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Baker & Hostetler, L.L.P.

New "Super Lawyers" Announced
Congratulations to the five New York lawyers recently named ""Super Lawyers"" who are listed in the current edition of New York Super Lawyers–Manhattan Edition magazine and a special supplement in The New York Times.

They join the 92 Baker Hostetler lawyers in our Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Costa Mesa, Denver, Los Angeles and Orlando offices who have been selected as 2006 ""Super Lawyers"" and are listed in the current editions of the Ohio, Colorado, Florida and Southern California Super Lawyers magazines. The list of 2006 ""Super Lawyers"" for Texas has yet to be published.

""Super Lawyers"" is a comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys representing a wide range of practice areas, firm sizes and geographic locations. The selection process is designed to identify attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.

The 2006 lists are based on surveys of thousands of lawyers and only the top five percent of lawyers, from nearly 60 practice areas, are named ""Super Lawyers.""

07-21-2006

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Shefsky & Froelich

Joseph Gattuso Invited to Join Lambda Alpha International
Shefsky & Froelich Senior Counsel, Joe Gattuso, was recently inducted into the prestigious Lambda Alpha International, an honorary society which provides a forum for the study and advancement of land economics.

Membership, by invitation only, includes only those individuals who have made notable contributions to the study and ethical practice of land use. The Society provides a unique opportunity for distinguished practitioners and scholars to come together in fellowship to discuss, debate and perhaps solve dilemmas involving use of our land resources.

Mr. Gattuso’s government regulation practice emphasizes land use, zoning and other regulatory matters, liquor and business licensing issues, building and life-safety code compliance and subdivisions.

07-21-2006

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Pierce & Atwood, L.L.P.

Attorney Ralph Lancaster Listed in The International Who’s Who of Commercial Litigators
Attorney Ralph Lancaster is listed in The International Who’s Who of Commercial Litigators 2006, published by Law Business Research Ltd., the official research partner of the International Bar Association. Mr. Lancaster is a partner at Pierce Atwood LLP.

Mr. Lancaster is listed among 445 litigators from around the world, each selected after researchers collected and analyzed opinions of law firm clients and litigators in 49 jurisdictions in the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, the Caribbean and South Africa.

Currently, Mr. Lancaster is serving as a special master in the case of New Jersey v. Delaware, as appointed by the U.S. Supreme Court in January. He also served as special master in the cases of Virginia v. Maryland in 2003 and New Jersey v. Nevada in 1987.

For more than 40 years, Mr. Lancaster has litigated criminal and civil cases in Maine and Massachusetts and before the U.S. District Court for those districts, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. In 1984, Mr. Lancaster litigated a case before the United Nation’s International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands involving a dispute between the U.S. and Canada.

Mr. Lancaster is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross (’52) and Harvard Law School (LL.B. ’55).

Pierce Atwood LLP is the largest law firm based in northern New England and has 120 attorneys who serve regional, national and international clients from offices in Portland and Augusta, Maine; Portsmouth and Concord, New Hampshire and Boston, Massachusetts. For more information about the firm, its attorneys and services, please visit www.pierceatwood.com.

07-21-2006

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Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

Norris McLaughlin & Marcus Welcomes New Foreclosure Paralegal
The law firm of Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., headquartered in Somerville, New Jersey, is pleased to welcome Michelle Whitehead as a foreclosures/collections paralegal for the firm’s Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights Group.

A resident of Lakehurst, Whitehead will assist the Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights Group with drafting pleadings and letters in connection with residential and commercial collections, preparing loan statement figures for borrowers, and assisting lenders and attorneys in negotiations.

The Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights Group at Norris McLaughlin provides a full range of legal and consultation services in all areas of bankruptcy law. Attorneys in this Group represent numerous creditors, creditors’ committees, debtors, and trustees in matters involving general creditors’ rights and bankruptcy issues, restructurings, secured and unsecured creditors in Chapter 11 reorganization and Chapter 7 liquidation proceedings, negotiated workouts, fraudulent conveyances, preference issues, relief from the automatic stay and the enforcement of creditors’ rights under the UCC, financing arrangements, and commercial litigation and foreclosures.

Joel N. Jacobson, Gary N. Marks, Alison L. Galer, Timothy P. McKeown and Robert L. Schmidt comprise the Group. Both Jacobson and Marks have been selected for the 2006 edition of The Best Lawyers In America. Marks is the current Master of the Bankruptcy Inn of Court. Most recently, members of the Group published the article “New Life for Bankrupt Projects” in the June 12, 2006 issue of The New Jersey Law Journal.

Prior to working with Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, Whitehead worked as a Creditors’ Rights and Loss Mitigation paralegal for two prominent New Jersey law firms. She earned her B.A., cum laude, from Montclair State University, where she was assistant copy editor and staff writer for The Montclairion, and a participant in the Pro Bono Public Interest Law Project.

07-21-2006

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Nexsen Pruet Adams & Kleemeier, P.C.

Leighton Lord Chosen For Liberty Fellowship's Class Of 2008
W. Leighton Lord III, chairman of the board of Nexsen Pruet, has been chosen for the 2008 class of the Liberty Fellowship, a statewide leadership initiative.

