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Fasken, Martineau & Du Moulin, L.L.P.

Fasken Martineau helps negotiate six of Canada's 10 Top Corporate Deals in 2005
Montréal (Québec), January 31st, 2005 - Leading law firm Fasken Martineau has been recognized for its work in helping to drive 6 of corporate Canada's top ten transactions in 2005, according to LEXPERT, a top Canadian legal industry magazine. For a third year in a row our position has done nothing but improve.

"This is excellent news for Fasken Martineau and confirms our firm's considerable influence in the business and legal communities of this country. We are very proud of those results," stated Louis Bernier, Firm Managing Partner. He also added "this is a demonstration of the innovation, creativity and perseverance that our lawyers use for the profit of our clients."

The Top Corporate Deals are selected by LEXPERT magazine's editorial team after lengthy discussions with over 50 leading corporate lawyers across Canada. In its article "Globalization… the trend continues", the magazine reviews each of the transactions contained in their Top 10. Fasken Martineau participated in the transactions presented below.

CNPC/PetroKazakhstan: Bill Orr, John Sabetti and Murray Braithwaite, on behalf of the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of PetroKazakhstan.


KKR/Masonite: Bill Orr, on behalf of the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Masonite.


TIW/Vodafone: Robert Paré, Gilles Leclerc, Daniel Picotte, Marie-Josée Neveu, Catherine Isabelle, Ali Martin-Mayer, Alain Ranger, Thomas Copeland, Alain Riendeau, Serge Guérette, Stéphanie Lapierre, Paul Martel, Murray Braithwaite, Scott Rollwagen and Ronald McRobie on behalf of TIW.


Brookfield/O&Y REIT: Jon Levin, Aaron Atkinson, Alan Schwartz, Mitchell Thaw, Doug New, Aaron Stefan, Bruce Blain, Ken Morlock, Sam Rickett, Dan Batista, Stephen Risk, Belinda James, Richard Clare and Lise Rochette on behalf of O&Y Properties.


Barrick/Placer Dome: John Torrey on behalf of the banking syndicates.


TUI/CP Ships: Bill Orr and Geoff Clarke on behalf of the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of CP Ships.

01-31-2006

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Dykema Gossett PLLC

Four Dykema Attorneys To Speak At Lorman Seminar
Marc D. Ginsberg, Kathrin E. Kudner, Tricia E. McVicker and Ian M. Sherman are presenting a seminar on the topic of "Medical Records Law In Illinois" sponsored by Lorman Education Services. This conference will take place on February 16, 2006 at the DoubleTree Guest Suites in Downers Grove, Illinois and is designed for medical records directors, health information directors, business managers, office managers, hospital administrators, nurses, social workers, release of records professionals and attorneys. This one-day seminar will instruct attendees on the basic concepts of confidentiality; deal with "special" problem areas like parent-child, mental health and communicable diseases; cover "involuntary" access to records by legal process and provide the basics of HIPAA privacy and security requirements.

Mr. Ginsberg concentrates his practice on trial and appellate cases. He is primarily involved in the defense of physicians in medical litigation, and also has experience in litigation pertaining to construction injuries, product liability, business disputes and insurance coverage. Mr. Ginsberg earned his B.A. degree, with honors, from the University of Illinois, his M.A. degree from Indiana University, his J.D., with highest distinction from John Marshall and his LL.M. from DePaul University.

Ms. Kudner’s practice is devoted to the representation of health care facilities, practitioners and managed care organizations in corporate, regulatory and compliance matters. She is chairperson of the firm’s HIPAA Task Force and a member of the firm’s Insurance and Biotechnology/Life Sciences Teams. Ms. Kudner earned her B.A. degree from the University of Colorado, her M.S. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Missouri, and her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Toledo. Ms. Kudner is named in Best Lawyers in America.

Ms. McVicker is a registered nurse and practiced as an emergency room nurse prior to graduating from law school. She focuses her practice on the defense of medical malpractice cases. Ms. McVicker received her B.S. degree from the Lakeview College of Nursing and her J.D. from John Marshall Law School.

