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Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, L.L.P.

Kennedy Covington Continues Advocating for Strategic Economic Development
Kennedy Covington, one of the largest law firms in the Carolinas, continues to demonstrate that it is a forceful advocate for strategic economic development and is committed to providing important pro bono legal services to local communities.

Recently, the firm represented the town of Green Level in a zoning dispute with Alamance County. In July, the N.C. Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the town, giving it jurisdiction over the more than 100 property owners who live in the four square miles surrounding its limits .

"This ruling will help the town plan for its future economic development," says Eric Braun, the lead Kennedy Covington attorney on the matter. Braun's team also included Kennedy Covington attorney Ann Anderson and paralegal Terri Tolley.

The Court of Appeals decision reversed an earlier Alamance County Superior Court decision which allowed the country to keep jurisdiction over the area.

"The Court ruled that towns and counties must have legitimate reasons for zoning ordinances," explains Braun. "Stopping a town from taking action is not a valid reason. Zoning is not a carte-blanche authority."

Kennedy Covington provided its services during the appeal process pro bono. Alamance County has until August 21 to ask for a discretionary review of the ruling from the State Supreme Court. Green Level, located on NC Highway 49 and five minutes from Interstate 40/Interstate 85, has a population of 2,320.

In a previous landmark case, Kennedy Covington provided successful pro bono representation to Washington and Beaufort counties in federal court when they challenged the legality of the U.S. Navy decision to construct an Outlying Landing Field (OLF) within their borders. In February 2005, U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Boyle permanently enjoined the Navy from taking any further activity associated with the project without first complying with its obligations under the National Environmental Policy Act.

The firm also works on behalf of local economic development issues in other ways. For example, its attorneys spent hundreds of volunteer hours to support Amendment One, passed by North Carolina voters in November 2004. Their work included both lobbying in the General Assembly to get the measure on the ballot, as well as efforts for its ultimate approval by voters. Amendment One amends the state constitution to allow cities, towns and counties to issue a new form of debt known as Project Development Financing. This is an important funding tool for such projects as urban redevelopment, industrial relocation and affordable housing.

08-15-2007

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Frost, Brown & Todd, L.L.C.

Frost Brown Todd Welcomes Employee Benefits Attorney
Frost Brown Todd LLC, one of the region’s largest full-service law firms, is pleased to announce the arrival of Rodney E. Driscoll to its Cincinnati office.

Rodney Driscoll has joined the Firm as an Associate in the Corporate Department. Rodney has experience advising clients in matters related to ERISA, executive compensation, retirement benefit plans, pension and profit sharing plans, health benefits, employment agreements and unemployment compensation. Rodney received his B.S. and B.S.I.E. degrees, magna cum laude, from Kansas State University and his J.D. and L.L.M. in Employee Benefits with honors, from The John Marshall Law School. Prior to joining FBT, Rodney was with Favaro & Gorman, Ltd. and is admitted to practice in Illinois.

08-15-2007

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Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, LLP

Firm Represents VMware Board in Company's $957 Million Carve-Out IPO
The Palo Alto office of Simpson Thacher represented the independent board of VMware, a leading virtualization software company, in connection with its recent $957 million carve-out IPO. Virtualization software greatly enhances an enterprise's utilization of its IT resources by, among other things, permitting applications designed for specific operating systems to run on a wide range of servers, regardless of their operating system. In its role, Simpson Thacher has provided advice with respect to corporate governance, employee benefits, intellectual property, tax and securities matters. The initial public offering results in VMware, formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of EMC Corporation, becoming a public company with two classes of shares outstanding. Class A shares, which were sold in the offering, have one vote per share, while the Class B shares retained by EMC, have ten votes per share.

The Palo Alto team includes partners Bill Hinman, Jim Kreissman and Jeff Ostrow, Senior Counsel, Richard Grimm, and associates, Rebecca Boyden, Katherine Moir, Ivan Rothman, and Victoria Stewart.

08-15-2007

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Piper Rudnick, L.L.P.

DLA Piper Recognized as a “2007 Best Law Firm for Women” by Working Mother Magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers
DLA Piper today announced that Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers have selected the firm for their first-ever list of Best Law Firms for Women. The firms were recognized for “breaking new ground and helping to create a more balanced environment and culture for the next generation of women lawyers.”

“DLA Piper has been focusing on creating a culture that supports women as they pursue their legal careers,” said Francis B. Burch, joint chief executive officer of DLA Piper. “This important recognition underscores DLA Piper’s commitment to redefining standards of success and creating a workplace environment that encourages the retention and promotion of women.”

The 2007 Best Law Firms for Women list was developed in a partnership between Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC in an effort to recognize and celebrate the achievements of law firms that successfully retain and promote outstanding legal talent. The winning firms were distinguished for excellence in six areas of importance: workplace profile, benefits and compensation, parental leave, child care, flexibility, and retention and advancement of women.

“It’s a great honor to be named to the Working Mother ‘Best Law Firm For Women’ list,” said Heidi Levine, co-chair of the firm’s women’s initiative, the Leadership Alliance for Women (LAW). “While much has been accomplished and we are proud of this recognition, we know there is still room for improvement when it comes to creating a culture that supports and understands the unique challenges of balancing a family and a legal career. It is important to us that women feel welcomed, engaged and valued as they manage important transitions in their lives.”

