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Bingham McCutchen, LLP

CHAMBERS USA RECOGNIZES 45 BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN ATTORNEYS IN 2006 CLIENT GUIDE
Forty-five Bingham McCutchen attorneys have been named to the Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2006 client guide, which commended 16 of the firm’s practices, placing them among the nation’s legal elite.

Chambers noted Bingham McCutchen in the following practice categories: real estate; antitrust; bankruptcy; corporate; litigation; tax; financial services; banking and finance; environment; construction; telecommunications, media and technology; government relations; energy and natural resources; project finance; and private equity. The antitrust; banking and finance; environment; and real estate practices ranked in the top group of five ratings categories.

“This tremendous firm enjoys an outstanding national reputation in the finance arena,” Chambers said of the banking and finance practice. “Its ‘absolutely first-rate’ domestic and international debt financing practice ‘clearly has the resources’ to handle sizable deals and complex syndicated loans. … Clients attribute its success to a team of ‘high-quality, creative thinkers’ with an ‘incredible depth of knowledge.’”

Bingham McCutchen has established itself in the world’s leading financial centers, including New York, London and Tokyo, and it has also created a significant presence on both the East and West coasts, Chambers said.

“Collaboration, focused diversification and growth by merger and acquisition are the cornerstones of Bingham McCutchen’s success, resulting in a decade of dramatic growth,” Chambers said. Bingham McCutchen merged with legacy Swidler Berlin on March 1, bolstering its Washington presence.

Chambers rates attorneys and law firms after interviews with clients and colleagues. Attorneys are assessed on technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness and astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities clients value most.

07-19-2006

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Baker & Hostetler, L.L.P.

Nineteen Named "Rising Stars" in California & Ohio
Nineteen Baker Hostetler lawyers in Ohio and California have been named ""Rising Stars"" by Super Lawyers magazine and are listed in the current editions of Cincinnati magazine and Ohio Super Lawyers—Rising Stars edition, and Los Angeles magazine and Southern California Super Lawyers—Rising Stars edition, respectively.

From the Cleveland office:

John Allotta
Barry Andrews
Scott Irwin
Michael McNamara
Edward Papp
Stephen Sutton
Halle Terrion

From the Columbus office:

Otto Beatty
Michael Bridges
Joseph Devine
Rodger Eckelberry
Sandra Parks Faulkner
Daniel Guttman
Janine Hancock Jones
Brian Laliberte
David Whitcomb

From the Los Angeles office:

Lisa Carteen
Tazamisha Imara
Devon McGranahan

""Rising Stars"" are determined by a survey of the most recent group of ""Super Lawyers""–the top 5 percent of attorneys in the state who are chosen based on a survey of attorneys who have been licensed in the state for five years or more, as well as extensive independent credentials research and a blue ribbon panel review process.

The Super Lawyers are asked to vote for the best attorneys who are either 40 or under or who have been practicing 10 or fewer years. They are instructed to vote for lawyers they have personally observed in action.

Additionally, the attorney-led research team reviews the credentials of potential ""Rising Stars."" The final group represents approximately 2.5 percent of the best up-and-coming attorneys in the state.

These lawyers join the 13 Houston lawyers who were named ""Rising Stars"" in Texas in March of this year.

07-19-2006

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Alston & Bird LLP

Mergerstat Ranks Alston & Bird 25th Among the Top 50 Legal Advisors
For the first half 2006, Mergerstat® ranked Alston & Bird 25th among the top 50 legal advisors based on the number of deals handled and 31st among the top 50 legal advisors for the value of deals handled. Alston & Bird attorneys handled 19 deals with a total value of $18.2 billion.

07-19-2006

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Alston & Bird LLP

Thirteen Alston & Bird Attorneys Ranked as "New York Super Lawyers" for 2006
Thirteen of Alston & Bird's attorneys have been ranked by peers as "New York Super Lawyers" for 2006 in Law & Politics' poll. The selection is based on the opinion of lawyers who have been practicing for five years or more and who have been asked to identify "the best attorneys they have personally observed in action.

07-19-2006

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Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX RANKED AMONG AMERICAS LEADING LAW FIRMS FOR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners USA as one of Americas leading firms in the area of intellectual property law. Chambers distinguished Sterne Kessler by noting, ""Members of the firm are renowned for their patent procurement work. This specialist IP firm has met with great success in the biotech sector.""

