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Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP

Smith Moore Expands Real Estate Practice In Raleigh Office
Smith Moore LLP has added Ted Edwards as a partner in its construction and real estate practice in Raleigh. Edwards focuses his practice in commercial real estate development, including project administration, contract negotiation, and dispute resolution. He joins Smith Moore's recent business practice expansions in Wilmington and Charlotte, and is the 24th attorney to join the firm this year.

Edwards joins Smith Moore from Kilpatrick Stockton LLP in Raleigh. He is president of the African-American Real Estate Professionals of North Carolina, a recipient of the North Carolina Bar Association's William L. Thorpe pro bono attorney award in 2006, and a past "40 Under 40" honoree by the Triangle Business Journal. "Smith Moore's practices and people are a great fit for me," Edwards said. "The firm's vibrant real estate practice, and the interest it takes in its communities, are what drew me."

Brad Risinger, partner-in-charge of Smith Moore's Raleigh office, said Edwards' addition is part of the firm's strategy to grow its real estate, development, and land use capabilities. "Our clients are pursuing projects that range from the coast to the mountains, and we are expanding to meet those needs. Ted's skills, experience, and strong ties across the state are a perfect complement."

Edwards has law and undergraduate degrees from Duke University. He serves on the North Carolina State Bar's Disciplinary Hearings Commission and is a founding member of United Minority Contractors of North Carolina.

06-25-2007

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Ruden McClosky Smith Schuster & Russell, PA

RUDEN McCLOSKY ANNOUNCES THAT SEVERAL OF THE FIRM’S ATTORNEYS HAVE BEEN TOP-RANKED IN FLORIDA BY CHAMBERS USA
Mary Smallwood, an Environmental Lawyer and Barry Somerstein, a Real Estate lawyer both ranked 1 in their respective practices on Chambers scale of 1-6, 1 being the highest possible rank. Don McClosky, a land use partner and a founder of the Ruden McClosky firm was named a Senior Statesman, and the following attorneys were also top-ranked in their practice areas:

James “Chet” Barclay in Healthcare
Dennis Mele in Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Stephen Siegel in Healthcare
Lee Worsham in Environmental

The firm’s practice areas of Real Estate, Land Use, Environmental and Health law also received top-rank designations by Chambers USA among Florida law firms.

The qualities on which rankings are assessed include technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities valued by clients.

06-25-2007

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Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, L.L.P.

Porter Wright Attorneys Recognized in Chambers USA
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur ranks among the best law firms in Ohio according to a recent announcement from Chambers USA. The rankings come as the result of a yearlong survey effort to obtain a consistent market view of firms and attorneys who are considered leaders in their respective fields. According to Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, the qualities on which rankings are assessed include "technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by the client."

According to Chambers' research, Porter Wright ranked among the top firms in Ohio in Banking and Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment, Natural Resources and Environment, General Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, and Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use.

The following individuals ranked among the top attorneys in Ohio in nine respective of practice:
# Timothy E. Grady (Columbus) - Banking and Finance
# Jack R. Pigman (Columbus) - Bankruptcy/Restructuring
# Theodore D. Grosser (Cincinnati) - Corporate/M&A
# Bradd N. Siegel, John M. Stephen, Robert W. Edmund, and Charles C. Warner (all Columbus) -Labor and Employment
# Richard J. Helmreich (Columbus) - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
# Robert Brubaker, Christopher R. Schraff, Katerina Eftimoff Milenkovski, J. Jeffrey McNealey, Robert J. Schmidt Jr., and Martin S. Seltzer (all Columbus) - Natural Resources and Environment
# Robert W. Trafford and Kathleen M. Trafford (both Columbus) -General Commercial Litigation
# J. Jeffrey McNealey and Robert A. Meyer, Jr. (both Columbus) - Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
# John B. Rohyans (Columbus) and William R. Weir (Cleveland) -
# John B. Rohyans (Columbus) and William R. Weir (Cleveland) - Real Estate: Finance

06-25-2007

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McCarter & English, Attorneys At Law

Litigator joins McCarter & English as Partner in Stamford
Litigator Joseph J. Cherico has joined the Stamford office of McCarter & English, LLP as a partner in the Insurance Coverage practice group.

Previously with Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker in Stamford and Shearman & Sterling in New York, Mr. Cherico has significant trial and arbitration experience. He represents clients in various types of complex commercial litigation, including insurance coverage and other contractual disputes, matters related to mortgage underwriting and lending practices, white collar criminal investigations and class action lawsuits.

