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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Five Fulbright & Jaworski Real Estate Attorneys Join Greenberg Traurig
The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced today that five Fulbright & Jaworski real estate attorneys join the firm’s Houston office to launch the real estate practice. Prominent real estate attorney, Kent Newsome, will serve as Chair of the Houston real estate practice. Newsome has 22 years of experience that includes commercial real estate, real estate development, healthcare acquisitions and development, financing transactions, and general business law.

Newsome regularly represents owners and developers of commercial, retail and industrial properties in the acquisition, financing, development, leasing, management and sale of income producing properties, including office buildings, shopping centers and manufacturing facilities. He regularly represents lessors and lessees in the negotiation of commercial, retail and industrial leases. He also regularly represents owners and developers of healthcare facilities, including hospitals, medical offices buildings and surgery centers.

“Kent’s reputation and strong real estate practice makes him a valuable addition to our Texas and national real estate practice. Kent and his group make us a force in the Houston real estate market,� said Doug Atnipp, managing shareholder of the Houston office. “The addition of Kent and his experienced team to our Texas real estate group will enhance our capabilities to service our clients and put us at the forefront of the real estate practice throughout the state,� adds Ralph Santos, managing shareholder of the Dallas office.

Newsome is a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and has been recognized as one of the best real estate lawyers in the world by Euromoney Institutional Investor’s Real Estate Expert Guide. He has been listed in Best Lawyers in America, Chambers and Partners’ America’s Leading Business Lawyers, listed as one of the best real estate lawyers in Texas by Chambers & Partners, USA, as well as named a “Texas Super Lawyer� by Texas Monthly magazine and a “Super Lawyer� by H Texas magazine. Newsome is a frequent speaker at legal conferences across the country and has taught courses in advanced real estate law as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law Center.

In addition to Newsome, of counsel Gerald Lance along with associates Robert Brannon, Adam MacLuckie, and Thomas Rogers join Greenberg Traurig’s Houston office in the real estate practice group.

Gerald Lance has over 20 years of experience that consists of a broad-based commercial real estate, land development, and real estate finance practice. His practice encompasses commercial leasing (retail, office, and industrial), construction lending, long-term institutional financing and related restructurings, commercial land and income-producing property sales, construction contracts, and real estate development. In addition to his private practice, Lance was senior counsel for a large multi-state land development company where his practice focused on residential land development for master-planned communities, including golf course operations.

Associates Robert Brannon, Adam MacLuckie and Thomas Rogers focus their practice on commercial real estate matters including commercial, retail, industrial and healthcare development, leasing and acquisitions.

07-31-2007

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Venable Baetjer & Howard

Venable Adds Capitol Hill Veteran Craig Metz to its Legislative Group
Bolstering its well-established group of Capitol Hill veterans, Venable LLP has named Craig Huseman Metz, who has a combined 20 years of experience in public service in the legislative and executive branches, as well as in private sector government relations positions, as a partner in the firm's Washington-based government relations practice.

Mr. Metz joins Venable after a five-year tour representing the government affairs interests of Boston-based EMC Corporation, a Fortune 200 company and global leader in information technology (IT) systems and services. He is continuing his relationship with EMC, representing the company before the Congress on IT related issues, including patent reform. Mr. Metz notes that, as one of the country's top IT research firms, EMC has been granted almost 1,400 patents, and has more than 1,500 patent applications in the pipeline.

Prior to joining EMC in 2001, Mr. Metz, a native of South Carolina, served for eight years as Chief of Staff for the late Congressman Floyd Spence (R-SC), during his tenure as Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. In addition to his work for Congressman Spence, Mr. Metz concurrently served as a legislative coordinator for the Chairman on the influential House Armed Services Committee. Upon Congressman Spence's death, in August 2001, Mr. Metz became the Administrator of the Office of the Second Congressional District of South Carolina, where he managed the District's five offices, until Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) was sworn into office.

Mr. Metz has also spent time on the other side of Capitol Hill. He served as Counsel on two subcommittees of the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources (now known as Health, Education, Labor and Pensions). He was also responsible for advising the subcommittee's ranking member, the late Senator Strom Thurmond (R-SC), on all labor, health, and education issues before the Senate.

"Craig Metz is a man of immense integrity. His energy and enthusiasm for the causes he advocates is rare in Washington," said Senator Lindsey O. Graham (R-SC). "I have known Craig from my first day on the job as a Representative. Now, in my role as a United States Senator, I continue to be impressed with Craig's breadth of knowledge on the current and emerging issues important to Congress and the American people."

