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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Jeffrey S. Rheeling Joins Katten Muchin Rosenman as Partner in Real Estate Practice
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP today announced the addition of Jeffrey S. Rheeling as a partner in the Real Estate Practice. Mr. Rheeling will be based in the Firm’s Chicago office.
“Jeff has a great deal of experience handling a wide range of complex commercial real estate matters,” said David J. Bryant, national co-chair of Katten’s Real Estate Practice. “His proven legal skill, combined with a proven dedication to client service at the highest levels makes him an ideal addition to our ever-growing national real estate practice.”
Mr. Rheeling concentrates his practice in all areas of real estate including acquisitions, dispositions, development, leasing and finance. Prior to joining Katten, he served as counsel in the legal department of The Inland Real Estate Group Inc. in OakBrook, Ill., where he was a member of a legal team which handled large commercial property acquisitions, including shopping centers, single tenant retail buildings, office buildings and apartment complexes. Previously, he spent eight years, first as an associate and then as a partner, with Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP in Chicago.
Mr. Rheeling received both his B.S. and J.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is admitted to practice in Illinois and Wisconsin.
Katten Muchin Rosenman has one of the most extensive real estate practices in the United States - comprised of more than 100 attorneys in offices in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Charlotte, and Irving, Texas. It serves domestic and international clients, including investors, syndicators, sponsors, real estate funds, owners, tenants, residential and commercial developers, construction and permanent lenders. Members of the Firm’s Real Estate Practice have provided counsel in connection with some of the largest and most sophisticated transactions in the real estate industry. It provides comprehensive services in areas including financing, fund formation and investing, capital markets, acquisitions and sales, development, leasing, and construction.
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (www.kattenlaw.com/) is a national, full-service law firm with offices in the nation's largest centers of business, government, finance and technology and an associated entity in London. The Firm’s 600 attorneys in more than 40 practice areas provide timely and cost-effective counsel to clients in numerous industries. They serve as business advisors and advocates for a wide range of public and private companies - from entrepreneurial, emerging-growth, and middle market firms to global Fortune 100 corporations - as well as government entities, non-profits, and charitable and cultural organizations.

05-01-2006

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Hirschler Fleischer, Attorneys at Law

CHARLES W. PAYNE TO JOIN FREDERICKSBURG OFFICE
Hirschler Fleischer announced today that Charles W. “Charlie” Payne will be joining the firm’s Fredericksburg, Virginia office effective May 1, 2006.

Mr. Payne joins the Business Section, where his practice will focus on general business, commercial real estate transactions, estate planning, and federal and state government relations. He routinely represents emerging and middle market businesses, real estate developers, not-for-profit foundations, banks, government contractors, the Stafford County Economic Development Authority.

About Hirschler Fleischer

Hirschler Fleischer is a full-service firm engaged in a diverse and sophisticated practice offering legal services to corporate, institutional, governmental and individual clients. The firm has offices in Richmond and Fredericksburg and celebrates its’ 60th anniversary in 2006. www.hf-law.com.

05-01-2006

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Thompson & Knight LLP

T&K Honored with Chevron Law Firm Diversity Recognition Award
Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce the Firm has been selected as a recipient of the Chevron Law Firm Diversity Recognition Award. This award program, started in 2005, recognizes Chevron's law firm partners that have distinguished themselves for their commitment to diversity and the results achieved.

The Firm is committed to making an impact in the communities we serve, and we believe strongly in partnering with our clients to achieve these results. Included in the Firm's mission statement is a commitment to cultivate and maintain diversity, including that of gender, race, thought, and action, which we promote internally through employment, mentoring, and retention, and externally through community involvement. We look forward to continuing to work with partners like Chevron to encourage and support these diversity efforts.

In recognition of this award, Chevron will make a donation to a local non-profit legal group of the Firm's choice.

05-01-2006

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Thompson & Knight LLP

T&K Receives Jesuit Lettermen\'s Club Distinguished Service Award
Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce the Firm has been chosen to receive the 2006 Jesuit Lettermen's Club Distinguished Service Award. The award was presented at the Sports Hall of Fame Banquet on Saturday, April 29, 2006.

""We are honored and proud to receive this award,"" said Peter J. Riley, the Firm's Managing Partner. ""It is definitely not something we expected, but is a very appreciated recognition of the work of many of our attorneys who are graduates of Jesuit or parents of graduates.""

