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Piper Rudnick, L.L.P.

Granwell and Rogers join DLA Piper's Tax practice
DLA Piper US LLP announced that Alan Granwell and Phil Rogers have joined the firm's Tax practice group as partners. Granwell is based in the firm's Washington, D.C. office and Rogers is based in the firm's New York office.

The addition of Granwell and Rogers represents the latest milestone in the firm's increasing investment in the international tax field. With international tax practitioners in the United States, U.K., Europe and Asia, DLA Piper has positioned itself as one of the few truly global tax advisers.

Granwell represents U.S. and foreign multi-national groups, as well as U.S. and foreign high-net-worth individuals, investing or conducting business in the United States and abroad. He regularly represents clients before the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Treasury Department.

Rogers advises companies on their international tax planning, including a wide range of cross-border issues such as transfer pricing, repatriation planning, restructuring, global supply chain planning and federal taxes. He has represented numerous Fortune 100 companies.

"Alan and Phil are highly respected attorneys with extraordinary commitment to client service," said Stephen Owen, chair of DLA Piper's Tax practice group. "They will contribute greatly to the continued growth and sophistication of our international tax practice and provide us access to key decision makers throughout the world."

Granwell has practiced in the area of international taxation for over 35 years. Before joining DLA Piper, he was a partner with Ivins, Phillips & Barker Chartered. Previously, he was international tax counsel and director for the Office of International Tax Affairs of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. In this capacity, he was responsible for advising the assistant secretary for tax policy on legislation, regulations, and administrative matters involving international taxation and directing the U.S. tax treaty program.

"I'm excited to have the opportunity to further the development of DLA Piper's rapidly expanding tax practice group in Washington, D.C.," said Granwell. "The firm's global platform offers the increasingly important capability to serve clients across national borders."

He earned a J.D. from Boston University and an LL.M in taxation from both Boston University and New York University. Granwell is a frequent author and lecturer on international tax matters. He is also a member of the Board of Visitors of the Boston University School of Law.

Rogers comes to DLA Piper from Ernst & Young LLP, where he had been a partner in the international tax practice since 1983. He earned a J.D. and M.B.A. from Hofstra University and an LL.M in Taxation from New York University. He is a member of the New York Bar.

"I am enthusiastic about working within the firm's New York office to build on the already strong reputation that DLA Piper's tax practice group has built," said Rogers. "As cross-border tax issues are becoming increasingly complex and prevalent in today's global business environment, it was important for me to join a firm with premier global capabilities. I found that in DLA Piper."

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

01-04-2006

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Piper Rudnick, L.L.P.

Denniston joins DLA Piper's Finance practice in Los Angeles
DLA Piper US LLP announced that Karol K. Denniston has joined the firm's Finance practice group as the head of the firm's West Coast restructuring practice, and will be resident in the Los Angeles-Century City office. She comes to DLA Piper from Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP.

Denniston focuses her practice on restructuring-related matters, including bankruptcy cases, litigation, corporate insolvency and commercial transactions, from both a debtor and creditor perspective. She has significant experience counseling clients on issues relating to acquisitions, trading and securitization of distressed debt, as well as providing risk management and structural analysis and advice in connection with international financial transactions.

Denniston's clients consist of a wide variety of businesses including major financial institutions, cable and satellite companies, manufacturers, franchisors and home builders. She also represents private equity investors including hedge funds and their principals.

"Karol has a wealth of knowledge and experience in Chapter 11 cases that will immediately provide a greater presence and stature to our national bankruptcy practice," said John T. Cusack, who leads the firm's Finance practice group in the United States. "With the increasing demand for multi-jurisdictional counsel, Karol's background in international law will be of great value to our clients."

"To say Karol is a great addition to our team would be an understatement. Her experience and the diversity of her practice will, when combined with the outstanding lawyers currently in Los Angeles, allow us to compete with the very best," added Michael E. Meyer, managing partner of DLA Piper's Los Angeles offices. "She is a highly respected lawyer with a national and international practice and we are excited to have her head up our bankruptcy practice on the West Coast."

