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Crowell & Moring LLP

Legal 500 EMEA Recommends Crowell & Moring in Seven Practice Areas
Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that the firm's Brussels office has been ranked as a "recommended" law firm in seven practice areas by the Legal 500 Europe, Middle East, and Africa 2007 edition. The practice areas include:

* Competition (Recognized Crowell & Moring lawyers: Partner - Werner Berg; Associate - Volker Soyez; Associate - Jan Lohrberg)
* Corporate and M&A (Recognized Crowell & Moring lawyer: Partner - Emmanuel Gybels)
* Customs, Trade, WTO and Anti-dumping (Recognized Crowell & Moring lawyer: Partner - Robert M. MacLean)
* EU Regulatory
* Information Technology (Recognized Crowell & Moring lawyers: Partner - Thomas De Meese; Associate - Christoph De Preter)
* Intellectual Property (Recognized Crowell & Moring lawyers: Partner - Kristof Roox; Associate - Benito Boone)
* Media and Entertainment (Recognized Crowell & Moring lawyers: Partner - Thomas De Meese; Associate - Christoph De Preter)

Legal 500 is known as one of the definitive guides to the legal market in more than 90 countries. The guide's editorial-driven rankings are based on the opinions of the editors and research they conduct with competitors, peers, and clients. You can view the country chapters and recommendations online at: www.legal500.com.

The firm's Corporate Group was also recently ranked in the 2007 Legal 500 U.S.-Volume I (Corporate and Finance) book for its mergers and acquisitions work, and the firm's Intellectual Property Group was ranked in the 2007 Legal 500 U.S.-Volume II (Intellectual Property, Media, Technology, and Telecoms) in the categories of IP: non-contentious/transactional - Patent Re-examination and IP: non-contentious/transactional - Patent Prosecution: International Clients.

05-02-2007

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Greenberg Traurig, LLP Launches Climate Change Task Force
The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP is pleased to announce the formation of its Climate Change Task Force. Formed by the firm as part of the Energy Group, the Climate Change Task Force is a multidisciplinary practice group designed to coordinate the various practice areas applicable to greenhouse gas emissions, carbon credit trading, alternative fuel sources, sustainable development and other climate change-related practices.

The growing task force draws from the experience of approximately 65 members across nearly every practice area and geographic location within Greenberg Traurig, thus highlighting the group's intent to focus the firm's efforts on addressing climate change issues on an integrated, firm-wide and international basis.

The task force represents clients from an array of industries in connection with the increasingly complex climate change issues associated with energy, industrial and natural resource projects. Members of the task force bring together a wide range of relevant experience in development, acquisition, trade and financing; international, federal and state regulatory compliance and permitting issues; administrative agency and legislative advocacy; environmental permitting and compliance; tax and securities law; intellectual property; and litigation and dispute resolution. Many members of the task force have served as political appointees responsible for crafting air quality legislation.

For various reasons, a number of states and regional entities have begun to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Greenberg Traurig’s Climate Change Task Force helps clients track and respond to the rapid developments in state laws and regulations, as well as the requirements of regional climate change schemes and evolving federal requirements and voluntary programs. Greenberg Traurig also tracks legislation and represents clients participating in international programs.

"Climate change is recognized as one of the most pressing issues affecting the global economy, and it is raising a myriad of unique legal issues. Greenberg Traurig’s resources and international platform makes the firm uniquely qualified to address these new legal challenges,” said Stephen Jones, Chair of the Climate Change Task Force.
Pertinent GT Biographies: Stephen C. Jones

05-02-2007

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Thompson & Knight LLP

Five T&K Attorneys Named to "International Who's Who" List
The international law firm of Thompson & Knight congratulates its five attorneys named to the "International Who's Who of Oil and Gas Attorneys" list by Who's Who Legal. Who's Who Legal exclusively lists attorneys who are strongly recommended from in-depth interviews with peers and clients. Rankings in the practice-specific directories are assessed on criteria, including legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness, diligence, and commitment. The following attorneys were selected for this honor:

Dallas
Andrew B. Derman

Houston
Alexandre R. Chequer
Skip Maryan Jr.
Ben H. Welmaker Jr.

Algiers
Hassan Yassine

05-02-2007

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Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, LLP

Simpson Thacher Represents the Initial Purchasers in Connection with SBA Communications Corporation’s $350 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering
Simpson Thacher represented the initial purchasers in connection with SBA Communications Corporation’s Rule 144A offering of $350 million aggregate principal amount of 0.375% Convertible Senior Notes due 2010. Lehman Brothers Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. The offering closed on March 26, 2007.

SBA Communications Corporation is an independent owner and operator of wireless communications towers whose primary focus is the leasing of antenna space on their multi-tenant towers to a variety of wireless service providers under long-term lease contracts.

The Simpson Thacher team included Risë Norman, Roxane Reardon, Alireza Odouli, Berta Matos and William Freiberg (Capital Markets); Marcy Geller and Shari Silverman (Tax); Adeeb Fadil and Tim Mulvihill (Environmental).

