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Schiff Hardin LLP

SCHIFF HARDIN LLP WELCOMES COLLEEN M. FEENEY AS AN ASSOCIATE IN THE CHICAGO OFFICE
Schiff Hardin LLP has added Colleen M. Feeney as an associate in the Tax Group of the Chicago office. She joins the firm from Clausen Miller P.C., where she was an associate.

Ms. Feeney concentrates her practice in taxation, including tax planning, counseling, and litigation matters involving individuals, corporations and partnerships.

Her prior experience includes handling disputes involving complex commercial, insurance coverage, and fidelity and surety litigation matters.

Before her legal career, Ms. Feeney worked for a major insurance company as a business analyst in the legal systems and tax and inventory systems. She is a registered insurance broker.

Ms. Feeney received her undergraduate degree (B.B.A. 2000) from the University of Notre Dame and her law degree (J.D., cum laude, 2003) from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where she was a member of the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal.

05-18-2006

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Quarles & Brady

COMMERCIAL TRIAL LAWYER ROB LANG JOINS CHICAGO OFFICE OF NATIONAL LAW FIRM QUARLES & BRADY LLP
Commercial litigator Rob Lang has joined the Chicago office
of national law firm Quarles & Brady LLP as a partner. Prior to joining Quarles, Mr.
Lang was a partner with Fagel & Haber LLC.
Mr. Lang focuses in the areas of commercial litigation, with experience in the areas of
breach of contract, commercial tort, real estate (including disputes in regards to leases,
purchase agreements, environmental issues and brokers), restrictive employment
covenants and intellectual property. Mr. Lang also has experience in personal injury
defense, including products liability. Mr. Lang has first chair trial and arbitration
experience, and significant experience in hearings for emergency injunctive relief.
Mr. Lang received his B.S. from the University of Illinois-Urbana in 1991 and his J.D.
from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1994.
Quarles & Brady LLP, is a full-service law firm with more than 400 attorneys practicing
from offices in Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Chicago, Ill.; Naples, Fla.; and Milwaukee
and Madison, Wis. The firm offers an array of legal services to corporate and individual
clients that range from small, entrepreneurial businesses to Fortune 100 companies.
Quarles & Brady represents clients in a broad range of industries and practice areas,
including but not limited to the following: antitrust and trade regulation; bankruptcy;
commercial litigation; corporate law; public finance; creditor's rights; employee benefits;
environmental law; financial institutions; federal Indian and gaming law; government
relations; health care; immigration; information technology; insurance law; intellectual
property; international law; labor and employment law; product liability; real estate
development and finance; school law; state and federal tax; tax-exempt organizations;
trusts and estates; and white-collar crime. Additional information about the firm may be
found at www.quarles.com.

05-18-2006

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Patton Boggs LLP

Patton Boggs Hires Noted Tax-Exempt Organization Attorney Susan Temkin
Patton Boggs LLP is pleased to announce that Susan Temkin has joined the firm as a partner. Ms. Temkin’s practice focuses on providing counsel to tax-exempt organizations engaged in international operations.

“Susan is a great addition to our firm. Her legal and policy experience will be a valuable asset to our growing tax practice and we look forward to working with her on these matters,” noted Firm Managing Partner Stuart Pape.

Ms. Temkin represents corporations, associations, and tax-exempt organizations before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), other offices of the Treasury Department, and Congress. She is specifically knowledgeable on matters involving tax planning and tax policy, as well as securing advice from or settling controversies with the IRS.

During her career, Ms. Temkin has served in private practice and spent more than two years with the IRS as an Attorney Advisor and then Technical Advisor to the Associate Chief Counsel.

Just before arriving at Patton Boggs, while serving as partner at one of the nation’s largest firms, Ms. Temkin regularly counseled clients regarding the organization, operation, and the domestic and international activities of tax-exempt organizations, such as private foundations, public charities, trade associations and political organizations. Ms. Temkin also represents for-profit clients on a broad range of issues. Over her years of practice, Ms. Temkin has gained extensive experience in representing clients in matters pending with the Internal Revenue Service and other offices of the Department of Treasury, while providing representation and technical support for legislation pending before Congress.

