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Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

PITTSBURGH OFFICE GROWS AGAIN
The law firm of Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC is pleased to announce the following attorney has moved from the Charleston, West Virginia office to the Pittsburgh office.

Randal M. Whitlatch has moved to the Pittsburgh office as an Associate. Whitlatch’s primary area of practice is litigation.

He received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh, summa cum laude, in 2003 and his J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 2006.

09-05-2007

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Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

VIRGINIA LAW FIRM AND SPILMAN COMBINING LAW FIRMS
The law firms of Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC, and Melchionna, Day, Ammar & Black, PC, have announced they will combine their practices effective July 1, 2007. The combined practice will continue as Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC.

The combined practice will continue as Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC. Spilman Thomas & Battle is a full-service law firm with 102 attorneys. Founded in 1864, Spilman has offices in Charleston, Morgantown and Wheeling, West Virginia; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Melchionna, Day, Ammar & Black is a law firm with 7 attorneys based in Roanoke, Virginia. For more than 25 years, the firm has concentrated in the areas of tax law, estate planning, creditor’s rights, business litigation, commercial loans and public finance. Roanoke shareholders Olin R. Melchionna, Jr., F. B. Webster Day, N. A. “Nick” Ammar, Jr., and Paul M. Black will join the Spilman firm as members, and all associates and staff will join the Spilman firm as well.

Commenting on the affiliation, Michael J. Basile, Managing Member of Spilman, stated, “We are very excited about the opportunity to join with the outstanding lawyers of Melchionna, Day, Ammar and Black. They are superb individuals and highly-accomplished attorneys, and the combination of our practices will provide significant advantages to both firms. The personnel of both firms mesh well professionally and personally, which is important to both of us.”

Spilman represents numerous clients in its West Virginia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania offices who also have business interests or litigation matters in Virginia. Similarly, Melchionna, Day has clients with expanding legal needs in Virginia and surrounding states, and the two firms have worked together on several matters over recent years. According to Basile, “We looked at the work we were doing together, and it was obvious to both of us that a more permanent arrangement would be a natural fit. There are great synergies between the practices of our two firms.

The combination should allow both groups of attorneys to better serve our collective clients. With Spilman offices currently in West Virginia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, the addition of an outstanding office of Virginia attorneys creates geographic continuity and greatly enhances our strategic vision for serving the legal needs of the Mid- Atlantic region.” The combination will provide clients of Melchionna, Day with access to additional legal practice areas and the depth provided by a full- service law firm of more than 100 attorneys. Olin Melchionna, the senior member of the Roanoke firm, stated, “With Spilman’s resources, we can provide our clients with access to a wider range of legal fields, as well as the resources and staffing to help in the larger matters of our clients.”

In addition to serving the legal needs of their clients, attorneys in both firms share a strong sense of commitment to their communities and pub lic service. Said Basile, “In considering new lawyers for our Firm, an essential part of the analysis is the character of the attorneys. In our discussions with the Melchionna, Day lawyers, we know them as people of the highest integrity and character as well as outstanding lawyers in their fields. We are extremely excited at the prospect of integrating our practices.”

09-05-2007

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Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

PITTSBURGH OFFICE FURTHERS GROWTH
The law firm of Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC is pleased to announce the following attorneys have joined the firm.

Michael G. Connelly joins the Pittsburgh office as Chair of the Pittsburgh Litigation Group. Connelly joins Spilman from the Pittsburgh office of Reed Smith. He has a broad range of experience in complex commercial litigation, including financial services litigation, media law, trade secret litigation, white collar criminal defense, securities fraud, energy and construction matters. Connelly received his B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame in 1994 and his J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1997.

Ryan M. Debski splits his time between Spilman’s Pittsburgh and Morgantown, West Virginia offices. As a senior attorney, his primary areas of practice are general litigation and labor and employment law. Debski received his B.A. in Geology from the University of Michigan in 1997 and his J.D. from Duquesne University School of Law, cum laude, in 2000.

Spilman’s Pittsburgh office has recruited three attorneys so far this year and is anticipating continued growth. The Pittsburgh office offers clients broad experience in the areas of litigation, labor and employment, immigration, bankruptcy and corporate restructuring.

09-05-2007

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Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

SPILMAN ATTORNEYS RANKED IN CHAMBERS USA
Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC, one of the largest law firms in the region, recently announced several attorney rankings in 2007 Chambers USA.

Chambers USA is an organization that interviews, critiques and then ranks attorneys throughout the United States for a variety of practice areas.

Researchers interview lawyers and clients including influential general counsel at Fortune 100 companies, high-profile entrepreneurs building up their own private corporations and significant purchasers of legal services.

After receiving excellent rankings from the interviewees, the following Spilman Thomas & Battle attorneys were named leading lawyers in West Virginia in their respective fields.

They are: Michael J. Basile, Corporate/Commercial Law; Angela F. Hill, Corporate/Commercial Law; Paula L. Durst, Environment; William H. Herlihy, Environment; Charles L. Woody, Labor & Employment; Eric W. Iskra, Labor & Employment; Kevin L. Carr, Labor & Employment; Niall A. Paul, Labor & Employment and Litigation; James A. Walls, Litigation; Bruce M. Jacobs, Litigation; Neva G. Lusk, Litigation; and Joyce F. Ofsa, Real Estate.

09-05-2007

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Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

BASILE RE-ELECTED MANAGING MEMBER
The members of the law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC are pleased to announce the re-election of Michael A. Basile as Managing Member.

As Managing Member, Basile oversees all aspects of the firm’s operations, including all locations - Charleston, Morgantown and Wheeling, West Virginia; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Winston-Salem, North Carolina and Roanoke, Virginia. Basile practices in the firm’s Charleston office in the areas of state and local government, community relations, business, land use and administrative law.

He chairs the business expansion and development and international development practices for the firm and assists clients in all aspects of business development from new locations and expansions to mergers, sales, purchases and dissolutions.

Basile serves as a member of the West Virginia Polymer Alliance Zone, Vice Chair of the Charleston Inter-Regional Chamber of Commerce, member of the Board of Directors of Fifth Third Bank, member of the Board of Directors of the Charleston Area Alliance, appointed by Governor Joe Manchin to the Council of Community and Economic Development and is a founder and member of Vision Shared.

Basile is a 1991 graduate of University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He is a native of Fairmont, West Virginia.

This is the second three-year term as Managing Member for Basile. Prior to 2004, he was elected Spilman’s Member in Charge of Client Relations.

09-05-2007

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Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

FIRM EXPANDS IN WINSTON-SALEM
The law firm of Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC is pleased to announce the following attorney has joined the firm.

Timothy R. Moore joins the Winston-Salem office as Counsel. Moore has a broad range of experience in estate planning, commercial real estate and corporate law.

He received his B.A. in History and German from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1994 and his J.D. from Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1997.

09-05-2007

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Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

K&L Gates advise on £100.1m sale of 27 Knightsbridge, London SW1
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (“K&L Gates”) has advised Henderson Central London Office fund on the £100.1 million sale of 27 Knightsbridge to Morley Fund Management.

K&L Gates real estate partners Wayne Smith and Chris Major and associate Ashley Mather led the transaction.

09-05-2007

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