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Wood, Herron & Evans, L.L.P.

Kate Smith and Brett Schatz are named 2007 Ohio Rising Stars
Law & Politics Publishers selected two WH&E attorneys as Ohio Rising Stars for 2007: Kate Smith and Brett Schatz.

Law & Politics performs the polling, research and selection. To be eligible, an attorney must be age 40 or younger, or in practice 10 years or less. Only 2.5% of attorneys in Ohio get selected as an outstanding young attorney or a Rising Star.

Kate Smith was named on the Intellectual Property area of law. Brett Schatz was named in the Intellectual Property Litigation area.

06-23-2007

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Tharrington Smith, LLP

Citizen Lawyers Earn NCBA Recognition
The NCBA recognized its outstanding Citizen Lawyers for 2007 Saturday, including, front from left:Barbara Perry, outgoing chair of the Senior Lawyers Division who accepted on behalf of her son, Jimbo Perry, Fred Jones, Candice Wooten, Nan Hannah, Rep. Phil Haire and David Gantt. Second row, Jeff Andrews, Lynn Burleson, Asa Bell, Brian Darer, Jim Deal, Melinda Burroughs and Woody Harrison. Back row, Judge J. H. Corpening, Phil Dixon, Alan Duncan, John Mabe and Mike Wells.

The North Carolina Bar Association’s ongoing efforts to identify and recognize citizen lawyers came into full focus at the 2007 Annual Meeting, conducted June 21-24 at the Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa in Asheville.

Throughout the Annual Meeting, and especially during Saturday morning’s General Session, the NCBA Citizen Lawyers commanded center stage. The Citizen Lawyer Task Force, chaired by Bill Flynn and charged by President Clark Smith to illuminate the noble efforts of citizen lawyers throughout the state, recognized 25 of North Carolina’s leading citizen lawyers.

In addition to the General Session, during which each citizen lawyer honoree came across the stage to receive a distinctive 2007 NCBA Citizen Lawyer memento, recognition posters commemorating each citizen lawyer were displayed prominently throughout the Annual Meeting.

Flynn announced each recipient and read excerpts from their bios while Clark presented the awards.

The honorees represented a broad cross-section of lawyers serving in numerous ways, including appointive and elective boards and commissions, non-profit organizations, youth sports and officials, scouting, involvement in local schools, environmental causes and statewide service.

Their names and hometowns are:

James Deal, Boone;
Alan Duncan, Greensboro;
Fred Turnage, Rocky Mount;
David Gantt, Asheville;
Phillip Dixon, Greenville;
James (Jimbo) Perry, Kinston;
Woody Harrison, Wilson;
Anthony Foxx, Charlotte;
Brian Darer, Raleigh;
Judge Julius Corpening, II, Wilmington;
Nan Hannah, Cary;
Hada Haulsee, Winston-Salem;
Leslie O’Toole, Raleigh;
Alan S. Gordon, Charlotte;
Asa Bell, Raleigh;
Rep. Phil Haire, Sylva;
Lynne Fuller-Andrews, Winston-Salem;
Fred Howell Jones, Franklin;
Sean Lew, Winston-Salem;
Lynn Burleson, Raleigh;
John Mabe, Raleigh;
Candice Wooten, Winston-Salem;
Melinda Burrows, Raleigh;
Jeffrey Andrews, Burlington; and
Mike Wells, Winston-Salem.

06-23-2007

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Groom Law Group, Chartered

Mazawey, Powell, Daines and Salinas contribute to Pension & Benefits article
Lou Mazawey, David Powell, Kendall Daines and Shannon Salinas contributed to an Pension and Benefits article entitled, "IRS Finalizes Comprehensive Update of Code Sec. 415 Regulations: Part 2. " In Part 2 of this two-part Practitioner to Practitioner article, the authors continue the comparison chart of the expiring guidance to the new Code Sec. 415 regs' provisions, focusing on provisions applicable to defined benefit plans, and additional provisions affecting church, 403(b), and governmental plans.

06-22-2007

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Groom Law Group, Chartered

Bill Sweetnam contributes to Inside Consumer-Directed Care article on HSAs
Bill Sweetnam contributed to an Inside Consumer-Directed Care article entitled, "ICDC's Panel of Compliance Gurus Tackles 10 Tricky HSA Questions." Click here to read the article get answers to some of the most difficult HSA-related questions.

06-22-2007

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Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, L.L.P.

Istithmar in Pending $825 Million Barneys Acquisition
Cleary Gottlieb is representing Istithmar PJSC in its pending $825 million acquisition of Barneys New York, Inc. from Jones Apparel Group, Inc. The deal was signed on June 22 and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2007.

Barneys is a leading specialty retailer of luxury high-end designer and brand name men's and women's fashion apparel, shoes and accessories; it also sells its own private label high-quality fashion apparel. Barneys has five flagship stores (located in New York City, Beverly Hills, Chicago, Boston and Dallas) and more than 30 smaller regional, Co-Op and Outlet stores across the country.

Istithmar is a private investment company that invests on behalf of the Dubai government.

06-22-2007

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Wiley, Rein & Fielding, L.L.P.

John B. Reynolds III Named to Select List of the Nation’s CFIUS Experts
Wiley Rein partner John B. Reynolds III, a member of the firm’s International Trade and Government Affairs practices, has been ranked by Chambers USA as being “at the forefront of one of the most cutting-edge areas of international trade,” Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States (CFIUS) work.

In spotlighting CFIUS practitioners, Chambers notes the increasing importance of this area of international trade. “The politicization of the process of foreign investment in the USA—concomitant with the fact that there is more of this investment than ever before—has made it a hot area,” the publisher reports.

Mr. Reynolds, who is “deemed a leader in CFIUS matters,” has extensive experience handling international transactions that include a national security component , especially those involving clearance under the Exon-Florio Amendment or the negotiation of network security agreeements. Chambers has rated him in the top-tier of international trade attorneys, calling him the “star of Wiley Rein’s highly rated export controls and economic sanctions team.” He has worked on CFIUS-related transactions since the Exon-Florio Amendment was first enacted.

The Chambers ratings are based on extensive interviews of law firms’ clients, colleagues and competitors. Inclusion in the directory is determined through a rigorous vetting process whereby Chambers researchers evaluate law firms and attorneys on a number of factors.

06-22-2007

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Bayard, P.A.

The Bayard Firm Retained as Counsel to Hancock Fabric's Equity Committee
The Bayard Firm has been retained as Delaware bankruptcy counsel to the Official Committee of Equity Security Holders for Hancock Fabrics, Inc. Bayard's team is led by partner Charlene D. Davis with assistance provided by associate Eric M. Sutty. Bayard's co-counsel in the case is Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal LLP. Hancock Fabrics is a specialty retailer serving the home sewing and home decorating markets within the United States, operating approximately 400 stores nationwide. After failing to make timely SEC filings and a tightening in credit, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on March 20, 2007

06-22-2007

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