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Pepper Hamilton, L.L.P.

Thomas J. Madigan, Construction Litigator, Joins Pepper Hamilton as a Partner
Pepper Hamilton LLP announced that Thomas J. Madigan, a construction lawyer who also handles land use and general commercial litigation, has joined the firm as a partner in the Pittsburgh office.

“Tom is a well-known and well-respected construction litigator in Pittsburgh,” said Richard I. Thomas, the partner in charge of Pepper’s 48-lawyer Pittsburgh office. “His addition enhances our construction practice regionally and nationally, and complements our overall practice. We’re happy to welcome him to the firm.”

Mr. Madigan said, “Pepper’s national reputation in construction litigation, its large geographic footprint, and its substantive depth and breadth were a compelling pull for me. This platform will allow me to serve my clients better, and I very much look forward to working with my new colleagues.”

Mr. Madigan joins Pepper from Cohen & Grigsby in Pittsburgh, where he was a director and had practiced since 1988.

He focuses his practice on construction law. His clients include engineering and construction firms, construction managers, owners, large manufacturers, and several colleges and universities.

Mr. Madigan is a member of a number of professional associations, including the American Bar Association’s Forum on the Construction Industry, the Allegheny County Bar Association’s Construction Law Committee (council member), the Construction Management Association of America and the International Association of Defense Counsel. He is a frequent presenter at industry and professional seminars and conferences on issues of construction law and litigation.

Active in civic organizations, Mr. Madigan is vice chairman of the board of supervisors of Marshall Township and a past chairman of that board. He also serves on the Northern Regional Joint Police Board (formerly Pine-Marshall-Bradfordwoods) and on the board of Family Resources of Western Pennsylvania.

Mr. Madigan received his undergraduate degree from Bucknell University (B.A. 1982) and his law degree from the University of Pittsburgh (J.D. 1986). He was enrolled in a dual degree program while in law school and received a master’s degree in urban and regional planning from the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs in 1986.

Pepper’s Construction Practice Group includes more than 20 lawyers who concentrate on construction, surety and government contract law. The group combines experience and sophistication in construction litigation and counseling with knowledge of the regulations that govern contracting with local, state and federal governments, and handles all aspects of public and private construction litigation and contracting.

Pepper’s Pittsburgh office offers clients the resources of a large, multi-office firm with a regional, national and international practice. In addition to construction and litigation, lawyers in the office focus on corporate and securities law, intellectual property and patent matters, labor and employment law, financial services, municipal and project finance, real estate, sports and tax law. The office was opened in 1995.

Pepper Hamilton LLP is a multi-practice law firm with 400 lawyers in six states and the District of Columbia. The firm provides corporate, litigation and regulatory legal services to leading businesses, governmental entities, nonprofit organizations and individuals throughout the nation and the world. The firm was founded in 1890.

03-13-2006

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Duane Morris, LLP

Duane Morris Immigration Head Denyse Sabagh Honored by Chambers Global
Duane Morris LLP is pleased to announce that partner Denyse Sabagh, head of the firm's Immigration Practice Group in its Washington, D.C. office, has been honored by a listing in Chambers Global, 2006 edition. Duane Morris was also ranked as a top firm in the ""Business Immigration"" category. A survey of the legal profession worldwide, Chambers Global's results are based on strong recommendations from clients collected through extensive independent research.

In the recently published directory, Chambers' sources reported that Denyse ""represents corporations with the passion of someone who cares intensely about the individuals. This makes her an incredibly effective advocate and is her number-one strength on a national level."" Chambers also noted the strength of Duane Morris' immigration practice, saying that ""Outbound work is a growing niche with the immigration group benefiting from the support of the firm's London office and an international network of affiliate professionals and organizations. Litigation is a further string to Duane Morris' bow, and the group deals with deportation defense and waiver cases in substantial numbers.""

