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Fennemore Craig, P.C.

Fennemore Craig Attorney Norman James Leads Team in Win at U.S. Supreme Court
Laurel Davis, a director in the Las Vegas office of Fennemore Craig, has been named to the 2007 Nevada Mountain States Super Lawyers list. Davis is listed in the Business Litigation, and Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights categories.

She also is listed in the Top 40 Women, a list of the women lawyers who received the highest point totals in the 2007 balloting for Mountain States Super Lawyers.

Mountain States Super Lawyers highlights attorneys who have been recognized by their peers as among the best in their areas of practice and who have demonstrated high professional achievement. Attorneys who have been in practice for at least five years are eligible for the list.

According to the publisher, the Mountain States Super Lawyers list aims to present a “credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used to assist attorneys and sophisticated consumers in the search for legal counsel.” The 2007 Nevada Mountain States

Super Lawyers list and more information can be found at www.superlawyers.com. Fennemore Craig is a full service business law firm with more than 170 attorneys. Founded over a century ago, Fennemore Craig has five offices, which are located in Phoenix, Tucson, Nogales, Las Vegas, and Denver.

06-28-2007

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Cozen O' Connor

Cozen O’Connor Member H. Robert Fiebach Honored by Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations
Cozen O’Connor member H. Robert Fiebach was recently recognized by both the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) and the American Bar Association (ABA). The PBA awarded Fiebach its President’s Award for his work as co-chair of the Task Force on Lawyer Advertising. The ABA and its incoming president, Bill Neukom, recognized his commitment to upholding the standards of the legal profession by appointing him to its Standing Committee on Substance Abuse.

Resident in the Philadelphia office, Fiebach concentrates his practice in business litigation and is active in appellate, directors and officers liability, professional liability, and securities litigation. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a past president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Institute and the Pennsylvania Bar Trust. Fiebach is a member of the board of directors for the Defender Association of Philadelphia and the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, and serves as both a state delegate and member of the house of delegates for the American Bar Association.

Fiebach is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law and The Best Lawyers in America. He was also named as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer by Philadelphia magazine. He has authored numerous articles on professional liability.

A resident of Philadelphia, Fiebach earned both his undergraduate degree (B.A., 1961) and his law degree (LL.B., cum laude, 1964) from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was research editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. Fiebach is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, and before the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second, Third and Fourth Circuits.

06-28-2007

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Carlton Fields

Carlton Fields Shareholder Named A "Bet-the-Company" Litigator
Carlton Fields Miami Shareholder Benjamine Reid has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America’s 2007 edition as a “Bet-the-Company Litigator.” He is one of 416 attorneys in the United States to receive this distinction.

Published biennially since 1983 and starting annually in 2006, The Best Lawyers in America is regarded as one of the leading referral guides to the legal profession in the U.S. The Best Lawyers lists include 57 specialties and are compiled through a peer-review survey in which thousands of the top lawyers in the U.S. confidentially evaluate their peers.

“We are extremely proud to have one of the country’s best commercial litigators at our firm,” said Charles M. Rosenberg, Managing Shareholder of Carlton Fields’ Miami office. “Being on this list puts him in elite company.”

Reid received the honor at a forum held by The Best Lawyers in New York City on June 1. The event included a weekend of panels and presentations specifically designed for lawyers who manage make-or-break litigation. Eighty-nine of the Bet-the-Company Litigators attended, along with the general counsel of six major corporations, the United States Deputy Attorney General, Paul J. McNulty, and other distinguished guests.

Reid is a trial and appellate lawyer who represents a diverse corporate clientele in litigation. His practice includes commercial disputes, environmental matters, and products liability claims. A substantial portion of his practice is represented by class action litigation. Reid is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his J.D. cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law, where he was Senior Editor and a member of the Editorial Board of the Georgia Law Review.

06-28-2007

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Cozen O' Connor

Cozen O’Connor Member Richard J. Bortnick Appears on Fox’s Good Day Philadelphia
Cozen O’Connor member Richard J. Bortnick has made two appearances on Fox 29’s Good Day Philadelphia in recent weeks. During his first appearance, Bortnick discussed the immigration bill currently being debated in Congress, and how it could affect illegal immigrants currently living in the U.S. During his second appearance, he spoke on the story of Atlanta attorney Andrew Speaker, who flew throughout Europe after being diagnosed with an extremely drug-resistant form of Tuberculosis.

