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Davis Polk & Wardwell

Crestview to Acquire Significant Stake in ValueOptions
Davis Polk & Wardwell is advising Crestview Partners, L.P. on its acquisition of a significant equity stake in ValueOptions, Inc., the largest independent behavioral health care company in the United States. Crestview is a New York-based private equity firm. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The Davis Polk corporate team includes partners Carole Schiffman and Michael Davis and associates H. Oliver Smith and Shih-Jern Liang. Partner Kathleen L. Ferrell and associate Alon Gurfinkel are providing tax advice. All members of the Davis Polk team work in the New York office.

07-23-2007

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Dorsey & Whitney, L.L.P.

Edelman Rated Among the Best U.S. Trademark Practitioners
Dorsey partner and chair of the Trademark practice Sandra Edelman is ranked by World Trademark Review as one of the top 20 practitioners of U.S. trademark law. In a survey of leading trademark law experts, Edelman is singled out for her skills "in both transactional and litigation trademark matters." Read the survey (link opens in a new window).

Edelman's practice involves counseling, litigation and mediation in the areas of trademark and unfair competition, copyright and false advertising law as well as extensive experience in licensing and brand name clearance. She acts as lead counsel in a wide variety of trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and has been the mediator in more than 20 intellectual property cases. She manages and supervises several international trademark registration portfolios and advises clients in a variety of industries including alcoholic beverages; pharmaceuticals and cosmetics; publishing and information services.

07-23-2007

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Dorsey & Whitney, L.L.P.

Dorsey Ranked Among Top 20 U.S. Trademark Firms
Dorsey & Whitney was recognized by NameProtect Trademark Insider as one of the top 20 U.S. trademark firms for Q1-2007. The study was based on the number of United States Patent and Trademark (USPTO) applications submitted in the first quarter of fiscal year 2007 in which the firm was listed as the legal representative. Read the complete study (link opens a new browser window).

In addition, Dorsey associate Paul Mussell was ranked among the top 50 U.S. trademark attorneys for Q1-2007, based on the total number of times an individual attorney was listed in the correspondent field of all USPTO applications submitted during the first quarter of 2007.

The Dorsey Trademark practice offers comprehensive trademark and brand management services among a broad range of business sectors, from retail consumer products and financial services to telecommunications and other technology-based enterprises. Services include domestic and international trademark clearance, prosecution, portfolio development, enhancement, management and enforcement, trademark licensing, intellectual property asset acquisition and transfers, endorsement and sponsorship arrangements, as well as trade dress, copyright, Internet and domain name issues.

The practice also has experience with infringement matters relating to a client’s trademark and copyright assets, including coordinating and managing investigations, preparing and responding to cease and desist correspondence, negotiating settlements, representing clients before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and federal court litigation.

07-23-2007

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Jones Day, P.C.

Thomas Named Woman of Excellence
Lizanne Thomas, a partner in the Atlanta office, was honored on July 18th as a 2007 Women of Excellence.

Business to Business magazine in partnership with Atlanta Women magazine hosts this annual profile of Atlanta's leading female professionals. The magazines identified the honorees as sharing an unwavering commitment to their respective industries as well as the community as a whole. The honorees were profiled in both magazines.

07-23-2007

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Jones Day, P.C.

Jones Day Attorneys Lead Supreme Court Litigation Clinic at New York University
New York University School of Law has established a Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, which will allow students to work with faculty and experienced Supreme Court litigators to obtain Supreme Court review, write briefs in merits cases, and moot court other lawyers who are preparing their Supreme Court arguments. Such clinics have become popular at top law schools in the United States, and this term's Supreme Court docket includes a handful of cases that came through clinics similar to the one NYU has created.

NYU's Supreme Court Litigation Clinic will provide pro-bono representation of prisoners (both prisoner appeals and civil action seeking affirmative relief) and others bringing immigration, environment, civil rights, and other claims against federal, state, and local governments. The Supreme Court does not authorize student argument. However, students will be engaged in every other aspect of practice before the high court, including: drafting petitions for certiorari and oppositions; drafting merits briefs when working on cases that have been granted review; drafting amicus briefs in cases where other lawyers are representing the parties; and participation in discussions with other counsel, participation in moot courts, and attendance at oral arguments.

In order to give students an opportunity to work on a case they can argue, the clinic may also take on assigned counsel assignments from the U.S. Courts of Appeals and the New York Court of Appeals.

NYU's Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, which begins this fall and runs the entire academic year, will be led by NYU's Dwight D. Opperman Professor of Law Samuel Estreicher, who also is director of the university's Center for Labor and Employment and co-director of its Dwight D. Opperman Institute of Judicial Administration. He has published several books including casebooks in labor law and employment discrimination and employment law; edited conference volumes on sexual harassment, employment alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes, and cross-global human resources; and authored over 100 articles in professional and academic journals. A clerk to Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Estreicher is of counsel to Jones Day in its labor and employment and appellate practice groups. Estreicher's appellate practice includes victory in the Supreme Court in the Circuit City v. Adams litigation, broadening the availability of employment arbitration.

The clinic's other faculty are Donald B. Ayer and Meir Feder, both partners at Jones Day. Ayer, who clerked for Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist, is chair of the firm's pro bono program and of its government regulation practice. Ayer has argued before the U.S. Supreme Court numerous times, served as principal deputy solicitor general under Solicitor General Charles Fried during the Reagan Administration and was deputy attorney general under Attorney General Richard Thornburgh. Feder heads up the issues and appeals practice in Jones Day's New York Office. He specializes in appellate litigation and in motions and legal strategy in trial court cases. Feder has argued appeals in the U.S. Supreme Court and in five federal circuits, with extensive experience in the Second Circuit. He served as an assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York, and clerked for Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter. He has also co-taught the Supreme Court Litigation Seminar at NYU.

07-23-2007

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Jones Day, P.C.

Jones Day Labor & Employment Partners Named Ohio Rising Stars
Jones Day's Labor & Employment partners Colleen A. Deep (Columbus) and Todd L. Sarver (Columbus) have been named Ohio Rising Stars for 2007.

Ohio Rising Stars are chosen by their peers as being among the top up-and-coming lawyers in the state of Ohio. The selection process for Ohio Rising Stars includes nominations by Ohio Super Lawyers and independent research on candidates. Only 2.5 percent of Ohio attorneys receive this honor each year.

The complete listing of the 2007 Ohio Rising Stars can be found in the July edition of Cincinnati and Northern Ohio Live magazines, and on the Web at www.superlawyers.com.

07-23-2007

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Jones Day, P.C.

Securities and Shareholder Litigation & SEC Enforcement Practice Attorneys Named by Corporate Counsel as a Best Lawyer in America
Thomas R. Jackson is a Partner in the Dallas Office.

John M. Newman, Jr. is a partner in the Cleveland Office.

Peter J. Romatowski is a partner in the Washington D.C. Office is a co-chair of the Practice.

Patricia J. Villareal is a partner in the Dallas Office and is a co-chair of the Practice.

Corporate Counsel is the most widely read magazine of its kind – its readers of over 86,000 spend an average of $4.7 million each year on outside law firms. More than 40% of these readers are general counsel and chief legal officers.

07-23-2007

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