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Saul Ewing, LLP

DANIEL D. SANTOS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2006-2007 CLASS OF LEADERSHIP HARRISBURG AREA
Daniel D. Santos, an Associate in Saul Ewing s Business Department and member of its Insurance Practice Group, was selected to participate in the 21st class of Leadership Harrisburg Areas (LHA) Community Leadership Series. LHA selects participants, usually mid-level professionals, on an annual basis through a competitive application process.

Mr. Santos concentrates his legal practice in insurance regulatory and transactional matters.

LHA is the regions premier community leadership training organization dedicated to developing the area's future leaders. The professionals accepted into LHA engage in an intensive nine-month leadership training curriculum where they will have opportunities to interact with recognized leaders from all segments of the region. LHA has functioned as an important community asset over the past two decades, with graduates participating in more than 1,000 volunteer roles and approximately 500 local non-profit organizations.

07-19-2006

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Lathrop & Gage LLP

Larry A. Pittman, II Joins Lathrop & Gage as an Associate
Larry A. Pittman, II has joined the Kansas City office of the Lathrop & Gage L.C. law firm as an associate in the bankruptcy/creditors’ rights practice area. He will focus his practice on bankruptcy, secured transactions, and loan enforcement/workouts.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Pittman served as law clerk to the Honorable Robert D. Berger, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, from 2003 to 2006. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2000 and his juris doctor from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2003. He is a member of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Kansas City Bankruptcy Bar Association, American Bankruptcy Institute, is Lead Editor for ABI Tenth Circuit Case Update and is Co-Vice Chair for KCMBA Commercial & Bankruptcy Law Committee.

07-19-2006

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Gray-Robinson, P.A.

GR Nationally Ranked Sixth Highest Underwriter's Counsel for Municipal Bond Issues
GrayRobinson's public finance team is the sixth highest ranked law firm among the nation's top underwriters' counsel for municipal bonds issued for the first six months of 2006 according to rankings recently published by Thomson Financial.

Previously ranked 26th in the nation for the same period in 2005, GrayRobinson has increased its high rankings compiled by Thomson Financial, which maintains the nation's database for municipal bond new issues.

The firm's Public Finance Department, chaired by Frank Fleischer, has a team of 14 attorneys statewide whose combined talents drive this practice.

Some of the more notable municipal bond issues handled by the firm the first six months of this year included the $3.05 billion bond issue for Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, the largest-ever new money municipal bond sale in the State of Florida as well as bond issues for the City of Tampa, Florida Housing Finance Corporation, Pasco County, the Tampa Port Authority, the Canaveral Port Authority and the University of South Florida.

In the past five years, Fleischer has handled more than $8.8 billion in public finance offerings. Throughout the course of his career, he has been involved in innovative and unique bond financings for hospitals, school districts, airport facilities, water and sewer facilities, port districts, reclaimed water facilities, resource recovery facilities, a performing arts center, a convention center and a water desalination plant. Fleischer also is an experienced securities attorney who has handled numerous initial public offerings and private placements.

GrayRobinson (www.gray-robinson.com) is one of Florida's fastest-growing law firms and is at the forefront of emerging legal issues in Florida. The full-service firm provides legal services for Fortune 500 companies, emerging businesses, lending institutions, local governments, developers, entrepreneurs and individuals across Florida, the nation and the world. The firm has offices in Clermont, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Key West, Lakeland, Melbourne, Naples, Orlando, Tallahassee and Tampa.

07-19-2006

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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP

Five Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Lawyers Named Among Lawdragon Magazine's 500 New Stars, New Worlds
Lawdragon magazine has named Gibson Dunn partners Theodore Boutrous, Thomas Dupree, Marshall King, Macellus McRae and Eugene Scalia to its list of "Lawdragon 500 New Stars, New Worlds," which features lawyers who are up-and-coming talent, as well as seasoned lawyers with fascinating new practices.

07-19-2006

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Townsend, Townsend & Crew, L.L.P.

