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Holland & Knight, L.L.P.

Holland & Knight Ranks Among Top Lobbying Firms in U.S.
The international law firm Holland & Knight LLP is ranked among the top lobbying firms in the United States by several lobbying industry publications for its activities in 2005.

The March 24 issue of National Journal magazine ranked Holland & Knight 13th among the top lobbying firms in the U.S. Firms were ranked by the total revenues they reported for the period from July 1 to December 31 in 2005 according to the Lobbying Disclosure Act’s guidelines for fee income. According to the article, Holland & Knight’s top clients by billings included Jicarilla Apache Nation, Smith & Nephew North America, Council of Chief State School Officers, American Chemistry Council, Fidelity National Financial and The Hartford.

According to the March 21 issue of Influence magazine, Holland & Knight ranks 6th place among lobbying practices at law firms that earned more than $7 million in revenues in 2005. The firm ranks 8 in “The Influence 50,” list which reports overall rankings of both law firms and lobby shops based on revenues from lobbying in 2005. More than 100 lobbying and law firms were surveyed for Influence’s rankings, limiting them to 2005 revenue generated by federal and state lobbying activities.

The National Journal and Influence rankings were determined by revenues as reported by firms complying with the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, which defines lobbying as “all activities intended to shape laws or regulations on behalf of clients.”

Earlier this year, in Roll Call’s February 16 issue, the firm was ranked # 13 on a list of the 25 top grossing federal lobbying firms.

“We strive to maintain the highest level of client service of any lobbying practice in Washington, and I think that keeps Holland & Knight among the list of ‘go-to’ firms,” said Rich Gold, Holland & Knight’s Public Policy & Regulation Practice Group Leader.

About Holland & Knight’s Public Policy and Regulation Practice Group: Holland & Knight’s lawyers and lobbyists offer clients their comprehensive understanding of the federal and state policy and regulatory process. The Public Policy & Regulation Group generally takes the lead on public advocacy projects on client’s behalf, but also fully utilizes all resources within Holland & Knight to ensure seasoned, creative and timely service.

The firm offers clients national service on critical political and public policy issues. Washington-based lawyers have developed strong professional relationships on a bipartisan basis in Congress, the executive offices of the White House and key executive agencies. Holland & Knight’s state and local governmental teams are equally rich in contacts, relationships and experience with members of the state legislatures and governors offices, as well as county commissions and city councils.

03-28-2006

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Holland & Knight, L.L.P.

Holland & Knight Closes the Acquisition of Information Systems Support
Holland & Knight has closed the acquisition of the firm’s client Information Systems Support, Inc (ISS) by CACI International Inc. The challenging deal overcame a price renegotiation, which ended up at $145 million. The acquisition closed on February 28.

ISS is an award-winning information technology solutions provider primarily to the U.S. Government. Headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, ISS offers solutions in three main service areas: information technology, communications, and logistics. It currently has approximately 1,000 employees, serving major clients such as the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force. CACI International is an IT and networks solutions provider with more than 9,500 employees in more than 100 offices in the US and Europe.

“This was a difficult transaction with numerous obstacles to overcome, and credit goes to our entire team that contributed to this successful result for our client,” said Bill Mutryn, co-chair of Holland & Knight’s national Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Group, who served as transaction counsel along with Marisa Terrenzi and Grace Brown.

ISS has been a long time client of the firm served by John Rowley, Chris Yukins, Steve Gordon, Marty Jaron and many other Holland & Knight attorneys. This acquisition, which was in the works for over six months, also involved efforts by Jim Lewis, Marisa Terrenzi, Greg Bailey, Maria Lumb, John Dierking, Sam Kastner and Damien Stewart, among others.

This transaction represents the fifth closing for the firm’s Mid-Atlantic M&A group in 2006 after 19 closings in 2005.

03-28-2006

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Holland & Knight, L.L.P.

Holland & Knight Lawyer Featured in U.S. Senate Presentation on Ocean Policy
Holland & Knight partner Doug Burnett will be one of three panelists for the Oceans Policy Forum sponsored by the Center for Oceans Law and Policy to be held on April 12, 2006 at the Senate Appropriations Hearing Room in Washington, D.C. The program, ""American Security Interests and the Law of the Sea,"" is designed to provide Senators and their Staffs with information about why ratification of the United Nations Law of the Sea Convention of 1982 (UNCLOS) is important to American business and national security interests.

UNCLOS was unanimously approved last year by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and now requires a vote by the full Senate. Burnett, who is the International Law Advisor for the International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC), will explain the importance of UNCLOS as it relates to the U.S. telecommunications industry. He will be assisted by representatives of AT&T, Verizon, and Tyco Telecommunications.

Other panel participants include RADM William L. Schahte, Jr. USN (Ret.), who will address national security implications and Paul Kelly, a Member of the U.S. Commission on Oceans Policy, who will discuss the importance of UNCLOS to the energy industry. The Moderator is Prof. John Norton Moore, the Director of the Center for Oceans Law and Policy of the University of Virginia School of law.

Burnett practices primarily in the areas of telecommunications (submarine cables) and international and maritime law litigation and arbitration in the New York office of Holland & Knight LLP. His clients include major telecommunication companies with international cables, major energy companies in dispute involving transportation, commodity contracts, and admiralty claims involving petroleum products, LNG, LPG, deep water ports and ocean terminals.

03-28-2006

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Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins Adds Strength to Its Private Equity Team in London
Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Graeme Sloan will join the firm's London office as a partner in the Corporate Department. Sloan is a renowned practitioner in the UK private equity market and joins from Maclay Murray & Spens in Edinburgh and London where he has practiced for 15 years.

