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Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel, LLP

Chambers USA 2007 Recognizes Kramer Levin's Leading Practices and Business Lawyers
Six Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP practice areas and 15 firm lawyers have been selected as some of the best in the legal field and will appear in Chambers USA 2007.

Chambers USA releases this information after a year of surveying clients and peers across the United States. It is one of a series of Chambers & Partners independent and researched-based guides to the legal profession.

Kramer Levin is ranked in the following practice areas:

National

* Bankruptcy/Restructuring

New York

* Bankruptcy/Restructuring
* Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
* Immigration
* Litigation: General Commercial
* Media & Entertainment: Advertising (Litigation)
* Real Estate

The following lawyers are recognized this year:

* Matthew S. Dunn, Immigration
* Kenneth H. Eckstein, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
* James A. Grayer, Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
* Mark D. Koestler, Immigration
* Kevin B. Leblang, Labor & Employment
* Samuel H. Lindenbaum, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
* Thomas Moers Mayer, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
* Gary P. Naftalis, Litigation: General Commercial; Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
* Jay A. Neveloff, Real Estate
* Theodore (Ted) Ruthizer, Immigration
* Naomi Schorr, Immigration
* Paul D. Selver, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
* Michael T. Sillerman, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
* Howard T. Spilko, Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
* Harold P. Weinberger, Media & Entertainment: Advertising (Litigation)

02-21-2007

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Keating, Muething & Klekamp PLL

Allison M. Bisig Joins Keating Muething & Klekamp
Allison M. Bisig has joined Keating Muething & Klekamp (KMK) as an associate in the real estate practice group.

Prior to joining KMK, Ms. Bisig worked as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney with the Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office. She received her J.D. from the Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law (2006) and her B.A. from the University of Dayton (2003).

KMK, a full-service Cincinnati law firm, was founded in 1954. We have approximately 100 lawyers and a support staff of more than 150 employees. For more than 50 years, we have contributed to the success of many businesses from Fortune 500 corporations and small start-up companies to non-profit organizations and government entities. Our mission is to provide high quality legal counsel to clients by meeting their identified needs and developing appropriate solutions. Our vision is to excel as a law firm by recruiting and retaining the highest quality attorneys and personnel with diverse social, ethnic and political backgrounds.

02-21-2007

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Jackson Walker L.L.P.

L. Scott Brown elected Executive VP of French-American Chamber of Commerce
Vanessa Knapp, corporate partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, has been awarded an Order of the British Empire OBE for her services to corporate law in Her Majesty the Queen's New Year's Honours List 2007.

Ms Knapp was awarded the honour as UK Repre

02-21-2007

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Jackson Walker L.L.P.

JW partner Ed Small to speak at Barnett Shale Breakfast Symposium
Edward Small, a partner in the Regulatory and Legislative section of Jackson Walker L.L.P., will speak at the Barnett Shale Breakfast Symposium, presented by the Fort Worth Business Press, on Friday, March 30, from 7:30 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. Mr. Small's topic is "Whose Water Is It – The Surface Owner's, the Mineral Owner's, and How is it Regulated?" Mr. Small's extensive litigation experience includes water rights, boundary issues, condemnation, oil and gas, and other land-related issues. Other presenters at the symposium will speak on topics ranging from mineral lease negotiation to water recycling to mineral rights and seismic acquisition. The event will take place at the Hilton Hotel in Fort Worth; call 817-336-8300 to reserve a space.

02-21-2007

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Hunton & Williams, LLP

Hunton & Williams’ Raymond A. Starling Appointed as General Counsel for the North Carolina Department of Agriculture
Hunton & Williams LLP announced today that Raymond A. Starling, an associate with the Raleigh office, has been appointed by State Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler to serve as general counsel for the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. As general counsel, Starling will assist the Department in various legal matters related to legislation, rulemaking, policy development, boards and commissions, and Departmental operations.

Starling received a B.S. in Agricultural Education, magna cum laude, from North Carolina State University in 1999. After graduating with honors from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 2002, Starling began a one-year clerkship with Associate Justice Mark Martin on the North Carolina Supreme Court. The following summer, Starling joined the Raleigh office of Hunton & Williams. He has practiced primarily in the area of commercial litigation, and has concentrated on developing a working knowledge of legal issues facing the agricultural and agribusiness sectors.

“We are sorry to lose such a wonderful colleague, but we are proud of Ray’s accomplishments and wish him nothing but the best in the future,” says William S. Patterson, managing partner of the Raleigh office of Hunton & Williams. “Since joining the firm, we have seen Ray make immense strides, personally and professionally. This position will meld his passions with his education, and it is certainly an honor that Commissioner Troxler has given him this opportunity. He will, no doubt, be an invaluable addition to the Department and our entire state.

02-21-2007

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Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP

CRAVATH REPRESENTING THE CONTAINER STORE
Cravath is representing The Container Store, a privately held company, in its exploration of strategic alternatives, including a potential sale of the company. The lawyers involved in this matter are partners James C. Woolery and Stephen L. Burns and associate Joshua B. Pringle on corporate matters, partner Andrew W. Needham on tax matters, and partner Eric W. Hilfers on executive compensation and benefits matters

02-21-2007

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Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP

KARIN DEMASI WRITES ABOUT ANTITRUST LAW FOR THE LAWYER
Cravath partner Karin A. DeMasi's article, "Tried and Trusted", about antitrust cases currently before the U.S. Supreme Court, appeared in the January 15, 2007, issue of The Lawyer.

02-21-2007

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