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Haskell, Slaughter, Young & Gallion, L.L.C.

HASKELL SLAUGHTER EXPANDS BANKING PRACTICE WITH ADDITION OF STANLEY POLLOCK
Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC announces the expansion of its banking and financial institutions practice with the addition of Stanley H. Pollock, a veteran advisor to Southeastern financial institutions who joins the firm as counsel. Mr. Pollock represents banks, bank holding companies, thrifts and nonbank subsidiaries of financial institution holding companies on a wide variety of corporate and regulatory matters, with a particular concentration on community financial institutions. His practice focuses on a wide variety of financial institution matters, including financial institution mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, holding company formations, record retention issues, capital planning, de novo bank chartering, new product development, defending against administrative enforcement actions, and other corporate and regulatory issues. Mr. Pollock will be based in Atlanta, where he has practiced for over 30 years.

Mr. Pollock began his legal career at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and served for several years as the chief legal officer of The Prudential Bank and Trust Company and The Prudential Savings Bank, F.S.B., the two banking subsidiaries of Prudential Financial that were located in Atlanta. His career has also included extensive private practice experience in Atlanta.

A frequent speaker and author on financial institutions law, Mr. Pollock is active in bar association and banking trade association matters, and has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Georgia Bankers Association's Bank Counsel Section, among other key appointments.

Mr. Pollock adds further depth and experience to Haskell Slaughter's existing banking and financial institutions practice. The firm's practice includes the representation of financial institutions in mergers and acquisitions, securities regulation, corporate finance transactions, electronic payment and e-commerce matters, bankruptcy and creditors' rights issues, and debt restructurings. In addition, the firm regularly acts as counsel to local, regional and national lenders in secured and unsecured lending transactions.

04-24-2007

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Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Farella Braun + Martel Named One of the Bay Area's Best Places to Work
Farella Braun + Martel LLP was named one of the top 100 Best Places to Work in the Bay Area for the third consecutive year. The rankings were largely the result of an online employee satisfaction survey on a range of topics gauging how happy they were with their work climate and culture, management practices and specific policies and benefits.

The "Best Places to Work" list comprises a broad cross section of the region's employers form 12 Bay Area counties and is a joint effort of the San Francisco Business Times, the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, and the East Bay Business Times. The 2007 awards program was the most competitive to date, attracting 464 nominees.

"At Farella Braun + Martel, we strive for a collegial working environment; one in which all doors are open and everyone feels as if they are a member of the firm," stated Judy Todd, Executive Director. "We are delighted our efforts have been recognized. The research company's approach, which required anonymous submissions by our attorneys and staff, demonstrates our commitment is appreciated at all levels of our team."

Since its founding in 1962, Farella Braun + Martel has achieved a national reputation for the acumen of its business practice, the skilled trial attorneys and high profile cases of its litigation practice, and its prestigious client base. Based in San Francisco, the firm serves a diverse group of clients from multinational corporations to emerging businesses. The firm also has an office in the Napa Valley focused on the wine industry and related businesses. Farella Braun + Martel is a Green Business.

04-24-2007

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Ann R. Klee Testifies at U.S. Senate Environment & Public Works Committee Hearing on U.S. Supreme Court's Decision in Massachusetts v. EPA
Ann R. Klee, Environment & Natural Resources partner with Crowell & Moring LLP and former General Counsel of the Environmental Protection Agency, testified at the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works hearing, “The Implications of the Supreme Court’s Decision Regarding EPA’s Authorities with Respect to Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act.” The hearing, chaired by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D.-Calif.), occurred Tuesday, April 23, 2007 at 9:45 a.m. EDT. Klee sat on a witness panel that examined actions EPA could take in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Massachusetts v. EPA.

Klee was joined on the panel with: Stephen L. Johnson, EPA Administrator; William K. Reilly, former EPA Administrator; Carol M. Browner, former EPA Administrator; Peter Glaser, Clean Air attorney and partner at Troutman Sanders, LLP; and David Doniger, policy director of the Natural Resource Defense Council’s Climate Center.

Click for a copy of Klee's oral testimony.