Mr. Sherman handles the defense of cases involving medical malpractice, disciplinary matters, commercial and other litigation. He is a past chairman of the medical-Legal Relations Committee of the Chicago Bar Association, as well as a member of the Society of Trial Lawyers, the Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys and the American Board of Trial Advocates. Mr. Sherman has served on a risk management subcommittee of a medical malpractice insurer and has contributed to various publications including the Illinois Bar Journal, Illinois Medicine, Medical Economics and OB-GYN Malpractice Prevention. Mr. Sherman received his A.B. degree, cum laude, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D., cum laude, from Boston University.

01-31-2006

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Dorsey & Whitney, L.L.P.

Tiffany & Co.'s suit against eBay proceeds apace
The suit of Dorsey client, Tiffany & Co., against the online auctioneer eBay is expected to be tried by the end of this year, according to an article in the online magazine Red Herring. The case, described by one legal commentator as "a watershed case," could change the ground rules for how online merchants like eBay operate. eBay is charged with participating and faciliating the counterfeiting, false advertising, and trademark infringement of Tiffany items in violation of the Lanham Act, which enables trademark holders to recover damages

01-31-2006

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Dla Piper Rudnick Gray Cary Us, LLP

DLA Piper Representing Cyclades Corporation in Acquisition by Avocent Corporation
(E. PALO ALTO, Calif.) – DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP announced today that the firm is representing Cyclades Corporation, a privately held company, in its acquisition by Avocent Corporation (NASDAQ: AVCT) in a transaction that is valued at approximately $90 million.

Avocent announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cyclades Corporation, a privately-held network infrastructure management company, for a total cash purchase price of approximately $90 million plus the assumption of liabilities and payment of certain transaction costs. Cyclades had unaudited revenues of approximately $60 million in 2005. The acquisition is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2006.

Cyclades is a supplier of a comprehensive system of products that reduces IT operational costs and risks, while increasing the productivity of IT assets and personnel. Cyclades AlterPath solutions include console servers, KVM and KVM over IP switches, power control appliances, service processor managers, blade managers and a manager to control out-of-band infrastructure. More than 8,000 organizations, including 85 percent of the Fortune 100, utilize Cyclades products.

Avocent is the leading supplier of connectivity solutions for enterprise data centers, service providers and financial institutions worldwide. The company’s branded products include switching, extension, intelligent platform management interface (IPMI), remote access and video display solutions.

“We were pleased to be engaged to represent Cyclades in this significant transaction and we enjoyed serving as co-counsel with Cyclade’s long time counsel, Roger Royse at Montgomery Law Group,” said Diane Holt Frankle, a partner and co-chair of DLA Piper’s M&A Practice who is leading the firm’s team representing Cyclades.

In addition to Frankle, DLA Piper's team includes partners Mike Frank, Mary Lavigne-Butler and David Plewa of the East Palo Alto office, associates Joseph Yu, Caroline Wu, Jeff Aronson, Chiara Portner, Amy Davis, Jennifer Ross, and Torrie Nute of the East Palo Alto office and associate Paolo Morante of the Baltimore office.

DLA Piper’s M&A group in the U.S. consists of an integrated team of more than 130 transactional lawyers and has ranked among the country’s most active M&A practices. The firm was ranked fourth among U.S. law firms in Thomson Financial's year-end 2005 rankings, based on the number of completed transactions (145 deals YTD), with a cumulative deal value of more than $8.42 billion. DLA Piper was also ranked third in the U.S. as M&A advisors in the Technology sector by mergermarket.

Worldwide, DLA Piper ranked third according to Thomson's year-end 2005 rankings, based on the number of completed transactions (311 deals YTD), with a cumulative deal value over $19.32 billion. The firm was ranked first for technology M&A deals in the U.K., and second as M&A advisors in the U.K., by mergermarket.

In the U.S., DLA Piper’s M&A group handles complex transactions, including stock-for-stock mergers, management buyouts, tender offers, proxy contests, cross-border acquisitions, and divisional purchases and sales. The firm also represents special committees of boards and advise in contests for control, including hostile bids and proxy contests.

About DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP
DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP is a business law firm with more than 3,000 lawyers and 58 offices in 22 countries throughout the U.S., U.K., Europe, and Asia. In the U.S., the firm has more than 1,500 lawyers and 21 offices. The firm has leading practices in commercial, corporate and finance, human resources, litigation, real estate, regulatory and legislative, and technology, media and communications.

