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Jones Day, P.C.

Jones Day Wins Real Estate & Construction Deal of the Year 2005
International Law Firm Jones Day has won the Real Estate & Construction Deal of the Year Award at the Asian Legal Business Awards. Jones Day, along with other team members involved in the deal closing, has been recognized for its work on the US$110 million Shanghai Square project.

Jones Day represented Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund in negotiating and drafting the commercial contracts for the acquisition and financing of Shanghai Square, a retail podium in the heart of Shanghai’s shopping district. Crossing four jurisdictions, the deal included both offshore and onshore financing.

Assessment for an awards nomination is based on the financial value of the deal and the quantity of work involved, as well as the degree of complexity and the level of advanced legal and financial techniques and structures that were applied. Deal teams are recognized for their innovative and groundbreaking work. The awards ceremony, which recognized China’s top deals in 2005, was held in Shanghai on March 10, 2006.

Beth Bunnell, who led the Shanghai Square Project for the Jones Day Shanghai Office, commented, “We are delighted at receiving this award. It is clear recognition for the hard work that went into the Shanghai Square Project. Attorneys across four of our offices worked together to successfully close this complex deal.”

Winston Zhao, Partner-in-Charge of the Jones Day Shanghai Office, added, “I am pleased that we have been recognized for our Real Estate & Construction work. As we continue to expand the offerings of our practice, receiving acknowledgment for our work is confirmation that we are providing quality services to our clients.”

Jones Day has also recently represented one of China’s leading developers, Forte Land, in a RMB 1 billion multi-phased residential joint venture project in Wuxi with one of Canada’s leading Canadian pension funds as investor and is also actively involved in many other real estate projects.

In China, Jones Day’s real estate experience dates back to the 1970s, when the firm’s lawyers were involved in the development of the Great Wall Hotel in Beijing, one of the first international standard hotels in the capital. With the only dedicated Real Estate & Construction Practice in China, Jones Day continues to gain momentum in advising developers, property managers and strategic investors in assessing and structuring real estate deals in China.

03-14-2006

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Much, Shelist, Freed, Denenberg, Ament & Rubenstein, P.C.

Much Shelist Forms New Risk Assessment Team
The new Risk Assessment Team at Much Shelist helps clients identify and manage the business and regulatory risks they face every day. Comprised of four experienced attorneys from a cross-section of the firm's practice areas, the group has developed a comprehensive set of customizable risk assessment tools and programs, including targeted assessments, seminars and presentations conducted at the client’s business location, and full-scale business evaluations.

03-14-2006

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Arent Fox LLP

Baruch Weiss Joins Arent Fox Litigation and White-Collar Defense Groups
WASHINGTON—March 14, 2006—Arent Fox is pleased to announce that Baruch Weiss has joined the firm’s Litigation and White-Collar Defense Groups in the firm’s Washington, D.C. and New York offices.

“Baruch’s background as an assistant U.S. attorney in the criminal division of the Southern District of New York will be extremely valuable to the litigation practice,” said Marc Fleischaker, Arent Fox Chairman. “In addition, because of his experience at the Treasury Department and the Department of Homeland Security, he will have an active practice in the areas of Sarbanes-Oxley, internal investigations, corporate compliance, anti-money laundering, USA PATRIOT Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, customs, international trade, international transactions and immigration.”

As Senior Trial Counsel in the Southern District of New York, Weiss had extensive experience in a wide range of cases, including white-collar (securities fraud, bank fraud, wire and mail fraud, health care fraud, money laundering, tax evasion, public corruption), terrorism and international crime. Notable cases include:

$1.4-billion securities-fraud investigation of Prudential Securities Inc.
Four-month trial of boxing promoter Don King for insurance fraud.
$100-million bank-fraud prosecution of a Colombian coffee exporter.
Tax-evasion trial of principal of New York brokerage firm.
Bank-fraud and money-laundering trial of the former executive director of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission.
Baruch also served as Deputy Chief Appellate Attorney, drafting and editing criminal appellate briefs for the Second Circuit, and arguing regularly before the court.

Baruch was also responsible for a variety of important terrorism cases. He prosecuted the extradition of the political head of Hamas, and, in his appellate capacity, handled appeals from the first 1993 World Trade Center bombing trial and the Manila airline bombing trial.

At Treasury, Baruch was the Assistant General Counsel for Enforcement, where he managed the legal work of more than 250 attorneys, including the chief counsels of Customs; Secret Service; Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; and the Asset Forfeiture Fund. He oversaw legal matters relating to enforcement, trade, criminal law and national security; supervised the drafting of USA PATRIOT Act regulations governing financial institutions; and worked extensively on issues of terrorist financing. He also worked closely with the office of Foreign Assets Control.

At the Department of Homeland Security, Baruch served as acting Deputy General Counsel during the formation of the Department of Homeland Security until the position was filled with a political appointee. In the department’s number two position, Baruch, along with the acting general counsel, oversaw all of the department’s legal issues and all of its 1,400 attorneys, managing many of the administrative tasks in forming the legal side of the new department. Thereafter, Baruch served as Associate General Counsel, managing 1,000 of the 1,400 attorneys and supervising the chief counsels of Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Customs and Border Protection; Transportation Security Administration; Citizenship and Immigration Services; and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. His areas of responsibility included criminal law, immigration enforcement, immigration services, customs enforcement, customs trade, aviation security, transportation security and CFIUS.

Baruch received his J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School and his B.A., summa cum laude, from Columbia University. He also received an M.A. in Talmud from the Jewish Theological Seminary.

