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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

66 Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Attorneys and Specialists Honored Among Best Lawyers in America; Firm Ranks First in Several Categories
Sixty-six Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2008. Compared with other law firms on the list, Buchanan ranked first in Pennsylvania in Government Relations Law and Health Care Law, and also in Pittsburgh in both Corporate Law and Real Estate Law. The firm also ranked first in Government Relations Law in Harrisburg.

Honored for making the list for last 20 years or more were: Pittsburgh shareholders George L. Cass and Larry E. Phillips, in the Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Law and Tax Law categories, respectively; and Washington, D.C., shareholder Stuart M. Lewis in both Employee Benefits Law and Tax Law categories.

Honored for making the list for more than the last 10 years were: Harrisburg attorney Eugene E. Dice in Environmental Law; Harrisburg shareholders Bradley J. Gunnison in both Corporate Law and Tax Law and Jonathan Vipond, III, in Health Care Law; Philadelphia shareholder Alfred J. D'Angelo, Jr., in Labor and Employment Law; and Pittsburgh shareholders Jeffrey S. Blum in Tax Law; Thomas E. Boyle in Health Care Law; Robert T. Harper in the categories of Corporate Law, Health Care Law and Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Calvin R. Harvey in both Banking Law and Real Estate Law; Robert A. Johnson in both Employee Benefits Law and Non-Profit/Charities Law; Edwin A. Klett in Commercial Litigation; and Charles G. Knox in Real Estate Law.

In Alexandria, shareholder Teresa Stanek Rea was honored in the Biotechnology Law category.

In addition to Dice, Gunnison and Vipond, nine attorneys in the Harrisburg office were honored. In the category of Government Relations Law, government relations specialist Karen S. Ball, of counsel Daniel E. Beren, shareholder Laura J. Kuller, shareholder Thomas G. Paese and shareholder John M. Quain (also in the Energy Law category) were honored. Also on the list in Harrisburg were: shareholder Brian J. Clark in Environmental Law; shareholder Michael L. Hund in both Corporate Law and Securities Law; and shareholders Jack M. Stover and Jayson R. Wolfgang in the Commercial Litigation category.

In the Miami office, shareholder William E. Davis was honored in the Commercial Litigation category.

In addition to D'Angelo, nine Philadelphia shareholders were honored: Steven E. Bizar in Antitrust Law; William A. DeStefano for White-Collar Criminal Defense; Rudolph Garcia in both Commercial Litigation and Construction Law; Robert S. Hawkins and Vincent J. Pentima in Labor and Employment Law; Frances P. Rayer in Immigration Law; Howard D. Scher in Commercial Litigation; William H. Schorling in Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law; and Thomas M. Tammany in Health Care Law.

In addition to Blum, Boyle, Cass, Harper, Harvey, Johnson, Klett, Knox and Phillips, 26 Pittsburgh attorneys were honored: shareholder Lynn J. Alstadt in Intellectual Property Law; shareholder Ronald Basso in Securities Law; shareholder Peter H. Beaman in Public Finance Law; of counsel Maureen B. Cohon in Family Law Mediation; shareholder Rosemary L. Corsetti in Health Care Law; shareholder Lewis U. Davis, Jr., in Securities Law; shareholders Christine L. Donohue and David B. Fawcett, III, in Commercial Litigation; shareholder Thomas S. Galey in Banking Law; shareholder Jeremiah G. Garvey in both Corporate Law and Securities Law; shareholder Eugene A. Giotto in Workers' Compensation Law; shareholder Thomas S. Giotto in Labor and Employment Law; shareholder Craig S. Heryford in Banking Law; shareholder Mark R. Hornak in Labor and Employment Law; shareholder Scott W. Irmscher in Real Estate Law; shareholder Rebecca L. Lando in Real Estate Law; shareholder David J. Laurent in both Labor and Employment Law and Natural Resources Law; shareholder Paul S. Mazeski in Workers' Compensation Law; shareholder Francis A. Muracca, II, in Tax Law; shareholder Terrence H. Murphy in Labor and Employment Law; shareholder Wendelynne J. Newton in Antitrust Law; shareholder Carl E. Rothenberger in Corporate Law; shareholder Thomas M. Thompson in both Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law; shareholder Thomas L. VanKirk, in both Antitrust Law and Commercial Litigation; shareholder Howard J. Wein in Environmental Law; and shareholder Jeffrey R. Wilson in Workers' Compensation Law.

