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Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

Sheila Gaddis Joins Hiscock & Barclay Law Firm
Sheila A. Gaddis has joined the Rochester office of Hiscock & Barclay, LLP as Of Counsel in the areas of Corporate Law and Healthcare and Human Services. She will remain in her current position as Executive Director of the Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County, Inc.

Gaddis has an extensive background in the area of non-profit law and administration. From her work as Executive Director at a children’s agency in Alaska, to her present position as Executive Director of the Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County, Inc., Gaddis is intimately familiar with the operations, programs, staff and fiscal management issues facing non-profits.

Gaddis is a frequent panelist, peer consultant and program reviewer for many legal and youth-related organizations and programs. She is a graduate of Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 1981) and Brooklyn College (B.A., 1977, cum laude).

Gaddis serves on many state and local committees, including the New York State Bar Association’s Special Committee on Funding for Civil Legal Services and Committee on Minorities in the Profession. She is Co-Chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Pro Bono Coordinator’s Network as well as the Monroe County Bar Association’s President’s Committee on Access to Justice, Bankruptcy Committee, and Lawyer Referral & Information Service Committee; Rochester Black Bar Association, Membership and Judicial Screening Committee and the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys, along with several judicially appointed positions. Ms. Gaddis is also a member of the Town of Brighton Planning Board.

05-17-2007

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Clark Hill PLC

Clark Hill Attorney Kevin Fanning to Present to BOMA's Commercial Real Estate Congress in New York City July 21-24
Clark Hill Attorney Kevin Fanning will present to the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) North American Commercial Real Estate Congress in New York City July 21-24. Fanning’s presentation, entitled “Ten Ways to Effectively Manage Any Tenant Dispute,” will focus on various aspects of commercial landlord/tenant disputes and how building owners and managers can effectively and efficiently solve commercial tenant problems. More information on the conference is available on the association’s website, www.bomaconvention.org.

Fanning is a member in Clark Hill's Litigation Practice Group. He represents landowners and their agents in lease negotiations, commercial and residential tenant dispute resolution, and tenant retention and management.

Fanning's real estate litigation practice also includes all forms of construction litigation and contract disputes. Fanning represents owners and contractors in performance and payment disputes on private and public construction projects.

Fanning's other practice areas include complex contract, securities, and general business and commercial litigation.

Fanning has lectured to numerous trade groups and other associations and has been widely published in the areas of real estate and commercial litigation. Fanning earned his B.A. from Western Michigan University in 1994 and his J.D. from the University of Detroit-Mercy Law School in 1997.

05-17-2007

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Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP

L.A. PERKINS OF BUCKINGHAM, DOOLITTLE & BURROUGHS ELECTED HISTORIAN FOR FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN LAWYERS
L.A. Perkins, an attorney with Buckingham, Doolittle, & Burroughs, LLP (BDB), was re-elected historian for the 2007 – 2008 year for the Florida Association for Women Lawyers (FAWL) Palm Beach County Chapter.

“I’ve enjoyed my first year as historian and look forward to serving the chapter in the same capacity this coming year,” said Perkins. “The Palm Beach County Chapter of FAWL is an active group that strongly supports the efforts of female lawyers and makes a positive contribution to our community. I am pleased to be part of this organization.”

Perkins focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation and intellectual property litigation. She earned her J.D. from Stetson University College of Law, and was on the Stetson Law Review. She was admitted to the Florida Bar (1996), U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida (1997), U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida (2001) and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado (2003).

Perkins previously served as the Pro Bono Chair for FAWL. She is a member of the Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, Florida Atlantic University School of Arts Advisory Board and the Executive Women’s Golf Association.

05-17-2007

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Bryan Cave LLP

Bryan Cave LLP Opens its First Office in Italy
Bryan Cave LLP announced today the opening of an office in Milan, Italy. The office is expected to be open and operating by Aug. 1.

The Milan office will be led by Paolo Barozzi and Fulvio Pastore-Alinante, currently partners in the Milan office of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. Joining them will be a group of four partners and counsel who also are practicing in Milan: Luigi Zumbo, Claudio Morpurgo and Andrea Batazzi, all currently with Willkie Farr; and Stefano Serbini, a former partner with Ashurst. It is anticipated that a group of associates from Willkie Farr also will join Bryan Cave’s Milan office. It is expected that additional partners, counsel and associates from other leading firms will join in the near future.

The legal practices in the Milan office initially will focus on general corporate, private equity, mergers and acquisitions, finance, contracts, tax, labor and employment, asset management, commercial litigation and arbitration.

“Establishment of multiple offices in the European Union will better position us to meet the substantial and ongoing European legal service needs of our existing clients,” said Don Lents, chairman of Bryan Cave. “This will complement the strong client base of our new Italian colleagues. In addition, Bryan Cave’s resources in London, across the U.S. and elsewhere will allow them to better serve the international legal needs of their clients.”

"With the opening of a Milan office, Bryan Cave will be entering a legal market which has a need for global legal resources,” added Fred Bartelsmeyer, Bryan Cave partner who will serve as liaison between Bryan Cave's U.S. and U.K. practices and the Milan office. “We believe providing broad ranging and global legal services to businesses, with a full-service partnering approach and passionate, long-term commitment to our clients, will distinguish Bryan Cave from our peers. Our move into continental Europe by way of Milan reinforces Bryan Cave's position as a global law firm."

