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Davis Polk & Wardwell

NeurogesX, Inc. Initial Public Offering
Davis Polk & Wardwell advised Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated as the sole book-running and lead manager and Pacific Growth Equities, LLC, Lazard Capital Markets LLC and Susquehanna Financial Group, LLLP as co-managers of the $44 million initial public offering of 4,000,000 shares of common stock of NeurogesX, Inc. NeurogesX’s shares trade on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “NGSX.”

NeurogesX is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel pain management therapies for neuropathic pain.

The Davis Polk corporate team included partner Bruce K. Dallas, associate Jeffrey M. Smith, former associate Kevin D. Smith and legal assistants Cari M. Hebel and Michael Nguyen, all of the Menlo Park office. Partner Steven S. Weiner and associate Duane Nash of the Menlo Park office provided intellectual property advice. Partner Rachel D. Kleinberg of the Menlo Park office provided tax advice. Counsel Cynthia Akard of the Menlo Park office provided employee benefits advice. The NASD team included counsel Marcie A. Goldstein and legal assistant Peggy Ann Petercsak of the New York office.

05-09-2007

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Robinson & Cole LLP

Robinson & Cole Insurance Lawyer Speaks At American Bar Association Insurance Law Meeting
Robinson & Cole Insurance lawyer John P. Malloy recently spoke at the spring meeting of the Property Insurance Law Committee of the American Bar Association. His presentation was on "additional coverages" in property insurance policies, with a focus on "code upgrade" issues.

05-09-2007

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O'Melveny & Myers, LLP

Maeda and Moser Selected as Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2007
O'Melveny partners Yoji Maeda and Michael Moser have been selected as Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2007 in the areas of General Corporate Practice and Dispute Resolution, respectively.

The Asialaw Leading Lawyers survey has been conducted annually since 1995 by Asia Law & Practice, a specialist division of Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC. In this year's survey, more than 16,000 law firm clients and legal professionals were invited to nominate lawyers who, in their opinion, have consistently excelled in particular fields of legal practice over the past years. The survey will be published in June 2007.

05-09-2007

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Foley & Lardner

Foley Expands Government & Public Affairs Practice With Three New Government Relations Attorneys
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today the addition of government relations attorneys Harry J. Katrichis, Vicki J. Hicks and Lance Kotschwar to the firm's Government & Public Affairs Practice in the Washington, D.C. office.

This announcement comes on the heels of former General Counsel of the House Judiciary Committee Philip G. Kiko joining its Government & Public Affairs Practice in Washington, D.C. on April 23.

“The addition of this team of attorneys will support our strategic plan to further enhance our growing Government & Public Affairs Practice,” said Rick Weiss, managing partner of the firm's Washington, D.C. office. “The group's depth of government relations experience and strong ties to public officials will complement the firm's solid framework for providing our clients with superior public affairs counsel.”

Harry J. Katrichis is a member of the Energy, Health Care and International Business Industry Teams in addition to the Government & Public Affairs Practice. He devotes his practice to lobbying in the areas of agriculture, energy, financial services, health care and transportation. Katrichis served as the chief counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business, where he advised the committee on issues including regulatory reform, antitrust and competition policy, international trade, regulated industries and economic policy. He also served as special counsel in the Office of General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Associate Chief Counsel for Advocacy at the Office of Advocacy at the U.S. Small Business Administration and as a special assistant to the Attorney General during the Reagan Administration.

Having spent more than 25 years in the public policy arena, Katrichis is a well known lobbyist in Washington. He has served in both Houses of Congress, held three different positions in the Executive Branch and spent the past six-plus years as a respected private sector lobbyist representing clients in a host of substantive areas.

“Foley's expansive business footprint provides us with a real opportunity to leverage our experience and relationships. We can extend the depth of our offerings through the expertise of our new colleagues in the Life Sciences, Health and Food and Agriculture practices,” said Katrichis.

Vicki J. Hicks is a member of the Life Sciences, Energy, Food and International Business Industry Teams in addition to the Government & Public Affairs Practice. She has extensive experience working with the legislative and executive branches in key positions on Capitol Hill, including her role as a senior Democratic Senate staffer, and as an appointee at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) during the Clinton Administration. As an agricultural lawyer and lobbyist, Hicks has been instrumental in representing clients' goals through the legislative process as well as before the USDA. Her areas of focus include the food, drug and agriculture policy areas, including agricultural trade, farm subsidy and commodity programs, commodity procurement, conservation programs, domestic and foreign food assistance programs, alternative and bio-based energy, food safety, nutrition and rural development programs.

Having served in both the legislative and executive branches, Hicks offers a unique combination of experience and knowledge in agricultural programs. In addition to representing her clients' positions on the Hill and at USDA, she effectively uses her experience to assist clients with business development activities at USDA.

