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Watson, Farley & Williams, LLP

WFW announced as winner of The Lawyer Award's 2007, Infrastructure Team of the Year
Watson, Farley & Williams (WFW) won The Lawyer’s Infrastructure Team of the Year category at the 2007 Lawyer Awards, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel on 26 June. These are amongst the most prestigious awards in the UK legal profession.

This award recognises WFW’s work on the groundbreaking Teesside GasPort Project for Houston based client Excelerate Energy Limited. This project was the first of its type in the world and involved the construction of terminal facilities at Teesside to enable regasification of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) on-board the transportation vessel, so that natural gas could be unloaded directly to the gas transmission pipeline. With no English legislation to address directly the regulatory requirements for such a project, the WFW team had to work closely with the DTI in navigating through the Gas Act and Petroleum Act to ensure that the project could be delivered, as well as the more usual corporate, real estate and tax law issues. All this was achieved within a timescale of one year from conception to completion.

Anna Soroko, who led the team for WFW said “It is enormously satisfying to be singled out by one’s peers for the work on this project, but without the work of all involved in the team we would not be here today. What is particularly pleasing is that this project is very much a first and has the potential to revolutionise LNG distribution around the world, and with our support, similar projects are now in the advanced planning stages. This project, and the award, is a good example of the market leading expertise which WFW brings to the oil and gas, shipping and energy sectors.”

06-27-2007

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Quarles & Brady

34 Quarles & Brady LLP Attorneys Recognized in Chambers USA
The law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP is pleased to announce that 34 attorneys from the Firm's offices nationwide have been ranked in the 2007 edition of the prestigious Chambers USA directory.

06-27-2007

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McCarter & English, Attorneys At Law

John Brunjes was quoted by Dow Jones, Associated Press and Forbes about the growing trend of acquisitions in the hedge fund industry
John Brunjes was quoted by Dow Jones, Associated Press and Forbes regarding the agreement by asset management colossus BlackRock Inc. to acquire fund of hedge funds firm Quellos Group LLC for up to $1.7 billion, and the growing trend of acquisitions in the hedge fund industry.

06-27-2007

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Husch & Eppenberger, LLC

Husch & Eppenberger's Steven M. Berezney Included in the St. Louis Business Journal's 30 Under 30 Class of 2007
Husch & Eppenberger, LLC proudly announces that our colleague, Steven M. Berezney, has been included in the St. Louis Business Journal's 30 Under 30 Class of 2007.

The honor is reserved for St. Louis's leaders, achievers, and newsmakers under the age of thirty.

Mr. Berezney practices in the firm's Business Litigation and Appellate practice groups. He represents clients in complex litigation matters involving contract disputes and business torts, and handles all types of appellate matters.

As an active member of Husch & Eppenberger's Recruiting Committee, Mr. Berezney also interviews law students for Associate Attorney positions and serves as an advisor to summer associates each year. He is also active in the St. Louis community, coaching the Clayton High School mock trial team.

Mr. Berezney earned his law degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Illinois College of Law in 2003. While pursuing his degree, he was the Editor-in-Chief of the University of Illinois Law Review and was selected by the College administration to be their official ambassador to U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. He graduated from the University of Missouri - Columbia with a B.A. in Political Science, with Honors, cum laude, in 2000.

Husch & Eppenberger is a nationally ranked law firm with approximately 300 attorneys in seven cities across the Midwest and Mid-South. For more than eighty years, Husch & Eppenberger has served local, regional, national, and international businesses; financial institutions; charitable and governmental organizations; and individuals in sophisticated litigation and business representation.

Husch & Eppenberger's primary practice areas are business litigation, product liability, land use and development, tax and estate planning, and corporate and financial transactions. The firm also offers specialized legal expertise in labor and employment, construction, environmental and regulatory, health law, insolvency, intellectual property and technology, franchise law, international law, and e-business.

In June 2007, The American Lawyer named us as the 175th largest firm in the nation, based on 2006 gross revenues. In November 2006, The National Law Journal ranked us as the 132nd largest firm in the country in terms of number of lawyers. These rankings are the result of the firm's commitment to growth and expansion in the Midwest and Mid-South, and its service to litigation and transactional clients nationwide.

06-27-2007

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Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody, P.C.

Stephen Butler and David Lein named as Shareholders in the firm
Graves Dougherty is pleased to announce that Stephen Butler and David Lein were each elected to become a Shareholder in the firm.

