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Haynes & Boone, LLP

Chambers USA Rankings Highlight Haynes and Boone Practice Areas
Haynes and Boone LLP announced Friday that the firm’s Antitrust Practice Group has risen in the latest Chambers USA rankings to sit among the top antitrust law firms in the country. The latest survey also ranks the firm’s Bankruptcy and Reorganization, Insurance and Real Estate Practice Groups in the ranking’s first tier of law firms.

Haynes and Boone, with more than 450 attorneys in ten offices worldwide, had two lawyers – bankruptcy attorney Robert Albergotti and environmental attorney Jeff Civins -- achieve a “Star Performer” ranking by Chambers in the 2006 survey. The “Star Performer” is the highest possible ranking by Chambers USA in their survey of the nation’s law firms.

Eight Haynes and Boone attorneys were also included in the first tier of attorneys in the annual rankings: Michael Boone (Corporate), John Eldridge (Environmental), Noel Hensley (Securities Litigation), Ernest Martin (Insurance), Barry McNeil (antitrust), Robin Phelan (Bankruptcy and Reorganization), Charles Powell (Technology, Corporate) and Robert Wilson (Real Estate).

Other attorneys highlighted in the 2006 Chambers USA rankings include: Charlie Beckham (Bankruptcy), Jim Braddock (Environmental), Nina Cortell (Appellate), Lynne Liberato (Appellate), David McCombs (Intellectual Property), Ann Saegert (Real Estate) and Alison Smith (Antitrust). Attorneys Jeffrey Becker (Intellectual Property), Ronald Breaux (Antitrust), Richard Fijolek (Tax, Business and Estate Planning), Steve Jenkins (Real Estate), Bruce Merwin (Real Estate, Construction), Werner Powers (Insurance) and Donald Templin (Intellectual Property).

The firm was also recognized for Environmental, Intellectual Property, Technology and IT Outsourcing, Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Employment, Healthcare and general commercial litigation.

Attorneys Mary Mendoza, Walter Miller and Laura O’Donnell were named as “Up and Coming” attorney in the 2006 rankings.

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.

06-02-2006

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Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr, L.L.P.

Chambers USA 2006 Ranks WilmerHale A Leader In 28 Practice Areas; 89 Lawyers At The Top Of Their Practice
Chambers and Partners has ranked WilmerHale as top law firm among leading US legal practice areas and lawyers in their fourth edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. The firm has been named a leader in 28 practice areas across five states and 89 lawyers are ranked as authorities in their respective practice areas.

The following WilmerHale practice areas are listed in the 2006 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business:

Practice Area/State

Antitrust - District of Columbia, Massachusetts
Bankruptcy/Restructuring - District of Columbia, Massachusetts
Corporate/Commercial - District of Columbia
Corporate/M&A - District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Virginia
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation - Massachusetts
Employment: Mainly Defendant - Massachusetts
Environment - District of Columbia, Massachusetts
Financial Services: Regulatory Compliance - National
Financial Services: Regulatory Enforcement & Investigations - National
Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory - District of Columbia
Insurance: Insurer Firms - District of Columbia
Intellectual Property - Massachusetts
Intellectual Property: Patent - New York
International Arbitration - National
International Trade - National
Investment Management - District of Columbia
Litigation - District of Columbia
Litigation: Appellate - District of Columbia
Litigation: General Commercial - Massachusetts, New York
Litigation: Securities - New York
Media & Entertainment - District of Columbia
Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment - Massachusetts
Private Fund Formation - Massachusetts
Real Estate - Maryland, Massachusetts
Securities - District of Columbia
Tax - District of Columbia, Massachusetts
Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite: Regulatory - District of Columbia
Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory & Litigation - District of Columbia

The following WilmerHale lawyers are listed in the 2006 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business:

