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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP

Partner Keith Gercken Joins Sheppard Mullin San Francisco
Keith R. Gercken has joined the San Francisco office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner. Gercken, most recently with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman in San Francisco, is a member of the firm's Tax, Employee Benefits, Trusts and Estate Planning practice group.


Gercken's practice includes all areas of business income taxation, with emphasis on corporate and partnership taxation and international transactions. He advises corporate and individual clients on the U.S. federal and international tax consequences on a wide range of transactions, including taxable and tax-free mergers and acquisitions; partnerships and joint ventures; the formation and operation of equity funds; finance transactions; tax-free exchanges; international licensing; foreign operations (including cross-border joint ventures between U.S. and non-U.S. partners); and inbound investment into the United States by non-U.S. investors.

Guy Halgren, chairman of the firm, said, ""Keith is a very accomplished tax attorney, and we are extremely pleased to welcome him to the firm. He brings nearly 20 years of experience from a variety of organizations, including Ernst & Young and private corporations. His tax specialty expertise in international trade, M&A and private equity, among others, adds a great deal of value to the service and counsel we bring to clients.""

Commented Gercken, ""Sheppard Mullin is a premier law firm. I look forward to expanding the firm's tax practice in San Francisco and working with my new Corporate colleagues in other offices. Joining a firm with a growing and successful transactional practice offers significant opportunity for my practice.""

""We are thrilled to have Keith join us in San Francisco and continue the expansion we've experienced in the last month,"" said Betsy McDaniel, managing partner of the San Francisco office. ""Keith is the third partner to join us in May, along with healthcare partner Maureen Corcoran and media defense litigator James Chadwick. The office, with more than 75 attorneys, now has greater depth and breadth in these three areas of specialization.""

Gercken's recent representative matters include (i) representing Zions Bancorporation in connection with its $1.7 billion acquisition of Amegy Bancorporation, (ii) representing Bank of the West in connection with its $1.4 billion acquisition of Commercial Federal Bank, (iii) representing SICOR Inc. in connection with its $3.4 billion acquisition by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., (iv) representing Applied Molecular Evolution, Inc. in connection with its $400 million acquisition by Eli Lilly and Company, (v) representing a large public pension fund in connection with the establishment and restructuring of numerous U.S. domestic and international real estate investment funds, (vi) advising a multinational telecommunications company in connection with several significant stock and asset acquisitions and dispositions in Latin America and Asia, (vii) representing a Hong Kong-based restaurant developer in connection with the formation of a worldwide joint venture, and (viii) representing a U.S.-based financial services company in connection with the partial sale and restructuring of its investment in a Puerto Rico electric generation facility.

Gercken graduated, magna cum laude, from University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1987 and earned a B.A. from University of California at Berkeley in 1983.

About Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is a full service AmLaw 100 firm with more than 480 attorneys in nine offices located throughout California and in New York and Washington, D.C. The firm's California offices are located in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Century City, Orange County, Del Mar Heights and San Diego. Sheppard Mullin provides legal expertise and counsel to U.S. and international clients in a wide range of practice areas, including Antitrust, Corporate and Securities; Entertainment, Media & Communications; Finance and Bankruptcy; Government Contracts; Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Real Estate/Land Use; Tax, Employee Benefits, Trusts and Estate Planning; and White Collar Defense. The firm was founded in 1927

05-30-2006

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Potter, Anderson & Corroon LLP

Potter Anderson & Corroon Recognized as Firm with Most Attorneys Contributing at Highest Level to United Way of Delaware
Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP is pleased to announce the firm is the recipient of this year’s United Way of Delaware’s Tocqueville Award. The firm received the award at a ceremony on May 15.

The honor is given to the Delaware law firm that has the greatest number of attorneys qualifying for membership in the Alexis de Tocqueville Society, meaning they individually contributed at the $10,000 annual level or higher. Ten attorneys from Potter Anderson were in the Alexis de Tocqueville Society this year. Potter Anderson attorneys comprise 20 percent of all of the attorneys in Delaware who contribute at the de Tocqueville level.

Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP is a general practice law firm based in Wilmington, Del., that has been providing legal advice to local businesses, governmental and non-profit entities and individuals, as well as some of the largest national and multinational corporations, for more than 180 years.

05-30-2006

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Dla Piper Rudnick Gray Cary Us, LLP

Tannon Joins DLA Piper\'s Corporate and Securities Practice in Washington
DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP has announced that Jay Tannon has joined the firm’s Washington D.C. office as a partner in the Corporate and Securities practice group. Tannon will co-chair the firm’s U.S. Private Equity practice, sharing that role with Tony Rickert, who is also a Corporate and Securities partner based in Washington. Tannon joins DLA Piper from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP where he served as co-chair of that firm’s private equity and China practices.

Tannon focuses his practice on private equity investments and mergers and acquisitions, in both domestic and international transactions, and has counseled U.S., Canadian, Asian and European businesses, both public and private, on acquisitions, joint ventures, direct investments, capital formation, and other commercial arrangements. Tannon has served as lead outside counsel on significant projects for such companies as Onex Corporation and UPS.

“One of our top strategic goals since our merger has been to enhance our private equity capabilities and, although we made significant progress in 2005, this area remains a top lateral recruiting priority,” said Jay Rains, partner and co-chair of DLA Piper’s Corporate and Securities practice. “Jay Tannon has a national practice that will help us accelerate our growth in this important area.""

“Jay is an experienced, respected lawyer and we look forward to working with him as we continue to grow the firm’s private equity practice,” added Rickert. “In addition to the work he has done for U.S.-based private equity clients, his significant cross-border experience is a perfect fit for our global footprint and international deal flow, which has been one of the fastest-growing segments of our private equity practice this year.”

