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Lommen, Nelson, Cole & Stageberg, P.A.

Four Lommen Abdo Lawyers Listed Among Best Lawyers
Four Lommen Abdo Attorneys are listed among the Minnesota Best Lawyers in their areas by The Best Lawyers in America in the following categories: Phil Cole, both legal malpractice law and personal injury litigation; Roger Stageberg, corporate; Kay Nord Hunt, appellate law; and Bob King, personal injury.

Best Lawyers in America is the oldest lawyer-rating publication in the U.S., and is widely recognized as the gold standard for accuracy and integrity. Corporate Counsel Magazine calls it, “The most widely respected, thorough, reliable and valuable resource for all who seek the best in the legal profession.” The four attorneys appeared in the June 2007 Minnesota Monthly.

05-01-2007

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King & Spalding

King & Spalding Ranks 5th in the Nation for Issuer PIPE Deals in First Quarter 2007
PrivateRaise.com announced today that King & Spalding, a leading international law firm, ranks 5th among U.S. law firms that advised issuers of private investments in public equity deals, or PIPEs, in the first quarter of 2007, based on total dollars advised.

King & Spalding’s inclusion on the list of first quarter 2007 top PIPE issuer law firms is based on the firm’s two PIPE deals, which had a total dollar value of $300 million.

PrivateRaise.com is a leading source of comprehensive market intelligence and analysis pertaining to private placements of equity and equity-linked securities by public companies.

King & Spalding’s private equity practice group represents private equity investment funds, private equity management groups and institutional investors and assists these clients in structuring, negotiating and executing leveraged acquisitions and venture capital and growth financings and in dispositions of investments through sales, public offerings and recapitalizations.

05-01-2007

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Katten Muchin Rosenman Partner Nina Matis Named World’s Leading Real Estate Lawyer for Second Consecutive Year
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP is pleased to announce that for the second consecutive year, Nina B. Matis, a partner in the Firm’s Real Estate Practice, has been named the world’s leading real estate lawyer at the Who’s Who Legal Awards. Who’s Who Legal uses thousands of nominations received from clients and private practice professionals, to identify the pre-eminent lawyer and firm in each of the 27 practice areas covered in The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers 2007, published in April.

“It is an outstanding achievement to win the Who’s Who Legal; The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers Real Estate Lawyer of the Year Award for a second time,” said Callum Campbell, the publication’s editor-in-chief. “Nina Matis’s continuing success demonstrates a consistent and unparalleled level of performance and service to clients. We have no hesitation in declaring her the leading lawyer for real estate.”

The awards are based on a number of factors, including the feedback received in the ongoing research process, past performance in the research and the overall aggregate number of weighted votes cast in their favor. In addition to identifying the leading firm and individual in each practice area, the awards also recognize the overall leading firm in 48 countries and five U.S. states. Who’s Who Legal lists only the leading practitioners in each field, based exclusively on the findings of a six month independent research process.

“We are thrilled that for the second year in a row, Nina’s exceptional legal skill in real estate law, along with her tireless dedication to first-rate client service, has been recognized with such a prestigious award,” said Vincent A.F. Sergi, Katten’s national managing partner.

Ms. Matis’ practice is concentrated in all areas of commercial real estate development and acquisition, including residential, office, retail, hotel and mixed use developments; financing, including rated and structured financing; and partnership law. She has extensive experience in the organization and investment activities of debt and equity funds comprised of pension funds, and of domestic and foreign investors, as well as in investment and organizational matters relating to REITS. She has worked on numerous transactions for clients, including iStar Financial Inc.,
Blackacre Capital Partners L.P. and The Related Companies. Ms. Matis is also a member of the Firm's Executive Committee and the Board of Directors.

From 1984 through 1987, Ms. Matis was an Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University School of Law where she taught Real Estate Transactions. In addition, she is General Counsel and Executive Vice President to iStar Financial Inc. Ms. Matis is also a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, Ely Chapter of Lambda Alpha International, Chicago Finance Exchange, Urban Land Institute, REFF, Chicago Real Estate Executive Women, The Chicago Network, WX (New York Women in Real Estate) and The Economic Club of Chicago.

