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McGuireWoods LLP

Charlottesville Chamber of Commerce Honors McGuireWoods
McGuireWoods' Charlottesville, Va., office recently was honored by the Charlottesville Chamber of Commerce for firm's years of community service.

03-02-2006

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Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP

\"Let’s Be Reasonable Instead of Greedy\"
Litigation co-chairman Jeffrey Kessler was mentioned in an article regarding the ongoing negotiations to extend the collective bargaining agreement between the National Football League and the National Football League Players Association as the attorney for the latter. The article described Mr. Kessler as "one of the most prominent sports lawyers in the nation" having "litigated the landmark antitrust trial, McNeil v. NFL, which helped lead to the establishment of free agency.

03-02-2006

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Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP

\"Maryland Firm’s Deal With Israelis Analyzed\"
International Trade Partner Harry Clark was quoted in an article regarding an investigation into the sale of a Columbia software firm to a company from Israel. The Federal Bureau of Investigations opposes the sale of Sourcefire to Israeli-based Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. for $225 because the agency fears that would give away the keys to the governments most sensitive computer networks. Mr. Clark, who has handled Committee on Foreign Investment cases in the United States commented that "the Check Point transaction is really more of a classic instance in which the government would take a hard look.

03-02-2006

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Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP

\"Emerson Not at British Columbia’s Service\"
International Trade of counsel John Ragosta was quoted in an article regarding International Trade Minister David Emerson’s shelving of a deal to end the ongoing softwood-lumber dispute between the United States and Canada, which was ready for signing just before the federal election in Canada was called. Mr. Ragosta commented "Were there negotiations going on this fall and were they close to an agreement? Yes, absolutely.

03-02-2006

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Proskauer & Rose, LLP

Leading Hospitality Industry Attorney Andrew S. Robins Joins Proskauer Rose\'s Boca Raton Office
Former Head of Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart's Real Estate and Leisure & Resorts Practices Continues Growth of Proskauer's Florida Presence

March 2, 2006 - (Boca Raton, FL) - Proskauer Rose LLP, an international law firm with more than 700 lawyers in the United States and Europe, announced that Andrew S. Robins, one of the nation's leading hotel, resort and condominium lawyers, has joined the firm's Real Estate and Lodging & Gaming practice groups as a partner. Coming with Mr. Robins are Susan K. Robin and Michelle Oms, who join as senior counsel, and two associates. They will be based in the firm's Boca Raton office.

The addition of Mr. Robins' practice to Proskauer is the latest move in the continued expansion of the firm's Boca Raton office. In October, prominent estate and tax planning attorney David Pratt joined the firm as partner, along with senior counsel Elaine Bucher and a number of associates.

""We are excited to welcome Andy and his group to Proskauer and look forward to integrating their formidable practice into our international platform,"" said Albert Gortz, head of Proskauer's Boca Raton office. ""Their addition is an important part of our ongoing strategy to continue to grow both the Boca Raton office and our overall transactional practices.""

Mr. Robins has extensive experience in finance and development in the real estate and hospitality industries in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America and is one of the nation's foremost experts in the areas of hotels, condominiums, mixed-use developments, timeshares, fractional interests, and destination clubs. He has worked with hotel operators, franchisors and developers in real estate, community development, and complex resort and mixed-use development matters, helping them to maintain brand standards, balance and reconcile the interests of multiple stakeholders, and comply with applicable securities laws. He has represented InterContinental, Hyatt, Hilton, Sonesta, Rosewood, Wyndham, Carlson, Kimpton, Morgans Hotel Group, Donald Trump, RAL, AIG, WCI Communities, The Blackstone Group and The Patrinely Group.

""Andy's practice brings a number of synergies to our growing Lodging & Gaming and Real Estate groups, giving us an even wider and deeper footprint in the North and Latin American markets,"" said Jeffrey A. Horwitz, co-head of Proskauer's Lodging & Gaming Practice Group. ""Working with our U.S. and international attorneys, his transactional, finance, development and operational experience will further enhance the firm's capabilities in the residential and commercial real estate sectors as well as our overall corporate work.""

Prior to joining Proskauer Rose, Mr. Robins was a partner at Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A. in Fort Lauderdale, where he chaired the firm's Real Estate Department and its Leisure and Resorts Group. His prior experience includes work in the office of the General Counsel of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development of the City of New York. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute and a founding member of the Center for Caribbean and Latin American Development. A graduate of the State University of New York at Binghamton, Mr. Robins earned a law degree from Syracuse University School of Law.