The 2006 edition of Chambers Global, published by Chambers & Partners Legal Publishers of London, is the foremost annual survey of the world's leading business lawyers. Chambers USA, 2006 edition, which narrows the survey's scope to the United States, is due to be published in May.

Denyse focuses her practice in the areas of immigration and nationality law and litigation. She has represented both individuals and corporations in various matters, including the management of inbound and outbound immigration, the development of strategic immigration programs and policies and political strategies. In addition to her business-related immigration work, she counsels clients on complex immigration matters, family, deportation, and post-9/11 matters. She has served as national president, general counsel and is currently a member on the Board of Governors of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Denyse has also served on the Coordinating Committee on Immigration Law of the American Bar Association, and is currently on the Board of Directors of the American Civil Liberties Union National Capital Area Chapter and is President of the Board of the National MultiCultural Institute. Admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Virginia, she is a member of the District of Columbia, Virginia State, Arlington County, and Fairfax County bar associations. She also speaks regularly at conferences and seminars on civil liberties, and immigration matters, and has published articles relating to these issues. She frequently appears in the national and international media as an expert on immigration matters.

Prior to earning her J.D. in 1977 from George Mason University School of Law, Denyse graduated with a B.A. in 1970 from the University of Maryland.

03-13-2006

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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP

Gibson Dunn Continues Expanding New York Litigation Team with Addition of White Collar Partner Jim Walden
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Jim Walden, will join the New York office as a partner in the firm’s Business Crimes and Investigations Practice Group and Antitrust and Trade Regulation Practice Group. The addition of Walden is the latest step in the expansion of Gibson Dunn’s New York Litigation Practice. He is the third partner to join the New York Litigation team in the last 12 months; other partner additions include intellectual property and white-collar lawyer Orin Snyder, who brought a four-member group from Manatt, Phelps & Philips in March 2005, and prominent intellectual property litigator Josh Krevitt from Weil, Gotshal & Manges in December 2005.

Walden, most recently a partner in the New York office of O’Melveny & Myers, previously served as an federal prosecutor for nine years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. He joins a number of former Assistant U.S. Attorneys at Gibson Dunn, including Jarrett Arp, Robert Blume, Robert Bonner (U.S. Attorney, Cent. Dist. of Calif.), David Burns, David Debold, Lee Dunst, Miguel Estrada, Michael Farhang, Nicola Hanna, Peter Jaffe, Randy Mastro, Marcellus McRae, Orin Snyder, John Sturc, Joseph Warin and Gregory Whitehair.

“Our Business Crimes & Investigations Practice includes lawyers throughout the firm and is one of our busiest groups,” said Gibson Dunn managing partner Ken Doran. “Jim’s addition is a key step in expanding our capability to handle both white-collar defense work and corporate investigations, while adding to our strong litigation team in New York and to our international antitrust team.”

“Jim is an exceptional litigator, and we are delighted to have him join us,” said Randy Mastro, Co-Chair of the firm’s Litigation Practice. “Jim is a young star in the New York litigation bar, having excelled as a federal prosecutor and since in private practice. His experience in representing major corporations and financial institutions in high-stakes investigations fits perfectly with our existing practice.”

Walden stated, “I am looking forward to joining my new colleagues. Gibson Dunn’s top-notch white-collar and antitrust practices combine to make a very compelling platform for my practice.”

About Jim Walden

Walden focuses his practice on criminal and regulatory defense and corporate governance. He represents Fortune 500 companies and individuals in complex investigations, particularly those brought by the Antitrust and Criminal Divisions of the U.S. Department of Justice, the Securities Exchange Commission and other regulatory agencies. He also counsels senior management and boards of directors during internal investigations.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Walden was a partner in the New York office of O’Melveny & Myers, where he practiced since 2002. Before that, he served from 1993 to 2002 as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of New York. As a federal prosecutor, he led prosecutions against high-ranking members of the mafia and later served as Chief of the Computer Crimes and Intellectual Property Section.

