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Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

CBLH Attorneys Featured in Office of the Child Advocate’s “Spotlight”
Two CBLH Attorneys, Helena C. Rychlicki and Edward (Mike) F. Eaton, have been featured on the “Pro Bono Spotlight” section of the Office of the Child Advocate’s (OCA) website.

Helena, an associate in the firm’s Intellectual Property group, has represented six different children to date in her work with the OCA. She was recognized by the OCA in April 2007 for her ongoing dedication to helping children in Delaware.

Mike, a partner in the firm’s Business Law Group, was honored by the OCA in March 2007 for five years of service. During this period, he has donated over 50 hours of his time representing 10 children.

The mission of the Office of the Child Advocate is to safeguard the welfare of Delaware's children through educational advocacy, system reform, public awareness, training and legal representation. To learn more about the Office of the Child Advocate, click here.

09-11-2007

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O'Melveny & Myers, LLP

O'Melveny Strengthens Powerhouse White-Collar And Securities Enforcement Practices
O'Melveny & Myers LLP is pleased to announce that Stevan E. Bunnell, former Chief of the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney's Office in Washington, D.C., and Richard W. Grime, former Assistant Director of the Division of Enforcement of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), have joined the Firm's Washington, D.C. office. Last month, another former senior government official, Marty Dunn, who served as Deputy Director, and Acting Director, of the Division of Corporation Finance at the SEC, joined the Firm's Washington, D.C. office.

"Steve's and Richard's arrival is another important strategic step in establishing O'Melveny & Myers as the preeminent law firm to handle internal, governmental, and regulatory investigations," said A.B. Culvahouse, Chair of O'Melveny & Myers. "Steve is a skilled white-collar crime lawyer with experience in prosecuting business and political corruption cases. His addition enhances our already strong capacity to meet the needs of companies and high-profile individuals dealing with internal investigations, legislative inquiries, and criminal enforcement actions. Richard's experience at the SEC — which included many cases under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and oversight of numerous major accounting fraud cases — expands our wealth of expertise in the FCPA area and the broader securities enforcement practice. Together, Steve and Richard strengthen our highly-regarded white-collar criminal defense and securities enforcement practices."

About Stevan E. Bunnell
Steve Bunnell served as the Chief of the Criminal Division at the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia for three years and, in that capacity, was responsible for overseeing the investigation and prosecution of federal criminal cases handled by that U.S. Attorney's Office, including government procurement fraud, congressional and executive branch corruption, corporate fraud, securities fraud, export control violations, money laundering, international terrorism, terrorist financing, computer hacking and intellectual property violations, and health care fraud. He also served for two years as Chief of the Fraud and Public Corruption Section of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. In that capacity, he oversaw the investigation and prosecution of hundreds of federal white-collar crime and public corruption cases. Steve also spent seven years with the U.S. Department of Justice, where he was a trial attorney handling public corruption investigations (1995 to 1999) and a Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division (1999 to 2002), advising on legal, policy, and administrative matters relating to criminal law enforcement. From 1990 to 1995, Steve served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C. Earlier in his career, Steve was an associate at Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin LLP, representing corporate and individual clients in civil and criminal matters. He served as a Law Clerk for the Honorable Laurence H. Silberman in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Steve received his undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from Yale University in 1982, and his J.D., with distinction, from Stanford University in 1986.

About Richard W. Grime
Richard joined the Securities and Exchange Commission in 1998 as a staff attorney. In 2003, he was promoted from Branch Chief to an Assistant Director in the Division of Enforcement. In that position, he directed all aspects of securities investigations and subsequent litigation. During his more than nine years at the SEC, he supervised more than 70 enforcement actions and oversaw cases involving accounting fraud, insider trading, FCPA bribery, Regulation FD, fraudulent hedge fund offerings and other offering schemes, broker-dealer and investment adviser fraud, and market manipulation. Prior to joining the SEC, Richard was an attorney at Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman LLP, where he supervised all aspects of insurance cost recovery for numerous Fortune 500 companies. Richard also spent seven years as a litigator at Morrison & Foerster LLP, where he handled cases involving class action securities fraud, broker-dealer fraud, complex business litigation, environmental law, white-collar crime, and constitutional law. Richard began his legal career as a solicitor at Linklaters & Paines. Richard received his law degree with First Class Honours from Oxford University, Wadham College in England in 1986.

09-11-2007

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Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP

Wall Street Journal: Paul Tvetenstrand Interviewed on September 11th and the Rebuilding Efforts that Followed
Thacher Proffitt and Paul Tvetenstrand appeared in The Wall Street Journal's "Law Blog", "Law Blog Lawyer of the Day: Paul Tvetenstrand," reflecting on September 11th and the rebuilding efforts that followed.

