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Jackson & Campbell, P.C.

Arlington County & WETA Dedicates “Campbell Avenue” in Shirlington
Jackson & Campbell, PC is pleased to announce that the Arlington County Board and WETA will dedicate “Campbell Avenue” in Shirlington Virginia, adjacent to the WETA building, on June 2, 2007 at 1:00 pm. Campbell Avenue commemorates the lives and accomplishments of Edmund and Elizabeth Campbell. It will replace what currently is 28th Street South between Shirlington Circle and South Stafford Street, and South Stafford Street between 28th Street
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South and South Arlington Mill Drive. For more information, visit www.weta.org. Edmund D. Campbell is recognized for his dedication to the Arlington community for many years, having served as the Arlington County Board’s Chairman twice. He was also a leading lawyer in the D.C. region, most noted for his efforts in mobilizing forces which eventually led to school desegregation and equal working rights in Virginia. Mr. Campbell was widely respected as a Supreme Court advocate, having led the efforts to defeat “Massive Resistance” to integration; to assure “one man, one vote,” and in other areas, such as the rights of conscientious objectors. Mr. Campbell died on December 7, 1995.

Elizabeth Campbell is recognized for her service to the Arlington community by serving as Chairman for three terms on the Arlington school board. She supported education accessible for all Virginia residents. She later founded WETA, the Washington area’s public television station, spearheading its national success until her death on January 9, 2004

05-17-2007

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Williams Mullen, P.C.

Williams Mullen and Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity Announce Partnership
Williams Mullen, Virginia's third largest law firm, and Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity, the 15th largest Habitat Affiliate in the U.S., announced their partnership at the organization's monthly board meeting held at the Williams Mullen East Cary Street office yesterday evening. The firm made a permanent commitment to assist Richmond Habitat with pro bono legal services.

"We are answering the call for affordable and workforce housing," said Andy Nea, Williams Mullen Pro Bono Partner. "By leveraging our capacity as a large-size firm, we can do the heavy lifting required to make these building projects a success."

In years past, several lawyers and firms have donated pro bono hours to the affiliate's mission and to the families served by the entity. Leisha G. LaRiviere, Executive Director of the Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity, said that the new partnership will provide the capacity necessary to bring the organization's impact to the next level. "With Williams Mullen now as our permanent partner, our staff and board of directors know that a bevy of legal experts in a variety of specialties are ready to assist us. Having this public/private partnership will move us more quickly toward our strategic goals and flex our business model from single-family homes built on single lots to multi-family homes in mixed-use, mixed-income developments."

Richmond Habitat is structured in four parts: a large construction company that builds nearly 30 houses per year; a social services agency that assists more than 550 families annually; a mortgage company managing mortgages for all Habitat homeowners; and an operating retailer of ReStore, a building supply, furniture and eclectic re-sale store. The firm anticipates it will help the organization with legal issues in areas of real estate and land use law, but the work could extend across all of the core components.

"We are honored and we are grateful for this community commitment," said Leisha. "We hope that other law firms will similarly engage nonprofits to further strengthen our region through strategic collaboration."

05-17-2007

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Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

From Closing Deals To Designing Communities: Former Womble Carlyle Attorney Pursues Career In Landscape Architecture
For most people, a successful career as a mergers and acquisitions attorney would be more than enough work for one lifetime. But for retired Womble Carlyle attorney William A. Davis, a legal career was only Phase One.

Davis, who retired from full-time legal practice three years ago, received a Master’s Degree in landscape architecture from North Carolina State University on Saturday, May 12th. He intends to put that degree into use as a landscape designer.

“I was a happy lawyer; I had a great career,” Davis said. In his distinguished tenure at Womble Carlyle, he earned a number of accolades from his peers, including designation among the Best Lawyers in America, the N.C. Legal Elite and the Chambers USA list of America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. He completed many high-profile M&A transactions, including a $3.38 billion deal for BB&T.

However, he said the demands placed on an M&A attorney are extremely intense and time-consuming. He said he wanted to keep working in a creative, challenging field, but a somewhat less stressful one.