Applications Being Accepted for Townsend Diversity Scholarship Program
As a leader in intellectual property law Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP has founded the Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP Diversity Scholarship Program for minority and women law students at selected schools who are committed to pursuing a career in patent law. Scholarship recipients are not required to work at Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP, although the firm may extend to the recipient an offer of employment as a summer associate or associate, if it chooses.

The goal of the program is to increase the diversity of the patent bar, and to encourage women and minorities who have been historically underrepresented in the patent bar to pursue careers in patent law.

Eligibility Criteria

Students in good standing at ABA accredited law schools who are women and/or members of racial minorities may apply for a scholarship in the sum of $2,000 for a given academic year. Students may apply for scholarships in successive years, however, they may only receive one per year. Scholarships are not renewable, but recipients may reapply for a successive academic year. Each year the Firm awards one scholarship per school. The scholarship funds are awarded to defray education costs such as tuition, law school fees, and books. Financial need is not a consideration.

Factors considered by the Firm in selecting scholarship recipients include the following:

Undergraduate or graduate degree in life sciences, engineering, or equivalent
Proof of enrollment in good standing at one of the listed law schools
Demonstrated commitment to pursuing a career in patent law in a city in which Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP has an office
Superior academic performance
Work experience related to science, engineering or patent law
Community service
Demonstrated leadership ability
Not related to or in a close personal relationship with any Firm selection committee member

Application Procedure

Interested students should apply directly to Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP by September 1 of the year of application. Awards are made in September of the year of application. To apply Townsend must receive the following by 5:00 on September 1, 2006:

Completed application form for the scholarship (click here)
Resume
Certified copies of official transcripts for undergraduate, law school and other graduate-level education (to be sent directly by the schools)
Applicant statement of no more than two double spaced pages in 12 point type
Up to three letters of recommendation (optional)
Proof of enrollment in good standing at an eligible law school

Finalists may be invited to an in-person interview with members of the Diversity Committee, which makes the selection of scholarship recipients. Should a finalist be unable to attend a personal interview, alternative arrangements will be made to interview a finalist.

Interested students should contact Lindy Yurich, Director of Recruitment and Professional Development, Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP, Two Embarcadero Center, Eighth Floor, San Francisco, California 94111, email: mvyurich@townsend.com

07-19-2006

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Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP

Stroock Represents NationsRent in $1.05 Billion Transaction
As reported in the press, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan
LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, advised
NationsRent Companies, Inc., in its acquisition today by Sunbelt Rentals, Inc., a subsidiary of
Ashtead Group plc., for approximately $1.05 billion. Christopher Doyle, a Stroock Partner, led
the Stroock team in their representation of NationsRent.

Additional team members included Mark Rosenbaum (Of Counsel, Corporate), Robert Guazzo
(Special Counsel, Corporate), David Lowden (Special Counsel, Corporate), Brian Forman
(Associate, Corporate), Mark Wintner (Partner, ERISA) Adam Scoll (Associate, ERISA),
Jeffrey Uffner (Partner, Tax), Mark Eichler (Special Counsel, Tax) and Madeline Berg (Special
Counsel, Environmental).

07-19-2006

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McDermott Will & Emery

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SUPER LAWYERS NAMED
McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that eight of its Silicon Valley partners have been named Northern California Super Lawyers by Law & Politics. Super Lawyers identified the top five percent of the lawyers in Northern California based on a survey and research conducted by Law & Politics. The McDermott partners named Northern California Super Lawyers are as follows:

Steve Akerley, intellectual property litigation

Daniel Alberti, business litigation

Frederick Chilton, tax

Anthony de Alcuaz, intellectual property litigation

David Dolkas, intellectual property litigation

Vera Elson, intellectual property

Matt Jacobs, criminal defense/white collar

Terrence McMahon, intellectual property litigation

The 2006 Super Lawyers is based on a survey of more than 47,000 lawyers across the region. The lawyers were selected from the top five percent of Northern California attorneys in more than 60 practice areas.

Law & Politics performs the polling, research and selection of Super Lawyers in a process designed to identify lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Super Lawyers is a comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys, representing a wide range of practice areas, firm sizes and geographic locations. For more information visit www.superlawyers.com.

07-19-2006

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