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Cozen O' Connor

James F. Campise and David Y. Loh Join Cozen O’Connor New York Downtown Office as Members
James F. Campise and David Y. Loh recently joined Cozen O’Connor’s New York Downtown office as members. Campise practices in the subrogation and recovery department, and Loh works in the insurance department. Prior to joining the firm, both were partners at Nicoletti Hornig Campise & Sweeney in New York. Campise has over 25 years of legal experience, including extensive experience in commercial, personal injury, maritime, and criminal matters. He also handles insurance coverage cases, including cases representing major insurers, and other matters involving complex issues such as misrepresentation, employee dishonesty and comprehensive accounting reconstructions of inventories. He has successfully tried maritime cases involving cargo loss and damage, including shipboard fires, one of which was featured in a book entitled Fire Aboard, and has set legal precedent with his maritime and aviation cases. He has also appeared before the International Trade Commission on GSP matters.

Campise has had articles published in the Asia Edition of Insurance Review on when a broker can become liable to an underwriter and in the Insurance Advocate on suggested changes to subrogation procedures. He often speaks at industry functions. He has also been designated a New York "Super Lawyer" by Law and Politics.

Campise earned his undergraduate degree from The Polytechnic Institute of New York (B.S., 1967) and his law degree from New York Law School (J.D., 1974), where he received the American Jurisprudence Award in the field of Property Law. He is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey and Florida as well as before the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the First, Second and Third Circuits. Prior to attending law school, James worked for research and development companies in the fields of electro-optical, Loran Navigation, and electronic counter-measure systems.

Loh focuses his practice on international insurance matters, and has extensive experience in successfully litigating insurance coverage, aviation, maritime and transportation cases. He is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and New York, and before the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the First and Third Circuits, the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the District of Massachusetts, and the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern District of New York and the District of Massachusetts. He is also a member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States. He is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell.

Prior to attending law school, Loh served on active duty in the U.S. Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer. He also served after law school as a member of the Selected Reserves and as Commanding Officer of NR Destroyer Squadron 18. He retired with the rank of Lieutenant Commander.

Loh earned his undergraduate degree from Brown University (A.B., 1985) and his law degree from Boston College Law School (J.D., 1992), where he was the Executive Editor of the Boston College Third World Law Journal.

03-06-2007

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Carlton Fields

Carlton Fields Attorney, Min K. Cho, Selected for Overall Minority Businessperson of the Year`
Carlton Fields is pleased to announce that Tampa associate Min K. Cho is this year’s overall winner of the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Minority Businessperson of the Year. In addition, he is also the winner in the Young Minority Businessperson category.

Min along with the other finalists and winners were honored at a banquet at the Quorum Hotel in the Westshore district of Tampa on February 15, 2007.

Cho is a member of the Firm’s Litigation White Collar Crime and Government Investigations Practice Group. He concentrates his practice in the areas of white collar and general criminal defense, commercial litigation, bankruptcy/creditors' rights and real property litigation. Cho received a B. A. with honors, in 2001 from the University of Florida, and a J.D., cum laude, in 2004 from Florida State University College of Law.

03-06-2007

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Baker & Hostetler, L.L.P.

Stamboulidis Addresses ABA Institute on White Collar Crime
Partner George Stamboulidis, head of the firm’s White Collar Defense and Corporate Investigations practice group and Litigation Coordinator for the firm’s New York office, was invited to speak at the American Bar Association’s 21st Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime, held March 1-2 in San Diego, California.

Stamboulidis participated on a panel entitled, "Hardball Tactics & Ethical Obligations of Lawyers." The panel considered the limitations that ethical rules place on both prosecutors and defense attorneys, especially in high profile and controversial cases where "hardball tactics" are often used.

The panelists also covered contacts with represented parties, attorney-client privilege waivers, cooperation with the government, proffer agreements, parallel proceedings, corporate plea bargaining, sentencing guidelines and manipulation of the facts to reach a specified result. The panel also discussed the obstacles of dealing with and using the media and other situations where aggressive advocacy can reach the point where the term "ethical attorney" can seem like an oxymoron.

03-06-2007

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Preston, Gates, Ellis, Rouvelas & Meeds, L.L.P.

K&L Gates Expands Bankruptcy Practice with Addition of Los Angeles Partner
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (K&L Gates) welcomes Josefina Fernandez McEvoy as a partner in the firm’s bankruptcy and insolvency practice. McEvoy comes to K&L Gates from Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP.

McEvoy advises debtors, creditors, equity holders, investors and municipalities in connection with domestic and cross-border Chapter 11 reorganizations, business bankruptcies, corporate restructurings, bankruptcy-related acquisitions, out-of-court workouts and bankruptcy litigation.