Stefanie Fogel, the firm’s other co-chair of LAW added, “We look forward to continuing our efforts as a firm to identify and initiate key policies and develop opportunities that will ensure the recognition and success of our many talented women lawyers.”

DLA Piper has launched several initiatives that promote the retention and advancement of women. This includes the launch of LAW, the previously mentioned firmwide women’s initiative created to advance DLA Piper’s global competitive edge by developing and promoting the firm’s women attorneys and maximizing their opportunities for business generation and leadership. DLA Piper also developed an international communication network for women, a structured lecture series, and skills training programs that support the advancement of women lawyers in the workplace. In addition, the firm has instituted benefits for some time to assist attorneys in balancing work and life, including back-up child care, pre-tax set-asides for child care, flex-time for attorneys, and reduced hours for attorneys -- all while ensuring that women attorneys continue to advance.

A Gala Awards Luncheon celebrating all of the winning firms will be held on September 24, 2007 at the Mandarian Oriental Hotel in New York. DLA Piper is also recognized in the August/September issue of Working Mother magazine in its special section, “Law Firms Leading the Way.”

08-15-2007

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Morrison & Foerster, LLP

Morrison & Foerster Ranks on The American Lawyer's A-List of Top 20 Law Firms
For the fourth year in a row, Morrison & Foerster has been named to The American Lawyer’s "The A-List."

In evaluating firms for The A-list, The American Lawyer magazine "aims to determine, as objectively as possible, the firms that have been able to build successful practices without abandoning the profession's core values." Four areas are examined in determining the top 20 from the legal profession's 200 largest law firms: pro bono performance, diversity in the workplace, treatment and development of young lawyers, and financial performance.

08-15-2007

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McDermott Will & Emery

McDermott Named Among the Best Law Firms for Women By Working Mother Magazine
McDermott Will & Emery has been named a 2007 Best Law Firm for Women by Working Mother magazine & Flex-Time Lawyers. Working Mother magazine is the authoritative source for career mothers, and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC is a national consulting firm advising attorneys and legal employers on work-life balance and the retention and advancement of women. Best Law Firms for Women honored 50 winning firms for their commitment to the retention and advancement of female talent.

Profiled in the August/September issue of Working Mother magazine, McDermott is honored for creating a work environment that is hospitable to and encouraging of the advancement of women. With innovative programs and policies that help female lawyers achieve balance in their personal and professional lives and thrive as practitioners, McDermott is ensuring that women are the future of private law practice.

"I am thrilled that McDermott has been recognized for its efforts in hiring, promoting, and mentoring women," commented Andie Kramer, Chair of the Firm’s Gender Diversity Committee. "In order to continue to achieve excellence and provide the best services to our clients, diversity remains a top priority at McDermott. And, the achievement of diversity requires the maintenance of a work environment supportive of women, particularly women with children."

08-15-2007

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Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel, LLP

Kramer Levin Named One Of The Nation’s Best Law Firms For Women By Working Mother And Flex Time Lawyers
Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC have named Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP one of the top 50 law firms for women in the nation, and one of ten firms based in New York City. The honor recognizes programs the firm has undertaken to help women strike a better work/life balance while maintaining the same opportunities to rise to partnership. Such programs have included flexible schedules and many women’s initiatives that incorporate networking, education and leadership components.

“Kramer Levin is very proud of its exemplary women lawyers and is committed to helping them become leaders in the legal community,” said Paul Pearlman, Kramer Levin’s managing partner. “We are honored to receive this recognition and will continue our efforts to develop some of the legal community’s most innovative programs for women lawyers.”

Kramer Levin elected its first woman to the partnership in 1975, seven years after the firm opened its doors in 1968, and has remained committed to providing its women attorneys with the opportunity, education and support to develop successful practices and become leaders both inside and outside of the firm. Women lawyers have continued to play a significant role in the firm including partners Susan Penry-Williams as Co-Chair of the Financial Services Department, Charlotte Fischman as the firm’s General Counsel, Kerri Ann Law as Co-Chair of the Hiring Committee and Jennifer Rochon as Chair of the Women’s Initiatives Committee. In addition, many women partners and associates serve on various committees within the firm.

The firm recognizes the importance of work-life balance by offering generous leave policies, back up child-care, and flexible part-time schedules. Since 2005, about 25% of the firm’s newly elected partners have been women, including two women working part-time schedules who continue to do so, and one woman who was on maternity leave when promoted. The firm also has established popular programs for women lawyers through which they can attend networking lunches with successful women in the business and legal community, training sessions on topics of interest, and social events with women clients.

“As the firm’s first female partner, I am pleased to see the firm continue to cultivate an environment that supports both personal, professional and philanthropic priorities that women have in their lives,” said partner Charlotte Fischman. “The firm has supported my career progression and development within the firm as well as outside the firm as I serve as Special Counsel to the Disciplinary Committee for the First Department, a consulting member of the New York Community Trust and President and Chairman of the Board of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of New York City."

08-15-2007

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