"Craig Metz is the epitome of honesty and integrity," added House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-SC). "I found his service on the Hill to be as effective and efficient as any member could be blessed to have. He will do Venable and its associates proud."

Mr. Metz's career includes significant executive branch experience. From 1990-1993, he served in a variety of positions in President George H.W. Bush's administration, including serving as the Department of Education's Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Liaison. Mr. Metz also served at the United States Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, where he was chief legal advisor and administrative assistant to one of the Commissioners.

"With his deep background in both the legislative and executive branches and his command of so many key policy issues, from defense to health care, technology, energy, labor and education, Craig Metz is an outstanding addition to our group," said Michael Ferrell, who chairs Venable's Legislative and Government Affairs Practice Group. "Craig's intimacy with both legislative chambers and his deep knowledge of the sometimes arcane appropriations process will be a huge benefit to our clients."

Mr. Metz arrives on the heels of a number of prominent Capitol Hill hands who have joined Venable in recent months, including former Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chief Counsel Raymond Shepherd; former Pfizer Vice President for Governmental Relations Catherine Bennett; and former Counsel to the House Telecommunications Subcommittee William Norwind.

"We're very pleased that so many senior government affairs and policy professionals choose to continue their careers at Venable," Mr. Ferrell noted.

"I thoroughly enjoyed my time at EMC. It was exactly the right place to be after almost two decades of government service, where I could focus my efforts on representing an innovative high technology company on a wide range of Federal issues," Mr. Metz said.

"I am excited by the challenge and opportunity of representing a diverse group of clients across multiple legislative fronts," he added. "Venable has one of the strongest government affairs groups in the country. With appropriations issues being critically important to so many businesses and non-profit institutions, I plan to focus much of my efforts on assisting clients with the authorization and appropriations processes. Also, Venable's knowledge base and professional skill set will be a great advantage to my representation of clients in a broad array of areas, and I am looking forward to coordinating my policy experience with the firm's entire legislative practice."

In addition to his public service, Mr. Metz was an Assistant Director of the Congressional Affairs Division of the American Medical Association (AMA). In this role, he was involved with federal legislative relations and communications with AMA state societies.

Mr. Metz received his J.D. from The University of Memphis School of Law, and his B.A. from The University of Tennessee.

07-31-2007

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Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, LLP

Simpson Thacher Represents Teleflex Incorporated in $2.0 Billion Acquisition of Arrow International, Inc.
The firm is representing Teleflex Incorporated in its announced acquisition of Arrow International, Inc., a leading global provider of products for critical and cardiac care, for approximately $2.0 billion. The merger agreement provides for a cash payment of $45.50 per share for each outstanding share of Arrow common stock, representing a premium of 20 percent over Arrow's closing share price on July 20, 2007.

The Simpson Thacher attorneys working on the deal are: Mario Ponce, Joel Karansky and William Guthrie (M&A); Bill Sheehan and Bryan Tollin (Credit); Charlie Rappaport and Sean Austin (Tax); Brian Robbins and Rachel Berry (Employee Benefits); and Michael Naughton (Antitrust).

07-31-2007

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Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, LLP

Simpson Thacher Represents Grove International Partners in Establishing $2.0 Billion Real Estate Fund
Simpson Thacher represented Grove International Partners in the establishment of Redwood Grove International L.P., its third real estate fund, which raised approximately $2 billion.

The Simpson Thacher team representing Grove included Michael Wolitzer, Ian Schwartz, Bryan McGee, Natalie Hwang and Nisha Singh (corporate); Brian Robbins and Jeanne Annarumma (ERISA); Marcy Geller and Kurt Dudas (tax); Mark Lab and Sean Cotton (blue sky); and paralegal Allen Gleckner.

07-31-2007

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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Doosan Infracore to Acquire Bobcat in $4.9 Billion Transaction
As reported in the July 30 Daily Deal, the firm represented South Korea's top construction and machinery equipment company Doosan Infracore Co., Ltd in its deal to acquire Bobcat, the world's top compact construction equipment firm, and two other units from U.S. industrial conglomerate Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. The $4.9 billion cash transaction is the biggest ever overseas acquisition by a South Korean company. The Paul, Weiss team included corporate partners David Lakhdhir and Marilyn Sobel, counsel Peter Cohen, Richard Elliott and Claudine Meredith-Goujon, and associates Terry Enright, Julia Fisherman, Patricia Harley, Duncan Herrington, Cynthia Hu, Jerome McCluskey, Stephen Nicols, Jose Tesoro and Peter Wright; tax partner Peter Rothenberg and associate Yun Zhang; real estate partner Mitch Berg, counsel Evelyn Giaccio and associate Jared Bybee; litigation partner Bob Parker and associate Brett Kitt; environmental law counsel Bill O'Brien; employee benefits counsel Larry Witdorchic and associate Verity Rees. Summer associates Francisco Garay, J. Brian Hart, Justin Shubow, Yin Wu and Jun Yuan also assisted with the transaction.

