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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Freshfields boosts London arbitration practice
Responding to the growing importance of the London market for international arbitration work, top-ranked international arbitration firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has announced plans to bolster its London practice with the relocation of three of its most highly-rated practitioners to join Geoff Nicholas and his team.

* Nigel Rawding, a partner since 1991, returns to the London office in Spring 2007, having spent nearly two years working alongside fellow leading practitioner Lucy Reed in the firm's New York office.
* Constantine Partasides, based in Paris with Jan Paulsson's team since 1998 and a partner since 2004, returns in Summer 2007 to London where he first trained and then qualified into the firm's dispute resolution practice.
* Brian King, a New York-qualified lawyer based in Amsterdam since 1999 and a partner since 2002, also moves to London in Summer 2007.

All three are ranked amongst the leading practitioners in the field, most recently in Global Arbitration Review's Who's Who of International Arbitration Lawyers for 2007. Their combined experience includes numerous high-value and high-profile cross-border investment disputes as well as commercial arbitrations.

Commenting on the move, global practice group head Jan Paulsson observed, 'We are fortunate to have in our international arbitration group some of the leading individual practitioners in the field, whose expertise and experience contribute to our ranking as the number one firm in this practice area. The practice has a long tradition of transferring and combining talent between and within its flagship offices, including long-term postings as well as the day-to-day assembling of multi-jurisdictional and multi-lingual teams for individual cases.

London is now the world's leading arbitration venue and we are recognising the importance of this development by deploying our resources accordingly.'
Profiles

Nigel Rawding

Nigel is a dispute resolution partner and a senior member of the international arbitration group. He has recently relocated to New York, having spent nearly 15 years as a partner in the firm's London office and prior to that, a period of time in Hong Kong. His arbitration experience includes numerous ad hoc, ICC, LCIA and UNCITRAL arbitrations and other cases, mainly as counsel but also sitting as arbitrator. He has also represented clients in a wide variety of UK High Court commercial litigation cases.

Nigel is a member of the ICC Commission on International Arbitration and a director of the LCIA. He is a co-author of The Freshfields' Guide to Arbitration: Clauses in International Contracts (Kluwer, 2nd revised edition, 1999).

He was educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, joined the firm as a trainee in 1982 and has been a partner since 1991.

Constantine Partasides

Constantine has been based in the firm's Paris office since 1998. He acts as counsel and arbitrator in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations, including under the rules of the ICC, LCIA, AAA and ICSID. Constantine's recent work includes disputes in the European telecommunications sector, disputes relating to eastern European privatisation programmes and disputes arising from energy investments in the former Soviet Union.

He is a co-author of the fourth edition of Redfern & Hunter's leading text book on international arbitration The law and practice of international arbitration and the news editor of the journal International Arbitration Law Review. He is a member of the LCIA European Users' Council and a former co-chairman of the LCIA's under 40s' international arbitration group.

Brian King

Brian is a US-qualified lawyer and a partner in our Amsterdam office, where he currently heads the Amsterdam arbitration team. His practice centres on acting as counsel or arbitrator in international commercial arbitrations and investment arbitrations under the ICSID, ICC, NAI, UNCITRAL and other arbitration rules.

Brian regularly speaks and publishes on arbitration-related topics. He has lectured at the Grotius Academy as well as at Dutch universities, and he is a frequent speaker at arbitration conferences. His articles have appeared in the ICC Bulletin and numerous other publications.

Brian received a Juris Doctor degree (cum laude) from the New York University School of Law in 1990 and a degree in politics and economics (summa cum laude) from Princeton University in 1985. He has practised in Europe since 1996, and he joined the Amsterdam office of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer on its founding in 1999.
Notes for editors

Our international arbitration practice consists of over 80 practitioners worldwide with an unrivalled track record of conducting international arbitrations under all major institutional rules to the highest professional standards, no matter where or under what law or language - from French to Mandarin - they are conducted.

Through our international network we are increasingly active in representing investors and conducting arbitrations in the emerging markets of central and eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Our arbitration practice is also at the vanguard in representing private investors and governments in arbitrations under bilateral investment treaties.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is a leading international law firm providing a comprehensive worldwide service to national and multinational corporations, financial institutions and governments.

02-26-2007

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Fowler, White, Boggs & Banker, Attorneys At Law

Bruce A. Aebel Appointed to the State Board of Directors of the Coastal Conservation Association
Bruce A. Aebel, a shareholder with the law firm of Fowler White Boggs Banker, was appointed to the State Board of Directors of the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA). CCA is dedicated to the conservation of marine resources through programs of education, legislation and law enforcement.

