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Latham & Watkins

International Trade Attorney Joins Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Sarah Nappi has joined the firm's Washington, D.C. office. Her practice focuses on legal, policy and enforcement issues arising under US customs laws and other laws governing cross-border transactions. Nappi's expertise in import regulation and customs compliance will enhance the firm's growing practice in international trade and investment controls.

Nappi has nearly a decade of experience in customs and international trade matters, representing companies in a broad range of industry sectors. She has worked extensively with clients on customs planning issues, regulatory audits, self-assessments, enforcement matters and compliance reviews. Her expertise will complement the work of the firm's International Trade and Investment Controls Group, which represents and advises companies in the United States and around the world on issues arising under export control laws, trade and economic sanctions, anti-terrorism controls, regulation of cross-border trade, foreign investment in the United States, anti-money laundering regimes, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and antiboycott laws. The group has extensive expertise in counseling, compliance programs, policy issues, licensing, internal investigations, voluntary disclosures, and administrative and criminal enforcement.

"As a leading practitioner in US customs laws, Sarah brings a wealth of experience that strengthens our transactional and litigation practices," said Eric Bernthal, Office Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins in Washington, D.C.

Everett (Kip) Johnson, Jr., Chair of Latham & Watkins' Litigation Department in the Washington, D.C. office, said, "Sarah will further enhance our ability to serve clients in cross-border transactions, regulatory compliance, corporate due diligence, and homeland security matters. She will be a tremendous resource for our clients."

Nappi stated, "The increasingly global nature of business and today's aggressive enforcement climate are forcing companies to comply with a range of complex and overlapping customs and international trade regulations. I am excited about the unparalleled opportunity that I have at Latham & Watkins to work with attorneys in the firm's global platform to provide comprehensive strategic planning and compliance assistance to meet the needs of Latham's clients."

Nappi graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 1996 and received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University in 1992. She joins Latham & Watkins from Miller & Chevalier in Washington, D.C.

06-21-2007

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Latham & Watkins

Prominent Finance Partner to Join Latham & Watkins in Munich
Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Andreas Diem will join the firm's Munich office as a partner in the Finance Department. Diem's practice focuses on acquisition finance, with leading expertise in senior finance, second lien and mezzanine facilities. He also has significant experience in real estate finance and general syndicated lending.

Diem is widely regarded as one of the leading finance lawyers in Germany, with a track record spanning nearly a decade advising a roster of preeminent German and European financial institutions as well as private equity sponsors. He has a formidable reputation as one of Germany's leading practitioners advising in complex, innovative financing structures.

"Andreas is among a very small group of top finance lawyers in the German market, and he joins a team that now includes a number of superb lawyers. Andreas' experience handling complex domestic and cross-border financing and lending transactions consolidates our leadership in this practice area in Europe and is an important addition to our German transactional and tax practice," said Jörg Kirchner, corporate partner and Office Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins in Munich. "We have built one of the deepest capabilities in Europe across the transactional practice areas, and Andreas' arrival is further testimony to Latham's commitment and ambition to be the corporate and finance market-leader in Europe and globally."

Christopher Hall, Vice Chair of the Global Finance Department, commented: "We have set our sights on becoming one of the leading finance teams in Europe, and the arrival of Andreas is another step forward in achieving this goal. We believe our platform, culture of integration, depth of knowledge in every money centre in the world and track record for working on cutting-edge deals across the globe affords us a strong position in advising companies and financial institutions on their most complex cross-border matters."

"I admire Latham & Watkins' focus and success at building an outstanding finance practice in Europe. Latham's global reach, entrepreneurial attitude and team-oriented approach provide immense opportunities for me to grow my practice and attract new clients both from the financial institutions and the sponsor side. I am excited about the prospects of working with my new colleagues," said Diem.

Diem will join the Munich office of Latham & Watkins which opened on January 1, 2006. The Munich team currently consists of 13 lawyers, including four partners who cover three practice areas: Corporate, Tax and Employment. Diem is the second recent lateral partner to join the Munich office. Earlier this month former Dechert partner Volkmar Bruckner joined the Munich office as a corporate partner to support the transactional practice in Munich, which primarily serves a large number of private equity clients.