The award is given annually to an individual or organization that has significantly impacted the Jesuit Athletic Program in keeping with the school's emphasis on ""Men for Others."" Thompson & Knight has worked closely with Jesuit for many years on legal issues. Of particular importance in the area of athletics, Thompson & Knight served as lead counsel for Jesuit in challenging the UIL's (University Interscholastic League) 90-year ban on private school membership.

About the Jesuit Alumni Lettermen's Club

The mission of the Jesuit Alumni Lettermen's Club is to promote the spirited tradition of Jesuit athletics, to remind the community of the values learned in healthy interscholastic competition, to recapture the camaraderie experienced in former times, and to sponsor the Hall of Fame event each year.

05-01-2006

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Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP

Thacher Proffitt Names New Litigation Partner, Kenneth E. Lee
Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP, a 158-year-old law firm, announced today that Kenneth E. Lee has joined the Firm as a partner in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group, resident in the New York office, effective May 1, 2006. Ken joins Thacher Proffitt from Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.


“We are delighted to welcome Ken to our Firm,” said Paul D. Tvetenstrand, managing partner of Thacher Proffitt. “Adding Ken to the Firm highlights Thacher Proffitt’s strategic growth of the litigation group. Coupled with Richard Hans who joined us from DLA Piper a few weeks ago, Ken will add strength to our expanding financial services platform.”


“Over the years, Ken has represented several financial services and media companies in significant commercial litigation matters,” according to John M. Woods, chairman of Thacher Proffitt’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group. “His extensive securities and regulatory experience will allow us to deepen our services to financial institutions, investment banks and mortgage companies in regulatory defense matters.”


About Kenneth E. Lee


Ken’s litigation practice focuses on securities litigation, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, media and entertainment, antitrust, and general commercial matters. His clients include investment banks, financial services providers, insurance companies, media companies, as well as pro bono clients. Before joining Thacher Proffitt, Ken was a litigator with Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, where he practiced for 13 years.


Ken received his JD from the University of Chicago, where he was the recipient of the Tony Patiño Fellowship and the Thomas R. Mulroy Prize. He received his AB from Harvard University, cum laude in Economics. He is admitted to the New York and Massachusetts bars, as well as US District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, Eastern District of Michigan, and US Court of Appeals for the Sixth and Federal Circuits.

05-01-2006

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Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP

Sarah Davidoff Joins Stroock’s Investment Management Practice Group
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with
offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, announced that Sarah Davidoff has joined the firm’s
Investment Management Practice Group as a Partner, effective today. Her practice will focus on
private funds.
“Sarah’s extensive knowledge of the investment management industry and experience in the
formation and representation of hedge funds, private equity funds and funds of funds coincides
with our clients’ growing need for counsel in these disciplines,” said Thomas E. Heftler, Stroock
Co-Managing Partner.
Ms. Davidoff, 35, joins Stroock from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom’s New York office
where she was a Counsel. She has represented numerous hedge fund managers and private equity
firms in structuring a variety of types of domestic and offshore private investment products.
She also provides ongoing regulatory advice to these firms regarding their activities. Although
her practice emphasizes investment management, Ms. Davidoff also works on related general
corporate and securities matters. Prior to joining Skadden in 2000, she was an Associate at
Seward & Kissel.
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 Investment Management Practice provides legal
services to more than 400 investment companies and private funds of every type and structure
including major fund complexes, investment advisers and fund administrators. Additional Stroock
practice areas include corporate finance, legal services to financial institutions, energy, financial
restructuring, insurance, intellectual property, litigation and real estate. For more information,
please visit Stroock’s website at www.stroock.com.

05-01-2006

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Proskauer & Rose, LLP

Proskauer Rose Expands Entertainment Group
Proskauer Rose LLP, an international law firm with more than 650 lawyers in the United States and Europe, announced a significant expansion of its entertainment industry practice with the addition of Fred Bernstein, a top industry player with years of experience, to the firm's Corporate Department as a partner. Also joining the firm is Beverly Frank, an attorney with extensive expertise in labor and employment and litigation matters in the entertainment industry. She joins Proskauer's Labor and Employment and Litigation departments as senior counsel. Both will be resident in the firm's Los Angeles office.

