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Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

European Capital Markets Review
As part of its 4Q 2006 European Capital Markets Review, Thomson Financial ranked SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP #3 by aggregate deal value (up from #10 in 2005) as European issuer legal advisor for international high yield corporate debt in 2006, with US$ 6.76 billion in 6 deals. The Firm also ranked #4 by aggregate deal value for European issuer legal advisor in international debt, with US$ 83.7 billion in 69 deals.

02-02-2007

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Schottenstein Zox & Dunn Co., LPA

LeVere Joins SZD
Schottenstein Zox & Dunn (SZD) is pleased to welcome the addition of T. Earl LeVere as Partner to the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group and Commercial Litigation Practice Area.

LeVere was formerly with the Columbus law firm of Bricker & Eckler LLP and focuses his practice on intellectual property and complex commercial litigation matters including copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, trade dress, entertainment, confidentiality, and non-competition issues. His experience includes litigation in courts throughout Ohio and in California, Colorado, Delaware, Michigan, and Texas.

LeVere is a member of both the American Intellectual Property Law Association and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and is a member of the American, Ohio State, Columbus, and Federal Bar Associations. He is also a registered Ohio Executive Agency and Legislative Lobbyist. Serving the community, LeVere is a member of the board of trustees for both Rebuilding Together Columbus and LifeCare Alliance.

In 2005 and 2006, LeVere was named an Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Star and was honored as one of Business First of Columbus’ Forty Under 40 in 2005. He retains an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell and has received the American Jurisprudence Award in both Trial Advocacy and Entertainment Law.

LeVere received his undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from Capital University and his law degree, with honors, from The Ohio State University College of Law.

02-02-2007

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Schnader Attorney At Law

Olson Speaks on Behalf of American Heart Association
Judy Olson was interviewed on Pittsburgh’s KDKA-TV morning news program. Judy was interviewed in her capacity as a board member of the American Heart Association’s Western Pennsylvania Chapter and appeared on the program as part of the association’s “Go Red Movement,” which empowers women with knowledge and tools so they can take positive action to reduce their risks of heart disease and stroke and to protect their health.

02-02-2007

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Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, L.L.P.

Aaron Dryer recognized by Diversity & The Bar as one of "10 to watch"
Aaron Dryer, a Senior Associate with Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, was spotlighted in the January/February issue of Diversity & The Bar magazine as one of 10 up-and-coming African American lawyers to watch. Diversity & The Bar refers to the honorees as "outstanding young African American attorneys who, through talent, perseverance, and hard work, achieved recognition as America's best and brightest."

Mr. Dryer, a business and taxation attorney with Porter Wright, was recognized for his strong business and legal acumen combined with a solid presence within the Columbus community. Interviewed clients noted that Mr. Dryer's acute understanding of the challenges involved in business, legal expertise, grassroots approach, and sense of the human element underlying business transactions distinguish him as a top business and taxation attorney. His legal practice includes representing public and privately held companies, exempt organizations, and individuals regarding the formation, expansion, and disposition of business entities and the tax consequences involved in such transactions, in addition to performing compliance work and administrative practice before local, state, and federal taxing authorities.

02-02-2007

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Pierce & Atwood, L.L.P.

Maine Legislative Leaders speak at Pierce Atwood
Senate President Beth Edmonds (D-Cumberland), Speaker of the House Glenn Cummings (D-Portland), Senate Minority Leader Carol Weston (R-Waldo) and House Minority Leader Josh Tardy (R-Newport) join clients and guests for a February 2 breakfast briefing on issues before the Maine Legislature. The event was the latest in a series of breakfast briefings with state leaders hosted by the Governmental Relations Group of Pierce Atwood LLP and Pierce Atwood Consulting LLC.

02-02-2007

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Pierce & Atwood, L.L.P.

Legal Marketing Association Awards First Place Honors to Pierce Atwood LLP & ShiftCentral for Excellence in Market Research
The New England chapter of the Legal Marketing Association has awarded first place honors for market research excellence to Pierce Atwood LLP and the law firm’s market intelligence partner ShiftCentral.

The fourth annual Your Honor Awards were announced last week in Boston, in partnership with the Wall Street Journal. In total, recipients in eleven categories were recognized for excellence in marketing initiatives.
Pierce Atwood LLP and ShiftCentral were selected for their customized system of rapid market analysis, providing the law firm with improved access and control of strategic information needed to compete for business and anticipate client needs. The Ongoing Insight service provides the firm’s attorneys with bi-weekly market data through a secure Internet-based portal.

“The system uses innovative advanced search tools, enabling us to enhance the quality of the research and planning done by the firm’s marketing department. Attorneys find valuable the insight they receive concerning the competitive issues affecting their clients,” says Jennifer Whittier, director of marketing and client relations, Pierce Atwood LLP.

