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McAfee & Taft A Professional Corporation

The Cape Town Convention After Six Months Seminar
This two-day participatory seminar, which begins at 8:30am on October 23rd and concludes at 12:30pm on October 24th, is the first major program to review the Cape Town Convention since its entry into force on March 1, 2006.

McAfee & Taft aviation attorneys Frank Polk and Scott McCreary will be co-facilitators of a session on "Registration with the International Registry." Other sessions will focus on legal opinions for transactions and registrations governed wholly or in part by the treaty and on contractual implications of the treaty from commercial as well as legal perspectives.

This seminar is being held under the auspices of the American Foundation for International Uniform Law, a non-profit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt Foundation. All net proceeds from the seminar go to the Foundation.

10-23-2006

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Mayer Brown LLP

Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP to Host Korean American Bar Association of Chicago
International law firm Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw welcomes the Korean American Bar Association of Chicago (KABA) as they introduce their new Officers and Board members at a reception and ceremony on October 26, 2006.

"We're proud to host the KABA Installment Ceremony," said David T. Shin, a Corporate and Securities Associate at Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw and KABA board member. "During the last several years, the firm has made significant progress in the development and advancement of its diverse attorneys, including Asian Americans. Supporting organizations like KABA is important in attracting and retaining talented minority lawyers, and it's a great way of showing our genuine commitment to diversity across the board."

Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP has undertaken an array of efforts designed to help foster the careers of their diverse lawyers, including the creation of a formal diversity committee, the organization of annual national diversity retreats, an increased focus on professional development and mentoring, collaborative minority awareness programs with high schools and colleges, and a greater consideration of minority hiring and staffing as a factor in compensation.

There are currently 228 associates in the firm's Chicago office and 49 or 21.5% are minorities. Of those, 22 are Asian Americans making up about 45% of our minority population.

Other Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw lawyers who are KABA members include Casarine H. Chong, Jeanny Haw, Hyun-Jung Kim, Mina Kim and Chae U. Yi. These talented associates help represent the best of the firm's Corporate and Securities, Information Technology and Outsourcing, and Finance practice groups.

The Installment Ceremony begins at 6pm, with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, followed by a welcome from Julian D'Esposito, Partner-in-Charge of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw's Chicago Office, and the swearing in of new Officers and Board members by the Honorable William D. Maddux. Justin C. Choi, Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Andrew Corporation, will give the keynote address.

KABA was founded in 1993 and it is comprised of more than 150 attorneys and law students in Chicago. The primary objectives of KABA are to promote the professional growth of Korean-American lawyers and law students in the area; to foster the exchange of ideas and information between its members, the legal profession, the judiciary and the community; and to develop and encourage cooperation with other organizations of minority attorneys and community organizations on matters of common concern.

KABA holds a number of events and activities throughout each year, and sponsors a free legal clinic for lower income individuals in Chicago, in conjunction with the Korean American Community Services. Earlier this year KABA awarded scholarships to two law students attending the University of Chicago and DePaul University for their academic excellence and dedication to the public interest in law.

10-23-2006

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Hagens, Berman, Sobol & Shapiro, L.L.P.

Hagens Berman Helping Former CIA Agent Prove His Innocence
Edwin P. Wilson is fighting to clear his name. After spending 22 years in prison for treason, Wilson was released in 2004 when documents were uncovered proving the government hid evidence and lied to convict him.

10-23-2006

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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Freshfields arbitration team wins bribe case for Republic of Kenya
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has won a significant decision from an International Centre for Settlement for Investment Disputes (ICSID) tribunal in the case of World Duty Free v The Republic of Kenya, with the tribunal dismissing in its entirety a $500m claim against Freshfields' governmental client. The claim was brought by an investor after the cancellation of his contract to run the duty free shops at Nairobi and Mombasa airports. In agreeing with the investor that he had gained his contract by bribing then-President Moi, the tribunal then ruled that the contract was gained illegally and that the Government was right to end it.

