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Perkins Coie LLP

Perkins Coie Expands Litigation Capabilities with the Addition of Don Kula
Perkins Coie announced that Don Kula has joined its national Litigation practice as a partner. He will practice in the firm's Los Angeles office.

Kula joins Perkins Coie from Bingham McCutchen, where he was part of the Complex and Class Action Litigation practice and the firm's Antitrust and Trade Regulation group. He brings more than 17 years of experience in a wide range of complex commercial litigation matters, including unfair competition, fraud, trade secret misappropriation and interference with contract, as well as breach of contract, valuation, product liability and real estate disputes. His clients have spanned a range of industries, including technology, manufacturing and energy.

"Don's significant trial, arbitration and appellate experience will further strengthen our litigation capabilities in the Southern California market," said Bill Emer, Los Angeles managing partner. "And because we are part a national practice, we are supported by some of the country's most talented lawyers located in offices across the country."

Kula joins a team up of more than 300 litigators who represent plaintiffs and defendants across the spectrum of business and other disputes, from relatively simple contract matters to highly complex cases in such technical areas as class action, product liability, antitrust, intellectual property, securities and employment.

At Perkins Coie, Kula will be focusing his practice on complex commercial litigation.

He earned his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School, and his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.

04-30-2007

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Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, LLP

Patterson Belknap Honored for Pro Bono Service by the New York State Bar Association
Our firm today received the New York State Bar Association President’s Pro Bono Service Award for large law firms. A number of public service organizations with whom our lawyers have worked nominated the firm for the award.

Our firm has had 100% participation of attorneys in the pro bono program for the last three years, and we regularly rank in the top ten for pro bono service in The American Lawyer magazine’s annual survey of America’s 200 largest law firms.

“Patterson Belknap is honored to receive this award from the NYSBA in recognition of the pro bono legal services provided by all of our lawyers. Public service is at the heart of our firm, and our greatest reward is seeing the good that comes out of these efforts," said firm Co-Chair William Cavanaugh.

04-30-2007

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LeClairRyan

Adams Recognized by the NBTA in Civil Trial Advocacy
Rod Adams has been certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) in Civil Trial Advocacy. He is one of the first Virginia defense attorneys to do so.

From the NBTA...founded in 1977, NBTA is dedicated to bettering the quality of trial advocacy in our nation's courtrooms and assisting the consumer of legal services in finding experienced and highly qualified trial lawyers. NBTA is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) to certify lawyers in the specialty areas of civil, criminal and family law trial advocacy. (No procedure exists in the Commonwealth of Virginia for approving certifying organizations.)

04-30-2007

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Hodes, Ulman, Pessin & Katz, P.A.

HP&K Wins Chamber’s Business Member of the Year Award
Hodes, Pessin & Katz, P.A. (HP&K), received the Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce President’s Award for Business Member of the Year.

The President’s Award is one of the highest awards that the Chamber can give, and was based on the Firm’s ongoing efforts to preserve the County’s historic Cator House (future Eastern Shore home of the law firm), its vigorous support of various community organizations, and its continued growth and commitment to the business and legal community of Dorchester County. Other nominees in the category for large business included Comcast, Delmarva Power, Preston Buick, Richmond American Homes, and Willow Construction.

Chad Malkus, the Firm’s managing lawyer for their Cambridge office, and Rochelle Eisenberg, Member, attended the Chamber’s awards dinner and accepted the award and proclamation from the State Senate. “It is very prestigious honor for the firm,” commented Malkus. “I am honored to work for a law firm that recognizes the benefit and importance of supporting local and regional business and community efforts.

04-30-2007

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Healy & Baillie, L.L.P.

American College of Bankruptcy Honors Raymond L. Shapiro with 2007 Distinguished Service Award
The American College of Bankruptcy recently honored Blank Rome Partner Raymond L. Shapiro with the Distinguished Service Award. Mr. Shapiro was presented with the Award in recognition for his outstanding service in the field of bankruptcy.

The American College of Bankruptcy presents the Distinguished Service Award annually to a recipient who has demonstrated significant accomplishments in improving the administration of justice in the insolvency and bankruptcy field, for distinguished service consistently rendered over a considerable period of time and in recognition of a career consistent with the goals and purposes of the College.

“We congratulate Ray on this well-deserved national recognition,” said Carl M. Buchholz, Blank Rome’s Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer. “We are pleased that Ray’s legal skill and distinguished contributions to the bankruptcy field are being recognized through this prestigious award.”