“More than ever, law firms need to compete for business. Cutting edge tools are essential to outpace, outplay and outthink competitors. The integration of Pierce Atwood’s Internet-based Ongoing Insight program was a proactive step towards a better and quicker control of strategic information. This award acknowledges the innovation of our collaborative effort”, says ShiftCentral founder and CEO, Mario Theriault.

The purpose of the Your Honor Awards is to raise awareness of legal marketing professionals in the New England area.

“These awards reflect the talent of our area’s top marketing professionals and encourage friendly competition and networking among law firms in the region,” says Jasmine Trillos-Decarie, president of the Legal Marketing Association of New England.

ShiftCentral is a leading provider of outsourced competitive intelligence (CI) services with clients across North America. ShiftCentral's tailored web-based tools and custom research provide timely and cost-effective information for its clients. The Company's primary products and services include daily briefings, weekly and monthly reports, electronic archiving, corporate profiles, SWOT analysis, benchmarking, and economic development studies.

02-02-2007

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Venable Baetjer & Howard

Established Wealth Management and Trusts & Estates Attorneys Everett Hoeg and Lisa Hughes Join Venable’s Northern Virginia Office
Two established wealth management and trusts & estates attorneys, A. Everett Hoeg and Lisa M. Hughes, have joined Venable LLP's northern Virginia office as partner and of counsel, respectively. Both lawyers arrive from Reed Smith LLP, where they have practiced together for the past 15 years.

Mr. Hoeg, who practiced at Reed Smith and its predecessor firms for a remarkable 30 year period, also served as co-chair of Reed Smith's Tax, Benefits and Wealth Planning Group. Sensing some change in the market for personal wealth management counsel, both he and Ms. Hughes decided that their practice could benefit from the kind of individual client focus for which Venable is known.

"While we have significant experience working for corporations, partnerships, and limited liability entities, we have always thrived on our work for individual clients," Mr. Hoeg explained. "Although it has a large corporate practice and national platform, Venable maintains a renowned wealth management practice that especially caters to high net worth individuals, and that's what attracted us to the firm at this point in our careers."

"We've long been aware of Venable's work in this area, most notably that of Stef Tucker," added Mr. Hoeg, referring to Venable partner Stefan F. Tucker, consistently recognized as among the premier wealth attorneys in the United States. Mr. Hoeg and Ms. Hughes also cited Venable's A. Christopher Sega, who was named as one of the Top Estate Planners in Washington, D.C., by Washingtonian Magazine, in 2004-2006.

Working largely within the affluent Northern Virginia corridor, Mr. Hoeg and Ms. Hughes have advised wealthy clients from a variety of sectors, including real estate development, technology, professional services, and government contracting. Their clients have included successful entrepreneurs as well as Fortune 500 executives in the region, including those from AOL, General Dynamics, Argon, and other companies.

"We concentrate on personal wealth, whether it was inherited or earned over a lifetime in business," Ms. Hughes explained.

Beyond wealth planning, the two attorneys advise on traditional and tax-oriented wills, trusts, and estates, as well as marital agreements, and business and succession planning. They also have significant experience handling tax matters, including returns, audits, and other challenges from the IRS.

Another area in which Mr. Hoeg and Ms. Hughes focus is planned charitable giving to tax exempt organizations such as public charities and private foundations. "These organizations, and all donations to them, are highly regulated, with rules that seem to change almost daily," Ms. Hughes noted.

Ms. Hughes also has experience representing guardians of incapacitated adults, and in Medicaid and retirement planning. In addition, she has actively advised on numerous public financings, having coordinated the financing of many public improvements in Virginia through the issuance of school bonds and community development bonds.

Venable's Mr. Tucker is in a unique position to assess the talents of Mr. Hoeg and Ms. Hughes, counting both of them as his students when he previously taught at the Georgetown University Law Center. Mr. Tucker commented: "Everett and Lisa are superbly well-rounded. They are adept at handling the full range of complex tax issues, but also understand the personal life issues of affluent clients. And there is a substantial client base still to be tapped in the mid-Atlantic region, where both Everett and Lisa have so much experience -- we're certain they will thrive here at Venable."

Mr. Hoeg received an LL.M. in Taxation (1976) from the Georgetown University Law Center, and both his J.D. (1972) and his A.B. (1969) from Duke University. He frequently lectures in the areas of family estate planning and wealth transfer.

Ms. Hughes received her J.D., cum laude, from the Georgetown University Law Center (1992). She received her B.A., cum laude, from the State University of New York, Stony Brook. She is a member of both the Northern Virginia and District of Columbia Estate Planning Councils.

02-02-2007

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