The award was rendered earlier this month by a tribunal constituted under the World Bank Rules and chaired by a former President of the International Court of Justice. The award is a landmark decision, both procedurally and substantively. Procedurally, the decision may be the first successful strike out of an ICSID claim on non-jurisdictional grounds. Arbitration partner Constantine Partasides, a member of the Freshfields team, also comments: 'This constitutes the first ever arbitral award, to our knowledge, that contains a finding of a payment of a cash bribe to a head of state.' Jan Paulsson, fellow arbitration partner defending the Republic of Kenya, noted: 'It is likely to become an enduring precedent.

10-23-2006

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Fenwick & West, LLP

Fenwick & West Represents Connetics in $930 Million Merger with Stiefel Laboratories
Fenwick & West LLP represented Connetics Corporation (NASDAQ: CNCT) in its recently announced merger with Stiefel Laboratories, Inc., the world's largest independent pharmaceutical company specializing in dermatology. Stiefel will purchase all outstanding shares of Connetics for $17.50 per share, valued at approximately $640 million, plus the assumption of $290 million in debt. The combination will create the world's premier independent dermatology company, with over 3,500 employees and sales in more than 100 countries. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including antitrust clearance and Connetics' stockholders approval, and is expected to close in late 2006 or early 2007.

The Fenwick & West transaction team included corporate attorneys Doug Cogen, David Michaels, Matthew Richards, Elizabeth Gartland, Andrea Ghoorah, Jacob McQuown, Gina Kraft and John Lister; compensation and benefits attorney Blake Martell; technology transactions attorneys Sergio Garcia and Lance Stern; antitrust attorney Mark Ostrau; securities litigation attorneys Susan Muck and Dean Kristy; and litigation attorney Ilana Rubel.

10-23-2006

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

George P. Butler, III To Speak on Construction Change Orders at National Business Institute Seminar
Dickinson Wright PLLC Member George P. Butler, III will speak at a National Business Institute Seminar on Monday, October 23, 2006 in Southfield, Michigan on the subject of Construction Change Orders. Mr. Butler will be co-presenting with Dickinson Wright client Jonna Construction Company.

This informative seminar is designed to educate attendees on how to minimize the impact of construction change orders on construction projects and will address the following issues:

1) General Principles of Construction Contacts
2) Understanding Change Orders and Their Causes
3) Navigating the Change Order Process
4) Dealing with Common Change Issues
5) Handling Claims and Disputes

Presenter: George P. Butler, III
George is a Member in the Detroit office of Dickinson Wright, where his practice focus is school law, 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 construction law issues. 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.

10-23-2006

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Dechert LLP

Renowned Arbitration Practitioner Pierre Mayer Joins Dechert LLP
Dechert LLP announced today that Pierre Mayer, one of the leading arbitration lawyers in the world, has joined the firm as a partner based in Dechert's Paris office.

"Pierre Mayer is recognized throughout the European legal community as a leading authority on private international law and arbitration," said Xavier Nyssen, partner and head of Dechert's Dispute Resolution Practice in Paris. "His extensive experience in resolving complex international disputes will be invaluable to our clients and our lawyers."

Mayer was selected as the best arbitrator in Paris in 2004 by Décideurs Juridiques et Financiers magazine. He holds a PhD and is an agrégé in private law, and has taught at the Sorbonne University in Paris since 1984 and earlier at other French universities. He has authored numerous publications, including Private International Law, a seminal text on arbitration and private law, first published in 1977 and currently in its eighth edition.

Mayer has 30 years of experience as an arbitrator and advisor on disputes involving international trade, joint ventures and industrial cooperation, technology transfer, distribution and construction. He was previously affiliated with Coudert Brothers and Clifford Chance.

"Dechert's arbitration team is involved in the new frontiers of international arbitration involving intellectual property, pharmaceuticals, international trade, joint ventures and industrial cooperation, technology transfer, distribution and construction," said Mayer. "I look forward to contributing my experience to the firm and also to working on the new aspects of the field together with Paris partners Philip Dunham, Gillian Lemaire, Xavier Nyssen and Eduardo Silva Romero."

Mayer is the vice president of the French Private International Law Committee and is a member of the Scientific Council of EuroArbitration. He is also past president of the Committee on International Commercial Arbitration of the International Law Association and the Committee on Private International Law of the International Union of Lawyers.

10-23-2006

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