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Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, P.C.

GCG Represents Bow Mills in Merger with Merrimack County
The merger of Bow Mills Bank and Trust with and into Merrimack County Savings Bank became effective on May 1, 2007. Attorneys W. John Funk, Susan B. Hollinger and Denis J. Maloney represented Bow Mills in the merger with a total transaction value of $22,707,945. The branches will continue to operate independently until the weekend of July 21.

The combined bank will operate under the Merrimack County Savings Bank name and will remain a mutual institution, with approximately $545 million in assets and $407 million in deposits as of December 31, 2006, financial data. Based on June 30, 2006 data, the combined bank will have the third largest deposit market share in Merrimack County, and will rank fourth among independent banks headquartered in New Hampshire.

"The combination of these two banks, which have a long history of supporting the communities in which they operate, is a real benefit to their customers," states Funk. "Each bank brings strengths to the relationship which will broaden the services offered by the combined enterprise. We congratulate them both for their commitment to preserve and sustain community banking."

Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell's Financial Services Practice is a recognized leader in serving the special needs of financial institutions, insurance companies and securities firms in local, state and federal matters. For more than 25 years, the firm has represented community banking clients through times of dramatic market and regulatory change and intensive competition. American Banker lists Gallagher Callahan & Gartrell among the top 25 law firms nationwide in bank mergers and acquisitions based on the size of the deals. The firm represents clients as both buyers and sellers in all phases of mergers and acquisitions.

06-20-2007

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Fasken, Martineau & Du Moulin, L.L.P.

Pierre-Etienne Simard, New President of the Jeune Chambre de commerce de Montréal
The Board of Directors of the Jeune Chambre de commerce de Montréal (JCCM) is proud to announce the nomination of Pierre-Étienne Simard, a Fasken Martineau lawyer, as President for the 2007-2008 Mandate.

The Jeune Chambre de commerce de Montréal is the largest network in North America of young executives, professionals, entrepreneurs and independent workers between the ages of 18 and 40. Pierre-Etienne has played an active role in the Jeune Chambre for over four years and has held several positions, including this year as Vice President Public Affairs.

Pierre-Etienne Simard specializes in business law, particularly mergers, acquisitions and securities.

06-20-2007

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Greenberg Traurig Litigation Attorneys Recognized in Legal 500 US - Volume III
The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP is pleased to announce that 16 of the firm’s attorneys have been included in the inaugural edition of Legal 500 US - Volume III: Litigation. Legal 500 is an internationally recognized client referral guide providing in-depth editorial and recommendations of law firms and lawyers.

Greenberg Traurig attorneys and their ranking practice categories include:

Appellate and Supreme Court

* Arthur England (Miami)
* Israel Rubin (New York)
* Elliot Scherker (Miami)

Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense: Tobacco

* Alan Mansfield (New York)
* David Ross (Miami)

Securities: Shareholder Litigation

* Hilarie Bass (Miami)
* Jacqueline Becerra (Miami)
* David Coulson (Miami)

Intellectual Property Litigation - Copyright: National

* Ian Ballon (Los Angeles; Silicon Valley)
* Terence Clark (Los Angeles)
* Gregory Herbert (Orlando)

Intellectual Property Litigation - Patents: International Trade Commission

* Gregg Anderson (Denver)
* Paul Sutton (New York)

Intellectual Property Litigation - Patent Litigation: Life Sciences/ Chemical

* Terence Clark (Los Angeles)
* Paul Sutton (New York)
* John Triggs (New York)

Intellectual Property Litigation - Trademarks: Litigation and Dispute Resolution

* Roxanne Elings (New York)
* Harley Lewin (New York)

Legal 500 selects attorneys for inclusion based on interviews with thousands of lawyers and with clients around the world. Legal 500 covers 80 countries and jurisdictions and has been published in Europe, Middle East and Africa for nearly 20 years. In late 2006, they launched the first Legal 500 US edition, which is split into four volumes covering the US legal market.

The Legal 500 US Litigation book is the third of the four guides. The firm also received prominent rankings in the Legal 500 US - Volume I: Corporate & Finance and the Legal 500 US - Volume II: Intellectual Property, Media, Technology and Telecom guides.

06-20-2007

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Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, L.L.P.

