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Blank Rome LLP.

Blank Rome Joins Forces with Interel
The global nature of public affairs and government relations and the growing need for international companies and organizations to coordinate between Brussels and Washington have prompted Interel, an established Brussels-based public affairs and public relations agency and Blank Rome, a prominent U.S.-based law and government relations firm, to form a strategic alliance.

Through this partnership, Interel and Blank Rome are linking their core competencies to provide a seamless EU-US legal, public affairs, government relations and strategic communications service offering to companies and organizations who are increasingly impacted by decisions taken on both sides of the Atlantic.

""We are delighted to embark on this alliance,"" said Fredrik Lofthagen, Chief Executive Officer of Interel. ""Interel and Blank Rome share a common results-oriented culture built around superior client service and the synergies between us will benefit our clients. They increasingly need overseas public affairs support, and with Blank Rome's proven record and experience in the United States, we are able to deliver a fully integrated approach to public affairs.""

""Interel has an established reputation for its expertise and innovation and we are thrilled to enter into this strategic alliance with a firm of its caliber,"" said Carl M. Buchholz, Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Blank Rome. ""This partnership brings together unique sets of strengths and capabilities that will add value to our collective clients and future clients. It also clearly provides Blank Rome with additional value added resources and an even stronger differentiator for our law and government relations clients.

07-24-2006

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Arent Fox LLP

Sorvino Elected to Board of Directors of Ameritrans
Heidi J. Sorvino, a member of the Arent Fox Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Group, has been elected to the board of directors of Ameritrans Capital Corporation. She will serve on the board until the company's 2007 annual shareholders meeting, which is anticipated for the spring of 2007. Ameritrans is a specialty finance company that makes loans to and investments in small businesses.

Sorvino represents creditors, including banks, financial institutions and indenture trustees and debtors in restructurings, workouts and bankruptcies. She has served as counsel to creditors committees and has handled various bankruptcy situations including cash collateral orders, debtor-in-possession financing, automatic stay relief, plan negotiations, sales of assets, preference and fraudulent conveyance actions and trading in claims.

Sorvino’s election is a relative rarity in the business world. In its 2005 Catalyst Census of Women Board Directors of the Fortune 500, Catalyst found that women held only 14.7 percent of all Fortune 500 board seats, up from 13.6 percent in 2003 and 9.6 percent in 1995, when Catalyst began its census. Catalyst is a research and advisory services organization that works to expand opportunities for women at work.

07-24-2006

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Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

Supreme Court/Appellate Lawyer Jonathan Franklin Joins Fulbright's Washington Office
Jonathan Franklin, a well known and highly regarded U.S. Supreme Court and appellate practitioner, joins the international law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. as a partner on Monday, July 24. Mr. Franklin, who has appeared on numerous occasions before the Supreme Court and other federal and state appellate courts, will reside in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.

Mr. Franklin, 42, will lead Fulbright's Supreme Court and Appellate Practice Group, which includes 35 attorneys firmwide. He joins Fulbright from the Washington law firm of Hogan & Hartson LLP, where he was a partner.

Mr. Franklin's experience spans a wide range of legal issues. He has handled cases involving constitutional and administrative law and procedure, as well as intellectual property, contract, insurance, civil rights, antitrust, labor, telecommunications and international law.

Mr. Franklin was recently recognized by clients and peers in this year's Chambers USA directory as one of the best appellate lawyers in the country.

""Jonathan Franklin is a well recognized and respected member of the Supreme Court bar,"" said firm chair Steven B. Pfeiffer. ""Jonathan brings a wealth of experience complementing our existing appellate practice. We are delighted that he is joining us.""

Steve Dillard, who chairs Fulbright's global litigation practice, said, ""Jonathan has exactly the profile that we were seeking to head our Supreme Court practice and lead our appellate practice. Attracting someone of his high caliber and talents is an important accomplishment.""

Mr. Franklin served as law clerk to the Honorable Anthony J. Scirica of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He received his J.D. degree from the Yale Law School and his B.A. degree from Harvard.

07-24-2006

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Foley & Lardner

Foley Jacksonville Attorneys Selected as 2006 Legal Elite
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that five partners have been named to the 2006 Florida Trend “Legal Elite” list and one senior counsel has been named to the 2006 Florida Trend “Up & Coming Legal Elite” list.

The Foley attorneys and their primary practices as classified by Florida Trend are: David C. Cook, real estate transactions; Gardner F. Davis, business law; Kevin E. Hyde, labor & employment; Linda Y. Kelso, business law; and Emerson M. Lotzia, real estate transactions. In addition, Matthew G. Breuer was named to the “Up & Coming Legal Elite” list.

To compile the list, Florida Trend distributed nomination ballots in October to Florida attorneys who were allowed to vote for up to 10 lawyers. Votes were tallied by an independent company on a point system, and the final list is comprised of 1.8 percent of the 57,968 practicing Florida Bar members. The honorees are mentioned in a special report in the July 2006 issue of the magazine.