Ms. Temkin earned her LL.M. at New York University in 1980, graduated cum laude with a J.D. from Western New England School of Law in 1979 and holds a B.A. from the University of Connecticut, 1976.

05-18-2006

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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Morgan Stanley’s Former Litigation Head Joins Orrick
James P. Cusick, a uniquely qualified, highly experienced commercial litigator and trial lawyer, has joined Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP as a partner in the New York office.

Cusick brings a rare blend of experience to Orrick. He has served both as an outside legal advisor to Fortune 500 companies while a senior partner at Kirkland & Ellis and as in-house counsel while a managing director at Morgan Stanley. Cusick also has an accounting background. That combination of trial experience, Wall Street background and financial acumen complements Orrick’s robust litigation practice, particularly in the financial services sector.

At Kirkland & Ellis, where he was a partner from 1989 to 2000, Cusick handled high-stakes trials and appeals in securities, accounting malpractice, products liability and shareholder derivative cases for some of the world’s leading corporations. He successfully defended companies against charges of accounting fraud, securities and ERISA violations and patent infringement, as well as products liability lawsuits and nationwide consumer fraud actions. Cusick was a managing director at Morgan Stanley from 2001 to 2006, most recently serving as Global Head of Litigation. His experience as in-house counsel reinforces Orrick’s commitment to a collaborative relationship with its clients.

“Jim Cusick is a top-flight lawyer and a first-rate individual,” said James Stengel, managing director of Orrick’s litigation division. “He is a strong addition to our internationally recognized litigation practice and fits in well with the firm’s plan to expand its commercial litigation practice in New York, particularly in the financial sector and for investment banking clients.”

Cusick is the second high-profile commercial litigator in two months to join Orrick’s New York office. Former Dewey Ballantine partner Michael Hefter, who was named by The National Law Journal in 2002 as one of the top 40 lawyers under the age of 40, joined Orrick on April 13.

In addition, Fabio Marino, formerly the co-head of IP at Bingham McCutchen, joined the firm in Silicon Valley in April. Three corporate partners also have joined Orrick in New York this month.

“I am very excited to join Orrick’s New York office,” said Cusick. “The firm is a litigation powerhouse with depth in all practice areas. Orrick is a firm on the rise, and I am very happy for the opportunity to be part of the firm’s growth.”

Over the last two years, Orrick increasingly has been recognized for its litigation prowess. The American Lawyer named Orrick to its list of “Distinguished Dozen” firms in its January 2006 “Litigation Department of the Year” issue, and The National Law Journal named Orrick one of 10 firms on its “Defense Hot List” in 2005. Lawyers in the litigation division have been ranked among the nation’s best in securities litigation, white-collar crime, employment law, intellectual property and products liability. Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, cited Orrick as one of the leading U.S. firms for products liability litigation.

“By any measure, Orrick has one of the strongest litigation practices in the world,” said Peter Bicks, a litigation partner and New York office leader. “The addition of Jim Cusick is a powerful statement that attests to our continued commitment and capability to provide the best litigation services to the New York market and beyond.”

About Orrick’s Litigation Division
Orrick is highly regarded for trying and winning cases. The firm’s 270-lawyer litigation team handles the largest and most complex disputes in general litigation, securities litigation, IP, white-collar criminal defense and employment matters. Clients trust Orrick to manage massive, high-risk litigation and to advise them in matters ranging from pre-litigation strategies to the decision of when and how to try cases.

The litigation division has made several high-profile lateral hires in the past year in New York, Washington, D.C., Paris, London, Moscow, San Francisco and Silicon Valley. In Washington, the firm added three partners, including two former Assistant Chief Litigation Counsels from the Enforcement Division of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Russell Duncan and James Meyers, and a former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, Preston Burton. The division expanded dramatically in London and Moscow in June 2005, when more than 50 lawyers joined from Coudert Brothers, and in Paris in January 2006 with the merger with Rambaud Martel. In March 2005, a three-lawyer team from DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary, including former co-chair of Gray Cary’s white-collar practice group, Ed Davis, joined the firm’s San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices.

05-18-2006

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Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, P.L.C.

