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Day Pitney, LLP

Pitney Hardin LLP Announces New Counsel
Pitney Hardin LLP announced today that Cecelia Kehoe Dempsey, has joined the firm as counsel in the Intellectual Property Department, resident in New York.

Ms. Dempsey’s practice includes counseling with respect to trademarks, including mark clearance, U.S. and International prosecution; licensing of trademarks and technology; counseling with respect to the acquisition of trademark and copyright; trademark infringement; copyrights; trade secrets; restrictive covenants, and the Internet.

Ms. Dempsey joins Pitney Hardin from Altria Corporate Services, Inc., where she served as senior counsel in the trademark group. She received her JD from Fordham University School of Law, where she was a member of the Law Review. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame. Ms. Dempsey is admitted to the bar in New York, Florida, the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

03-20-2006

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Brown & Brown

BROWN RUDNICK LAUNCHES CLIMATE & ENERGY PRACTICE
Brown Rudnick, a premier international law firm, today
announced that it has established a Climate & Energy Group to serve the needs of the
carbon reduction and green energy markets. This interdisciplinary team comprises attorneys
and professionals who specialize in matters involving renewable energy project
development, emissions reduction schemes (e.g. NOx, SO2, RECs, RGGI, EU-ETS and Kyoto
Protocol) and alternative energy sources.
The Climate & Energy Group is unique in its approach to the carbon and renewable markets.
By combining seasoned professionals across a spectrum of related disciplines -- energy and
environmental law, project finance, structured finance, regulatory compliance, U.S. and EU
emissions trading regimes, renewable energy, intellectual property, venture capital, and
government law & strategies -- the team is able to provide fully integrated solutions to
participants in the growing carbon and renewable marketplace. As part of its
interdisciplinary approach, the Group offers their collective perspective, creativity and
experience, which includes an international reputation for innovation in the asset-backed
securities market.
Working with consultants, project developers, alternative energy equipment suppliers and
energy trading and investment specialists, Brown Rudnick advises on project
development and finance, renewable portfolio standards, risk management, and regulatory
and financial aspects of emissions trading schemes. In addition, the Group formulates
innovative strategies and creates structured products, derivatives and financing programs in
the alternative energy and climate change space that are both cutting edge and
commercially viable. The team is currently advising on all aspects of renewable energy
project financing, structured finance products and derivatives in the U.S., U.K. and other
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jurisdictions, including Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects and the monetization
of EU Emissions Allowances.
According to Howard L. Siegel, Chair of Brown Rudnick’s Climate & Energy Group, “Our
Climate & Energy Group was created to foster the development of a cohesive,
interdisciplinary team that can exchange key substantive expertise and collaborate to serve
the market from different perspectives. We feel we offer an interdisciplinary approach that
is needed – and unmatched -- in this growing market.”
Ronald S. Borod, Chair of Brown Rudnick’s Structured Finance Group and a member of the
Climate & Energy Group, remarks, “Investment in sustainable energy and energy efficiency
programs is rapidly gaining momentum worldwide. Brown Rudnick has the expertise to help
global operating companies, hedge funds, private equity funds, quasi-governmental
agencies, and investment banks capitalize on opportunities in greenhouse gas emissions
trading.”
About Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP
Brown Rudnick is an international law firm with offices in the United States and Europe. The
firm’s attorneys provide representation across key areas of the law: Energy, Structured &
Commercial Finance, Corporate & Securities, Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring, Real
Estate, Intellectual Property, Complex Litigation, Government Law & Strategies and Health
Care. Combining a dedication to excellence with a commitment to superior client service,
Brown Rudnick provides its clients with a breadth and depth of expertise uniquely suited to
their legal needs. For more information, please visit www.brownrudnick.com.

03-20-2006

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Milberg, Weiss, Bershad & Schulman, L.L.P.