In Tampa, shareholder James J. Kennedy and R. Andrew Rock, of counsel, were both honored in the Health Care Law category.

In addition to Lewis, Washington, D.C., shareholders David I. Kempler and Aen Walker Webster were honored in the categories of Nonprofit/Charities Law and Trusts and Estates, respectively.

Two shareholders in the Wilmington office were honored, both in the categories of Land Use & Zoning Law: Richard A. Forsten and William E. Manning.

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09-12-2007

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Baker & McKenzie, L.L.P.

Baker & McKenzie Wins Prestigious Euromoney Award in Ukraine
Baker & McKenzie is pleased to announce that its Kyiv office recently won Euromoney’s 2007 Liquid Real Estate Award. The Firm’s Indonesia office also received the prestigious award. The global awards ceremony will be held in London on 4 October 2007.

Award winners were based on a survey of real estate professionals, who assessed law firm performance over the past year. The awards list includes real estate practitioners from more han 50 countries.

The Kyiv office’s Real Estate & Construction Practice Group consists of 15 lawyers, including two Partners, and is the largest group of real estate lawyers in Ukraine, practicing in a single area of law.

“We are delighted that our real estate practice was recognized by a highly-esteemed and prominent publication. The 2007 Euromoney Liquid Real Estate Award reflects the scope of our hard work and superb client service in Ukraine. We look forward to continuing our achievements into the coming year,” said Serhiy Piontkovsky, head of Baker & McKenzie’s Real Estate and Construction Practice Group in Kyiv.

Baker & McKenzie’s Real Estate & Construction practice in Kyiv is recognized in both international and local legal directories including Chambers Global, PLC Which lawyer?, and Ukrainian Law Firms: a Handbook for Foreign Clients, as a” top-tier” practice that is a “strong and highly recommended team in the legal market.”

09-12-2007

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Baker & Hostetler, L.L.P.

Moore Addresses ABA Conference
Denver partner Steven W. Moore was a speaker at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association (ABA). The presentation was entitled “Ex Parte Communications in Employment Class Actions” (co-authored with Cleveland partner Gregory V. Mersol).

Employment class litigation has been one of the hottest areas of employment law, and Mr. Moore discussed one of the most contentious areas of this type of litigation – communications that defense counsel may have with putative class members in an effort to develop the evidence needed to defeat class certification.

Speaking to a national audience of attorneys, Mr. Moore discussed the important interests that employers' attorneys have in communicating with putative class members before a class is certified and the manner in which such communications can be conducted without running afoul of any of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct.

Mr. Moore also discussed application of the ethics rules in various different contexts, including traditional class actions under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23, collective action or opt-in cases under the Fair Labor Standards Act, and enforcement actions filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or the Department of Justice.

The ABA's Annual Meeting was held August 10-12, 2007 in San Francisco, California and is one of the largest continuing legal education conferences in the nation.

09-12-2007

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Andrews Kurth

Andrews Kurth Announces New Leadership for Recruiting Committee
Andrews Kurth today announced that Alex Gomez and Mike Shaw will assume leadership of the Firm’s Recruiting Committee for the Houston office. Gomez will serve as chair of the committee and Houston Hiring Partner, stepping in place of Marty Smith who is the new co-chair of the Professional Development Committee. Shaw will serve as Co-Hiring Partner.

“We have just finished a successful summer associate program. The Houston office alone had 31 summer associates from various law schools around the nation,” said Tom Perich, Houston office Deputy Managing Partner. “I know Alex and Mike will do a great job as we continue to build a high performance team of diverse individuals for the benefit of our clients and our firm.”

Gomez is a partner in the Firm’s Litigation practice. Shaw is a partner in Business Transactions.

The firm actively recruits top students from leading law schools in Texas and throughout the United States. Andrews Kurth also actively recruits top lateral candidates and provides a personal and professional development program for the Firm’s lawyers.

“It is an exciting time to be involved in the recruiting efforts of the Firm,” said Gomez. “The market for the best talent among the top firms is very competitive. I look forward to helping implement strategies that help Andrews Kurth maintain and grow its appeal both among new lawyers as well as seasoned lawyers with established careers.”