Associated Lawyers
Paul D. Tvetenstrand

Associated Practices
Structured Finance

Associated Industries
Financial Services
Structured Finance

09-11-2007

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Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, LLP

Simpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in IPO of MercadoLibre, Inc.
The Firm represented the underwriters, led by JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch, in connection with the initial public offering of 18,488,762 shares of common stock (including the over-allotment option, which was fully exercised concurrently with closing) by MercadoLibre and 72 of its shareholders, for a total of approximately $330 million. MercadoLibre's common stock trade on NASDAQ, under the symbol “MELI”.

MercadoLibre is a Delaware corporation with all of its operations in Latin America. It is the largest online trading platform in the region and market leader in e-commerce in each of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.

The Simpson Thacher team for the transaction included Todd Crider, Grenfel S. Calheiros and Fermín Caride; Mark Lab and Sean Cotton (NASD); Jon Cantor and Sean Austin (Tax); and Dennis Corkery (paralegal). Summer associate Bill Langer also provided valuable assistance.

09-11-2007

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Piper Rudnick, L.L.P.

Steven Pidgeon and David Lewis join DLA Piper’s Corporate Group in Phoenix
DLA Piper US LLP today announced that Steven Pidgeon and David Lewis, leading Phoenix attorneys, will be joining the firm’s Corporate and Securities practice group as partners in the Phoenix office.

Steven Pidgeon and David Lewis come to the firm from Snell & Wilmer L.L.P, where Pidgeon was co-head of, and Lewis a partner in, the Business & Finance group. Pidgeon will join Mark Nadeau as co-managing partner of DLA Piper’s Phoenix office. Together, Pidgeon and Lewis have represented a wide variety of private and public companies, investment banks, private equity firms and other businesses, including ON Semiconductor Corporation, Meritage Homes Corporation, Roth Capital Partners and Jobing.com.

"Steve and David will provide DLA Piper with a corporate capability in Phoenix consistent with our leading global corporate and finance practice," said U.S. Managing Partner Terry O’Malley. “Their extensive combined experience in representing both public and private companies in mergers and acquisitions, venture and private equity finance, capital markets transactions and SEC compliance will benefit our clients tremendously. Combining their practice with our ongoing representation of other Phoenix based corporate clients like PF Changs and JDA Software, we will be able to provide our clients the highest quality corporate services in the Southwest."

“These are extraordinary attorneys who will undoubtedly solidify the firm’s reputation as the preeminent corporate and securities firm throughout the entire region,” said Nadeau. “I look forward to working with them as we continue to build upon the tremendous momentum we have established in the Phoenix office since it opened in February. Our national and international reach will be an unmatched asset for clients in this region.”

Pidgeon and Lewis also bring to DLA Piper significant experience in international transactions. Pidgeon has recently worked on transactions involving German, UK and France-based companies and Lewis has led buyout transactions in Europe and Canada. They look forward to working with DLA Piper’s international network of more than 3,400 attorneys. Together with Nadeau, who is an acknowledged leader in International Dispute Resolution for cross-border transactions, they will offer the Southwest region stellar capabilities and an extensive global network.

The announcement of the partners’ arrival comes on the heels of DLA Piper hosting its first “green” partners retreat in Scottsdale last week. Five hundred domestic and 50 international partners attended the event, a nod to the strides DLA Piper has made in the region. Some of the sustainability initiatives during the conference included limiting paper use by handing out flash drives for handouts instead of binders and using shuttles and carpools rather than individual vehicles to move people. DLA Piper chose the Westin Kierland resort as its host site because of its expansive sustainability program, which includes motion-censored and LED lighting, an energy-efficient kitchen and the composting of landscaping trimmings and golf course clippings. To commemorate the conference, DLA Piper made eco-friendly contributions to the Desert Botanical Garden of Phoenix and the Global Institute of Sustainability at Arizona State University.

09-11-2007

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Leonard, Street and Deinard

Construction attorney Bob Huber authored “Bidding for government work has a new set of rules,” explaining the new “best value rule” related to government projects and its various impacts. (Minnesota Real Estate Journal, Sept. 07)
Construction attorney Bob Huber authored the article, “Bidding for government work has a new set of rules,” in the September 2007 issue of Minnesota Real Estate Journal. In the article, Bob explains the new “best value rule” related to government projects and its impact on contractors, owners and suppliers.

09-11-2007

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Jenner & Block LLP

Jenner & Block Partners and Firm Recognized in Best Lawyers in America 2008
Over two dozen Jenner & Block Partners were recently designated for inclusion in the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. The Firm was also recognized as ranking #1 in Chicago and the State of Illinois with the most attorneys featured for the "Bet-the-Company Litigation" and "White-Collar Criminal Defense" categories.

Published biennially, the 2008 edition marks the 25th year of The Best Lawyers in America listing. This edition of Best Lawyers is based on over 1.8 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by leading attorneys throughout the country who were given the opportunity to cast votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their respective practice areas.

09-11-2007

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