Stephen Butler joined Graves Dougherty in 2001. His practice focuses on commercial real estate transactions, development, financing and leasing. Steve is an active member of the Real Estate Council of Austin, and has served as Vice-Chair of the Ordinance and Legislative Review Committee and as a leader and member of the Leadership Development Council. Steve also serves as a director of the Colorado River Foundation.

David Lein joined Graves Dougherty in 2004. His practice focuses on constitutional and commercial litigation at the trial and appellate levels. After graduating with a joint degree from Harvard Law School and the Kennedy School of Government, David served as a law clerk to Senior United States District Judge William Wayne Justice. Prior to law school, David administered Duke University's Talent Identification Program, which selects and educates 700 academically gifted students in Grades 7-10 each summer. Before he became involved with the Duke program, David was a researcher and speechwriter for the Southwest Industrial Areas Foundation, a network of grassroots community political organizations, based in Austin.

06-27-2007

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White & Case, LLP

White & Case Honors Lawyers for Pro Bono Work
White & Case LLP held its annual Pro Bono Awards, recognizing lawyers within the Firm for their outstanding contributions to pro bono legal service. Lawyers from eight White & Case offices, as varied as New York, Istanbul, Ankara and Brussels, were honored for a wide range of work, including assistance with the Aaron Lee Jones death penalty case, representing minors in amnesty and immigration cases and representing a journalist in a freedom of press case.

"For the second consecutive year, our pro bono practice has grown over 30 percent in terms of hours, and we have seen a significant increase in participation from partners and associates," said White & Case pro bono counsel James M. Stillwaggon, who heads the Firm's Pro Bono Committee. "This year we also expanded globally and started doing work with a number of non-governmental organizations."

Award recipients include:

* Christoph Arhold (Brussels), for his work on behalf of journalist Hans-Martin Tillack, whose files were seized by Belgian authorities based on a complaint by the European Commission's Anti-Fraud Office. His complaint against the raids has been opened in the European Court for Human Rights, the last recourse for the protection of press freedom and the rights of individuals.

* Maria Beguiristain (Miami) assisted Mark Martinez on Florida's Children First matter. This project involved an administrative challenge to rules that would have resulted in many children in foster care losing their Road to Independence scholarships, which assist them in pursuing secondary education. White & Case's work on this matter led the Florida State Department of Children and Families to publish revised rules, which corrected many of the problems.

* Brianna Busch (Washington, DC) represented Grace Idun in an immigration matter before the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Brianna argued that the Bureau of Immigration Affairs abused its discretion when it denied Ms. Idun's motion for reconsideration of an in absentia deportation order caused by her previous ineffective counsel. The Second Circuit granted Ms. Idun's request for relief, and adjusted her status so she can remain here with her husband, a US citizen.

* Gül Çigdemtekin (Ankara) provided assistance to LOSEV, a Turkish nonprofit organization that provides educational, social and psychological support as well as free treatment for children with leukemia and their families, on a real estate matter that was decided in LOSEV's favor.

* Craig Clark (Palo Alto), for his work on the case of one of our special immigration juvenile status clients, a 15-year-old Salvadoran national who fled gang violence and made his way alone to the US. After several days without food or water in the borderlands, he was picked up by US authorities and referred to us by the National Center for Refugee and Immigrant Children. Craig convinced the court to vacate its removal order, which had been granted in absentia.

* Angela Daker (Miami), for her criminal appeal work on behalf of a client indicted for bankruptcy fraud.

* Aaron Kahn (Los Angeles) is currently assisting a ten-year-old Guatemalan girl in removal proceedings. He filed an application for asylum and withholding of removal under the Convention Against Torture, based on the epidemic of misogynistic violence underway in Guatemala. In addition, the client has no immediate family left in Guatemala and is facing removal proceedings alone. A final ruling is due later this month.

* Neal Millard (Los Angeles) continually works with the Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools, a network of high-performing public schools in historically low-income communities. Neal volunteered his expertise and time in securing much-needed bond funding for The Alliance's expansion and growth. In addition, he assists The Alliance with legal and regulatory issues relating to charter schools, in transactional services relating to property acquisitions and also serves on its Board of Directors.

* Hansel Pham (Washington, DC) worked with VietHope, Inc., a volunteer-led nonprofit organization dedicated to funding and supporting education projects in Vietnam, on its successful application for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status and with corporate governance. With White & Case's support, VietHope's annual fundraising revenues have increased by 1,000 percent, allowing them to triple the number of scholarships awarded while taking on additional school and library construction projects.

