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Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP

William F. Cassin Joins Stroock’s Financial Restructuring Practice Group
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with
offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, announced that William F. Cassin has joined the
firm’s Financial Restructuring Practice Group as a Special Counsel, effective today. His practice
will focus on corporate and securities law, mergers and acquisitions and investments in private and
public companies, including in the context of restructurings.
Mr. Cassin, (39), joins Stroock from White & Case, where he advised on a number of international
corporate transactions while based in the firm’s New York and Hong Kong offices. Mr. Cassin
possesses expertise in a variety of transaction types and structures, with a particular focus on 144A
offerings on behalf of international clients. Prior to White & Case, Mr. Cassin was an associate
director in UBS Warburg’s mergers and acquisitions group and a corporate attorney with Sullivan
& Cromwell, where he worked in that firm’s London and New York offices.
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP is a law firm providing transactional and litigation
guidance to leading multinational corporations, investment banks and venture capital firms in the
U.S. and abroad. Stroock’s emphasis on client service and innovation has made it one of the
nation’s leading law firms for 125 years. Stroock’s Financial Restructuring Practice Group
represents debtors, creditors, investors and purchasers in in-court and out-of-court restructurings.
Additional Stroock practice areas include corporate finance, legal services to financial institutions,
energy, insurance, intellectual property, litigation and real estate. For more information, please visit
Stroock’s website at www.stroock.com.

05-09-2006

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Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, LLP

New York Magazine Names Barry Ostrager One of the \"Most Influential NY Lawyers\"
Litigation partner Barry Ostrager was named one of New York's ""Influentials"" in the May 15, 2006 issue, for his work advising Andersen Consulting. However, the article incorrectly states that Andersen received $1 billion in settlement. In fact, the Andersen case was arbitrated to completion, and the arbitrator determined that Arthur Andersen was entitled to no compensation as a result of the severing of the contractual relationships between the various Andersen entities.


Lawyers:
• Barry R. Ostrager


Related Practice Areas:
• Litigation

05-09-2006

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Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo P.C.

Mintz Levin Promotes Twelve Attorneys to Members of the Firm
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. today announced that the following twelve attorneys have been promoted to member (partner) status at the firm.

Michael Barry - Business & Finance (New York.)

Joseph Lipchitz - Litigation (Boston)

Keith Carroll - Litigation (Boston)

Karen Lovitch - Health (Washington, D.C.)

Daniel Follansbee - Business & Finance (Boston)

Scott Samuels - Business & Finance (Boston)

Seth Goldman - Litigation (New York)

Donald Schroeder - Employment, Labor & Benefits (Boston)

Christian Hildenbrand - Business & Finance (New York)

Jeffrey Schultz - Business & Finance (New York)

Brian Hopkins - Intellectual Property (New York)

Kurt Steinkrauss - Trusts & Estates (Boston)

""We are delighted to promote these twelve skilled attorneys to the membership ranks,"" said Andrew R. Urban, Co-Managing Member of the firm. ""These accomplished attorneys exemplify the spirit of Mintz Levin through their unwavering commitment to client service, their level of expertise in their respective practice areas, and their dedication to Mintz Levin's growth and success."" ""We offer our most sincere congratulations and look forward to working with these outstanding new members for many years to come,"" added Steven P. Rosenthal, also Co-Managing Member of Mintz Levin.

Mintz Levin is an AmLaw 100 law firm with offices in the US and the UK. The firm has exceptional depth in a broad range of practice areas, but our clients recognize that what sets us apart from other law firms is our industry focus. By truly understanding business drivers and industry trends, we are able to provide our clients with more than just legal advice. We provide legal solutions to our clients' business issues. Since 1933, our lawyers have represented entrepreneurs, emerging growth companies, government agencies, and leaders in primary industries that include Life Sciences/Biotechnology; Technology & Communications; Financial Services & Insurance; Healthcare; Real Estate, Hospitality & Construction; and Retail & Consumer Products. Our practical knowledge combined with our industry expertise enables us to provide our clients with enterprise legal advice that gives their business a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

05-09-2006

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

Tax Attorney Michele Zinn Joins Miller Canfield
The law firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. announces that Michele R. Zinn has joined the firm as senior counsel in the Kalamazoo, Mich. office, bringing nearly 20 years’ experience in tax law to the Federal Tax Practice Group and Corporate and Securities Group. She has significant experience with the taxation of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), including tax-free reorganizations, cross-border transactions, corporation-shareholder issues, redemptions, spin-offs, liquidations and partnership issues.