Walden graduated magna cum laude from Temple University School of Law in 1991 and clerked for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Anthony J. Scirica in the Third Circuit.

About Business Crimes and Investigations Practice

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Business Crimes and Investigations Practice Group has vast experience in defending against a wide range of federal and state prosecutions in a variety of substantive areas including antitrust, procurement fraud, financial institution fraud, securities fraud, state and federal environmental violations and regulatory compliance, health care fraud, immigration fraud, tax offenses, RICO, anti-money laundering, and civil and criminal forfeiture.

The Group’s lawyers also advise corporate clients on establishing corporate legal compliance programs and codes of conduct and ethics. They also have extensive experience in advising clients with respect to proceedings before federal and state grand juries and before suspension, debarment, and program exclusion authorities. The Group has represented clients in post-conviction sentencing, habeas corpus, and appellate proceedings in federal and state court and in interlocutory appeals during the pendency of the prosecutions.

Many lawyers in the Group are highly experienced trial lawyers with prior experience at the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Treasury Department, as well as at the state level, including the New York Attorney General’s Office.

03-13-2006

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.

FORMER FCC COMMISSIONER KATHLEEN ABERNATHY TO JOIN AKIN GUMP
Former FCC Commissioner Kathleen Quinn Abernathy will join Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP as a partner in the communications and information technology practice in Washington effective March 29, the firm announced today. Ms. Abernathy will advise clients on a wide variety of policy and regulatory issues related to the telecommunications and media fields and will represent clients at both the federal and state levels as well as before various international and foreign regulatory agencies.

Immediately prior to joining Akin Gump, Ms. Abernathy served as a commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission. Nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate to a four-year term in 2001, she was responsible for representing the public interest in each of the policy areas under the FCC’s jurisdiction, including wireless; domestic and international telecommunications; satellite; broadcast; cable; communications equipment manufacturers; and broadband, IP and other advanced communications technologies. She was intimately involved in developing and implementing domestic policy in each of these fields.

In addition, Ms. Abernathy chaired the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service and participated in numerous international bilateral and multilateral negotiations, including the 2002 International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference and the 2003 ITU World Radiocommunications Conference. She was appointed by the ITU to chair the 2004 ITU Global Symposium for Regulators.

“We are very excited about the experience and capabilities that Kathleen brings to the firm,” said Tom Davidson, chair of Akin Gump’s communications and information technology practice. “She is extremely well-respected by executives in all sectors of the communications industry. As a distinguished industry leader with a sophisticated understanding of communications law, Kathleen will provide first-rate representation to our communications and media clients and will be a cornerstone of our growing communications and information technology practice. The breadth and depth of her experience across all sectors of the communications industry will be an invaluable asset to the firm.”

“Working alongside the professionals in the public law and policy practice,” added Joel Jankowsky, chair of the firm’s policy department, “Kathleen will enable the firm to represent clients’ communications policy interests at all levels of state and federal government. She is highly regarded by members of both political parties. We particularly look forward to working with her to engage decision makers during the upcoming reform of U.S. communications laws.”

Ms. Abernathy explained, “Akin Gump’s unique combination of federal policy capabilities and communications regulatory competence provides the ideal platform for me to return to the private sector after many years of very fulfilling public service. I look forward to continuing to grow the firm’s already highly esteemed practice in communications law and policy.”

Before joining the FCC as a commissioner, Ms. Abernathy served as vice president, public policy at BroadBand Office Communications, as vice president, regulatory affairs at US West and as vice president, federal regulatory at AirTouch Communications (a predecessor company to Cingular Wireless). Earlier in her career, she served as a legal advisor to two FCC commissioners and as a special assistant to the agency’s general counsel.

Ms. Abernathy has been honored by several organizations for her professional achievements. She received the Forerunner Accolade in 2002 from Women in Cable and Telecommunications for her commitment to encouraging, developing and promoting women in the industry, and the Milestone Award in 2001 from Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law for her exemplary service to the law school and outstanding achievement in the field of communications law. In addition, she was named one of the most powerful women in television by Electronic Media magazine.

