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Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel, LLP

Kramer Levin Represents Lead Underwriter in Aerospace Industry Initial Public Offering
Kramer Levin represented Oppenheimer & Co., lead underwriter, in connection with Limco-Piedmont Inc.'s initial public offering of 5,060,000 shares of common stock at $11.00 per share. Limco-Piedmont provides maintenance, repair, overhaul and parts supply services to the aerospace industry.

The Kramer Levin team consisted of Rich Gilden, Jeffrey Taylor, Adam Busch and Julia Errea.

07-24-2007

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Gray, Plant & Mooty

Gray Plant Mooty Hires New Executive Director
Gray Plant Mooty is pleased to announce that Karen S. Reynolds has joined the firm as Executive Director. Reynolds will oversee GPM’s day-to-day operations and work closely with the management team on the firm’s strategic initiatives.

Prior to joining Gray Plant Mooty, Reynolds served as Executive Director of Faegre & Benson, an international law firm with 500 attorneys, where she was responsible for worldwide operational functions including technology, human resources, finance, facilities, marketing, and branch office operations. She earned an M.B.A. from Rutgers University, a B.A. from Lawrence University, and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).

“Karen brings a depth of experience and an enthusiasm for excellence that make her a great fit for Gray Plant Mooty and a great choice to lead our firm's business operations,” says GPM’s Managing Officer, Tamara Hjelle Olsen. “I look forward to partnering with Karen in leading Gray Plant Mooty as it maintains its commitment to superior service, while embracing what’s new in our ever-changing business environment.”

Reynolds is the treasurer and a member of the Executive Board and Investment Committee of PACER Center—a not-for-profit organization serving the needs of children with disabilities and their families. She has served as chair of the Minnesota Legal Administrators Association’s (MLAA) Large Firm Executive Directors special interest group and as education chair of the Association of Legal Administrators’ (ALA) Large Firm Administrators Conference.

“I am very excited to join Gray Plant Mooty,” says Reynolds. “It's an outstanding firm known for exceptional client service standards, dedication to superior legal work, and generous community involvement. I am pleased to be a member of this great team of talented lawyers and staff, and I look forward to assisting the firm in implementing our strategic vision and delivering on our promise of unparalleled client service.”

07-24-2007

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Frost, Brown & Todd, L.L.C.

Robinson Newest Board Member at Taft Museum
Wm. T. “Bill” Robinson III, a recent addition to Frost Brown Todd and an active member of Firm management including serving as Member-In-Charge of the Firm’s new Northern Kentucky office, has been unanimously elected to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the Taft Museum of Art. Robinson is a past Board Member of the Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts, of the Fine Arts Fund of Greater Cincinnati and of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

Robinson is a member of FBT’s litigation department and a valuable addition to the management team. Robinson Chairs the Firm’s Strategic Planning and Expansion Committee, where he is developing and implementing a plan to expand the Firm’s presence in the region by growing current offices and expanding into new geographic locations.

The Taft Museum of Art is known as one of the finest small art museums in America. A National Historic Landmark built in about 1820, the Taft is home to an extensive art collection that includes European and American master paintings; Chinese porcelains; and European decorative arts.

07-24-2007

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Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, L.L.P.

Squire Sanders Advises Mint Capital on Investment in Major Salon Chain
Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. advised Scandinavian private equity fund Mint Capital in its investment into MONE, one of the leading Russian professional cosmetic chains, in a transaction that demonstrates the strong consumer and retail market in Russia’s major cities. The transaction closed on July 19.

The investment will fuel MONE’s regional development; MONE plans to open 85-100 new salons in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other Russian cities with a population of more than one million people. Squire Sanders lawyer Christopher A. Rose led the firm’s representation of Mint Capital. He was assisted by associate Denis A. Polyakov.

“Russia’s consumer market continues to expand and evolve as the amount of disposable income increases,” Rose said. “There are great opportunities for companies to invest in growth chains such as MONE, which guarantees clients a new standard of high level salon service.”

This is Squire Sanders’ third representation of Mint Capital, which manages a fund with commitments totaling US$150 million and focuses on expansion stage investments in rapidly growing companies in Russia and the CIS. The firm also represented Mint Capital in its investment in the Verysell Group, one of Russia’s leading information technology companies. Squire Sanders is currently advising on the merger of two major Russian fitness companies, Maxisport and World Class. Squire Sanders is representing Maxisport.

Squire Sanders continues to play a significant role in closing private equity deals in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. As one of the first firms to enter these markets in the early 1990s, Squire Sanders has become a leader in providing legal services throughout these key regions, which are attracting steadily increasing investor attention.

07-24-2007

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Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, LLP

Simpson Thacher Represents United Rentals, Inc. in Proposed $6.6 Billion Sale to Cerberus
Simpson Thacher is representing United Rentals, Inc. in connection with its proposed sale to affiliates of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., in a transaction valued at approximately $6.6 billion. United Rentals, Inc. is the largest equipment rental company in the world, with an integrated network of over 690 rental locations in 48 states, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. Under the terms of the deal, United Rentals stockholders will receive $34.50 in cash for each share of United Rentals common stock that they hold.

