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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Lauren Reiter Brody And Frances K. Browne Join Manatt’s New York City Office
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, the national law and consulting firm, announced today that Lauren Reiter Brody and Frances K. Browne have joined the firm’s New York office as Partners. Ms. Brody and Ms. Browne were previously partners in the New York office of the large Canadian firm, Torys LLP.

“Lauren and Frances have superb credentials and exceptional experience,” said Paul H. Irving, Chief Executive and Managing Partner of Manatt. “They are a strong fit for Manatt, because they enhance our litigation capabilities and national profile, they share key client relationships with us, and they represent an important strategic addition and link between our offices. We are proud to have them as our partners.”

“Our New York office is experiencing impressive growth and continues to attract talented lawyers,” added William S. Bernstein, Administrative Partner of Manatt’s New York City office. “Lauren and Frances are terrific additions, and they will provide another sophisticated litigation component to our national practice.”

Ms. Brody and Ms. Browne have worked together closely for many years. They are accomplished litigators with trial and appellate experience in the federal and state courts, as well as expertise in mediations, arbitrations and administrative proceedings. They are the associate editors of the treatise “Negotiating and Drafting Contract Boilerplate” for American Lawyer Media, and they are collaborating on an upcoming second book entitled Hiring and Firing for Law Journal Press. They are actively involved in the New York legal community, participating in organizations such as the Labor and Employment Section of the American Bar Association and the New York Management Attorneys Conference. Ms. Brody and Ms. Browne have been dedicated to and actively involved in recruiting, pro bono and diversity initiatives throughout their careers.

About Lauren Reiter Brody
Lauren Brody is a commercial litigator, with a focus on entertainment and employment. Ms. Brody’s experience in commercial litigation includes cases involving corporate, partnership and real estate law. She regularly appears before federal and state courts, both at the trial and appellate levels, and in mediations, arbitrations and administrative proceedings. In the employment area, Ms. Brody represents employers in matters arising under Title VII, Section 1981, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and various state and local laws. Ms. Brody earned her B.A., magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Pennsylvania, and her J.D. from Columbia University, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.

About Frances K. Browne
Frances Browne focuses on employment and entertainment litigation and appellate matters. Ms. Browne has handled discrimination cases involving race, national origin, sex, age, pregnancy and disability under Title VII, Section 1981, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act and various state and local laws. She also has extensive experience in general commercial litigation, including cases involving constitutional, securities, partnership and contract law. Ms. Browne earned her B.A., summa cum laude, from Lehigh University, and her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania. She earned an M.A., summa cum laude, from Rutgers University. Ms. Browne is an Adjunct Professor at Fordham Law School and has taught constitutional law at Rutgers University.

07-19-2006

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Poyner & Spruill, L.L.P.

Poyner & Spruill Hires Brad Davis as Records Manager
Poyner & Spruill LLP is pleased to announce that Bradlee W. Davis has joined the firm in its Raleigh office as the firm-wide Records Manager. Davis graduated magna cum laude from Winthrop University in 1999. Previously, Brad worked with Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough in the Records Management Department, and played a key roll in that firm’s conversion and implementation of a firm-wide automated records management program.

Davis is a member of Triangle Chapter American Records Management Association and a chapter board member of the organization from 2003-2007.

Davis’ hire is part of the firm’s ongoing commitment to use technology to benefit firm clients. Davis will play a key role in the analysis of document storage options and technology solutions that will enable the firm to efficiently and effectively meet client and attorney needs. Poyner & Spruill will continue to stay in front of technology developments that impact document storage and retrieval, and a firm-wide initiative is underway to increase efficiency in document storage systems. Davis may be reached at 919-783-2860 or bdavis@poynerspruill.com.

07-19-2006

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP

96 Weil Gotshal Attorneys Named New York Super Lawyers
Weil Gotshal made a prominent showing on the 2006 list of New York Super Lawyers, with 96 of its attorneys named to the selective list, the second most of any Manhattan law firm. Only five percent of Manhattan attorneys receive this honor. Weil Gotshal was among the most heavily represented firms in Super Lawyers' Top 100 list and five of the firm's female attorneys appeared on the Top 50 Female Super Lawyers list - the most of any Manhattan law firm.

The following Weil Gotshal attorneys were named to New York Super Lawyers' ""Top"" lists:

Kimberly S. Blanchard- Top 50 Female
Marcia L. Goldstein- Top 50 Female and Top 100
Helene D. Jaffe- Top 50 Female
Carlyn S. McCaffrey- Top 50 Female, Top 100 and Top 10
Debra J. Pearlstein- Top 50 Female
James W. Quinn- Top 100
Philip Rosen- Top 100

Attorneys appearing on the 2006 list of New York Super Lawyers were selected through peer nominations, a panel review and through independent research. The 2006 New York Super Lawyers list appears in the July 2006 issue of New York Super Lawyers - Manhattan Edition and in a special advertising supplement in the July 18, 2006 issue of The New York Times.

