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Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Matthew J. Hallingstad Joins Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Matthew J. Hallingstad has joined Dinsmore & Shohl LLP as an associate in the Litigation Department. He will practice in the Louisville office.

He received his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School (2005), his M.S. from Eastern Kentucky University (2002) and his B.S. from Iowa State University (1995).

06-19-2007

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Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Melanie M. Jones Joins Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce that Melanie M. Jones has joined the Firm as an associate in the Litigation Department.

Ms. Jones received her J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (2006) and her undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh (2002). Ms. Jones joins Dinsmore & Shohl LLP from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe where she worked as International Corporate Compliance Coordinator.

06-19-2007

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Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

Daniel Hunter Joins Schulte Roth & Zabel as Special Counsel in Investment Management Group
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP is pleased to announce that Daniel Hunter has joined the firm as special counsel in the Investment Management Group. Mr. Hunter’s practice focuses on designing and structuring hedge funds and funds of hedge funds and providing advice on the regulation of such funds
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"We are excited Dan is joining us. It isn't often there is an opportunity to bring in such an experienced and talented lawyer,” said SRZ partner Paul Roth. “His experience with a wide variety of hedge fund clients and his ability to offer cutting-edge advice will be a great benefit to our clients.”

Mr. Hunter has experience with a range of funds, from commodity pools, PIPE funds, multimanager platforms, European feeder funds, asset-backed lending funds and hybrid funds that combine the benefits of hedge funds with the features of private equity funds, to more arcane investment vehicles, such as insurance-dedicated funds, bank owned life insurance
funds, and funds that hold hard-to-value assets such as music rights.

“I am excited to be joining Schulte Roth & Zabel, a firm with great brand recognition, particularly in the hedge fund market,” Mr. Hunter said. “I am looking forward to working with my talented colleagues and providing the level of service for which SRZ has become famous.”

Mr. Hunter joins Schulte Roth & Zabel from Katten Muchin Rosenman where he had been a partner in the financial services group. Mr. Hunter received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan.

06-19-2007

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Haynes & Boone, LLP

Haynes and Boone Attorney Named Repeat Winner of Texas Bar Foundation’s Outstanding Article Award
Haynes and Boone, LLP announced Tuesday that appellate partner Lynne Liberato was honored recently with her second award for “Outstanding Law Review Article” by the Texas Bar Foundation for her 2007 article “Summary Judgments in Texas”. Ms. Liberato is a two-time winner of the award, having previously won for the 2004 article “Reasons for Reversal in Texas Courts of Appeals,” which she co-authored with Haynes and Boone appellate partner Kent Rutter.

Ms. Liberato, who served as president for the State Bar of Texas for 2000-2001, co-authored “Summary Judgments in Texas” with U.S. District Judge David Hittner. Versions of the article, often called the “bible” on summary judgments, has appeared in five law reviews since 1989.

According to one legal survey, “Summary Judgments in Texas” is one of the 10 most-cited law review articles in the country by appellate courts.

06-19-2007

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Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, L.L.P.

Local Environmental Attorney Joseph Manko Appointed to Fairmount Park Commission
Joseph Manko, a founding partner of Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP, was recently elected to the Fairmount Park Commission for a five-year term by the Board of Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia. As a commissioner, Manko will help manage 9,200 acres of land in 63 parks located throughout Philadelphia. In addition to being a founding partner of Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP, an environmental, energy and land use law firm based in Bala Cynwyd, Manko has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 1991. For 18 years, he served as a lecturer-in-law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and at Vermont Law School.

Manko served as Commissioner to Lower Merion Township for 27 years until his retirement in July 2006, making him the township’s longest serving elected official. He also served as Director of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, as an Honorary Director of the Lower Merion Conservancy and is a member of the Montgomery County Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Task Force. Manko is a former Chairman of the Board of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council and has served as a Commissioner on Governor Ridge's 21st Century Environmental Commission, and currently serves as Governor Rendell's designee to chair the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PennVest) Board of Directors.

Manko graduated magna cum laude from Yale University in 1961 and cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1964.

Fairmount Park was established in 1867 by an Act of Assembly by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In addition to overseeing the management of Fairmount Park, the Commission is responsible for the management of additional outlying parks and parkways, the maintenance of street trees throughout Philadelphia, and the stewardship of many historic properties, artifacts, and art collections donated to the Commission. The Commission has 16 members. Six are ex-officio members and 10 are citizens appointed by the Board of Judges.

06-19-2007

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Miller & Chevalier Chartered

IRS Deputy Chief Counsel, Donald Rocen, Joins Miller & Chevalier
Miller & Chevalier Chartered today announced that Donald T. Rocen will join the firm's Tax Department upon his retirement from the Internal Revenue Services (IRS). Rocen currently serves as Deputy Chief Counsel for Operations of the IRS Chief Counsel's Office.

"Don's arrival at Miller & Chevalier in September is very significant and an important step in our continuing strategy to expand and enhance at a very high level our national and international tax practices," said Lawrence B. Gibbs, former IRS Commissioner and Member of Miller & Chevalier's Tax Department. "He brings a unique understanding of the operations of and many of the technical tax issues considered by the IRS National and Field Offices, and this insight will be of tremendous benefit to our clients."

"The IRS has become very organized in the way in which the agency approaches controversy activity, and Don is 'plugged in' to the processes, policies and the implementation of new procedures at both the National and Field Office levels," added Gibbs. "Given the remarkable amount of change in the Chief Counsel's office during his tenure -- change and restructuring that he has played a key role in developing and implementing -- Don will be in an excellent position to advise clients as they navigate compliance and tax controversy matters in this new corporate regulatory environment."

"We're thrilled to welcome Don to the firm," said Kevin Kenworthy, Chair of Miller & Chevalier's Tax Department. "His impressive background and credentials are illustrative of our focus on expanding our Tax Department with leading practitioners in areas critical to our clients' business needs, including high-stakes tax controversies."

As Deputy Chief Counsel for Operations of the Chief Counsel's Office, Rocen has directed approximately 1,000 attorneys who provided legal services to the IRS operating divisions and other specialized areas while overseeing the Office of Chief Counsel's nationwide tax litigation, tax and non-tax legal services, and managerial support programs.

06-19-2007

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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Davis Wright Tremaine’s Attorneys and Practice Groups Receive High Marks From Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business Guide
In its fifth annual survey of the U.S. legal market, the prestigious legal directory Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2007) has recognized 68 Davis Wright Tremaine (DWT) attorneys (an increase of 8.2% from 2006) as leaders in their field.

DWT’s media law group received the highest ranking in the nation by recently winning the Chambers USA Awards of Excellence. This group also received the highest level of recognition (Band 1) for its national First Amendment Litigation practice as well as receiving Band 1 ranking as “a leading firm” for Media & Entertainment: Litigation in California and Media & Entertainment: Media Litigation in New York.

The firm received top (Band 1) rankings in 6 other practice areas, across 4 offices, including: Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Washington), Corporate/M&A (Alaska), Environment (Oregon), Labor & Employment (Alaska and Washington), Projects & Energy-Regulatory (California), and Real Estate (Alaska and Washington).

Five of the 68 DWT attorneys were also individually recognized as national leaders in two areas:

1. First Amendment Litigation: Laura R. Handman (District of Columbia), Bruce E. H. Johnson (Seattle, Wash.), Victor A. Kovner (New York), and Kelli L. Sager (Los Angeles)
2. Wealth Management: Western Region: Malcolm A. Moore (Seattle, Wash.)

06-19-2007

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