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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Larsen Quoted About West Michigan Legal Market
Tracy Larsen of the Grand Rapids office was quoted extensively in a December 2006 Grand Rapids Business Journal article, "Experience, needs prompt more lateral moves," about the West Michigan legal environment.

12-12-2006

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Mackey Named Chair of 7th Circuit Criminal Section
Larry Mackey of the Indianapolis office has been named Chair of the Criminal Section for the 7th Circuit Bar Association.

12-12-2006

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Rust Talks About Chicago Legal Market
Mark Rust of the Chicago office was quoted extensively in a December 2006 Chicago Lawyer article, "More outside firms opening offices in Chicago," about the Chicago legal market.

12-12-2006

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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Davis Wright Tremaine’s Newell Receives Highest Honor From Oregon State Bar for Pro Bono Work
Robert D. Newell, a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, has been honored by the Oregon State Bar with the President’s Public Service Award. Newell was recognized for his pro bono commitment and his work for Mercy Corps, as well as his other community and legal involvement.

Newell is chairman of the board of Mercy Corps and winner of the Oregon State Bar Pro Bono Challenge for the most individual hours of pro bono legal services in 2004 and 2005. He is also past president of the Multnomah Bar Association.

“This is a great honor and recognizes Bob for his commitment to pro bono work as well as his other community and legal involvements,” said Rod Lewis, partner-in-charge of Davis Wright Tremaine’s Portland office.

Newell is noted as one of “America’s Leading Business Lawyers” by renowned survey guide Chambers USA for general commercial litigation for the past four years. He was recently elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and the Oregon Chapter of ABOTA.

Newell has extensive trial experience in commercial litigation, including securities, health law and trade secrets. He represents clients such as Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Blockbuster, and Viacom.

12-12-2006

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White & Case, LLP

Acquisition Finance Team Advises on £4.35 Billion Public to Private Financing
White & Case is advising Mandated Lead Arrangers Barclays Bank, Goldman Sachs and ING, in the £4.35 billion financing for the proposed acquisition of Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus Group plc ("Corus"), by Brazilian steelmaker Companhia Siderurgica Nacional ("CSN"). CSN's offer of 515p a share values Corus's equity at £4.9 billion and, if completed, would create a top five global steel group producing 24 million tonnes of steel a year along with, by 2010, approximately 50 million tonnes of annual iron ore production. The company has £800 million debt, bringing the total value of the bid to £5.7 billion (€8.4 billion).

"This was a perfect transaction for us, as it required, on an accelerated basis, full 'one stop shop' advice on all the principal English and US law leveraged finance debt products, as well as detailed advice on steel industry issues," commented Christopher Kandel, lead White & Case partner advising on the deal. "These are the kind of transactions where we think we distinguish ourselves from our competitors."

Corus is the eighth largest steel company in the world and its shares are listed on the London, New York and Amsterdam stock exchanges. The company is headquartered in London and it has manufacturing operations in many countries, with major plants in the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Norway and the US.

The White & Case team advising on the financing was led by partner Christopher Kandel, working closely with partners Alan Rockwell, Dan Hamilton and Allan Taylor, and associates Jessica Albrecht, Brian Conway, Nicholas Greenacre, Imtiaz Khan, Christopher Langdon, Isil Okten and Ian Sorich.

"This has been an outstanding year for our acquisition finance team in London," commented partner Maurice Allen, co-head of the London Banking & Capital Markets group. "This year we have worked on a number of high-profile public to private mandates, which has established our position within a select group of firms that the banks turn to for this kind of leading acquisition finance advice."

This year has seen the team acting on announced acquisition finance transactions with an approximate overall deal value of more than €86 billion. Among the high-profile mandates are two of the largest public to private acquisition financings in the European market: the approximately €14.1 billion financing for the acquisition of FTSE 100 company, BOC Group plc, by Linde Group AG; as well as the €10.8 billion financing for the cash portion of Mittal Steel N.V.'s €25.8 billion acquisition of French rival, Arcelor SA.

12-12-2006

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Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, L.L.P.

J. Ashwin Madia and Kelly McLain Join Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P.
J. Ashwin Madia and Kelly McLain have joined the Minneapolis office of the national law firm of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. as associates.

Mr. Madia’s practice focuses in the area of intellectual property litigation; he is admitted to practice in Minnesota. Prior to joining Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Mr. Madia served as both a defense attorney and prosecutor in the U.S. Marine Corps where he gained trial experience. He received his J.D. from New York University School of Law (2002); and his B.A. in Political Science, magna cum laude from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (1999).

Ms. McLain’s practice focuses in the area of individual and mass tort; she is admitted to practice in Minnesota; and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. Prior to joining Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Ms. McLain was a Law Clerk to the Honorable Michael J. Davis, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. She received her J.D. from the University of Minnesota, cum laude (2004); and her B.A. in Spanish and Portuguese from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2000).

12-12-2006

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Pepper Hamilton, L.L.P.

Mark S. Blaskey of Pepper Hamilton Speaks at PICPA's Annual Tax Forum and Divorce Conference
Mark S. Blaskey, a partner with Pepper Hamilton LLP, recently spoke at two Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) conferences: the Annual Tax Forum, which was held on November 29-30, 2006; and the 2006 Divorce Conference, which was held on October 19, 2006.

Mr. Blaskey presented “State Inheritance Tax Planning” at the Annual Tax Forum, and focused on estates and trust issues involving the use of trusts in matrimonial matters at the Divorce Conference.

Mr. Blaskey is chairman of Pepper’s Family Business Practice Group. He concentrates his practice on estate planning and business and succession planning. Mr. Blaskey regularly works with family businesses to provide transition and preserve family harmony, and he counsels high net worth clients on matters involving income, estate and gift taxes, estate and trust administration, and general business issues.

PICPA (www.picpa.org) is a professional association of more than 19,000 CPAs working together to improve the profession and better serve the public interest. Founded in 1897, PICPA is the second-oldest and fifth-largest state CPA organization in the United States. Membership includes practitioners in public accounting, industry, government, and education.

12-12-2006

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