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Tonkon Torp LLP

Tonkon Torp Adds Senior Business Associate
Corporate attorney Ben Jacqmotte has joined Tonkon Torp LLP as a senior associate. His practice emphasizes finance, mergers and acquisitions, technology and telecommunications. He has particular experience in private equity and hedge fund organization and regulation.

Prior to joining Tonkon Torp, Jacqmotte worked for six years in Washington D.C. as an associate with two of the nation's largest international law firms, Latham & Watkins LLP and Dechert LLP.

"Ben's skill and experience - in particular his strength in private equity matters - make him a great addition to the firm's business department and a new resource for our clients," said Michael M. Morgan, chairman of Tonkon Torp's managing board.

In 1999, he served as a law clerk for Judge Rui Manuel Moura Ramos of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities in Luxembourg.

Jacqmotte's application for admission to the Oregon State Bar is pending. He is admitted to the Bar in Maryland and the District of Columbia.

12-07-2006

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Sughrue Mion PLLC

Sughrue Attorneys to Lead Oral Hearing and Panel at 2006 Pan European Summit December 7 and 8
The Sughrue firm will be a key partner of this year’s 2nd Pan European Intellectual Property Summit in Brussels. This unique forum is designed to explore Europe’s IP future and to educate them on the creation of an effective decision making process. The summit will be held on December 7th & 8th of 2006 and will bring together business leaders from all over Europe, the US and Asia, as well as lawyers, administrators, IP strategy consultants, academics and university technology licensing professionals.

The firm will tackle the subject of Discovery in U.S. Litigation: Compulsion & Compliance. This session will feature a mock deposition, hearing and follow up panel discussion. Our panelist include: The Honorable Barbara J. Rothstein, Director of the Federal Judicial Center; Mark Boland, Partner, Sughrue Mion, PLLC; John R. Berres, Vice President and Deputy Director, Intellectual Property, Alcatel; Gregoire Desrousseaux, Avocat, Partner, Hirsch & Associés; and David F. Foster, Member, Miller & Chevalier Chartered.

12-07-2006

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Saul Ewing, LLP

SAUL EWING LLP PARTNER ELECTED DIRECTOR AND TREASURER OF WORLD LINK FOUNDATION
Robert H. Louis, Co-Chair of the Personal Wealth, Estates and Trusts (PWET) Department, has been elected Director and Treasurer of the World Link Foundation.

The World Link Foundation is a tax-exempt American organization that supports educational activities and professional training in the field of mental health in China.

Mr. Louis received his B.S., summa cum laude, from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1969, earned his J.D., cum laude, from Harvard University Law School in 1972, and received his LL.M from Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law in 1976. In addition to his role as Co-Chair of the PWET Department, Mr. Louis is Chair of Saul Ewing's Business Succession Planning, Estate Planning, Retirement Planning and Special Needs and Guardianship Trusts practice groups.

12-07-2006

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Saul Ewing, LLP

Saul Ewing LLP Attorney to Serve on Attorney General Elect?s Transition Team
Dan Friedman, Special Counsel in the Litigation Department in Saul Ewing LLP’s Baltimore office, will serve on Attorney General-Elect Douglas F. Gansler’s Transition Committee. Mr. Gansler will transition from the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office to become Attorney General of Maryland, replacing Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr. on January 3, 2007.

In early November, Mr. Friedman assisted Mr. Gansler’s attorneys in preparing court arguments regarding Mr. Gansler?s eligibility to run for attorney general. Arguments against Mr. Gansler alleged that he did not meet the constitutional requirement that the candidate have practiced law in Maryland for 10 years. An Anne Arundel County circuit court judge ruled that Mr. Gansler's combined legal experience and 17 years as a member of the Maryland State Bar met the constitutional requirement, and dismissed the case.

Mr. Friedman received his B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Maryland in 1988, and earned his J.D., with honors, from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1994. He is the author of The Maryland State Constitution: A Reference Guide and teaches constitutional law at University of Maryland School of Law.

