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Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP

BLB&G Partner Max Berger Named “Legal Superstar” by Securities Law360
In a series of profiles of outstanding litigators, prominent legal newswire Securities Law360 features BLB&G’s Senior Founding Partner, Max Berger, as one of 10 “Legal Superstars.”

Securities Law360 highlighted Mr.Berger’s outstanding role in many of the firm’s most high profile cases, including the celebrated Texaco race discrimination case and the massive WorldCom securities class action, both of which resulted in unprecedented corporate governance reforms, which have served as models for public companies going forward. The profile also quotes BLB&G Partner Edward Grossmann describing his partner as “probably the best negotiator I’ve ever seen… I can’t think of any litigation skills that Max doesn’t possess … He has an extraordinary grasp of the law in our field.”

In addition to his accomplishments on the legal front, the profile detailed Mr. Berger’s passion for photography and his commitment to charitable causes and philanthropy. Mr. Berger and his firm are active supporters of non-profit organizations, principally “City Year,” a youth service program and “inMotion,” a group that offers free legal services to indigent women. Additionally, Mr. Berger is an accomplished photographer and sales of his photography have generated over $125,000 - all of which he has donated to the two organizations.

05-05-2006

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Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP

BLB&G Tops SCAS’ 2005 Rankings Again for Most Dollars Recovered
For the second time in as many years, the “SCAS 50” ranked BLB&G # 1 with the highest total dollars recovered on behalf of investors. In 2005, BLB&G obtained 9 settlements totaling $3,745,600,714.00 - nearly half of all monies recovered in 2005 - and an average of over $416 million per settlement, the second highest average in history for firms obtaining 5 or more settlements in one calendar year.

The "SCAS 50" is a study of the top 50 plaintiff law firms in the U.S. by Securities Class Action Services (SCAS), a subsidiary of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). The list ranks the top plaintiffs' law firms by the total dollar amount of final securities class action settlements occurring in a calendar year, in which the law firm served as lead or co-lead counsel.

Bruce Carton, Vice President of ISS, stated “We’ve pretty consistently seen the same firms at or near the top…We’ve seen the same pattern in terms of some firms having big-dollar, high impact but a low number of cases....The firms on our 'SCAS 50' list were the leaders in obtaining these recoveries. For the second year in a row Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann led the way, with over $3.7 billion in 2005.

05-05-2006

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Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP

Four BLB&G Partners Named Top Litigators in the Country by Lawdragon Magazine
The Spring 2006 issue of Lawdragon, a national legal periodical, features BLB&G Partners Max Berger, Sean Coffey, Alan Schulman and Darnley Stewart among its "500 Leading Litigators in America."

Mr. Berger and Mr. Coffey recently served as co-lead counsel for the New York State Common Retirement Fund in In re WorldCom, Inc. Securities Litigation, which yielded an unprecedented recovery for defrauded investors of over $6.15 billion, and "has shaken Wall Street, the audit profession and corporate boardrooms." (Wall Street Journal) Mr. Schulman was the lead attorney on the team which successfully prosecuted and obtained a $960 million recovery for investors in In re McKesson HBOC, Inc. Securities Litigation. Ms. Stewart is the partner principally responsible for the firm's employment discrimination and employee rights practice group and has served as lead counsel in many of the firm's high profile discrimination cases. Most recently, she has obtained several historic settlements in consumer finance discrimination class actions against the lending arms of General Motors, Nissan, and DaimlerChrysler.

05-05-2006

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Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP

Investment and Pensions Europe Publishes “The Fundamentals of Asset Recovery” by BLB&G Counsel Tony Gelderma
As portfolio monitoring and claims administration are becoming new “best practices” among U.S. and European institutional investors, Tony Gelderman, Counsel to the firm, sheds light on the impact of these two increasingly important services in, “The Fundamentals of Asset Recovery.”

Featured in the May 2006 supplement of Investment and Pensions Europe, the article addresses how the growth of class action recoveries over the past decade has increased the demand for portfolio monitoring services to identify potential securities fraud claims, as well as claims administration services needed to track securities litigation settlements. Mr. Gelderman discusses the vital role these services play in today’s changing class action settlement landscape.

