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Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Parker Poe Attorneys Named to Triangle Business Journal’s 40 under 40 - Melanie Black Dubis & Russell B. Killen Among
The law firm of Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP is pleased to announce that Melanie Black Dubis and Russell B. Killen have received the 2006 Triangle Business Journal’s 40 under 40 Leadership Awards. Each year, 40 people under the age of 40 are honored for their community and professional achievements.

Melanie Dubis is a partner and the firm’s Antitrust & Business Torts Practice Group Leader. She is a commercial litigator who focuses her practice on complex business litigation, intellectual property and antitrust. Melanie has devoted significant attention to public interest litigation serving as a key member of the trial team on the landmark Leandro v. State of North Carolina and Hoke County Board of Education v. State cases, which established the right of all school children to obtain a sound basic education. She has served as pro bono Counsel to the Alliance of AIDS Services-Carolina, on the Carolina Ballet Board of Trustees and serves on the Appellate Rules Advisory Committee of the North Carolina Bar Association. Melanie is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., with honors, 1992) and Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1995).

Russell Killen is a partner in the firm’s Commercial Contracts Practice Group and represents clients in the area of construction law as well as in zoning and land use matters. He was named to North Carolina magazine’s 2006 “Legal Elite” in construction law. Russell is a member of the Knightdale Town Council and the Executive Committee of the Wake Education Partnership, where he serves as legal counsel. He also served as a member of the Board of Trustees for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Eastern North Carolina Chapter and the Board of Directors for the Knightdale Chamber of Commerce. Russell received a J.D. from Duke University in 1994 and a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1991.

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP currently has more than 175 lawyers, with five offices in the Carolinas including Columbia, Charleston and Spartanburg in South Carolina and Charlotte and Raleigh in North Carolina. The firm provides a complete range of legal services and has extensive experience in antitrust and business torts, banking and finance, bankruptcy, reorganization and creditors’ rights, commercial litigation, corporate and commercial law, employee benefits, employment, environmental, government, health care, international, mergers and acquisitions, public finance, real estate and commercial development, securities, tax and torts, trial and insurance. www.parkerpoe.com.

05-12-2006

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Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott, LLP

Scott P. DeVries Re-elected for Seventh Term as Nossaman Managing Partner
Nossaman Guthner Knox & Elliott LLP today announced the re-election of Scott P. DeVries as the firm’s Managing Partner for a seventh term. Over the past year the firm has gained several strategic lateral partners in line with a move toward expanding and adding depth within core practice areas. In addition the firm has developed a new Associate Development and Compensation program, which among other initiatives, includes further opportunities for pro-bono work. Reinforcing our long-standing commitment to diversity, a Diversity Committee has been created to specifically address and encourage this important area.

“I enjoy leading the firm and am grateful for the opportunity to direct Nossaman’s talented group of attorneys for the seventh year running,” said Nossaman Managing Partner Scott DeVries. “We have made a lot of progress during my tenure, averaging a double digit annual increase per year in the number of attorneys, revenue and per partner profits. And we did this without group acquisitions. Looking forward our focus will be on improving our already high level of client service and better serving the needs of our clients through practice groups. We continue to focus more directly on the industries we serve and further develop our practice groups to more strategically integrate into those industries. The better we understand our clients’ businesses, the better we can serve them.”

In 2005, Mr. DeVries managed both the firm and a substantial litigation practice. This included trying major insurance coverage cases for Aerojet, a GenCorp Company and for Nucor Corporation, in Phoenix; in both cases, our client prevailed. This year is no different, as Mr. DeVries has just this past week finished trying a mass tort case in Sacramento and scheduled for a second trial later this year. Acquisitions are also potential items on the docket for Nossaman in 2006; discussions are underway with two firms. “Scott’s ability to represent several of the firm’s biggest clients while initiating new firmwide policies and considering potential growth opportunities is one of his major contributions as the leader of the Firm,” said Nossaman Partner and Executive Committee member Marco D. Costales.

Over the past year the firm hired four lateral partners; a former federal prosecutor specializing in white-collar crime, former Los Angeles County General Counsel adding strength to the firm’s public agency practice, a Real Estate Partner and a new Employment Partner who heads the Practice Group. Nossaman has also grown the Infrastructure Practice Group and Land Use Practice Group with additional Associate support.

Recommitting to the future of the firm, Associate compensation, development and retention policies have been updated. First year associate salaries now stand at $125,000 with material increases for more senior counterparts. Furthermore, pro-bono work and key business development activities can be used to meet the firm’s billable hours requirement. Associates at the firm have historically been extremely interested in community service and outreach and this policy acknowledges and encourages their participation.