Name/ Practice Area

James Anderson - Investment Management
Mitchel Appelbaum - Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Katherine Bachman - Real Estate
Gregory Baer - Financial Service: Regulatory Compliance
Robert Bagnall - Investment Management
Charlene Barshefsky - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
David Bassett - Intellectual Property
John Batter - Litigation: Securities
Thomas Beaudoin - Private Fund Formation
Brandon Becker - Investment Management
Robert Bell - Antitrust
William Benjamin - Tax
Mark Borden - Corporate/M&A, Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment
Jay Bothwick - Corporate/M&A
Russell Bruemmer - Financial Services: Regulatory Compliance
Robert Burke - Tax
James Burling - Antitrust
A William Caporizzo - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Patrick Carome - Media & Entertainment
Robert Cassidy - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
Steven Cherry - Litigation: General Commercial
John Chory - Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment
Joseph Christian - Real Estate
Meredith Cross - Securities: Advisory
Paul Daley - Bankruptcy/ Restructuring
Peter Dichiara - Intellectual Property
Paul Engelmayer - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government
John Fabiano - Litigation: General Commercial
Allen Fox - Real Estate
Richard Giuliani - Tax
Craig Goldblatt - Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Jamie Gorelick - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government, Securities Enforcement
Karen Green - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
John Greenwald - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
Daniel Halston - Litigation: General Commercial
Mark Heller - Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory
Gary Horlick - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
Terrill Hyde - Tax
Neil Jacobs - Employment: Mainly Defendant
Paul Jakubowski - Real Estate
Robert Keefe - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Robert Kirsch - Environment
Michael Klein - Litigation: General Commercial
William Kolasky - Antitrust
William Lake - Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite: Regulatory
William Lee - Intellectual Property
Hal Leibowitz - Corporate/M&A
Charles Levy - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
Joan Lukey - Employment: Mainly Defendant, Litigation: General
Martin Lybecker - Investment Management
Robert McCaw - Litigation: Securities
William McElwain - Intellectual Property
William McLucas - Financial Services: Regulatory Enforcement & Investments, Securities Enforcement
Douglas Melamed - Antitrust
Michelle Miller - Antitrust
Thomas Millspaugh - Real Estate
Robert Novick - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
Jonathan Nuechterlein - Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite: Regulatory
Amy Null - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
William O’Reilly - Real Estate
William Perlstein - Bankruptcy/Restructuring
John Pierce - International Arbitration
Charles Platt - Litigation: General Commercial
Mark Pollak - Real Estate
Bruce Rabinovitz - Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory & Litigation
David Redlick - Corporate/M&A
Matthew Reed - Real Estate
Roger Ritt - Tax
John Rogovin - Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite: Regulatory
Patrick Rondeau - Corporate/M&A, Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment
Jonathan Rosenfeld - Employment: Mainly Defendant
Sarah Rothermel - Private Fund Formation
Jeffrey Rudman - Litigation: Securities
William Schmidt - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Robert Schwed - Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment
Mark Selwyn - Intellectual Property
Howard Shapiro - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government
John Sigel - Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Steven Singer - Corporate/M&A
Joel Sirkin - Real Estate
Marianne Smythe - Investment Management
Donald Steinberg - Intellectual Property
Wayne Stoner - Intellectual Property
Hall Swaim - Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Calvin Walden - Intellectual Property: Patent
John Watkins - Corporate/M&A
Seth Waxman - Litigation: Appellate
Harry Weiss - Financial Services: Regulatory Enforcement & Investigations, Securities: Enforcement
William Wilkins - Tax

Chambers' staff of full-time researchers, consult with General Counsel at Fortune 100 companies, high-profile entrepreneurs building up their own private corporations, and significant purchasers of legal services to prepare directories which assess and rank the world’s leading lawyers according to their reputations amongst peers and clients. Chambers and Partners, based in London, established itself as a general book publisher in 1969.

06-02-2006

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Gardner, Carton & Douglas, L.L.P.