A native of the Dominican Republic, McEvoy has focused much of her business development on multinational deals and bankruptcy cases. She also drafted the Business Reorganization and Liquidation Act of the Republic of Ecuador and has participated in the discussion and redaction of various legislative reform projects in the area of insolvency for the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), The World Bank, and the countries of Mexico, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and Canada. McEvoy is also a member of the board of directors of the American Bankruptcy Institute, vice chair of the secured creditors’ subcommittee of the American Bar Association, and chair of international affairs for Brazil’s Institute of Turnaround and Corporate Management.

Paul W. Sweeney Jr., Administrative Partner for K&L Gates Los Angeles, said: “Josefina’s arrival marks a significant expansion of our bankruptcy capabilities in California. Her experience in cross-border matters benefits clients across the firm doing business internationally. We are pleased to welcome Josefina to the firm.”

K&L Gates Chairman and Global Managing Partner Peter J. Kalis said: “Our global bankruptcy and insolvency practice takes a major step forward with Josefina’s addition. Her leadership in domestic and international bankruptcy efforts adds new dimension to this growing area of our firm.

03-06-2007

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Andrews Kurth

Andrews Kurth Names Elizabeth Campbell Chief Diversity Officer
"Andrews Kurth LLP has named Elizabeth A. Campbell as its Chief Diversity Officer. Ms. Campbell is a partner at the firm and will devote her efforts full time to overseeing the firm's diversity strategy. Leaders of the 400-attorney firm say that Ms. Campbell's hiring is a key component in building an inclusive culture that embraces and leverages a diverse workforce and raises diversity awareness for the firm and its clients.

""Andrews Kurth is committed to being a leader in diversity, both because it's the right thing to do and it makes business sense,"" says Managing Partner Howard Ayers. ""It's important that our firm mirror the composition of the communities we serve, and we want to set an example of how to bring diversity home and make it operate. We undertook a nationwide search and found the right person for the job, someone with broad and high-level experience in the diversity arena, as well as solid legal credentials.""

Ms. Campbell has more than 25 years of experience in administrative and employment litigation both in law firm and in-house counsel settings and has led human resources, employment relations and diversity strategies at large corporations. Most recently Ms. Campbell served as Vice President of Employment Relations and Corporate Diversity Officer for the ARAMARK Corporation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

She received her J.D. in 1978 from the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and her B.A. in 1975 from The American University in Washington, DC.

""It is an honor to join a firm that clearly values diversity and inclusion as a way to enhance the delivery of high quality client services,"" says Ms. Campbell. ""I am excited to make the move to Houston and to continue and expand the work already begun by Andrews Kurth.""

Ms. Campbell will report directly to Mr. Ayers and will work closely with Gene Locke, who chairs the firm's Diversity Committee. She will also serve as a member of a steering committee overseeing all of the firm's work in the areas of diversity, recruiting, professional development and marketing.

Mr. Locke says it is critical that Ms. Campbell be a full partner in the firm with her focus solely on the firm's diversity strategy.

""The firm views these measures with such importance that we want Ms. Campbell to devote her full attention to diversity without the pressures of practicing law, even on a part-time basis,"" he says. ""To distract her from that mission would diminish our imperative.""

The hiring of Ms. Campbell is a continuation of Andrews Kurth's leadership in the area of diversity. The firm has a Women's Initiatives Committee to develop and retain the talents of its female attorneys and was one of the first law firms in the nation to host a retreat exclusively for its female attorneys and clients.

Most recently, International Law Partner Doris Rodriguez was named to the 17-member board of the Texas Diversity Council, an organization that is committed to promoting diversity in the workplace and the community."

03-06-2007

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

Xilinx Convertible Debentures Offering
Davis Polk & Wardwell advised J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. as sole manager of a $900 million Rule 144A offering by Xilinx, Inc. of its 3.125% junior subordinated convertible debentures due 2037. In connection with the offering, Xilinx also entered into a $700 million accelerated share repurchase agreement.

Xilinx designs, develops and markets programmable semiconductor chips, including field programmable gate arrays and complex programmable logic devices.

The Davis Polk corporate team included partner Alan F. Denenberg and associates Mischa Travers and Sarvenaz Madi of the Menlo Park office. Partner Michael Farber of the New York office provided tax advice. Partner Linda A. Simpson of the New York office, associate Mischa Travers of the Menlo Park office and associate Rafal A. Nowak of the New York office provided equity derivatives advice. Cari M. Hebel of the Menlo Park office was the legal assistant for the transaction.

03-06-2007

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Sanchez & Daniels, P.C.

Franklin U. Valderrama Appointed to Associate Judge for the Cook County Circuit Court
Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman LLP is proud to announce that Franklin U. Valderrama has been appointed to serve as an Associate Judge for the Circuit Court of Cook County.

03-05-2007

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