A member resident in the firm’s West Conshohocken, Pa., office, Bortnick practices with the insurance department, concentrating his practice in directors' and officers' liability, securities fraud, insurance coverage, products liability, employment practices and commercial litigation. He lectures frequently at seminars around the world and has published and been quoted in numerous articles on D&O and insurance-related issues. He also has authored a chapter on D&O which was published in the professional liability treatise Inside the Minds: Professional Liability Law: Leading Lawyers on Strategies for Minimizing Risk and Increasing Success in Professional Liability Suits.

Bortnick is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Third and Eleventh Circuits and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the District of New Jersey and the Western District of Michigan.

A resident of Gladwyne, Pa., Bortnick earned his undergraduate degree from Boston University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1981) and his law degree from the Villanova University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1985).

06-28-2007

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Cozen O' Connor

Kristin S. Yoo Joins Cozen O’Connor’s Chicago Office as Associate
Kristin S. Yoo recently joined Cozen O’Connor’s Chicago office as an associate in the general litigation department. Prior to joining the firm, Yoo was an associate with Sanchez, Daniels & Hoffman, LLP in Chicago. Yoo focuses her practice on commercial litigation matters, including premises liability, construction negligence, product liability, warranty and coverage. She has extensive experience drafting pleadings and responses to discovery, as well as preparing and arguing motions for summary judgment, motions to dismiss and motions in limine. She has conducted depositions of witnesses and experts, participated in pre-trial settlement conferences and prepared numerous cases for trial.

Admitted to practice in Illinois and before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Yoo is a member of the American, Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations and the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel.

Yoo is a graduate of Hamilton College (B.A., 1997) and The John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2002), where she was Staff Editor of The Journal of Computer & Information Law. She also served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Judge Maureen Durkin Roy of the Circuit Court of Cook County.

06-28-2007

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Cozen O' Connor

Cozen O’Connor And Its Attorneys Honored For Pro Bono Work
Cozen O’Connor’s firmwide commitment to pro bono work, as well as several of the firm’s attorneys’ outstanding commitment to this work, has been honored by the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA). Member Elena Park and associate Betsy A. Gerber were recognized with the PBA’s 2007 Pro Bono Award for outstanding contributions to improving civil legal aid in Pennsylvania. Park was recognized for her work on immigration and asylum cases, and Gerber for her commitment to representing children and families in adoption and guardianship matters. The firm as a whole was also honored with a Pro Bono Award for its commitment to pro bono work.

Park practices from Cozen O’Connor’s West Conshohocken and Philadelphia offices and heads the firm's immigration practice. She is also an active member of the firm's Diversity, Pro Bono and Hiring Committees. Park has extensive experience in representing multinational corporations, domestic companies, nonprofit institutions and investors seeking to employ foreign nationals in the U.S. for immigrant (permanent) or nonimmigrant (temporary) visas. She has represented clients on diverse immigration matters before the Department of Labor, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Immigration Board of Appeals, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the EOIR, federal district court and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

Park is regular speaker on the topic of immigration law. In November 2007, she will be a speaker at the 19th Annual National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) Convention. She has presented Continuing Legal Education courses to attorneys, and she is a frequent writer on immigration issues. She has also been quoted by the media on the topic of immigration law, including the L.A. Times and Workforce Management journal.

Park earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto (B.A., with honors, 1994) and her law degree from Temple University Beasley School of Law (J.D., 1998), where she was articles editor of the Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review.

Gerber joined the Philadelphia office of Cozen O’Connor in May 2004 as an associate in the General Litigation Department. She focuses her practice in commercial litigation and is an active member of the firm’s Hiring Committee. Gerber is also active in pro bono work, representing children and families in adoption matters. She has created three pro bono programs since joining the firm, one that involves Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and two that involve Temple University.

06-28-2007

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Cameron Family Glass Packaging Breaks Ground on a $109 Million, Eco-Friendly Glass Manufacturing Facility in the Port of Kalama, Washington
Cameron Family Glass Packaging officially broke ground today on the first new glass plant built in the United States in 30 years that will manufacture glass exclusively for the wine industry. The facility — funded by a $109 million financing the company completed last month — is expected to create at least 90 jobs in the Port of Kalama when it is completed in the latter part of 2008.