05-05-2006

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Zimmerman, Kiser & Sutcliffe, P.A.

Zimmerman, Kiser & Sutcliffe, P.A. Welcome New Attorney, JEREMY S. SLOANE
The law firm of Zimmerman, Kiser &Sutcliffe, P.A. is pleased to announce that Jeremy S. Sloane has joined the law firm as an associate in the commercial department representing a variety of businesses, entrepreneurs, developers, investors and nonprofit organizations in the areas of tax matters, real estate acquisitions and restructuring and reorganization of businesses.

Mr. Sloane received his J.D. from the University of Florida, Levin College of Law. Mr. Sloane also graduated summa cum laude from the University of Miami in Taxation and the University of Florida cum laude with a B.S. in Business Administration.

Mr. Sloane is a member of the Florida and Maryland Bar, the United States Tax Court, and the United States District Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.

Zimmerman, Kiser and Sutcliffe P.A. is a full service law firm specializing in the areas of Business, Real Estate, Tax , Estate & Trust Planning, Litigation, Dispute Resolution and Workers’ Compensation law. As one of the largest law firms in Central Florida, ZKS represents clients throughout the state of Florida. For more information on the firm including attorney’s biographies, visit the website at www.zkslawfirm.com.

05-05-2006

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Prince Lobel Glovsky & Tye LLP

Prince Lobel associates named \"Rising Stars\"
Each year Law & Politics conducts surveys in 10 states to find ""Rising Stars"" (exceptional young attorneys). The results are tallied and the Massachusetts listing is reported in a supplement in Boston magazine. We congratulate the following five individuals that were recognized as ""Rising Stars"" this year:
Kimberley Keyes
Kristin Knuuttila
David Plotkin
Jeff Pyle
Amy Serino
How do they find ""Rising Stars""?
Law & Politics starts the process by mailing ballots to the most recent group of Super Lawyers: the top 5 percent of attorneys in the state. The point totals from the general survey and research process are then added to arrive at a final tally. The lawyers are ranked by point totals and the list is cut until approximately 2.5 percent of the best up-and-coming attorneys in the state remain. To ensure a diverse and well-balanced list, the research staff considers factors such as firm size, practice area and geographic location. For more information, visit: http://www.superlawyers.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=37

05-05-2006

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Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP

Reginald W. Jackson Named ABI President-Elect
The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) announced that Reginald W. Jackson of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (Columbus, Ohio) has been elected by the ABI Board of Directors to be President-Elect. He will become President for a one-year term, beginning with ABI’s Annual Spring Meeting in 2007. Jackson has been an ABI member since 1992, has served on the 60-member ABI Board of Directors since 2002 and the Executive Committee since 2003. He has acted as the Executive Editor of the ABI Journal since March 2002, in addition to serving on ABI’s Publications Committee.



Jackson is a member of the Columbus Bar Association, and served on the Board of Governors from 1998-2002 and as the chairman of its Bankruptcy Committee from 1990-92. In addition, Jackson serves on the board of the Columbus Bar Foundation. Jackson is also an active member of the American Bar Association (member, Business Law Section, Business Bankruptcy Committee, Chapter 11 and Executory Contracts Subcommittee); the Ohio State Bar Association, where he serves as District 7 Representative on the Board of Governors and was on the Council of Delegates for 2002-05; and the Ohio State Bar Foundation, for which he served as president in 2001. Jackson has been named one of “America's Top Lawyers” by Black Enterprise Magazine and is a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, inducted in the XII class.

The ABI is the largest multi-disciplinary, nonpartisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency. ABI was founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues. ABI members include more than 11,500 professionals providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information. For additional information on ABI, visit www.abiworld.org .

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP provides advice and counsel representing businesses from small start-ups to fortune 500 companies. Vorys is one of the largest law firms in the country, with nearly 400 attorneys. Vorys has offices in Columbus, Cleveland, Akron, Cincinnati, Alexandria, VA and Washington, DC. For more information please visit www.vssp.com.

05-05-2006

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