Denniston began her legal career in Texas, where she prosecuted bank fraud cases for the FDIC and managed loan workouts during the savings and loan crisis. She also practiced for a number of years in London. She is the vice chair of the American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Committee on Dispute Resolution, has authored numerous articles and been a featured speaker at conferences on insolvency and commercial dispute resolution topics. She is currently working on her book, the second edition of Distressed Debt Trading. Denniston has served from time to time as a court-appointed mediator for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Central District of California and the Los Angeles Superior Court, earned mediator certification from the London-based Centre for Dispute Resolution (CEDR) and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. She has also taught law as an adjunct professor at Whittier Law School in Los Angeles.

Denniston earned a J.D., Order of the Coif, from West Virginia University School of Law, an M.A. from West Virginia University and a B.A. cum laude from Concord University. She is admitted to practice law in California, Georgia, Texas, West Virginia, England and Wales.

01-04-2006

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Woods, Rogers & Hazlegrove, P.L.C.

Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc.
Victor Cardwell and Tom Winn will be speaking to the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) at their Annual Operations Forum in Atlanta, GA on Jan 19-21, 2006. They will cover topics, including:

Drug Tests and Physicals: Legal Requirements after Hiring
Wage and Hour Violations and What They Can Cost Your Company
The Multicultural Scrapyard

01-04-2006

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Woods, Rogers & Hazlegrove, P.L.C.

Mark Loftis Elected President of Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
Roanoke, VA—January 4, 2006 – Woods Rogers PLC is proud to announce that Mark Loftis, Principal in the firm’s Roanoke, VA office and Chair of the firm’s Litigation section has recently been elected President of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (VADA). Mark will serve as President through 2006, leading the organization in to its annual meeting in late October.

Mr. Loftis joined Woods Rogers in 1989 and practices primarily in the product liability litigation, commercial litigation and technology litigation practice groups. He has extensive experience representing product manufacturers, product retailers, and utility companies in litigation matters in both State and Federal Courts. He frequently writes and lectures on warranty, contract and technology law issues. In addition to serving as President-Elect of VADA, Mark is a member of the American Bar Association, the Virginia Bar Association, the Virginia State Bar and the Defense Research Institute. Mr. Loftis received his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1989, and was the recipient of the law school's Roger & Madeline Traynor Prize. He received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University in 1986, where he graduated with honors.

About VADA: The VADA is a statewide bar association of approximately 800 members serving the professional needs of attorneys whose practices primarily involve the defense of civil litigation matters. For more information on the VADA, please contact Leigh Farmer, Executive Director, VADA, 804-649-1002 or lfarmer@vada.org.

About Woods Rogers PLC: For more than 110 years, Woods Rogers PLC has provided legal solutions to clients across Virginia and the Southeast. With professionals in 5 offices practicing in 25 legal specialties across all major industries, Woods Rogers is “Where You Need Us.” For media inquiries, interviews or photo requests, please contact Jon Hulak, Marketing Director, Woods Rogers PLC at jhulak@woodsrogers.com or 540-983-7600.

01-04-2006

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Willkie, Farr & Gallagher, LLP

Firm Advises Australia’s Cameron Systems in Sale to Sweden’s Orc Software
On December 28, it was announced that Stockholm-based Orc Software has signed an agreement to acquire Willkie client Cameron Systems for approximately $32 million. Headquartered in Australia, Cameron is the world's leading supplier of Financial Information eXchange platforms (FIX). The deal will provide Orc Software with access to cutting-edge FIX technology and an additional client base of over 170 customers in 25 countries. Cameron has supplied FIX solutions to customers such as CSFB, UBS, Barclays Capital, Nomura Securities, and Bank of America. The transaction was handled by partner Serge Benchetrit and associate Kelly Sutherland.

