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Shearman & Sterling LLP

Boston Scientific Successful in $27bn Bid for Guidant
Shearman & Sterling LLP is representing Boston Scientific Corporation in its $27 billion acquisition of Guidant Corporation, in what The Wall Street Journal called "a triumph of merger gamesmanship." Guidant's board had previously signed a merger agreement with Johnson & Johnson before Boston Scientific made an unsolicited bid for the company in December 2005. The deal between Boston Scientific and Guidant was announced on January 25, 2006 by both companies, following Guidant's termination of its merger agreement with Johnson & Johnson.

Boston Scientific will acquire Guidant for $80 per share in cash and stock. According to The New York Times, the deal is the largest ever in the medical devices industry. The combined company will be a world leader in medical and cardiovascular devices, with expected 2006 revenue of nearly $9 billion.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC are acting as financial advisors to Boston Scientific in this transaction.

Shearman & Sterling’s team included partners Peter Lyons (New York - M&A), Clare O'Brien (New York - M&A), Scott Petepiece (New York - M&A), Maura O'Sullivan (New York - Bank Finance), Danielle Carbone (New York - Capital Markets), Don Lonczak (New York - Tax) and Doreen Lilienfeld (New York - Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits).

Shearman & Sterling’s participation in the deal caps a particularly active period for the M&A Group. The firm recently advised Viacom Inc. on the $50 billion division of its businesses into separate publicly traded companies, CBS Corporation and "new" Viacom Inc., in the largest transaction of its type ever completed; Axel Springer's $3.058 billion acquisition of ProSiebenSat.1; Koch Industries' $21 billion acquisition of Georgia-Pacific; Hunan Valin's $338 million sale of 37% interest to Mittal Steel; France Telecom's $7.6 billion acquisition of 80% interest in Amena; mm02's $7.74 billion capital reorganization in the UK; and SunGard Data Systems' record-breaking $11.4 billion acquisition by a consortium of leading private equity firms.

The Boston Scientific deal is one of three hostile, multi-billion dollar transactions on which Shearman & Sterling is currently advising. The firm is also representing BASF Aktiengesellschaft in its proposal to acquire Engelhard Corporation for $4.9 billion, and has been involved in Arcelor’s $4.9 billion offer to acquire Canadian steelmaker Dofasco.

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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

PILLSBURY BROADENS WASHINGTON EXPERIENCE WITH SIX VETERAN PUBLIC POLICY ATTORNEYS
WASHINGTON – Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of six distinguished attorneys to its Washington, D.C.-based Public Policy & Political Law Practice. Florence Prioleau, the Honorable Gregory H. Laughlin, Peter D. Robertson, Joseph “Jody” Trapasso, Thomas P. O’Donnell and Elizabeth Vella Moeller anticipate joining Pillsbury on February 6 from the law firm of Patton Boggs LLP.




The six seasoned attorneys will bring broad experience in the substance and procedure of Executive and Legislative Branch lawmaking. “The arrival of these accomplished attorneys is good news for our existing and future clients whose business interests are affected by the legal and regulatory process in Washington, D.C.,” says Pillsbury Chairwoman Mary Cranston. “These senior lawyers will instantly enhance the full-service legal, regulatory and policy counsel we already offer to our clients. They are effective and results-oriented.”

Florence Prioleau represents corporations, trade associations and municipal governments. She has counseled clients on a wide range of matters including appropriations, transportation and public works, housing, agricultural commodities and on general business transactions. Prioleau is a veteran of the Carter White House, where she served as the Assistant Director for the Domestic Policy staff and on the professional staff of the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means. She earned a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. from Goucher College. Prioleau joins the firm as a partner.

The Honorable Gregory H. Laughlin (R-Texas) served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the 14th Congressional District of Texas. During his tenure on Capitol Hill, he was a member of the Committees on Ways and Means; Transportation and Infrastructure; Merchant Marine and Fisheries; and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. His areas of focus include energy, telecommunications and biotechnology legislation. Prior to serving in Congress, Laughlin practiced law and served as an Assistant District Attorney in Harris County, Texas. He earned an L.L.B. from the University of Texas at Austin and a B.A. from Texas A&M University. Laughlin joins the firm as senior counsel.

Peter D. Robertson served as Chief of Staff and acting Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in the Clinton Administration. He is widely recognized for his representation of corporations, governmental entities and non-profit organizations before the Congress and the Executive Branch on a wide range of issues. Robertson’s environmental practice includes counseling on regulatory issues, litigation and settlement of environmental enforcement cases and other disputes, and general regulatory and other agreements with the EPA and the U.S. Department of Justice. He earned a J.D. cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. with distinction from the University of Oklahoma. Robertson joins the firm as a partner.