The Simpson Thacher team working on this deal includes: Gary Horowitz, Eric Swedenburg, Kirsty Mackay and Matthew King (M&A); Alvin Brown and Wonda Joseph (Employee Benefits); Charlie Rappaport (Tax); Jay Ptashek (Credit); Risë Norman and Ferish Patel (Capital Markets); Peter Kazanoff (Litigation). Summer Associate Sasha Williman also provided valuable assistance.

07-24-2007

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Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, LLP

Simpson Thacher Represents Placement Agents in IPO of Bematech
Simpson Thacher recently represented the placement agents in connection with the initial offering of common shares of Bematech Indústria e Comércio de Equipamentos Eletrônicos S.A. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Itau Securities, Inc. acted as joint bookrunners for the offering. HSBC Securities, Inc. and Banco Espírito Santo, S.A. acted as co-managers for the offering. The transaction included a primary and secondary offering, and subsequent exercise of an overallotment option granted by the company. The common shares were offered to the public in Brazil, with selling efforts to qualified institutional buyers in the United States under Rule 144A and to non-U.S. persons in Europe under Regulation S.

Bematech is the leading Brazilian producer of hardware products for commercial automation of retail establishments. Bematech also licenses retail management software and has a significant market share in providing maintenance and other services related to its hardware and software products.

The Simpson Thacher team for this transaction included Jaime Mercado, Andrea Andrezo and Patricia Scharlau (Capital Markets) and Robert Holo, Jonathan Cantor and Peter Rosen (Tax).

07-24-2007

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Proskauer & Rose, LLP

Louis Eatman and Douglas Frank Join Proskauer Rose as Partners in Los Angeles Office
Proskauer Rose LLP, an international law firm with over 700 lawyers worldwide, announced that Louis P. Eatman and Douglas B. Frank will join the firm as partners in its Los Angeles office. They are the latest additions to the firm's rapidly-expanding West Coast real estate and corporate transactional practices.

Mr. Eatman and Mr. Frank join Proskauer from Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, where they were partners in the firm's real estate group. Mr. Eatman, who served as the partner-in-charge of Mayer Brown's Los Angeles office as well as co-head of the firm's national and global real estate practices, has more than three decades of experience advising clients on a wide range of real estate matters including financings, acquisitions and sales, foreclosure issues, and workouts and restructurings. Mr. Frank brings an expansive practice with a special focus on secured lending, mezzanine lending and structured finance activities as well as acquisition and sales transactions.

"The quality and talent Lou and Doug bring to Proskauer - and their outstanding client base - will make our group one of the pre-eminent capital markets-based real estate practices in Southern California. Their contributions to the firm's considerable real estate depth in New York and Florida will provide us with an even greater capacity to serve clients on a national level," said D. Eric Remensperger, partner in the Los Angeles office and head of the firm's West Coast Real Estate Department.

Mr. Eatman and Mr. Frank add to the breadth and depth of the firm's overall West Coast transactional practice, which includes lawyers handling a wide array of complex matters in banking and finance, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, entertainment, real estate, and tax. Other recent additions to Proskauer's Los Angeles office include Mr. Remensperger, Raj Tanden, who joined as a partner in the firm's Tax Department, and Ronald Wood, who joined as senior counsel in the firm's securities litigation and financial services practices.

"Lou and Doug are terrific lawyers and great individuals, with a capital markets practice that perfectly complements our core capabilities. We are excited at the chance to grow our business together and are gratified that such top-notch people have chosen to join us," said Bert Deixler, head of Proskauer's Los Angeles office.

Mr. Eatman focuses on the representation of banks, life insurance companies, pension funds and their advisors, private equity funds, REITs, portfolio asset managers, commercial property landlords and tenants, and other institutional mortgage lenders and investors.

Mr. Frank advises commercial banks, life insurance companies, fund investors and advisors, and pension funds with respect to real estate-secured lending and structured finance activities for land acquisitions and construction. He also provides counsel in regard to permanent, term, revolving, workout, conduit/securitization, and mezzanine financings, as well as advising institutional and individual investors on the negotiation and drafting of purchase and sale documents, ground leases, management, and joint venture agreements.

Mr. Eatman is a member of the American College of Real Estate lawyers, International Council of Shopping Centers, Pension Real Estate Association, Stanford Law School Board of Visitors, City of Hope Los Angeles Real Estate/Construction Council, and California Mortgage Bankers Association as well as the Board of Directors for the Constitutional Rights Foundation (where he is the immediate past president). A graduate of Georgetown University, he received his law degree from Stanford Law School and a master's of business administration from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Mr. Frank is a frequent speaker and panelist and member of the Steering Committee of the Real Estate Section of the Los Angeles County Bar. A graduate of Northwestern University, he received his law degree from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.

07-24-2007

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