Ms. Abernathy received her B.A. magna cum laude from Marquette University and her J.D. from Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law.

03-13-2006

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP

Weil, Gotshal & Manges Advises in Rare Consumer Asset Securitization
Weil, Gotshal & Manges, the international law firm, has advised The Funding Corporation Limited on its inaugural securitization of a portfolio of personal loans, hire purchase and credit sale assets.

The transaction was structured to allow for various subsidiaries of The Funding Corporation to sell assets to a receivables trustee and the Snowdonia Securities 2006-1 PLC issuing vehicle (the ""Issuer"") to issue £200 million of Notes, the proceeds of which were used by the Issuer to purchase interest in such receivables trust. The structure was highly flexible in allowing for a mixed portfolio of consumer loan assets to be securitized. The Notes were rated by S&P and Moodys.

The transaction closed on March 2, 2006.

The transaction demonstrates that Weil, Gotshal & Manges' Securitization practice is at the cutting edge of new technology.

Partner and head of Securitization, Jacky Kelly, assisted by Pierre Agyeman and Rupert Wall advised The Funding Corporation. Partner Andrew Norwood provided tax advice

03-13-2006

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White & Case, LLP

White & Case Tops Global Project Financing Legal Advisor League Table
White & Case topped Infrastructure Journal's global legal advisors table following a hugely successful year in 2005. The Firm advised on some of the year's landmark project financings with a value of more than $23 billion.

The publication produces the global league table from a set of sector/region specific league tables. In addition to topping the list for total value of deals closed globally, White & Case ranked first in the Africa and Middle East league table, the transport sector league table and the petrochemical sector league table. It finished second in the mining sector league table, third in the oil and gas sector league table and sixth in the power sector.

Among the deals White & Case closed in 2005 were three significant transport projects, including the Perpignan-Figueras high-speed rail link between France and Spain, the first of its kind to be project financed in Europe; the refinancing of the Chicago Skyway toll bridge in the United States; the New Quito International Airport in Ecuador; and the privatisation of Budapest Airport, the largest ever in Hungary.

White & Case also advised on the $2.12 billion Q-Chem2 project in Qatar, the $2.4 billion financing of the Sohar Aluminium project in Oman and the $2.9 billion project financing of Taweelah B, Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA)'s fifth independent water and power project.

In Asia, White & Case also advised on the award-winning $1.2 billion Nam Theun 2 project, a hydro-electric plant in Laos.

Earlier this year, White & Case was also named Global Law Firm of the Year at the 2005 Project Finance International Awards. The Firm has also been nominated for Project Finance Team of the Year Americas and Project Finance Team of the Year Europe by International Financial Law Review.

About White & Case
White & Case LLP is a leading global law firm with nearly 2,000 lawyers in 38 offices in 25 countries. Our clients value the breadth and depth of our US, English and local law capabilities and rely on us for their complex cross-border commercial and financial transactions and for international arbitration and litigation. Whether in established or emerging markets, the hallmark of White & Case is our complete dedication to the business priorities and legal needs of our clients.

03-13-2006

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Lewis and Roca LLP

Hernandez Joins Lewis and Roca as Associate
Jessica Hernandez has joined Lewis and Roca as an Associate in the firm’s Commercial Dispute practice group and will focus primarily on criminal defense, product liability and tort matters. Prior to joining Lewis and Roca, Hernandez was a deputy county attorney at the Yavapai County Attorney’s Office.

Hernandez is a former judicial law clerk for the Honorable William C. Canby, Jr. with the United States Supreme Court of Appeals and the Honorable Frederick J. Martone with the United States District Court, District of Arizona. Hernandez received her B.A. from Arizona State University (1998) and her J.D. from the Arizona State University College of Law (cum laude, 2002).

03-13-2006

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