He initially considered teaching at a law school, but decided he would rather try something completely different. Davis said landscape architecture was something that had interested him for some time, so he considered giving that a try.

But that would mean going back to college for a master’s degree program. Davis had plenty of experience in higher education—an undergraduate degree from UNC, a law degree from Duke and a degree in tax law from NYU—but he hadn’t been a college student in more than 30 years.

“I had three concerns: One, could I design? Two, could I keep up with younger students? And three, how I would be accepted by my professors and classmates?” he said.

As it turned out, none of those concerns proved to be a problem. Davis performed well in his classes and fit right in with his classmates. “They treated me like one of the students,” he said.

Betsy Tucker, Davis’ daughter and an attorney with Targacept, Inc., in Winston-Salem, said she wasn’t surprised by her father’s retirement plans.

“It was a natural choice for him to make. He’s an intellectually curious person who has always loved the outdoors,” she said. “We’re all very proud of him.”

Completing a new course of study took a fair amount of sacrifice. Davis, who lives in Winston-Salem, maintained an apartment in Raleigh, where he stayed during the week while he attended classes. After three years of full-time study, Davis has completed his course work and plans to begin designing landscapes.

“I’m looking forward to it,” he said. “I realized I wanted to do something creative and engaging and this seemed to be a great fit.”

05-17-2007

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White & Case, LLP

Investors Look to Rapidly-growing Insurance Risk Markets
White & Case advised French investments and projects bank NATIXIS on the formation and the $600 million closing of Pentelia Limited ("Pentelia"). Pentelia is a highly innovative alternative investment fund designed to participate in a broad array of rapidly-growing insurance risk securitisation markets. The Fund will invest in a diversified portfolio of life and non-life insurance-linked assets including adverse mortality bonds, weather derivatives, terrorism insurance, life settlements, catastrophe bonds and property catastrophe reinsurance.

Pentelia will be managed by a new asset management company based in Bermuda, which is a partnership between NATIXIS and White Mountains Insurance Group, on which White & Case also advised. The Fund has also created Pentelia Re, a new Bermuda reinsurance company, in order to be able to offer direct reinsurance coverage on a collateralised basis, and a Cayman life settlements vehicle, Pentelia V. White & Case also advised on the structuring of the carried interest vehicles for the Management Team.

"Investors want a different kind of risk profile in their portfolios, coupled with the opportunity for higher investment returns, which is creating an enormous appetite in the market for exposure to alternative asset classes. As a result we are seeing increasingly innovative alternative investment funds being established in a bid to meet the surge in investor demand," commented Matthew Judd, head of White & Case's Investment Funds practice in London and lead partner advising on the deal.

The White & Case team advising NATIXIS was led by partner Matthew Judd, working closely with associates Zeeshan Ahmedani, Anand Damodaran, Sonali Siriwardena, Rebecca Wall and trainee solicitor Adam Woollaston.

White & Case's global Investment Funds practice, which spans New York, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Frankfurt and London, was named Best Asian Investment Funds Practice 2006 by AsianInvestor.

05-17-2007

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Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

Former Drinker Attorneys Join Stradley Ronon’s Investment Management Group
Stradley Ronon has added former Drinker Biddle partner Kenneth Greenberg and counsel Joan Ohlbaum Swirsky to its nationally recognized investment management/mutual funds group. Greenberg, who joins as a partner, and Swirsky, who joins as of counsel, are both based in the firm’s Philadelphia office.

With a combined 40 years of experience counseling investment companies, investment advisers and broker-dealers, Greenberg and Swirsky will advise Stradley Ronon’s clients on regulatory compliance and general corporate matters under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

“We’re thrilled to welcome such experienced 40 Act attorneys to our group,” said Bruce G. Leto, chair of Stradley Ronon’s investment management/mutual funds group. “With Ken and Joan’s range and depth of investment company experience, they will make an immediate contribution in serving our sophisticated client base.”

