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Fineman, Krekstein & Harris, P.C.

Jay Barry Harris Honored By DRI-The Voice Of The Defense Bar
Jay Barry Harris, senior partner at Fineman Krekstein & Harris, P.C., was recently honored by DRI- The Voice of the Defense Bar as its outstanding committee chair at the group’s annual meeting in San Francisco. Harris chair of DRI’s Trucking Law Committee , received the 2006 DRI Davis Carr Outstanding Committee Chair Award for his leadership and his efforts in increasing committee membership, implementing new programs and expanding minority participation.

Harris, long active in DRI, was also named a national director of the 22,000-member organization at the meeting.

Harris concentrates his practice in complex civil litigation. He is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and a graduate Temple University School of Law.

11-30-2006

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Fenwick & West, LLP

Fenwick & West Honored by API Legal Outreach for Pro Bono Efforts
Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach (API) recently presented Fenwick & West with its "Legal Impact Award," in honor of the firm's sponsorship of Laureen Laglagaron, the firm's API Equal Works Justice Fellow, and our outstanding contributions to the organization's immigration outreach and education programs. API Legal Outreach is a local, non-profit organization that serves the legal needs of low-income individuals from the Asian Pacific Islander communities.

As a multi-lingual advocate fluent in Tagalog and French, and conversant in Cebuano, Laureen Laglagaron—through her sponsoring agency Asian Pacific Islander (API) Legal Outreach—works to provide direct legal services and rights training to the Greater Bay Area's sizeable low-income Filipino immigrant community. Filipino Americans are the second largest Asian immigrant population in the Bay Area. However, the dearth of culturally and linguistically appropriate, low-cost or no-fee immigration legal services has led to a proliferation of fraudulent immigration providers preying on low-income Filipino immigrants. Ms. Laglagaron's project aims to protect immigrant consumers by providing direct legal services to low-income immigrants, educating the community regarding their legal rights to prevent victimization, and litigating against fraudulent immigration consultants.

As an Equal Justice Works sponsor, we have not only provided Laureen with advice, outreach, and logistical support but also dedicated investment to her project. Recently, Fenwick & West hosted three immigration law training sessions for both lawyers and non-lawyers geared specifically to address the needs of Filipino immigrants. Moreover, the firm continues to provide technical support to API Legal Outreach, printing over 3000 color outreach brochures in both Tagalog and English.

In August, Fenwick & West took a further step toward supporting the work at API Legal Outreach. Carlos Orellana and Kate Fritz are advocating on behalf of a survivor of human trafficking in a civil litigation case. By utilizing the firm's extensive legal expertise on an individual case, Fenwick continues to build on the current financial and technical support it currently provides to API Legal Outreach.

11-30-2006

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Rivkin Radler LLP (Long Island)

Rivkin Radler Welcomes Three New Associates
William M. Savino, managing partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Stephen E. Kesselman, of Old Westbury, has joined the firm as a partner in the Professional Liability and Litigation & Appeals Practice Groups.

"My partners and I are delighted to welcome Steve Kesselman to Rivkin Radler," stated William Savino. "We look forward to working with Steve and all of the wonderful attributes he brings to our firm."
Mr. Kesselman is an experienced litigator and has represented a broad range of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, in complex commercial litigation matters in the federal and state courts of New York. Mr. Kesselman has handled cases in a large variety of fields, including accountant and attorney liability, class actions, contract, employment, health care, real estate, and securities law matters. Mr. Kesselman also has substantial experience as a successful appellate lawyer and has argued and prevailed before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on a civil RICO matter. In addition, Mr. Kesselman has served as a party arbitrator in several substantial corporate matters.

At Cornell Law School, Mr. Kesselman was elected to the Moot Court Board and argued before United States Supreme Court Justice Byron R. White in the final round of the Sutherland Cup Moot Court competition. As an undergraduate senior at Cornell, he was selected to be a member of the Mortar Board Honor Society based on his academic achievement and service to the university community.

Mr. Kesselman started his legal career as a litigation associate at a large Manhattan firm. He subsequently co-founded his own firm in Manhattan, where he continued his practice in commercial litigation before joining a Long Island-based firm in 2003. He is President of the Old Westbury Pines Civic Association and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Old Westbury Hebrew Congregation. When he lived in Manhattan, he was elected to the New York County Democratic Committee. Mr. Kesselman serves as a member of the Nassau County Bar Association's Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation and Federal Courts Committees.

