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McGuireWoods LLP

Seven McGuireWoods Partners Named 2006 North Carolina Super Lawyers
Seven McGuireWoods LLP partners were named 2006 North Carolina Super Lawyers in the February 2006 issue of Charlotte magazine and the North Carolina Super Lawyers magazine. The Super Lawyers honor is awarded annually to the top five percent of lawyers in more than 60 practice areas. The following were named:

Jeffrey R. Capwell, employee benefits/ERISA
William T. Cranfill, labor and employment
John C. Fennebresque, banking
Richard F. Kane, business litigation
C. Ralph Kinsey, Jr., business litigation
John O. Pollard, labor and employment
James C. Smith, business litigation
Through Law & Politics magazine’s independent research, ballots were sent to North Carolina lawyers who have been licensed in the state for five years or more. These lawyers were asked to vote for the best lawyers who they have personally observed in action. The Blue Ribbon Panel reviewed the list of candidates based on the survey results, and arrived at the final listing of North Carolina Super Lawyers.

03-10-2006

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McGuireWoods LLP

Eight McGuireWoods Partners Named 2006 Georgia Super Lawyers
Eight McGuireWoods LLP partners were named 2006 Georgia Super Lawyers in Atlanta magazine’s March 2006 issue. The Super Lawyers honor is awarded annually to the top five percent of lawyers in more than 60 practice areas. The following were named:

Gordon Alphonso, environmental law
John Beane, general business law
George H. Heberton, real estate
Fred T. Isaf, general business law
Mark L. Keenan, labor and employment
Timothy H. Kratz, business litigation
Curtis L. Mack, labor and employment
William B. Marianes, intellectual property
Through Law & Politics magazine’s independent research, 23,500 ballots were sent to Georgia lawyers who have been licensed in the state for five years or more. These lawyers were asked to vote for the best lawyers they have personally observed in action. The Blue Ribbon Panel reviewed the list of candidates based on the survey results, and arrived at the final listing of Georgia Super Lawyers.

03-10-2006

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McGuireWoods LLP

Twenty-Six McGuireWoods Partners Named 2006 Illinois Super Lawyersq
Twenty-six McGuireWoods LLP partners were named 2006 Illinois Super Lawyers in a recent study by Law & Politics magazine. The findings were published in the January 2006 edition of Chicago magazine. The following were named:

Scott Becker, health care
Frederick H. Branding, health care
James J. Casey, general litigation (retired)
Craig R. Culbertson, securities & corporate finance
Darryl R. Davidson, bonds & government finance
Keith A. Dorman, labor & employment
Paul E. Fisher, real estate
Mark L. Gordon, business/corporate
Richard T. Greenberg, business litigation
James T. Harrington, environmental/land use
David L. Hartsell, business litigation
Sally D. King, employee benefits/ERISA
Henry deVos Lawrie, Jr., employee benefits/ERISA
Richard E. Lieberman, labor & employment
Richard J. Mason, bankruptcy
Richard L. Menson, employee benefits/ERISA
John J. Michels, Jr., labor & employment
Russell M. Pelton, business litigation
Robert J. Pristave, health care
Richard J. Rappaport, antitrust litigation
David L. Rieser, environmental/land use
James B. Riley, Jr., health care
William D. Serritella, civil litigation defense
Stuart Smith, business litigation
Gary L. Starkman, general litigation
Marta A. Stein, business litigation
Law & Politics mails ballots to attorneys in Illinois who have been licensed to practice for five years or more. Attorneys are asked to nominate the best lawyers they have personally observed in action. Each lawyer is given a score based on the number of votes he or she receives, and the source of those votes. Votes received from lawyers in other firms count for significantly more points than votes received from lawyers in the same firm.

03-10-2006

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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick Advises iVillage on $600 Million Acquisition by NBC Universal
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP serves as counsel to iVillage in its $600 million acquisition by NBC Universal. An agreement between iVillage, a top-ranked Web site aimed at women, and NBC Universal, was signed on March 3. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter.

iVillage has become a successful Web site, drawing 14.5 million unique visitors in January. The site features content from several women's magazines and offers insight on fashion, love and diet tips, parenting topics, celebrity gossip and career advice. Orrick has been a legal adviser to iVillage since 1998.

According to a joint press release, ""iVillage immediately gives [NBC Universal] scale and a profitable, established platform to expand [its] digital efforts, especially in the rapidly growing areas of health and women's interests.""

The Wall Street Journal reported that the deal highlights an effort by big media conglomerates to expand their presence on the Web as ad sales in traditional media like television, newspapers and magazines slows. Internet advertising is estimated to have grown 30 percent to $12.5 billion in 2005. Although it remains a small piece of the overall advertising market, Internet advertising is growing at a much faster pace than traditional media.

The transaction involved Orrick lawyers from offices in San Francisco, Seattle, New York and Washington, D.C. Led by San Francisco mergers and acquisitions partner Richard Vernon Smith, the team included from the corporate group, partner Brad Breen, of counsels Elizabeth Lefever, Vincent Ricci and Pat Zeigler, and associates Scott Porter and Amanda Reed; from the global finance group, associate Mache Mouzakis; from the tax group, partner Grady Bolding; from the compensation & benefits group, partner Jim Telfer, of counsel Gregory Schick and associate Juliano Banuelos, and from the antitrust group, partner Garret Rasmussen.

Working on the transaction from iVillage were Jeremy Wolk, deputy general counsel and Laura O'Daly, vice president of legal affairs.

