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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Paul, Weiss Announces Election of Three New Partners
Paul, Weiss announced today that three new partners have been elected to the partnership effective January 2007. They include Matthew Abbott and Ariel Deckelbaum from the corporate department and Liza Velazquez from the litigation department.

12-12-2006

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O'Melveny & Myers, LLP

OMM Represents Caxton-Iseman Capital in Connection with Acquisition
Private investment firm Caxton-Iseman Capital, Inc. recently announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire specialty gas distributor Valley National Gases Incorporated for $312 million, including assumption of debt. O'Melveny-New York partners Eric Rothenberg and Tom Carruthers provided regulatory and litigation diligence on the transaction, with assistance from Eli Levenstein and Bryan Power. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2007.

Valley National Gases is a leading packager and distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases; welding equipment and supplies; propane; and fire protection equipment. Headquartered in Washington, Pennsylvania, Valley National Gases operates 75 locations in 14 states.

Caxton-Iseman Capital is based in New York. Its companies have combined revenues of approximately $5 billion; its investment vehicles have available capital in excess of $2 billion.

12-12-2006

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Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

Fulbright Joins Houston Lawyers to Bring Holiday Cheer to Elementary Students
Fulbright teamed up with Bracewell to bring holiday cheer to 1250 students at Grimes and Petersen Elementary. Fulbright attorney Kirsten Hetzel Wilson served as co-chair along with Bracewell attorney Christopher L. Dodsom on the Houston Young Lawyers Association’s Adopt an Angel Committee.

The committee rounded up 1,600 Houston lawyers and administrators to volunteer with teachers to create a winter wonderland for the elementary school students.

The Adopt an Angel Program was established the Houston Young Lawyers Foundation, through the Houston Young Lawyers Association, to deliver holiday cheer to inner-city, elementary-aged children.

Volunteers spent several weeks shopping, wrapping and assembling gifts for a total donation of more than $50,000. Each child received a personalized holiday bag from Santa Claus. And for the first time, the Adopt an Angel Program had more volunteers than children -- approximately 400 more. To spread the joy even further, the committee adopted 400 more children from House of Tiny Treasures and Casa de Esperanza.

12-12-2006

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Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

Five Fulbright Associates Listed as 2007 Minnesota Rising Stars
Five Minneapolis attorneys have been named Minnesota Rising Stars by Law & Politics magazine. Fulbright’s 2006 Minnesota Rising Stars are:

Laura Borst
Amy Dahl
Patrick Gallagher
Rebecca Sandberg
Chris Young

Minnesota Rising Stars are selected from nominations submitted by current Super Lawyers and represent the top 2.5 percent of up-and-coming attorneys in the state. Rising Stars must be forty years of age or younger or have been practicing for ten years or less.

12-12-2006

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Carlton Fields

Carlton Fields Shareholders, Wendy F. Lumish and Benjamine Reid, Recognized as Two of Miami's “Most Effective Lawyers”
Carlton Fields is pleased to announce that Miami shareholder and Chair of the Appellate Practice and Trial Support Group, Wendy F. Lumish, and Miami shareholder and firm Chair of the Board of Directors, Benjamine Reid, were recognized as two of “The Most Effective Lawyers” in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties. A luncheon sponsored by the Daily Business Review took place on Friday, December 8, 2006 recognizing all of the winners and finalists.

Lumish, along with attorneys from Greenberg Traurig and Squire Sanders, was a winner in the Appellate category as part of a team that won a reversal of the judgment in a major tobacco case. Reid was a finalist in the Pro Bono category for his excellent work in a high-profile civil rights case.

Lumish concentrates her practice in appellate law and complex litigation. She is certified as a specialist in appellate law by The Florida Bar. Her primary focus is products liability, commercial litigation, and personal injury defense. Lumish received a bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, in 1978 from Lehigh University, and a law degree, cum laude, in 1981 from the University of Miami School of Law.

Reid is a trial and appellate lawyer who represents a diverse corporate clientele in litigation. His practice includes commercial disputes, environmental matters, and products liability claims. A substantial portion of his practice is represented by class action litigation. Reid is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his J.D. cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law, where he was Senior Editor and a member of the Editorial Board of the Georgia Law Review.

12-12-2006

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Alexandria IP Attorney Mukai Publishes Article on Reexamination Changes in IP Today
Intellectual Property attorney Robert G. Mukai's article "The Evolution of Reexamination Practice in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office" was published in the September 2006 issue of Intellectual Property Today. Mukai is a shareholder in the Alexandria office of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney.

The article discussed a number of revisions made to the U.S. PTO's reexamination procedures, based on comments and criticisms by petitioners and patent holders.

12-12-2006

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Government Relations Director Wiltraut Quoted on Effect of Democrat-Controlled Congress on Armed Services Committee
James C. Wiltraut, a member of the Federal Government Relations Section of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, was quoted in the November 9, 2006, edition of Defense Daily Network. Wiltraut is a director in the firm's Washington, D.C., office.

A Democratic House will mean a "more measured approach" to the war in Iraq, Wiltraut told the publication. He noted that most of the top Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee have been in the military or have a son or daughter in uniform. That military experience means it is unlikely that the committee will push for a quick pullout of U.S. troops, he said.

While saying that it will be up to President Bush to define success in Iraq, Wiltraut told Defense Daily Network that the approach is likely to include U.S. withdrawal. The defense industry will need to respond to whatever form the battlefield takes, he added.

12-12-2006

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