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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP

Director of Client Service Teams Amy Romaker Joins Sheppard Mullin
Amy Romaker has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as the law firm's Director of Client Service Teams. Romaker was most recently Director of Client Development at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman. She is based in Sheppard Mullin's Del Mar Heights office.

Romaker's role at Sheppard Mullin is to further develop the firm's client team program, including strategic planning, training, technology support, profitability analysis and measurement.

""I am excited to join such a great firm,"" said Romaker. ""I look forward to building on the firm's success and growth in the legal industry. By creating this position, the firm continues to demonstrate its focus on client service.""

Vickie Spang, chief marketing officer of Sheppard Mullin, commented, ""It is no exaggeration to say that Amy is the most knowledgeable and experienced law firm marketer in the country when it comes to directing client teams. As law firms increasingly take a holistic, team approach to serving the legal needs of their clients, they are relying on professionals with Amy's background to help direct their efforts. With Amy, we've got the best in the business.""

Romaker earned a J.D. from California Western School of Law in 1984, a L.L.M. in Taxation from University of San Diego in 1988 and an undergraduate degree from University of Wisconsin in 1981. She holds positions in several community and professional activities including, president, of Pro Kids Golf Academy and Learning Center; chair, San Diego MIT Enterprise Forum; finance chair, Casa Cornelia Law Center; and scholarship chairman, UCSD Athena Pinnacle Awards Committee.

03-15-2006

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Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

New Drinker Biddle Chicago Office Location
The law firm Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP leased 17,000 square feet at Equity Office Properties Trust's 161 N. Clark and was represented by Studley Inc. The lease doubles its prior space at 115 S. LaSalle.

03-15-2006

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Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Drinker Biddle Opening New Office Location to Accommodate Expanding Chicago Presence
Law firm Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP is establishing its Chicago office, leasing 17,400 square feet at Equity Office’s 161 North Clark Street in the Central Loop.

According to John Dames, Drinker Biddle’s partner-in-charge of the Chicago office, the new office is twice as large as the firm’s previous space at 115 South LaSalle Street, serving to support the firm’s expanding Chicago presence.

""Our relocation to this larger, more strategic location demonstrates Drinker Biddle’s commitment to the Chicago legal market,"" said Dames. ""We are actively pursuing opportunities to expand our profile here, and this move provides an ideal foundation for launching that growth.""

Established in 1849 with a national footprint of 10 offices, Drinker Biddle formed a strong base in Chicago in April 2005 when veteran litigation partners John Dames and David B. Sudzus, together with associates and support staff, joined Drinker Biddle from the firm of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP.

Drinker Biddle’s team of lawyers and administrative staff occupy the entire 48th floor of the Class A, 50-story office tower. The offices are ideally located across the street from the State Court and the State of Illinois Building, as well as nearby City Hall.

""Drinker Biddle needed a presence in Chicago that reflected its national reputation as one of the most well-established law firms in the country,"" said Tiffany Winne, managing director at Studley, the tenant advisor firm that represented Drinker Biddle in the transaction. ""With its sweeping views and amenities, 161 North Clark will be an ideal location from which to build its practice here.""

161 North Clark is owned by Equity Office, in joint venture with national financial services organization TIAA-CREF. Typical floor plates are approximately 17,000 to 26,000 square feet, and provide impressive views from every floor. The building is in proximity to commuter transportation routes, with access to various restaurants, hotels, retail shops, theatres, and government buildings and courts. Jack O’Brien, leasing director for Equity Office, represented the landlord.

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP maintains law offices in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Florham Park and Princeton, NJ, Berwyn, PA and Wilmington, DE.


About Studley, Inc.

Studley is the leading commercial real estate services firm specializing in tenant representation. Founded in 1954, Studley pioneered the ""conflict-free"" business model of representing only tenants in their commercial real estate transactions. Today, with 18 offices nationwide and an international presence through its London office and affiliation with Global Property Alliance, Studley provides strategic real estate consulting services to top-tier corporations, not-for-profit organizations and law firms. Information about Studley is available at www.studley.com.

About Equity Office

Equity Office Properties Trust (NYSE:EOP), operating through its various subsidiaries and affiliates, is the nation's largest publicly held office building owner and manager with a total office portfolio of 620 buildings comprising 111.0 million square feet in 16 states and the District of Columbia. Equity Office has an ownership presence in 22 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and in 99 submarkets, enabling it to provide a wide range of office solutions for local, regional and national customers. For more company information visit the Equity Office website at http://www.equityoffice.com.

About TIAA-CREF

TIAA-CREF is a national financial services organization with more than $370 billion in combined assets under management (12/31/05) and the leading provider of retirement services in the academic, research, medical and cultural fields. Further information can be found at http://www.tiaa-cref.org.

03-15-2006

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Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo P.C.

Neil Aronson to Speak at the Boston Medtech Congress Growth and Financing Strategies Seminar
Neil Aronson, a member in the Business and Finance Section in the firm's Boston office, will speak on a panel, Expectations on Exits and Preparing for Liquidity Events, at the Boston Medtech Congress Growth and Financing Strategies Seminar, Wednesday, March 15, 2006 at the Westin Waltham, Boston, MA.

