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Clark Hill PLC

Clark Hill PLC Labor and Employment Group to Host Social Security Number Privacy Act Webinar on January 18
On January 18, Clark Hill PLC will host a webinar focusing on the new Social Security Number Privacy act which recently went into effect. This internet-based seminar will begin at 8:30 a.m. and will conclude by 9:00 a.m. This session will focus on changes to the law and how the changes will affect your business. The webinar will be led by Clark Hill Attorney Stephanie Clifford
This event is free and open to the public, however space is limited to 100 participants and you must have a phone and internet access to participate. To register for the webinar, please visit http://www.clarkhill.com/resources/seminars/
After you register for the webinar, you will receive, via email, a confirmation and instructions on participating. If you have any questions, please call us at 1.800.949.3120.

01-05-2006

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Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens and Cannada, PLLC

Noted Attorney Don Clark to Lead Butler Snow
Don Clark, a Mississippi native with more than 30 years’ experience in governmental, business, and municipal bond law, is the new Chair of Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC.
Clark, who joined Butler Snow in 1998, plans to continue his practice as he takes on his new management duties. “I’ll focus on executing our strategic plans,” Clark said. “We want to build on our reputation as an outstanding regional law firm, with national experience in areas like healthcare litigation.
“We’ve got a great staff, and I plan to rely on them,” Clark said. He credits his predecessor, Steve Rosenblatt, with moving Butler Snow over the past eight years from being a strong “Mississippi” firm to one with a regional and national reputation. Butler Snow, with more than 140 attorneys, has Jackson, Memphis and Gulf Coast offices. The Memphis office has grown from one attorney to 36, and the Coast Office now has 12 attorneys.
Butler Snow’s focus on client service sets it apart, according to Clark, who cited the firm’s high client satisfaction marks in a recent survey. “But those results only give us a higher goal to shoot for,” Clark said. “We have already implemented changes, like not charging clients for routine expenses, that will help us serve clients better.”
Clark, a native of Waynesboro, has a degree in political science from the University of Southern Mississippi and a law degree from the University of Mississippi. He began his legal career with the Mississippi Attorney General’s office and then moved to the law firm of Crosthwait Terney & Noble, where he built a municipal bond practice.
Clark was attracted to Butler Snow because of its energetic leadership, its commitment to client service and its plans for growth. First as leader of the Public Finance and Governmental Affairs Group and then as Chairman of the Business Department, Clark has used his knowledge of how government, politics and law intersect to serve a range of private and public clients. Clark and Patti, his wife of 25 years, have two sons
“Butler Snow is committed to serving clients, locally, regionally and nationally, across a range of practice areas,” Clark said. “I’m excited at the opportunity to help lead the firm forward.”
Butler Snow, with more than 140 attorneys, is one of the largest law firms in the Mid-South. Recently celebrating its 50th anniversary, Butler Snow has been a leading presence in the Southeastern legal community since 1954. Butler Snow represents clients across the state, region and nation in significant business and litigation matters across a diversified group of industry sectors from its offices in Jackson and Gulfport, Mississippi and in Memphis, Tennessee. Butler Snow offers its clients a full range of legal services. For more information go to www.butlersnow.com

01-05-2006

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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

Bracewell & Giuliani Represents PSEG Resources in the Sale of Its Stake In the Seminole Generation Station
NEW YORK (Jan. 5, 2006) – Bracewell & Giuliani LLP represented PSEG Resources in the $286 million sale of the company’s interest in the Seminole General Station Unit 2, located in Palatka, Florida to Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc.

The sale of the 659 MW coal-fired unit resulted in an estimated $41 million after-tax gain for PSEG Resources, which is an indirect subsidiary of Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) and a direct subsidiary of PSEG Energy Holdings LLC.

Bracewell's attorney team included attorneys Tim Toy and Jay Sonnenberg, both based in the firm's New York office.

Bracewell & Giuliani is among the nation’s largest law firms. Founded in 1945 in Houston, the firm now includes more than 400 attorneys with offices in Washington, Texas, New York, London and Kazakhstan. Bracewell & Giuliani's New York office opened in April 2005, when former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani joined the firm as a name partner. The firm's extensive complement of practices encompasses business, litigation and government relations. Bracewell & Giuliani serves a wide array of domestic and international clients including Fortune 500 companies and government and public entities.