MILBERG WEISS ANNOUNCES THAT $100 PLUS MILLION DOLLAR CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT WITH ZURICH NORTH AMERICA ENTERS FINAL STAGES
Plaintiffs in the class action pending in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey before the Honorable Faith S. Hochberg announce that the October 2005 Memorandum of Understanding entered into between Zurich and a proposed nationwide class of insurance purchasers is one step closer to becoming a final settlement. In that litigation, the plaintiffs allege, among other things, a nationwide conspiracy between insurers and brokers to manipulate the market for insurance through the use and payment of undisclosed contingent commissions, bid rigging, and other practices aimed at steering business and allocating customers and markets. Under the MOU, Zurich agreed to pay at least $100 million to settle the claims in the MDL on the condition that Zurich obtains regulatory support consistent with the terms of the MOU. The regulatory settlements announced yesterday are an important step toward satisfying that contingency, and may result in payments of in excess of $150 million to be allocated among insurance purchasers nationwide as consideration for settling their claims in the litigation. The parties are proceeding toward finalizing the terms of the class action settlement agreement and, subject to completing ongoing due diligence, will seek court approval of that settlement.

Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP is the most respected and effective plaintiff law firm in the United States. Founded in 1965, the firm now has more than 110 lawyers, with principal offices in New York City and additional offices in Boca Raton, Florida; Wilmington, Delaware; Washington, D.C.; and Los Angeles, California. The firm’s practice focuses on prosecution of class and complex actions in many fields of commercial litigation, emphasizing securities, corporate fiduciary, consumer, insurance, healthcare, antitrust, mass tort, human rights, and related areas of litigation principally through the use of class actions.

03-20-2006

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Legal Media Group Names Nine Manatt Partners As Healthcare Leaders
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, the national law and consulting firm, announced today that Legal Media Group’s Expert Guide has named nine Manatt partners as leading healthcare lawyers - Barbara Katz Arky, William S. Bernstein and George Kalkines of the Firm’s New York office, Wendy L. Krasner of the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office and Terri D. Keville, Barry S. Landsberg, Sherwin L. Memel, Gregory N. Pimstone and James R. Schwartz of the Firm’s Los Angeles office.

Legal Media Group’s Expert Guides series has been an indispensable source of guidance for in-house counsel in large corporations worldwide since its inception in 1994. These practice-area guides are designed to provide access to pre-eminent practitioners in specific areas of law.

Legal Media Group commissioned its research department to carry out an in-depth study of experts in the field of healthcare law. The initial stage of the research process involved distributing 3,000 questionnaires to senior practitioners and in-house counsel involved in the practice area in 80 jurisdictions. The questionnaires asked these leading figures to nominate practitioners they considered to be among the most capable. The results were analyzed and screened for firm, network, and alliance bias.

About Manatt
Currently celebrating its 40th anniversary, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP provides legal and consulting services to domestic and international clients from offices in Los Angeles, Orange County, Palo Alto and Sacramento, Calif.; New York and Albany, N.Y, and Washington D.C.. Its wholly owned subsidiary, Manatt Jones Global Strategies, LLC, develops and implements strategies to expand clients’ businesses and facilitate their effective competition in global markets. For more information, visit www.manatt.com and www.manattjones.com.

03-20-2006

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Crowell & Moring LLP

\"CROWELL & MORING ELECTS KENT GARDINER AS NEW CHAIRMAN,
Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce the firm's partnership has elected Kent A. Gardiner, member of the firm's Antitrust Group, to succeed John A. Macleod as chairman of the firm.

Gardiner, a former trial attorney with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, has practiced with the firm for 19 years. He has served with Macleod on the firm's management board and its three-person executive committee for five years.

“I look forward to carrying on a tradition of leadership that champions the values of outstanding client service and integrity that define Crowell & Moring. As chairman, my top priority will be to foster the continued passion for excellence that has driven the firm for the last 26 years,” Gardiner said.