According to Bert H. Deixler, who heads Proskauer's Los Angeles office, Mr. Bernstein and Ms. Frank bring a range of experience that complement the firm's diverse corporate, labor and employment, and entertainment law practices.

""The entertainment industry is undergoing a radical transformation,"" Mr. Deixler said. ""The only efficient and effective way to address the range of matters arising from the marriage of finance, content and emerging technologies is through an interdisciplinary approach encompassing multiple practices. Fred's vision and experience will help us continue the process of building a national platform that meets the industry's evolving needs.""

Mr. Bernstein has deep roots in the film, television, and digital entertainment industries. He has held senior executive posts at a number of major studios, including serving as the president of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Companies, and has been a film producer and e-commerce executive. His legal work focuses on the creation, financing, distribution and exploitation of content, and the leveraging of brand equity - so-called ""branded entertainment"" - throughout the entertainment, media and related fields for producers, distributors and some of America's most well-known companies including AOL, AT&T, American Express, Merv Griffin Entertainment, The Coca-Cola Company, DHL, and Wal-Mart.

Ms. Frank has represented employers in all aspects of employment law, including litigation and counseling. She also has represented companies and individuals in the entertainment and media industries in a range of matters including contractual disputes, copyright infringement and the defense of unfair trade practice class actions. Ms. Frank also represented the Select Committee of Inquiry of the Connecticut House of Representatives in its investigation of former Governor John Rowland.

""Beverly's background in all manner of litigation in the entertainment industry and beyond will be a significant addition to our robust abilities in this area,"" Mr. Deixler said. ""We are very excited to integrate the practices of both Fred and Beverly into our international platform and to get started on bringing their knowledge and expertise to bear on behalf of our many entertainment industry clients.""

Mr. Bernstein and Ms. Frank come to Proskauer from the Entertainment, Advertising and Media Practice Group of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, where Mr. Bernstein was a partner and co-chair of the group. Prior to joining Manatt, where he started his legal career in 1976, Mr. Bernstein was the head of E-Studio Network.com, an e-commerce website and communications platform for film, television, and commercial production professionals, and produced films independently through his company, Vertical Pictures. He also served as President of Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Companies, overseeing the business and operations of Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics, Sony Pictures Releasing, and Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International.

Prior to Columbia TriStar, Mr. Bernstein was Senior Vice President of MCA Motion Picture Group, where he managed the operations of Universal Pictures and its affiliates. Before joining MCA, he was President of Worldwide Production for Columbia Pictures and Senior Vice President of Business Affairs. He began his career in the film industry after leaving Manatt as an associate, serving as Vice President of Business Affairs at Casablanca FilmWorks and later Time-Life Films. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law (J.D. 1976, Order of the Coif) and the University of Pennsylvania (B.A. 1973, cum laude).

Mr. Bernstein is a member of the Executive Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, a member of the board of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Los Angeles, and a founding board member of the Performing Arts Theater of the Handicapped. He is also the Chair of the Planning and Allocations Sub-committee on Services to the Vulnerable for The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. Mr. Bernstein is an adjunct professor at the School of Cinema-Television of the University of Southern California, where he teaches a graduate seminar on the workings of the motion picture business in the 21st Century.

Prior to joining Manatt, Ms. Frank was an associate in the Litigation Department of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and an associate in the Litigation, Employment and Labor practice of Vedder, Price, Kaufman and Kammholz. In addition, she worked as a law clerk to Judge Jillyn K. Schulze of the United States District Court, District of Maryland, and a legal intern at the United States Department of Education. She is a graduate of George Mason University School of Law and Georgetown University.

The Los Angeles office of Proskauer Rose delivers a full range of sophisticated legal services on matters arising in California, throughout the country and abroad. Drawing on the breadth of the firm's expertise, the office accesses the resources of the attorneys throughout the firm's eight offices to provide the highest quality of legal services to clients in the most efficient manner. Attorneys in the office are divided into three groups: Corporate, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, and Labor and Employment.

The firm's Entertainment Group serves as counsel for participants in the global entertainment industry. The firm provides a full range of services involving: film production and distribution; film finance; entertainment labor and employment relations; entertainment contracts; copyright counseling; entertainment litigation; corporate and secured transactions; intellectual property policy development, legislative counseling, and government liaison; trade secret counseling; trademark selection, registration, and licensing; and copyright office and tribunal practice.

05-01-2006

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