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Mannheimer Swartling, PC

Mannheimer Swartling has acted as legal adviser to ZAO Svenska Handelsbanken in Russia
Mannheimer Swartling has acted as legal adviser to ZAO Svenska Handelsbanken in Russia in connection with a RUB 860,000,000 term loan agreement between ZAO Svenska Handelsbanken and ZAO YIT Moskovia.

The transaction closed on 13 July 2007 and was governed by Russian law. Sven Lexner was responsible partner. Fredrik Svensson and Victoria Bryxa worked with the matter.

08-17-2007

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Gide, Loyrette & Nouel, PC

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. advised Tishman Speyer on the corporate and transactional aspects of the sale, by share deal, of an office building known as "Eurosquare":
Hines Pan-European Core Fund won the invitation to tender launched by Tishman Speyer Strategic Office Fund for the sale, by share deal, of an office building known as "Eurosquare" located in Saint-Ouen.

“Eurosquare" is a property offering 15,421 m² of office space and 356 parking spaces distributed over seven floors, and is fully leased to a subsidiary of Gaz de France.

Tishman Speyer was advised by Gide Loyrette Nouel (Eric Martin-Impératori and Hugues Moreau) on the corporate and transactional aspects of the deal and by Baker & McKenzie (Olivier Mesmin and Christine Daric) on the tax issues. The purchaser was advised by Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw (Jean-Pierre Lee and Arnaud Lecoeur).

08-17-2007

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Nokia Urges U.S. To Ban Qualcomm Chip Imports
Nokia sought to ratchet up the legal pressure on U.S. rival Qualcomm asking the U.S. International Trade Commission to ban handsets containing some Qualcomm chipsets from entering the U.S. By trying to capitalize on Qualcomm’s setbacks, Nokia is seeking to increase its chances of a favorable settlement of the long-running licensing battle between the two sides, legal experts said.

“It’s a kind of ‘kick ‘em while they’re down’ approach,” said Bob Yoches of Finnegan Henderson. Qualcomm is “otherwise distracted and has a lot on its plate” in the wake of recent legal losses to U.S. rival, Broadcom, as well as this week’s resignation of its general counsel, he added.

08-17-2007

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Orrick LLP

Orrick Named Among Best Law Firms for Women
A Philadelphia lawyer and a New York publishing company teamed up to declare the nation's "50 Best Law Firms for Women", and Orrick was listed among the top ten firms in New York. Lorraine McGowen, Orrick's Diversity chair, is quoted and pictured in a New York Law Journal article about the survey.

"A supportive work environment can ease the burden and help women meet the challenge of balancing professional success and family life," said McGowen.

The article also tells the story of an Orrick associate who worked part-time since 2004 and made partner earlier this year.

08-17-2007

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Holland & Hart, L.L.P.

Holland & Hart Adds Three To Salt Lake City Office
Holland & Hart LLP welcomes attorneys John Beckstead, J. Simón Cantarero, and Burke Gappmayer to the firm's Salt Lake City office.

Beckstead is a partner in the firm's financial practice group. His decades of legal experience include loan documentation, factoring, creditor's rights, restructuring and workout of complex loans, liquidation of businesses, and counseling lenders in lender liability matters. Beckstead's practice also includes extensive litigation and intellectual property litigation experience. He earned his J.D. from the University of Utah College of Law and his B.A. in English from the University of Utah.

Cantarero is an attorney in Holland & Hart's business litigation group. He has dealt with a variety of issues, including contract enforcement actions, breach of contract disputes, copyright and trademark defense, corporate litigation, and business torts. He also has extensive experience in the area of employment law. He earned his J.D. from Brigham Young University, where he was the editor-in-chief of the BYU Journal of Public Law, and he received his B.A. in international political economics from the University of California, Berkeley.

Gappmayer practices in the firm's financial practice group. He focuses on commercial finance including loan documentation, factoring, creditor's rights, loan workouts, and secured transactions. His practice also includes experience in the real estate finance industry. He earned his J.D. from the University of Utah and his B.A. from Brigham Young University.

08-17-2007

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Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

Calfee Attorneys Named Ohio Super Lawyers
Twenty-two Calfee attorneys have been chosen as Ohio Super Lawyers by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics. The list of 2008 Ohio Super Lawyers is based on surveys of more than 35,000 lawyers across the state. The goal was to select the top 5 percent of Ohio attorneys in more than 60 practice areas.

