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Salans

Salans appoints UK Head of International Arbitration
George Burn has joined Salans' International Arbitration Practice Group as Head of International Arbitration London. George is recognised as a rising star in the London arbitration market and joins from Denton Wilde Sapte.

His particular expertise in technical disputes encompassing energy, mining, construction and engineering, rail and shipping is a natural fit for the work Salans undertakes in a number of regions, including the CIS and Central and Eastern Europe where Salans has had a pioneering presence.

Sarah Francois-Poncet, partner in Salans' International Arbitration Practice Group in Paris, said "London is an increasingly important venue for international arbitration. With George on board, Salans is well placed to build upon its existing arbitration capabilities and deliver the level of arbitration service top clients expect in London."

Commenting on his move to Salans, George said "I am proud to join the recognised Salans arbitration team and contribute to its long-term growth in London. These are exciting times in the practice of international arbitration. Joining Salans now represents a great challenge, one I am very excited about.

05-09-2007

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Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin, P.C.

A Business or Just a Hobby? Tricky Issue Spurs Tax Court Ruling And IRS warning
Shareholder David Aughtry comments to the Wall Street Journal in this article published May 9, 2007.

05-09-2007

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Bryan Cave LLP

BC Part of Successful Early Efforts to Fund Program for Minorities in Law
Bryan Cave LLP has joined with more than a dozen major law firms in New York to support minority law students and early career attorneys in the metro area. After one month of fundraising, the firms have contributed a total of $180,000 to the Practicing Attorneys for Law Students (PALS) campaign.

PALS is New York-based non-profit dedicated to providing mentoring and career guidance services to minority law students and new attorneys. The campaign was launched in March to expand the reach and resources of the program. The eventual goal is to raise $400,000.

Bryan Cave has sponsored substantive events for PALS, and the firm’s New York attorneys act as mentors in the program. Bryan Cave and other firms were recognized for their ongoing support of PALS April 20 in the New York Law Journal.

“We are delighted that so far more than a dozen of the world’s leading law firms have issued such a resounding call to action within the industry through their swift and generous support to the Campaign for PALS,” said Amanda Samuel, chair of the PALS Board of Directors. “Recent industry statistics show that minority lawyers still face great hurdles related to hiring, professional development, work assignments and promotion. PALS is well-positioned to address these challenges by bringing together leading lawyers of all races to serve as mentors to minority law students and early career minority attorneys.”

PALS was founded in 1984 as the “Adopt-a-Law Student Program” by Patricia Irvin, an African-American associate and later a partner at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley and McCloy LLP, who began mentoring minority students from NYU School of Law. The program has expanded to serve students from the 13 major law schools in and around New York City and includes lawyer mentors from most leading law firms and many locally based corporations. All PALS programs are offered to minority law students free of charge.

The ultimate goals of the current campaign include the creation of an endowment for PALS’s longstanding Supplemental Bar Tutorial program and funding a full-time executive director to oversee day-to-day operations and manage the program's continued growth and development

05-09-2007

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Bryan Cave LLP

Bryan Cave LLP Creates Private Client Practice for Washington, D.C., Office
Bryan Cave LLP has added four lawyers to establish a private client practice for the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. The new group consists of Partner Mary Ann Mancini, Counsels Susan Blumenthal and Tanya Harvey and Associate Jordan Ware. Mancini, Blumenthal, Harvey and Ware join Bryan Cave from the Washington, D.C., office of a national law firm.

“Mary Ann is a highly regarded attorney with extensive experience in handling complex legal issues related to estate planning and tax matters,” said William Bavinger, managing partner of the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. “She and her team will develop a private client practice in the Washington Metropolitan area as they also work to expand the firm’s national reputation in the Private Client practice.”

Members of Bryan Cave’s firmwide Private Client Group counsel and represent clients throughout the United States, Europe and Asia ranging from individuals, families and closely held businesses to major trust and charitable institutions.

Mancini’s practice focuses on estate and business planning and taxation. She has achieved national recognition for her skill in handling estate planning issues involving compensation-related benefits including employer stock and stock option plans. In addition, she has wide-ranging experience in handling sophisticated tax issues, and her work regarding compliance with the requirements set out in IRS Circular 230 is highly regarded within the industry. Mancini received her LL.M. in 1992 from the Georgetown University Law Center, her J.D. in 1984 from Catholic University Columbus School of Law and her B.A. in 1980 from Washington College.

Mancini is a frequent lecturer on estate planning issues on a national level to estate planning attorneys and other professional groups and is a co-author of the book “Structuring Buy-Sell Agreements.” She has served as an adjunct professor both at Washington and Lee University Law School and in the Graduate Tax Program at the Georgetown University Law Center. Mancini is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, she has been recognized as one of Washington’s “Legal Elite” by Washington SmartCEO magazine, and she is listed in The Best Lawyers of America – Trusts and Estates and in the Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers magazine.

