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Baker & McKenzie, L.L.P.

Baker & McKenzie Advises Corporate Express on its $50 Million Offmarket Share Buy-Back
Baker & McKenzie has continued its long and successful association with key client Corporate Express, by advising the company on its buy back of up to $50 million of its shares through an off market buy back.

Corporate Express, which is Australia and New Zealand's leading supplier of a wide range of products to the business community, announced the off market buy back on 8 February 2007.

Corporate Express has experienced rapid growth since it listed on the Australian Stock Exchange over ten years ago. The company described its minimal debt and strong cash flows as supporting the buy back, which represents approximately 5 per cent of the company's issued share capital.

Baker & McKenzie Merger and Acquisition partner, Ben McLaughlin, has been advising Corporate Express on the buy back together with senior associate Kate Jefferson. Mr McLaughlin has worked closely with Corporate Express for the last 12 years to assist in implementing the company's organic growth strategy and on going acquisition program.

Mr McLaughlin said: "The buy-back involves a number of innovative features, enabling shareholders to tender their shares for sale to Corporate Express either at various discounts to market, or by setting a minimum price, and subject to other collars and caps. It has been well-received by the market, with marked increases in the company's share price and trading volume.

"As always, the focus and efficiency of the Corporate Express team makes working with them a pleasure.

02-20-2007

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Post & Schell

Post & Schell Hosts Meeting on McNulty Memorandum
Post & Schell was pleased to host the Mid-Atlantic Regional Committee and the Philadelphia Young Lawyers Division of the ABA White Collar Crime Committee meeting and CLE seminar on the topic, The McNulty Memorandum: A Meaningful Change or The Status Quo Under a New Name?

Partner John Joseph served as moderator and the panelists were The Honorable Patrick L. Meehan, U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Ellen C. Brotman of Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, Lesley B. Fitzgerald of Merck & Co., and Craig D. Margolis of Vinson & Elkins. The event was very well attended.

02-20-2007

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Newmeyer & Dillion LLP

EIGHT NEWMEYER & DILLION PARTNERS NAMED TO SUPER LAWYERS’ LIST; DILLION RECOGNIZED AS OC “TOP 50”
Earning recognition from their peers, eight attorneys from the Newport Beach headquarters of Newmeyer & Dillion LLP, a prominent business and real estate law firm, have been listed in the “Southern California Super Lawyers” fourth annual peer-review survey, published in the February 2007 issue of Los Angeles Magazine.

Making the list since it was originally published in 2004 were co-founding partners Greg Dillion, a real estate litigator who was again recognized as one of Orange County’s “Top 50 Super Lawyers,” and Tom Newmeyer, a business lawyer, as well as litigation partner John O’Hara. Also named were real estate-transactional partners Mike Cucchissi and Jane Samson, insurance and real estate litigation partner Reed Archambault, and construction litigation partners Joe Ferrentino (previously a “Rising Star”) and Mark Himmelstein.

Southern California Super Lawyers is a compilation of the top 5 percent of attorneys in the area and is produced by Law & Politics, a Minneapolis based trade publication.

“We are proud that our attorneys were again recognized among the best in their profession,” said Dillion. “This is particularly gratifying since the selections were made by other lawyers.”

02-20-2007

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Gable & Gotwals, Attorneys At Law

Women Judges and Attorneys of the Future
History was made on February 20th, 2007, at the Judicial Swearing-In Ceremony at the Tulsa County Bar Association. Renee DeMoss, a GableGotwals shareholder and current President of the Tulsa County Bar Association, presented several new court officials with their ceremonial gavels.

Judge Wilma Palmer became the first African American woman to join the Tulsa District Court Bench. Special Judge Theresa Dreiling and Court Referee Dawn Mary Moody also took the ceremonial oath. This marked the very first time three women have taken the judicial oath during the same ceremony.

As noted by Renee DeMoss during the ceremony, the number of women in the legal profession is increasing, with more women taking positions as judges and shareholders in private law firms.

Other notables attending the event included Tom Colbert, the first African American named to the Oklahoma Supreme Court, Judge David Lewis, the first African American appointed to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, and Court of Appeals Judges John Reif and Keith Rapp.

02-20-2007

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Frantz Ward LLP

Frantz Ward LLP Names Rebecca Bennett And Hans Larsen As Partners
The Cleveland-based law firm Frantz Ward LLP is pleased to announce that Rebecca J. Bennett and Hans L. Larsen have been elected partners in the firm.

Ms. Bennett is a graduate of The Ohio State University and received a Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, with distinction in Journalism in 1995. In 1998, she graduated magna cum laude from Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. She joined Frantz Ward in 2000, after spending two years at the Cleveland office of Thompson Hine.

Ms. Bennett's practice focuses on all aspects of labor and employment law, including preventative counseling, employment litigation and representation of management in labor relations issues. Ms. Bennett provides employers with proactive compliance strategies for federal and state laws.

Mr. Larsen received a Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 1982 and graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1992.

Mr. Larsen's practice focuses on all aspects of general corporate law, intellectual property, and licensing. He represents financial institutions in a variety of secured and unsecured lending transactions and debt offerings. He has successfully structured, documented and brought to closure a wide variety of public, quasi-public and private transactions on behalf of his clients.

02-20-2007

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Frantz Ward LLP

Frantz Ward LLP Receives Volunteer Award From Legal Aid Society
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland honored Frantz Ward LLP with the Volunteer Lawyers Program Recognition Award. Frantz Ward joined forces with the Legal Aid Society more than four years ago as appeal advocates for children who have been denied Supplemental Security Income disability benefits from the Social Security Administration.

Frantz Ward attorneys who participate in the program offer their services pro bono. In 2006, the firm represented children in 11 cases, dedicating nearly 500 hours of professional time to the Legal Aid program. The following Frantz Ward attorneys have participated in this program:

# James Dixon
# Laura Gori
# Jennifer Griveas
# Patrick Haggerty
# Maris McNamara
# Jenifer Novak
# Julie Pietrzen
# Adam Russ
# Aaron Walker

02-20-2007

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Fisher & Phillips LLP

F&P Names New Managing Partner of Chicago Office
Fisher & Phillips LLP announced today that Craig Annunziata has been appointed as the new managing partner of the firm’s Chicago office. Annunziata has practiced labor and employment law for 15 years and has been with Fisher & Phillips since 2004. His practice is focused on representing management in employment-related disputes, and he has defended employers before federal and state courts and alternative dispute forums throughout the United States. He also defends management against charges filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and related state agencies.

Before joining Fisher & Phillips, Annunziata was a partner with the law firm of Baker & McKenzie. Following law school, he served a clerkship for the Honorable William J. Castagna, U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida.

Annunziata earned his law degree from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, an MBA from Loyola University, and a Bachelor’s of Science degree from DePaul University.

Fisher & Phillips Chairman Roger Quillen said, “Craig has proven his leadership abilities over the years developing new clients, providing those clients with exceptional legal counsel, and mentoring young attorneys when they join the firm. Under Craig’s leadership we expect the Chicago office to continue to grow and provide high-quality service to our clients.

02-20-2007

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