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Frost, Brown & Todd, L.L.C.

Edward M. King, Frost Brown Todd Attorney, Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law
The American Board of Certification announced that Edward M. King, an attorney practicing in the Louisville, Kentucky law firm of Frost Brown Todd LLC, has successfully completed the requirements for national certification in business bankruptcy law.

To become certified, Mr. King satisfied the following requirements:

Full time practice of law for at least five years
Good standing in the bars of all states in which a license to practice law is held
Devoted at least 30% of practice time and at least 400 hours to bankruptcy related matters in the last three years
Documented involvement in business bankruptcy by providing information on cases
Demonstrated commitment to continuing legal education by earning at least 60 hours of bankruptcy education in the past three years
Passed an extensive, day-long written examination covering business bankruptcy issues.

The American Board of Certification (ABC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the public and improving the quality of the bankruptcy and creditors' rights law bars. ABC has certified nearly 1,000 attorneys in consumer and business bankruptcy and creditor's rights law nationwide. ABC certification serves the public by allowing potential clients to make an informed decision in choosing bankruptcy and creditors rights counsel. In addition, ABC certification encourages attorneys to strive toward excellence and recognizes those attorneys who have met the rigorous ABC standards. ABC offers separate certification programs in business bankruptcy, consumer bankruptcy and creditors' rights law.

Even Congress has recognized the value of certification by adding it to the list of section 330 compensation factors in the new bankruptcy law. Legislators and courts recognize that the successful operation of the bankruptcy system depends upon the involvement of professionals with special expertise. This new law recognizes that Board certification provides a simple, meaningful, and objective measure of skill and expertise in the bankruptcy field.

The ABC is sponsored by the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Commercial Law League of America. All three ABC programs are accredited by the American Bar Association and several states have accredited the ABC programs. The ABC Board of Directors consists of many of the nation's finest bankruptcy and creditors rights professionals.

Frost Brown Todd LLC is an entrepreneurial-minded, business law firm with seven locations in Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Tennessee. The Firm is consistently ranked in The National Law Journal’s NLJ 250, and the first regionally based firm to make the AmLaw 200 list of highest grossing firms. FBT has been named “Top Dog” by the Lane Report, “Top Ten Patent Litigation Firm” by Managing Intellectual Property Magazine, Top Tier Firm in Corporate, Employment, Construction, Intellectual Property, Real Estate and Litigation by Chambers USA; and Top Corporate Firm by Corporate Board Member Magazine. The Firm has received recognition from clients like UPS: Core Counsel of the Year, Service Net’s Service Award, AK Steel as an AmLaw/Corporate Counsel “Go to Law Firm” and Texas Roadhouse’s Vendor of the Year Award. Sixty-six lawyers are in the 2006 edition of Best Lawyers in America across 22 practice areas, 38 in Chambers USA, and America’s Leading Lawyers for Business across 9 practice areas, as well as 26 Ohio Super Lawyers.

05-16-2006

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Fowler, White, Boggs & Banker, Attorneys At Law

Fowler White Boggs Banker Relocates West Palm Beach Office
The law firm of Fowler White Boggs Banker has relocated its West Palm Beach office to One Clearlake Centre, LLC at 250 South Australian Avenue, doubling the size of its previous space at 120 South Olive Avenue, Suite 600.

According to Fowler White Boggs Banker president and CEO, Rhea F. Law, “The relocation to One Clearlake Centre provides us with the ability to meet our current and future needs. The new space in West Palm Beach is part of our strategic plan for expansion in Southeast Florida.” Francis B.Geary, Jr., office managing shareholder for the firm’s West Palm Beach office, commented, “The new location provides us with improved convenience for our clients.”

Fowler White Boggs Banker, a Florida law firm with more than 230 attorneys in ten offices throughout Florida in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Ft. Myers, Tallahassee, Orlando, Naples, West Palm Beach, Bonita Springs, Jacksonville and Boca Raton. For more information, visit www.fowlerwhite.com.

05-16-2006

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Cooley Godward Kronish LLP

Cooley Godward Expands Life Sciences Intellectual Property Capability in San Francisco
Cooley Godward LLP announced today that Dr. Nan Wu has joined the Firm as a partner in its Intellectual Property practice group focusing on the life sciences sector. She will be resident in Cooley’s San Francisco office.

“Nan is a highly regarded attorney and will be an excellent addition to Cooley’s multi-faceted intellectual property capability,” said Frank Pietrantonio, the firm wide head of Cooley’s Intellectual Property practice. “We look forward to Nan contributing to the expansion of Cooley’s expertise in this sector, working closely with our current intellectual property and life sciences practitioners both within California and nationally.”

Cooley has built a substantial life sciences patent presence in the Firm’s DC office over the last six months. “Nan’s arrival allows us to expand our current capability on the west coast in addition to establishing a patent prosecution and counseling presence in our San Francisco office,” said Thomas J. Friel Jr., head of Cooley’s Bay Area Intellectual Property Litigation practice.

Dr. Wu has significant experience in patent issues related to life sciences, including preparing and prosecuting patent applications; developing patent strategies; managing patent portfolios; providing opinions with respect to patentability, validity and freedom to operate; conducting due diligence and reviewing and resolving patent issues in business transactions. In addition, Dr. Wu works closely with companies to leverage their patent positions in business transactions including negotiating and drafting agreements for technology licenses, collaborations and partnership ventures.

Dr. Wu started her legal career in 1995 as a patent agent and technical specialist. She practiced as an associate at Fish & Richardson P.C., Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP and Gray Cary. In 2005, Dr. Wu joined Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP as Of Counsel and was elected partner in January 2006.