Washington Governor Chris Gregoire opened the groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the new plant in the Kalama River Industrial Park.

"Today is an exciting day for Cameron Family Glass Packaging and for Washington," said Governor Gregoire. "This plant means family-wage jobs, environmentally-friendly manufacturing and support for our great wine industry — all in one project."

Also in attendance were representatives from the company, Cowlitz County Public Utility District, Cowlitz Economic Development Council and the Port of Kalama.

According to Donald R. Cameron, Chairman of the Board, the company is thrilled to be starting the facility and to be working with so many partners in the region.

"We wouldn’t be here today without the support and partnership of many people and organizations, including Governor Gregoire, the Port of Kalama, the Cowlitz Public Utility District, J.H. Kelly, Lower Columbia College, the Cowlitz Economic Development Council, and many others too numerous to name here," he said.

The 175,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will be built by local contractor J.H. Kelly LLC. Once completed, the plant will be the largest eco-friendly wine bottle manufacturing facility in the world. Its hydro-powered electric furnace will be the largest anywhere for wine bottle production, and will operate by utilizing the Northwest waterways of the Columbia River.

Corey Balkan, Vice President of the Cowlitz Economic Development Council, said, "Cowlitz County and the entire region are extremely proud of the Cameron's decision to locate a facility of this size and scope within our community. The project represents a substantial capital investment that's vital to the growing needs of our state's maturing wine industry as well as the creation of much-needed sustainable family-wage jobs."

Jim Lucas, President of the Port of Kalama Commission, said, "The Port of Kalama is thrilled to welcome Cameron Family Glass Packaging, they are an outstanding addition to this community. Anytime jobs are created and there's an opportunity to diversify the economy, it is a win-win for all of us."

Representing the company in the $109 million financing was the law firm of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC. The firm and the Camerons have worked together for more than 20 years, led by shareholder Francis A. Muracca II. The project finance team that worked on the deal included Buchanan attorneys Timothy M. Hazel, Deborah B. Walrath, Thomas G. Buchanan, James W. Forsyth, James D. Newell and Paula A. Zawadzki. Government relations professional Michelle Fisher Reyes also played a significant role in the project.

The company also engaged several significant banking partners, including 42 North Structured Finance, Inc.; Northwest Farm Credit Services, PCA; Cowlitz Bank, CoBank, ACB; Sterling Savings Bank; First Pioneer Farm Credit, ACA; Farm Credit Services of the Mountain Plains, FLCA; and Medley Capital LLC.

A Commitment to the Environment

Donald Cameron said producing the glass bottles in an environmentally friendly way was priority of the company from the very beginning.
"Our furnace, which is the largest electric glass furnace in the world, allows us to minimize the impact on the environment because there are no harmful emissions. By comparison, similar facilities operate furnaces that are powered by fossil fuel, which produce harmful greenhouse emissions and are subject to the ever-rising price of natural gas," he said.

The company will also make recycling a top priority for the facility. The wine bottles will be made at least in part from recycled glass from Washington and Oregon. They will launch recycling programs in surrounding communities where glass is currently being dumped into landfills, and the company will even recycle all water used during the glass making process.

About Cameron Family Glass Packaging

Cameron Family Glass Packaging is led by the Donald R. Cameron and Richard R. Cameron families. Donald R. Cameron serves as Chairman of the Board and James W. Cameron is the company's President and CEO. William Spear — formerly a Vice President of Coca-Cola USA who has background in finance and marketing — is assisting the Cameron family in managing the development of the project.

Though the family will hire a staff to run the plant, the company will continue to be led by two generations of Camerons. Other participating family members include: from the Donald and Sally Cameron family are Don and Sue Cameron, Chris and Beth Cameron Scott, and Scott and Maggie Cameron; and from the Richard and Edwina Cameron family are James and Nancy Cameron and Steven and Diane Cameron.

Prior to Cameron Family Glass Packaging, the family was involved with Cameron Bottling Co., which was formed in Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1889. It has been run by four generations of family members ever since. In 1998, the company was ranked the ninth largest Coca-Cola U.S. bottler. After more than 100 years of operation, Cameron Coca-Cola sold the operation to Coca-Cola Enterprise in 1999.

06-28-2007

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