01-05-2006

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Bingham McCutchen, LLP

Bingham Mccutchen Elects 11 Lawyers To Partnership In U.S.
Firm Announces New Partners in Seven U.S. Offices, including Boston, New York,
Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
BOSTON (January 5, 2006) – Bingham McCutchen has elected 11 attorneys to its partnership in the United States.
The lawyers, whose partnership status became effective on January 1, 2006, span the firm’s corporate, finance and litigation areas, and come from seven different U.S. offices.
“These outstanding new partners reflect Bingham McCutchen’s continued growth, our geographic reach and the depth of our practice areas,” said Chairman Jay S. Zimmerman.
Listed alphabetically by office, the new partners at Bingham McCutchen are as follows:
Boston
• Andrew Gallo, a lawyer in the Financial Services and Insolvency Litigation Group, represents secured lenders, sureties and other creditors in numerous complex Chapter 11 cases nationwide, as well as clients in commercial litigation outside of the bankruptcy context – specifically, project finance, lender liability and franchise cases. He is a 1998 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
• Will Perkins, an attorney in the Corporate M&A and Securities Group, handles general securities law, corporate and licensing matters, with an emphasis on structuring and financing new ventures, public and private offerings of securities, securities law compliance, mergers and acquisitions. He is a 1997 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law.
Los Angeles
• Todd Greene, a lawyer in the Private Equity Group, focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financings, securities offers and general corporate matters. He has extensive experience representing private equity firms and their portfolio companies in acquisitions and divestitures of private companies and divisions of public companies, growth equity and venture capital investments, and debt and equity offerings. He is a 1996 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
New York
• Jeffrey Kirshner, a lawyer in the Financial Restructuring Group, focuses his practice primarily on representing institutional investors in complex domestic in-court Chapter 11 and out-of-court restructurings, as well as cross-border reorganizations. He is a 1996 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
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• Tom Mellor, a member of the Bank, Commercial and Structured Finance Group, has extensive experience representing lenders and borrowers in a variety of cross-border and domestic secured and unsecured financial transactions, ranging from corporate loans to project financings, acquisition financings, privatizations and receivables financings (with particular emphasis on mining, industrial, petrochemical and energy projects). He is a 1994 graduate of the UCLA School of Law.
Orange County
• Timothy Rupp, a member of the Corporate, M&A and Securities Group, advises companies in a variety of industries, assisting them in securing both debt and equity financing and in achieving further growth through mergers and acquisitions. He also works with a number of private equity firms and has represented them in leveraged buyouts, acquisitions and structured equity investments. He is a 1997 graduate of the University of Southern California Law School.
San Francisco
• Hilary Pierce, an attorney in the Estate Planning Group, concentrates in the areas of estate planning and estate administration. She has counseled clients on a broad range of complex estate planning issues, including gift and generation skipping transfer tax planning and structuring wealth transfers via family limited partnerships, limited liability companies and grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs). She is a 1994 graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
• Maureen Young, who practices in the Bank, Commercial and Structured Finance Group, focuses on corporate matters involving financial institutions, including: regulatory and compliance matters, examination and enforcement issues, regulatory filings, legislative advocacy, mergers, sales, acquisitions and corporate reorganizations. She also advises on compliance with the USA Patriot Act, Bank Secrecy Act, Office of Foreign Assets Control requirements, and a wide variety of cyberlaw issues. She is a 1988 graduate of the University of California – Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law.
Walnut Creek
• Matt Gray, who practices in the Land Use Group, represents a range of local agencies, real estate developers, and other project proponents in the project-approval process and in litigation in state and federal courts. He also has extensive experience advising clients on intellectual property matters and handling patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret litigation. He is a 1997 graduate of Georgetown University Law Center.
Washington, D.C.
• Susan Baker Manning, who practices in the Intellectual Property Litigation and Patent Prosecution Group, focuses her practice on all areas of intellectual property litigation, including patent, trademark and copyright cases. She appears regularly before both federal and state courts, and has extensive experience in all phases of litigation. She is a 1998 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law.
• Julian Rainero, an attorney in the Broker-Dealer Group, advises broker-dealers, including electronic communications networks and alternative trading systems, on compliance with SEC, SRO and Federal Reserve Board rules. His practice involves all aspects of broker-dealer regulation, but is concentrated on correspondent clearing, prime brokerage, net capital, margin, securities lending, customer protection and NYSE and Nasdaq trading practices. He is a 1998 graduate of the American University, Washington College of Law.
With 11 offices worldwide, Bingham McCutchen (www.bingham.com) serves clients involved in complex financial transactions, a full range of corporate and technology matters and high-stakes litigation.
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01-05-2006

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Adams & Reese LLP

Ogletree Elected Transactions and Corporate Advisory Services Practice Group Leader
Gee Ogletree, a partner in Jackson office of Adams and Reese LLP, has been named Transactions and Corporate Advisory Services Practice Group Leader by the firm. In this capacity, Mr. Ogletree will lead the firm’s Transactions and Corporate Advisory Services Practice Group which includes the following teams: Banking and Finance, Commercial Restructuring and Bankruptcy, Corporate / Securities / Mergers and Acquisitions, Forestry, Public Finance, Real Estate and Tax. He also served as Group Leader in 2003-2004. He will continue as Forestry Team Leader in 2006.