Joseph “Jody” Trapasso provides public policy advice to clients in a wide range of industries, representing them before the U.S. Congress and federal agencies. His practice includes strategic counseling and advocacy on matters related to homeland security, international relations, the environment, education policy, political law, competition and consumer protection. Trapasso served as Assistant Counsel to the President at the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, coordinated Congressional strategies on Latin American and Caribbean issues at the U.S. Department of State during the Clinton Administration, and was later appointed by President Clinton to serve on a NAFTA-related advisory board. Trapasso is a veteran of four presidential campaigns. He earned a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a B.A., summa cum laude, from Connecticut College. Trapasso joins the firm as senior counsel.

Thomas P. O’Donnell served as Special Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff of the White House National Economic Council (NEC) and earlier, as Chief of Staff and General Counsel of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). His practice includes public policy counseling on a range of issues, including financial services, international trade and foreign relations. In 2000, O’Donnell served as Managing Director of the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles and reprised that role in 2004 as a senior consultant to the Democratic National Convention in Boston. He earned a J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin and a B.A. from Yale University. O’Donnell joins the firm as a partner.

Elizabeth Vella Moeller provides public policy experience in high-stakes financial services, tax, energy and appropriations matters on Capitol Hill and the Executive Branch. Moeller, a Republican, complements her legal counseling with sophisticated legislative, regulatory and media strategies for corporate clients. She advises Fortune 500 companies, university research centers, non-profits and media organizations. Moeller is credited with playing a lead role in the successful campaign to implement the National Oilheat Research Alliance of 2000. She earned a J.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles and a B.A., Phi Beta Kappa and with highest honors, from the University of California at Berkeley. Moeller joins the firm as a partner.

“We are delighted to welcome this superb, bi-partisan group of highly experienced attorneys in government relations to our firm and to our growing Public Policy & Political Law practice,” says Joseph Cannon, who leads Pillsbury’s Public Policy practice. “Together, they bring an extraordinary understanding and appreciation of Washington to the firm that allows us to expand our advocacy on legislative and regulatory matters and enhance our ability to provide strategic counsel to our clients not only in Washington, but also across the nation and around the globe.”

For nearly 50 years, Pillsbury has developed an exceptional understanding of the intricacies of the U.S. political and public policy process. The firm’s experience extends from the election and political processes at the state and local levels to the three branches of the U.S. government. This enables the members of the Public Policy & Political Law practice based in Washington, D.C., to provide counsel to a diverse base of clients on highly sensitive and complex public policy and regulatory matters including antitrust, aviation, communications, employment, energy, environment, financial services, government contracts, health care and life sciences, immigration, international trade, securities and tax.

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is an international law firm with over 900 attorneys in 16 offices, including San Francisco, New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and London. In business for more than 130 years, Pillsbury’s practice focuses on capital markets and finance, energy, global sourcing, litigation, real estate, technology, life sciences and communications. For more information, please visit http://www.pillsburylaw.com.



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Schiller Du Canto & Fleck LLP

42 SCHIFF HARDIN ATTORNEYS NAMED 2006 ILLINOIS SUPER LAWYERS IN CHICAGO MAGAZINE
The February 2006 edition of Chicago Magazine named 42 Schiff Hardin attorneys as 2006 Super Lawyers. Attorneys are selected for this honor by balloting among Illinois attorneys who were asked to name the best lawyers they had personally observed in action. Super Lawyers are those attorneys who were in the top five percent of this selection process.


These are the Schiff Hardin attorneys named 2006 Super Lawyers and their categories of selection:

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Schiller Du Canto & Fleck LLP

FORTY-TWO SCHIFF HARDIN ATTORNEYS NAMED 2006 ILLINOIS SUPER LAWYERS
he February 2006 edition of Chicago Magazine named 42 Schiff Hardin attorneys as 2006 Super Lawyers. Attorneys are selected for this honor by balloting among Illinois attorneys who were asked to name the best lawyers they had personally observed in action. Super Lawyers are those attorneys who were in the top five percent of this selection process.