GLOBAL REIT INTEREST IN CEE AND RUSSIA
Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. advised Developers Diversified Realty Corporation (NYSE:DDR), the largest shopping centre real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States, in a transaction that illustrates growing global interest in Russia and Central and Eastern Europe.

A multi-office team represented DDR as it entered into a US$300 million joint venture with ECE Projektmanagement International G.m.b.H., part of the Otto Group, a German real estate development company. Together, DDR and ECE will pursue retail development in Russia and Ukraine.

Michael Wager, lead partner on the deal, said, “The transaction involved a complex structure of multiple jurisdictions, including issues governed by German, Russian, Ukrainian and US law, as well as European Community competition law and coordination with local counsel in Cyprus.”

“Russia’s increasing retail and consumer market is constantly expanding with the growing strength of the economy,” Wager noted. “We expect to see further foreign investment and infrastructure development in Russia and the CEE region in the coming years.”

Lawyers from the firm’s offices in Belgium, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States and the firm’s associated office in Ukraine counselled on the transaction.

DDR forms partnerships with the best developers available in a given market and then pursues investment in emerging markets. DDR owns and manages 800 shopping centres in 45 US states, Puerto Rico and Brazil, totalling 162 million square feet of selling space.

ECE, which recently opened an office in Ukraine, has spent three years studying the market in Russia and owns or has a stake in 82 of the 90 shopping centres it manages in Europe.

06-20-2007

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Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, LLP

Simpson Thacher Advises Hellman & Friedman Affiliates in Acquisition of Sheridan Healthcare
The firm represented affiliates of Hellman & Friedman LLC in the acquisition of Sheridan Healthcare, Inc., a provider of multi-specialty outsourced physician staffing and administrative services to hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. Under the terms of the transaction, Hellman & Friedman partnered with Sheridan’s management to purchase 100 percent of the privately held company’s outstanding equity from J.W. Childs Associates for an undisclosed price. The transaction cl41osed on June 15, 2007.

The Simpson Thacher team who worked on the transaction included: Richard Capelouto, Chad Skinner, Jason Lee, Paul Watkins and Daniel Foster (M&A); Steven Todrys, Katharine Moir and Ben Applestein (Tax); Richard Grimm and Bill Herochik (Benefits); Brian Steinhardt, Joshua Buhler and Steven Liang (Credit); Ivan Rothman and Marcela Robledo (IP); Jeff Ostrow, Gabriel Rubin, Papool Chaudhari, Lucia MacDonald and Michael Lizano (Litigation); and Annie Chou and Joseph Law (Paralegal).

06-20-2007

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Shearman & Sterling LLP

Shearman & Sterling represents Longreach in $694M acquisition
Shearman & Sterling represented The Longreach Group, a private equity firm with offices in Hong Kong and Tokyo, in its US$694 million acquisition of a 51% interest in EnTie Commercial Bank, Ltd., a Taiwanese commercial bank, through the purchase of newly-issued common and preferred shares and the purchase of common shares from existing shareholders.

Attorneys include partner Ken Lebrun (TK-MA), counsel Etienne Gelencser (TK-PDF), associate Brian Wheeler (TK-MA) and summer associate Joseph Barden.

06-20-2007

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Shearman & Sterling LLP

Shearman & Sterling Advises PIN Group on Mail Service Joint Venture
Shearman & Sterling provided advice to PIN Group AG, Luxemburg, on the establishment of a mail service joint venture together with its subsidiary PIN Mail Süd GmbH (Würzburg), the publishing houses Mediengruppe Main-Post GmbH (Würzburg) – a wholly owned subsidiary of Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH & Co. KG (Stuttgart) – and Mittelbayerischer Verlag KG (Regensburg).

PIN Group will hold a stake of 51 percent in the joint venture, Main-Post will hold 34 percent and PIN Süd 15 percent.

PIN Group itself is a joint venture of the publishing houses Axel Springer AG, Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH & Co. KG, WAZ-Mediengruppe, Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack GmbH & Co. KG and the Luxemburg holding company Rosalia AG.

Closing of the transaction is subject to the approval of the merger control authorities and is expected to occur until late summer/autumn of 2007.

Shearman & Sterling attorneys Harald Selzner (partner, M&A/Corporate), Hans Jürgen Meyer-Lindemann (partner, Antitrust) and Martin Neuhaus (associate, M&A/Corporate) advised on this transaction.

06-20-2007

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