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Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP

KARIN DEMASI TO SPEAK AT ABA CONFERENCE ON CLASS ACTIONS
Cravath partner Karin A. DeMasi will speak at the 11th Annual National Institute on Class Actions, a Chicago conference sponsored by the American Bar Association Section of Litigation and the Center for Continuing Legal Education. Karin will participate in a panel discussion entitled "Signs of Unexpected Volatility: Securities Class Certification Standards on the Move". With the Supreme Court's Tellabs decision and the Stoneridge case as backdrops, panelists will review the new analysis of class certification issues and discuss the implications for both securities and non-securities practitioners.

09-19-2007

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

Cleary Gottlieb Wins “New York Tax Firm of the Year” at the International Tax Review Awards Ceremony
Cleary Gottlieb won the prestigious "New York Tax Firm of the Year" award at the 2007 International Tax Review Americas Awards Dinner held on September 19th at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. Erika Nijenhuis accepted the award on behalf of the firm, and fellow partners Les Samuels, Jim Peaslee, Bill McRae and Kristofer Hess, counsel David Saltzman and associates Elena Romanova and Mirna Zwitter-Tehovnik were also in attendance.

Cleary Gottlieb has also been recognized as "U.S. Law Firm in Europe" by International Tax Review for the last two consecutive years.

International Tax Review, published by Euromoney Legal Media Group, is a monthly publication that covers news and analysis on tax-related issues that are of interest to multinational corporations.

09-19-2007

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Clausen Miller PC

Clausen Miller Receives a Website Award
Law firm Clausen Miller has been honored for outstanding achievement in website development in the 2007 WebAward Competition sponsored by the International Web Marketing Association. The award judges called the website “inviting and professional." Entries were judged on design, copy writing, innovation, content, interactivity, navigation, and use of technology.

Clausen Miller Partner Melinda Kollross and Marketing Manager Erin Dickey teamed with Duo Consulting Project Manager Amy Westerling and Director of Internet Marketing Strategy Sonny Cohen, utilizing a network of insite and skill to orchestrate a comprehensive web presence.

More than 2,400 sites from 40 countries were evaluated in 96 industry categories during this year's competition. The international WebAward Competition is considered the top website award program in the world.

09-19-2007

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Clausen Miller PC

Crain's Interviews Clausen Employment Law Partner, Jim Barber
Crain's Chicago sought the legal expertise of Clausen Partner, Jim Barber, when Crain's wanted to know, whether under a licensing agreement, Playboy Enterprises, Inc. could control the personal appearance and conduct of Palms Casino employees in Las Vegas.

09-19-2007

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Bryan Cave LLP

Bryan Cave LLP Scores 100% on National GLBT Equality Survey
A new report finds unprecedented growth in U.S. employer policies for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender workers. And for the first time, Bryan Cave LLP earned a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index.

The survey, released Sept. 17, rated employers on a scale from 0 to 100 percent on their treatment of GLBT employees. Bryan Cave was one of 195 businesses nationwide to meet all of the criteria and score 100 percent.

"We are proud to be ranked a top company on the Corporate Equality Index," said St. Louis office Managing Partner Peter Van Cleve. "Bryan Cave supports fairness and equality and our policies reflect that commitment to those core values."

The sixth annual Corporate Equality Index, which rated 519 businesses, measured the extent to which employers protect their GLBT employees. Ratings are based on factors such as non-discrimination policies, diversity training and benefits for domestic partners and transgender employees. Anheuser-Busch was the only other Missouri employer to score a perfect 100 percent.

"More businesses than ever before have recognized the value of a diverse and dedicated workforce," said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese. "More importantly, these employers understand that discrimination against GLBT workers will ultimately hurt their ability to compete in the global marketplace."

The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality. The full report can be downloaded from HRC’s Web site at www.hrc.org/cei.

09-19-2007

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Bryan Cave LLP

Partner Discusses Electronic Payments Law
Bryan Cave LLP Partner Carol Van Cleef joined other top legal practitioners and industry professionals to address electronic payments issues at the recent Electronic Payments Law Summit.

This annual event, which was sponsored by the Alliance for Payment Systems Education, took place Sept. 10 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont, Ill. Van Cleef spoke on anti-money laundering compliance and identified key provisions and requirements of the Office of Foreign Assets Control, the USA Patriot Act and the Bank Secrecy Act that must be considered in an electronic payments environment. She focused on recent development affecting funds transfers, ACH transactions, remote deposit capture and prepaid cards.

Van Cleef, in Bryan Cave’s DC office, counsels a wide range of financial institution clients on compliance with Bank Secrecy Act, USA Patriot Act and Office of Foreign Assets Control regulations as well as related privacy and data security issues. She helps clients develop and review their anti-money laundering and OFAC compliance programs. Van Cleef is a frequent speaker on AML/BSA and OFAC related topics.

09-19-2007

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Thompson & Knight LLP

T&K Attorney Elected Vice-Chair of ABA Intellectual Property Law Committee
Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce David A. Furlow has been elected Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association ("ABA") Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section's Intellectual Property Law Committee.

The ABA's Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section has more than 35,000 members, including lawyers, judges, law school professors, and law students and serves as the balanced voice of the profession on issues related to the civil justice system and insurance/liability law. The primary function of the Intellectual Property Law Committee is to provide a forum and communication network for members of the legal community relating to all of the intertwined areas of intellectual property law, litigation, insurance, antitrust, international, and business law.

Furlow is a Partner in Thompson & Knight's Trial Practice Group and employs his substantial experience as a prosecutor and civil attorney litigator to represent his clients in trial and appellate matters. His practice includes insurance defense and coverage, oil and gas, professional liability, restrictive covenant/homeowner associations, and general commercial litigation. Furlow has particular expertise in First Amendment cases involving the rights of individuals and business owners to engage in political and commercial free speech, including signage, elections, and entertainment. He is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Furlow also serves as the ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section's Chair of the Media, Defamation, and Privacy Committee and Vice-Chair of the Animal Law Committee.

09-19-2007

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