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Jenner & Block LLP

Jenner & Block Signs Lease To Move To New Office Building In Washington, DC
Jenner & Block recently announced that it has signed a lease to be the lead tenant at a new 175,000 square foot office building being developed by Tishman Speyer to be built at 1099 New York Avenue, N.W. in Washington DC. The Firm will initially lease in excess of 80,000 square feet with options for the remaining portion of the building. The new building is designed by nationally-recognized architect Thomas Phifer of Phifer and Associates of New York City.

The $100 million structure will be located at the northeast corner of the intersection of New York Avenue and 11th Street Northwest, one of DC’s most prominent and widest intersections, directly across the street from the site of the former Convention Center. The building will be located beside projects from three celebrated Pritzker Prize winners – I.M. Pei, Norman Foster and Kevin Roche. The building is characterized by a single, elegant design element: individual shingle-like overlapping glass panels.

“The Firm had two pressing concerns in considering a move from its current offices,” said Les Lepow, a partner in the DC office who was involved in the search and negotiations, “one of which was to provide for an exciting and enjoyable place in which our people – attorneys and staff – could work and thrive. The second was to find an office we would be proud to have our clients visit. The ability to be an anchor tenant in this new building, one that will truly prove to be a flagship building in Washington, DC, provided us with a unique opportunity.”

Tishman Speyer is an internationally recognized real estate developer, having developed, built or acquired investment totaling approximately 80 million square feet in the United States, Europe and Latin America, including properties such as Rockefeller Center, the Chrysler Building and Sony Center in Berlin.

08-22-2006

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Edwards & Angell, L.L.P.

Partner Jay Gonzalez Named One of Boston's "Top 40 Under 40"
Boston partner Jay Gonzalez, who practices in the firm's Public Finance Department, was recently selected out of more than 280 nominees as one of the Boston Business Journal's 2006 Top 40 Under 40. The Boston Business Journal will publish its annual 40 Under 40 supplement in the October 6, 2006 edition, which will feature a profile of each honoree. Additionally, those selected will be honored at the 9th Annual 40 Under 40 Awards Celebration on October 5, 2006. Congratulations to Jay and all of Boston's forty honorees.

08-22-2006

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Cooley Godward Kronish LLP

Cooley Godward To Merge with Premier New York Firm, Kronish Lieb
Cooley Godward LLP, a national leader in representing technology and life sciences companies and litigating high-stakes commercial and intellectual property disputes, announced today that it will merge with Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman LLP, a premier 110-lawyer New York firm with highly ranked bankruptcy, tax and complex commercial and white collar litigation practices. The name of the combined 550-attorney firm will be Cooley Godward Kronish LLP.

The merger will create a firm with a coast-to-coast, high-caliber litigation practice, extensive corporate and transactional capabilities and a significant presence in New York. The combined 250-lawyer litigation practice will include nationally known trial lawyers and more than 10 former federal prosecutors and will offer clients deep experience and expertise representing major corporations in high-profile complex commercial, white collar crime, securities fraud and intellectual property cases. Cooley’s preeminent national business practice in venture capital, emerging and public companies, corporate finance, life sciences, technology transactions and mergers and acquisitions will gain a New York base enhanced by Kronish’s reputation and long-standing ties in the financial center of the world. In addition, Kronish’s leading bankruptcy and tax practices, combined with Cooley’s, will enable the merged firms to provide even deeper expertise in these business-critical practice areas.

“Cooley lawyers are advising clients in New York courtrooms and boardrooms every week,” said Stephen Neal, Cooley Godward’s chairman and chief executive officer. “This merger immediately establishes a formidable presence in New York with a partner that is a perfect complement for us. Kronish has successfully competed with New York’s largest and best firms for 50 years and it has a stellar reputation. We plan to grow aggressively in New York to better serve our clients’ needs.”

A native New York firm led by Managing Partner Alan Levine, Kronish represents leaders in the financial services, pharmaceutical, energy and technology sectors. Recent headline cases include the defense of St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. and Travelers Indemnity Company in a $1 billion Enron-related litigation and the representation of Metromedia Fiber Network Inc. in a $5 billion Chapter 11 case. Its white collar group boasts five former Assistant United States Attorneys and is currently representing the defendant in the largest Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prosecution to date. The firm is ranked #1 in The Deal's Bankruptcy Insider league tables in 2006 for Top Unsecured Creditor Law Firms, and the chair of its tax group was named one of the five leading tax controversy lawyers in New York. Kronish's real estate practice spans both national and international matters with a particular focus on the Caribbean and Latin America.

