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Jackson Walker L.L.P.

13 JW attorneys named "Best Lawyers" in San Antonio
Thirteen attorneys at Jackson Walker were named San Antonio's "Best Lawyers" in the August 2007 issue of Scene in SA Monthly. Attorneys included in the rankings were nominated by their peers in a citywide survey of lawyers who have practiced in San Antonio for at least five years.

Jackson Walker congratulates the following JW attorneys:

Bankruptcy and Workout Law
Claiborne B. Gregory, Jr.
J. Scott Rose

Business Litigation
Charles L. Smith
Robert L. Soza
Seagal V. Wheatley

Corporate and Securities Law
Steven R. Jacobs
Patrick B. Tobin

Labor and Employment Law
Richard G. Garza

Real Estate Law
Peter E. Hosey
Richard B. Moore
Eileen E. Sommer

Tax Law
Mark Comuzzie
Eric G. Hoffman

08-15-2007

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Morrison & Foerster, LLP

Morrison & Foerster LLP Named 2007 Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers ‘Best Law Firm for Women’
Working Mother magazine, the authoritative source for career mothers, and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC, a national consulting firm advising attorneys and legal employers on work-life balance and the retention and advancement of women, have named Morrison & Foerster LLP a 2007 Working Mother & Flex-Time Lawyers Best Law Firm for Women. A new initiative from the leading advocates for work-life balance and women-friendly policies, Best Law Firms for Women honors 50 winning firms for their commitment to the retention and advancement of female talent.

“Since its founding, Working Mother magazine has been the champion of progressive, women-friendly changes in the workplace,” said Carol Evans, CEO, Working Mother Media. “Every year we see substantive advances in companies’ policies across the country, and we are so excited to be able to pair with Flex-Time Lawyers to celebrate change in a field that has historically struggled to support women and their life choices. I commend Morrison & Foerster for taking the lead for women lawyers.”

“We are delighted to celebrate Morrison & Foerster for its efforts and successes in retaining and promoting women,” said Deborah Epstein Henry, Founder and President of Flex-Time Lawyers LLC. “We hope its standing on the list of Best Law Firms for Women will further inspire Morrison & Foerster to use the national benchmarking data now available to it through participation in this initiative to improve the status of women in the profession and raise the bar on what makes a best law firm for women,” added Henry.

Profiled in the August/September issue of Working Mother magazine, Morrison & Foerster is honored for creating a work environment that is hospitable to and encouraging of the advancement of women. The firm has a longstanding commitment to seeing women in top leadership positions and is noted as one of five honorees that has a female chair or managing partner. Of the firm’s three Managing Partners for Operations, two are female, and women lead the firm’s largest department, Business, as well as its Human Resources, Marketing, Technology, and Professional Development departments.

“Our firm has been on an evolving, steadfast journey to offer women lawyers every possible way to reach the peak of professional achievement without sacrificing other essential life goals,” said Keith Wetmore, Chair of Morrison & Foerster. “We view this as a top priority and are honored by our recognition in the Working Mother and Flex Time Lawyers inaugural list.”

The firm has several innovative programs and policies that help female attorneys thrive while achieving balance in their personal and professional lives, including flexible work arrangements and maternity leave, a Backup Emergency Child and Elder Care program, and the Women’s Initiative—a committee established to promote recruitment of women at lateral partner levels, retention of women, and the advancement of women into the partnership.

Morrison & Foerster has been honored 13 times by Working Mother magazine as one of the “100 Best Companies.”

Methodology: The application and evaluation process for the 2007 Working Mother & Flex-Time Lawyers Best Law Firms for Women initiative was developed in a partnership by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC and based on Working Mother’s annual 100 Best Companies, a groundbreaking initiative that was first introduced in 1986, that continues to set the standard for family-friendly workplaces. To apply for the Best Law Firms for Women, Morrison & Foerster provided detailed information on the issues that are most important to the retention and promotion of women lawyers in six measured areas: workforce profile, benefits and compensation, parental leave, childcare, flexibility, and retention and advancement of women.

08-15-2007

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Van Ness Feldman

Seven Van Ness Feldman Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in 2007
The Best Lawyers in America® has named seven Van Ness Feldman lawyers as leading practitioners in its 2008 rankings. The Best Lawyers publication ranks attorneys based on objective nominations from their peers.

The following Van Ness Feldman lawyers are on the Best Lawyers list:

* Bill Frick (Environmental)
* Bob Szabo (Government Relations)
* Curt Rich (Government Relations)
* Mitch Bernstein (Environmental)
* Peg Moore (Energy and Natural Resources)
* Richard Penna (Environmental and Government Relations)
* Robert Nordhaus (Energy and Natural Resources)

Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 25,000 leading attorneys cast almost two million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their specialties. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed.

