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Morrison & Foerster, LLP

Randall Fons, Senior SEC Enforcement Official, Joins Morrison & Foerster
Denver, March 7, 2006 — Morrison & Foerster announced that Randall J. Fons, Regional Director of the Central Regional Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission, will join the firm as a partner. Mr. Fons, who spent 18 years with the SEC in trial and directorship posts around the U.S., will join the firm’s 120-lawyer securities litigation, enforcement, and white-collar practice and will be based in the firm’s Denver office.


Mr. Fons has served as the Regional Director of the SEC’s Central Regional Office for the past six years. The Central Region is composed of three district offices located in Denver, Ft. Worth, and Salt Lake City and has both enforcement and regulatory oversight programs across an 11-state area. Before his tenure with the Central Regional Office, Mr. Fons was Regional Director for the SEC’s Southeast Region, where he managed the work of the Miami and Atlanta offices. Mr. Fons began his impressive career with the Commission in 1988 as a staff attorney in the SEC’s Chicago office.

During Mr. Fons’s tenure in the Central Region, he has been responsible for a number of groundbreaking enforcement actions. He oversaw market manipulation cases concerning public corporations’ stocks, and cases against broker-dealers and investment advisers.

Keith Wetmore, Chair of the firm, commented, “Randy Fons has built a distinguished career in securities enforcement – one especially noteworthy for his extensive trial and investigative experience. His first-hand knowledge of the SEC will prove invaluable to our clients, and his expertise will enhance our already strong national securities, enforcement and white-collar criminal litigation practices.”

At Morrison & Foerster, Mr. Fons will represent issuers, underwriters, broker-dealers and investment advisers and their officers and directors in federal and state investigations and enforcement proceedings and also will assist companies with internal investigations and provide counseling on litigation avoidance and legal compliance.

Eric Elliff, managing partner of the firm’s Denver office, added, “Randy is highly regarded, and he possesses an extensive knowledge base concerning enforcement issues throughout the United States, and particularly in the Western and Central areas. He will be a huge asset for the firm and our clients. He brings to our Denver office a depth of government securities and enforcement experience that complements our strong national practice and local presence.”

“Randy brings a wealth of experience and insight on securities matters that will be invaluable to our clients, whether they are dealing with SEC enforcement matters, private securities litigation, or internal investigations,” commented Jordan Eth, Co-Chair of the firm’s securities litigation, enforcement, and white-collar defense practice. “He adds further depth to our strong national practice.”

Randall Fons said, “Morrison & Foerster not only has one of the country’s premier securities litigation practices, but it also is a firm whose client base includes a large number of emerging and established technology firms and other leading public corporations. I look forward to working with my new colleagues.”

Mr. Fons received his law degree from the University of Colorado School of Law, where he was a contributor to the University of Colorado Law Review. Following law school, Mr. Fons was a legal clerk to the Presiding Judge of the Wisconsin State Court of Appeals. Mr. Fons received the SEC’s Distinguished Service Award, the Commission’s highest recognition, and the Capital Markets Award.

Morrison & Foerster is a recognized national leader in all aspects of securities litigation and enforcement. The firm represents corporate issuers and their officers and directors in private securities litigation, including class actions and derivative suits. Morrison & Foerster has extensive experience representing investment banks, broker dealers, and other professionals in class action and derivative litigation. The firm represents issuers and individual officers and directors in civil and criminal government investigations and litigation, including enforcement actions brought by the SEC, the Criminal Division of the Justice Department, and various state Attorneys General. Morrison & Foerster also represents Audit Committees and Boards of Directors conducting internal investigations, and advises companies and individuals on issues such as litigation avoidance, stock exchange listing, and liability insurance.

03-07-2006

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Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, LLP

Curtis Partners Selected as Super Lawyers
Curtis partners Peter Fleming, Jr., Robert Gruendel, T. Barry Kingham, Eliot Lauer, Steven Reisman and Robert Sheehan have been selected by Super Lawyers as the top 5% of Manhattan lawyers for their high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. They will appear on the 2006 list of Super Lawyers published in July. Super Lawyers is a comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys, representing a wide range of practice areas, firm sizes and geographic locations. Only 5 percent of the lawyers in each state or region are named Super Lawyers.

03-06-2006

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Robinson & Cole LLP

Two Robinson & Cole Attorneys Selected for \"Top 25 Female Lawyers In Connecticut\"
Robinson & Cole Attorneys Judith M. Keppelman and Linda Morkan were named to the 2006 Top 25 Female Connecticut Super Lawyers list. This list is comprised of the female lawyers who received the highest point totals in the 2006 Connecticut Super Lawyers balloting, research and blue ribbon review process.

03-06-2006

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Carlton Fields

Alan P. Fry Joins Carlton Fields in the Miami Office
Miami - The law firm of Carlton Fields is pleased to announce that Alan P. Fry has joined the Miami office as an Associate in the Business Litigation and Trade Regulation Practice Group. He practices trial preparation, drafting Motions in Limine, responsive pleadings, and jury instructions.

Prior to joining Carlton Fields, Fry practiced as an associate for Jones Day in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Fry received his J.D., from the University of Chicago Law School in 2003. He received his B.A. in Psychology from DePaul University in 2000.

03-06-2006

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Carlton Fields

Christina L. Kunz Joins Carlton Fields As Director of Attorney Recruitment
Tampa - Carlton Fields is pleased to announce that Christina L. Kunz has joined the Firm as the Director of Attorney Recruitment, on March 1, 2006, resident in the Tampa office.

In this position, Kunz is responsible for the overall Firmwide attorney recruitment and hiring efforts. Her initiatives will include effectively linking the Firm's attorney recruitment, diversity, and retention efforts to overall Firm strategic goals and objectives. Kunz will work closely with the Chairs of the Firm's Attorney Recruiting & Retention and Diversity Committees, Practice Group Leaders, and Office Managing Shareholders.

Kunz was previously the Legal Hiring Manager at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, in New York where she had responsibility for the office's overall student and lateral recruitment and hiring efforts. She received a bachelor's degree, with distinction, from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2001 and a master's degree in Communication and Information Studies from Rutgers University in 2004. Kunz is a member of the National Association for Law Placement (NALP).

03-06-2006

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Carlton Fields

Carlton Fields Shareholder, Benjamine Reid, Spoke on Jury Selection in Florida
MIAMI - Carlton Fields Shareholder, Benjamine Reid, spoke at the Lorman Education Services Seminar on Jury Selection in Florida on January 27, 2006 in Miami, Florida.

The purpose of this one-day seminar is to educate attorneys on the jury selection process in the state of Florida. Reid spoke specifically on the new approach to Voir Dire.

Reid is a trial lawyer who represents a diverse corporate clientele in litigation. He has extensive appellate experience in both state and federal courts. Reid handles commercial disputes, environmental matters and products liability claims. A substantial portion of his practice is represented by class action litigation. Reid was recently appointed Co-Chair of the Task Force on the Judiciary in the Section of Litigation, the largest Section in the American Bar Association. This Task Force will lead the Section's activities in support of the federal judiciary. He received his B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1971 and his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1974.

03-06-2006

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Saul Ewing, LLP

Kharod Supplies Answers for E-mail Newsletter Weekly Question
Anjali S. Kharod, an Associate in the Business Department in the Philadelphia office, answers questions on medical staff legal issues for the Medical Staff Legal Advisor weekly e-mail newsletter.

03-06-2006

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