11-29-2006

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Poyner & Spruill, L.L.P.

Poyner & Spruill Litigator Inducted Into International Association of Defense Counsel
Nick Ellis, litigator in the law firm of Poyner & Spruill LLP in Rocky Mount, has been voted in as a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), a prestigious organization comprised of the world’s leading corporate and insurance attorneys.

The IADC is a not-for-profit organization that maintains a peer-reviewed, invitation-only roster of only 2,400 members worldwide, and represents the leading edge of defense counsel advocacy in the United States. Members of the IADC represent nearly 20 countries, and are part of a select group with advanced skills and practice in defense law who look to each other to further promote their skills, business, and the profession in general. Based in Chicago, the association takes a leading role in many areas of legal reform and professional development.

Ellis has been practicing law in North Carolina for 20 years, and has been with Poyner & Spruill since 1991, where he focuses his practice primarily on tort litigation. He has been trying cases in the state and federal courts of North Carolina since 1987. Throughout his career, Ellis has received multiple notable honors including recognition in The Best Lawyers in America® for both business and commercial litigation.

Ellis is a graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and Wake Forest University School of Law.

11-29-2006

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Morgenstein & Jubelirer LLP

SCHIFF HARDIN LLP WELCOMES MAZEN ASBAHI AS AN ASSOCIATE IN THE CHICAGO OFFICE
Schiff Hardin LLP has added Mazen Asbahi as an associate in the Corporate and Securities Group in the Chicago office. He joins our firm from Goldberg, Kohn, Bell, Black, Rosenbloom & Moritz, Ltd. in Chicago, where he was an associate.

His experience includes drafting and negotiating various types of corporate and commercial agreements, including purchase agreements, credit agreements, equity financing documents, intellectual property licenses, consulting agreements, merchandising agreements, and employment agreements.

Mr. Asbahi's practice also covers various other aspects of corporate transactions, such as due diligence related to corporate, intellectual property, environmental, and real estate matters, as well as preparing related memoranda, handling disclosure matters, and coordinating closings.

He has served as principal outside counsel to a foundation that produces not-for-profit documentaries and a leading Islamic educational institute in the U.S.

Mr. Asbahi's professional memberships include the American Bar Association, Leadership Greater Chicago, Chicago Legal Clinic Auxiliary Board, and Chicago Council of Lawyers.

During law school, Mr. Asbahi gained additional relevant experience as a judicial extern to the Honorable Sidney L. Schenkier, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and also as a law clerk in the City of Chicago Corporation Counsel's Office.

Mr. Asbahi received his undergraduate degree (B.A., Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies, highest honors,1996) from the University of Michigan, studied overseas at the London School of Economics (Study Abroad Program 1994-1995) and the University of Damascus (Intensive Arabic Program for Foreigners, 1996-1997), and earned his law degree (J.D., cum laude, 2000) from the Northwestern University School of Law. He is admitted to practice in Illinois.

11-29-2006

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Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

39 MICHAEL BEST ATTORNEYS NAMED WISCONSIN SUPER LAWYERS
Thirty nine attorneys from the law firm of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP were recently named “Super Lawyers” by Super Lawyers Magazine, a Law & Politics publication.

In addition, two Michael Best partners were listed in the top 25 female lawyers in Wisconsin. Linda H. Bochert was recognized in the area of Environmental law and Ann Ustad Smith was recognized in the area of Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights.

11-29-2006

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

AerCap Holdings N.V. IPO
Davis Polk & Wardwell advised Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Lehman Brothers Inc. as representatives of the underwriters on a $600 million SEC-registered global initial public offering of 26,100,000 ordinary shares of AerCap Holdings N.V., a Dutch foreign private issuer. AerCap sold 6,800,000 ordinary shares, and shareholders of Aercap controlled by Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. sold 19,300,000 ordinary shares. The ordinary shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, AerCap Holdings N.V. is an integrated global aviation company with a leading market position in aircraft and engine leasing, trading and parts sales.

The Davis Polk corporate team included partner Richard J. Sandler and associates Diego A. Rotsztain and Byron B. Rooney, not yet admitted to practice. Partner Michael Mollerus and associate Amir C. Chenchinski provided tax advice. Partner Gail A. Flesher provided environmental advice. The NASD team included counsel Marcie A. Goldstein and legal assistant Peggy A. Petercsak. Maria Norbis was the legal assistant on the transaction. All members of the Davis Polk team work in the New York office.

11-29-2006

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