Miller Canfield Attorney Appointed to ADR Oversight Committee of Kent County Circuit Court
Robert E.L. Wright, an attorney-mediator in the Grand Rapids office of Miller Canfield, was recently appointed to a three-year term on the ADR Oversight Committee of the Kent County Circuit Court, which reviews and approves mediator applications and assists the Court in the implementation and refinement of alternative dispute resolution techniques.
Wright is a Harvard-trained facilitative mediator and neutral arbitrator. He assists others in all types of commercial, construction and employment disputes, as well as divorce and custody disputes. He has over 20 years’ experience in litigation for plaintiffs and defendants with particular emphasis in alternative dispute resolution and commercial litigation, including bankruptcy. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2006 edition, for his work as a mediator.

He is a volunteer mediator for the Western Michigan Dispute Resolution Center in Grand Rapids and received its Trail Blazer Award for his leadership role in making peaceful resolution of disputes a possibility for citizens of West Michigan.

Wright received his J.D. from Wayne State University Law School, an M.A. in Psychology from the University of Santa Monica, California, and a B.A., magna cum laude, from Western Michigan University.

He is admitted to all courts in Michigan and Florida and is a member of the Association for Conflict Resolution, National Association for Community Mediation, Dispute Resolution Center of West Michigan (president), Michigan Council for Family and Divorce Mediation (vice president), American Bar Association–ADR Section and Business Bankruptcy Committee (vice chairman of the Practice Development Committee), State Bar of Michigan–ADR Section - Governing Council and Litigation Section, Grand Rapids Bar Association–ADR, Litigation and Family Law sections, and the American Bankruptcy Institute along with numerous civic and charitable organizations.

He resides in Ada, Michigan with his wife, Arlene.

The 350-attorney law firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. was established in Detroit in 1852 and has offices in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Howell, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Monroe, Saginaw, and Troy, Michigan. Other offices are located in New York City, Naples and Pensacola, Florida, Windsor, Ontario, and in Gdynia, Warsaw, and Wroclaw, Poland.

05-18-2006

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Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, P.L.C.

Miller Canfield Announces International Business Briefing \"Negotiating Successful Outsourcing Agreements - Domestically and Abroad\"
Miller Canfield attorneys will present “Negotiating Successful Outsourcing Agreements – Domestically and Abroad,” on Tuesday, June 6, from 7:30-9:00 a.m. at the firm’s Troy office at 840 West Long Lake Road, Suite 200. This business briefing is essential for any business considering – or expanding – outsourcing services or manufacturing, whether around the corner or around the globe.

A presenting team of corporate, international business, tax, and intellectual property attorneys – Timothy Andersson, Kathy Ossian, Mark Shaffer, and Michele Zinn – will give an overview of critical contract issues in outsourcing, as well as discuss strategies for protecting intellectual property; mechanisms to proactively manage these relationships to success; negotiating entrance and exit strategies; and customer protections including audit rights, benchmarking and step-in rights.

There is no cost to attend. Registration is required to Sandy Bera at bera@millercanfield.com or 248/267-3345.

The 350-attorney law firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. was established in Detroit in 1852 and has offices in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Howell, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Monroe, Saginaw, and Troy, Michigan. Other offices are located in New York City, Naples and Pensacola, Florida, Windsor, Ontario, and in Gdynia, Warsaw, and Wroclaw, Poland.

05-18-2006

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Nine Associates Join Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, the national law and consulting firm, announced the recent addition of nine talented associates in its Los Angeles, Orange County, New York and Washington, D.C., offices.

“The addition of these exceptional attorneys with diverse experiences and backgrounds illustrates our continuing commitment to provide the best and brightest talent to serve our valued clients,” said Paul H. Irving, Chief Executive and Managing Partner of Manatt.

LOS ANGELES

Matthew A. Benbassat, Real Estate. Mr. Benbassat focuses on transactional real property matters, including commercial, residential, public/private development, hospitality and mixed-use projects, equity investments, joint venture formation, acquisitions and dispositions, real estate secured and structured finance transactions. Prior to joining Manatt, Mr. Benbassat was an associate at O’Melveny & Myers LLP. He received his B.S., magna cum laude, from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania in 2000 and his J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law in 2004.

