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Baker & McKenzie, L.L.P.

Baker & McKenzie LLP Named TMT Team of the Year at the Lawyer Awards 2007
Lawyers at Baker & McKenzie LLP have been named as TMT Team of the Year in the prestigious The Lawyer Awards 2007. The judges referred to the Team as having had a 'stellar year'.

Ben Allgrove, an associate in the Firm's Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) Team, came second place in the Assistant of the Year category.

This latest recognition follows the Team's success earlier in the year, when it was named TMT Team of the Year in the Legal Business Awards.

06-28-2007

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Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, LLP

Firm Wins DC Court of Appeals Affirmance Dismissing Action Against Heineken and Other Alcohol Beverage Companies
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals affirmed in its entirety the D.C. Superior Court's order dismissing with prejudice a class action complaint alleging that its client, Heineken, and other alcohol beverage companies purportedly "targeted" underage youth with mass media alcohol advertising. The Simpson Thacher team prepared the successful briefs on behalf of the industry in the trial court and on appeal. Five trial courts in other jurisdictions have dismissed similar class actions brought against Heineken and other alcohol beverage companies; this is the first appellate ruling. The Simpson Thacher team consists of David Ichel, Mark Cunha, Bryce Friedman, Helena Almeida, Marissa Piropato, Tamala Boyd, Michael Shenkman, summer associate David Edwards and paralegals Rick Rosario, and Robert Paster.

06-28-2007

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Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, LLP

Simpson Thacher Represents The Nielsen Company in its Acquisition of Telephia, Inc.
Simpson Thacher is representing The Nielsen Company (formerly VNU) in connection with its acquisition of Telephia, Inc., the leading provider of syndicated consumer research to the telecom and mobile media markets. Terms of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval and expected to close in the third quarter of 2007, were not publicly disclosed.

The STB team working on the acquisition includes: Peter Malloy, Katie Sudol, Michael Josenhans, Anthony Vernace and Matthew King (M&A); Alvin Brown, Andrea Wahlquist and Karen Phillips (Employee Benefits); John Creed and Nancy Mehlman (Tax); Kerry Konrad, Noah Leibotwitz and Philip Sternhell (Intellectual Property); Alden Millard (Banking & Credit); Ken Logan, Joe Wayland and Brandi Rubin (Antitrust). Summer Associate Eric Berry also provided valuable assistance.

06-28-2007

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Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP

Sedgwick and Girls Inc. Partner Together to Kick Off SAGE Program
The Sedgwick Orange County office is launching the Summer Attorney Girls Inc. Externship (SAGE) program Monday, June 25, 2007. Through this new 6-week program a high school senior girl will work closely with a junior and senior mentoring attorney and gain real world experience in the legal field. She will attend weekly meetings, shadow attorneys in different practice areas, assist with pro-bono initiatives, and prepare an essay documenting her experience at Sedgwick. In addition, she will gain experience in the legal administrative field and legal marketing field by participating in the delivery of programs and services provided by these departments. At the conclusion of her experience, she will present her findings at the Girls Inc. Eureka! Celebration.

Sedgwick is working collaboratively with Girls Inc., a national non-profit organization that helps girls through high school to be “strong, smart, and bold,” and with Working Wardrobes, a non-profit organization that assists deserving individuals starting new careers with their wardrobes. Working Wardrobes has generously donated $500 worth of career-oriented clothing to our intern, along with hair, makeup and accessory services. The SAGE program’s mission is to introduce girls in Girls Inc. to the opportunities and rewards of a career in the law and inspire girls to pursue higher education. This program is in concert with Sedgwick's support of Girl's Inc. in Orange County and other offices through the Sedgwick Women's Forum.

06-28-2007

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Piper Rudnick, L.L.P.

DLA Piper launches office in Poland with three partner appointments
DLA Piper is pleased to announce that it has appointed three Polish partners to spearhead its new office in Warsaw. Two of the new hires, Krzysztof Wiater and Pawel Grzejszczak, join DLA Piper from Squire, Sanders & Dempsey's Warsaw office.

Krzysztof Wiater, PhD, 36, is an experienced commercial lawyer and will head the Warsaw practice. Krzysztof specialises in corporate and asset restructuring, direct and indirect privatisations and international trade, representing financial institutions, foreign investors, major corporates and government agencies. He also advises on mergers and acquisitions and complex transactions.