09-12-2007

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Andrews Kurth

Andrews Kurth Joins PAR to Foster Attorney Retention
Andrews Kurth today announced that the Firm is joining the Project for Attorney Retention (PAR) as a Founding Member, along with 22 other leading national law firms.

PAR’s mission is to help decrease attrition among lawyers by promoting work/life balance and the advancement of women in the legal profession. PAR has previously issued reports about part-time work in law firms and corporate law departments, and will launch a new study of part-time law firm partners in October 2007.

“We view attorney retention and work/life integration as keys to our overall diversity and inclusion strategy,” said Elizabeth Campbell, Andrews Kurth’s Chief Diversity Officer. “We look forward to the resources PAR will afford us as we in the legal community move forward in addressing these critical areas.”

In addition to the Firm’s Diversity Committee, Andrews Kurth has a Women’s Initiative Team (WIT) that develops, designs and oversees initiatives to recruit, retain and advance women lawyers at the Firm. The Firm also supports attorney retention through its Professional Development Department.

Along with supporting PAR’s ongoing work, members will receive benefits such as a review of their part-time policies and a teleconference for their attorneys who work reduced hours about how to advance professionally.

09-12-2007

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White & Case, LLP

White & Case Advises on the First International Project Financing in Brunei Darussalam
White & Case has advised on the $360 million limited recourse financing of the construction of an 850,000 tonne per year methanol facility at the Sungai Liang Industrial Park in Brunei, the first international project financing in Brunei and a deal which will set the precedent for future project financings in Brunei.

White & Case represented The Japan Bank for International Cooperation ("JBIC") and the commercial lenders (The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Standard Chartered Bank). The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ is also the financial adviser for the Project, which is scheduled to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2009, with commercial operations to commence in the second quarter of 2010.

"We are honoured to be involved in this historic project financing," says Matthias Schemuth, the White & Case partner in Hong Kong who led the team representing JBIC and the commercial lenders. "Methanol demand is increasing year-to-year worldwide and we believe the Brunei Methanol Project will be an important supplier and one of the largest exporters of methanol in Asia once completed. This deal emphases the strong trade relationship between Brunei and Japan."

The White & Case team included Matthias Schemuth, Adrian Lawrence and Simon Ross in Hong Kong, and Hendrik Gordenker, Simon Collins and Lupus Sabene in Tokyo.

09-12-2007

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Mayer Brown LLP

Mayer Brown Attorney Marcia Madsen Named Top Lawyer
Mayer Brown partner Marcia Madsen has been named the Top Government Contracts Lawyer for 2007 by the Washington Business Journal. The distinguished award, which was presented at a reception in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday September 11, 2007, is bestowed annually to the lawyer(s) exemplifying the very highest standards of professionalism, ability and expertise.

Ms. Madsen was thrilled to receive the honor. "I am truly flattered and pleased to be recognized with this prominent award. Thanks must go out to my colleagues at Mayer Brown as well as those who dedicated themselves to the Acquisition Advisory Panel," Madsen said. "This is truly and honor that I will not forget."

Ms. Madsen has been a partner at Mayer Brown since 2001 and serves as chair of both the Government Contracts and Homeland Security Practice Groups. Over the last year she has scored a number of significant victories for her clients, including a high profile case for Lockheed Martin in which she successfully protested the Air Force's noncompetitive award of its $15 billion CSAR helicopter program. Additionally, Ms. Madsen was selected to chair the Acquisition Advisory Panel. This 13 member panel, created by Congress and appointed by the White House, was charged with recommending improvements to acquisition laws and policies. The Panel's work has been the subject of considerable attention, including testimony by Ms. Madsen before Congress regarding the Panel's recommendations. Many of the panel's recommendations are now making their way into legislation and regulations.

"We're extremely proud of Marcia and the work she has done for our clients and for the country as the Chair of the recent federal panel on government acquisitions," said Peter Scher, Partner-in-Charge of Mayer Brown's Washington, D.C. office. "She has been a wonderful asset to our firm and our clients, and I'm delighted that she received this much deserved recognition for all her efforts."

Mayer Brown has a broad based government contracts practice that involves regulatory issues and litigation. The firm advises companies with government business regarding cost and pricing issues, audits and investigations, and the special rules applicable to intellectual property in government agreements. Litigation of contract disputes, prime/sub disputes, and bid protests comprise a substantial portion of the practice.

09-12-2007

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