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Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel, LLP

Kramer Levin Helps Families of 9/11 Victims Access Additional Materials
Kramer Levin partner Thomas Moreland, associates Ilyssa Sena and Jennifer Despins, together with co-counsel Norman Siegel, assisted families of victims of September 11 gain access to over 1,600 telephone calls made to emergency services on the morning of September 11, 2001. Almost five years after the tragic events of that day, and four years after the commencement of litigation to gain the release of these materials under the Freedom of Information Law, the City of New York Fire Department released these additional telephone calls pursuant to an order from the New York State Court of Appeals. Previously, in August 2005 and March 2006, pursuant to this order the City had released tapes and transcripts of 911 telephone calls and oral histories of fire department employees. The release of these new materials on August 16, 2006 sparked interest in the media, and a number of news agencies attended a press conference in Kramer Levin’s offices during which the family members discussed their reactions to the telephone calls. Through these newly released materials, two of the family members learned for the first time where their son, a New York City Firefighter, had been ordered to report on the morning of September 11. The family members sought this information to learn all that they could about the last moments of their loved ones’ lives. In addition, the family members believe that disclosure of these materials will provide the public with vital information regarding the management and effectiveness of rescue operations and safety in high-rise buildings.

07-16-2006

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Thompson Hine LLP

Partner Receives Appointment, Honor
Nicholas J. DiMichael, a partner in the Transportation practice group with the law firm Thompson Hine LLP, has been installed as the president of the Association of Transportation Law Professionals (ATLP) and recognized as a national leader in transportation law through interviews conducted by Chambers and Partners.

Nick will serve a one-year term as ATLP president. ATLP, an independent nonprofit organization of transportation professionals, provides its members with the necessary tools to be vital resources for their companies, firms, customers and clients who compete in a constantly changing and increasingly global transportation and logistics marketplace.

Nick was recognized as a leader by Chambers and Partners in its ""National Transportation: Rail"" and ""National Transportation: Road (Carriage/Commercial)"" practice rankings. Thompson Hine's Washington-based Transportation practice also received recognition in the same practice areas. Chambers and Partners publishes the world-famous guides to law firms and lawyers: Chambers UK, Chambers USA, Chambers Global and Chambers Student. Every year they carry out thousands of in-depth interviews with clients in order to assess the reputations and expertise of business lawyers in 175 countries across the world. Chambers' rankings and editorial are utilized extensively by general counsel and other purchasers of legal services who look to the recommendations when choosing their lawyers.

Nick commented, ""I am honored to be elected president of ATLP, the nation's oldest and largest association of companies concerned with transportation. I look forward to leading the association in the next year. And I thank my clients for the recognition in Chambers. We are a firm dedicated to client service and it is gratifying to know that our clients recognize that.""

Karyn A. Booth, Transportation practice group leader, stated, ""We are excited that Nick will serve as president of the ATLP and are confident that he will be a great leader for the national transportation bar. In addition, we are very pleased that Nick has once again been recognized by Chambers as a leading transportation lawyer on a national level. His ranking in Chambers demonstrates that his dedication and commitment to providing only the highest quality legal services is widely recognized by both his clients and peers.""

Nick focuses on assisting shippers in developing arrangements to satisfy their domestic and international transportation needs and in complex transportation-related litigation. He serves as general counsel to The National Industrial Transportation League, the nation's oldest and largest shipper organization. In addition, Nick is transportation counsel for The Fertilizer Institute, and has advised a wide variety of other national associations in their transportation matters, including the recycling and scrap industries, paper industry, and others.

Nick earned his J.D. magna cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1978. He received his M.A. from Queens College, City University of New York in 1971 and his B.A. from Marquette University in 1969. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar.

07-16-2006

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Hancock, Rothert & Bunshoft, L.L.P.

Real Estate Partner John Catalano Joins Duane Morris' Miami Office
Duane Morris LLP is pleased to welcome John Catalano, a former partner at Tew Cardenas LLP, to its Miami office. John joins the firm as a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group.