Araceli Campos, Litigation. Ms. Campos focuses on litigation, including general commercial and intellectual property matters. Ms. Campos is actively involved with Manatt’s pro bono initiatives. Prior to joining Manatt, Ms. Campos served as law clerk to the California Department of Justice under Attorney General Bill Lockyer. She also served for two years as Special Assistant to the President and General Counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Ms. Campos received her B.A., with distinction, from Yale University in 1999 and her J.D. in 2004 from Stanford Law School, where she was Submissions Editor of The Stanford Law and Policy Review and Chair of the Stanford Latino Law Students Association.

Andrew Eliseev, Intellectual Property. Mr. Eliseev focuses on intellectual property litigation. His experience includes a wide range of patent, trademark, copyright and general commercial cases, including class actions. Mr. Eliseev received his B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of Connecticut in 1995 and his J.D. from Boston University School of Law, where he served on the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Law & Medicine, in 1999.

Brian G. Lerner, Litigation. Mr. Lerner focuses on intellectual property and general commercial litigation, including copyright, patent and trademark matters, antitrust, and state causes of action. Prior to joining Manatt, Mr. Lerner clerked for the Honorable Dickran M. Tevrizian and the Honorable R. Gary Klausner, in the United States District Court, Central District of California. Mr. Lerner received his B.S. from Washington University, St. Louis, in 1997, and his J.D. from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, where he served as Executive Editor of Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review, in 2001.

ORANGE COUNTY

Amir Kahana, Litigation. Mr. Kahana focuses on litigation and counseling, with an emphasis on the financial services industry. He has extensive experience in complex business litigation, including consumer class actions and litigation involving California’s unfair competition and advertising statutes. Mr. Kahana also advises and represents clients on consumer arbitration agreements, federal preemption issues and securities litigation matters. Prior to joining Manatt, Mr. Kahana was an associate at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP. Mr. Kahana received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin in 1998 and his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School in 2001.

NEW YORK

Karyn E.B. Bell, Government & Regulatory. Ms. Bell focuses on a wide range of healthcare services, including compliance and reimbursement issues as well as transactional matters. Ms. Bell also has experience in transactional real estate matters, representing owners, developers, institutional investors, lenders, pension funds, pension fund advisors and asset management companies. Prior to joining Manatt, Ms. Bell was an associate at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. Ms. Bell graduated from Harvard University with an A.B., cum laude, in 1999 and received her J.D. from Columbia Law School, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, in 2003.

Jonathan D. Melber, Litigation. Mr. Melber focuses on litigation. His experience includes discovery and trial work in a range of pharmaceutical, product liability and environmental cases. Prior to joining Manatt, Mr. Melber was an associate at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, where he was awarded a Pro Bono Award for Outstanding Service from the Legal Aid Society. Mr. Melber received his B.A., magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Brown University in 1998 and his J.D. from New York University School of Law, where he served as Notes Development Editor of the New York University Law Review, in 2003.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Gregory W. Fortsch, Government & Regulatory. Mr. Fortsch focuses on healthcare regulatory matters, including Medicare coverage and reimbursement and healthcare fraud and abuse matters. Mr. Fortsch has provided counsel to clients involved in federal government investigations, including those triggered by whistleblower claims. He has also served as counsel in substantial due diligence projects involving the sale and acquisition of healthcare companies, and he has experience in other healthcare-related business transactions. Before joining Manatt, Mr. Fortsch was an associate at Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C., and served as trial and appellate counsel at the U.S. Departments of Justice and Veterans Affairs. Mr. Fortsch received his B.A., with honors, from Johns Hopkins University in 1991 and his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1994.

Don A. Smith, Business & Transactions. Mr. Smith focuses on mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, private placements of securities and general corporate governance matters. Prior to joining Manatt, Mr. Smith was an associate at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP. Mr. Smith received his A.B. from the University of California, Berkeley, where he played on the University of California varsity football team and was named to the Pac 10 Academic 1st Team, in 1999. He received his J.D. from Howard University School of Law, where he served as Solicitations and Submissions Editor of the Howard Law Journal and was a recipient of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship, in 2002.

05-18-2006

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