Neil represents public and private companies, and many of his clients are leading edge developers of new technologies in software, medical devices and life sciences as well as rapidly growing service-based and retail businesses. His 23 years of corporate practice provides him with extensive experience to advise companies at the earliest stage of formation through venture capital financings and IPOs.

03-15-2006

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Covington & Burling, P.C.

Covington Advises Beverly Enterprises, Inc. in $2.2B Acquisition by Pearl Senior Care
Covington advised the independent directors of Beverly Enterprises, Inc. (BEI) in its $2.2 billion acquisition by Pearl Senior Care, an affiliate of Fillmore Capital Partners, LLC. Pearl Senior Care replaced North American Senior Care (NASC), a company formed by a group of private investors, in November 2005, when NASC could not raise the requisite funds for the acquisition. The deal was completed on March 14, 2006.

BEI and its operating subsidiaries are leading providers of health care services to the elderly in the United States. BEI, through its subsidiaries, operates 342 skilled nursing facilities, 18 assisted living centers, and 67 hospice/home care centers.

The Covington team in Washington and New York included Bruce Wilson, Leonard Chazen, Bruce Bennett, Michael Francese, Corinne Goldstein, Robert Haney, Michael Hopkins, Stephen Infante, Michael Levy, Robert Newman, Scott Smith, Phyllis Thompson, and J. D. Weinberg. Of Counsel Andrew Baraff, and associates Michael Hadley, Robert Heller, Thomas Kollar, Julia Lee, Francesca Muratori, Seth Safra, Peter Schwartz and Emily Zarins also advised on the deal. Covington's M&A practice was ranked among the top 20 legal advisers for U.S. announced M&A transactions for 2005 by Thomson, Bloomberg and mergermarket.

03-15-2006

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Bryan Cave LLP

New Chicago Partner Strengthens Firm\'s Corporate Practice
John P. Goebel has joined the international law firm Bryan Cave LLP as a partner in its Chicago office. His practice is concentrated in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, private equity and venture capital.

Goebel has experience providing corporate counsel to a range of clients, both publicly and privately held, and has represented clients in numerous acquisitions and dispositions involving a variety of tax, accounting, environmental, intellectual property, employee benefits and Securities and Exchange Commission disclosure issues.

He also has represented a multitude of companies in capital-raising transactions, including initial and follow-on public offerings, private placements, venture capital investments and angel financings.

Goebel regularly counsels entrepreneurs in all phases of the growth cycle and across a variety of industries, including technology, financial services, manufacturing, health care, education and real estate.

Goebel joins Bryan Cave from the Chicago headquarters of a law firm with a national corporate practice, where he was chair of the firm’s Tech Ventures Group. He received his J.D. in 1991 from Harvard University and his B.A., magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, in 1988 from Middlebury College.

Bryan Cave has a diversified international practice. The firm represents a wide variety of business, financial, institutional and individual clients, including publicly held multinational corporations, large and mid-sized privately held companies, partnerships and emerging companies. Aided by extensive investments in technology, Bryan Cave’s 800 lawyers in 13 offices across the United States, United Kingdom, the Middle East and Asia efficiently serve clients’ needs in the world’s leading business and financial markets.

03-15-2006

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Baker & McKenzie, L.L.P.

New Tax Partner for Baker & McKenzie LLP in Washington, D.C.
Washington D.C., March 15, 2006 – Baker & McKenzie LLP announced today that it has expanded its Tax Practice Group with the addition of Sim Seo as Partner in Washington, D.C. Ms. Seo joined the Firm from Kim & Chang in Korea.

“We are delighted to have Sim join our Firm after several years servicing the Korean market,” said Duane Webber, Partner in Washington, D.C. and Chair of Baker & McKenzie’s North American Tax Practice Group. “Her technical skills, significant government experience, and international practice will enhance the depth of our core international tax and transfer pricing practices.”

Sim Seo’s practice focuses on international tax planning, transfer pricing, and tax controversies, with extensive experience in the U.S., Korea, and Europe. She advises U.S. and foreign clients on tax ramifications of cross border transactions, including issues related to tax treaties, withholding tax, permanent establishments, controlled foreign corporations, foreign tax credits, and dual consolidated losses.

As a senior foreign counsel with Kim & Chang, Ms. Seo advised Fortune 500 companies in matters of Korean tax controversy and transfer pricing. She also worked for two years in Amsterdam advising European-based banks and financial institutions on U.S. withholding tax regulations, including assisting clients to enter into qualified intermediary agreements with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

Ms. Seo also worked in the Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (International) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as a member of the drafting team for the U.S. transfer pricing regulations and assisted in formulating and presenting the U.S. position on the 1995 OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax Administration.

Ms. Seo received her J.D. from Georgetown Univeristy Law Center in 1987, and her Bachelor of Arts in French and in Economics from the University of Maryland in 1984.

03-15-2006

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