05-02-2007

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Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, LLP

The Firm Represents JPMorgan in Exit Financing for Delta Air Lines Inc.
Simpson Thacher represents JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and the other Arrangers in connection with $2.5 billion in exit financing for Delta Air Lines Inc. in connection with its emergence from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding.

The Simpson Thacher team included Patrick Ryan, Alexandra Kaplan, Erik Hepler, Jessica Tuchinsky, Kim Vu, Jennifer Chien and Michael Saily (Credit), Marty Jacobson and Ash Tehrani (Aircraft Finance), David Mack (Bankruptcy), Michael Isby (Environmental), Mardi Merjian and Julia Rubin (Real Estate), Beth Understahl (Employee Benefits) and Jonathan Cantor and Sean Austin (Tax). Paralegals Ellen Dadanina and Beth Rubenstein also helped on the transaction.

05-02-2007

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Shearman & Sterling LLP

Dolan Family Group to Acquire 100% of Public Interest in Cablevision
Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) announced today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with an entity created by members of the Dolan Family Group, pursuant to which all outstanding shares of Cablevision that the Dolan Family Group does not already own will be converted into a right to receive $36.26 a share in cash. The transaction implies a total enterprise value of approximately $22 billion. Shearman & Sterling LLP represented Lead Arrangers Merrill Lynch, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., and Bank of America who have committed to provide approximately $15.5 billion in bank and bond debt financing to fund the merger consideration and refinance certain bank indebtedness of Cablevision. The company's existing notes and debentures will remain outstanding. The Dolan Family Group will contribute approximately $2.1 billion in equity to the transaction through reinvestment of its Cablevision shares in the new privately held company.

Charles F. Dolan and James L. Dolan, speaking on behalf of the Dolan Family Group, said, "The Dolan family founded Cablevision nearly 35 years ago, and we are very proud of the company's track record of delivering quality service and innovative products to our customers. We believe the best way to continue this tradition in today's increasingly competitive environment is as a privately held company. This new structure and an entrepreneurial perspective will enable us to keep growing the business with our talented management team and dedicated employees."

Cablevision Systems Corporation is one of the nation's leading entertainment and telecommunications companies. Its cable television operations serve 3.1 million households in the New York metropolitan area. The company's advanced telecommunications offerings include its iO: Interactive Optimum digital television, Optimum Online high-speed Internet, Optimum Voice digital voice-over-cable, and its Optimum Lightpath integrated business communications services. Cablevision's Rainbow Media Holdings LLC operates several successful programming businesses, including AMC, IFC, WE tv and other national and regional networks. In addition to its telecommunications and programming businesses, Cablevision owns Madison Square Garden and its sports teams, the New York Knicks, Rangers and Liberty. The company also operates New York's famed Radio City Music Hall and legendary Beacon Theatre, and owns and operates Clearview Cinemas.

Attorneys included partners Stephen Besen (New York - Mergers & Acquistions), Christa D'Alimonte (New York - Mergers & Acquistions), Rob Evans (New York - Capital Markets), Jason Lehner (Toronto - Capital Markets) and Michael Zinder (New York - Finance Group) and associates Michael Benjamin (New York - Capital Markets), Jennifer Boyle-Devine (New York - Mergers & Acquisitions), Benjamin Cheng (New York - Finance Group) Damien Grierson (New York - Capital Markets), Ilir Mujalovic (New York - Capital Markets), Joji Ozawa (New York - Capital Markets) and Randal Palach (New York - Finance Group).

05-02-2007

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Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel, LLP

Kramer Levin Obtains Asylum For Sudanese Student Activist Who Fled Torture and Likely Execution
Erin Oshiro and Seema Saifee, with the supervision of Michael Sternhell and the assistance of Aaron Frankel and paralegal Marina Trad, have obtained asylum for a student activist from Darfur, Sudan. After our client issued a political statement condemning the Sudanese government’s genocide in Darfur, the special security forces of the Sudanese government arrested, detained, and tortured him for 17 days. Our client was released only after he was forced to sign a list of conditions requiring him to abandon his political beliefs and betray his tribe. Upon his release, our client fled his hometown and, after learning that security forces had detained his entire family, he fled to Egypt. During his two years in Egypt, our client continued to be arrested, detained, and beaten by Sudanese agents, and he eventually fled to the United States. Our client faced re-arrest, torture, and execution if returned to Sudan because of the prevalent persecution of known and suspected opponents of the government, and because of his membership in the Zaghawa tribe, an ethnic group that is systematically persecuted by the Sudanese government. After the Kramer Levin team made a substantial submission on country conditions in Egypt, the government stipulated that our client had not firmly resettled there. Immigration Judge Dorothy Harbeck agreed and granted asylum to our client after specifically finding his testimony to be credible. The case was referred by Human Rights First.

05-02-2007

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