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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP

73 Gibson Dunn Partners Named Among the 2008 Best Lawyers in America
In its recently revised 2008 edition, The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 73 Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partners as leaders in 26 specialties. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review.

09-04-2007

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Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Ranked 1st In French IPO League Table
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP was named as the leading IPO law firm in both volume and number of deals in France for the first half of 2007 by Le Magazine des Affaires.

Debevoise has worked on five IPOs in France since the beginning of 2007 and on ten IPOs over the last 18 months. This includes Legrand, the largest French listing in 2006 and Rexel, the largest French listing in 2007 so far.

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP was also recognised for its tax and M&A expertise

09-04-2007

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Winstead, Sechrest & Minick, P.C.

Winstead Houston Office Moves to JPMorgan Chase Tower
Texas law firm Winstead PC has officially relocated the Houston Office to the JPMorgan Chase Tower building at 600 Travis Street. The new location will enable Winstead to enhance service to current and new clients who are expanding their business interests in Houston and surrounding areas. Winstead's Houston Office first opened in 1985 serving as Winstead's second largest office and a strong business hub for clients and attorneys in the Houston community.

According to Winstead's Chairman and CEO Denis Braham, "We are very excited about this move. JPMorgan Chase Tower is a landmark building and this move represents Winstead's commitment to providing an excellent working environment for our employees and a dominant business hub for our clients."

The new Winstead location features a state-of-the-art conference center and other client-focused amenities including room for Winstead's expansion in the months and years to come. Winstead will occupy approximately 100,000 square feet in the tower on the seventh through eleventh floors.

"Winstead's Houston Office is home to many talented attorneys and staff and I have enjoyed watching our office grow and expand as the Houston business market evolves," said Winstead's Houston Managing Shareholder Ross Margraves. "We are looking forward to serving our clients in this new space as we continue to build our capabilities in core client industries and participate in the deals that make Houston a prominent business location."

09-04-2007

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Winstead, Sechrest & Minick, P.C.

Derek Seal Joins Winstead’s Environmental Law Practice
Derek Seal, former General Counsel of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), has joined Texas law firm Winstead PC. Seal works in the Energy and Environmental Law Practice Group in Winstead’s Austin Office. As the environmental agency of Texas, the TCEQ regulates over 340,000 individuals and entities with a $480.7 million operating budget, and a mission of protecting the state’s human and natural resources consistent with sustainable economic development.

Seal has served as the TCEQ General Counsel for the last 2 years. Prior to this position, he was Counsel to former TCEQ Chairman Kathleen Hartnett White. Before joining the TCEQ in November 2002, Seal worked in the Texas Legislature in the combined roles of General Counsel for the House Committee on Environmental Regulation, and General Counsel and Chief of Staff for Rep. Warren Chisum, who was the Chairman of that committee.

“We are very excited about Derek joining the Winstead team,” said Alex Gonzales, managing shareholder of Winstead’s Austin office. “One of the goals of the Austin office is to further develop a premier regulatory and government enforcement practice, and Derek’s unique background allows Winstead to solidify its position in this area.”

Derek’s 18 years of experience working with the Texas Legislature and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, combined with his reputable work ethic and character, will bring additional depth and experience to Winstead’s Environmental Law capabilities, especially in the regulatory and legislative areas. With the addition of Al Axe and Keith Courtney to Winstead’s Austin office in March, and Nathan Block to the Houston office in April, Winstead now has a 15-person Environmental Law Section that can address the transactional, litigation, regulatory and legislative needs of business and industry in the environmental area.

09-04-2007

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Troutman Sanders LLP

Julie Thrall Burrow Joins Troutman Sanders in Its Virginia Beach Office
The law firm of Troutman Sanders LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Julie Thrall Burrow as of counsel to its Consumer Law: Multi-State Trade Regulation Investigations, Litigation & Counseling practice group in Virginia Beach, Va.

Burrow comes to Troutman Sanders from the Seattle, Wa., office of Lane Powell PC, where she was a litigation partner from 2005 until this year.

At Troutman Sanders, Burrow will represent clients in commercial litigation disputes and regulatory inquiries. Her practice will continue to focus on securities and consumer finance litigation by defending corporations against state and federal claims in several jurisdictions, including NASD and NYSE arbitrations.

Additionally, Burrow’s practice will involve a significant amount of employment related work, including representing corporations in wrongful termination, breach of contract, anti-compete conflicts and whistle-blowing disputes.

Prior to joining Lane Powell, Burrow worked as a litigation associate with Dorsey & Whitney LLC in Seattle, Wa. (2001 – 2005), as a deputy prosecuting attorney with King County in Seattle, Wa. (1998 – 2001) and Snohomish County in Everett, Wa. (1997 – 1998), as well as served as a judicial extern with the Honorable Eugene Wright with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (1996).

Burrow received a B.A. in 1994 and a J.D. in 1997 from the University of Washington.

09-04-2007

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Salans

Salans advises Berlin Capital Fund on sale of interests to BO4 Management
Salans has advised Berlin Capital Fund GmbH on the sale of its interests in proALPHA Software AG and getemed AG to BO4 Management GmbH. The Berlin Salans office advised the company both on the preparation and drawing up of sales contracts regarding corporate and tax law. The parties agreed to keep the sales volume confidential.

Berlin Capital Fund GmbH is a private equity fund founded in 1983 by Berliner Sparkasse (Berlin savings bank). It accompanies new business founders and innovative companies especially in the Berlin-Brandenburg region from first financing issues to going public. So far it has invested about EUR 200 million in more than 120 companies. In March 2007 Berlin Capital Fund was acquired by AVIDA Group. Since then the fund and its portfolio continues its business under the management of AVIDA Group.

The Berlin Salans lawyers Andreas Ziegenhagen (partner), Dr Bernd Schumann (sozius) and Dirk Schoene (associate) act as constant advisers to Berlin Capital Fund.

The team advising Berlin Capital Fund included Salans partner Andreas Ziegenhagen and associate Dirk Schoene.

09-04-2007

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Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP

Riker Danzig Welcomes Steven Plotkin
Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP is pleased to announce that Steven M. Plotkin has returned to the firm as counsel.

Steven M. Plotkin, of Short Hills, has twenty-five years of experience in both domestic and foreign commercial matters, litigation, insurance and corporate matters, advising numerous businesses on diverse legal matters. He started his career as an associate at Riker Danzig in 1982.

Mr. Plotkin formerly was Associate General Counsel of Covalence Specialty Materials Corp/Berry Plastics Holding Corp., and general counsel of two operating subsidiaries with approximately $600 million in annual sales. Prior to that, he acted for nearly six years as a legal consultant to Honeywell International, Inc., where he concentrated on commercial matters. He earned his law degree from Cornell Law School in 1982 and his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan. He is admitted to practice in New Jersey.

09-04-2007

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