12-07-2006

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Lathrop & Gage LLP

Rustin J. Kimmell Joins Lathrop & Gage as an Associate
Rustin J. Kimmell has joined the Kansas City, Mo., office of the Lathrop & Gage L.C. law firm as an associate in the environmental practice area.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Kimmell worked as a legal intern for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII, in the Office of Regional Counsel. He was also a law clerk for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters in Washington, D.C., in 2005 and a Judiciary Committee Intern for the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary in Washington D.C., in 2004. He has developed legal strategies for negotiating, litigating and enforcing the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (Superfund) and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).

Kimmell earned his bachelor’s degree in Agronomy, Soil and Water Conservation in 1997 and master’s degree in Soil Chemistry in 1999 from Kansas State University. He earned his M.B.A. in Finance and International Business in 2002 and his juris doctorate in 2006 from the University of Kansas.

12-07-2006

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Haskell, Slaughter, Young & Gallion, L.L.C.

HASKELL SLAUGHTER'S NETTLES REAPPOINTED BY THE ALABAMA SUPREME COURT TO TWO KEY COMMITTEES
Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC partner Bert S. Nettles has been reappointed by the Alabama Supreme Court to the Alabama Pattern Jury Instructions Committee - Civil and the Standing Advisory Committee on the Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure. Each committee has 18 judge and lawyer members, and all appointees serve for three-year terms.

The Alabama Pattern Jury Instructions Committee - Civil has been in existence for 40 years, and Mr. Nettles has served for fifteen years. It is charged with drafting jury charges in simple and understandable language consistent with legal requirements. The Committee is also in the process of rewriting all existing jury charges in "plain English" format. Because the pattern jury instructions have been a great aid to members of the legal profession in Alabama, the process has been adopted in other states.

Mr. Nettles has served on The Standing Advisory Committee on the Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure for six years. The Committee reviews rule changes that the Supreme Court is contemplating, as well as making additional suggestions, before potential changes are circulated to the entire bar for comment.

Bert Nettles focuses his practice on the defense of complex civil litigation, with particular concentration in punitive damages claims (including bad faith and fraud actions), extra-contractual claims against insurers, and professional liability claims. He also maintains an active appellate practice and has appeared before the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Nettles joined Haskell Slaughter in 2003 after serving as a senior partner of other firms in Mobile and Birmingham, Alabama.

Mr. Nettles has been appointed as a Deputy or Assistant Attorney General by four different Alabama Attorneys General to represent the State of Alabama in various complex civil lawsuits. In addition, he has served as counsel to the Alabama Insurance Underwriting Association for over 20 years. Mr. Nettles is listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Insurance Law.

A former president of the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association, Mr. Nettles has also served on the Advisory Committee for the United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and was a member of the Alabama State Legislature from 1969 - 1974. He also served as Chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Gulf Coast from 1983 - 1988 and as Assistant Chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama from 2000 - 2003.

12-07-2006

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Willkie, Farr & Gallagher, LLP

Frankfurt and Paris Offices Advise PAI on $3.2 Billion Acquisition of Lafarge’s Roofing Division
On December 4, it was announced that Willkie client PAI partners SAS agreed to acquire the roofing division of Lafarge SAS for $3.2 billion (€2.4 billion) in cash and liabilities assumed. Based near Frankfurt, the roofing division, which accounts for about 10 percent of Lafarge's annual revenue and employs about 12,000 people, is the world’s leading maker of clay and concrete tiles. By divesting the division, Lafarge plans to focus on its cement operations and heavy-side building materials business. Longtime client PAI partners is one of the oldest private equity firms in Europe, managing and advising on funds totaling more than €7 billion. The Willkie team advising PAI includes Jochen Winter and Michael Bernhardt in Frankfurt and Daniel Payan, Christophe Garaud, Jeffrey Fouts, and Gregory De Saxcé in Paris.

12-07-2006

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