Mr. Cherico is a graduate of Fordham University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1995; Associate Editor, Fordham Law Review) and Fordham University (B.A., 1992). He is admitted to practice in Connecticut and New York and before the U.S. District Courts for the District of Connecticut and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

06-25-2007

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Kamlet Shepherd & Reichert, LLP.

James V. DeLong Named as Special Counsel In Kamlet Shepherd & Reichert Washington, D.C. Office
James V. DeLong was named as special counsel and chairman of the Intellectual Property practice area in the Washington, D.C. law office of Kamlet Shepherd & Reichert the firm announced.

DeLong will expand the firm’s intellectual property rights capabilities, focusing on counseling in patent and copyright matters, and on the intersection between antitrust and intellectual property laws. He also brings a depth of expertise on both U. S. and international regulatory issues.

“We are extraordinarily pleased to have Jim DeLong join our group, and we will rely on his demonstrated expertise on patents, copyright and software licensing to expertly serve our clients,” Gifford said. “His expertise on intellectual property and antitrust will complement and expand our ability to serve our clients and to attract new clients.”

Kamlet Shepherd’s Communications, Internet and Intellectual Property practice group encompasses global issues relating to intellectual property enforcement, as well as local, state and federal competition policy and regulatory issues.

“This is an extraordinary opportunity for me to partner and expand Kamlet Shepherd’s capabilities in the area of intellectual property, and stay on top of global issues of intellectual property and competition policy,” said DeLong.

Prior to coming to Kamlet Shepherd, DeLong served as senior fellow at The Progress & Freedom Foundation where he directed the Center for the Study of Digital Property. Before that, DeLong was senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. He also served as general counsel of the National Legal Center for the Public Interest, research director of the Administrative Conference of the United States and assistant director for special projects in the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the FTC. He is active in regulatory reform, intellectual property, industrial and government management and legal reform, and has appeared as a witness before Congress and state regulatory agencies.

DeLong received his bachelor’s degree from Harvard College and graduated magna cum laude with a juris doctor degree from the Harvard School of Law.
Kamlet Shepherd, one of the fastest growing law firms in the Rocky Mountain region, focuses on Corporate and Securities; Real Estate and Project Finance; Environmental and Natural Resources; Communications, Internet and Intellectual Property; and Commercial Litigation and White Collar Criminal Defense.

Kamlet Shepherd is a comprehensive legal services firm with more than 40 attorneys that is structured to serve businesses in the Rocky Mountain region. It can be contacted at www.ksrlaw.com. Based in Denver, it was formed in 2000 by partners determined to make customer service and responsiveness a hallmark of the firm. In 2006 it earned the designation Best Place to Work in Denver for medium-sized companies.

06-25-2007

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Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP Attorneys and Counselors

Chambers USA 2007 Gives Honigman a Number One Ranking in Four Practice Areas
The respected legal research publication Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2007 has awarded a Number One ranking - for the State of Michigan - in four key practice areas to the Detroit-Based firm of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP (Honigman). The Firm’s Corporate, Employee Benefits, Litigation and Real Estate Departments all earned a Number One ranking. In addition, Honigman’s Labor and Employment Department was recognized as one of the leading practices in Michigan.

Through interviews with peers, competing law firms, and significant purchasers of legal services, London-based publisher Chambers & Partners rated business lawyers at U.S. law firms by state within a selected set of key practice areas. In Michigan, Chambers & Partners ranked law firms and lawyers in the following six categories: Banking & Finance; Corporate/M&A; Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation; Labor and Employment; Litigation: General Commercial; and Real Estate.

Seventeen individual Honigman partners were recognized for their exemplary performance as top leaders in their fields:

06-25-2007

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Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP Attorneys and Counselors

Honigman Ranked Top Corporate Law Firm In Detroit
Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP was named the best corporate law firm in Detroit for the second consecutive year by Corporate Board Member magazine’s recently-released Legal Industry Research Study. The study, which is sponsored by FTI, a Baltimore-based consulting firm, identifies the top five corporate law firms in 25 major metropolitan areas based on a survey of directors serving on boards of publicly-traded companies. Participants are asked to list the law firms they most likely would select to aid their companies on a broad range of corporate legal issues.

Alan S. Schwartz, Chief Executive Officer of Honigman said, “At Honigman, we continually strive to provide our clients with the highest level of service and professionalism. We are pleased to be recognized by Corporate Board Member as Detroit’s top corporate law firm for the second year in a row.”

Corporate Board Member magazine is a leading information resource for senior officers and directors of publicly-traded corporations, large private companies, and Global 1000 firms.

06-25-2007

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