Mr. Ogletree’s practice encompasses a wide range of matters such as real estate, forestry, natural resources and business litigation including general civil litigation in state, federal district and appellate courts and administrative proceedings with an emphasis in real estate, forestry, environmental, business and employment disputes. Mr. Ogletree has published articles and spoken before bar, civic and public groups concerning real estate and timber matters, environmental issues and litigation. He is the author or co-author of chapters of the Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law entitled "Resources: Timber, Water and Wildlife" and "Property: Relations Between Owners of Interests in Land." He is active in numerous civic and bar activities. He served two terms as chairman of the American Bar Association Forest Resources Committee for the Section of Environment, Energy and Resources and chairs that committee in 2006. Mr. Ogletree is a past member of the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors of the Mississippi Forestry Association and serves as MFA general counsel. He is also a former member of the Board of Directors and past president of the Rankin County Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Ogletree is licensed to practice in both Mississippi and Alabama. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Energy Law, Natural Resources Law, Real Estate Law).

Mr. Ogletree received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1980, and received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1977 from the University of Southern Mississippi. He is an adjunct professor at Mississippi College School of Law, teaching Real Estate Transactions and Real Estate Finance and Development.

Adams and Reese is a multidisciplinary law firm with 300 lawyers. The firm has offices in New Orleans, LA; Baton Rouge, LA; Birmingham, AL; Houston, TX; Jackson, MS; Mobile, AL; Nashville, TN; and Washington, D.C. American Lawyer Magazine has named Adams and Reese to its distinguished list of the nation’s top 200 firms - “The Am Law 200”.

01-05-2006

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Piper Rudnick, L.L.P.

DLA Piper advised the Hochtief-Alpine-Egis consortium
Lawyers from DLA Piper advised the Hochtief-Alpine-Egis consortium on its successful bid to provide the planning, financing, construction and operation of the first section of the Austrian A5 highway. The consortium reached financial close on 21 December 2006 to complete the transaction for the first Public Private Partnership ("PPP") project of the procuring party Autobahnen- und Schnellstraßen Finanzierungs-Aktiengesellschaft ("ASFINAG").

DLA Piper's team advised the consortium on the review procedure and its internal structure. The tender was particularly complex and the multi-jurisdictional team, comprising lawyers from DLA Piper's London office and its CEE arm - DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach in Vienna, worked closely together in order to provide a seamless service.

The team was led by Vienna-based finance and projects partners Stefan Eder and Wolfgang Freund. In the UK finance and projects partner Debbie Barbour and banking partner Sharon Smith were in charge of the legal structuring of the financing for the project's investment, amounting to €945 million. The innovative financing structure involved the capital markets participation via a monoline insurer.

Following financial closure Stefan Eder said: "It is a great success for us that we have advised the successful bidder in the first PPP-project of this kind in Austria."

The first section of the A5 is 51 kilometres and leads from the Northern boundaries of Vienna to Mistelbach.

01-04-2006

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Piper Rudnick, L.L.P.

Loren Brown named one of The American Lawyer's Top Young Litigators
Loren Brown, a New York-based member of DLA Piper's global litigation practice, has been named one of the country's top young litigators in the January 2007 issue of The American Lawyer. The publication cited Brown in its "Fab Fifty," a list of the 50 top up-and-coming litigators in the United States, all under the age of 45.

The American Lawyer's staff chose the 50 rising stars on the basis of each one's track record and potential. The selected honorees "have made their mark in this high visibility and highly competitive area by successfully trying and settling major cases," according to The American Lawyer.

AmLaw singled out Brown's recent appointment by Pfizer as co-national counsel overseeing the Celebrex and Bextra product liability litigation as one of his career highlights.

"It's a great honor to be a part of this list," said Brown. "I see it as a testament to the firm and our clients, as I certainly would not have been recognized if not for the work of our team and the cases on which I have had the opportunity to work."

"We are very proud of Loren and all he has accomplished for our clients and firm," said Robert J. Mathias, U.S. chair of DLA Piper's Litigation practice. "He is an amazingly talented trial lawyer with a deep understanding of the law and the ability to coordinate, manage, and inspire teams in a strategic and effective manner. He has earned the deep respect and trust of our clients and colleagues.

01-04-2006

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