Scott DeVries is a litigation partner in the firm’s San Francisco office. He has more than 20 years of experience representing corporations and public entities in the trial and appeal of complex civil cases, including insurance coverage, environmental, and mass and class toxic torts. In addition, he is a frequent speaker and author on related topics and law firm management. Mr. DeVries earned a J.D. from Hastings College of the Law and B.A. from the College of William and Mary.

About Nossaman:
Nossaman Guthner Knox & Elliott LLP, a California-based law firm, specializes in complex civil litigation; infrastructure; land use, environmental, real property and water; healthcare; corporate transactions and public policy law. The firm represents a variety of public and private sector clients with interests ranging from aerospace and transportation to real estate development and water. Founded in 1959, Nossaman has more than 135 attorneys and lobbyists in California offices located in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento and Irvine, as well as in Washington, D.C./Virginia and Austin, Texas.

05-12-2006

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Brown McCarroll, L.L.P.

Brown McCarroll, L.L.P. Welcomes New Partner Mark Walker in El Paso
Brown McCarroll, L.L.P. is pleased to announce the addition of Mark C. Walker to its El Paso office as a Partner. Mr. Walker has extensive experience in representing retailers, businesses and contractors in premises liability, products manufacturers and sellers, governmental entities and businesses in administrative matters before state and local agencies, general insurance defense, surety and consumer litigation and appeals. He is also board certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

“We welcome Mark to our El Paso office and are proud to grow the services we offer our regional and national clients needing representation in West Texas. We look forward to continuing to be a part of the El Paso community.” said Bob Werner, Managing Partner of the Brown McCarroll.

Mr. Walker is a member of the Defense Research Institute, the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, and an Advocate on the American Board of Advocates. He was formerly Chair of the Grievance Committee of the State Bar of Texas. He is active in the El Paso community, serving on the El Paso Museum of Art Advisory Committee. He received his J.D. from the University of Texas Law School in 1985 and a B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Texas in 1981.

About Brown McCarroll, LLP
Brown McCarroll, L.L.P., was founded in 1938 and is a multi-disciplinary law firm with offices located in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Longview, and El Paso. Brown McCarroll delivers results for a variety of clients who have needs for regional representation throughout the state of Texas and the Southwest. More information can be found at www.brownmccarroll.com.

05-12-2006

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Morrison & Foerster, LLP

Mark Zebrowski Named Managing Partner of Morrison & Foerster\'s San Diego Office
Morrison & Foerster LLP has selected Mark Zebrowski as managing partner of the firm’s San Diego office. He succeeds Craig Schloss, who has served as the office’s managing partner since 2003. Mr. Schloss will continue to focus on representing clients in labor and employment matters.

In his new role, Mr. Zebrowski will oversee the office’s strategic growth and general management. He will work closely with the firm’s chairman, managing partners of operations, and practice leaders to further enhance and expand the San Diego office. With more than 70 attorneys, Morrison & Foerster’s San Diego office is one of the fastest growing law firms in San Diego.

Mr. Zebrowski has been a partner at Morrison & Foerster since 2004. His practice includes real estate, consumer class action, Section 17200 litigation, professional liability partnership and shareholder disputes and general commercial litigation matters. Mr. Zebrowski has practiced in San Diego for over 20 years. He is on the Board of the San Diego Chapter of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, and is a founding Master in the Wallace Chapter of the American Inns of Court.

“I am excited to take on this new endeavor and build upon the momentum that was established by Craig,” commented Mr. Zebrowski.

“I am confident that Mark will bring continued strategic leadership and vision to our San Diego office,” said Keith C. Wetmore, Chair of Morrison & Foerster. “We are very pleased that Mark has agreed to step into this role, building on the contributions Craig has made during the last three years.”

Morrison & Foerster has also announced that Peter McGraw has joined the firm as Director of Administration in the San Diego office. Mr. McGraw joins Morrison & Foerster from Sempra Energy where he served as the Legal Administrator for its Legal Department. Mr. McGraw is a member of the National and Local Association of Legal Administrators.

05-12-2006

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Hodgson Russ LLP

David Martin joins Hodgson Russ
Hodgson Russ LLP is pleased to announce that David Martin has joined the firm as an attorney in its State & Local Tax Practice Group. Mr. Martin will practice from the firm’s New York office.

Mr. Martin concentrates his practice in New York State and City tax law. He has extensive experience assisting clients with a wide range of federal, state, and local tax matters, including issues related to business and non-business income, nexus, captive insurance companies, state tax determinations, consultation with state tax authorities, management of state tax audits and controversies, and state tax planning ideas.