01-31-2006

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Dla Piper Rudnick Gray Cary Us, LLP

Von Thaden Joins DLA Piper's International Tax Practice in Los Angeles
(LOS ANGELES) – DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary has announced that Bernhard von Thaden has joined the firm’s International Tax practice as a Senior Economist in the Los Angeles office. He joins DLA Piper from KPMG LLP.

As an economist, von Thaden focuses in international transfer pricing, a topic of increasing significance to multinational companies doing business worldwide. He brings strong experience in managing global transfer pricing projects in transactions including cost sharing, licensing, intercompany services, and financing. International Tax Review has repeatedly named him one of the leading transfer pricing advisers in Los Angeles. His industry experience includes life sciences, information technology, capital equipment, national resources and power, and logistics industries.

"Multinational companies have consistently identified transfer pricing as their most significant international tax issue. Bernhard’s substantial experience handling international transfer pricing will play a key role as we continue to expand our international tax and transfer pricing practices around the world," said Michael Lebovitz, a partner in DLA Piper’s International Tax practice. "In addition to transfer pricing, Bernhard’s experience in purchase price allocation and business and asset valuation will add to the suite of services we can offer in our Corporate and M&A and litigation practices."

At KPMG, von Thaden was a partner in the international tax group in Los Angeles, which he joined after working with Roland Berger and Partner, a leading international management consulting firm in Europe.

von Thaden received an MBA with a focus on investment banking from Bocconi University in Milan and received a Master in Economic Geography from Ludwig-Maximillians University in Munich.

DLA Piper’s tax group has over 125 attorneys globally. DLA Piper’s international tax practice encompasses all aspects of cross-border transactions, business operations, transfer pricing and tax controversy issues.

About DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP
DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP is a business law firm with more than 3,000 lawyers and 58 offices in 22 countries throughout the U.S., U.K., Europe, and Asia. In the U.S., the firm has more than 1,500 lawyers and 21 offices. The firm has leading practices in commercial, corporate and finance, human resources, litigation, real estate, regulatory and legislative, and technology, media and communications.

01-31-2006

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Dla Piper Rudnick Gray Cary Us, LLP

DLA Piper delivers on full-service Middle East commitment with new Dubai office appointments
London, Dubai – Following the appointment of Jayshree Gupta as Managing Partner of the Dubai office, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary ("DLA Piper") has appointed two new partners and nine new associates. The two new partners are Chris P Sioufi, a banking and finance specialist, and Matthew Glynn, an IT and telecoms specialist, taking our United Arab Emirates capability to five partners and 10 associates.

Chris P Sioufi, former General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Bahrain-based Islamic investment bank, Unicorn Investment Bank, will head DLA Piper's Dubai banking and funds practice. Chris advises on the full range of banking and finance matters, including private equity, corporate and Islamic finance, and asset and fund management. He is fluent in Arabic, French and English and was previously a partner at leading Canadian law firm Ogilvy Renault. In 2004, Lexpert Canada named Chris as one of the top 40 lawyers under the age of 40.

Matthew Glynn, formerly with Linklaters, London and Singapore, where he was responsible for establishing and running their Asian Telecoms Group, will head DLA Piper's Dubai IT and telecoms practice. Matthew advises on a wide range of commercial and regulatory IT and telecoms projects and provides specialist support to corporate, banking and capital market transactions in the IT and telecoms sectors. His practice includes representing a wide range of operators, vendors and lending institutions on various emerging and developing market telecoms and IT assignments across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

On DLA Piper's Middle East strategy, International Development Partner, David Church, now based in Dubai, said: "Our clients have been clear about their demand for full-service international quality legal capabilities located directly in the Middle East - we have responded with our usual effectiveness and commitment. The launch of our Dubai office in January 2006 follows our September 2005 announcement of the successful incorporation of leading Egyptian law firm, Matouk & Bassiouny, into the exclusive alliance of DLA Piper Group. We expect to make further announcements in the near future detailing our expansion into new key Middle Eastern markets."

