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Cozen O' Connor

Cozen O’Connor Attorneys Designated "Rising Stars" by Washington Law & Politics
SEATTLE – January 20, 2006 – Cozen O’Connor Seattle office attorneys Michael G. Ballnik and Ramona Hunter were recently selected as "Rising Stars" by Washington Law & Politics magazine. The magazine polls Washington’s Super Lawyers, who represent the top 5 percent of attorneys in the state, to identify up-and-coming lawyers who are 40 years old or younger and have been in practice 10 or fewer years. Only the top 2.5 percent of Washington lawyers are honored with this distinction each year.

Ballnik, a member of the firm’s insurance litigation department, concentrates his practice in insurance coverage matters involving bad faith, class actions and multidistrict litigation, commercial general liability, directors' and officers' liability and property insurance. Prior to joining Cozen O’Connor, Ballnik served as an Assistant Attorney General for the state of Washington. A resident of Seattle, he earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Manitoba (B.A., 1993), and his law degree, with distinction, from the University of North Dakota School of Law (J.D., 1997), where he was a member of the North Dakota Law Review. He is admitted to practice in Washington state and before U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Washington.

Hunter, an associate in the firm’s insurance litigation department, concentrates her practice in employment, medical malpractice and insurance litigation. She represents both private employers and government entities involved in complex employment disputes. In addition, she counsels clients regarding their insurance coverage obligations and defends against fraudulent claims. A resident of Seattle, Hunter earned her undergraduate degree, with distinction, from the University of Washington (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998), where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She earned her law degree from the University of Washington School of Law (J.D., 2001), where she served as an editor for the Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal. While in law school, she completed an externship at the Seattle Office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Hunter is admitted to practice in Washington state.

01-20-2006

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Covington & Burling, P.C.

Covington Advises Sony NetServices on Partnership with Vodafone to Offer "Radio DJ" Service
LONDON, January 20, 2006 - Leading international law firm Covington & Burling advised Sony NetServices on its partnership to offer a 3G mobile music service to Vodafone customers in more than 20 countries.

The cutting edge subscription service, called Vodafone Radio DJ, allows customers to listen to interactive, personalized radio channels streamed to both third-generation mobile handsets and personal computers. Customers can use Sony NetServices' personalization system to "train" pre-programmed radio channels to reflect their own personal tastes through simple interactive features. Hundreds of thousands of songs from major record labels will be available for listening as streams and for purchase as downloads.

The Vodafone Radio DJ service will be launched in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain in the coming months. It is expected to then be rolled out to more than 20 countries worldwide over the following 12 months.

The Covington team included Bob Stankey and Erica Price in London, Jetty Tielemans in Brussels, and Doug Phillips in Washington. Covington's strong corporate practice includes over 140 corporate lawyers practicing in London, Brussels, New York, Washington, and San Francisco.

01-20-2006

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Clifford Chance US, L.L.P.

Clifford Chance adds new partner to its Energy & Projects group
Clifford Chance US LLP announced today that Ms Lori Bean has joined the firm as Partner in the Energy & Projects Group in the Americas, resident in the Washington, DC office. Lori joins the firm from Winston & Strawn LLP where she was a partner in the Project Finance Group and led the Global Project Finance practice in Europe.
"We are excited about Lori joining our practice," said David Evans, the Head of the Americas Energy & Projects Group. "She will bring depth to our already-recognized project finance capabilities, especially in representing export credit and multilateral agencies."
Lori has concentrated her practice on project finance and other finance and transactional matters for corporate and government entities in the United States and Europe. Her project finance experience focuses primarily on governmental and commercial lender representation over a broad range of industry sectors, including power generation, oil and gas projects, airport finance, chemical production, transportation and hotel development. Lori has served as an adjunct professor of law, teaching seminars at Georgetown University Law Center and at the George Washington University Law School.
"Lori's addition to the Energy & Projects Group demonstrates Clifford Chance's commitment to this practice area in the Americas," Craig Medwick, Regional Managing Partner for the Americas. " We continue to believe this will be a strong market area for us, both in cross-border and domestic deals, and Lori will very much add to our ability to handle these complex transactions."
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Notes to Editors:
1. Clifford Chance Limited Liability Partnership is the first fully integrated global law firm, with 28 offices in 19 countries. The firm provides seamless global services to the world's leading financial institutions and multinational businesses.
2. Unrivalled in its international resources, Clifford Chance has over 3,300 legal advisers and is organized around six global practice areas: capital markets; corporate (including M&A); finance; litigation and dispute resolution; real estate; and tax, pensions and employment law.
For further information about Clifford Chance see www.cliffordchance.com
For further information about this release contact Allan Whitescarver, Director of Communications on +1 212 878 3483. Clifford Chance US LLP announced today that Ms Lori Bean has joined the firm as Partner in the Energy & Projects Group in the Americas, resident in the Washington, DC office. Lori joins the firm from Winston & Strawn LLP where she was a partner in the Project Finance Group and led the Global Project Finance practice in Europe.
"We are excited about Lori joining our practice," said David Evans, the Head of the Americas Energy & Projects Group. "She will bring depth to our already-recognized project finance capabilities, especially in representing export credit and multilateral agencies."
Lori has concentrated her practice on project finance and other finance and transactional matters for corporate and government entities in the United States and Europe. Her project finance experience focuses primarily on governmental and commercial lender representation over a broad range of industry sectors, including power generation, oil and gas projects, airport finance, chemical production, transportation and hotel development. Lori has served as an adjunct professor of law, teaching seminars at Georgetown University Law Center and at the George Washington University Law School.
"Lori's addition to the Energy & Projects Group demonstrates Clifford Chance's commitment to this practice area in the Americas," Craig Medwick, Regional Managing Partner for the Americas. " We continue to believe this will be a strong market area for us, both in cross-border and domestic deals, and Lori will very much add to our ability to handle these complex transactions."
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Notes to Editors:
1. Clifford Chance Limited Liability Partnership is the first fully integrated global law firm, with 28 offices in 19 countries. The firm provides seamless global services to the world's leading financial institutions and multinational businesses.
2. Unrivalled in its international resources, Clifford Chance has over 3,300 legal advisers and is organized around six global practice areas: capital markets; corporate (including M&A); finance; litigation and dispute resolution; real estate; and tax, pensions and employment law.