Blumenthal managed the estate administration division within a large Washington, D.C. bank trust department before entering private practice 20 years ago, and her practice has continued to concentrate on counseling executors and beneficiaries through the tax and legal complexities of the estate administration process. She has extensive experience working with fiduciaries and beneficiaries to develop post-mortem plans to reduce estate taxes, and works closely with clients to resolve a wide spectrum of trust and estate issues. Blumenthal received her J.D. in 1978 from Case Western Reserve University School of Law, and her B.A., with distinction, in 1975 from the University of Michigan.

With more than 24 years of experience, Harvey has primarily focused her practice on estate planning and probate. She has experience providing counsel to individuals with special needs and non-traditional families on matters involving guidance and assistance with living trusts, health care powers of attorney and asset distribution. Harvey received her J.D. in 1982 from the State University of New York (SUNY) Buffalo School of Law, her B.S., magna cum laude, in 1979 from SUNY Albany and her A.S., summa cum laude, in 1977 from SUNY Alfred.

05-09-2007

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Bryan Cave LLP

Partner To Receive Public Leadership Award
Bryan Cave LLP Partner and former Senator John C. Danforth is among those to be honored at the annual Hubert H. Humphrey Public Leadership Awards ceremony. The University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs will honor this year’s recipients at a gala dinner Wednesday, May 16, at the McNamara Alumni Center in Minneapolis, Minn.

Along with Danforth, other honorees include Josie R. Johnson, civil rights leader and educator; Eugene C. Sit, founder and co-chair of the Minnesotans’ Military Appreciation Fund; and Harlan Cleveland, former ambassador to NATO and founding dean of the Humphrey Institute.

Danforth represented Missouri in the U.S. Senate from 1976 to 1995. During his tenure he served on top committees, including the Committee on Finance; Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation; and the Select Committee on Intelligence. In 2004, he was nominated to serve as President Bush’s representative to the United Nations. He held this post until he resigned in 2005 and rejoined Bryan Cave, where he practices in the firm’s Corporate Compliance & Defense and Regulatory Affairs, Public Policy & Legislation Client Service Groups. In addition to his legal work, Danforth serves as an ordained minister in the Episcopal Church. His most recent book is Faith and Politics: How the Moral Values Debate Divides America and How to Move Forward Together.

The Hubert H. Humphrey Public Leadership Awards honor individuals, organizations or projects that have made contributions to the common good through public leadership and service. Recipients are nominated by outside individuals and selected by a committee.

To support future leaders, the gala dinner also is a scholarship fundraiser. Proceeds from the event benefit a student scholarship initiative of the Humphrey Institute Dean’s Advisory Council. Since its inception in 2003, the Public Leadership Awards dinner has raised more than $300,000.

05-09-2007

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Atlanta Office of Greenberg Traurig LLP Represents Sammy Hagar in Gruppo Campari Acquisition Deal of Cabo Wabo Tequila
Greenberg Traurig LLP today announced that it represented entrepreneur and rock star Sammy Hagar in his agreement with Gruppo Campari to acquire an 80 percent interest in Cabo Wabo® Tequila for $80 million (U.S.). The transaction is anticipated to close in January 2008. Sammy Hagar and his partner Marco Monroy will continue to own 20 percent of Cabo Wabo®.

Jess Rosen, Shareholder in Greenberg Traurig’s Atlanta Entertainment practice, led the team working on the transaction. Rosen has worked with Hagar since 1998, serving as Hagar’s counsel for all aspects of his music transactions and intellectual property rights. James Altenbach, Shareholder and Co-Chair of the Atlanta Corporate & Securities Practice, and Margaret Marshall, Associate, negotiated the acquisition, while Charmaine Williams, Associate, focused on the intellectual property issues related to the deal. Other Greenberg Traurig attorneys involved in the deal include Harry Friedman (tax issues) and Joel Feldman and Russell Beets (intellectual property issues).

“Greenberg Traurig’s involvement with Sammy on this deal is an exciting opportunity for us and for Sammy,” said Rosen. “He recognizes that this acquisition will allow the Cabo Wabo® brand to grow and expand.” Hagar will continue to work on the brand’s quality guidelines and marketing designed to expand awareness and sales of the premium brand tequila worldwide.

Cabo Wabo® Tequila, one of the fastest growing brands in the U.S. spirits market, is an award-winning ultra premium brand tequila, which includes Cabo Wabo Reposado, Cabo Wabo Añejo, Cabo Wabo Blanco and the new ultra luxury Cabo Uno. Founded by Sammy Hagar in 1996, Cabo Wabo® Tequila was first imported in the U.S. in 1998. Sammy Hagar, inventor and major shareholder of Cabo Wabo®, is a professional rock musician and was the lead singer and songwriter for Van Halen in the 1980’s and 1990’s.

Gruppo Campari, represented by Morrison & Foerster LLP in this deal, is a major player in the global beverage sector, trading in more than 190 nations globally with a leading position in the Italian and Brazilian markets and a strong presence in the United States, Germany and Switzerland. Gruppo Campari has an extensive portfolio that spans three business segments: spirits, wines and soft drinks.
Pertinent GT Biographies: James S. Altenbach, Russell P. Beets, Joel Ross Feldman, Margaret R. Marshall, Jess L. Rosen, Charmaine D. Williams

05-09-2007

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Venable Baetjer & Howard

Venable Adds Veteran Telecommunications Attorneys James Troup and Tony Lee to Washington Office
Venable LLP has added Partners James U. Troup and Tony S. Lee, experienced telecom litigation, transactional and regulatory attorneys, as partners in the firm’s Washington D.C. office. Grace R. Chiu also joins as an associate in the firm’s Communications Group.