“Many of the private equity firms with which I work actively pursue transactions across the country and across international borders,” said Tannon. “DLA Piper’s global reach and capacity will enable me to serve clients wherever they conduct business.”

The Secretary of Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative recently reappointed Tannon as a member of the Advisory Committee on Services. The Governor of Virginia also appointed Tannon to represent the Commonwealth on the Southern Technology Council and to assist with the Venture South initiative.

Additionally, Tannon helped the China Council for Promotion of International Trade and the CPR Institute of Dispute Resolution create the U.S.- China Business Mediation Center operating in Beijing and New York. Tannon has also led or participated in trade missions to a number of nations, including China, Singapore, Malaysia, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the Czech Republic.

Tannon is often a speaker on the subject of cross-border acquisitions and direct investments. Within the past six months, he has addressed business audiences in Beijing, Montreal and Washington. He also has published several articles on international business, including 2006 articles directed to European acquirers of U.S. companies and the rise of private equity in China.

“We are pleased to welcome Jay to our growing corporate practice in D.C.,” said Ann Ford, managing partner of DLA Piper’s Washington D.C. office. “He has extensive contacts with leading private equity firms and public companies, and we know he will help us expand our relationships with the firm's current and future clients, including those based in the mid-Atlantic.”

Tannon earned a B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of North Carolina and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.

About DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary
DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary has 3,100 lawyers and 59 offices in 22 countries throughout the U.S., U.K., Continental Europe, Middle East and Asia. It has leading practices in commercial, corporate and finance, human resources, litigation, real estate, regulatory and legislative, and technology, media and communications.

05-30-2006

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

WilmerHale Named To IP Super League
WilmerHale is among an elite group of law firms featured in the first IP Super League feature, to appear in Practical Law Company’s PLC Cross-border Quarterly. The July issue will include the top 20 IP legal practices around the world and a review of developments in the IP legal market over the past year.

When compiling the list of firms, PLC took into account both the firms’ and the individual practitioners’ rankings as they appeared in the latest PLC IP & IT Cross-Border Handbook. In this 2006/7 edition, WilmerHale ranked as the leading firm for IP in Boston, and was highly recommended for patent litigation on a national level in the US and also recommended for patent litigation on a national level in England. Individual WilmerHale lawyers ranked in the guide include: Robert Barry recommended for patent litigation in England; Bill Lee ranked as “leading” for IP in Boston and “leading” for patent litigation in the US, and David Bassett and Wayne Stoner recommended for IP in Boston.

05-26-2006

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Saila Toropainen Smyly Joins Nelson Mullins in Myrtle Beach
Saila Toropainen Smyly has joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in Myrtle Beach as an associate and practices in the areas of corporate and real estate law.

Before joining the Firm, Ms. Smyly served as a law clerk for the Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation and as a planner for the Department of Planning and Development in the Town of Mt. Pleasant.

She is admitted to practice in South Carolina. She is a member of the South Carolina Bar and the American Bar Association.

Ms. Smyly earned a Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law, cum laude, in 2005. While in law school she was named to the Order of the Wig and Robe and the Order of the Coif, and received CALI Awards in Media Law and Real Estate Transactions I. In 2000, Ms. Smyly earned a Master of Public Administration degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Charleston, and in 1997 she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Anthropology, summa cum laude, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies, summa cum laude, from the College of Charleston.

Nelson Mullins, established in 1897, has more than 360 attorneys practicing from offices in Atlanta, Boston, Charleston, Charlotte, Columbia, Greenville, Myrtle Beach, Raleigh, Washington and Winston-Salem. For more information on the Firm, go to www.nelsonmullins.com, or call (803) 255-9794 or (803) 255-9280.

05-26-2006

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Thompson & Knight LLP

Five T&K Attorneys Included in H Texas Magazine\'s \"Top Lawyers\" List
Thompson & Knight is pleased to congratulate Rhett G. Campbell, Grant Cook, Barry Davis, Marc E. Grossberg, and Robert L. Paddock on their inclusion in H Texas Magazine's 2006 ""Top Lawyers"" list.

For the past four years, H Texas Magazine has published their list of the ""Houston Top Lawyers."" The magazine collected nominees for the award by mailing ballots to all Houston attorneys. In addition, the magazine also made ballots available to readers via their Web site. The editorial staff reviewed each nomination and verified background information and general facts. Attorneys receiving the most nominations were selected for the list. Although many of Houston's Top Lawyers of 2006 have previously appeared on the pages of H Texas, the list starts from scratch every year.

05-26-2006

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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Justice Department Clears Intelsat-PanAmSat Merger
Joseph J. Simons, Patrick S. Campbell


As announced today, the U.S. Department of Justice has closed its antitrust investigation of Paul, Weiss client Intelsat, Ltd.'s proposed merger with PanAmSat Holding Corporation, paving the way for the combination of the two companies. Intelsat and PanAmSat announced their merger agreement in August 2005. Under the agreement, Intelsat will acquire PanAmSat for $25 per share in cash or $3.2 billion. Intelsat and PanAmSat are two of the largest U.S. commercial satellite operators and some analysts viewed the merger as reducing the number of competitors in U.S. satellite video distribution from three to two, and predicted that antitrust issues would cause substantial divestitures, possibly large enough to prevent consummation of the transaction. The Paul, Weiss team developed a compelling efficiencies argument demonstrating that the transaction would enable the combined firm to dramatically increase the available supply of protected transponders -- the demand for such transponders is high and the supply is tight -- thus benefitting consumers with no risk of anticompetitive effects. The Paul, Weiss team included partners Joe Simons and Patrick Campbell, and associates Danielle Monnig, Jonathan Lave and Ludovic Ghesquiere.

05-26-2006

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