01-20-2006

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Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, L.L.P.

Cleary Gottlieb Soars in Chambers Global 2005-2006 Rankings; 80 Lawyers Cited as Leaders in Their Fields
Global 2005-2006 Guide to the World’s Leading Lawyers. Reflecting our broad international strength, Chambers distinguishes 80 Cleary Gottlieb lawyers working in Africa, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Latin America, Russia, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as those doing “global” work. This is an increase from 53 lawyers recognized last year, with Dirk Vandermeersch, Enrique González Diaz, Laurent Ruzette, Jean-Yves Garaud, John Palenberg, Ward Greenberg, Romina Polley, Michael Brems, Oliver Schröder, Larry Friedman, Bob Greig, Roberto Bonsignore, Matteo Beretta, Bill McGurn, Steve Wilner, Andrés de la Cruz, Francesca Lavin, Jaime El Koury, Jeff Lewis, Mark Walker, Nicolas Grabar, Roger Thomas, Wanda Olson, Dan Braverman, Yong Lee, Andrew Shutter, Sebastian Sperber, Glen Scarcliffe, Shaun Goodman, Bob Tortoriello and Michael Ryan being cited for the first time.

Chambers also gives top-ranks to 41 Cleary Gottlieb practice groups worldwide, recognizing the following areas for the first time: TMT in Belgium; Capital Markets: Debt & Equity in China/Hong Kong; Dispute Resolution in France; Arbitration (International) in the global practice; Banking & Finance and Capital Markets in Italy; Corporate & Finance in Latin America; Capital Markets in Russia; Corporate/M&A: Foreign in South Korea; Banking & Finance: Bank Lending, Capital Markets: High Yield Products and Tax in the United Kingdom; and International Tax in the United States.

01-20-2006

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Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, L.L.P.

Cleary Gottlieb Soars in Chambers Global 2005-2006 Rankings; 80 Lawyers Cited as Leaders in Their Fields
Cleary Gottlieb garnered impressive results in the soon-to-be released Chambers Global 2005-2006 Guide to the World’s Leading Lawyers. Reflecting our broad international strength, Chambers distinguishes 80 Cleary Gottlieb lawyers working in Africa, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Latin America, Russia, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as those doing “global” work. This is an increase from 53 lawyers recognized last year, with Dirk Vandermeersch, Enrique González Diaz, Laurent Ruzette, Jean-Yves Garaud, John Palenberg, Ward Greenberg, Romina Polley, Michael Brems, Oliver Schröder, Larry Friedman, Bob Greig, Roberto Bonsignore, Matteo Beretta, Bill McGurn, Steve Wilner, Andrés de la Cruz, Francesca Lavin, Jaime El Koury, Jeff Lewis, Mark Walker, Nicolas Grabar, Roger Thomas, Wanda Olson, Dan Braverman, Yong Lee, Andrew Shutter, Sebastian Sperber, Glen Scarcliffe, Shaun Goodman, Bob Tortoriello and Michael Ryan being cited for the first time.