Commenting on the two new partner appointments, Joint CEO, Nigel Knowles said: "We are committed to providing our clients with access to quality international legal services both into and out of the Middle East. Our regional full-service strategy immediately distinguishes us from our competitors, better positioning us to meet the region's increasing demand for multi-jurisdiction legal services. Chris and Matthew's appointments deliver on this commitment, particularly in the areas of banking and finance, and telecoms, media and technology."

Partners David, Chris and Matthew are also joined by existing DLA Piper projects partner, Debbie Barbour, who will divide her time between London and Dubai. Debbie has a long and successful history of advising on Middle East projects, particularly project finance matters. With 10 years' experience in the region, highly regarded rainmaking partner, Jayshree Gupta, from Denton Wilde Sapte will also join the team as Managing Partner on 1 April 2006.

DLA Piper's Dubai office is fully integrated into its global network and will act for the full spectrum of businesses including local, national and multinational companies in a wide range of industry sectors, including telecommunications, technology, media, infrastructure, energy, banking, private equity and construction. The team includes lawyers qualified in a wide range of jurisdictions and combines international and regional private practice experience together with specialist industry expertise.

01-31-2006

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Dla Piper Rudnick Gray Cary Us, LLP

DLA Piper delivers on full-service Middle East commitment with new Dubai office appointments
London, Dubai – Following the appointment of Jayshree Gupta as Managing Partner of the Dubai office, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary ("DLA Piper") has appointed two new partners and nine new associates. The two new partners are Chris P Sioufi, a banking and finance specialist, and Matthew Glynn, an IT and telecoms specialist, taking our United Arab Emirates capability to five partners and 10 associates.

Chris P Sioufi, former General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Bahrain-based Islamic investment bank, Unicorn Investment Bank, will head DLA Piper's Dubai banking and funds practice. Chris advises on the full range of banking and finance matters, including private equity, corporate and Islamic finance, and asset and fund management. He is fluent in Arabic, French and English and was previously a partner at leading Canadian law firm Ogilvy Renault. In 2004, Lexpert Canada named Chris as one of the top 40 lawyers under the age of 40.

Matthew Glynn, formerly with Linklaters, London and Singapore, where he was responsible for establishing and running their Asian Telecoms Group, will head DLA Piper's Dubai IT and telecoms practice. Matthew advises on a wide range of commercial and regulatory IT and telecoms projects and provides specialist support to corporate, banking and capital market transactions in the IT and telecoms sectors. His practice includes representing a wide range of operators, vendors and lending institutions on various emerging and developing market telecoms and IT assignments across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

On DLA Piper's Middle East strategy, International Development Partner, David Church, now based in Dubai, said: "Our clients have been clear about their demand for full-service international quality legal capabilities located directly in the Middle East - we have responded with our usual effectiveness and commitment. The launch of our Dubai office in January 2006 follows our September 2005 announcement of the successful incorporation of leading Egyptian law firm, Matouk & Bassiouny, into the exclusive alliance of DLA Piper Group. We expect to make further announcements in the near future detailing our expansion into new key Middle Eastern markets."

Commenting on the two new partner appointments, Joint CEO, Nigel Knowles said: "We are committed to providing our clients with access to quality international legal services both into and out of the Middle East. Our regional full-service strategy immediately distinguishes us from our competitors, better positioning us to meet the region's increasing demand for multi-jurisdiction legal services. Chris and Matthew's appointments deliver on this commitment, particularly in the areas of banking and finance, and telecoms, media and technology."

Partners David, Chris and Matthew are also joined by existing DLA Piper projects partner, Debbie Barbour, who will divide her time between London and Dubai. Debbie has a long and successful history of advising on Middle East projects, particularly project finance matters. With 10 years' experience in the region, highly regarded rainmaking partner, Jayshree Gupta, from Denton Wilde Sapte will also join the team as Managing Partner on 1 April 2006.

DLA Piper's Dubai office is fully integrated into its global network and will act for the full spectrum of businesses including local, national and multinational companies in a wide range of industry sectors, including telecommunications, technology, media, infrastructure, energy, banking, private equity and construction. The team includes lawyers qualified in a wide range of jurisdictions and combines international and regional private practice experience together with specialist industry expertise.

01-31-2006

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