In addition to maintaining an active antitrust litigation practice, Gardiner will focus on efforts to strengthen Crowell & Moring's client service and relationship initiatives, ongoing firm priorities that have fostered client integration among multiple practice groups. Since 2002, the number of clients generating annual revenues of more than $1 million has grown from 11 to 31.

Macleod, who will remain at the firm as senior partner, will assist the leadership team in client relationship and expansion efforts. He completes two consecutive terms as chairman, a position he has held since 2000. During that time, the firm's revenues more than doubled and profits per equity partner increased by 94 percent. The firm also received several awards for its commitment to quality of life and pro bono service, including being named one of Washington Business Journal's “50 Best Places to Work” and receiving the Bar Association of the District of Columbia 's Constance L. Belfiore Quality of Life Award.

In a personal note to the firm, Macleod wrote, “I could not be more enthusiastic about our new leadership team, nor could I be more confident about our future. It has been an honor and a pleasure to serve you and this fine firm, and I am deeply grateful to my partners for having given me that opportunity.”

In other Crowell & Moring news, the firm's management board has appointed newly elected member David B. Siegel to replace the recently retired Herbert J. Martin as managing partner. Siegel, who has practiced with the firm for nearly 25 years, will work closely with Gardiner on the firm's strategic growth and general management. The firm is also pleased to announce the addition of new management board member Scott L. Winkelman, co-chair of the firm's Torts Group.

Crowell & Moring LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 300 attorneys practicing in litigation, antitrust, government contracts, corporate, intellectual property and more than 40 other practice areas. More than two-thirds of the firm's attorneys regularly litigate disputes on behalf of domestic and international corporations, start-up businesses, and individuals. Crowell & Moring's extensive client work ranges from advising on one of the world's largest telecommunications mergers to representing governments and corporations on international arbitration matters. Based in Washington, D.C., the firm also has offices in Brussels, California and London.

03-20-2006

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Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

Dan Vaccaro Interviewed/Quoted in Identity Theft Related Article
Daniel J.Vaccaro was interviewed Thursday, March 16 by Wisconsin Technology Network and was quoted in the Friday, March 17article posting titled ""Businesses can't hide personal information losses, theft"". Provided is the link to the full text of the article http://wistechnology.com/article.php?id=2789 , which discusses the impact of Senate Bill 164 which requires any business, including government, to notify individuals when their personal information has been lost or stolen.

For more information regarding issues surrounding identity theft, please contact Dan Vaccaro at 414.223.2535 or email djvaccaro@michaelbest.com.

03-20-2006

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Jenner & Block LLP

Wager: Assignment System is Key to Creating Inclusive Environment
A firm's work assignment system is one key to building an “inclusive” law firm environment that attracts and retains promising attorneys early in their careers, according to Jenner & Block Partner Charlotte L. Wager, who spoke at the National Association of Law Placement’s recent Diversity Summit in Chicago.

The means by which work is distributed to associates is “fundamental"" to creating equal opportunities for all new attorneys who wish to succeed in a large law firm, said Ms. Wager, the Firm’s Director of Professional Development and Co-Chair of the Hiring Committee. Ms. Wager explained that Jenner & Block has a regulated “free market” assignment system, wherein a partner can ask any associate to work on a particular case, or alternatively, associates may approach any partner directly to seek out the work experiences that they want. But Jenner & Block helps associates and partners use the free market system to their advantage – it's important to network internally, Ms. Wager emphasized, and make sure that all associates have access to the Firm's institutional clients and a broad section of partners.

After the first year, law firms should also monitor the associates’ development and have mechanisms in place to ensure the associates are doing level-appropriate work at each stage of their career, Ms. Wager said.

In addition to Ms. Wager, panelists included Verná Myers, principal of Verná Myers & Associates, LLC, and William Cook, partner at Arnold & Porter LLP. The panel was moderated by Katherine Herzog, President of Eastern Point Consulting Group, Inc.

Pictured: Ms. Wager at the NALP panel session, entitled, “Creating a Culture of Inclusiveness.”

03-20-2006

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