Ms. Robin practices in the areas of real estate, hotel and resort law and commercial leasing. She is a graduate of the University of Miami School of Law and the University of Colorado. Both were formerly at Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart. Ms. Oms practices in the areas of hotel, resort and mixed-use development, residential and hotel ownership, and hotel operations. She is a graduate of American University, Washington College of Law, and the University of Miami, where she received a Master's of Law Degree in Real Property Development, and Catholic University of America.

Proskauer's Boca Raton office brings clients the in-depth resources of an international law firm combined with the Florida market experience and efficiencies of a locally-based firm. Proskauer's Boca Raton office and its over 30 attorneys work in a range of practices - personal planning, corporate and securities, labor & employment, litigation, aviation, healthcare, real estate, hospitality, employee benefits and executive compensation - that are integrated into the firm's national and international practices.

The firm's Lodging & Gaming Practice Group involves Proskauer's corporate, real estate, labor, litigation and dispute resolution, environmental, employee benefits, tax, bankruptcy and intellectual property practices. A true cross-border practice, the group's recent transactions include: Kerzner's acquisition of its property in The Maldives; work for Swiss?tels in Quito and Lima; mixed-use developments in Kiev and Tokyo; advising Macquarie, an Australian bank, on issues relating to a gaming facility in Cambodia; and acquisitions in Paris.

Proskauer's Real Estate Department advises clients in the diverse and complex legal aspects pertaining to commercial real estate including: sales and acquisitions of real property and equity and debt interests; mortgage and mezzanine loan originations and other real estate finance vehicles; credit leases, ground leases and other net leases; office and retail leases; joint ventures and equity funds; equity and debt securitizations; property development and construction; and brokerage and management arrangements. The firm's clients include property owners, developers, mortgage and mezzanine lenders, debt and equity investors, tenants, brokers and managers.

03-02-2006

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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick\'s John Knox Named a California \"Attorney of the Year\"
John Knox, an Orrick public finance partner in San Francisco, was named an ""Attorney of the Year"" by California Lawyer magazine. Knox is featured in the March 2006 issue of the magazine. He was cited for a $450 million bond to help local governments throughout California pay for basic operating costs, including police and fire-fighting services.

The novel financing project involved the securitization of vehicle license fees receivables -- more than $450 million that was due to local government jurisdictions but had been used by the state when it was hit by a fiscal crisis in 2003. Go to this news release for more information about the project.

In the California Lawyer article, James Hamill, program manager for the California Statewide Communities Development Authority, said, ""John Knox got it all to work magically. We couldn't have done it without him.""

Said the article: ""Knox says the technique . . . is another step in expanding the use of securitization for local governments. He is working on similar financing strategies for funding schools and other state-mandated local services.

03-02-2006

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King & Spalding

King & Spalding\'s Kevin Culligan, a Noted Authority on Intellectual Property Law, Is a Featured Spea
NEW YORK, March 2, 2006 -- Kevin J. Culligan, a partner in the Intellectual Property practice in the New York office of King & Spalding, a leading international law firm, is a featured speaker at a day-long program on key patent law issues for non-patent law attorneys sponsored today in Manhattan by the Practicing Law Institute.

Culligan’s presentation, “Some of the Things That Count in Patent Cases,” provides an overview of critical patent issues, including claim construction and infringement analysis, defenses such as invalidity and unenforceability, and damages. The presentation has been developed for in-house counsel responsible for managing patent portfolios and patent litigation.

Culligan has focused his practice over the past three decades on the litigation and trial of intellectual property matters–primarily patent infringement cases. He has served as lead and supporting counsel in dozens of matters and numerous trials in federal and state courts across the country. He has represented large international companies in patent infringement actions involving diverse technologies and in connection with the enforcement of patents directed to financial instruments, financial services, insurance products and various kinds of business method patents. His extensive licensing experience includes the negotiation and drafting of intellectual property licenses associated with the settlement of disputes, together with the development and execution of licensing and enforcement programs involving patent portfolios with hundreds of patents.

Practicing Law Institute is a non-profit continuing legal education organization chartered by the Regents of the University of the State of New York, founded in 1933. PLI’s mission is to enhance the professionalism of attorneys and other qualified persons by providing, in a cost effective manner, the highest quality and most innovative programs, publications and other services to enable them to practice law competently and ethically, and to fulfill pro bono responsibilities.

03-02-2006

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