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Hunton & Williams, LLP

Hunton & Williams Brings 'Street Law' to NYC High School
Hunton & Williams Brings 'Street Law' to Martin Luther King Jr. High School for Law, Advocacy and Community Justice; Major Law Firm to Provide Career Guidance and Motivation to New York City Public School Students

Nearly 250 students at the Martin Luther King Jr. High School for Law, Advocacy and Community Justice will gain valuable insight into the legal profession as Hunton & Williams LLP brings "Street Law" to their classrooms. The major US law firm today announced the launch of this innovative program designed to expose high school students to the exciting career possibilities available in the legal field.

"Hunton & Williams is bringing 'Street Law' to Martin Luther King Jr. High School to educate students on the opportunities available to them in the legal field and to inspire them through dialogue with professionals with whom they share similar cultural backgrounds," said Scott Hershman, Hunton & Williams partner and program chairperson. "It's the type of conversation and motivation they need at a young age and can have a long-term positive effect."

The program begins Friday, November 17, with a keynote address by Robert J. Grey Jr., former president of the American Bar Association and a partner with Hunton & Williams. Grey will address the entire student body, comprised of 49 percent African-American and 49 percent Hispanic students. He will share anecdotes from his own distinguished career such as the challenges he faced as an African American, his efforts to increase diversity in the legal profession, and the importance of participating in the country's judicial system.

The program continues on Monday, November 20, as several partners and associates from Hunton & Williams speak to individual classes about careers in law. Wally Martinez, managing partner of Hunton & Williams will lead these conversations. Martinez is the first minority to hold the position of managing partner at Hunton & Williams and is among the few Hispanics to lead a major law firm in the United States.

"Hunton & Williams has a strong commitment to diversity and a history of helping communities through meaningful programs such as this one," stated Martinez. "We're happy to have this opportunity to demonstrate for these students how academics are applied in the workplace."

On Tuesday, November 21, nearly 100 students will tour the Hunton & Williams offices and speak one-on-one with judges, lawyers, paralegals, librarians, court reporters, law firm administrators, and special guest representatives from the US Attorneys Office, the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, Federal Bureau of Investigation, US Secret Service, Door Legal Services, and the New York Attorney General's Office.

"Street Law" is part of Washington, DC-based Street Law Inc., a practical, participatory education program about law, democracy, and human rights. The program is being implemented in partnership with Fordham Law School to foster academic relationships between the law school and high school students.

11-16-2006

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Holland & Hart, L.L.P.

Holland & Hart Welcomes Two Associates To Salt Lake City Office
Holland & Hart is pleased to announce that Bryan Hanks and Shawn Stewart have joined the firm's Salt Lake City office.

Mr. Hanks is a registered patent attorney and an associate in Holland & Hart’s Intellectual Property Practice Group. His experience includes preparation, prosecution, and protection of domestic and foreign patents, primarily in the electrical and computer engineering fields. Mr. Hanks has drafted and prosecuted patent applications in a wide range of technologies and has experience in patent and copyright licensing, intellectual property litigation, opinion work, and trademark prosecution. Prior to joining Holland & Hart, Mr. Hanks worked for intellectual property law firms in Utah, Texas, and Oregon. Before beginning his career in law, Mr. Hanks spent time working for Hewlett Packard’s VLSI lab in Fort Collins, Colo. and for Teledyne Brown Engineering at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.

Mr. Hanks earned his J.D. with honors from the University of Texas School of Law and his B.S. in electrical engineering from Brigham Young University.

Mr. Stewart is an associate in the firm's Business group. Prior to joining Holland & Hart, Mr. Stewart co-authored several articles as a research assistant at the Moritz College of Law, including “What Counts as Coordinated Campaign Activity Under Current Law.” He was also Managing Editor for the Ohio State Law Journal. Mr. Stewart has an extensive finance background, as well. While serving as a financial intern in Salt Lake City for a large non-profit organization, he helped manage, audit, and plan fiscal year budgets. He also served as a financial manager in Brussels, Belgium, where he managed financial statements, yearly budgets, and payroll for a non-profit organization.

11-16-2006

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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Freshfields advises Cinven on €1.285bn acquisition of Phadia
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised private equity firm Cinven on the acquisition of Phadia, the international allergy diagnostics business headquartered in Sweden, for €1.285bn. Freshfields has now advised Cinven on over €8bn in transactions across Europe in recent months, including disposals of United Biscuits, the takeover offer for Gondola Holdings and acquisitions of Avio and Phadia.

The Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer team was led by London private equity partners David Higgins and David Sonter, with Sean Pierce leading on the debt financing. The team also included partner Rod Carlton (antitrust, competition and trade) and associates Alastair Vere Nicoll, Charles Hayes, Martin McElwee, David Arana-Morton and Katharine O'Neill.

11-16-2006

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Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

Fredrikson & Byron Welcomes 13 New Associates
Fredrikson & Byron has hired thirteen associates in its Minneapolis office. Joycelin Benton has joined the Litigation Group, Norah Olson Bluvshtein has joined the Employment & Labor Law Group, Elizabeth Dunshee has joined the Corporate, Securities, and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups, Michael Feller has joined the Intellectual Property Group, Lousene Hoppe has joined the White Collar & Regulatory Defense and Litigation Groups, Leah Janus has joined the Litigation Group, Doug Kassebaum has joined the Bankruptcy and Banking & Financial Services Groups, Monaya Krause has joined the Corporate; Securities; Mergers & Acquisitions; and Food, Drug & Medical Device Groups, Carlye Landin has joined the Securities Group, Sarah McLaren has joined the Litigation Group, Alexandra Mertens has joined the Corporate, Tax Planning & Business Organization, and Securities Groups, Matthew Millis has joined the Litigation Group, and Laura Myers has joined the Litigation and Intellectual Property Litigation Groups.