01-20-2006

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Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP

John P. Slagter Receives Associate Supplier Of The Year Award From Home Builders Association
Cleveland, OH - The law firm of Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP is pleased to announce that John P. Slagter is the recipient of the “Associate Supplier of the Year” award from the Home Builders Association of Portage & Summit Counties. Mr. Slagter is a Shareholder resident in the Cleveland office and Chairman of the Firm’s Real Estate & Construction practice group.
The Home Builders Association serving Portage & Summit Counties is a trade association chartered in 1943 that represents the interests of residential builders, multi family, light commercial and remodeling contractors and their consumers. Mr. Slagter was honored for his voluntary work in assisting the association with drafting their form contracts. He received the award at the 62nd Annual Inauguration Ceremonies for the Home Builders Association of Portage and Summit Counties.
Mr. Slagter’s practice focuses in the areas of real estate, land use and zoning, and construction law. He represents real estate developers, builders, citizens’ groups and governmental entities in matters relating to the acquisition, development, use, and disposition of residential, commercial and industrial real estate. He serves as special legal counsel to both Richfield and Burton Townships.
Mr. Slagter is a lecturer for the National Business Institute, Lorman’s and the Ohio State and Cleveland Bar Associations, where he lectures on topics concerning real estate, land use and zoning law. He also is a regular contributor to Properties Magazine where he writes on various legal issues concerning commercial real estate.
Mr. Slagter serves on the Cleveland Bar Association’s Legal Fee Dispute Committee. He was the former chairman of the Governmental Law Subcommittee of the Ohio State Bar Association. He is also a member of the American Planning Association, the International Council of Shopping Centers, the Home Builders Associations of Portage and Summit Counties and Cleveland Suburban Counties, in addition to having other various memberships.
Mr. Slagter was recently recognized in Cincinnati Magazine as one of Ohio’s Super Lawyers,™ as voted by his peers. In addition, he has a Martindale-Hubbell rating of AV, which indicates very high to pre-eminent legal ability and very high ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from members of the Bar. Mr. Slagter graduated from John Carroll University in 1988 and earned his J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1991.
Since 1913, Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP has served individuals and businesses in virtually every industry and trade. We provide a full range of legal services to clients, from sole proprietors to multinational corporations, governmental bodies, foundations and public organizations. We understand what it takes to form and sustain supportive relationships with a focus on client goals.
Offices are located in Akron, Canton, Cleveland, and Columbus, Ohio, and Boca Raton, Florida.
Areas of Focus: Alternate Dispute Resolution; Appellate; Bankruptcy; Business Law; Closely Held Companies; Commercial Law and Complex Litigation; Computer Law; Construction Law; Copyrights; Corporate Law; Creditors Rights; Criminal Law & Government Investigation; Employee Benefits; Environmental; Family Law; Finance Law; Franchise; Health Care; Health Personnel Immigration; Home Care Agencies; Hospice Care Programs; Hospitals & Health Systems; Immigration Law; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; Insurance Providers; Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment Law; Land Use and Zoning; Litigation; Long-Term Care Providers; Medical Malpractice Defense; Mergers and Acquisitions; Non-Profit Organizations Law; Patents; Physicians and Physician Groups; Private Foundations; Probate; Public Law; Publicly Held Companies; Real Estate; School Law; Securities; Sports & Entertainment Law; Succession Planning; Taxation; Toxic Tort; Trademarks/Service Marks; Trade Secrets; Trial; Trust & Estate Planning; White Collar Defense; Workers’ Compensation.

01-20-2006

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Wolf Block Schorr & Solis

WolfBlock Partner Celebrates Benjamin Franklin\'s 300th Birthday Ceremony
Tricia Desilets McCoy
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tmccoy@wolfblock.com

Philadelphia—January 19, 2006 – WolfBlock partner Alan C. Kessler offered remarks at "300 Years and Still Current: America Celebrates Franklin's 300th Birthday," a ceremony celebrating Benjamin Franklin's 300th birthday, at the National Constitution Center on January 17. The Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary invited Kessler in his capacity as vice-chairman of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors.

The Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary hosted the event to celebrate Franklin's life and accomplishments and invited the 300 people of today that Franklin himself might have invited. According to the organizers, these special guests represent the many facets of Benjamin Franklin.

Kessler is a partner in WolfBlock’s Business Litigation Practice Group in the Philadelphia office and is a member of the firm's Executive Committee. He also has served as finance vice chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and as a national finance vice chair of Gore 2000, Vice President Gore's Presidential campaign.

Kessler is also currently a member of the board of directors of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation and the Central Philadelphia Development Corporation, where he also serves as a member of the Executive Committee. He was also appointed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court as chair of the Supreme Court's Continuing Legal Education Board. Most recently, he was appointed by Governor Rendell as finance chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party.

Kessler received J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1975 and his B.A. from the University of Delaware in 1972.

About Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen

Founded in Philadelphia in 1903, Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen LLP, a Pennsylvania limited liability partnership, is an organization of 300 attorneys and other professionals offering legal and law related services throughout the Northeast. Legal services in the areas of corporate and securities, emerging growth, venture capital counseling, information technology, intellectual property, international transactions, real estate, litigation, environmental law, health law, employment law, personal planning, and consumer law are provided in six Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen offices; WolfBlock Brach Eichler in Roseland, NJ; WolfBlock Public Strategies Group in Boston, MA and Washington, DC; and Government Relations services in Harrisburg, PA.

01-19-2006

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