03-10-2006

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

SEVEN-MEMBER IP LITIGATION TEAM JOINS AKIN GUMP
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has expanded its intellectual property litigation practice with the addition of partners Daniel F. Perez and Sanford E. Warren Jr. and one senior counsel, two counsel, one associate and one patent agent in Dallas, the firm announced today.

Messrs. Perez and Warren represent clients in the enforcement of their intellectual property rights in patent, copyright, trade secret and trademark matters, both in the United States and abroad. They have defended and prosecuted major intellectual property cases for Fortune 500 corporations in the electronic, semiconductor, telecommunications, biotechnology, chemical and construction fields.

Joining Messrs. Perez and Warren are senior counsel Ruben DeLeon, counsel Garreth Sarosi and Scott Rhoades, associate David Odom and patent agent Digger Chen. The team joins the firm from regional law firm Winstead, Sechrest and Minick P.C.

Richard L. Wyatt Jr., chair of the firm’s advocacy department, stated, “Dan and Sanford bring an extraordinary range of expertise and a talented team in one of our core practice areas: IP litigation. Both are accomplished trial lawyers and leaders in the intellectual property bar. Their addition further strengthens our practice and the services we can offer our clients.”

Mr. Perez added, “Akin Gump’s established International Trade Commission practice, along with its offices in Asia and Europe, adds a needed dimension to our growing practice. The depth of Akin Gump’s client base and the quality of its skilled litigators made Sanford’s and my decision to join and expand our practice here easy.”

Mr. Perez received his B.S. in chemical engineering from Texas Tech University in 1981 and his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1987. He is a former adjunct professor at the University of Texas School of Law, an author of numerous articles in the area of intellectual property and a frequent lecturer. Mr. Warren received his B.S. cum laude in chemistry from Millsaps College in 1983 and his J.D. from the Tulane University School of Law in 1987. He is also an author of several articles in the intellectual property area and a frequent lecturer.

With more than 75 attorneys worldwide, Akin Gump’s intellectual property practice represents a wide range of clients, from Fortune 500 companies, multinational corporations and entertainment conglomerates to small businesses, universities, research foundations, government agencies and individual inventors. The firm’s IP litigation team is experienced in handling patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret and Internet-related disputes in federal, state and appellate courts throughout the United States, before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and before arbitration forums.

03-10-2006

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Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP

SCOTT J. TOPOLSKI ELECTED SHAREHOLDER IN BUCKINGHAM, DOOLITTLE & BURROUGHS, LLP BOCA RATON OFFICE
Boca Raton, FL - Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP is pleased to announce that Scott J. Topolski has been elected Shareholder by the Firm’s Board of Managers. Mr. Topolski is a member of the Firm’s Litigation and Employment & Workers’ Compensation Practice Groups. His practice focuses on commercial litigation, insurance litigation, commercial collections, business litigation, lien foreclosure/construction litigation, securities litigation and employment litigation. Mr. Topolski is a frequent author and presenter on Collection Law Strategies.


“Scott Topolski has demonstrated an outstanding level of expertise in the field of litigation. His election to Shareholder recognizes the excellence of the legal services he provides to our clients,” said Nicholas T. George, CEO of Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP.


He earned his J.D. from Rutgers Law School, Newark, New Jersey in 1987. In addition, he received his B.A. degree from Rider College, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, Journalism, summa cum laude, in 1984. Mr. Topolski is admitted to practice law in the United States District Court for District of New Jersey, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He is a member of the American, Florida, Palm Beach County, and South Palm Beach County Bar Associations.


Mr. Topolski is a certified circuit court mediator and qualified arbitrator. He is a Parishioner and Lector of Our Lady of Lourdes, Boca Raton, Florida and a member of Knights of Columbus, Our Lady Lourdes, Boca Raton, Florida. He has a Martindale-Hubbell Rating of AV, which indicates very high to pre-eminent legal ability and very high ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from members of the Bar.


Mr. Topolski resides in Boca Raton, Florida with his wife, Nancy, and their two daughters, Amanda and Michelle.

03-10-2006

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Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP

CHRISTOPHER GAGIC ELECTED SHAREHOLDER IN BUCKINGHAM, DOOLITTLE & BURROUGHS, LLP BOCA RATON OFFICE
Boca Raton, FL - Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP is pleased to announce that Christopher Gagic has been elected Shareholder by the Firm’s Board of Managers. Mr. Gagic is a member of the Firm’s Trusts & Estates Practice Group. He concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning, probate and trust administration, tax (including tax return preparation), and guardianship.


“Christopher Gagic is an accomplished lawyer in the trusts & estates industry. He is strongly committed to the welfare of his clients. I am pleased that he has been elected as a Shareholder of the Firm,” said Nicholas T. George, CEO of Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP.


He earned his J.D. from Western New England College School of Law, Springfield, MA, cum laude, in 1997. In addition, he received his B.A. degree from McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario in 1994.


Mr. Gagic is a member of the South Palm Beach County Bar Association and is a frequent speaker on Estate Planning issues and related topics. In addition, Mr. Gagic is an Advisory Board Member of the Charles E. Schmidt School of Science at Florida Atlantic University, and a member of the Young Friends of the Kravis Center Executive Committee, the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee “G” for the Florida Bar, and the Boca Raton Estate Planning Council. He is also a past Board Member of the Make-A-Wish Foundation for South Florida and the Wish Friends Endowment Fund.


Mr. Gagic resides in Lake Worth, Florida with his wife Sandra.

03-10-2006

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