As a partner at Crowell & Moring, Klee provides counseling, litigation and legislative representation to a wide range of companies, trade associations, and state and local governments. She held the position of General Counsel of the EPA for two years following her appointment by President George W. Bush in May 2004 and confirmation by the U.S. Senate. She is also the former Chief Counsel of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works and served as the Counselor to the Secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI). While at EPA, her work included serving as the agency lead on numerous Supreme Court and federal court briefs, including two landmark decisions concerning wetland protection under the Clean Water Act as well as developing immediate guidance on novel legal issues to facilitate post-Hurricane Katrina and Rita clean-up. Her work also included supervising the legal implementation of the Clean Air Mercury Rule and the Clean Air Interstate Rule; developing agency legal opinions regarding water transfers and application of pesticides to U.S. waters; and review of legal issues relating to permitting of energy development projects, including oil and gas leases, liquid natural gas facilities, and power plant licensing.

04-24-2007

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Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood, L.L.P.

Sidley Austin LLP to Open Office in Australia
Sidley Austin LLP announced that it will open an office in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in May 2007. At that time Bob Meyers, currently the managing partner of the Sydney office of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, will join the firm as partner, resident in Sydney. With existing offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Singapore, the Sydney office will be the sixth Sidley office in the Asia Pacific region.

Mr. Meyers is one of the leading US legal advisers to Australian companies and Australian and international investment banks on US and international capital raisings and stock exchange listings, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, structured finance and M&A transactions.

Tom Cole, Chair of the firm’s Executive Committee, noted “Our decision to open an office in Sydney and the recruitment of Mr. Meyers demonstrates our commitment to serving our clients throughout the world.”

Tom Albrecht, a member of the firm’s Executive and Management Committees with responsibility for International operations, noted “For over twenty years, our firm has represented investment banks and financial institutions based in the Australian and New Zealand markets on US and European capital markets, structured finance and related transactions. Given the increased sophistication and number of transactions that have been originated in the Australian market, we believe that it is now time for us to establish a local presence, and we are very fortunate to have a lawyer with Bob’s skills and reputation join us. The US-qualified lawyers to be based in our Sydney office will also provide additional depth and breadth to our existing international legal practices based in the other Sidley offices in the Asia Pacific time zone.”

Mr. Meyers expressed his delight at joining Sidley, commenting, “Sidley’s longstanding experience in the Australian and New Zealand markets, its strength in the Asia Pacific region, its world class corporate, capital markets and litigation practices and its reputation as one of the world’s leading international law firms is the perfect platform for my practice and my clients.”

Mr. Meyers will join Sidley’s global corporate finance and capital markets practice, which numbers several hundred lawyers practicing in 11 offices around the world. Sidley has long maintained one of the world’s leading capital markets’ practices. For the third consecutive year, Sidley was ranked top issuer counsel for U.S. debt, equity and equity-related deals by Thomson Financial in its 2006 U.S. law firm league tables. The firm advised on 548 deals worth $374.1 billion in deal value representing a market share of 10.7 percent. Sidley also ranked number three as underwriter’s counsel in the same category with $257.3 billion in deal value from 429 offerings representing a market share of 7.2 percent. In the 2007 American Lawyer Corporate Scorecard, Sidley ranked third (tied) for top law firm transactional practice in the United States.

04-24-2007

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Piper Rudnick, L.L.P.

DLA Piper strengthens its liability team with pharmaceutical specialist Machteld Hiemstra
DLA Piper strengthened its position in the pharmaceutical sector with the appointment of Machteld Hiemstra as associate to the Technology, Media and Commercial group. Machteld specialises in product liability, risk control and product authorisation focusing on drugs. She joins from Akzo Nobel where, for the last three years, she worked as a senior member of international legal staff, responsible for global product liability and product regulations.

Machteld Hiemstra will use her international knowledge and experience of product liability procedures to the benefit of DLA Piper's clients worldwide. Her appointment fits the full-service concept which DLA Piper offers its clients. Machteld: "In my discipline, DLA Piper is one of the few organisations with a truly integrated international practice. I'm looking forward to working with international colleagues in the fields of patent law, administrative law, investment projects and product registration."

Machteld started her career at Stibbe. She moved to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in 2000, where, besides product liability, she focused on registration, protection and marketing of products within the pharmaceutical and food industry. Machteld left for Akzo in 2004.

