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Wiggin & Company

Anthony T. Yeh Joins Wiggin and Dana\'s Real Estate Group as Partner
Wiggin and Dana LLP announced that
Anthony T. Yeh has joined the firm's Stamford office as a partner in the Real
Estate, Environmental & Land Use Department.
Yeh, who comes to the firm from Hartman & Craven in New York where he
served as partner, has more than sixteen years of experience providing legal
and transactional advice to a wide variety of clients. His practice includes
financing transactions and all aspects of real estate, as well as sales,
acquisitions, and leasing. He also has extensive experience in all aspects of
secured finance.
""Tony's experience and standing in the industry are a perfect addition to the
firm, and we are delighted to welcome him as a partner,"" said Jack Dunham,
Wiggin and Dana Chairman. ""His transactional and financing expertise are a
particular asset, and we know our clients can only benefit from his work on
their behalf.""
Yeh's clients include commercial banks, corporate borrowers and lenders, and
finance companies. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Yeh holds a J.D. from
Boston College Law School and a B.A. from Brown University.
Wiggin and Dana serves clients from offices in Connecticut, Philadelphia and
New York. The firm's expertise includes venture capital, information technology,
biotechnology, securities, mergers and acquisitions, all forms of litigation and
dispute resolution, antitrust, complex corporate and real estate transactions, health
care, environmental, franchise and distribution, taxation, intellectual property,
estate planning, and labor and employment. For more information on the firm,
visit its website at www.wiggin.com.

04-04-2006

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Ulmer & Berne LLP

Ulmer & Berne LLP Announces the Addition of Two New Associates
Ulmer & Berne LLP, one of the Midwest’s fastest growing law firms, announced today that Gregory J. Phillips has joined its Business Litigation and Product Liability Groups, and Brian M. Power has joined the firm’s Tax Practice Group.

04-04-2006

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Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Four Leading Wheeling Attorneys Join Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
Wheeling, W.Va. – Four prominent local lawyers have joined Spilman Thomas & Battle,
PLLC. The four Wheeling residents bring a combined 100 years legal of experience
within the Ohio Valley.
Sue Seibert Farnsworth, Elba “Bo” Gillenwater, Jr., Arch W. Riley, Jr. and David R.
Croft have joined the Spilman team to form the core of the firm’s new office in
Wheeling. As one of the region’s largest law firms, Spilman offers a full-service legal
practice with offices in Charleston, Morgantown, Pittsburgh, Weirton and Wheeling.
The new Wheeling office is located in the former Seibert & Kasserman building at 1217
Chapline Street. This is the fifth office for Spilman and will help service and support the
multitude of clients located in the Northern Panhandle.
David L. Robertson, Member in Charge of the Wheeling Office, commented, “We are
pleased to be in Wheeling and are excited that we were able to recruit such a talented and
experienced group of lawyers.”
Sue Seibert Farnsworth’s primary areas of practice are estate planning and
administration. Farnsworth has represented some of the largest family estates and
charitable trusts in West Virginia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from West
Virginia University and her Doctor of Jurisprudence from West Virginia University
College of Law. Sue has over 38 years of experience and is well respected in the
community for her years of public service. She is a member of the board of the West
Virginia University Foundation and the Wheeling Park Commission.
Elba “Bo” Gillenwater, Jr. practices primarily in the areas of general litigation defense,
professional liability defense, insurance defense, health care law, real estate and
mediation. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Berea College and his Doctor of
Jurisprudence from West Virginia University College of Law. Gillenwater has more than
33 years of service to his clients and community. He has served on the Ohio County
Civil Service Commission since 1975 and currently serves as president of Catholic
Community Services for the Wheeling-Charleston Diocese.
Arch W. Riley, Jr. brings more than 23 years of experience in the areas of commercial
bankruptcy and general business law to the new office. He is the fourth generation of the
Riley family to practice law. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tufts University
and his Doctor of Jurisprudence from West Virginia University College of Law. He is
the chairman of the Planning Commission of the City of Wheeling and serves on various
boards in the community, including the Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce, the
Regional Economic Development Partnership (OVIBDC) and the Wheeling National
Heritage Area Corporation (WNHAC). In 2005 he was the recipient of the 2005 James
L. Comerci Award as the volunteer of the year by Wheeling Health Right where he
serves on the board of directors.
David R. Croft joins the firm after being with Seibert & Kasserman. He practices
commercial transactions, estate planning and administration, and federal taxation law.
He received his Bachelor of Science degree from West Liberty State College and he has
been a Certified Public Accountant since 1994. He earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence at
West Virginia University College of Law in 1999 where he also has served as an adjunct
lecturer for the past five years. He is a member of the Upper Ohio Valley Estate Planning
Council and is a board member of the American Legion Athletic Club. He is a frequent
continuing legal education lecturer on the topics of trust, tax, entity and elder law.

04-04-2006

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Choate Hall & Stewart LLP

Choate is Ranked Among the Nation\'s Top Firms on Private Equity/Venture Capital Deals
Private Equity Analyst ranked Choate the 30th "Most Active Law Firm" based on the number of private equity and venture deals it negotiated in 2005. Additionally, Choate was ranked 38th "Most Active Law Firm" based on the number of private equity and venture capital funds worked on for general partners and limited partners that closed in 2005.

04-04-2006

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Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Firm sponsors Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council Investment Conference
Nutter is a major sponsor of the 2006 Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council’s 12th Annual Investment Conference for Private Companies on April 4. The conference showcases some of the most exciting New England technology investment opportunities. Each year, this event draws approximately 200 angel investors, venture capitalists, private equity investors, and investment bankers from across the country.

04-04-2006

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Fox Rothschild LLP

Leading Bankruptcy Lawyer Joins Fox Rothschild LLP
Fox Rothschild LLP welcomes Edward J. DiDonato, Esquire , as a Partner in the Financial Services Department, resident in its Philadelphia office.

DiDonato has over twenty-five years experience in the area of creditors rights and bankruptcy law. He has served as counsel to debtors, panel trustees, Chapter 11 trustees and examiners, and has been appointed as a bonded Chapter 11 trustee and federal receiver.

DiDonato is a frequent guest lecturer and a prolific writer on bankruptcy law and has, since 1995, been selected by Martindale-Hubbell for inclusion in the Bar Register of Pre-Eminent Bankruptcy Lawyers.

About Fox Rothschild LLP
Counted among the 200 largest law firms in the nation, Fox Rothschild LLP is a full-service firm with offices in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York and Florida, providing a complete range of legal services to public and private business entities, charitable, medical and educational institutions and individuals. For more information about Fox Rothschild LLP, please visit www.foxrothschild.com.

04-04-2006

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Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel, LLP

Kramer Levin Distressed Lending Group to host Second Lien Seminar
Kramer Levin's Distressed Lending Group will be hosting a seminar entitled ""Second Lien, Second Best? Understanding Intercreditor Rights in Second Lien Financing Structures"" on April 4, 2006 at our New York offices. Discussions, led by Kenneth Chin, David Feldman, Thomas Moers Mayer and J. Eric Wise, will focus on:

Keys to understanding second lien financing
How first lien debt is accommodated—and limited—by the second lien product
How does a second lien lender protect against deterioration and/or dilution
Waiver of rights outside of bankruptcy
Waiver of rights in bankruptcy such as
– adequate protection
– objections to debtor-in-possession financings
– rights to propose plans
This seminar is geared towards originators, purchasers and traders of second lien loans and of first lien loans in a second lien capital structure. Click here for more information and to register.

04-04-2006

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