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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Jeh Johnson Named to the Transition Committee of New York Attorney General-Elect Andrew Cuomo
Today litigation partner Jeh Johnson was named to New York Attorney General-Elect Andrew Cuomo's transition committee. In his role, Jeh will serve as co-chair of the Antitrust/Investment Protection committee.

11-20-2006

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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Marco Masotti Profiled in the Daily Deal's 2006 Movers & Shakers
Corporate partner Marco Masotti is profiled in the Daily Deal 2006 "Movers & Shakers" list, which is featured in today's edition. The publication selected its 12 "Movers & Shakers" based on a variety of factors and noted that they each, "played vital roles in large or transformative transactions as advisers..." and are "standouts in their fields." The article takes a look at Marco's career, including his South African roots and his work advising more than $25-billion worth of private equity and hedge fund formations over the past two years and features quotes from both clients and former colleagues.

11-20-2006

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Dorsey & Whitney, L.L.P.

Dorsey London Makes Up Four New Partners
International law firm Dorsey & Whitney today emphatically confirmed its commitment to growing and developing its London office. The firm has made up four new partners in London, effective 1st January 2007. They are litigators Jean-Pierre Douglas-Henry, Liesl Fichardt, and Mitchell Moss, as well as corporate lawyer Alex Paterson.

"We made up more new partners in London this year than any other Dorsey office. We had an excellent group of lawyers to consider; we are growing; we are profitable; and we are confident. We expect our success here to continue, and we expect to continue welcoming new partners in London for many years to come," said Paul Klaas, managing partner of Dorsey's London office and worldwide head of its litigation practice.

Dorsey’s London office has grown to 40 lawyers, with 16 partners (including the four new partners and Mark Taylor, Corporate partner who joined Dorsey a few months ago), plus eight trainees. Dorsey has also added seven new associates during the past year. Four associates have joined the Corporate Group: Ian Logan, Moris Mashali, Johanna O’Shea and Tamara Smythe. Three associates have joined the Trial Group: Matthew Blower, Paul Smith and Gaynor Dunmall.

New Partners

Jean-Pierre Douglas-Henry is a general commercial litigator ranked by Chambers UK. He has broad experience, particularly in banking and financial services litigation. JP joined Dorsey in 2005 from Slaughter and May, where he worked for five years, after ten years at Allen Arthur Robinson Group in Australia.

Liesl Fichardt is a tax litigator and corporate tax advisor. She is a former judge of the High Court of South Africa and former chair of the South African Tax Board. She has been actively involved in Dorsey’s GLO litigation against the Inland Revenue pending before the English courts and the European Court of Justice.

Mitchell Moss is a tax litigator, with special expertise and experience in VAT litigation. He represents Dorsey clients, particularly from the financial services and automotive industries, in disputes with HM Revenue & Customs at all levels of the judicial system.

Alex Paterson is a corporate lawyer, with particular expertise in emerging companies, including spin-outs from major English universities. He specialises in providing sector-focused corporate advice to clients in the technology industries.

11-20-2006

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Dorsey & Whitney, L.L.P.

Dorsey & Whitney Names 17 New Partners
Global law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP today announced that 17 attorneys have been named new partners in the firm, effective January 1, 2007.

“During many years of hard work and continual growth in their respective areas of law, our newest partners have devoted themselves to our clients’ success,” said Dorsey managing partner Peter Hendrixson. “These skilled attorneys have demonstrated qualities that Dorsey strives to exemplify: first-rate legal ability, dedication to client service, business insight, integrity, leadership and community service. I’m proud to welcome these accomplished attorneys as Dorsey partners.”

Representing eight Dorsey offices and a range of legal practice areas, the new partners demonstrate the firm’s international reach and broad law experience.

11-20-2006

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Cozen O' Connor

Pennslyvania Supreme Court Justice to Head Cozen O’Connor’s National Appellate Practice
The Honorable Sandra Schultz Newman, the first woman ever elected to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, has been tapped to head the rapidly growing nationwide Appellate practice at Cozen O’Connor, one of the country’s top 100 law firms with more than 500 lawyers practicing across 23 offices. She will join the firm officially on January 1, 2007.

Justice Newman has served since 1995 on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, which is the oldest court in the country and 67 years older than the U.S. Supreme Court. Prior to that, Justice Newman was a judge for the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania and was a practicing attorney in private practice and also served as the first female Assistant District Attorney in the Montgomery County District Attorney’s office.

“I have had tremendous respect for Cozen O’Connor over the years. I watched them grow from a small firm of less than ten attorneys to a broad reaching organization with over 200 skilled trial lawyers trying cases across the world. More importantly, I have heard their attorneys argue in court and have read the verdicts in cases they have championed in both trial and appellate courts at the state and federal level. Their knowledge is strong, their victories are impressive, and their dedication to clients is unwavering,” said Justice Newman. “I am, therefore, honored to join the firm to practice along side of so many attorneys who exemplify the best in our legal system.”