The College is an honorary association of bankruptcy and insolvency professionals with the mission of honoring and recognizing distinguished bankruptcy professionals in an effort to set standards of achievement for others in the insolvency community. The College also funds and assists projects that enhance the highest quality of bankruptcy practice, including undergraduate and graduate projects related to bankruptcy and insolvency.

At Blank Rome, Mr. Shapiro represents institutional lenders and lender syndicates, creditors and creditors’ committees, debtors, plan of reorganization proponents, and asset purchasers. Mr. Shapiro also regularly advises corporations on various matters, including, bankruptcies and creditors’ rights, reorganizations and workouts, loan and debt restructuring, debtor-in-possession financing and intercreditor relationships.

Mr. Shapiro has received national recognition for his work in bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights. He is ranked in the Chambers USA top-tier as “a consummate all-around bankruptcy lawyer who is a great strategist, very skilled at handling clients and well respected by the courts. He displays extraordinary judgment.”

Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New York, Mr. Shapiro received his law degree from the Temple University Beasley School of Law and holds a Bachelor of Science from Temple University.

04-30-2007

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Healy & Baillie, L.L.P.

Jeremy Spector Appointed Vice-Chair of ABA Tax-Exempt Financing Committee
Blank Rome partner Jeremy A. Spector has been appointed vice-chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Committee on Tax Exempt Financing, effective July 1, 2007. Mr. Spector will hold the position of vice-chair for a two-year term.

The Committee on Tax Exempt Financing addresses numerous issues pertaining to the federal exclusion from gross income of interest on state and local bonds. As committee vice-chair, Mr. Spector will help to guide the committee’s activities, including identifying and engaging in opportunities affecting the development and administration of tax laws, conducting continuing legal education programs, and recruiting successors for the committee’s leadership positions.

At Blank Rome, Mr. Spector heads the public finance group’s tax practice and advises clients in virtually all areas of public finance tax law. A significant component of Mr. Spector’s practice is the representation of clients before the IRS and state tax authorities concerning enforcement actions.

Mr. Spector has authored numerous articles and frequently lectures on topics of public finance tax law. Mr. Spector’s articles concerning major public finance tax law developments have been published annually in The Tax Lawyer from 1999 and 2005. From 2005 to 2006, Mr. Spector was the tax columnist for the quarterly journal The Bond Lawyer®, published by the National Association of Bond Lawyers.

Mr. Spector is a Regular Fellow of the American College of Bond Counsel. He holds a master of law degree in taxation from New York University School of Law, a law degree from the University of Miami School of Law, and a master of business administration degree in accounting and finance from New York University Graduate School of Business Administration. Mr. Spector graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in politics, cum laude with honors, from Brandeis University, and maintains his accreditation as a certified public accountant.

04-30-2007

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Healy & Baillie, L.L.P.

Addition Strengthens Firm’s Tax Practice
Blank Rome is pleased to announce Daniel R. Blickman has joined the Firm as a partner in the business tax practice. Mr. Blickman brings substantial experience in federal and state tax issues, mergers and acquisitions, capital market, securities, and real estate transactions to the Firm. Mr. Blickman will be based in Blank Rome’s Philadelphia office.

“We are pleased to welcome Dan to the Firm,” said Carl M. Buchholz, managing partner and chief executive partner. “Dan’s extensive federal and state tax knowledge and experience in a wide variety of transactional business matters will complement the tax practice at Blank Rome and support the Firm’s growth strategy in this area.”

Prior to joining Blank Rome, Mr. Blickman served as a partner in Klehr, Harrison, Harvey, Branzburg & Ellers LLP’s Philadelphia office in its Tax, Estates & Benefits Department. Mr. Blickman counsels various types of companies and individuals on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions; issuance of securities; reorganizations; redemptions; domestic and international liquidations; and using corporations, partnerships, and joint ventures structures. Mr. Blickman has extensive experience in real estate transactions, formation of investment funds, compensation issues, cross-border investments, consolidated return issues, and capital market issues, including swap agreements.

Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New York, Mr. Blickman received his master of laws degree from New York University and his law degree from Yale Law School. Mr. Blickman also holds a doctorate from Stanford University, master of arts from Oxford University, and a bachelor of arts from Tulane University.

04-30-2007

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