04-24-2007

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Ivan Wasserman And Kerrie Campbell Join Manatt In Washington, D.C.
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, the national law and consulting firm, announced today that Ivan J. Wasserman and Kerrie L. Campbell have joined the firm’s Advertising, Marketing & Media practice. Both attorneys, who join Manatt from Kelley Drye Collier Shannon, are based in Washington, D.C.

“We are extremely fortunate and thrilled to have these two distinguished attorneys join our marquee advertising practice,” said Linda A. Goldstein, chair of Manatt’s advertising, Marketing & Media division. “Both Ivan and Kerrie are widely regarded as two of the pre-eminent regulatory attorneys in the country, and their specialized expertise in representing clients before the Food and Drug Administration and Consumer Product Safety Commission will greatly expand the resources we can provide to our clients across a broad spectrum of industries.”

“Ivan and Kerrie are true leaders in their fields and outstanding additions to our growing office in the nation’s capital,” added John Ray, administrative partner of Manatt’s Washington, D.C. office.

William T. Quicksilver, Manatt’s chief executive officer and managing partner, noted that Mr. Wasserman and Ms. Campbell “bring a commitment to excellence and deep experience in specialized regulatory arenas that will solidify Manatt’s position as a leader representing companies in regulatory and litigation needs nationwide.”

Mr. Wasserman's practice is focused on assisting clients with matters involving the marketing of foods, dietary supplements, cosmetics, drugs, medical devices, and consumer products. He regularly represents clients in matters involving the Food and Drug Administration, Federal Trade Commission, and Consumer Product Safety Commission, as well as in proceedings before the National Advertising Division and the Electronic Retailing Self-Regulation Program.

A frequent speaker and a prolific writer on regulatory issues, Mr. Wasserman is a member of the Electronic Retailing Association, the Food and Drug Law Institute, and the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization. In addition, he was selected as one of The Best Lawyers in America for 2007 by America Lawyer Media. Mr. Wasserman holds a B.A. from Vassar College and a J.D. from George Washington University.

Ms. Campbell, who was chair of the Consumer Product Safety practice group at Kelley Drye Collier Shannon, specializes in consumer product safety counseling and represents major manufacturers and retailers in investigation, enforcement and penalty proceedings before the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Ms. Campbell advises clients on potential reporting requirements, product recalls and Freedom of Information Act requests. She is a member of the advisory board for BNA's Product Safety and Liability Reporter. Also a litigation specialist, Ms. Campbell has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in complex litigation, including defamation and Lanham Act matters. Ms. Campbell holds a B.A. from George Mason University and a J.D., cum laude, from American University.

04-24-2007

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Lewis and Roca LLP

Two Labor and Employment Attorneys Join Las Vegas Office
Lewis and Roca LLP is proud to announce that Howard E. Cole has joined the firm as partner and Suzanne L. Martin has joined the firm as an associate. Both attorneys will be joining the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group.

Mr. Cole’s practice over the past 25 years has encompassed all labor and employment concerns involving issues such as sexual harassment, unfair labor practices, wage and hour and wrongful termination, employment discrimination and employment agreements. Mr. Cole is ranked by Chambers USA as one of the leading attorneys in the state of Nevada for Employment Law. He is also listed with Best Lawyers in America for Labor and Employment Law. Mr. Cole received his J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles (1979) and his B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles (1975). Prior to joining Lewis and Roca, Mr. Cole was a partner with the Las Vegas office of Lionel Sawyer & Collins.

Ms. Martin’s practice focuses on all aspects of employment relations and case management in employment related matters, encompassing all facets such as harassment, discrimination, and disability and leave laws to investigations, personnel and supervisor compliance training and restrictive covenants. She has published articles with multiple publications including, “The Changing Tides of Workers’ Compensation,” in the Labor Letter and co-authoring “The Virtual Realities of Going Paperless” in the PEO Nsider. Ms. Martin received her J.D. from Loyola Law School (2000) and her B.A. from Pennsylvania State University, International Politics (1997). Prior to joining Lewis and Roca, Ms. Martin was an associate with the Las Vegas office of Lionel Sawyer & Collins.

04-24-2007

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