Sponsored by Hayne Hipp, Wofford College, and the Aspen Institute, the Fellowship selected 20 emerging South Carolina leaders for its third class. They were chosen from more than 100 nominees from the business, government, and non-profit sectors.

In making the announcement, Hipp said the program now has 60 Fellows, “and each one is testimony to the superlative caliber of young people throughout South Carolina.” He added, “It’s not just that they’re talented and accomplished beyond their years. What’s astonishing is the heart and soul they bring to every challenge, relationship, or cause they pursue.”

Brad Waring, a partner at Nexsen Pruet and the current South Carolina Bar president, echoed Hipp’s comments and added that Leighton exemplifies the kind of servant leadership encouraged at the firm.

“Since we were founded, we have embraced a philosophy of service,” said Waring, who also serves on Nexsen Pruet’s board of directors. “As part of that, our lawyers have assumed positions of real responsibility in business, government, the community, and our profession. It’s something we do gladly and proudly, and it’s a pretty good indicator of the character and commitment of our people and our firm.”

At Nexsen Pruet, Lord practices in the areas of corporate, partnership, and real estate law, with a special emphasis on real estate finance, real estate development, commercial leasing, and state land sale registrations.

Before joining Nexsen Pruet, he clerked for the Delaware Chancery Court and served for three years as staff counsel to the U. S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware and his J.D., from Vanderbilt.

Lord is also chairman of the board of Heathwood Hall Episcopal School; is a member of the Midlands Committee of the Urban Land Institute; served on the Site Selection Committee for the City of Columbia homeless facility; and served on the South Carolina Venture Capital Authority.

Lord is the second Nexsen Pruet attorney to be chosen for the Liberty Fellowship. Columbia attorney Regina Hollins Lewis is currently participating in the program. Lewis practices in the firm’s employment group.

The mission of the Liberty Fellowship is “to offer South Carolina’s next generation of leaders the opportunity to explore the values that sustain them; cultivate respect for both the ideas and beliefs of others; and become significant contributors to our state, and to society at large.”

Nexsen Pruet, LLC is one of the largest law firms in the Carolinas, with more than 170 attorneys and offices in Columbia, Charleston, Greenville, Hilton Head, and Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Charlotte and Greensboro, N.C. Founded in 1945, Nexsen Pruet provides a broad range of legal services to the business community and represents companies and other entities in local, state, national, and international venues.

07-21-2006

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Finn Dixon & Herling LLP

Finn Dixon & Herling LLP ranked top Corporate/M&A law firm in Connecticut for the fourth straight year by Chambers USA.
Finn Dixon & Herling LLP was named the top Corporate/M&A law firm in Connecticut for the fourth straight year by Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers 2006-07.

Chambers said about our firm: ""Yet again this 'stellar firm' monopolizes the top tier of the table. Chambers' research indicates that neither clients no competitors disagree with this assessment; indeed, rivals envy the firm's 'excellent client base which is obviously reflective of their enormous capabilities. ' Relatively small in size, this is a corporate boutique practice handling high-value, complex deals with regularity. It has been able to recruit top-notch lawyers and offers clients a winning combination of expertise and experience.""

Chambers also gave top rankings to our founding partners, Harold B. Finn III, Brett W. Dixon and Michael J. Herling, and to our partners David I. Albin and Charles J. Downey. These five partners were five of the ten individual lawyers gieven top rankings by Chambers in the Corporate/M&A area; no other firm had more than one.

07-21-2006

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McAfee & Taft A Professional Corporation

Erin Van Laanen Named to International Who's Who of Aviation Lawyers 2006
Erin Van Laanen, a shareholder with the law firm of McAfee & Taft, has been named to The International Who's Who of Aviation Attorneys 2006 (2nd edition). Van Laanen is one of 74 attorneys in the United States, and one of only 303 attorneys worldwide, to be named to the highly selective list of pre-eminent aviation lawyers. Her selection automatically qualifies her for inclusion in Who's Who Legal - The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers 2007.

In her law practice, Van Laanen represents and counsels local, national and international clients on a wide variety of aviation matters, including aircraft title and registration, financing and leasing, matters concerning the U.S. Federal Aviation Act and the FAA Aircraft Registry in Oklahoma City, and the Cape Town Convention.

In recent years, Van Laanen and her aviation colleagues at McAfee & Taft were involved in the United States ratification process of the Cape Town Convention, an international treaty that impacts essentially all aircraft transactions involving aircraft registered in the United States. That involvement included meetings with Unidroit, Aviation Working Group, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation and State Department and leading practitioners around the world to discuss, understand and form various aspects of the Convention and its implementation around the world.

Van Laanen is also a frequent speaker at aircraft conferences sponsored by the Strategic Research Institute, American Bar Association, ABA Forum on Air and Space Law, National Aircraft Finance Association, Federal Bar Association-Oklahoma City Chapter, and the International Institute for Research.

About McAfee & Taft
McAfee & Taft is one of the largest, most experienced law firms in the Southwest, serving clients throughout the region and nationally in the areas of aviation, business law, corporate and securities, employee benefits, environmental law, healthcare, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation, oil and gas, real estate and tax and family wealth. The firm employs more than 200 Oklahomans, including nearly 120 attorneys.

07-21-2006

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