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Shearman & Sterling LLP

Global Arbitration Review - 45 under 45-Philippe Pinsolle, Fernando Mantilla-Serrano, John Savage
The newly launched Global Arbitration Review published a survey of the young international arbitration bar, identifying 45 leaders in the field who are under 45 years of age. Three of the firm's partners are listed as leaders: Philippe Pinsolle and Fernando Mantilla-Serrano in Paris, and John Savage in Singapore. Researchers circulated an initial list of over 250 names for comments and voting. Nearly 8,000 votes were cast.

03-03-2006

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White & Case, LLP

First Russian Corporate Eurobond of 2006 Hits Market
London, March 3, 2006 ... White & Case advised Credit Suisse and ABN Amro as lead managers on a $200 million Regulation S Eurobond issue by Russian IT and electronics business Sitronics. Sitronics is a subsidiary of London-listed Sistema, and was formed in May 1997, manufacturing telecommunications equipment, software and security systems. In the first three-quarters of 2005 it registered revenues of $652.3 million. The issue comprised 7.875% Notes due 2009 and marks the first corporate Eurobond from Russia this year.

""Russia's traditional Eurobond issuers have been the heavyweight first-tier natural resources firms, but the mid-market of Russian business remains relatively untapped,” explained White & Case partner Tim Jeveons. ""With investor confidence in Russian businesses steadily rising, there's now an opportunity for more mid-size companies, outside of the traditional natural resources sector, to come to the Eurobond market. The due diligence requirements are higher and the covenant package tighter in order to reassure investors, but the appetite is certainly there, as demonstrated by this Sitronics issue.”

The White & Case team was led by partner Tim Jeveons, working with partners Rob Mathews and Stuart Matty and associate Michael Bark-Jones.

03-03-2006

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Baker & McKenzie, L.L.P.

Baker & McKenzie Advises Azovstal on US$175M Debut Offering
"London, 3 March 2006 – Baker & McKenzie announced today that it has acted as English and Ukrainian legal counsel in advising Public Joint Stock Company Azovstal Iron & Steel Works (Azovstal) on its debut offering of US$175 million loan participation notes. Azovstal is one of the largest steel producers in Ukraine.

The transaction was structured as an offering of US$175 million Loan Participation Notes due 2011 and issued by Azovstal Capital BV on a limited recourse basis, for the sole purpose of funding a loan by Moscow Narodny Bank Limited to Azovstal. The proceeds will be used to refinance existing indebtedness and finance capital expenditure.

ING Wholesale Banking was the sole bookrunner and ING Wholesale Banking and MNB Capital Markets were the joint lead managers.

Olena Lengauer, Azovstal's Senior Legal Counsel, commented: ""We were very pleased with Baker & McKenzie's performance on this transaction and in particular, with the level of cooperation between the Kyiv and London offices in delivering a seamless service.""

Partner Serhiy Chorny, who led the Ukraine team commented: ""We are proud to have assisted Azovstal in entering the international capital markets with this debut transaction. We have enjoyed working closely with Azovstal's experienced management team and believe that this will be a landmark in the company's history.""

This follows on from a string of recent Ukrainian deals on which Baker & McKenzie has advised, which included advising PrivatBank on the first ever subordinated Eurobond offering from Ukraine.

The Baker & McKenzie team was led by Peter Magyar (Partner) with support from Roy Pearce, Iryna Nagayets, Alyona Smith and Kathryn Bennett (associates) in London and by Serhiy Chorny (Partner), with support from Irina Nurzad, Taras Burhan and Ihor Olekhov (associates) in Kyiv.

Linklaters advised ING."

03-03-2006

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Armstrong & Teasdale, L.L.P.

Smurfit-Stone Selects Armstrong Teasdale as its “Go-To” Law Firm
Armstrong Teasdale has earned the biggest honor of all – positive testimonials from an existing client. Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, a firm client since 1986, and the leading integrated manufacturer of paperboard and paper-based packaging products, named Armstrong Teasdale as its firm of choice for Corporate Governance, Corporate Transactions, and Intellectual Property services in a recent survey conducted by The American Lawyer. As a result of this professional reference Armstrong Teasdale will be listed in FORTUNE Magazine’s exclusive publication “Go-To Law Firms of the Top U.S. Companies” on May 15, 2006.