Italy is the sixth largest economy in the world. Milan is considered the financial and industrial center of Italy rather than Rome. It has been identified as one of the 10 most important markets in the world by Standard & Poor's. It is a center for design and fashion as well as electronics, biotech, health care and mechanical engineering.

The firm's London office, established in 1982, acquired English law capabilities in 1999 and has grown to 30 lawyers, 40 total fee earners. Bryan Cave already has secured a prestigious historical building for its office in Milan's central business district, and will soon start operating in the new premises. This is Bryan Cave’s 14th office and its fifth international office.

Background: Bryan Cave Milan Lawyers

Paolo Barozzi, age 49, focuses his practice on private equity and merger and acquisition transactions, corporate law and contracts, asset management and commercial litigation. He received his J.D. in 1984 from the State University of Milan.

Fulvio Pastore-Alinante, age 48, practices in international contracts, mergers and acquisitions, competition law, unfair advertising, arbitration and commercial litigation. He received his J.D., with honors, in 1982 from the State University of Naples, his diploma in law of the European Communities in 1984 from the Rome Bar and his LL.M. degree in 1988 from Columbia University School of Law, where he was a Fulbright scholar.

Luigi Zumbo practices in commercial contracts, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring and insolvency, commercial litigation and arbitration. Zumbo, age 42, He received his J.D. in 1988 from the State University of Messina and his graduate diploma in law in 2006 from the BPP Law School of London.

Claudio Morpurgo focuses his practice in employment law and industrial relations, including litigation. Morpurgo, age 37, received his J.D. in 1995 from the University "Cattolica" of Milan.

Andrea Batazzi practices in commercial contracts, mergers and acquisitions, LBO/MBO transactions, intellectual property and asset management regulations. Batazzi, age 43, received his J.D. in 1989 from the State University of Milan.

Stefano Serbini, age 42, focuses on domestic and cross-border tax structuring of corporate, financial and real estate transactions. He received his J.D. in 1991 from the State University of Milan and his master’s degree in tax law in 1992 from the IPSOA School in Milan.

05-17-2007

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Thompson & Knight LLP

T&K Attorney Elected to Housing Crisis Center Board of Directors
Thompson & Knight is pleased to announce Jessica B. Young has been elected to the Board of Directors for the Housing Crisis Center, a nonprofit organization working to prevent homelessness and to stabilize families, the elderly, and disabled in decent, affordable, and permanent housing.

Ms. Young is an Associate in Thompson & Knight's Trial Practice Group and focuses on litigation and representing clients before federal and state trial courts. She counsels on such matters as products and premises liability, personal injury, and mass tort, as well as on construction and contract litigation.

05-17-2007

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Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, LLP

Simpson Thacher Advises Apax Partners L.P. in $7.75 Billion Acquisition of Thomson Learning from Thomson Corporation
The Firm is advising Apax Partners L.P. in its announced acquisition, in conjunction with OMERS Capital Partners (OMERS), of Thomson Learning, the educational publishing division of Thomson Corporation. Funds affiliated with Apax Partners and OMERS will acquire the higher education, careers and library reference assets of Thomson Learning, and a consortium of funds advised by OMERS and Apax Partners will acquire Nelson Canada, for a combined total value of approximately $7.75 billion in cash. The higher education, careers and library reference assets include such brands as Wadsworth, Delmar Learning, Gale, Heinle, Brooks/Cole and South-Western.

The Simpson Thacher team working on this deal includes: William Dougherty, Doug Bacon, Alan Kluegel and Ajay Kohli (M&A); Jay Ptashek and Robert Griffith (Credit); Gary Mandel and Sean Austin (Tax); Kerry Konrad and Chris Ridder (Intellectual Property); Brian Robbins, Aimee Adler and Wonda Joseph (Employee Benefits); Adeeb Fadil and Noreen Lavan (Environmental); Caylin Navo (Real Estate); and Ellen Dadanina (paralegal).

05-17-2007

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Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, LLP

Simpson Thacher Advises Silver Lake Partners in $3 Billion Acquisition of Acxiom Corporation
The Firm is advising Silver Lake Partners in its announced acquisition, in conjunction with ValueAct Capital Partners, of Acxiom Corporation (NASD: ACXM). Silver Lake and ValueAct will acquire Acxiom for a combined total value of $3.0 billion in cash. Acxiom integrates data, services and technology to create and deliver customer and information management solutions for many of the largest, most respected companies in the world.

The Simpson Thacher team working on this deal includes: Bill Curbow, Brian Gingold, Chris May, Michael Josenhans and Ejim Achi (M&A); Jennifer Hobbs (Credit); Brian Robbins, Michael Richman and Jarrett Hoffman (Employee Benefits); Steve Todrys, Katherine Moir and Benjamin Applestein (Tax); Lori Lesser, Agnes Dunogue and Meryl Rosen (IP); George Wang and Gabriel Galletti (Litigation) and Kara Fricke and Elizabeth Ferrell (Real Estate).

05-17-2007

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