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Ford & Harrison LLP

Ford & Harrison Chicago Partner Named One of the Top 100 Labor Attorneys in the United States
Ford & Harrison LLP, a national labor and employment law firm, is pleased to announce that Chicago Partner James F. Hendricks, Jr. has been named one of the Top 100 Labor Attorneys in the United States for 2007 by the Labor Relations Institute.

Over 8,600 attorneys were evaluated by the Labor Relations Institute in order to compile the list. Selection is determined by the number of NLRB elections in which each attorney provided representation and the outcome of those elections. Inclusion on the list puts Hendricks in the top one percent of labor attorneys in the U.S.

Jim Hendricks focuses his practice on assisting management with labor matters before the National Labor Relations Board involving collective bargaining and arbitrations. He also defends employers in charges before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Department of Labor and other various government agencies. A large portion of his work is devoted to assisting clients in maintaining a union-free atmosphere and positive employee relations programs and training. Jim received his J.D. from the Loyola School of Law.

“To be included in the Top One Hundred is a tremendous honor,” said Donald P. Wilson, President of the Labor Relations Institute. “It acknowledges these attorneys’ professionalism and long-term dedication to their clients.”

06-28-2007

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Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, LLP

Curtis advised Basell in connection with its successful bid to acquire the Huntsman Corporation.
Curtis advised Basell, the world’s largest producer of polypropylene and advanced polyolefins products, in connection with its successful bid to acquire the Huntsman Corporation, a global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals, to be consummated pursuant to the terms and conditions of an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Huntsman Corporation. The total deal is valued at approximately $9.6 billion and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2007. The Curtis team was led by partner William L. Bricker and included partners Eduardo Cukier, Alan Berlin, Jeffrey Zuckerman and Eileen Matthews, and associates Olga Beloded and Kristin Konschnik.

06-28-2007

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Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

Price-Gouging Controls Hurt Consumers, Miller Says
Blackwell Sanders’ Jim Miller spoke with nationally syndicated Premiere Radio Network host Mike McConnell Monday regarding gasoline price-gouging controls, currently being considered in Congress. These controls would punish gas station owners that charge “unconscionably excessive” prices with jail terms. From his viewpoint as former Federal Trade Commissioner chairman, Miller discusses with McConnell why these price controls would only hurt consumers.

McConnell’s show originally aired on 700WLW, Cincinnati, Ohio. His show is also syndicated on stations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington, along with XM Satellite Radio.

06-28-2007

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Shearman & Sterling LLP

Shearman & Sterling Represents Underwriters in the Largest Ever U.S. Listing by an Indian Company
Shearman & Sterling's Hong Kong office advised the underwriters, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Nomura Singapore Limited, in the US$2 billion initial public offering and New York Stock Exchange listing of American Depositary Shares, representing the equity shares of Sterlite Industries (India) Limited, an India-based metals and mining company. This offering was the largest ever U.S. listing by an Indian company.

Sterlite is India's largest non-ferrous metals and mining company based on net sales in fiscal 2007. Its three primary business segments relate to copper, zinc and aluminum, and Sterlite is developing a commercial power generation business in India as well.

Attorneys included partners Matthew Bersani (HK-CM) and Laurence Crouch (MP-TAX), counsel Russell Sacks (NY-CM), associates Steve Kim (HK-CM), Nicole Oversier (HK-CM), Damien Grierson (NY-CM), Robert Laorno (NY-CM), summer associate Summer Kim (HK-CM) and legal assistant Lee Kate Miller (HK-CM).

06-28-2007

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Hogan & Hartson LLP

Court of Appeals Agrees With Hogan & Hartson to Limit Courts’ Jurisdiction Over Internet Publication in Libel Case
In an important decision for Web-based speech, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in New York agreed with attorneys from Hogan & Hartson LLP that an out-of-state Web site operator cannot be sued in a New York court based solely on the posting of allegedly libelous material on a Web site.

In the case of Best Van Lines Inc v. Tim Walker, Mr. Walker, an Iowa resident who runs the Web site www.movingscam.com, was sued for libel in New York by Best Van Lines. The moving company alleged that it was defamed on Walker’s Web site. A district court judge dismissed the suit, holding that a New York court did not have jurisdiction over Walker.

Best Van Lines appealed that decision to the 2nd Circuit, and the appeals court asked Hogan & Hartson to file a “Friend of the Court” brief on Walker’s behalf because he was unrepresented. In the brief, Hogan & Hartson attorneys wrote that the district court judge was correct in dismissing the original suit because mere publication of content on a Web site that was accessible in New York did not provide a basis for a New York court to exercise jurisdiction over Walker. The 2nd Circuit agreed with Hogan & Hartson’s position and expressed its gratitude for the firm’s pro bono assistance.

Hogan & Hartson attorneys Slade R. Metcalf and Katherine M. Bolger, partners in the firm’s New York office, worked on this matter.

06-28-2007

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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP

Gibson Dunn Achieved 35 Top-Tier Rankings in Chambers USA 2007
In the 2007 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 102 Gibson Dunn lawyers were named among the leading lawyers in their respective practices, with 24 achieving first-tier rankings. The firm achieved a total of 35 first-tier rankings with 11 first-tier rankings in the following practice areas:

-National: Antitrust
-National: Securities Litigation
-California: Antitrust
-California: Corporate/M&A
-California: Commercial Litigation
-California: White Collar Crimes & Investigations
-DC: Appellate Litigation
-DC: Corporate/M&A and Private Equity
-DC: Labor & Employment
-NY: Corporate/M&A
-NY: Media & Entertainment Litigation in New York

First-tier rankings achieved by individual lawyers in their respective practice areas include: Howard Adler, Glenn Beaton, Andy Bogen, Ted Boutrous (two categories), Bob Cooper (two categories), Miguel Estrada, Stephen Glover, Tom Holliday, Bill Kilberg, Dean Kitchens, Brian Lane, Karen Manos, Mary Murphy, John Olson, Ted Olson, Sean Royall, Richard Russo, Gene Scalia, Jesse Sharf, Gary Spratling, Jack Weiss and Joe West. Either the firm or individual lawyers were ranked in a total of 67 practice areas.

06-28-2007

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

The A-List 2007, The American Lawyer
Associates at Finnegan Henderson were noted to be the “happiest” in The American Lawyer’s A-List ranking article. The firm topped the associate satisfaction area, which is determined when The American Lawyer surveys third-, fourth-, and fifth-year midlevel associates. In 2006, 175 firms had at least 10 responses, which qualified those firms for a national ranking. The A-List measures the performance of Am Law 200 firms in four areas: revenue per lawyer, pro bono, associate satisfaction, and diversity.

06-28-2007

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