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Armstrong Teasdale, L.L.P.

Armstrong Teasdale Significantly Expands its Intellectual Property Practice Adds Thirteen Professionals to Support Growing, National Practice Area
Armstrong Teasdale announced today that the firm has expanded its intellectual property practice with the addition of seven patent attorneys including four partners: Christopher M. Goff, Richard L. Bridge, Derick E. Allen, and Michael G. Munsell; three associates: Laura J. Hilmert, Jeannie M. Boettler, and Patrick E. Brennan; and six support staff professionals. These seven new attorneys complement the existing Armstrong Teasdale intellectual property practice, particularly in the chemical, biological, and mechanical arts. All formerly were with the St. Louis intellectual property firm of Senniger Powers.

"We are excited to add these talented lawyers and professionals to our firm," commented Michael A. Chivell, Armstrong Teasdale's Managing Partner. "Our intellectual property practice is one of our primary areas and a source of great strength for Armstrong Teasdale. Over the last 20 years, our clients' demand for legal services to protect their intellectual property assets has grown exponentially. Our clients continue to make significant investments in technology and other intellectual property; we have grown with them. The addition of these outstanding lawyers represents further evidence of our continuing commitment as the 'Go-To' Firm for all intellectual property needs."

Mr. Goff stated, "Armstrong Teasdale's presence in Missouri, plus its offices in other key cities with substantial patent work offers us greater resources and flexibility to provide our clients with the highest quality and most innovative counseling available." Armstrong Teasdale has strategically located offices in technology centers around the world including in San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Shanghai, China.

With the addition of the seven lawyers, Armstrong Teasdale's Intellectual Property Practice Group grows nearly 30 percent to 59 professionals, including 32 lawyers, offering a full range of domestic and international patent, copyright, trademark, licensing, e-commerce, and intellectual property commercialization services to clients. Armstrong Teasdale has been named as one of the top law firms in the country for patent services by Intellectual Property Today magazine, and leads other Missouri firms in annual patent filings.

"Our new patent attorneys are among an elite group of intellectual property lawyers in St. Louis," stated Patrick W. Rasche, Intellectual Property Practice Group Leader. "These lawyers have extensive experience counseling clients on a wide variety of intellectual property issues, including strategic counseling, portfolio development and protection, due diligence, and opinions. Coupled with our talented intellectual property litigators, we are extremely well positioned to meet the growing needs of our clients for intellectual property services."

Christopher M. Goff has been practicing in the field of intellectual property law for more than 10 years and has significant experience in both domestic and foreign matters. In addition to preparing and prosecuting complex chemical and biochemical patent applications for a wide variety of clients, Goff participates in litigation and dispute counseling in the chemical, biochemical, and related arts. He also has noted experience in preparing and evaluating right to practice, invalidity, and related opinions.

Richard L. Bridge focuses his practice in the preparation, prosecution, licensing, and enforcement of mechanical-related patents. Bridge also has significant expertise in opinion drafting and evaluation of products and patents.

Derick E. Allen concentrates his practice primarily on the preparation and prosecution of chemical patent applications, including uses in such areas as semiconductor materials, polymeric materials, catalysis and pharmaceuticals.

Michael G. Munsell specializes in the preparation and prosecution of U.S. and foreign patents relating to diverse technologies, including semiconductor wafer manufacturing, medical devices, sports and recreational equipment, and mine ventilation systems.

Incoming associates' practice will focus on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in a variety of fields, including biotechnology, pharmaceutical, chemical and mechanical. All seven lawyers are licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

08-10-2007

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Baker & Hostetler, L.L.P.

Pinkall to Lead Healthcare Teleconference
Houston associate Jason Pinkall is the lead faculty for a teleconference titled, "The New CMS Requirements For Physical Restraints," which will take place August 22. Pinkall focuses his practice on the representation of clients in the healthcare industry, including healthcare operational and regulatory issues.

This teleconference will assist health care providers in understanding and complying with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services final rule concerning the proper use of restraints and seclusion. The rule, which became effective January 8, 2007, establishes new definitions of restraint and seclusion, and adopts new training standards that providers need to integrate into their operations. This program will address these significant changes, and discuss potential issues and solutions with respect to dealing with the requirements of the new rule.

08-10-2007

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Willkie, Farr & Gallagher, LLP

Firm Advises Stiefel Laboratories in $500 Million Investment by Blackstone Group
Willkie client Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. announced that private equity funds of the Blackstone Group have agreed to make a $500 million minority investment in the company. The investment will be facilitated through the issuance by Stiefel of a new class of preferred stock to the private equity funds of Blackstone. Current shareholders will not sell any shares as part of the transaction. Founded in 1847, privately held Stiefel Laboratories is the world's largest independent pharmaceutical company specializing in prescription and non-prescription dermatology products. Last October, the firm also advised Stiefel in its $930 million acquisition of Connetics Corp. The current deal was handled by partner William Grant and associates Thomas Mark and Michael Brandt.