Mr. Troup, Mr. Lee, and Ms. Chiu come to Venable from the Washington, D.C. office of McGuireWoods, LLP, where Mr. Troup was head of that firm’s Telecom and Media Practice Group.

Messrs. Troup and Lee have represented a broad spectrum of communications companies, including cable TV operators, satellite operators, Internet service providers, wireless carriers, retailers and manufacturers of communications equipment.

The core of their practice is small-to-medium local and long distance landline carriers, for whom they provide transactional, regulatory and litigation counsel, ranging from mergers and acquisitions to compliance, bankruptcy and enforcement matters. They are currently representing a large group of local carriers who are involved in leading-edge litigation and regulatory matters involving compensation owed to them for conference call, fax and Internet based communications.

The two attorneys also represent smaller carriers in the purchase and sale of wireless spectrum, as well as in asset transfers of landline phone service, and in other industry segments where rural telcos now operate, such as cable and broadband services. Their client roster includes more than 300 small-market and rural telcos throughout the country.

Mr. Troup and Mr. Lee regularly counsel clients on telecom-related issues before numerous regulatory and enforcement agencies, including the FCC, FTC and National Telecommunications and Information Administration, as well as the Justice Department, FBI, State Department, and the International Telecommunications Union in Geneva. They have frequently advised real estate developers and building owners regarding inside wiring property rights and building access by competing communications companies. Mr. Troup has also represented more than 100 communications companies as creditors in major bankruptcies. Additionally, Mr. Troup has drafted legislation for a leading U.S. telephone company, enabling it to provide cable TV over its fiber network without obtaining local cable TV franchises.

“Jamie and Tony bring a focus on working with smaller landline companies that is a terrific complement to Venable's existing work on behalf of wireless carriers and large-scale telecom providers,” said Karl A. Racine, Venable's managing partner. Their practice will bring Venable one step closer to its goal of advising companies across the full spectrum of telecommunications services.”

In addition to working with rural market telcos, Mr. Troup has obtained regulatory approvals for competitive telecommunications carriers to engage in strategic merger transactions. More recently, Mr. Lee and Ms. Chiu served as lead regulatory counsel to obtain state and federal approvals for the recently completed merger between PAETEC Corp. and US LEC Corp. The combined company, PAETEC Holding Corp., created a publicly traded carrier with annual revenues of more than $1.3 billion – one of the largest competitive carriers in the U.S. Mr. Lee and Ms. Chiu also secured state approvals for $850 million in financing for the deal.

Messrs. Troup and Lee and Ms. Chiu have also advised clients in connection with telemarketing practices, including compliance with the national do-not-call list, as well as rules governing commercial email and fax transmission, wiretapping and privacy laws, the CAN SPAM Act, and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

“Jamie, Tony and Grace are outstanding additions to our Communications Group – they are as comfortable working on highly structured corporate deals as they are guiding clients through complex regulatory compliance” said Brock R. Landry, manager of Venable’s Government and Regulatory Affairs Division at Venable.

“Their client base is extremely diverse and the scope of issues and matters they’ve had to address has kept Jamie and Tony up-to-the-minute, not only on industry regulations and the law, but on the telecommunications business itself, which changes with incredible speed,” he noted.

“Venable has one of the most dynamic communications groups inWashington,” Mr. Troup commented, noting that he has previously worked with Venable's Communications Group Chair Frederick M. Joyce. “The firm’s strengths in the regulatory, wireless, and other electronic communications fields expand the platform we’re able to offer our landline clients as they develop their own offerings. We were also drawn to Venable’s growing national presence since so many of the companies we work with are well outside the East Coast. The firm’s depth in business law and litigation promise added support for our clients.”

Prior to joining McGuireWoods, Mr. Troup was a partner at Arter & Hadden in Washington, where he worked with Philip M. Horowitz, vice-chair of Venable's Business Division. In his nearly 11 years at Arter, Mr. Troup negotiated multiple mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other transactions for service providers in the telephone, TV, satellite, wireless and Internet services industries. He counseled TV and radio stations on regulatory issues including advertising restrictions, FAA regulation of tower sites, tower leasing agreements, must carry rights and retransmission consent agreements, FCC licensing for facilities modifications and station ownership restrictions.

Mr. Troup earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law (1985) and a B.S. in International Economics from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (1981).

Mr. Lee received his J.D. from American University (1994) and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Universityof Maryland (1991).

Ms. Chiu also received her J.D. from American University (1994) and holds an A.B. fromBrown University (1977). Prior to joining McGuireWoods, Ms. Chiu was a senior associate at Swidler Berlinin Washington, supporting one of the largest telecommunications, media and technology practices in the country. Before attending law school, Ms. Chiu spent eight years in the cable television industry in a variety of corporate and communications positions.

05-09-2007

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