Sloan joins a strong Latham private equity practice in Europe, with a team of 20 in London, 24 in Paris and 16 in Germany. Globally, the team advised on over $45 billion private equity deals in 2005. In Bloomberg's year-end league table for private equity deals, Latham ranked fifth globally, third in the US and seventh in Europe, by deal value.

""Graeme is very highly regarded as a leading private equity practitioner and we are delighted that he is joining us,"" said David Miles, London Office Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins. ""Latham is committed to continue growing its European private equity capability. Graeme's reputation and connections in the UK private equity community will be a tremendous asset to the group's exciting growth plans.""

Sloan holds a LLB (Hons) degree from Glasgow University and received his diploma in legal practice at Edinburgh University. Most recently, Sloan was nominated as one of the top 100 lawyers in the UK by The Lawyer.

About Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins is a global law firm with more than 1,800 lawyers in 22 offices, including Brussels, Chicago, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Milan, Moscow, Munich, New Jersey, New York, Northern Virginia, Orange County, Paris, San Diego, San Francisco, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. For more information on Latham & Watkins, please visit the Web site at www.lw.com.

03-28-2006

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Baker & McKenzie, L.L.P.

Baker & McKenzie Nominated Law Firm of the Year by Securitization News Second Year in a Row
New York, March 28, 2006 – For the second consecutive year, Baker & McKenzie was nominated “Law Firm of the Year” by Institutional Investor’s Securitization News. The nomination honors the Firm’s global securitization team on “a number of significant and innovative transactions” in 2005, including its key role on behalf of Marvel Enterprises, Inc., which is also nominated for New Asset Class Deal of the Year. Award winners will be announced in New York City on Thursday, April 27, 2006.

The Securitization News awards recognize firms that have demonstrated excellence and innovation in the structuring and servicing of asset- and mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations.

Nominations for each category were based on feedback from leading industry professionals. Based upon their recommendations and the publication’s survey of rating agencies, bankers, financial firms and others in the field, the editorial staff will then review each nomination for a final determination of the winners.

In the nominated Marvel Enterprises, Inc. deal, the Firm assisted Marvel in its seven-year $525 million non-recourse debt facility to finance its production of up to ten films based on Marvel comic book characters. Last year, the UCC Capital Corporation (UCC) – BCBG Max Azria Group intellecutal property securitization deal won Deal of the Year. The Firm was the only law firm to act as counsel in all areas of intellectual property securitization – patents, copyrights and trademarks.

“We are very honored Securitization News has recognized our work two years in a row. The New York office is privileged to work with many significant clients to achieve their business objectives,” said Gerald Hayes, Managing Partner of Baker & McKenzie LLP in New York. “The securitization team in New York, under the leadership of Richard Rudder—an innovator of many first-of-a-kind structured finance and securitization transactions—looks forward to working more on many sophisticated and innovative business transactions in 2006.

03-28-2006

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Marmaro LLP

IP Attorney Douglas N. Larson Joins JMBM
LOS ANGELES – March 28, 2006 – Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro LLP (JMBM), one of California's foremost full-service law firms, announces that Douglas N. Larson has joined the firm as Of Counsel, bringing his extensive intellectual property experience to the Firm.

""Doug greatly compliments our practice as he brings extensive experience relating to domestic and international patent portfolio creation, development, and related counseling,"" said Rod Berman, chairperson of JMBM's Intellectual Property Group. ""His background in patent prosecution and his technical expertise in a wide range of technologies and industries will be a tremendous value to our clients.""

Larson has counseled Fortune 500 companies, small companies and individuals on intellectual property matters for over 26 years. He has served as a legal editor for the United States Patent Quarterly and was a patent claims drafting instructor for the Patent Resources Group. Additionally, Larson was the American Intellectual Property Law Association's representative in Geneva, Switzerland at the Meeting of Experts for the Draft New Act for Revision of The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs.

""JMBM is building one of the top IP practices in the region,"" said Larson. ""Joining the firm will allow me to expand my practice, to better service my clients and to contribute to JMBM's continued growth and success.""

Larson holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri Law School and received a Master of Laws in Patent and Trade Regulation Law from The George Washington University Law School.

03-28-2006

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Cozen O' Connor

Cozen O\'Connor Increases Starting Salary by $15K
Cozen O'Connor has become the latest Philadelphia firm to raise its starting salary for first-year associates. Their starting salary will go from $110,000 to $125,000, firm management said Monday, in a move that will become effective July 1.

The $15,000 increase is the largest of any Philadelphia firm this year.

The increase will only apply to certain offices, including Philadelphia; Cherry Hill and Newark, N.J.; West Chester, Pa.; Wilmington, Del. and New York City, according to firm Managing Partner John J. Cunningham.

The firm decided to initiate the increases July 1 because it still needs time to determine how experienced associates will be compensated. Cunningham said the more senior associates are to be compensated based on merit, with no uniform raise given to any level other than the first years.

Not every experienced associate should expect a percentage increase comparable to that given the first years, Cunningham indicated.

""I wouldn't be surprised if some of them don't get considerable raises,"" he said.

Cunningham said the firm debated internally for a while about whether to make the increases or keep the salaries at the same level and do more with its bonus program.

He said that ultimately the $125,000 mark seemed to be where the competition was.

""Matching competing offers for first-year associates in the area effectively takes the salary issue off the table"" firm Chairman Stephen A. Cozen said in a statement Monday. ""New associates can now make informed decisions based upon more substantive criteria, such as professional challenge and growth opportunities, quality of life and firm culture.""

The firm will not increase rates because of the salary bump, Cunningham said, adding that it is still to be decided whether billable hour requirements will go up. He said he does not expect them to increase materially.

""We as a firm will absorb it,"" Cunningham said of the increases. ""Our hope certainly is that our people will work harder in return for this.""

03-28-2006

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