01-26-2006

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Saul Ewing, LLP

SAUL EWING ATTORNEYS ADDRESS HOME HEALTH CARE MANAGERS
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 26, 2006) ?Michael E. Lignowski and Robert C.
Nagle, attorneys in the Labor, Employment, and Employee Benefits Practice Group in the
Philadelphia office of Saul Ewing LLP, gave a presentation to representatives from New Jersey
home health care companies for the Home Health Services and Staffing Association of New
Jersey (HHSSANJ) in Woodbridge, New Jersey on January 24.
Their presentation, ?Practical Solutions for Winning the Battle for Your Employees,?
focused on strategies for retaining employees and creating a positive and productive work
relationship environment even when workers are off-site. HHSSANJ seeks to increase public
awareness of the benefits of home health care, as well as gain universal trust and respect for the
home health care industry.
Mr. Lignowski represents regional and national corporate clients in labor and
employment law, including traditional labor relations matters, employment discrimination and
wrongful discharge litigation, non-competition and restrictive covenant disputes, wage and hour
compliance, and employee benefits law.
Mr. Nagle represents and advises employers in all facets of labor and employment law,
including unfair labor practice and representational proceedings before the National Labor
Relations Board, employment discrimination litigation in state and federal courts and at the
EEOC and PHRC, wage and hour disputes, and other matters.
Mr. Lignowksi graduated from the University of Virginia, and received his J.D. degree
from Villanova University School of Law. Mr. Nagle received his undergraduate degree from
Vanderbilt University and his J.D. degree from the George Mason University School of Law.
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Saul Ewing LLP is a Mid-Atlantic law firm with 260 lawyers in eight offices in Pennsylvania,
Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, and the District of Columbia. The Firm serves businesses
throughout the United States and internationally, including recognizable names in corporate
America, exciting start-ups and an array of closely held and privately held companies, as well as
nonprofits, governmental and educational entities.

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Proskauer & Rose, LLP

NEIL CUMMINGS NAMED IN THE DAILY JOURNAL'S "TOP 20 UNDER 40"
Top Leveraged Finance Attorney has Helped Lead Growth of Proskauer's Los Angeles Corporate Practice

January 26, 2006 - (Los Angeles, CA) - Neil Cummings, a partner in the Corporate Department of Proskauer Rose LLP, an international law firm with more than 700 lawyers in the United States and Europe, has been named one of The Daily Journal's "Top 20 Under 40" attorneys. Mr. Cummings, who heads Proskauer's Los Angeles-based leveraged finance practice, was independently selected from nominations received by the editors of The Daily Journal, the largest circulation legal daily newspaper in the United States.

Mr. Cummings, 37, focuses his practice on representing banks and other financial institutions and equity sponsors in leveraged finance transactions. He also has extensive experience in senior and subordinated debt, second lien loan and bond, and bridge and mezzanine loan financings. In 2005, he represented clients including k1 Ventures Ltd. XL Capital Insurance Inc., Ares and Jefferies, among others, in transactions totaling over $3.3 billion.

"Neil is an integral part of our Los Angeles corporate team and the firm's national finance practice," said Bert Deixler, head of Proskauer's Los Angeles office. "We congratulate him on being named one of California's top young lawyers and look forward to his continued success."

Mr. Cummings joined Proskauer in November 2004. He was previously a partner in the Los Angeles office of Latham & Watkins LLP. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto, where he received his LLM, and of the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, where he received his LLB.

In addition to his client work, Mr. Cummings is a frequent speaker and author, having written a number of articles in trade publications and journals around the world. He is a member of the State Bar of California, the State Bar of New York and the American Bar Association. In addition, he is qualified to practice law as a solicitor in England, Wales, and the Province of Ontario, Canada.

01-26-2006

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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

PILLSBURY BROADENS WASHINGTON EXPERIENCE WITH SIX VETERAN PUBLIC POLICY ATTORNEYS Highly Accomplished Bi-Partisan Team Bolsters Washington D.C. Public Policy Practice
WASHINGTON – Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of six distinguished attorneys to its Washington, D.C.-based Public Policy & Political Law Practice. Florence Prioleau, the Honorable Gregory H. Laughlin, Peter D. Robertson, Joseph “Jody” Trapasso, Thomas P. O’Donnell and Elizabeth Vella Moeller anticipate joining Pillsbury on February 6 from the law firm of Patton Boggs LLP.




The six seasoned attorneys will bring broad experience in the substance and procedure of Executive and Legislative Branch lawmaking. “The arrival of these accomplished attorneys is good news for our existing and future clients whose business interests are affected by the legal and regulatory process in Washington, D.C.,” says Pillsbury Chairwoman Mary Cranston. “These senior lawyers will instantly enhance the full-service legal, regulatory and policy counsel we already offer to our clients. They are effective and results-oriented.”