David C. Cook is a member of the Real Estate Practice who focuses on commercial and multi-family development and finance. Cook has extensive experience in the acquisition/disposition of timberlands, having acted as counsel to investors, lenders, purchasers and trustees in numerous timberland transactions involving in excess of two million acres located throughout the Southeastern United States. This is the second year that Cook has been recognized as one of Florida's “Legal Elite.”

Gardner F. Davis is a member of the firm's Transactional & Securities, Finance & Financial Institutions, Business Reorganizations, and Private Equity & Venture Capital Practices, as well as the Automotive Industry Team. Davis is particularly knowledgeable in regard to buying, selling, and recapitalizing companies, restructuring financially distressed enterprises, and counseling officers and directors in corporate governance and control situations. In addition to being named one of Florida's “Legal Elite,” he is listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers (2005-06) and Best Lawyers in America® (2005-06) and has been named a “Florida Super Lawyer.”

Kevin E. Hyde is a member of the firm's Labor & Employment Practice and Automotive Industry Team. He represents employers in a variety of human resources matters, including day-to-day employment counseling, and he regularly advises employers on creating appropriate compensation systems. Hyde is an elected official, serving as the president of the Jacksonville City Council. He is also listed in Who's Who Legal USA – Management Labor & Employment 2006, Best Lawyers in America® and Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers (2006).

Linda Y. Kelso leads the firm's Securities Practice firmwide and is a member of the Transactional & Securities Practice. She counsels business clients in corporate and partnership organization, finance and securities. Kelso was among 114 attorneys nationwide who made BTI Consulting Group's coveted Client Service All-Star Team for 2005. This honor is bestowed upon individual attorneys who deliver the best client service according to corporate counsel interviewed at Fortune 1000 and other large organizations. She is also listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers (2005-06).

Emerson M. Lotzia is a member of the firm's Real Estate Practice and its Golf & Resort Industry Team. Lotzia represents lenders, developers and tenants in real estate financing, development and leasing matters. He has extensive experience in condominium law, federal and Florida land sales registrations and exemptions, community development districts and the representation of developers of golf course mixed-use communities. In addition to being named one of Florida's “Legal Elite” for the second time, Lotzia is listed in the 2005 and 2006 issues of Best Lawyers in America®, and was named a 2006 Florida Super Lawyer.

Matthew G. Breuer was recognized as an “Up & Coming Legal Elite” attorney for 2006. He is a member of the Real Estate Practice with experience in commercial real estate matters. He represents national, regional and local lending institutions in a wide variety of secured lending transactions.

07-24-2006

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Foley & Lardner

Foley Tallahassee Attorney Selected to 2006 “Up & Coming Legal Elite” List
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Senior Counsel Scott Callen has been named to the 2006 Florida Trend “Up & Coming Legal Elite” list.

To compile the list, Florida Trend distributed nomination ballots in October to Florida attorneys who were allowed to vote for up to 10 lawyers. Votes were tallied by an independent company on a point system, and the final list is comprised of 1.8 percent of the 57,968 practicing Florida Bar members. The honorees are mentioned in a special report in the July 2006 issue.

Scott Callen is a member of the Labor & Employment Practice and the Golf & Resort Industry Team. He concentrates his practice on labor and employment law, civil litigation and corporate counseling. Callen advises clients on discrimination avoidance, sexual harassment, drug testing, workplace accommodations, immigration and unemployment compensation. He also was selected to the 2005 “Up & Coming” list by Florida Trend.

07-24-2006

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Foley & Lardner

Foley Tampa Attorneys Selected as 2006 Legal Elite
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that five partners have been named to the 2006 Florida Trend “Legal Elite” list.

The Foley attorneys and their primary practices as classified by Florida Trend are: Michael D. Annis, tax; W. Keith Fendrick, banking and financial; Thomas M. Little, real estate transactions; Thomas F. Munro II, construction; and Randolph J. Wolfe, tax.

To compile the list, Florida Trend distributed nomination ballots in October to Florida attorneys who were allowed to vote for up to 10 lawyers. Votes were tallied by an independent company on a point system, and the final list is comprised of 1.8 percent of the 57,968 practicing Florida Bar members. The honorees are mentioned in a special report in the July 2006 issue of the magazine.

Michael D. Annis is managing partner of the firm's Tampa office. As a member of the Tax & Individual Planning, Tax & Employee Benefits and Estates & Trusts Practices, he focuses his practice in the areas of corporate taxation, tax litigation, estate planning, trusts and probate. In addition to being named one of Florida's “Legal Elite,” he is listed in Best Lawyers in America®.

W. Keith Fendrick is a partner in the Business Reorganizations Practice. He focuses on bankruptcy and creditors' rights, corporate reorganizations and restructurings, and commercial litigation. Fendrick has represented financial institutions, corporations, insurance companies, and creditor groups in numerous large chapter 11 cases around the country. This is the third consecutive year that Fendrick has been named one of Florida's “Legal Elite.” In addition, Florida Monthly magazine listed him as one of Florida's top lawyers and in 2006 he was named one of Florida's “Super Lawyers.” He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in Bankruptcy Law since 2000.