GCD Partner Anita Ponder to Receive “Woman of the Year” Award
Anita Ponder, a partner in the Chicago office of Gardner
Carton & Douglas LLP, will receive the “Woman of the Year” award from the Coalition for
United Community Action at the Coalition’s 34th Annual Unity Testimonial Awards Banquet June
16 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. The 37-year-old nonprofit Coalition is celebrating its
progress in building bridges among labor, business, government and the community, including
developing successful training programs to help unemployed and underemployed minorities and
females in the construction industry. The event’s honorary chairmen include Governor Rod
Blagojevich, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White, Illinois Senate President Emil Jones, Jr.
and Mayor Richard M. Daley.
Ms. Ponder focuses her legal practice on government contract and procurement law,
administrative law, government relations, public finance and commercial transactions. She
assists small- and mid-sized entrepreneurs and major corporations in navigating and complying
with government regulations, bidding policies and contract requirements. She also helps clients
address legislation affecting their business activities.
An active participant in community, civic and political organizations, Ms. Ponder serves
as a director of Windows of Opportunity, a nonprofit affiliate of the Chicago Housing Authority
and the Chicago Area Public Affairs Group. She is also a member of Chicago Women in
Government Relations, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee and the
Chicago Urban League.
She was recently presented the distinguished Sage Award by Mayor Richard M. Daley
and the Chicago Commission on Human Relations Advisory Council on Women for excellence
and leadership in forging the advancement of women. She was named to Illinois Super Lawyers
2005 in Government, one of the Illinois Leading Lawyers Network Top Lawyers in 2006, 2005
and 2004 and, in an honorable mention, to Crain’s Chicago Business “100 Most Influential
Women” in 2004.
Founded nearly 100 years ago, Gardner Carton & Douglas LLP is a leading national law firm with offices in
Chicago, Washington, DC, New York, Milwaukee and Albany. The firm has more than 230 lawyers and
advisors practicing in corporate law, corporate restructuring, customs and international trade, government
relations, health law, HR law (employee benefits and employment), intellectual property, litigation and
dispute resolution, real estate and environmental law, and wealth planning and philanthropy. GCD is the byinvitation
firm representing Chicago in the World Law Group, a global consortium of firms in large cities
worldwide.

06-02-2006

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Fenwick & West, LLP

Fenwick & West Earns Top Peer Ratings in 2006 Chambers USA Guide
Fenwick & West attorneys and practice groups received top recognition from their clients and peers in the 2006 Chambers USA Legal Directory. One of the most respected legal directories in the world, Chambers conducts over 10,000 interviews with clients and attorneys to create the rankings of top attorneys and law firms in the United States. The qualities assessed include technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by clients.

The rankings and editorial comment about attorneys are independent and objective. Inclusion in the guide is based solely on the Chambers research team's findings. No-one can 'buy their way in.

06-02-2006

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Duane Morris, LLP

Duane Morris Practice Groups, Partners Honored by Chambers USA
Duane Morris LLP is pleased to announce its results in the Chambers USA survey of the American legal profession. The firm's various practice groups received 14 citations for excellence, and its individual lawyers received another 29.

Please click here to read what Chambers USA says about Duane Morris' practices and individual attorneys.

The 2006 Edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business is published by Chambers & Partners Legal Publishers of London.

Practice Groups Cited
Chambers singled out the successes of the following practice groups, by state: In California, where the firm has offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Lake Tahoe, the Insurance practice group was cited. In Pennsylvania, where the firm has offices in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, six practice groups were cited: Antitrust, Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy, Corporate/M&A, Intellectual Property and Litigation. In Illinois, where the firm's office is in Chicago, the Banking & Finance practice group was cited. In Massachusetts, where the firm's office is in Boston, the Bankruptcy practice group was cited. In New York, the firm's New York City office was cited for Insurance. In Washington, D.C., the Immigration practice group was cited. In New Jersey, where the firm has offices in Newark and Princeton, the Litigation practice was cited. In Florida, the firm's Miami office was cited for Healthcare. In Georgia, the firm's Atlanta office was cited for Energy.

06-02-2006

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Crowell & Moring LLP

CHAMBERS USA RANKS 18 CROWELL & MORING ATTORNEYS AND NINE PRACTICE AREAS AS AMONG BEST IN CLASS
Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that 18 of its U.S.-based attorneys have been named to the 2006 Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business guide. The prestigious rankings are driven by independent interviews of clients and members of the legal community at outside law firms.

Among the selected practice areas were Crowell & Moring’s Antitrust Group, currently representing AT&T as lead antitrust counsel in the company's acquisition of BellSouth, and the firm’s Government Contracts and Aviation Group’s, both ranked first in the nation.

06-02-2006

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Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP

MIKE SCHLER RECEIVES CHAMBERS USA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
On June 1, Cravath partner Michael L. Schler received the Chambers USA Award for Excellence in Corporate Tax. The Awards for Excellence are given by Chambers & Partners to honor lawyers whom they have determined to be outstanding through their research of over 60 of the nation's leading law firms for their guide, Chambers USA. The award focuses on the honoree's significant legal achievements during the year.

06-02-2006

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