07-31-2007

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Foley & Lardner

Foley & Lardner LLP Ranked Top National Energy Practice
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that its Energy Practice was recently recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers For Business: 2007 Client's Guide as one of the top in the nation in the electricity sector. Chambers, a guide to law firms and attorneys across the country, is compiled by independent researchers who conducted more than 14,000 phone interviews with clients and lawyers nationwide.

As one of 27 firms ranked nationally in the Energy: Electricity category, the guide praises Foley's team at this national firm for “Its vast experience of regulatory matters� and “work for clients on the legal aspects of corporate de-mergers and disposals, such as the recent sale of a stake in a nuclear plant.� Chambers also highlights Foley's Chicago office partners Paul F. Hanzlik and E. Glenn Rippie as “experts in the energy sector.�

As well as ranking the firm's Energy Practice nationally, Chambers also recognizes Foley as the top Energy & Natural Resources Practice in Illinois. In addition to Hanzlik and Rippie, Foley partners John P. Ratnaswamy and John L. Rogers are listed as top Energy & Natural Resources: Regulatory attorneys in the state.

Hanzlik is a member of the firm's Management Committee and chairs the Energy Regulation Practice. He is also a member of the Energy Industry Team. Hanzlik concentrates his practice on energy matters and represents clients before state regulatory agencies and in court. His experience includes the restructuring of electric operations, establishing retail rates for utility services, obtaining state regulatory approvals for utility mergers and asset sales, and obtaining public utility commission approval for an auction for power procurement.

Rippie is a member of the firm's Energy Regulation Practice and Energy Industry Team. He advises clients on gas and electric issues and represents industry clients before regulatory agencies including state public utility commissions and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and state and federal courts. His practice focuses on complex transactional, operational, and regulatory matters, and ranges from strategic counseling to trial work.

Ratnaswamy is a member of the firm's Energy Regulation and Appellate Practices. He is also a member of the Energy Industry and Media Law Teams. Ratnaswamy's practice focuses primarily on counseling and administrative and courtroom trials and appeals involving the energy industry, the telecommunications industry, troubled companies, and commercial and trade practice disputes.

Rogers is a member of the firm's Energy Regulation and Securities Litigation, Enforcement & Regulatory Practices. He is also a member of the Energy Industry Team. He focuses on representation of clients in SEC enforcement proceedings, as well as clients in the fields of energy and financial services.

07-31-2007

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Finnegan Henderson Adds Two Bay Area IP Lawyers
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, one of the world’s largest intellectual property law firms, announced today that James T. Canfield and James J. Wong have joined the firm’s Palo Alto, California office. Mr. Canfield, whose background is focused on patent litigation at the trial and appellate levels, and Mr. Wong, who has served as senior patent counsel at several biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, expand the attorney ranks of the Silicon Valley office to its highest level since opening in 1997.

Prior to joining Finnegan Henderson, Mr. Canfield was Counsel at Ropes & Gray’s Fish & Neave IP Group. He has provided written advocacy in more than forty patent-related cases involving a wide range of products such as integrated-circuit sockets, intravenous catheters, and waste-water filtration systems. A prolific writer with an M.F.A. in screenwriting, Mr. Canfield has authored chapters in bar association publications and has ghostwritten chapters for patent publications, including a leading law school casebook and a training text for teaching new judges about patent law.

Mr. Wong most recently served as Director, Intellectual Property at Gilead Sciences, where he was responsible for providing patent strategy guidance, trademark portfolio management, and collaborating with the company’s regulatory group on FDA submissions directed to Orange Book patent listings. Over the course of his seventeen-year career as a pharmaceutical patent attorney with a technical background in small organic molecules, he has amassed significant corporate experience working on IP matters with regulatory, commercial, and manufacturing teams in both in-house and outside counsel capacities.

Jean Burke Fordis, the managing partner in Palo Alto, noted that the additions are part of the office’s long-term growth strategy. “We welcome the diverse experiences and backgrounds of these talented senior IP practitioners, who will not only enrich the services we provide to our clients, but also serve as valuable resources for training and mentoring our younger professionals,“ commented Ms. Fordis. The firm’s Palo Alto office currently has thirty-six attorneys, five student associates, and two technical specialists.

07-31-2007

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