03-02-2006

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Wolf Block Schorr & Solis

WolfBlock Partner To Moderate ABA E-Discovery Program
Philadelphia, PA - March 2, 2006 - WolfBlock partner Robert Goldich will moderate ""E-Discovery and the New Wave of Sanctions Litigation: A Judicial Perspective"" at the midwinter meeting of the American Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment Law, Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on March 16.

Resident in WolfBlock's Philadelphia office, Goldich is vice chair of the firm's Employment Services Group. He has more than 25 years of experience as a labor and employment lawyer. His practice focuses on employment and ERISA litigation.

Goldich co-chairs the Trial Advocacy Subcommittee of the Employment Rights and Responsibility Committee of the ABA's Labor and Employment Law Section −a position that resulted from his trial advocacy work on behalf of the ABA. He is also a fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.

Goldich graduated from Harvard Law School in 1977, and he received his B.A. from Lehigh University in 1974.

03-02-2006

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Holland & Hart, L.L.P.

Four Holland & Hart Attorneys Named Leading Environmental Lawyers
DENVER (March 2, 2006) - Holland & Hart LLP is pleased to announce that Robert T. Connery, Paul D. Phillips, James A. Holtkamp, and Michael J. Brennan were named leading attorneys in The International Who's Who of Environmental Lawyers.

The attorneys selected for this honor were nominated by their peers as the world's leading practitioners in environmental law. Less than 320 attorneys worldwide are included in this prestigious publication. Holland & Hart has more attorneys named than any other firm in the Rocky Mountain West.

Mr. Connery is a partner in the firm's Denver office and has practiced environmental law for the last 37 years. His experience includes environmental planning, permitting, and compliance work on major industrial and mining projects and environmental litigation. His practice has covered regulatory matters such as air and water quality requirements, solid and hazardous waste requirements, reclamation, historic preservation laws, threatened and endangered species laws, and fish and wildlife coordination.

Mr. Phillips has practiced environmental law and litigation for 29 years, and is currently Chair of the firm's Management Committee. He has experience working with EPA enforcement actions under the Clean Water Act, Superfund proceedings, Environmental Impact Statements for new projects, and detailed ""permit letters"" outlining all state and federal environmental laws and regulations applicable to new projects. He also has extensive experience representing companies in soil and groundwater contamination and “toxic tort” cases, and related cases under the Clean Water Act, RCRA, and Air Act enforcement actions.

Mr. Holtkamp is the Manager of the firm's Environmental Compliance Group and a partner in the firm's Salt Lake City office. He has actively represented industry and government clients in various environmental, natural resources and project development issues. In particular, Mr. Holtkamp has been extensively involved in mining, oil and gas and public land matters, including uranium mining and milling. He has also been actively involved in air pollution control, groundwater cleanup, contaminated property, radioactive and hazardous waste, and greenhouse gas mitigation issues on behalf of industry and government clients throughout the United States and in Europe. Mr. Holtkamp is currently the President of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation.

Mr. Brennan is a partner in the firm's Jackson office, and was the most highly nominated lawyer listed in Wyoming. He has been active in the environmental and natural resources field since 1983. He has broad experience with all aspects of the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act and their application to natural resource development activities. He also has worked extensively with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the wildlife and natural resource conservation provisions of other environmental and public land laws. From 1989 to 1993, Mr. Brennan served as the Executive Assistant to the Director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service within the Department of the Interior.

03-02-2006

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Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel, LLP

Dunn Quoted in New York Sun Immigration Article
Business Immigration Partner Matthew Dunn was quoted in a March 2, 2006 article in the New York Sun on the long waits immigrants are facing at application support centers in New York City. Dunn says that while it's true the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has made efforts to relieve the backlog by bringing in adjudication officers and leaning on the application support centers, problems still remain in the larger scope. He also says that for the resources that the New York district has, they have been trying.

03-02-2006

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