Prior to joining Miller Canfield, she was a director in the M&A Tax Practice and was chief operating officer of the Global M&A Tax Practice at KPMG LLP in Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Md., as well as a member of KPMG's Washington National Tax practice's M&A Tax group. There she provided technical tax advise, implemented global initiatives, and served as an international liaison. She also developed a multidisciplinary tax practice to help entities engaged in international acquisitions, joint ventures or strategic dispositions meet their transaction objectives in a tax-efficient manner.

“Michele has a global perspective on tax law and is a nice complement to our federal tax practice,” said Thomas W. Linn, CEO of Miller Canfield. “She has handled every level of taxation – from complex tax consequences of multinational corporations to the tax issues of closely held businesses and individuals.”

She is a member of the Section of Taxation of both the State Bar of Michigan and American Bar Association, and District of Columbia Bar. She also is a member of the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association and American Paint Horse Association.

Zinn received her LL.M. in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center and her J.D. from Vermont Law School. She also studied at the University of Exeter in England, focusing on international business transactions, French civil law, and European economic community law. She received her B.A. from Western Michigan University. Prior to attending law school, she worked as a marketing associate in yacht sales for several years.

She resides in Hickory Corners, Michigan.

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.

05-09-2006

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Lathrop & Gage LLP

Nationally Recognized ERISA Expert Robert Grossman Joins Lathrop & Gage
Robert D. (Bob) Grossman, former vice chair, 11-year member of the executive committee and former chair of the Business Law Division of Shook Hardy & Bacon, will leave that firm to join the Lathrop & Gage Corporate practice group effective May 8.

“In the Sarbanes-Oxley era of exacting scrutiny of corporate management and executive compensation, Bob Grossman has established himself as one of the preeminent ERISA, executive compensation and ESOP attorneys in the country,” said Tom Stewart, managing partner of Lathrop & Gage. “We are honored and delighted that an attorney of his stature elected to join our firm.”

Stewart added that Grossman shares the firm’s vision of building the most dominant corporate practice in the market. “Bob comes to Lathrop & Gage following the recent addition of Peter Brown and eight other Husch attorneys including Brian Johnston, another ERISA lawyer,” he said. “We are committed to building on an already vibrant corporate practice, and we will continue to pursue top corporate talent in this market and in all of our markets.”

Grossman has been involved in two public stock offerings in recent months, and is a nationally recognized employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) expert. His general business law practice focuses on executive compensation, qualified retirement plans and employee benefits with a special emphasis on ESOPs. He is a frequent writer and in-demand speaker, having made nearly 50 presentations throughout the U.S., on related topics.


“I have had a wonderful opportunity to practice law for 25 years at Shook, Hardy,” said Grossman, “and I will be leaving a lot of dear friends. But I am excited about this opportunity to continue to build my practice and provide added support for my clients. Lathrop & Gage is a full-service firm with an excellent balance among practice groups. More importantly, I am joining a business practice that has a mission to be the leader in corporate law. The firm is committed to this direction and I am excited about playing a role in that growth strategy.”

About Bob Grossman
Bob Grossman is a former vice chair of Shook, Hardy. He served as a member of its Executive Committee for 11 years, chaired the Business Law Division and was former partner in charge of the firm’s Overland Park office. In his practice, Grossman also worked on ERISA litigation involving the ownership of company stock in qualified retirement plans.

He is a member of the Bar Associations of Missouri and Kansas, and the United States Tax Court. He is a past chairman of the Heart of America Tax Institute, an active member of the Legislative and Regulatory Committee of the ESOP Association, and a member of that committee’s Fiduciary Subcommittee.

He received his B.A., cum laude, from Tulane University in 1974, where he was selected as a Tulane Scholar and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He earned his J.D., with distinction, from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law in 1977, where he was a member of the UMKC Law Review and also served on the editorial staff of The Urban Lawyer, and received an LL.M. in taxation from New York University School of Law in 1978.

