm that was established in 1898. The
firm has over 215 lawyers practicing in eight strategically positioned and fully integrated offices
throughout the world in Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs, London, Los Angeles, Munich, Salt
Lake City, and San Francisco. The firm's lawyers provide a broad spectrum of legal services in
virtually every area of the law, including corporate, securities, mergers and acquisitions,
corporate finance, commercial litigation, employment, tax, environmental and intellectual
property.

06-06-2006

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