Lance Kotschwar is a member of the Life Sciences, Energy, Food and International Business Industry Teams in addition to the Government & Public Affairs Practice. Kotschwar's previous experience includes having served as general counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry; chief counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture; and in the Office of the General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. During his time on Capitol Hill he oversaw completion of a number of significant laws, including the 1996 and 2002 Farm Bills, the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 and the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003.

With more than a decade of experience spanning the Executive Branch and committees in both houses of the Legislative branch, Kotschwar has an in-depth understanding of the legislative and regulatory process. In particular, his experience includes production and marketing of food and agricultural products, commodity futures regulation, conservation and natural resource programs and regulation of biotechnology-derived plants and animals. Foley & Lardner LLP provides the full range of corporate legal counsel. Our attorneys understand today's most complex business issues, including corporate governance, securities enforcement, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property counseling and litigation, outsourcing and information technology, labor and employment, and tax. The firm offers total solutions in the automotive, emerging technologies, energy, entertainment and media, financial services, food, golf and resort services, insurance, health care, life sciences, nanotechnology, and sports industries.

05-09-2007

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Cozen O' Connor

Cozen O'Connor’s Scott B. Schwartz Discusses Intellectual Property Issues for PBI and INTA
Cozen O’Connor member Scott B. Schwartz recently participated on a panel discussion for the Intellectual Property Law Institute hosted by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI) and served as the co-host for a discussion on trademark dilution for the International Trademark Association (INTA). For the PBI event, Schwartz was part of a three person panel presentation on best practices for handling actions before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, including pre-filing strategies and considerations in a post-Madrid world. For the INTA, he helped lead a discussion on the Trademark Dilution Act and the new Trademark Dilution Revision Act, including new developments and future considerations. Both events were held in Philadelphia.

Schwartz practices in Cozen O'Connor’s intellectual property practice group from the firm’s Philadelphia office. He concentrates his practice in all aspects of trademark, copyright and unfair competition law. Before joining Cozen O'Connor, Schwartz was in-house counsel at Intel Corporation for more than three and a half years as a senior attorney responsible for implementing and managing global trademark enforcement and protection strategies.

Schwartz is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New York, and Washington, D.C. He is a member of the International Trademark Association and serves as the subcommittee chair of the U.S. legislation and new regulations subcommittee. Schwartz has been a guest lecturer on trademark law at Santa Clara University School of Law and is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, having appeared in his youth in various commercials as well as an independent film. He was named a 2005 Pennsylvania “Rising Star” by Law & Politics.

A resident of Bala Cynwyd, PA, Schwartz earned his undergraduate degree from American University (B.A., 1988) and his law degree from University of Buffalo School of Law (J.D., 1991).

05-09-2007

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Jumps to 86th Spot on This Year's AmLaw 100
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC moved up to the 86th spot on this year's AmLaw 100, a ranking published by The American Lawyer of the top 100 U.S. firms based on their gross revenues in 2006.

According to CEO Tom VanKirk, Buchanan's 40.3 percent growth in revenue from the previous year validates the firm's growth strategy and is largely attributable to the 2006 merger between Buchanan Ingersoll and Klett Rooney and the Burns Doane Swecker & Mathis combination a year before. In the article, VanKirk also expressed his satisfaction with the firm's increase in profits per equity partner (PPP) and revenue per lawyer (RPL), which grew by 14.3 percent and 5.9 percent, respectively.

05-09-2007

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Andrews Kurth

Andrews Kurth Attorney Named to Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyers List
Andrews Kurth is pleased to announce that Jonathan I. Levine has been selected as a 2007 Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer by Turnarounds & Workouts, a monthly newsletter that tracks distressed businesses in the United States and Canada..

Levine is an associate in the firm's New York office, practicing in the Bankruptcy/Restructuring group. He focuses on the representation of official and ad hoc creditors' and stockholders' committees, significant strategic and financial investors and debtors/issuers in complex Chapter 11 reorganizations and out-of-court restructurings.

"We are extremely proud of Jonathan and we congratulate him on this award," said Lynne M. Uniman, Andrews Kurth Deputy Managing Partner - New York. "His hard work and dedication to his clients in the bankruptcy and restructuring arena are a credit to Andrews Kurth."

Levine's practice also includes extensive experience representing issuers and underwriters in public offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities; structuring and negotiating mergers and acquisitions; and advising clients in contractual, banking and finance matters.

"I'm humbled to be selected among such a great group of young lawyers," said Levine. "I thank my family and my colleagues for their support."

The 12 finalists will be recognized and receive a personalized award at the annual Distressed Investing Conference dinner held in November in New York City.

Levine has been with Andrews Kurth since 2003. He earned his J.D. in 2000 from the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law and received a B.A. in Political Science with honors from Stanford University in 1996.

05-09-2007

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