About Lathrop & Gage
A leading Midwest full-service law firm, Lathrop & Gage L.C. ranks No. 152 on the National Law Journal’s list of the country’s largest law firms, with 280 attorneys in 10 offices nationwide – from Denver, Colo. to New York, New York. In 2005, Chambers USA ranked Lathrop & Gage’s corporate, litigation, real estate and labor and employment practices among the best in the Midwest, noting the firm’s “talent and ability in abundance.” For more information, visit www.lathropgage.comor www.beentherewonthat.com.

05-09-2006

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King & Spalding

King & Spalding Becomes First Atlanta-Based National Sponsor Of Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
King & Spalding, a leading international law firm, is the first Atlanta-based law firm to become a national sponsor of the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, a national organization committed to combating sexual-orientation discrimination. The announcement was made by John Westfall, national development director of Lambda Legal.

""Lambda Legal is excited to have King & Spalding as a national sponsor,"" Westfall said. ""The firm's financial support will help us provide groundbreaking legal work for equality for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV.""

Kevin R. Sullivan, chair of King & Spalding's diversity committee, said, ""We have long been committed to advancing diversity both within the firm and in the legal profession as a whole. Achieving a work environment that encompasses diversity is a fundamental core value of King & Spalding.""

Lambda Legal carries out its legal work principally through test cases selected for the likelihood of their success in establishing positive legal precedents that will advance equal treatment under the law for its constituencies. The group pursues litigation in all parts of the United States in areas of the law such discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations and the military; HIV-related discrimination and public policy issues; parenting and relationship issues; equal marriage rights; equal employment and domestic partnership benefits; immigration issues; antigay initiatives; and free speech and equal protection rights.

Beverlee E. Silva, a counsel in the Atlanta office of King & Spalding, is a member of the board of directors of Lambda Legal.

About King & Spalding LLP
King & Spalding LLP is an international law firm with more than 800 lawyers in Atlanta, Houston, London, New York and Washington, D.C. The firm represents more than half of the Fortune 100, and in a Corporate Counsel survey in September 2005 was ranked one of the top ten firms representing Fortune 250 companies overall. For additional information, visit www.kslaw.com.

05-09-2006

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Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

AMERICAN RED CROSS PRESENTS HIGHEST AWARD TO KILPATRICK STOCKTON FOR HURRICANE RELIEF EFFORTS
Kilpatrick Stockton received the Circle of Humanitarians Award from the American Red Cross for raising more than $70,000 during the wake of Hurricane Katrina in August and September of 2005.
The Circle of Humanitarians award recognizes financial and in-kind supporters of the American Red Cross. It is given to the organization’s highest financial donors during times of disaster. Kilpatrick Stockton received this award, along with a plaque of recognition, from the local Metropolitan Atlanta Red Cross chapter.
The award was presented by Kathy Klatt, Director of Major Gifts for the Atlanta Chapter of the American Red Cross, and was accepted by Carol Black, a Kilpatrick Stockton legal secretary and the firm's Red Cross Blood Drive coordinator, and Hil Jordan, a Kilpatrick Stockton partner and member of the firm's Executive Committee.
In addition to donating to the Relief Fund, Kilpatrick Stockton is a member of the Red Cross Lifeboard and staff and attorneys donate more than 200 pints of blood each year. The firm has also become a part of the H.E.R.O. program to encourage employees to donate platelets, which has resulted this year in almost 70 units of platelets.
The Red Cross has more than 800 locally supported chapters, which assist more than 15 million people gain the skills they need to prepare for and respond to emergencies in their homes, communities and world. Approximately 4 million people give blood—the gift of life—through the Red Cross, making it the largest supplier of blood and blood products in the United States. For more information, visit www.RedCross.org.
About Kilpatrick Stockton
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP is a full-service international law firm with more than 480 attorneys in nine offices across the globe: Atlanta and Augusta, GA.; Charlotte, Raleigh and Winston-Salem, NC.; New York, NY; Washington, D.C.; London, England; and Stockholm, Sweden. Kilpatrick Stockton's delivery of innovative business solutions provides results-oriented counsel for corporations, from the challenging demands of financial transactions and securities to the disciplines of intellectual property management. Collaboration among Kilpatrick Stockton's corporate, litigation and intellectual property attorneys provides knowledgeable and proactive guidance for companies at every stage of the business life cycle.

05-09-2006

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