The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers 2007 is a compendium volume of the practice areas covered by Who’s Who Legal’s separate single volume publications. It is the result of ten years of independent research, incorporating feedback from thousands of lawyers and covering more than 7,000 practitioners across 27 separate practice areas in more than 100 countries.

05-01-2007

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Garvey Schubert Barer

Garvey Schubert Barer Adds Four Attorneys to Seattle and Portland Offices
Garvey Schubert Barer is pleased to announce that it has added four new attorneys to two of its five offices. Joining as Owners are Carla M. DewBerry in the Seattle office and Nancy M. Cooper in the Portland office. Joining as Associates are Jeffrey C. Young in the Seattle office and John C. Rothermich in the Portland office.

Carla M. DewBerry, an Owner in GSB's Seattle office, practices in the areas of healthcare law, mergers & acquisitions, and federal, state and local taxation. She represents healthcare clients in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement matters, including related audits and litigation. In addition, she is an experienced tax and business counselor and represents clients in mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, joint venture operations, licensing, and federal and state taxation matters. Ms. DewBerry provides counsel for clients outside the healthcare industry as well. Her experience includes working as a practicing CPA at a large accounting firm where she was part of a firm-wide healthcare group. She brings to her law practice a practical, in-depth understanding of how financial information is generated, stored and retrieved in the healthcare industry. This understanding is especially helpful in Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement matters. She earned her J.D. from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley in 1980 and her B.S. from the University of San Francisco in 1977. She is admitted to practice in Washington and California.

Nancy M. Cooper, an Owner in GSB's Portland office, practices in the area of labor & employment law. She brings more than 10 years of experience counseling clients on human resource issues. Having also been a business owner, she offers practical advice on maneuvering through the legal maze of labor and employment issues while keeping her client's best interests a priority. Ms. Cooper partners with businesses to advocate "best practices" when managing employees and working with labor unions, while striving to protect both the employer and employees as well as avoid litigation. Her breadth and depth of experience includes conducting highly sensitive and confidential investigations arising from employment discrimination claims, representing regional and statewide businesses, medical imaging facilities, as well as medical practices. She is skilled at negotiating labor agreements, labor arbitrations and contracts, as well as interpreting collective bargaining agreements and handling strikes. She provides day-to-day employment counsel, including facilitating in-house training, creating employment agreements, non-competes, confidentiality agreements, and providing general counsel on employment and labor issues. She is a frequent lecturer and writer, a regular columnist for Inc.com and a member of several local and state organizations. Ms. Cooper earned her J.D. in 1995 from the Northwestern School of Law, Lewis & Clark College and her B.S. in 1980 from the University of Arizona. She is admitted to practice in Oregon and before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and the U.S. District Court, District of Oregon.

Jeffrey C. Young, an Associate in GSB's Seattle office, is in the business, international, and China practices. Most recently, Mr. Young was based at Beijing's Qinghua University while on a National Security Education Program Graduate Fellowship from the U.S. government, studying the Law of Regional Autonomy for Ethnic Minorities in China. As a law student at the University of Michigan Law School, he handled a criminal appeal case for an indigent client as part of the criminal appellate practice clinic. His professional experience also includes a clerkship position at the Cook County Office of the Public Defender in Chicago, where he gained experience participating in felony trial and settlement conferences, and a clerkship at a San Francisco firm, during which he successfully represented a pro bono client in a Section 8 housing voucher hearing. He received his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Michigan in 2006 and his B.A., with high honors, from the University of California at Berkeley in 2000. His application to the Washington State Bar is pending.

John C. Rothermich, an Associate in GSB's Portland office, practices in the area of litigation. He joins GSB from the New York office of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, where he spent the last three years defending clients in securities cases, class actions, bankruptcy adversary proceedings and other complex commercial matters. His practice focuses on representing plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial disputes, including securities claims, contract disputes and real estate matters. Mr. Rothermich served as a law clerk for the Honorable Maryanne Trump Barry of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Honorable Alvin K. Hellerstein of the United States Court of Appeals for the Southern District of New York. He earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from Fordham University School of Law in 2000, and his A.B., with honors, from Brown University in 1995. He is admitted to practice in Oregon, New York and before the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York.