Diem will join Latham & Watkins from Sherman & Sterling LLP, where he has been a partner since 2002. He joined Sherman & Sterling from Gleiss Lutz. Diem studied law at the Universities of Hamburg and Tübingen and passed his German First State Exam in 1988. He received his LLM from Georgetown University Law Center in 1989. He is admitted to the German and New York State bars. Diem is a frequent speaker and author of the leading German language book on acquisition finance.

06-21-2007

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Kelley, Drye & Warren, LLP

Advertising Law Partner to Speak at the Electronic Retailing Association’s East Coast Legal Series: Be A Leading Strategist in Your Field Conference in New York
John Villafranco, Partner in the Advertising Law Practice Group, will deliver a presentation on Dietary Supplements with Andrew Lustigman, a Partner at the Lustigman Firm, P.C., at the Electronic Retailing Association’s East Coast Legal Series: Be A Leading Strategist in Your Field Conference in New York on June 26, 2007. John and Andrew will discuss the regulatory hurdles surrounding claims made via consumer testimonials and expert endorsers. The session will include a discussion of how to navigate the FDA, FTC, and NAD claim maze and how to have effective risk management strategies and still market effectively.

06-21-2007

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Keating, Muething & Klekamp PLL

Twenty-One Keating Muething & Klekamp Lawyers Named 2007 Ohio Rising Stars
Twenty-one lawyers at Keating Muething & Klekamp made the 2007 Ohio Rising Stars list which will be published in Law & Politics Media. They will be listed in the August 2007 issues of Cincinnati Magazine and Ohio Super Lawyers – Rising Stars Edition. In January 2007, Law & Politics sent ballots to all of this year’s Ohio Super Lawyers asking them to nominate up-and-coming lawyers who are age 40 or younger or have been in practice ten years or less.

The Keating Muething & Klekamp lawyers recognized as 2007 Ohio Rising Stars are: Joseph C. Alter, Donyetta D. Bailey, Cole D. Bond, Matthew K. Buck, Joseph M. Callow, Jr., Steven C. Coffaro, Danielle M. D’Addesa, D. Brock Denton, Caroline M. DiMauro, Sue A. Erhart, Drew M. Hicks, Michael J. Moeddel, Brian P. Muething, Christy M. Nageleisen, Jamie M. Ramsey, F. Mark Reuter, Adrienne J. Roach, Rachael A. Rowe, Steven W. Sebastian, Sean S. Suder and Thomas M. Tepe, Jr.

Law & Politics has been publishing Super Lawyers for 16 years. This is the third year for Ohio Rising Stars. According to Mr. William C. White, publisher of Law & Politics, the selection process involved the following:

The general survey process began in January 2007 when the Rising Stars staff mailed ballots to Ohio Super Lawyers asking them to vote for the best up-and-coming lawyers they had personally observed in action. The intent was to discourage lawyers from voting for others based purely on reputations. Each ballot had the name of the addressee – attorney on it. Only ballots properly verified by that attorney (with signature and attorney registration number filled it) we counted. Each lawyers was given a score based on the number and type of votes received. Votes received from lawyers in other firms were awarded significantly more points than votes received from lawyers in the same firm.

As part of the research process, the Rising Star staff designed balloting methodology and carefully reviewed balloting results. The balloting results were reviewed for any evidence of ballot manipulation and any such balloting was eliminated from consideration. Rising Star candidate status with the Attorney Registration Section of the Supreme Court of Ohio was reviewed to assure all Rising Stars are active, with no public record of disciplinary action.

The point totals from the general survey and screening process were added to arrive at a final point total. The final points were segregated by firm size (small, medium and large). Top point-getters from each of the firm size categories were selected to identify the Ohio Rising Stars, consisting of the top 2.5 percent of the up-and-coming attorneys in Ohio. The list of Ohio Rising Stars includes attorneys in private practice, as well as attorneys in non-private practice, such as prosecutors, in-house counsel and public service lawyers.

06-21-2007

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Katten Partners Nina Matis and Herbert Wander Named to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Dealmakers List
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP is pleased to announce that Nina B. Matis, a partner in the Real Estate Practice, and Herbert S. Wander, a partner in the Corporate Practice, have been named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America list. According to Lawdragon, the ranking features the nation’s top mergers and acquisitions, corporate and real estate dealmakers, representing less than one-half of one percent of the legal profession and placing them among an elite group of legal professionals.