Focusing on commercial real estate transactions, John represents clients in matters of real estate acquisitions and dispositions, and complex lending and financial transactions, as well as general business and corporate matters. He has dealt with a wide range of issues, including condominium development and conversions, commercial leasing, workouts, debt restructuring and structuring of joint ventures, partnerships and limited liability companies. In addition, he has served as outside general counsel to a national developer of multifamily housing projects. John is a member of the Florida, Georgia and District of Columbia bars.

Prior to earning his J.D., cum laude, from Tulane University School of Law in 1997, John graduated with a B.A., also cum laude with high honors, from Loyola Marymount University in 1994. He speaks Italian and Spanish.

07-15-2006

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O'Melveny & Myers, LLP

OMM Represents Underwriters in Global Offering of Jilin Qifeng
O'Melveny recently represented BOCI Asia Limited, a wholly owned investment banking arm of the Bank of China, as the sole global coordinator, bookrunner, and lead manager in the US$51 million global offering of H shares by Jilin Qifeng Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd. (""Jilin Qifeng""). The global offering consisted of a Hong Kong public offering of 23,625,000 H shares and an international placing of 212,622,000 H shares to institutional and professional investors at HK$1.69 per H share. Jilin Qifeng has also granted the international placing underwriters an over-allotment option to sell 35,437,500 additional H shares.

The O'Melveny team consisted of partner Patrick Hardy, associates Sean Tai, John Baptist Chan, and Cecil Kwong, and legal consultants Wang Nan and Billy Wong.

Jilin Qifeng is the second largest producer of acrylic fiber in the PRC and the world's fifth largest in terms of production capacity. The company recently formed a joint venture with Montefibre S.p.A, the world's third largest acrylic fiber producer. Together they will have a combined annual production capacity of approximately 236,000 tons, and are expected to become the world's fourth largest acrylic fiber producer.

The net proceeds from the Global Offering will be used as capital contribution to the joint venture with Montefibre and to repay certain short-term loans of Jilin Qifeng.

07-15-2006

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Fagel Haber, L.L.C.

Welcome to Our New Web Site
FagelHaber LLC is pleased to announce the launch of its new and expanded web site. We encourage you to browse our site to learn more about our attorneys and practice areas. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please feel free to send them to tbrandstatter@fagelhaber.com.

07-14-2006

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Ober & Kaler, P.C.

Pam White Appointed to Maryland Legal Services Corporation Board
Ober|Kaler is pleased to announce that principal Pamela White has been appointed by Governor Robert Ehrlich to the Maryland Legal Services Corporation Board of Directors. Her term will run until July 2008.

Ms. White, chair of Ober|Kaler’s Employment & Labor practice, is active in numerous professional and community organizations and serves on the boards of the Baltimore and Maryland Bar Foundations. She is a past-president of the Maryland State Bar Association and former chair of the Professionalism Committee, the Legal Education and Bar Admissions Section, and the Gender Equality Committee of the State Bar.

A former president of the Women’s Bar Association of Maryland, Ms. White has received numerous awards and citations for professional service at the bar including the Charles H. Dorsey, Jr. Mentor Award, which she received last year.

Ms. White appears in The Best Lawyers in America, for her work in alternative dispute resolution and employment and in Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, under the Employment category.

Ms. White is a Distinguished Alumna and former member of the Board of Trustees of Washington and Lee University and a Distinguished Alumna of Mary Washington College (now, the University of Mary Washington).

About MLSC
MLSC was established by the Maryland General Assembly in 1982 to raise funds and make grants to nonprofit organizations for the provision of civil legal assistance to low-income persons in Maryland. Since its inception, MLSC has granted over $81 million to help provide services for Maryland families.

07-14-2006

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Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP

Second Circuit: ERISA Does Not Preempt California's Tax On UBTI
On May 23, 2006, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in Hattem v. Schwarzenegger, holding that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") does not preempt California's tax on unrelated business taxable income ("UBTI").

07-14-2006

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