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Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP ANNOUNCES SAMUEL W. SEYMOUR TO RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS 2007 JOHN J. MCCLOY AWARD
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP today announced that litigation partner Samuel W. Seymour will be the recipient of the 2007 John J. McCloy Award, which recognizes lawyers who have made outstanding contributions to improving the administration of justice in New York State. The award was announced by Victor A. Kovner, the Chair of the Fund for Modern Courts and will be presented by the Chief Judge of the State of New York, Judith S. Kaye, at a reception later today.

Mr. Kovner said that “Mr. Seymour’s commitment to improving the administration of justice reaches back to when he served as a law school summer intern at Modern Courts. Now a Director of Modern Courts, he has provided unflagging support for its reform agenda.” Founded in 1955, the Fund for Modern Courts is devoted exclusively to improving the judicial system in New York State.

The McCloy Award is named in honor of John J. McCloy, who served as Chair of the Fund and Committee for Modern Courts from 1961 to 1978, in recognition of his exceptional record of public service. Previous recipients of the McCloy Award are Hon. Joseph W. Bellacosa, Sheila L. Birnbaum, Hon. Hugh L. Carey, Dean John D. Feerick, Hon. Hugh R. Jones, Jr., Robert M. Kaufman, Hon. Edward I. Koch, Victor A. Kovner, Robert D. Joffe, Robert MacCrate, Bettina B. Plevan, Roy L. Reardon, Fern Schair and Hon. Cyrus R. Vance.

Mr. Seymour specializes in white-collar criminal defense, regulatory enforcement matters, and internal investigations. He advises global financial institutions, industrial companies and individual officers and directors in government and internal investigations. One of the top white-collar criminal defense and commercial litigators in the United States, he has been recognized by peer publications such as Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and The Best Lawyers in America. After joining Sullivan & Cromwell in 1982, he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and Deputy Chief Appellate Attorney in the Southern District of New York (1988 - 1991), and re-joined the firm in 1991.

Mr. Seymour also serves as a panel chairman on the Departmental Disciplinary Committee, First Department; is a Director of the Office of the Appellate Defender; and has represented scores of indigent criminal defendants pro bono in the federal courts. He is Chair of the Board of Directors of the City Bar Justice Center, a former Vice President and Chair of the Executive Committee of the New York City Bar Association, a member of American Law Institute, and a trustee of the Practising Law Institute. Mr. Seymour also serves on the Board of Visitors at his alma mater, Columbia Law School.

H. Rodgin Cohen, Chairman of Sullivan & Cromwell, said “We are delighted that Sam Seymour, one of our Firm’s most highly respected lawyers, has been named as this year’s recipient of the John J. McCloy Award. Sam’s dedication to the cause of justice for all enhances our legal system and serves as an example for the legal profession. We are proud of Sam’s leadership in Sullivan & Cromwell’s NY12529:411597.1 commitment to serving the communities in which we live and work around the world.”

Samuel W. Seymour added, “It is an honor to receive the 2007 John Jay McCloy Award, and to join the distinguished group of people who have previously been recognized. I have been gratified to serve as Director of Modern Courts, and look forward to continued service.

05-14-2007

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Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP

DAVID BURGE APPOINTED TO GEORGIA SUPERIOR COURT CLERKS’ COOPERATIVE AUTHORITY
Smith, Gambrell & Russell attorney David Burge was appointed by Governor Sonny Perdue to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority (GSCCCA) Board of Directors. The GSCCCA provides a statewide records database of all Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) filings. It provides an online network for all real estate, tax and judgment liens and notary records kept by the 159 Georgia superior court clerks. It also provides technical support to the clerks in both litigation and real estate records management. The GSCCCA Board of Directors includes six clerks of superior court, one superior court judge, one county commissioner and two at-large gubernatorial appointments.

Mr. Burge recently served as Chairman of the Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia.

Mr. Burge is a partner in the Firm’s Real Estate practice. His areas of expertise includes commercial real estate lending transactions, capital markets real estate transactions and general real estate sale, purchase and leasing transactions. Mr. Burge’s clients include Wachovia Bank and College Partners, Inc. He earned his B.A., magna cum laude, from Vanderbilt University and he earned his J.D. degree, with honors, from the University of North Carolina.

05-14-2007

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Salans

Salans shortlisted for International Law Firm of the Year
Salans is in the running to win International Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer awards which were announced today, 14 May, and will be presented at a ceremony on 26 June.

The Lawyer Awards are one of the most recognised and respected celebrations of excellence in the profession - encompassing private practice, the public sector, commerce and industry and the Bar.

This is the first time Salans has been recognised in this category and is testament to our status as an international law firm built on a pioneering spirit, uniquely combining a presence in emerging market hubs as well as key financial centres.

05-14-2007

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Quarles & Brady

Druckrey Joins Quarles & Brady LLP
Nicole J. Druckrey has joined Quarles & Brady LLP as an associate in the Milwaukee office. Druckrey practices primarily in the areas of commercial litigation and employment law and represents clients in a variety of litigation matters.

05-14-2007

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Porzio Bromberg & Newman, P.C.

Frederick K. Schoenbrodt, II Joins Porzio as Counsel
Porzio, Bromberg & Newman P.C. is pleased to announce that FREDERICK K. SCHOENBRODT, II has joined the firm as Counsel. Mr. Schoenbrodt will continue to concentrate his practice in the areas of estate planning, estate and trust administration, fiduciary litigation and taxation.

He comes to the firm from Mirzaian Schoenbrodt, LLP of Morristown where he was partner, and led the firm’s Personal Planning Practice. Prior to that he served as a senior associate in the Trusts and Estates Practice Group at Dillon, Bitar & Luther, LLC of Morristown.

Mr. Schoenbrodt is a 1995 graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law and a 1992 graduate of Gettysburg College with a B.A. in Management (Accounting and Finance). He received an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law in 2000.

05-14-2007

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McCarter & English, Attorneys At Law

Robert Mintz Quoted in New York Law Journal and New York Times
Robert Mintz was quoted on Richard Grasso's compensation litigation with the New York Stock Exchange in the New York Law Journal (May 14) and the New York Times (May 9).

05-14-2007

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LeClairRyan

Lay represents Strategic Targeting, Inc. in sale to SIGMA Marketing Group, LLC
LeClair Ryan represented Strategic Targeting, Inc., a Charlottesville, Virginia-based marketing analytics company, in its sale to SIGMA Marketing Group, LLC. SIGMA Marketing Group is a full-service database marketing company with a national client base of Fortune 100 companies. In connection with the sale, Jerry Montgomery, founder of Strategic Targeting, Inc., was named Senior Vice President of SIGMA. Leading LeClair Ryan in the transaction was David M. Lay. A press release on the acquisition is available at the link below.

05-14-2007

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