Mr. Martin is experienced in addressing the unique tax needs of clients in the media and telecommunications industries.

He received a B.A. from Touro College and a J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

With more than 225 attorneys practicing in all major areas of law, Hodgson Russ is among the 200 largest law firms headquartered in the United States. Over the past year, the firm has tripled its roster of Manhattan-based attorneys to provide an even wider range of services and increased depth in important niche practice areas, including federal, multi-state, New York state, and local tax; intellectual property; estates and trusts; litigation; commercial real estate; securities; immigration; employment law; and health law. Established in 1817, Hodgson Russ is among the oldest law firms in the United States and is the only law firm that can count two former U.S. presidents, Millard Fillmore and Grover Cleveland, among its alumni. Hodgson Russ has offices in New York, Albany, Buffalo, and Johnstown, New York; Boca Raton, Florida; and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

05-12-2006

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Godfrey & Kahn

GODFREY & KAHN ATTORNEY WILLIAM H. LEVIT, JR. SELECTED FOR INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CONFLICT PREVENTION & RESOLUTION (CPR) GENERAL COUNSEL PANEL
The law firm of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. is pleased to announce that William H. Levit, Jr., a shareholder and senior member of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group in the Milwaukee office, has been selected for the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution’s General Counsel Panel. The panel includes 26 current or former general counsel of Fortune 1000 companies who will act as neutrals for national, transnational and regional business disputes, across a wide range of industries and practice areas.

Levit’s practice is quite diverse with substantial experience in all kinds of complex litigation and alternative dispute resolution. He regularly acts as an arbitrator and mediator through CPR for whom he serves as a general panelist as well as a member of its Franchise, Insurance and General Counsel Panels. In addition, he is on the Commercial; Large, Complex Case; International and Mediation Panels of the American Arbitration Association and has acted as an arbitrator for the National Association of Securities Dealers and New York Stock Exchange as well as on an ad hoc basis. From 1984 to 1988 he was a Substitute Arbitrator on the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal at The Hague. He is a Fellow and a Chartered Arbitrator of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London) and is a member of the Swiss Arbitration Association.

Before joining Godfrey & Kahn in 1983, Levit was the chief legal officer of a Milwaukee-based Fortune 250 manufacturing company, a partner in a major Wall Street law firm and a United States Foreign Officer, serving in New Delhi, India. He is a frequent lecturer and also published extensively. For a number of years he has been listed under Wisconsin Commercial Litigation in The Best Lawyers in America and has also been listed regularly in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in American Law. CPR serves as a primary multinational advocate and resource for avoidance, management, and resolution of business-related disputes, both domestically and overseas. CPR’s wealth of intellectual property and published material has educated and motivated general counsel and their firms around the world toward an increased reliance on alternative forms of dispute resolution rather than litigation. CPR’s proprietary panel of esteemed arbitrators and mediators has provided resolutions in thousands of cases, with billions of dollars at issue, worldwide. For more information, visit their web site at www.cpradr.org.

Founded in 1957, Godfrey & Kahn maintains offices in Milwaukee, Madison (La Follette Godfrey & Kahn), Appleton, Green Bay, and Waukesha, WI and Shanghai, PRC. With more than 190 attorneys, Godfrey & Kahn provides legal and business advice to clients ranging from small businesses and governmental entities to large privately and publicly held national and international companies.

05-12-2006

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Crowell & Moring LLP

CROWELL & MORING NAMED A “BEST PLACE TO WORK IN GREATER WASHINGTON” BY WASHINGTON BUSINESS JOURNAL
Washington Business Journal recognized Crowell & Moring LLP as one of the region’s best places to work at their annual breakfast awards program Friday, May 12th at the Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner. The award recognizes the company’s achievements in creating a positive work environment that attracts and retains employees through a combination of employee satisfaction, working conditions and company culture.

Crowell & Moring was among 49 diverse companies hailing from virtually every business sector. The top companies were selected from a pool of more than 200 nominations.

The top companies were also profiled in a special supplement in the May 12th edition of Washington Business Journal.

Crowell & Moring LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 300 attorneys practicing in litigation, antitrust, government contracts, corporate, intellectual property and more than 40 other practice areas. More than two-thirds of the firm's attorneys regularly litigate disputes on behalf of domestic and international corporations, start-up businesses, and individuals. Crowell & Moring's extensive client work ranges from advising on one of the world's largest telecommunications mergers to representing governments and corporations on international arbitration matters. Based in Washington, D.C., the firm also has offices in Brussels, California and London.

05-12-2006

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