Florence Prioleau represents corporations, trade associations and municipal governments. She has counseled clients on a wide range of matters including appropriations, transportation and public works, housing, agricultural commodities and on general business transactions. Prioleau is a veteran of the Carter White House, where she served as the Assistant Director for the Domestic Policy staff and on the professional staff of the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means. She earned a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. from Goucher College. Prioleau joins the firm as a partner.

The Honorable Gregory H. Laughlin (R-Texas) served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the 14th Congressional District of Texas. During his tenure on Capitol Hill, he was a member of the Committees on Ways and Means; Transportation and Infrastructure; Merchant Marine and Fisheries; and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. His areas of focus include energy, telecommunications and biotechnology legislation. Prior to serving in Congress, Laughlin practiced law and served as an Assistant District Attorney in Harris County, Texas. He earned an L.L.B. from the University of Texas at Austin and a B.A. from Texas A&M University. Laughlin joins the firm as senior counsel.

Peter D. Robertson served as Chief of Staff and acting Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in the Clinton Administration. He is widely recognized for his representation of corporations, governmental entities and non-profit organizations before the Congress and the Executive Branch on a wide range of issues. Robertson’s environmental practice includes counseling on regulatory issues, litigation and settlement of environmental enforcement cases and other disputes, and general regulatory and other agreements with the EPA and the U.S. Department of Justice. He earned a J.D. cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. with distinction from the University of Oklahoma. Robertson joins the firm as a partner.

Joseph “Jody” Trapasso provides public policy advice to clients in a wide range of industries, representing them before the U.S. Congress and federal agencies. His practice includes strategic counseling and advocacy on matters related to homeland security, international relations, the environment, education policy, political law, competition and consumer protection. Trapasso served as Assistant Counsel to the President at the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, coordinated Congressional strategies on Latin American and Caribbean issues at the U.S. Department of State during the Clinton Administration, and was later appointed by President Clinton to serve on a NAFTA-related advisory board. Trapasso is a veteran of four presidential campaigns. He earned a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a B.A., summa cum laude, from Connecticut College. Trapasso joins the firm as senior counsel.

Thomas P. O’Donnell served as Special Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff of the White House National Economic Council (NEC) and earlier, as Chief of Staff and General Counsel of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). His practice includes public policy counseling on a range of issues, including financial services, international trade and foreign relations. In 2000, O’Donnell served as Managing Director of the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles and reprised that role in 2004 as a senior consultant to the Democratic National Convention in Boston. He earned a J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin and a B.A. from Yale University. O’Donnell joins the firm as a partner.

Elizabeth Vella Moeller provides public policy experience in high-stakes financial services, tax, energy and appropriations matters on Capitol Hill and the Executive Branch. Moeller, a Republican, complements her legal counseling with sophisticated legislative, regulatory and media strategies for corporate clients. She advises Fortune 500 companies, university research centers, non-profits and media organizations. Moeller is credited with playing a lead role in the successful campaign to implement the National Oilheat Research Alliance of 2000. She earned a J.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles and a B.A., Phi Beta Kappa and with highest honors, from the University of California at Berkeley. Moeller joins the firm as a partner.

“We are delighted to welcome this superb, bi-partisan group of highly experienced attorneys in government relations to our firm and to our growing Public Policy & Political Law practice,” says Joseph Cannon, who leads Pillsbury’s Public Policy practice. “Together, they bring an extraordinary understanding and appreciation of Washington to the firm that allows us to expand our advocacy on legislative and regulatory matters and enhance our ability to provide strategic counsel to our clients not only in Washington, but also across the nation and around the globe.”

For nearly 50 years, Pillsbury has developed an exceptional understanding of the intricacies of the U.S. political and public policy process. The firm’s experience extends from the election and political processes at the state and local levels to the three branches of the U.S. government. This enables the members of the Public Policy & Political Law practice based in Washington, D.C., to provide counsel to a diverse base of clients on highly sensitive and complex public policy and regulatory matters including antitrust, aviation, communications, employment, energy, environment, financial services, government contracts, health care and life sciences, immigration, international trade, securities and tax.

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is an international law firm with over 900 attorneys in 16 offices, including San Francisco, New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and London. In business for more than 130 years, Pillsbury’s practice focuses on capital markets and finance, energy, global sourcing, litigation, real estate, technology, life sciences and communications. For more information, please visit http://www.pillsburylaw.com.



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