Mr. Aebel is in the Insurance Coverage and First Party Litigation Practice Group where he concentrates his practice in all areas of insurance coverage, coverage litigation and first party litigation including property, auto, arson, theft, fraud and bad faith litigation.

02-26-2007

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Fowler, White, Boggs & Banker, Attorneys At Law

Junior League of Tampa Appoints Paul R. Pizzo to its Community Advisory Board
Paul R. Pizzo, a shareholder with the law firm of Fowler White Boggs Banker, has been selected by the Junior League of Tampa to serve on its Community Advisory Board. The board members assist the League in community development projects, public relations and fund raising.

Mr. Pizzo is the Commercial Litigation Practice Group Leader and practices primarily in all area of trusts, estates and probate litigation including litigation involving family partnerships.

02-26-2007

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Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP

CRAVATH REPRESENTS BOARD OF TXU IN RECORD PROPOSED BUYOUT
Cravath is advising the Board of Directors and the Strategic Transactions Committee of the Board of TXU Corp. in connection with the agreement by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Texas Pacific Group to acquire TXU for approximately $45 billion. If completed, the transaction will be the largest leveraged buyout to date. The lawyers involved in this matter are partners Richard Hall, James C. Woolery, Timothy G. Massad and Paul Michalski on corporate matters and partner Elizabeth L. Grayer on litigation matters. The deal was announced on February 26, 2007.

02-26-2007

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The Law Firm Of Baker & Daniels LLP

Sharrow, Walker-Dyes Practicing at Baker & Daniels
Regina M. Sharrow and Wendy Walker-Dyes have joined Baker & Daniels LLP.

Sharrow is a partner, practicing in business matters from the law firm's 96th Street office in Indianapolis. She represents privately held and public companies in diverse industries, with a concentration in life sciences.

Walker-Dyes is an associate in the construction, environmental and real property litigation practice group. She works in the firm's South Bend office while serving clients throughout northern Indiana and southwestern lower Michigan. Walker-Dyes also currently serves as Calvin Township attorney in Michigan's Cass County.

Sharrow has been honored in corporate law and mergers & acquisitions law by both The Best Lawyers in America and Chambers USA: A Guide to America's Leading Business Lawyers. Before joining Baker & Daniels, she practiced at Sommer Barnard in Indianapolis. Sharrow started her career as an employee benefits lawyer, focusing on the securities side of employee benefits at Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison in San Francisco.

Sharrow graduated from the University of California at Berkeley School of Law in 1991 and received a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in 1987.

Before joining Baker & Daniels, Walker-Dyes practiced four years at Frankle & Associates in New Buffalo, Mich., representing both Michigan and Indiana clients. She also was a municipal development consultant for 10 years in northern Indiana and southwestern lower Michigan, counseling clients in government grants, community planning and economic development. While in law school, Walker-Dyes gained experience as a municipal law extern in northwest Indiana and a legal intern for the city of South Bend.

Walker-Dyes graduated summa cum laude from Valparaiso University School of Law in 2002. From Grand Valley State University, she earned a master of public administration in 1990 and bachelor of arts magna cum laude in 1987.

02-26-2007

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Baker Botts LLP

Baker Named Advisory Chairman to Investment Group of New TXU Owners
Former U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker, III will serve as advisory chairman to the investment group of new owners of Dallas-based electricity provider TXU Corp., the company announced today.

Baker's appointment was included in the company's news release that provided details of a definitive merger agreement under which an investor group led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) and Texas Pacific Group (TPG) will acquire TXU in a transaction valued at $45 billion.

“One very important reason for my participation in this transaction is the serious and substantial commitment to a new direction for TXU that takes into account my concerns about the environment,” Baker said. “Two years ago in my hometown of Houston, I said publicly that we need to pay more attention to ways to protect our environment and that we needed to begin an orderly transition to cleaner energy.

"TXU's new approach on these issues is a critical and responsible step in reducing Texas' contribution to climate change. I look forward to advising the new owners of TXU in their efforts to foster a sustainable environmental model that will permit responsible economic development and that will serve our state and nation well.

02-26-2007

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Robinson & Cole LLP

Robinson & Cole Lawyers Named Connecticut Bar Association Chairs
R&C Lawyers named as Connecticut Bar Association Section and Committee chairs for the 2006 – 2007 bar year.

02-26-2007

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