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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

S.D Jury Finds Microsoft For $1.5 Billion
In one of the biggest patent verdicts ever, a federal jury in San Diego found that Microsoft Corp. had infringed Alcatel-Lucent’s patents and should pay the company $1.5 billion in damages. The jury ruled Thursday that Microsoft had infringed two Alcatel-Lucent patents with its Windows Media Player, and it awarded the company $769,028,351 in damages for each patent. Jeff Berkowitz of Finnegan Henderson said he had not heard of a bigger jury award in a patent case. “This is the big one.

02-23-2007

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Supreme Court Debates Critical Component
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday over the extent to which U.S. Patent laws can be applied to software that is sold overseas, in a case that could make U.S. software companies more vulnerable to infringement claims. Erik Puknys of Finnegan Henderson told MIP Week the arguments demonstrate how difficult it is to conceptualize software and how different this type of technology is from the kind of technology that the patent laws have traditionally had to deal with. “I always felt that Microsoft had the better arguments on the ‘supplying’ issue. In other words, the foreign computer manufacturers, not Microsoft, supply the ‘components of a patented invention’ by making copies of Microsoft’s master disc and then installing the software companies on their computers,” he explained.

02-23-2007

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Carlton Fields

Carlton Fields Associate, Angela T. Puentes-Leon, Appointed to Secretary of The Dade County Defense Bar Association
Carlton Fields is pleased to announce that Miami associate Angela T. Puentes-Leon was recently appointed to Secretary of the Dade County Defense Bar Association. For more information, please visit http://www.dcdba.com/.

Puentes-Leon is a member of the firm’s Products and Toxic Liability Practice Group. She received his B.A., cum laude, from Florida International University in 1998 and her J.D., cum laude, in 2001 from the University of Miami School of Law where she served as Associate Editor of the University of Miami Inter-American Law Review.

02-23-2007

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Fasken, Martineau & Du Moulin, L.L.P.

Exceptional Coverage of Fasken Martineau in LEXPERT
The recent Fasken Martineau/Stringer Saul merger was covered in a feature story published in the February issue of the prestigious magazine LEXPERT. The report is six pages long and praises the firm highly, as can be seen in the story's headline: "Fasken Martineau's surprise merger with a London firm is being called brilliant by its Canadian competitors."

The merger was completed in London last February 1 when managing partner David Corbett, and the partners from Stringer Saul signed the final papers to confirm the agreement that created the largest Canada-U.K. full service law firm. Expertise in the AIM market, mining, life sciences and financial services sectors will be the driving force behind the firm's growth at internationally.

02-23-2007

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Fasken, Martineau & Du Moulin, L.L.P.

Vancouver's largest law firm Fasken Martineau signs first-ever western Canadian law firm sponsorship with Orca Bay Sports & Entertainment
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver's largest law firm, announced today that it has entered into a long-term sponsorship agreement with Orca Bay Sports & Entertainment, owner of the Vancouver Canucks, making Fasken Martineau the Official Legal Counsel to the team and General Motors Place.

"No other law firm has entered into such an agreement of this magnitude before with a western Canadian NHL team and both teams are keen to advance our common values on and off the ice," said William Westeringh, Managing Partner of Fasken Martineau in Vancouver, one of the oldest law firms in the city. "The Fasken Martineau team is proud of our contributions to the growth of western Canada and the unparalleled leadership that the Vancouver Canucks exhibit in our city.

02-23-2007

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

Davis Polk Advises Morgan Stanley on Its Acquisition of a Majority Stake in Montreal Terminal
Davis Polk & Wardwell is advising Morgan Stanley on its acquisition of a majority stake in Montreal Gateway Terminals from TUI AG. Davis Polk is also advising Morgan Stanley in connection with the non-recourse financing for the acquisition and development of the port facilities. Montreal Gateway Terminals is a container-shipping operation that runs two terminals on the St. Lawrence River that handle approximately 90% of all containers that go through the Port of Montreal. TUI is a German shipping and tourism conglomerate.

According to the terms of the transaction, Morgan Stanley will acquire an 80% interest in Montreal Gateway Terminals, while TUI's shipping line, Hapag-Lloyd, will retain a 20% stake in the Montreal facilities. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The Davis Polk corporate team includes partners E. Waide Warner Jr. and John H. Butler, associate Julie Chang and legal assistant Alfonso Silva. Partner William H. Weigel and associate Kimberly A. Champlin are providing tax advice. Partner Paul W. Bartel II is providing antitrust advice. Associates Monica Lamb, George Kazakov and Samuel L. Watson are providing credit advice. All members of the Davis Polk team work in the New York office.

02-23-2007

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Chapter Thirteen Trustee

Revised Dollar Amounts in Bankruptcy Code
Revisions to dollar amounts in the Bankruptcy Code go into effect on 4/1/2007.

02-23-2007

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