More than 5,000 attorneys were nominated for the Leading Dealmakers list by their peers and the Lawdragon editorial staff. The Lawdragon 500 was selected from that group, based on a proprietary system that takes into account dozens of qualifications that are scored to determine the best dealmakers nationwide. Among the factors utilized in the list’s selection are extensive research by a staff of award-winning journalists who interview thousands of lawyers nationwide, and a survey of lawyers and general counsel who nominate and vote for their peers online. According to Lawdragon, the 500
Leading Dealmakers in America also reflects the practices that are the “hottest” during a particular year, as well as those individuals who have had the greatest recent impact on the legal world. The Lawdragon 500 list is available online and will also be featured in a print magazine, released in July 2007. Established in 2005, Lawdragon (www.lawdragon.com) features thousands of online profiles of the nation’s leading lawyers and a database of nearly 200,000 U.S. attorneys.

Serving as both co-chair of Katten’s Real Estate Practice and General Counsel to iStar Financial, Ms. Matis' practice is heavily concentrated in all areas of commercial real estate development and acquisition, financing and partnership law. She has extensive experience in the organization and investment activities of debt and equity funds comprised of pension funds and of domestic and foreign investors and in investment and organizational matters relating to REITS. Ms. Matis routinely handles transactions valued in excess of $500 million, with some reaching $1 billion. She was also recognized by The National Law Journal as one of the 50 Most Influential Women Lawyers in America in 2007 and among the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America in 2006 by the same publication. She was also honored as the World’s Leading Real Estate Attorney by the International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers in both 2006 and 2007.

Mr. Wander is a partner in the Firm’s Corporate Practice, focusing on all aspects of business law, especially corporate governance, securities law and M&A transactions. He has been the chief legal architect for many major M&A transactions, both negotiated and hostile, and in 2004 was appointed co-chair of the SEC’s Advisory Committee on Smaller Public Companies, to examine the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on those corporations.

Mr. Wander lectures and writes frequently on corporate governance topics, including audit committee matters. He also serves as a director and audit committee member for Telephone and Data Systems Inc., a $5 billion telecommunications company, and formerly served as a director and secretary of Advance Ross Corporation. Mr. Wander is currently serving his second term as a member of the Legal Advisory Committee to the New York Stock Exchange Board of Governors and is a member of its Corporate Governance Subcommittee.

06-21-2007

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

Nectar Capital in Private Equity Fund Formation
Cleary Gottlieb advised Nectar Capital in the formation of its private equity fund, NC2, L.P., which closed on June 20. The fund is mandated to make acquisitions in the music, media and leisure sectors, principally in the United Kingdom and the United States. Investors were principally high net worth individuals.

Nectar Capital typically invests in companies in the growth stage of their development, with the aim being to work closely with management and assist with strategic and operational issues that accompany the rapid growth phase of a young company.

06-20-2007

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Torys LLP

Fort Chicago Energy Partners announces C$199.8 million takeover offer for Countryside Power Income Fund
Torys is representing Fort Chicago Energy Partners with a team that includes Phil Symmonds, Krista Hill, John Guccione, Allen Yi, Erica Buschman and Jennifer Dyck (M&A); Corrado Cardarelli (tax); John Cameron (research); Buz Barclay (energy regulatory); Nichole Cortese (U.S. real estate); Sabrina Gherbaz and Danielle Townley (Canadian real estate); Dennis Mahony and Tyson Dyck (environmental); Saro Sarmazian (U.S. corporate); Chris Medland and Stacey Parker-Yull (pension and employment); and Omar Wakil and Craig Pell (Competition Act/HSR).

Fort Chicago Energy Partners LP (TSX: FCE.UN) announced that it entered into a definitive support agreement to acquire all of the outstanding units of Countryside Power Income Fund (TSX: COU.UN) for total cash consideration of approximately C$199.8 million.

Countryside's portfolio includes four operational power facilities: a 49 MW gas-fired cogeneration facility in northern California; a 44 MW gas-fired cogeneration facility in southern California; a district energy system in Charlottetown, P.E.I.; and a district energy system in London, Ontario. Countryside's portfolio also includes a 17 MW gas-fired cogeneration facility under construction in London, and opportunities for repowering and greenfield expansion at the California facilities.

Lehman Brothers is the financial adviser to Countryside Power Income Fund and CIBC World Markets Inc. is the financial adviser to Fort Chicago Energy Partners.

06-20-2007

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