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Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP

Milbank Advises Financial Investor on Secondary Sale of Siteco
Siteco Group is to be sold by JP Morgan Partners, LLC to financial investor Barclays Private Equity. The transaction was carried out by CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC (CCMP), which manages investments made by JP Morgan Partners. The international law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP advised CCMP on all corporate, tax law and financing matters of the transaction. The deal volume has not been disclosed by the parties involved. The completion of the takeover is subject to approval by the antitrust authorities but is expected for the third quarter.

Siteco Group is a leading European manufacturer and provider of technical indoor and outdoor lighting solutions in the premium and medium product segment. The Group currently employs 1.500 employees worldwide, about 900 of them working in Germany.

The Milbank team representing CCMP included Peter Nussbaum (partner, lead) and Ludger Schult, both corporate/M&A, Munich, Rolf Fueger (partner, Munich) and Russell Kestenbaum (New York), both tax, and Rainer Magold (partner) and Simone Jorden, both acquisition finance, Frankfurt.

Back in 2002, Munich-based Milbank partners Fueger and Nussbaum advised JP Morgan Partners on its acquisition of Siteco, as well as recently on its sale of Klöckner Pentaplast to financial investor Blackstone.

07-24-2007

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McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton Professional Association

Business Women Gather at McLane to Hear About Economic Status of Women in New Hampshire
The law firm of McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, Professional Association is proud to announce its latest involvement in the Southern New Hampshire Women's Business Network, ("SNHWBN"). On Thursday, July 19th, McLane served as host for "Are We There Yet?" a candid discussion about the Economic Status of Women in New Hampshire.

Business woman Gail Garceau, Dr. Annabel C. Beerel, Professor of Social Ethics from Southern New Hampshire University, Linda Johnson of the McLane Law Firm and Lisa M. Thorne, Director of State Government Affairs from Verizon.

Katie Merrow, Executive Director of the Women's Policy Institute reported the results from various surveys including findings that the income disparity between men and women persists with full-time working women earning only 71% of men's median earning; that there is a marriage earnings premium for men but not for women in the state; and that the higher the education level attained by men and women, the greater the wage disparity that exists.

On a more positive note, Merrow's studies showed women's earnings in New Hampshire are among the highest in the nation and New Hampshire ranks high on policies that support women's economic well-being.

"We have a long way to go, but it's encouraging to be part of a business community that is leading the way in advancement for women in business," said McLane attorney Linda Johnson, host of the event. Linda is very active in the SNHWBN, now serving her second term on the organization's Board.

07-24-2007

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Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Shingleton Named Paralegal of the Year
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC is pleased to announce that Lorena A. Shingleton, ACP, a paralegal in Steptoe & Johnson’s Charleston office, has been named Paralegal of the Year by the Legal Assistants/Paralegals of Southern West Virginia (LAPSWV). Shingleton received this award for her outstanding achievements and contributions throughout the year.

LAPSWV is a non-profit organization established in 2004 in Charleston and Huntington, West Virginia. LAPSWV promotes high

07-24-2007

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Finn Dixon & Herling LLP

Finn Dixon & Herling expands hedge fund practice
Finn Dixon & Herling LLP, a law firm based in Fairfield County, Connecticut, has significantly expanded its hedge fund practice. The firm recently made a number of lateral hires, resulting in what is believed to be the largest hedge fund practice group at a Connecticut law firm. In particular, Matthew Eisenberg, a prominent hedge fund attorney formerly of the law firm of Cobb & Eisenberg LLC, became a partner of the firm in the first quarter of 2007. Mr. Eisenberg joins partners Harold B. Finn and Erik Bergman as leaders of the firm’s Hedge Fund/Alternative Investment Fund practice group. They are supported by an experienced team of attorneys and paralegals.

Brett Dixon, the firm’s administrative partner, stated “We are very excited about the significant recent growth of our hedge fund practice. The exceptional team of legal professionals that we have assembled provides Finn Dixon with substantially increased cumulative experience and capacity with regard to fund structurings and formations, as well as investment adviser and broker-dealer registration and compliance matters.”