The list of Ohio Super Lawyers is published annually in the January issues of Cincinnati Magazine, Northern Ohio Live and Ohio Super Lawyers. Calfee's Cleveland and columbus attorneys chosen include:

08-17-2007

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Intellectual Property Litigator Christopher A. Hughes to Join Cadwalader
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, one of the world’s leading law firms, announced today that Christopher A. Hughes will join the firm as head of the Intellectual Property Group and a member of the Litigation Department, resident in New York. A former partner with the intellectual property specialty firm of Morgan & Finnegan LLP, Mr. Hughes has more than 30 years experience in complex patent, trade secret and trademark litigation, as well as licensing and intellectual property counseling in the US and abroad. His experience spans myriad industries, including computers and software, consumer products and industrial equipment, e-commerce and financial service matters, and mechanical and medical devices.

“Intellectual property protection is critical to the viability of many new and emerging businesses and to improving the performance of more well-established companies. Creating a foundation from which we can offer robust IP services is critical to our extending litigation, corporate, and regulatory and advisory services to a large segment of our client base,” stated Robert O. Link, Jr., Cadwalader’s Chairman. He added, “Chris’ record of significant IP matters for prestigious clients, proven experience as a litigator, and leadership role in the bar for over 20 years provide unique opportunities for Cadwalader.”

Mr. Hughes noted that “the opportunity presented to me by Cadwalader is exciting. Cadwalader is among the most highly regarded firms in the world, with a stable client base in virtually every practice area. By joining forces with such a well-established organization, one that is committed to building a robust intellectual property practice, I hope not only to expand my client relationships but also to offer counsel to the firm’s existing and prospective clients with IP issues.”

Since the early 1990s, Mr. Hughes has represented IBM in patent litigations involving a variety of computer software and hardware technologies and in several District Courts. He also represented Priceline.com in litigation involving the famous "Priceline Patent" and is currently handling patent infringement actions regarding cardiovascular stent technologies on behalf of Medinol Ltd. Appointed Special Master by the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island for the purpose of assisting the Court in Arendi U.S.A., Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation, Civil Action No. 02-CV-343 (ECT), he has dealt with complex discovery issues and motions in limine.

Mr. Hughes’ international experience includes coordinating patent infringement trials and hearings throughout Europe (including trials seeking preliminary relief and cross-border injunctions) as well as nullity, cancellation and opposition proceedings on important patent rights in European Courts and Patent Offices. In these matters, he has coordinated the corresponding activities in the United States with respect to the U.S. counterpart patents.

Among other clients for which he has previously handled significant matters are AT&T Corporation, Eastman Kodak Company, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, IBM Corporation, Lucent Technologies, Medinol, Ltd., Osteonics Corporation, Robert Bosch GmbH, Stryker Corporation, Symbol Technologies, Inc., and Walker Digital.

Among his many accolades, Mr. Hughes has been featured in The Best Lawyers In America; Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business; Intellectual Property: The Year in IP Almanac (IP Law and Business); Guide to the World's Leading Patent Law Experts (Legal Media Group); Super Lawyers; and many others. He was elected as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

A frequent lecturer and author, he has spoken and published throughout the United States, Japan and Korea on such topics as attorney-client privilege, contributory and induced infringement, means-plusfunction claim elements, various aspects of Markman claim construction proceedings, the doctrine of equivalents including the impact of the Federal Circuit and Supreme Court decisions in the Festo case, and U.S. trade secret law. Mr. Hughes was featured in several Lawcast presentations discussing "New Patent Litigation Tactics for the Post-Festo World." He also discussed "Strategies For Litigating Against Patent Holding Companies," at the AIPLA 2004 Spring Meeting; and participated on two panels, "Securing Ownership of Employee Innovations," and "Protecting and Embracing Your IP" at the 2004 IP Strategies in Deals Conference.

Mr. Hughes is currently President of the New York Intellectual Property Law Association, where he has served on the Board of Directors since 2001; the American Intellectual Property Law Association; Licensing Executives Society; American Judicature Society; Intellectual Property Owners; New York State Bar Association, where he is a member of the Litigation and Intellectual Property Sections; and American Bar Association, where he is also a member of the Litigation and Intellectual Property Sections. He is also a founding Board Member of the New York University Lawyer Alumni Mentoring Program and serves on the Executive Advisory Board (1998-to date). He served as an adjunct instructor at New York Law School from 1980-82.

A graduate of the New York University School of Engineering and Science, Mr. Hughes received his B.S. cum laude, and was a member of Tau Beta Pi and Sigma Gamma Tau Honor Societies, a recipient of the Founder's Day Award, and a member of the National Fraternity Hall of Fame. He received his J.D. from New York University School of Law, where he was awarded the Donald Brown
Fellowship in Patent Law, served as a member of the Moot Court Executive Board, and was a coauthor of the Patent Law, Annual Survey of American Law (New York University, 1972-73). Mr. Hughes is admitted to practice before the State of New York, Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York, Second Circuit Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court. He is also licensed to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

08-17-2007

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