Pawel Grzejszczak, PhD, 43, specialises in advising international and Polish clients on energy and telecommunication related matters. He also has significant experience of the oil and gas sector and has advised on numerous privatisations and M & A transactions in a number of sectors.

The third partner is Michal Zieniewski, 34, who will join DLA Piper from the Warsaw office of CMS Cameron McKenna. Michal specialises in advising international clients in the construction and energy industries on projects and finance related matters. He has significant international PPP experience and advised on the first major PPP in Poland. Michal also assisted the Polish Government draft its PPP law.

Further appointments will be made in the coming months in line with plans to build a 15 to 20 lawyer team before the end of the year. The Warsaw office is DLA Piper's ninth in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

"Poland represents a large legal market and plays a substantial economic role in the CEE region. It is part of an economic area that is growing as a result of EU enlargement and is an ideal location for us to build another office; one which will complement our existing offices in the region", said Ivo Deskovic, Regional Managing Partner of DLA Piper in CEE.

Nigel Knowles, Joint CEO of DLA Piper said: "We very much welcome the new team in Warsaw. This office is important to our overall plans for Europe and will be a real bonus to our CEE practice."

Lawyers in the Warsaw office will advise companies and financial institutions on a range of corporate and commercial matters, building on the team members' experience and DLA Piper's strong international reputation in these areas. Clients in the country will also benefit from access to DLA Piper's lawyers located in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America.

Michal Zieniewski will join the practice in August 2007.

06-28-2007

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Piper Rudnick, L.L.P.

Chambers USA ranks 105 DLA Piper attorneys and the firm as leaders in business law
DLA Piper US LLP today announced that 105 of its lawyers have been ranked by their peers and clients as leaders in their respective fields in the newly published fifth annual Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

The publication ranks 105 DLA Piper lawyers in 2007, up from 72 lawyers named in the 2006 edition. Additionally, 14 of the firm’s practice groups are ranked in the top tier, up from 11 in 2006.

“We are proud of the substantial number of lawyers and practice groups that Chambers has recognized this year,” said Francis B. Burch, Jr., Joint Chief Executive Officer of DLA Piper. "Our continued and consistently high Chambers rankings reflect the outstanding talent at the firm and, more importantly, our unwavering commitment to quality and service.”

Chambers rankings are based on extensive research conducted by Chambers and Partners Legal Publishers, a highly respected English publisher of renowned directories assessing and ranking the world’s leading lawyers. Unlike other publishers that allow firms to purchase a mention or ranking, Chambers’ listings are based solely on outside evaluations of merit. Its researchers investigate law firms and lawyers in each U.S. state through an exhaustive process of interviewing clients and competitors in major areas of business law.

In 2007, DLA Piper ranked in the first tier in 14 regional and national areas of practice, including:

The 105 DLA Piper lawyers cited by Chambers are listed below, along with the regions and areas of law for which they were selected. In addition to their selections, several received additional recognition from Chambers ("senior statesman," “star performer,” “one to watch” or "up and coming"), which is noted next to their names.

06-28-2007

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Piper Rudnick, L.L.P.

Leading real estate lawyer François de Montpellier joins DLA Piper
Leading Belgian real estate lawyer, François de Montpellier, has been appointed as a partner in DLA Piper's Real Estate Group.

François assists local and international clients across a broad range of legal issues, including asset and share deals relating to real estate investments in the business, residential, hotel and logistic sectors; real estate development including urban planning and environmental aspects; real estate securitisation; the optimisation of real estate portfolios notably via sales & lease back operations and legal advice to owners and occupants in case of litigation.

He will work closely with Dirk Caestecker, DLA Piper's Head of Real Estate in Belgium, to expand the range of services offering to its local and international clients, covering Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia.

François de Montpellier said: "In the context of the ever increasing internationalisation of the real estate market, DLA Piper offers a valuable perspective in Belgium with its combination of a solid Belgian practice, lawyers with strong links in the business community, and its worldwide footprint."
François, joins DLA Piper from Lawfort and will officially start on 1 July 2007.

06-28-2007

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