Dr. Wu received her M.D. from Beijing Medical University in 1987. She earned her Ph.D. in 1993 from Brown University in molecular biology, cell biology and biochemistry. She attended Georgetown University Law School and earned her J.D. in 1998. Dr. Wu is admitted to practice in California, Massachusetts and New York. She is also a registered patent attorney before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

05-16-2006

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Carlton Fields

Carlton Fields Shareholder, Tom Warner, to Participate in Workshop Sponsored by the Florida Supreme Court Task Force on Long Range Planning
Carlton Fields West Palm Beach Shareholder, Tom Warner, was asked to participate in a Judicial Branch Planning Workshop sponsored by the Florida Supreme Court Task Force on Long Range Planning on May 18-19, 2006 in Orlando, Florida.

Discussion topics at the Workshop include trends in the court system update; embracing growth and diversity as well as social and economic changes; science, technology, and the law; and court system organization and the administration of justice. There will also be a breakout strategy session on clarifying the role of the judicial branch, improving the administration of justice, supporting competence and quality, enhancing public access and service, and building public trust and confidence.

Warner is a Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney and a member of the Firm's Appellate Practice and Trial Support Practice Group. He earned his Bachelor's Degree from the University of Florida in 1970 and received his J.D. from University of Florida College of Law in 1973.

05-16-2006

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Nexsen Pruet Adams & Kleemeier, P.C.

John Sperati Joins Nexsen Pruet\'s Construction Group
Greensboro, NC - John M. Sperati, an attorney with a strong background in construction matters, has joined Nexsen Pruet Adams Kleemeier, PLLC as an associate in the firm’s Greensboro office.

Sperati will practice in the firm's construction group. He previously worked as a litigation attorney with a Raleigh, NC law firm.

""John's experience runs the spectrum of issues that are critical to the businesses we serve,"" said Leighton Lord, chairman of the board of Nexsen Pruet. ""He's tremendously diverse, both in terms of his skills and the types of clients he has worked with, and will bring real value to our clients and our firm.""

Sperati's legal practice has included contract law, lien and bond law, construction defect and delay claims, zoning violation defense, OSHA citation defense, licensing board complaint defense, creditor-related bankruptcy, and risk management. He has represented commercial and residential general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, sureties, homeowners, and construction project owners.

He earned his undergraduate degree from Western Carolina University and his law degree from North Carolina Central University.

Nexsen Pruet Adams Kleemeier, PLLC is one of the largest law firms in the Carolinas, with more than 170 attorneys and offices in Charlotte and Greensboro, N.C. and in Columbia, Charleston, Greenville, Hilton Head, and Myrtle Beach, S.C. Nexsen Pruet Adams Kleemeier provides a broad range of legal services to the business community and represents companies and other entities in local, state, national, and international venues.

05-16-2006

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McNees, Wallace & Nurick, L.L.C.

McNees names five as Summer Associates
McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC announced today that it has selected summer associates. They are:

· Audrey Buglione, a student at Widener University School of Law and a resident of Lower Paxton Township.

· Naureen F. Hyder, a Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law student from Harrisburg.

· Shelby Aliese Linton-Keddie, a Pennsylvania State University Dickinson
School of Law student from East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County.

· Erica Galusha, a Washington & Lee University School of Law student and a resident of Lexington, VA.

· Peter Robinson, a student at the University of Virginia School of Law, who is from Charlottesville, VA, and Casper, WY

The McNees Wallace Nurick Summer Associate program allows associates to observe various aspects of private practice to help them determine where their interests lie, while also allowing the firm to evaluate the law students as candidates for positions. Each Summer Associate works a total of 230 hours during the 10-week program, which provides time to take advantage of additional learning experiences.

The Summer Associate program is part of the McNees Wallace & Nurick Capital Area Managing Partners' Diversity Initiative, which is designed to increase the number of minority attorneys in Central Pennsylvania, through recruiting and mentoring as well as providing financial support.



About McNees Wallace & Nurick
Established in 1935, McNees Wallace & Nurick is a team of more than 100 attorneys. The firm represents businesses, manufacturers, financial institutions, trade associations, professionals, public and private non-profit institutions, and individuals. While based in Harrisburg, Pa., the firm's scope of practice is local, regional and national. Additional offices are located in Columbus, Ohio, State College, Lancaster and Hazleton, Pa., and Washington, D.C. McNees Wallace & Nurick is a long-standing member of the American Law Firm Association. For more information about the services provided by McNees Wallace & Nurick, visit the firm's Web site at http://www.mwn.com.

05-16-2006

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Hancock & Estabrook, LLP

Martin L. Fried Joins Hancock & Estabrook, LLP
Hancock & Estabrook, LLP, Counselors at Law, is pleased to announce that Martin L. Fried has become Of Counsel to the Firm in the Tax Practice Group.
Mr. Fried, the Crandall Melvin Professor of Wills and Trusts at Syracuse University College of Law, has over 35 years of experience in personal, corporate, real estate and estate taxation. He is the author of Taxation of Securities Transactions and numerous articles on taxation and trust and estates. Mr. Fried is a member of the American, New York State and Onondaga County Bar Associations. He is a director for the Onondaga Bar Association Foundation, a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and a member of the New York State Bar Association President’s Committee on Access to Justice. He is a graduate of New York University School of Law (LL.M. in Taxation), Columbia Law School (J.D.) and Antioch College (B.A.). Hancock & Estabrook, LLP’s Tax Practice Group attorneys have extensive experience representing individuals, closely-held businesses and multi-national corporations. Their experience in federal and state taxation includes income tax planning for individuals, partnerships and corporations, reorganizations and restructurings to mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcies and cancellation of indebtedness planning.

05-16-2006

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