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Bullivant Houser Bailey

Bullivant adds tax attorney in Portland office
The law firm of Bullivant Houser Bailey PC today announced that Laura Takasumi has joined the Portland office as a tax, business and estate planning attorney.

Takasumi, an associate, has experience in corporate law and exempt organizations. She earned her J.D., LL.M. in Taxation, and her B.A. from the University of Washington. She is admitted to practice law in Oregon and Washington. Takasumi is a member of the Oregon and Washington state, Multnomah, and American Bar Associations. She is on the Board of Directors of Oregon Lawyers Against Hunger and is a member of the Oregon Minority Lawyers Association, Oregon Women Lawyers Association, and the Estate Planning Council of Portland.

02-22-2007

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP

Weil Gotshal Advises GE on the Sale of its Aviation Training Business
International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges has advised GE Commercial Aviation Services on the sale of a majority stake in General Electric Commercial Aviation Training (GECAT) to Star Capital Partners, an independent investment fund manager. GECAT is Europe's second largest provider of flight training services, with a global network of 55 flight simulators. It has operations at London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports, as well as Chek Lap Kok airport in Hong Kong.

In addition to selling the stake in GECAT, GE is retaining a near 20 per cent stake in a newly formed company, which will combine GECAT and SAS Flight Academy, another recent acquisition by Star in the aviation training industry. The new combined business will be one of the leading flight training operators globally and the largest in Europe.

The Weil Gotshal team was led by Corporate partner Will Rosen, assisted by John Newton and Eva Goetz. Partner Barry Fishley provided commercial advice with senior associate Jane Scobie providing tax advice.

Ernst & Young provided corporate advice for GE and Norton Rose advised Star.

About Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Weil, Gotshal & Manges is an international law firm of over 1,100 lawyers, including approximately 300 partners. Weil, Gotshal is headquartered in New York, with offices in Austin, Boston, Brussels, Budapest, Dallas, Frankfurt, Houston, London, Miami, Munich, Paris, Prague, Providence, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Warsaw, Washington, DC and Wilmington.

02-22-2007

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Robinson & Cole LLP

Robinson & Cole Land Use Lawyer Addresses The Defense Research Institute
R&C Land Use lawyer Dwight H. Merriam, addressed The Defense Research Institute in Orlando, Florida on February 1, 2007. He reviewed recent developments in land use law in his presentation “Current Decisions of State and Federal Law in Planning and Zoning.

02-22-2007

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Robinson & Cole LLP

Robinson & Cole Supports the Urban League of Greater Hartford
Robinson & Cole co-sponsor of Hartford Stage’s Fences performance, recently hosted a private reception to celebrate diversity and the commencement of Black History Month.

The reception took place prior to the firm sponsored Hartford Stage production of August Wilson’s Tony award winning play “Fences,” at which time a $2,500 donation was presented to James E. Willingham, Sr., President and Chief Executive Officer of the Urban League of Greater Hartford, Inc. Making the presentation was Robinson & Cole attorney, and newly announced board member of the Urban League, Kevin J. Rasch. He was accompanied by Robinson & Cole Managing Partner Eric D. Daniels and the firm’s Diversity Partner James P. Ray.

02-22-2007

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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Patrick Campbell Comments on Possible XM/Sirius Merger
Corporate/Communications and Technology partner Patrick Campbell was quoted in the February 21 HollywoodReporter.com article, "FCC is First Hurdle for XM, Sirius." The article notes that many people in the satellite industry are debating whether government regulators will let Sirius Satellite Radio and its competitor XM Satellite Radio merge. Patrick told the publication that the political makeup of the FCC could favor the merger, explaining that the FCC is made up of three Republicans and two Democrats, and it could come down to party lines. "Republicans on the FCC are more free-market-oriented, and the Democrats are more leery of mergers because of their potential to harm consumers," Campbell said, adding: "My prediction is they get this done, one way or another, even if it means getting creative." This article was also featured in AdWeek and BrandWeek magazines.

02-22-2007

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Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

Paul Hastings Attorneys Recognized as Super Lawyers in Southern California, Connecticut and Georgia
The Southern California and Connecticut 2007 Super Lawyers recently recognized the following Paul Hastings attorneys among their list. Super Lawyers identifies the top 5 percent of attorneys in each state, as chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics.

02-22-2007

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O'Melveny & Myers, LLP

O'MELVENY & MYERS REPRESENTS VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTORS IN $670 MILLION PRIVATE BIOTECH TRANSACTION
O'Melveny & Myers recently represented a consortium of venture capital investors in the $670 million private acquisition of INO Therapeutics, the world leader in gaseous drugs including inhaled nitric oxide for treatment of hypoxic respiratory failure in newborns, by the biotechnology company Ikaria Inc. As a result of the largest private biotechnology deal in history, the newly joint investment company will be known as Ikaria Holdings.

The O'Melveny & Myers legal team included Silicon Valley's Sam Zucker, Brian Covotta, Margaret Ikeya, and San Francisco's Steve Camahort.

02-22-2007

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