Mr. Levine commented, “We have been courted for years by many firms. In Cooley’s case, the fit was so good in every way – strategically, culturally, right down to the individual level. We will be able to provide for our clients the advantages of a national firm with tremendous depth and expertise across industries and practice areas. Cooley is an established national leader with technology and life sciences companies, and its clients will benefit greatly by having a presence in the world’s financial capital. Our New York litigation practice will augment Cooley’s strengths, and together we will be well positioned to continue to grow in New York and beyond. All of us at Kronish are very excited to join our new colleagues.”

Cooley’s move to New York is a natural next step in the firm’s continued expansion and enhancement of its practices over recent years. Cooley has ranked #2 nationally in representing venture-backed companies in financings since 2002 (Source: VentureSource), ranked #1 in life sciences issuer-side IPOs from 2000 to 2005 (Source: IPO Vital Signs) and ranked 14th nationally in M&A transactions in 2005. On the litigation side, recent highlights include the firm’s successful defense of Siebel Systems (now part of Oracle Corp.) in the first-ever contested Regulation FD enforcement action and one of the most closely watched securities cases of 2005, its significant victory for PacifiCare in the multidistrict coordinated class action asserting broad challenges to the managed care industry including a successful argument by Cooley in the United States Supreme Court, and its successful representation of USG Corporation and its related entities in multi-billion dollar asbestos claims before federal district and bankruptcy courts.

The merger will bring together two firms that place a premium on culture. Cooley recently ranked in The Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms as the #5 law firm in the country as a “best firm to work for” in terms of quality of life. Kronish is also committed to maintaining a personal and collegial culture, and, over the years, Kronish lawyers have played significant leadership roles in a host of civic, educational and charitable institutions.

Both firms have also placed a premium on pro bono services in the communities in which they operate and beyond. Cooley recently spearheaded a comprehensive effort to provide legal services to the victims of Hurricane Katrina and is representing the survivors of human rights abuses in Somalia seeking redress from former leaders of that country’s government. In addition, Santillan, et al. v. Gonzales, et al., a major impact pro bono matter successfully handled by Cooley, was selected by The National Law Journal as one of the country's top pro bono cases of 2005.

Kronish Lieb has received Pro Bono Awards from The Legal Aid Society of New York in 2004 and 2005 for providing pro bono legal services to underprivileged New Yorkers. In a case widely followed by the media, Kronish represents two defendants accused of murder in the Palladium shootings, and a team of Kronish lawyers represented the Legal Services Corporation in the Supreme Court in a case involving the constitutional limits of Congress’ ability to define the scope of services provided by federally subsidized programs.

The merger, effective October 1, 2006, will create a firm with full-service offices in the major commercial and government centers of New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., as well as in the country’s most significant technology markets: Palo Alto and San Diego, Calif., Reston, Va. and Broomfield, Colo. Kronish’s Alan Levine will become a member of the firm's newly created executive committee and will lead the New York office. Stephen Neal will remain chairman and chief executive officer.

08-22-2006

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Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

Fulbright & Jaworski Handles Mets Stadium Financing
In order to complete the financing of a new New York Mets stadium, an innovative public-private financing had to be developed. Meeting this challenge, Mets' finance counsel Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. worked with counsel to the City of New York to come up with an innovative financing mechanism that was instrumental in facilitating the project.

A multi-disciplinary team of Fulbright attorneys - public finance, tax, securities and asset finance - helped develop a financing mechanism whose key component is a payment in lieu of tax. The ""PILOT"" structure which was approved by the Internal Revenue Service in a private letter ruling issued last month, will use a tax equivalent revenue produced by the stadium to support construction of the sports facility.

The stadium is set to open in time for the 2009 season on a site adjacent to the current Shea Stadium. Construction will begin shortly on the new stadium which will be evocative of Ebbets Field, the former home of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

The financing included approximately $547 million of tax-exempt publicly offered PILOT bonds, $58 million of taxable privately placed installment purchase payment bonds and $7 million of taxable privately placed lease revenue bonds. In addition, New York State and New York City provided infrastructure funding.

""The new Mets stadium is a major project for the city, the state and the team. Because of the size of the project and limitations of New York State law, creative thinking was needed to secure financing in a manner that would meet the needs of all parties"" said Fulbright & Jaworski partner Joel H. Moser, who led the firm's team of attorneys in representing the Mets. ""The PILOT bonds are a true advance in public-private financings, and have helped to secure a new home for the Mets after 43 years.""

Fulbright’s work on the Mets stadium is just the latest in a long string of major stadium and arena financings that the firm has worked on. The firm has served as counsel on financings in most of the US markets that they have offices in, including stadiums in Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, San Diego and San Antonio, among others.