Greenberg joined Drinker Biddle as an associate in 1990 and was named partner in 1999. During his tenure, he represented investment companies, investment advisers and broker-dealers on a wide range of regulatory and compliance matters arising under federal and state securities laws.

As counsel at Drinker, Swirsky represented clients on a diverse range of investment company matters, with a specialty in issues related to money market funds operated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. She also advised investment company clients on matters including reorganizations, governance and compliance, and federal securities law issues.

Both Greenberg and Swirsky earned their law degrees from Harvard Law School. Greenberg graduated, summa cum laude, from Albright College in Reading, Pa., and Swirsky graduated, cum laude, from Cornell University.

In addition, the former assistant chief counsel in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management, Alison M. Fuller, has joined the firm’s investment management group as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office. Fuller will represent and counsel investment companies, investment advisers and broker-dealers on regulatory and compliance issues arising under federal and state securities laws.

With the addition of these three attorneys, Stradley Ronon’s investment management/mutual funds group now has more than 39 legal professionals exclusively dedicated to representing the investment management industry. The practice represents more than 700 separate funds and assets under management totaling nearly $1 trillion. Stradley Ronon’s clients include several of the largest investment company complexes in the country.

05-17-2007

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Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

SEC Assistant Chief Counsel Joins Stradley Ronon
Stradley Ronon has added the former assistant chief counsel in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management, Alison M. Fuller, as a partner in the firm’s investment management/mutual funds practice group.

Fuller’s extensive experience at the SEC will strengthen the firm’s nationally recognized investment management and mutual funds practice. Based in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office, she will represent and counsel investment companies, investment advisers and broker-dealers on regulatory and compliance issues arising under federal and state securities laws.

“It is rare to find an attorney such as Alison who has the unique combination of reputable SEC credentials, law firm experience and industry knowledge,” said Bruce G. Leto, chair of Stradley Ronon’s investment management/mutual funds practice group. “Our clients will benefit tremendously from her in-depth understanding of the SEC, in addition to her law firm experience in advising registered investment companies.”

As a member of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management since 1997, Fuller and her staff developed a number of key positions on matters involving the investment management industry. During her tenure, she received an award for supervisory excellence and the 2005 Capital Markets Award as a member of the Asset-Backed Securities Rulemaking Team.

“Stradley is an excellent law firm and I am proud to join its investment management group,” said Fuller. “I am very excited to put my years of experience at the SEC to work for the firm’s clients, and to contribute to the group’s substantial and growing practice.”

Prior to joining the SEC, Fuller was a corporate securities associate at Seward and Kissel in Washington, D.C. She also served as a research assistant at Georgetown University Law Center.

Fuller earned her law degree, cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center and her undergraduate degree from Williams College in Massachusetts.

Additionally, former Drinker Biddle partner Kenneth Greenberg and counsel Joan Ohlbaum Swirsky have joined Stradley Ronon’s investment management group/mutual funds practice group, based in the Philadelphia office.

With the addition of these three attorneys, Stradley Ronon’s investment management/mutual funds group now has more than 39 legal professionals exclusively dedicated to representing the investment management industry. The practice represents more than 700 separate funds and assets under management totaling nearly $1 trillion. Stradley Ronon’s clients include several of the largest investment company complexes in the country.

05-17-2007

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Roetzel & Andress A Legal Professional Association

Jeremy Klotz Joins Roetzel & Andress' Cincinnati Office
The law firm of Roetzel & Andress is pleased to announce the addition of Jeremy Klotz as an associate in the Cincinnati office.

Mr. Klotz focuses his practice in the areas of risk management and risk avoidance, products liability and medical device defense, transportation and motor vehicle litigation, and business and personal injury litigation. He has extensive experience litigating matters before state and federal courts in Ohio and Indiana, and represents clients in alternative dispute resolution proceedings, including arbitration and mediation. In addition, Mr. Klotz assists clients with contract negotiations, drafting, analysis and compliance.

Mr. Klotz is a cum laude graduate from The DePaul University College of Law in Chicago and earned his B.S. in Psychology from Indiana University.

05-17-2007

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