Justice Newman will be responsible for overseeing the firm’s very active 50+ lawyer Appellate practice, which boasts more than 75 wins and over half a billion dollars in savings and verdicts for its international corporate clients over the past two years. Just a few of the firm’s recent appellate victories include: a 9/11 World Trade Center case in the Second Circuit in which the “one occurrence” trial verdict on behalf of insurers prevailed on appeal; reversal of the largest dram shop verdict in history in which the firm won in the Appellate Division of New Jersey, saving ARAMARK more than $100 million; the dismissal of a civil rights and RICO lawsuit against a municipality and officials in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; a new trial ordered by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in a case in which the lower court had originally assessed a verdict seven times the company’s worth; and the reversal of a $20 million verdict against Temple University Hospital.

“To build and sustain a successful Appellate practice, you need to recruit and mentor a unique group of lawyers with highly refined skill sets. The work that appellate attorneys do shapes the law, and understanding how to argue and win on appeal requires exceptional knowledge of substantive law and procedural rules. That is why we are thrilled to have Justice Newman join our team. Her wisdom, insight and experience will add significant value to our attorneys and our clients,” said firm Chairman, Stephen A. Cozen.

Cozen O’Connor’s CEO and President Patrick J. O’Connor added, “We intend to continue growing our appeals practice and Justice Newman will play an important role in that growth. With so many bet-the-company cases in courts across the country today, companies understand that an appeal will likely happen after a lower court ruling. In fact, about half of our appellate matters are referred to us post-verdict and we have been designated as special appellate counsel for some of our clients. But we are also seeing an increasing number of cases in which we are asked to sit in during the initial trial phase to prepare the strategy for an appeal.”

This move by Justice Newman further strengthens the leadership team at Cozen O’Connor. In July of this year, Lawrence T. Bowman and Ann Thornton Field were named Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, of the firm’s General Litigation department, and William P. Shelley was tapped to chair the Insurance department. Additional firm leadership announcements are expected in the coming weeks.

11-20-2006

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Cozen O' Connor

Cozen O’Connor Attorney Brian A. Bloom Presents at Sports and Entertainment Law Association CLE Symposium
Cozen O’Connor attorney Brian A. Bloom recently served as a presenter and panelist at the second annual Sports And Entertainment Law Association CLE Symposium held at Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Del. Bloom lectured on the “Ringtones” panel.

Bloom is an associate in Cozen O'Connor’s general litigation department, practicing from the firm’s New York Midtown office. He concentrates his practice in commercial litigation and intellectual property matters. He has represented various entertainers, musicians and recording artists, including Eminem and (the estate of) Tupac Shakur.

Bloom is a member of the American, New York State and Nassau County bar associations, New York County Lawyers Association and Copyright Society of the U.S.A. He is admitted to practice in New York and before the New York Court of Appeals, New York Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York.

Bloom earned his undergraduate degree from Cornell University (B.S., with distinction, 1999) and his law degree from Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002), where he was a Moot Court competitor, served on the Cyberlaw Journal and participated in the criminal justice clinic. While in law school, he served as a law clerk to the Hon. Joseph C. Calabrese of the Nassau County Court.

11-20-2006

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Cozen O' Connor

Stuart F. Gruskin Joins Cozen O'Connor New York Midtown Office as Member
Stuart F. Gruskin recently joined Cozen O'Connor’s New York Midtown office as a member in the firm’s government relations practice group. Prior to joining the firm, Gruskin was a founding member of JPS Capital Partners, LLC, a real estate financing company, and was a member of the law firm Fischbein Badillo Wagner Harding.

Gruskin has 25 years of experience in the areas of commercial litigation, real estate and government relations. In his litigation practice, he has handled a wide variety of matters in the New York State and New York City trial and appellate courts, including commercial and real estate disputes, and administrative law proceedings against government entities. In his real estate practice, Gruskin has handled sales and acquisitions, primary and secondary financings, co-op and condominium matters, and complex loan workouts for residential and commercial properties. In the government relations area, he has worked extensively with clients to develop and implement strategies for addressing matters with state and local government agencies. Among other things, Gruskin has handled government contracting and procurement process matters, including preparing responses to RFP/bid solicitations and resolving disputes; represented companies proposing privatization and pilot project initiatives; drafted testimony and participated in public hearings on behalf of clients to influence public policy; advised companies seeking government incentives and entitlements; assisted clients facing agency investigations; and guided companies through regulatory compliance proceedings and administrative hearings. Gruskin's experience in this area includes matters involving public utilities, homeland security, real estate development, transportation, telecommunications, economic development, and critical infrastructure projects.

Gruskin is admitted to practice in New York and before the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of New York. He earned his undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Albany (B.A., 1978) and his law degree from the Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1981), where he was a legal writing instructor and note and comment editor of the Albany Law Review.

11-20-2006

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