The firm has also served as lead counsel to some of the top infrastructure and project finance related deals throughout the world, including public private partnerships for major transportation projects and project financings of every type.

In addition to Mr. Moser, working on the transactions for Fulbright were partners Richard Kornblith, David Gillespie, Lawrence Spector and Sean Corrigan, senior associate Elizabeth Condren, and associates Chauncey Pilgrim,Craig Johnson and Michael Pikiel.

08-22-2006

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Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

E-Discovery Counsel Joins Fulbright’s Houston Office
Counsel Keith Matthew Angle, a highly experienced e-discovery and information management practitioner, has joined the international law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Angle joined the firm from Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Angle assists clients with their e-discovery and information management needs, particularly record lifecycle issues. He prepares record retention policies and procedures, record classification protocols, record retention schedules, and litigation hold and record preservation notices. Angle also helps ensure clients’ compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

In addition, Angle counsels clients on complex litigation discovery projects, including electronic and paper collections, on-line reviews, and electronic and paper productions for large national clients. Many of his projects have included multi-million page document collections, reviews, and productions in securities, ERISA, and product liability actions.

Angle earned his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1990, an M.A. in Corporate Communications from Fairfield University in 1986 and a B.A. in English from College of William and Mary in 1979. Angle is licensed to practice law in Texas, Missouri and Colorado.

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
Founded in 1919, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. is a leading full-service international law firm, with more than 970 lawyers in 13 locations in Houston, New York, Washington, D.C., Austin, Dallas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, San Antonio, Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Munich and Riyadh. Fulbright provides a full range of legal services to both domestic and foreign clients worldwide.

The 2006 BTI survey of FORTUNE 1000 general counsel chose Fulbright as a “Power Elite Law Firm,” Corporate Board Member magazine named Fulbright among the top 20 corporate law firms in the U.S. in their survey of board members of public companies, and International Law Office, based on survey responses received from international corporate counsel, awarded Fulbright the “2005 Client Choice Award” as the top law firm for client service in the United States. For more information, please visit www.fulbright.com.

08-22-2006

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Foley & Lardner

Foley Receives CIO 100 Award For Leadership in Client-Focused Technology Development
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that the firm will receive a 2006 CIO 100 Award given annually by CIO magazine. The award marks the fifth time in the past six years that the firm has been recognized by the magazine. The CIO 100 celebrates the top 100 organizations worldwide that exemplify the highest level of operational and strategic excellence in information technology (IT).

The 2006 honorees are recognized by CIO as organizations that have utilized information technology in innovative ways to deliver business value, whether by creating competitive advantage, optimizing business processes, enabling growth or improving relationships with customers.

“We have invested significant resources over the past several years to develop industry-leading proprietary technology to assist our clients in managing increasingly complex litigation and transactions,” said Ralf Boer, the firm's chairman and CEO. “Our clients view our strategic use of technology as a competitive edge which adds value by enabling corporate legal departments to serve their internal business unit customers on a more efficient and cost-effective basis.”

Foley earned the CIO 100 award because of its ability to provide world-class collaboration tools and unique IT applications that allow the firm's clients to better manage their legal departments. In effect, the firm provides an outsourcing capability to its clients by building custom technology applications that solve a specific management problem.

“Our clients value our ability to provide more than just standard legal opinions, which provides us with an opportunity to enhance our clients' experience,” said Doug Caddell, the firm's chief information officer. “We view IT as more than just an expense to be passed on to our clients, but as a strategic tool to develop into a value-added service offering.

For example, Foley client Bank of America utilizes FOLEY:ClientSuite, the firm's proprietary extranet technology, to track more than 200 active matters currently handled by the firm. All documents and correspondence for each matter, including a vast array of resource information and legacy documents, are accessible in real time by the Foley attorneys and Bank of America in-house counsel and executives involved. Previously, the documents existed in hard-copy format in various bank locations across the country and required hours to receive via facsimile. By using FOLEY:ClientSuite, the documents are available immediately.

08-22-2006

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Cozen O' Connor

David M. Gurfein Joins Cozen O'Connor New York Midtown Office as Associate
David M. Gurfein recently joined Cozen O'Connor’s New York Midtown office as an associate in the business law department. Prior to joining the firm, Gurfein was an associate with Ganfer & Shore, LLP in New York.

Gurfein concentrates his practice in the area of real estate law. He represents developers and investors in all aspects of real estate transactions, including commercial and residential sale, acquisition, conversion and financing, as well as the drafting and negotiation of commercial leases.

Gurfein earned his law degree from Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 2004), where he was a member of the Fordham International Law Journal, and his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1998). He is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey.

08-22-2006

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