05-01-2007

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Gable & Gotwals, Attorneys At Law

Steve Barghols Honored at Leadership In Law Program
Steve Barghols was recognized at the Oklahoma County Bar Association’s annual Law Day Luncheon on May 1, 2007, for volunteering time and experience to non-profit organizations. As part of this annual luncheon, The Journal Record recognizes outstanding professionals in their Leadership In Law program.

The program was developed to honor legal professionals who strive to improve the communities where they live and work. Mr. Barghols has been and is active in numerous committees and organizations in the legal community, as well as participating in many Oklahoma City civic programs. He is currently president of the Oklahoma County Bar Foundation, a past president of the Oklahoma County Bar Association and an Oklahoma Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. In addition, he participates in the American Arbitration Association National Roster of Neutrals and New York Stock Exchange Mediation and Arbitration Panels.

His civic endeavors include volunteering with the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, Positive Tomorrows and Oklahoma Lawyers for Children. He currently serves on the Oklahoma City University’s Diversity Advisory Committee and is a past executive committee member of the University of Oklahoma’s Associates Council, as well as a past president of the Edmond Public School Foundation.

Steve has been a member of GableGotwals in Oklahoma City since 1982. He received his undergraduate degree in History and Political Science from the University of Oklahoma, Phi Beta Kappa, in 1973 and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Texas School of Law in 1976. His areas of practice include mediation, arbitration and oil and gas litigation.

05-01-2007

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Dreier LLP

Judith L. Poller Named Chairperson of Dreier LLP Matrimonial Department
Dreier LLP is pleased to announce that Judith L. Poller has joined the firm as partner and chairperson of its Matrimonial Department. Prior to joining Dreier LLP, Ms. Poller was a partner at Bryan Cave LLP in New York.

“We are delighted and very fortunate to have Judy join us,” said Marc S. Dreier, founder and managing partner of Dreier LLP. “Her exceptional reputation in matrimonial and family law is an exciting move forward for the firm.”

With the arrival of Ms. Poller, Dreier LLP now offers clients a full-service matrimonial practice to complement the well-established trusts and estates practice offered by its affiliate firm Schlesinger Gannon & Lazetera LLP. The move is another significant expansion for Dreier LLP, which has grown to 150 lawyers over the past year. In January, the firm opened its 50 attorney Los Angeles affiliate, Dreier Stein & Kahan LLP.

As head of the Matrimonial Department, Ms. Poller will continue her full spectrum of family law representations. Ms. Poller, who has been widely quoted on family law issues in national publications, specializes in a broad range of matrimonial and family law matters including divorce, child custody and access, spousal and child support, paternity, and prenuptial, postnuptial and separation agreements. She has extensive trial and appellate experience in addition to settlements and mediation.

“I found Dreier LLP to be an excellent fit with my focus in matrimonial law, particularly because of the firm’s litigation expertise. The wide-ranging resources of the firm from tax to real estate to corporate law will allow for evaluation of my client’s sophisticated financial assets,” Ms. Poller said. “I am also looking forward to working closely with the attorneys in Schlesinger Gannon & Lazetera LLP.”

Ms. Poller is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and recently completed a three-year term as a member of the New York State Bar Association’s Family Law Committee. She has chaired and been a speaker at various family law seminars, and she has been quoted in numerous periodicals including U.S. News & World Report, W magazine, The New York Observer, Crain’s and Smart Money

magazine. She was recognized by New York Super Lawyers® as one of the top attorneys in family law.

She is a member of the Bar of the States of New York and Massachusetts and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Ms. Poller received a J.D. from Northeastern University in 1983 and a B.A. from Clark University in 1980.

05-01-2007

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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer appoints new corporate partner
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is pleased to announce that London corporate senior associate Edward Cole has joined the partnership, effective today. Edward specialises in securities work, for both issuers and underwriters, across the full spectrum of equity, equity-linked and debt issues.

Together with London corporate partner James Wood, Edward will be relocating to Tokyo shortly to assist Julian Pritchard, James Lawden, Akihito Katayama and fellow new partner Junzaburo Kiuchi in growing the firm's corporate practice in Japan.

Joint senior partner Guy Morton comments: 'On behalf of the firm I would like to welcome Ed to the partnership, along with the 24 other partners who take up their positions today.'

05-01-2007

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