08-10-2007

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Willkie, Farr & Gallagher, LLP

Paris Office Assists PAI in $3.14 Billion Sale of Elis GIE
It was announced that longtime client PAI partners has agreed to sell textile rental and cleaning service company Elis GIE to French private equity firm Eurazeo SA for an enterprise value of $3.14 billion (€2.28 billion). With about 13,000 employees in nine European countries including France, Germany, Portugal and Spain, Elis rents and cleans linen for hospitals and hotels, and provides uniforms and sanitary equipment. PAI partners manages and advises dedicated private equity funds with a total equity value of more than €7 billion. The firm also recently advised PAI (and the Descours family) in the €3.4 billion sale of European shoe and apparel retailer Vivarte to Charterhouse. Both deals were handled by partners Daniel Payan and Cédric Hajage and special European Counsel Jeffrey Fouts.

08-10-2007

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Pepper Hamilton, L.L.P.

Pepper Hamilton Ranked Ninth Out of 164 Firms in American Lawyer’s Mid-Level Associates Survey
Pepper Hamilton LLP has been ranked ninth out of 164 law firms rated for associate job satisfaction in The American Lawyer’s annual mid-level associates survey. Pepper received particularly high scores in opportunities to work with partners, associate relations, benefits and compensation, collegiality, and openness regarding finances.

The survey ranks law firms from around the world based on associate satisfaction in a variety of categories. The rankings are based on responses from 7,172 third-, fourth- and fifth-year associates (law school classes of 2002, 2003 and 2004). The results were published in the August 2007 edition of The American Lawyer magazine.

For the second year in a row, Pepper placed first in the Pittsburgh market for mid-level associate job satisfaction. The firm placed second in Philadelphia. Of the AmLaw 100 firms, which are the top 100 firms ranked by revenue, Pepper ranked third in the survey.

“These results reflect well on the entire firm, not just our mid-levels who responded to the survey,” said Robert E. Heideck, Pepper’s executive partner. “Our associates’ hard work and commitment to the firm are remarkable. They are the future of this firm, and we are committed to their professional development and satisfaction.”

Last year, Pepper ranked 18th in the mid-level associates survey and, in 2005, it ranked 35th.

Scores are based on a one-to-five scale, with five being the highest. Pepper’s 2007 firm-wide ranking is 4.23, with its highest scores in opportunities to work with partners (4.81), associate relations (4.55), benefits and compensation (4.55), opportunities to socialize with partners (4.34), collegiality (4.33) and openness regarding finances (4.33)

08-10-2007

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Lane Powell PC

Lane Powell Named One of Washington's Best Workplaces
Lane Powell was named as one of Washington's "Best Workplaces" in the Puget Sound Business Journal's "Best Workplaces" survey. The survey was launched this year to identify and recognize best practices in the hiring and retention of great people. After an extensive and rigorous process, which included more than 200 nominees and the completion of surveys by nominee-company employees across the state, workplaces in four different categories have been identified as Washington's best, based on their various employee benefit offerinds, leadership culture and work/life balance philosophies. In total, 65 companies were honored with this distinction.

08-10-2007

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Katten Ranked #1 in Charlotte in American Lawyer Magazine’s Midlevel Associates Survey
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP is pleased to announce that it is ranked as the top law firm for associate satisfaction in the Charlotte, N.C. market in The American Lawyer’s 2007 Midlevel Associates Survey. The results of the annual survey are published in the August issue of The American Lawyer, a national monthly magazine for attorneys.

Katten achieved the top ranking in Charlotte with a score of 4.373 out of a possible five points, outscoring its closest competitor by more than six-tenths of a point. Katten was the only Charlotte office in the survey that exceeded the national average score. The survey is based on responses from third-, fourth-, and fifth-year associates from law firm offices around the globe to 11 questions that summarize the firm's qualities, including the interest and satisfaction levels of work; benefits and compensation; relations between associates and partners; training and guidance; openness about finances and strategies; billable hours policy; and the likelihood of the associate being at the firm in two years. For more information on the survey or methodology, go to www.americanlawyer.com.

“Our associates play an important role in the Firm, and we recognize that there are many factors that contribute to their fulfillment and happiness while they are here,” said Daniel S. Huffenus, Managing Partner of Katten’s Charlotte office. “We are dedicated to offering them a quality experience interacting directly with clients and working on important client matters with senior associates and partners. We are pleased that our associates have recognized our ongoing commitment to them by rating the Firm so highly in this prestigious survey.”

Katten’s Charlotte office has more than 35 attorneys whose practice areas include real estate and structured finance, mergers and acquisitions, general corporate and business representation, employment, bankruptcy and creditors' rights, commercial litigation, estate planning and wealth preservation.

08-10-2007

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