* Sandra J. Warren (New York) recently completed the largest debt-for-nature swap under the US Tropical Forest Conservation Act on behalf of Conservation International and The Nature Conservancy. It will provide more than $24 million over the next 15 years to help protect critically threatened tropical rain forests in Guatemala.

* Matt McQueen and Jenna Nicenko (New York) represented a 20-year-old girl who had lived in the United States since the age of four and was facing deportation. Jenna originally filed a 240A(b)(2) VAWA petition on the client's behalf because she was abused by her legal guardian. This was a novel argument since legal guardians are not included in INA definitions of a “parent,” but Jenna argued that this guardian still qualified because she stood in loco parentis to the client. The case was eventually decided on the resettlement of a Family Court Guardianship Order. Matt took the lead on the family court proceedings and secured a resettlement order. Because of that, the removal proceedings were closed and the client was able to receive her green card, six weeks before she would have aged out of eligibility.

* Daren Orzechowski and Paul Godinez (New York) worked on behalf of Paolo Tatafiore, an Italian concert pianist, in connection with a breach of contract dispute against his former agent and with related immigration problems. The case touched on several key issues within entertainment law, primarily whether the defendant qualified as an “agent” or a “manager.” Based on an early summary judgment motion, Daren and Paul secured a settlement for the client that provided him with ample restitution, including the money he needed to return home to his family in Europe.

* Natalie Kadas, Robert Wheal, and Matthew Wood (London), for their work on behalf of the Dickie Bird Foundation, which was founded to assist financially challenged youths under the age of 18 who wish to participate in sports. Kadas, Wheal and Wood provide ongoing commercial advice and administrative and fundraising support. In addition, they have recently assisted in an employment dispute and are advising the foundation on a complicated and sensitive trustee matter.

* Thomas Biesty, Aaron Chase, Stephanie L. Cohen, David A. Fulco, Lydia E. Lin, Karen I. Lundeen, Tricia Marlar, A. Kumari Nelson, Peter B. Patterson, led by Vincent R. FitzPatrick, Jr. and Heather K. McDevitt (New York), for their representation of Aaron Lee Jones from 1991 until his execution in May 2007. During the past year, the Jones team petitioned the US Supreme Court for certiorari review of Mr. Jones' federal habeas petition and filed a civil rights action on his behalf challenging the constitutionality of Alabama's method of execution by lethal injection as cruel and unusual punishment. Although the team sought the intervention of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the US Supreme Court, Mr. Jones was executed before federal courts in Alabama could adjudicate the merits of his claim. The team continues to litigate two similar lethal injection challenges in Alabama.

* Ceyda Akbal, Muhsin Deskin, Galip M. Selçuk, Refika T. Tüzün-Bird (Istanbul) completed numerous pro bono projects for Tohum Vakfi, a Turkish foundation providing assistance in early diagnosis and treatment of autism in young children, in addition to providing education to their families and teachers. The White & Case team managed the legal aspects of Tohum Vakfi’s local and international activities, as well as provide legal counsel to the foundation and its sister school.

06-27-2007

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Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

Firm Receives "Business of the Year" Award
Stradley Ronon attorneys Joseph T. Kelleher, Keith R. Dutill, Steven A. Scolari, Karen M. McWilliams, Deborah W. Hong and Kevin W. Goldstein, accept the Main Line Chamber of Commerce’s 2007 “Business of the Year” award at the annual awards ceremony held recently.

“Winning this honor is a great privilege for Stradley Ronon, and it recognizes our firm’s commitment to the communities in which we work and live,” said Stradley Ronon partner Steve Scolari.

In addition to being awarded the Main Line Chamber’s “Business of the Year” award, Stradley Ronon is the only law firm participant in the Chamber’s Leadership Main Line program, which Scolari co-chairs. The program provides leadership-skills training and diverse learning experiences to inspire individuals to make a difference in their companies and in the community.

“It is a great pleasure to recognize wonderful businesses and individuals for their enormous contributions to their respective professions and to the Main Line community, Bob Pucci, President and CEO of The Main Line Chamber of Commerce. “The Main Line Chamber of Commerce is proud to honor the hard work and dedication of the three winners of the Business of the Year categories and considers them to be emblematic of the traits that make the Main Line such a unique and successful demographic in which to live, work, play and learn.”

06-27-2007

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