Thomas M. Little is a member of the Real Estate Practice and Golf & Resort Industry Team who focuses on real estate development and finance, golf and recreational amenity, resort development and commercial lending. He represents developers, lenders, and tenants in real estate financing, development, and leasing matters. In addition to being named one of Florida's “Legal Elite” for the second time, he is listed in Best Lawyers in America®.

Thomas F. (Chip) Munro II is a litigation partner and a member and former chair of the firm's Construction Practice. He is also a member of the firm's General Commercial Litigation Practice and Golf & Resort Industry Team. Munro concentrates his practice in general commercial litigation with an emphasis on construction matters and product liability issues, both personal injury and commercial products disputes. He regularly handles complex, multiparty arbitration and litigation in both state and federal court and has been accepted by the American Arbitration Association as an arbitrator for construction industry disputes.

Randolph J. Wolfe is a member of the firm's Tax & Individual Planning, Tax & Employee Benefits and Estates & Trusts Practices. He focuses his practice on corporate, estate planning, international, and taxation matters. He represents and counsels many types of clients in mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, joint ventures, asset and stock sales, and general corporate law matters. Wolfe is a Florida civil law (international) notary. This is the second consecutive year he has been named one of Florida's “Legal Elite.

07-24-2006

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Foley & Lardner

Foley Orlando Attorneys Selected as 2006 Legal Elite
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that seven Orlando partners have been named to the 2006 Florida Trend “Legal Elite” list.

The Foley attorneys named and their primary practices as classified by Florida Trend are: Edmund T. Baxa Jr., commercial litigation; Terence J. Delahunty Jr., real estate transactions; Michael Gay, commercial litigation; John R. Hamilton, appellate; John P. Horan, construction; Thomas K. Maurer, environmental and land use; and R. Duke Woodson, environmental and land use.

To compile the list, Florida Trend distributed nomination ballots in October to Florida attorneys who were allowed to vote for up to 10 lawyers. Votes were tallied by an independent company on a point system, and the final list is comprised of 1.8 percent of the 57,968 practicing Florida Bar members. The honorees are mentioned in a special report in the July 2006 issue of the magazine.

Edmund T. Baxa Jr. is managing partner of the firm's Orlando office and a member of the Construction and the White Collar Defense & Corporate Compliance Practices. He maintains a complex commercial litigation practice focusing on representation of owners, general contractors, design professionals, subcontractors, and suppliers in contract drafting and negotiation, bid protests, workouts, claims litigation, and arbitration proceedings. In addition to being named one of Florida's “Legal Elite” for the third year in a row, Baxa is also listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers (2005 and 2006). He is also the new chair of Foley's national Pro Bono Legal Services Committee.

Terence J. Delahunty Jr. is a member of the firm's Real Estate Practice and the Golf & Resort and Entertainment & Media Industry Teams. He is the vice president and a board member of the Central Florida Chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) and chairs its Legislative Affairs Committee. Delahunty is an executive committee member of the Central Florida Council of the Urban Land Institute. He serves on the advisory committee of the City of Orlando's Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), and was recently selected to serve on the Workforce Housing Task Force for Orange County.

Michael Gay is head of the Litigation Department in Orlando and is a member of the firm's General Commercial Litigation and Intellectual Property Litigation Practices, as well as the Entertainment & Media Industry Team. He handles commercial disputes, including restrictive covenant litigation, patent and trademark litigation, environmental litigation, health care litigation and contract disputes.

John R. Hamilton is a member of the firm's Appellate and General Commercial Litigation Practices. In 1996, he gained certification in appellate practice from The Florida Bar and has handled numerous appeals in all of the appellate courts in Florida, as well as in several federal appellate courts.

John P. Horan was the first chair and is a current member of the Construction Practice. His practice is concentrated in commercial litigation, administrative litigation, governmental law, construction law and dispute resolution. He has represented international construction and engineering firms; national industrial, infrastructure and highway contractors; homebuilders; designers; and private and public developers and owners. Horan also was named one of Florida's “Legal Elite” in 2005.

Thomas K. Maurer is a member of the firm's Environmental Regulation Practice. For more than 25 years, Maurer has represented clients in environmental and regulatory matters, including air pollution, hazardous waste management, underground storage tank, groundwater contamination and the siting of controversial projects. Maurer also was named one of Florida's “Legal Elite” in 2005.

R. Duke Woodson heads the firm's Environmental Regulation Practice in Florida. He is also a member of the Real Estate Practice and Golf & Resort Industry Team. He represents business and governmental clients throughout the state in environmental compliance and permitting matters. A significant portion of Woodson's practice involves the sale of environmentally sensitive lands to government.

07-24-2006

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