01-04-2006

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

Ward and Smith, P.A. Attorney Stuart B. Dorsett Selected for Inclusion in Business North Carolina's "Legal Elite"
Ward and Smith, P.A. is pleased to announce that six of its attorneys have been chosen for the January 2006 "Legal Elite" edition of Business North Carolina magazine. Over 17,000 peer-review surveys were mailed to every lawyer living in North Carolina and licensed by the North Carolina State Bar. Participants were asked to vote for the best practitioner in 12 fields of law. Participants could vote for attorneys within their own firm, although they could not vote for themselves. The attorneys that received the most votes from attorneys outside of their own organization were recognized as "Legal Elite." Ward and Smith, P.A. attorneys listed in the prestigious compilation include: Albert R. Bell, Jr., Stuart B. Dorsett, Paul A. Fanning, C. H. Pope, Jr., Gary J. Rickner, and J. Troy Smith, Jr. David L. Ward, Jr. continues to be listed in the "Legal Elite" Hall of Fame.

Stuart B. Dorsett is the leader of the Trusts and Estates Section. His practice experience includes tax planning, estate planning, estate administration, and related services to individuals, charitable organizations, and foundations. He is certified by the North Carolina State Bar as a Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law. Mr. Dorsett is currently a member of the Board of Trustees for the North Carolina Community Foundation and was the 2004-2005 Chair of the Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association. He is also an officer of the Davidson College Alumni Association and sits on the college's Board of Trustees. A previous member of Business North Carolina's "Legal Elite," Mr. Dorsett is also included in The Best Lawyers in America. He has been rated by his peers as being "preeminent" in his respective field of law and has been selected as a Fellow of the American College of Trusts and Estates Council.

Ward and Smith, P.A. is the largest law firm based in eastern North Carolina, and serves as counsel for more mid- and large-sized businesses in the region than any other law firm. The firm is composed of more than 65 attorneys who serve clients locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally from offices in Greenville, New Bern, Raleigh, and Wilmington. Honored with the distinction of being rated as one of America's Greatest Places to Work with a Law Degree by Harcourt Brace, Ward and Smith, P.A. is also home to 16 attorneys included in the publication The Best Lawyers in America and seven attorneys selected as "Legal Elite" from peer-review surveys published in Business North Carolina.

01-04-2006

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

Ward and Smith, P.A. Attorney Paul A. Fanning Selected for Inclusion in Business North Carolina's "Legal Elite"
Ward and Smith, P.A. is pleased to announce that six of its attorneys have been chosen for the January 2006 "Legal Elite" edition of Business North Carolina magazine. Over 17,000 peer-review surveys were mailed to every lawyer living in North Carolina and licensed by the North Carolina State Bar. Participants were asked to vote for the best practitioner in 12 fields of law. Participants could vote for attorneys within their own firm, although they could not vote for themselves. The attorneys that received the most votes from attorneys outside of their own organization were recognized as "Legal Elite." Ward and Smith, P.A. attorneys listed in the prestigious compilation include: Albert R. Bell, Jr., Stuart B. Dorsett, Paul A. Fanning, C. H. Pope, Jr., Gary J. Rickner, and J. Troy Smith, Jr. David L. Ward, Jr. continues to be listed in the "Legal Elite" Hall of Fame.

Paul A. Fanning is certified by the North Carolina State Bar as a Board Certified Specialist in Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Law. His practice experience includes bankruptcy, collections, creditors' and lender liability. His practice concentrates in the representation of creditors in bankruptcy and collection, including workouts, reorganization and liquidations. Mr. Fanning is a current board member for the Boys & Girls Club of Pitt County and past Committee Chair for the Pitt County Health Education Foundation and Med Law Fundraising.

Ward and Smith, P.A. is the largest law firm based in eastern North Carolina, and serves as counsel for more mid- and large-sized businesses in the region than any other law firm. The firm is composed of more than 65 attorneys who serve clients locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally from offices in Greenville, New Bern, Raleigh, and Wilmington. Honored with the distinction of being rated as one of America's Greatest Places to Work with a Law Degree by Harcourt Brace, Ward and Smith, P.A. is also home to 16 attorneys included in the publication The Best Lawyers in America and seven attorneys selected as "Legal Elite" from peer-review surveys published in Business North Carolina.

01-04-2006

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