08-15-2007

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Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. Adds Litigation Associate in Dallas Office
Texas-based Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. (Munsch Hardt), a commercial law firm with offices in Dallas, Houston and Austin, is pleased to announce that William J. Moore has joined the firm’s Dallas office as an associate in the Litigation/Dispute Resolution practice group.

William has a very diverse practice. Since graduating from law school, he has handled a broad range of cases, including civil disputes involving trade secrets, technology, ERISA, construction defects, real property, personal injuries and SEC

receiverships. In addition, he has experience in defending criminal matters, as well as handling criminal appeals. His practice has placed him in state and federal courts throughout Texas, as well as around the country.

William earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Auburn University and his Juris Doctorate degree from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, the Dallas Bar Association (Business Litigation, Criminal Law and Trial Skills Sections), the Federal Bar Association and the State Bar of Texas (Computer and Technology, Criminal Justice and Litigation Sections).

08-15-2007

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Keller Thoma

Transfer of Students to Another School District Thwarted
Mark Knoth and Anthony Heckemeyer successfully prevented an attempt to transfer more than 100 students from one school district to another in one of the largest school property transfer cases ever decided in the State of Michigan. The defeated property transfer request represented over 14% of the SEV of the affected school district, and a successful transfer would have had a crippling effect on the school district’s finances. The defeat of the property transfer request by Messrs. Knoth and Heckemeyer came on the heels of their successful defeat of the same property owners’ attempt to obtain a court injunction to prevent the sale of over $70 million in school bonds.

08-15-2007

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Jackson Kelly PLLC

Dan Grove Qualifies for the Kentucky Court Roster of Mediators
Dan Grove, has recently completed the Kentucky Court system’s required course in general mediation and has announced that he is available to mediate disputes locally. Mr. Grove plans to specialize in commercial disputes, family law matters and damage actions at both his Lexington Office and in Maysville.

Jackson Kelly’s Lexington Office, now boasts of three capable mediators and is currently remodeling its Lexington office to accommodate a new mediation center. The practice includes construction and employment disputes, damage and personal injury as well as family law and commercial matters.

To qualify for the Kentucky Court Roster of Mediators, Mr. Grove completed forty hours of training and fifteen hours of mediations. Mr. Grove is one of only two local lawyers who are listed on the Roster.

Mediation is an informal process in which a neutral third party, called a mediator, facilitates the resolution of a dispute. The process is designed to help parties reach their own agreement without the intervention of an outside decision maker. Arbitration on the other hand gives decision-making authority to the arbitrator. Both of these types of alternate dispute resolution are being used more frequently in Kentucky because of crowded court dockets, the rising expense of litigation and the flexibility of result allowed by each.

While practicing in Washington, D.C., before returning to Maysville, Mr. Grove was involved as a trial lawyer in several high profile cases including the Pan Am 103 plane crash in Scotland, the “Abscam” and “Iran-Contra” affairs and a highly publicized law suit concerning the estate of billionaire Jack Kent Cooke, the former owner of the Washington Redskins and Elmendorf Farms.

While in Washington, D.C. Mr. Grove acted as a lawyer, arbitrator or mediator in numerous disputes resolved by both methods. He is of the opinion that “these methods are often the least expensive and most flexible methods of dealing with many disputes”.

Mr. Grove was a dean’s list graduate of The University of Virginia Law School and later Georgetown Law Center where he received a Masters of Law degree as a participant in the E. Barnett Prettyman Fellowship Program where he earned a certificate of proficiency as an advocate in both criminal and civil cases.

After graduation from the University of Virginia, he was the motions law clerk for Chief Judge Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr. of the United States Court of Appears for the Fourth Circuit.

Mr. Grove has been a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers since 1997. He has taught trial advocacy to students at both Georgetown and University of Virginia law schools and to lawyers at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. He is a graduate of St. Patrick’s High School.

08-15-2007

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Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto

Fitzpatrick Files Successful Daubert Motions in Trademark Infringement Case for Client Condé Nast
Partners Ed Vassallo and Bob Fischer and associate Ralph Dengler filed successful Daubert motions in a trademark infringement case for client Condé Nast.

Judge Keenan recently granted the motions, excluding the testimony of all of plaintiff Kargo's expert witnesses.

Judge Keenan held that the survey conducted by Prof. Jacoby was so flawed that the risk of prejudice far outweighed any probative value. Major flaws included the survey's failure to simulate the real world circumstances, its use of stimuli that did not fairly characterize the products/services at issue, and its use of leading methodology and questions.

Judge Keenan also excluded testimony from the Interbrand damages experts because, without any admissible evidence of confusion, the damages testimony was irrelevant and inadmissible.

08-15-2007

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