Mr. Eisenberg added, “Finn Dixon’s hedge fund practice group works closely with the firm’s tax, private equity, mergers & acquisitions, banking/finance, employment law and litigation practice groups. These areas of expertise are critical to a sophisticated hedge fund practice, given the increasing complexity and hybridization of fund products and the business/regulatory environments in which they operate. Furthermore, Finn Dixon’s 'boutique' approach to client servicing, which emphasizes partner access and an individualized approach to client relationships, is well suited to the demands of fund managers.”

07-24-2007

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Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

Bifferato Elected to Diamond State Port Corporation Board of Directors
Karen C. Bifferato of Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP was elected to the Board of Directors of the Diamond State Port Corporation (DSPC).

Ms. Bifferato, a partner in the firm’s Business Law Group, was appointed to the Board of Directors position thanks to her years of corporate business experience and knowledge of the corporate legal environment in Delaware.

The Diamond State Port Corporation, a corporation of the State of Delaware. owns and operates the Port of Wilmington. Founded in 1923, the Port of Wilmington is an important asset for the local and regional economy, generating more than 5,800 jobs and contributing more than $25 million in annual tax revenues to state and local government.

07-24-2007

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Thompson & Knight LLP

T&K's Trial Practice Expands with the Addition of Three Attorneys
The international law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its Trial Practice Group with the addition of Robert F. Brodegaard in the Firm's New York office, Richard J. Zook in the Firm's Houston office, and Jennifer Rudenick in the Firm's Dallas office. These laterals strengthen an already thriving trial practice of more than 170 attorneys spread amongst the Firm's 12 offices.

"Thompson & Knight is pleased to have all three attorneys join our Trial Practice Group. Our clients will greatly benefit from their decades of experience and diverse legal backgrounds," says William L. Banowsky, the Firm's Trial Practice Leader.

Robert F. Brodegaard is a Partner in the Firm's New York office. He brings more than 30 years of legal experience to the Firm and focuses his practice on international dispute resolution and U.S. commercial litigation arising under a wide variety of domestic and foreign laws in an incredibly diverse set of industries. Brodegaard's complex commercial litigation and trial experience has ranged from litigating and acting as trial counsel in cases brought under the securities, RICO, and antitrust laws to professional malpractice, lender liability, and fraud/fraudulent conveyance claims.

Richard J. Zook is a Partner in the Firm's Houston office and brings approximately 20 years of legal experience to the Firm. He is a trial lawyer and focuses his practice on handling complex business lawsuits in state and federal courts and in arbitration. His experience in commercial trial law has involved representing both defendants and plaintiffs in lawsuits involving breach of contract, antitrust, securities fraud, fiduciary duties, fraud, shareholder and partnership agreements, class actions, and more. He has represented clients in a diverse range of businesses in Houston and across the world, most notably large oil and gas companies as well as hospitals, physicians, and IPAs.

Jennifer Rudenick rejoins Thompson & Knight as an Associate in the Firm's Dallas office. She focuses her practice on litigation and dispute resolution and has litigated various contract, tort, employment, business, and tax disputes. Rudenick returns to the Firm after serving as a trial attorney for the United States Department of Justice, Tax Division, where she represented the United States in all phases of litigation before federal district and bankruptcy courts.

07-24-2007

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Loeb & Loeb, LLP

Loeb & Loeb Attorneys Profiled in The Hollywood Reporter, ESQ.’s “Power Lawyers Top 100” List
Five Loeb & Loeb attorneys were named by The Hollywood Reporter, ESQ. as premier entertainment lawyers working in the industry. Attorneys were chosen based on their influence within the sphere of their practice, general reputation and standing in the community and accomplishments within the past year. The list of 100 top attorneys was broken down into six categories: Talent, Litigation, Corporate, IP/Tech, Government and Labor. Representing the firm in these categories were John Frankenheimer and Seth Gelblum in Talent; Jonathan Zavin in Litigation; Mickey Mayerson in Corporate; and Ivy Kagan Bierman in Labor.

07-24-2007

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