07-19-2006

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Thelen, Reid, Brown, Raysman & Steiner, LLP

Thirty-Eight Thelen Reid Attorneys Named 2006 Northern California Super Lawyers
Thelen Reid & Priest LLP announced today that 38 partners and counsel in the firm's San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices have been named ""Northern California Super Lawyers"" for 2006. The annual Super Lawyers directory represents the top five percent of Northern California attorneys in more than 60 practice areas.

Northern California Super Lawyers are the region's top attorneys, as chosen by their peers through the independent research of the publishers of Law & Politics Media. More than 47,000 lawyers throughout the northern half of the state were surveyed to determine this year's list. Candidates were additionally evaluated by a blue-ribbon review panel of attorneys and an attorney-led independent research group.

Click here for a complete list of Thelen Reid's 2006 Northern California Super Lawyer attorneys.

The Northern California Super Lawyers directory is published annually in the August edition of San Francisco magazine, online at www.superlawyers.com, and in Northern California Super Lawyers magazine.

07-19-2006

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP

Twenty-Two Sheppard Mullin Attorneys Recognized as 'Northern California Super Lawyers 2006'; Up From 19 Last Year
Twenty-two San Francisco-based Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton attorneys were named "Northern California Super Lawyers 2006" by the publishers of Law & Politics magazine: Michael Ahrens, Philip Atkins-Pattenson, Charles Donovan, Geraldine Freeman, Gary Halling, David Madway, William Manierre, Betsy McDaniel, Otis McGee, Thomas Nevins, Maria Pracher, David Schnapf, Randy Short, Neil Smith, Joan Story, Robert Stumpf, Sarah Stuppi, Robert Thompson, Robert Uram, Douglas Van Gessel, Michael Wilmar, and Steven Winick. The honorees are listed in a special supplement to the San Francisco magazine's August issue.

07-19-2006

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Robinson & Cole LLP

Health and Benefit Litigation Counsel Elected President of Board of Directors
Health and Benefit Litigation counsel Helen M. Kemp was elected President of The Bridge Family Center's Board of Directors at its Annual Meeting in June.

The Bridge Family Center, headquartered in West Hartford, is a comprehensive, nonprofit agency offering a broad range of services to children, youth, and families in the Greater Hartford area. For more information visit www.bridgefamilycenter.org.

07-19-2006

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Reed Smith

Reed Smith Philadelphia Awards Inaugural Diversity Fellowship - Temple University Student Named First Winner
The Philadelphia office of top 20 international law firm Reed Smith LLP has named Robert E. Warring as the inaugural recipient of its law school Fellowship. Philadelphia joins the firm’s Pittsburgh and New York offices in awarding a Fellowship to a first-year law school student who has surmounted economic and/or social adversity in pursuit of earning a law degree. The firm intends to award the Fellowship annually.

Mr. Warring is a student at Temple University Beasley School of Law.

The first in his family to attend college, Mr. Warring surmounted a significant level of family disadvantage and economic hardship to do so. Although he began working to contribute to his family’s support at age 15, he graduated first in his high school class. Mr. Warring subsequently was admitted to and graduated cum laude from The University of Pennsylvania, with majors in both English and History.

He continues to work full time and is at the top of his law school class.

The Philadelphia Reed Smith Fellowship will provide a $10,000 scholarship and employment as a Summer Associate at Reed Smith during the summer after his second year of law school.

""Robert’s dedication and determination to become a lawyer are compelling,"" said Lloyd Birnbaum, a partner in the Philadelphia office and a member of Reed Smith’s Diversity Committee. “Reed Smith is pleased to provide assistance to students like Robert who have sustained a high level of commitment to better themselves and their families through hard work and academic achievement. It is especially commendable when such outstanding and indomitable young people are attracted to the legal profession. We are delighted to have an opportunity to recognize, celebrate and support his educational progress.”

The Reed Smith Fellowship was established in Pittsburgh in 2002 as an annual award to a second year law student at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law who overcame adversity in pursuit of a legal education. In 2004, the firm’s New York City office launched a similar fellowship.

To compete for the honor, law students must demonstrate excellent scholarship in their first year coursework and write an essay describing how they achieved academic success while overcoming economic or social adversity. The winner must also demonstrate a commitment to his or her community and involvement in extracurricular activities to be competitive for the Fellowship.

In his application essay, Mr. Warring described both the challenges he faced, and the opportunities he leveraged en route to becoming a law student. After graduating first in his class of 275 students at South Western High School in 1998, he entered the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Warring served as a volunteer tutor at the West Philadelphia Tutoring Project and wrote a weekly column in the Daily Pennsylvanian while in college.

Since January 2003, he has worked as a paralegal in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. Among his responsibilities is serving as principal liaison between Philadelphia detectives and police officers and local/state prisons to arrange movement of prisoners for re-arrest and interrogations.

Mr. Warring served as staff editor and is currently research editor of Temple Law Review and is also a member the Temple Moot Court Honor Society. His recent submission to the Temple Law Review is scheduled for publication in an upcoming issue.

Mr. Warring spent a portion of the summer studying at Temple University’s Rome campus, and has recently returned to the U.S. He will be honored at a reception at Reed Smith’s downtown office later this year.

07-19-2006

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