03-14-2006

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Rutan & Tucker, LLP

Ten Attorneys Join Rutan & Tucker LLP
COSTA MESA, Calif., March 13, 2006 – Rutan & Tucker LLP, California’s largest law firm based in Orange County, has announced the addition of Zack Broslavsky, Carlos Dominguez, Natalie Gowin, Olivia Marr, Richard Marr, Vijay Pai, Matthew Richardson, Hani Sayed, Katherine Tong, and Chris Heikaus Weaver as attorneys with the firm.

“We welcome these talented attorneys to our growing ranks and are confident they will further enhance the broad scope of legal services available to our clients,” said Mike Hornak, the firm’s managing partner.

Zack Broslavsky is a member of the firm’s Business Litigation Law Section. He earned his law degree from UCLA in 2005 and his undergraduate degree from University of California, Berkeley in 2000.

Carlos Dominguez is a member of the firm's Employment/Labor Law Section. His practice involves representing employers in labor and employment-related litigation, and advising on employment-related matters. He received his law degree from USC, where he was a member of the Hale Moot Court Honors Program. During law school, Dominguez was an extern for both the U.S. Attorney's Office and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

Natalie Gowin is a member of the firm's Business Litigation Section. She has experience in a variety of commercial litigation areas including large-scale litigation and class actions, contract disputes, labor and employment, business torts, and unfair competition. She received her law degree from New York University in 2004, where she was a Dean's Merit Scholar. She graduated cum laude with a B.A. from UCLA in 2001. During law school, she was a judicial extern in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Olivia Marr is a member of the firm’s Municipal & Government Agency Law Section. Her practice involves environmental, land use, natural resources, municipal and government agency law. Olivia received her law degree from UCLA in 2005 and her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2001. While attending law school, she was a managing editor on the Journal of Environmental Law and Policy and a staff member on the Women’s Law Journal.

Richard Marr is a member of the firm’s Corporate/Securities Law Section and handles a wide range of corporate matters, including general corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and securities transactions. Richard earned his law degree from UCLA in 2005 and his undergraduate degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1993. While at UCLA, he was an editor for the Journal of Law and Technology. Prior to attending law school, he was a management consultant in the telecommunications industry for more than 10 years.

Vijay Pai is a member of the firm's Real Estate Law Section. He earned his law degree from Columbia University in 2005 and his undergraduate degree from UCLA in 2002. During law school, he served as executive editor of the Columbia Journal of Environmental Law.

Matthew (Mal) Richardson is a member of the firm’s Public Law Section. His practice involves a broad range of litigation and transactional matters pertaining to municipal government and legal issues pertaining to municipalities. He received his law degree from UCLA in 2005, where he was a staff member of the Journal of Law and Technology and a teaching assistant in the Lawyering Skills program. He also received graduate and undergraduate degrees from Brigham Young University.

Hani Z. Sayed is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property/Technology Law Section. His practice emphasizes intellectual property prosecution and litigation, with particular emphasis on patent, trademark and copyright prosecution. Sayed received his law degree from DePaul University and his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University. He is an adjunct lecturer at the University of California, San Diego, where he teaches courses in Intellectual Property, Patent Prosecution and Advanced Issues in Intellectual Property Law.

Katherine Tong is a member of the firm’s Business Litigation Section. She received her law degree from Northwestern University in 2005 and her undergraduate degree in 2000 from the University of California, Berkeley.

Chris Heikaus Weaver is a member of the firm's Employment/Labor Law Section. He represents employers in all areas of employment law including harassment, workplace discrimination, terminations, employment agreements, leaves of absence, wage and hour issues, trade secrets, accommodating disabilities, and employment policies and procedures. Chris received his law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2003, where he graduated first in his class and was admitted to the Order of the Coif. He holds graduate and undergraduate degrees from Indiana University and the University of Kansas. While in law school, he was an editor for the University of California, Davis Law Review.

03-13-2006

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Rich May, a Professional Corporation

Philip J. Richardson Joins Rich May
Rich May is pleased to announce that Philip J. Richardson has joined the firm as a corporate associate. Mr. Richardson's experience includes merger, stock purchase and venture capital transactions as well as intellectual property licensing, owner/stockholder agreements, and real estate purchase and sale agreements.

03-13-2006

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Loeb & Loeb, LLP

Three Loeb & Loeb Music Clients Hit Top 12 This Week on Billboard\'s Top 200
Loeb & Loeb music clients Johnny Cash, Carrie Underwood and Kid Rock are featured in the top 12 of this week's Billboard's Top 200 Chart.
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03-13-2006

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Hodgson Russ LLP

Laura L. Vea joins Hodgson Russ
Hodgson Russ LLP is pleased to announce that Laura L. Vea has joined the firm as an attorney in its Immigration Practice Group.

Ms. Vea has nearly 10 years of experience in employment and family-based immigration law. She advises corporate and individual clients on a full range of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa options and immigration-related compliance issues. She is experienced in the preparation of a wide range of petitions and applications for both large multinational and start-up companies and specializes in labor certification applications.

Ms. Vea is a co-author of the chapter on F, J, and M nonimmigrants in the Practising Law Institute’s Basic Immigration Law book. She received a B.S. from Wake Forest University and a J.D. from New York Law School.

With more than 225 attorneys practicing in all major areas of law, Hodgson Russ is among the 200 largest law firms headquartered in the United States. It is one of approximately 100 firms in the country listed in America’s Greatest Places to Work With a Law Degree. In June 2005, Hodgson Russ received the Carol S. Knox Family-Friendly Employer Award from the Capital District Women’s Bar Association. The firm, which was established in 1817 and is among the oldest law firms in the United States, is the only law firm that can count two former U.S. presidents, Millard Fillmore and Grover Cleveland, among its alumni. Hodgson Russ has offices in Albany, Buffalo, Johnstown, and New York, New York; Boca Raton, Florida; and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

03-13-2006

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