11-16-2006

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Forchelli, Curto, Schwartz, Mineo, Carlino & Cohn, LLP

Attorney William S. Cohn Honored by the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County
Attorney William S. Cohn, a resident of North Hills, NY, and Counsel at the Mineola based law firm of Forchelli, Curto, Schwartz, Mineo, Carlino & Cohn, LLP (FCSMC&C), was recently honored during the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County’s (UCPN) 54th Annual “Forget Me Not Ball”, held on November 4, 2006. During the event, Mr. Cohn was presented with the Harold Jay Greenberg Torch of Leadership Award for outstanding community service and commitment. Over the years, the fundraiser has raised millions of dollars to help support the outstanding array of programs and services that UCPN offers.

The United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, Inc. (UCPN) is an independent, not-for-profit health agency serving over 1,800 children and adults with cerebral palsy, developmental and other disabilities. Founded in 1948, the Association operates a comprehensive Treatment and Rehabilitation Center in Roosevelt, New York which has earned international recognition for innovative and high quality programs. Many state-of-the-art services are provided in the Fortunoff Treatment and Rehabilitation Center and other areas of the facility.

“UCPN has worked diligently to improve the quality of life for those with cerebral palsy, severe disabilities and multiple service needs,” explained Mr. Cohn. “It has been a pleasure working to help advance their mission and I am honored to be recognized by such a committed, commendable organization.”

Once named the organization’s “Man of the Year”, Mr. Cohn has shown a history of commitment to UCPN having served as a past president and director, and currently serving as Chairman of its Foundation Board.

A graduate of Brooklyn Law School, William S. Cohn has practiced law for over forty years and was founding partner of Cohn, Rosenthal & Avrutine based in Baldwin. He concentrates his practice in a wide variety of real estate related matters, including land use and zoning. His experience in land use and zoning is well known on Long Island and he has lectured on the subject before the Nassau County Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association,
the Suffolk County Bar Association and the Real Estate Practitioners Institute at C.W. Post College. Mr. Cohn is Chairman of the Planning Board of the Village of North Hills and a member of the Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations.

FCSMC&C is a full-service law firm with offices in Mineola and Melville, NY, and over 40 attorneys specializing in a broad range of practice areas including land use and zoning, real estate, environmental law, tax certiorari, litigation, banking and financing, commercial and corporate transactions, loan closings and bulk loan sales, trusts and estates, tax and elder law, bankruptcy and insolvency, employment and labor law, municipal law, and business and personal transactions.

11-16-2006

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Fenwick & West, LLP

Fenwick & West's Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey Reveals Continued Strong Increase in Valuations in 3rd Quarter of 2006
Fenwick & West LLP, one of the nation's premier law firms providing comprehensive legal services to technology and life sciences clients, today announced results of its Third Quarter 2006 Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey.

The survey analyzed the valuations and terms of venture financings for 120 technology and life science companies headquartered in the Silicon Valley/San Francisco Bay Area that reported raising capital during the third quarter of 2006.

The results showed a continuation of the strong positive trend in venture valuations," said Barry Kramer, partner in the firm and co-author of the survey.

Up rounds exceeded down rounds for the eleventh consecutive quarter," said Kramer. During the quarter, up rounds outpaced down rounds 67% to 24%, with 9% of the rounds remaining flat.

An up round is one in which the price per share at which a company sells its stock has increased since its prior financing round. Conversely, a down round is one in which the price per share has declined since a company's prior financing round.

Fenwick & West's Venture Capital Barometer™ – which measures the change in share price of Silicon Valley companies funded during the quarter compared with the share price of their previous financing round – was up 49% for the quarter.

"This compares to 34% in the second quarter of 2006, 64% in the first quarter, and 45% in the fourth quarter of 2005 – forming a very positive trend line," said Kramer.

Michael Patrick, also a partner in the firm and survey co-author, said, "As reported by Dow Jones/VentureSource, aggregate venture investment in the U.S. during the quarter was $6.4 billion, which is a similar amount to the previous two quarters. If current trends continue through the remainder of the year, 2006 is on track to have the largest amount of venture investing in the U.S. since 2001."

"This increased volume of venture investment," he said, "combined with the improved valuations we are seeing, is making for a robust venture financing environment.

11-16-2006

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

George Butler Featured Speaker at Upcoming Metro Bureau Seminar on School Law
Dickinson Wright PLLC Member George P. Butler, III will be the featured speaker at the School District Records and Tenure Act Revisited seminar being held by the Metro Bureau on Thursday, November 16, 2006. The seminar will be held at Wayne State University in the College of Education building.

Mr. Butler will address a variety of topics during his presentation including:

The new records and rention disposal schedule for Michigan Public Schools effective September 2006
CA 60's: What's in and what's out and the effect on special education records
Recent tenure act decisions regarding teach certification, layoff v. termination and how this affects collective bargaining agreements

You must be a current member of the Metro Bureau to attend this seminar. For more information visit www.metrobureau.org

Presenter: George P. Butler, III
Mr. Butler is a Member in the Detroit office of Dickinson Wright, where his practice focus is school law, and also includes complex civil litigation, labor law, construction law and commercial and real estate transactions. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the Detroit Metropolitan, Oakland County, Massachusetts, Federal and American Bar Associations, Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Inc., Michigan Association of School Boards, the Construction Advisory Committee of the American Arbitration Association, and the National and Michigan Councils of School Board Attorneys. Mr. Butler is a frequent lecturer and writer on school law issues and serves as general counsel to various educational entities. He is a graduate of Drew University in Madison, New Jersey, and earned his J.D. from the New England School of Law in Boston.

11-16-2006

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