Described by Chambers as a ""first-class"" lawyer, Robert Greene Sterne is an “internationally acknowledged thought leader and an expert on software and business method patents."" This is the fourth consecutive year Sterne has been named a leading individual in the field of intellectual property law.

Additionally, Sterne Kessler’s managing director, Jorge Goldstein was named as a leading lawyer. He was recognized as ""highly respected"" in the biotech arena. He is noted as an ""intellectual property strategist who is often called in to look at the larger landscape and give advice.""

""We are honored and thrilled to be acknowledged by our peers in such an esteemed publication,"" stated Goldstein. ""As our world gets more complex, we strive to maintain our expertise in high tech IP matters, focusing on emerging technologies, such as cleantech and nanotechnology while offering new services such as inventorship dispute resolution.""

Sterne adds, ""From our inception, we have charted the IP frontiers of leading edge technologies and legal developments, and that is where we will continue to grow. Our thought leader emphasis advances best practices and client results.""

Chambers & Partners USA is an independent, objective, research-based publishing group. Each year it compiles its directory of Americas Leading Lawyers for Business as recommended by the market place. Unlike other publishers that allow firms to purchase a mention or ranking, Chambers and Partners guides include law firms on merit only.

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. - Strategists and Advisors specializing in the protection, transfer and enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights. Founded in 1978 and based in Washington, D.C., the firm has over 100 patent attorneys, agents and technical specialists representing a broad range of clients, including emerging and established companies, venture capital firms, universities and select individuals.

07-19-2006

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Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

SPILMAN THOMAS & BATTLE, PLLC OPENS NORTH CAROLINA OFFICE AND HIRES NEW ATTORNEYS
The law firm of Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC is pleased to announce that the firm has established an office in Winston-Salem and has hired three attorneys for that office.

Stephen C. Minnich is counsel and his primary areas of practice are corporate, business transactions, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures and commercial real estate. Minnich graduated from Grove City College in 1993 with a B.A., cum laude. He received his J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1996, magna cum laude. Minnich is a member of the North Carolina State Bar.

Jeffrey D. Patton is counsel and his primary areas of practice are labor and employment law and commercial litigation. Patton graduated from College of William and Mary in 1991 with a B.A. He received his J.D. from Wake Forest University in 1994. Patton is admitted to the North Carolina State Bar and the United States District Courts for the Middle, Western and Eastern Districts of North Carolina.

Nathan B. Atkinson is an associate and his primary areas of practice are labor and employment law and commercial litigation. Atkinson graduated from Wake Forest University in 1998 with a B.A. He received his J.D. from Mercer University in 2001. Atkinson is admitted to the North Carolina State Bar and the United States District Courts for the Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina.

As one of the region’s largest law firms, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC offers a full-service legal practice. We are proud of the diversity of our client base – one that includes Fortune 500 companies with thousands of employees and familyowned businesses that are just around the corner. Our attorneys have been carefully trained to serve as an extension of our clients’ management teams – working as one to prevent problems before they occur and guide our clients carefully and successfully through the legal process. We have offices in Charleston, Morgantown and Wheeling, West Virginia; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

07-19-2006

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Manatt Sponsors The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association?fs Annual Conference
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, the national law and consulting firm, is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the Third Annual California Regional Conference of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA). ?gRemembering the Past „Ÿ Building for Tomorrow?h to be held on July 28 and 29 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Marina del Rey, California.

?gWe are proud to be one of the sponsors of the annual NAPABA conference,?h said Paul H. Irving, Manatt?fs Chief Executive and Managing Partner. ?gManatt shares the same commitment as NAPABA to fostering excellence and diversity within the legal profession.?h

?gIt is critically important for Asian Pacific American lawyers to support an organization that is focused on advancement within the legal profession,?h said Henry C. Wang, a Manatt litigation partner and Co-Chair of the NAPABA conference. ?gThis conference will provide attorneys with an opportunity to share their experiences in an open forum that fosters professional development and collegiality within our community.?h

Conference speakers include U.S. Congressman Mike Honda, the Honorable U.S. District Court Judge Terry J. Hatter, Jr., and Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky J. Delgadillo. The conference will feature a tribute to Fred Korematsu, the Japanese-American civil rights leader who died last year. The conference will include panel discussions on topics ranging from civil rights and immigration reform to diversity in the legal profession. Several sessions are devoted to career advice for young Asian Pacific American attorneys, including an Eight-Minute Speed Mentoring event that provides an opportunity for law students and junior lawyers to seek career advice from more senior attorneys.

07-19-2006

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