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McDermott Will & Emery

McDermott Named Among Top Intellectual Property and Tax Litigation Firms
McDermott Will & Emery was recognized by The Legal 500 United States (Volume III: Litigation) among the leading law firms in the areas of intellectual property litigation and tax controversy. The Firm’s Intellectual Property, Media & Technology Department and Tax Department were highly praised for their litigation excellence.

The Intellectual Property, Media & Technology Department was acknowledged for its excellence in patent litigation: hi-tech electronics/IT; trademarks: litigation and dispute; and trade secrets: integrated service, and advice and litigation. Top partners named for their focus in these practice areas were Raphael Lupo, Brian Ferguson, Terrence McMahon, Robert Zelnick, John Dabney, Margaret Duncan and David Larson.

McDermott’s Tax Department was noted for its excellence in tax controversy. Partners Thomas Borders, Thomas Sykes and William Goldman were recognized for their extensive tax backgrounds and their ability to resolve a majority of cases without litigation. The Legal 500 United States notes that McDermott, “…has a particular expertise in advising clients on transfer pricing issues, often in the hi-tech arena out of the firm’s Californian offices, and is further able to draw on a considerable general litigation group at the firm when additional resources are required.”

The Legal 500 series is the world’s largest legal referral guide. It provides independent, unbiased commentary on the leading law firms and lawyers in the United States and in the rest of the world. The Legal 500 United States recognizes that law firms across the globe look to U.S. firms as role models on how best to provide quality legal services to the commercial sector. McDermott Will & Emery was recognized previously in The Legal 500 United States (Volume I: Corporate and Volume II: Intellectual Property).

06-19-2007

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McDermott Will & Emery

McDermott Recognized Among the Most Active ITC Practices
McDermott Will & Emery has been ranked by IP Law & Business as the most active “general practice firm” before the International Trade Commission (ITC) in 2006. In the article “International Savoir Faire” (June 2007) IP Law & Business recognized firms practicing before the ITC. In 2006, McDermott handled seven investigations for clients including Linear Technology, Amgen, Creative Technology and QUALCOMM. McDermott increased its ITC investigations by five cases compared to 2005.

“McDermott has a strong background acting as counsel in numerous investigations for many high-technology and drug manufacturing companies in respect to unfair competition and importation implications,” commented Mark Davis, head of the International Trade Commission Practice. “Our continued focus and commitment to this practice area is demonstrated in the increase of investigations McDermott took part in during 2006.”

IP Law & Business is a source of information on the law and business of intellectual property targeting IP practitioners. Data for this ranking was collected from the ITC website and interviews with attorneys.

McDermott Will & Emery has one of the leading section 337 practices in the United States. Since 1982, Firm members have acted as counsel in approximately 50 section 337 investigations. These investigations have involved numerous technology areas and numerous causes of action, including patent, trademark and copyright infringement. Most of these section 337 investigations involved concurrent litigation in the federal district courts where members of the Firm served in similar capacities.

06-19-2007

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Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P.

Cunningham Sworn In as Secretary of Louisiana State Bar Association
Jones Walker partner Mark A. Cunningham was sworn in as the Secretary of the Louisiana State Bar Association by Chief Justice Calogero and United States District Judge Jay Zainey at the Annual Meeting in June. As Secretary of the LSBA, Cunningham will serve on the LSBA Executive Committee, Board of Governors, and LSBA Budget Committee. He will also act as the senior recording officer for the organization and oversee its communications department.

06-19-2007

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Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P.

Hurley Elected President of New Orleans Bar Foundation
Jones Walker partner Grady S. Hurley has been elected to serve as President of the New Orleans Bar Foundation from 2007 to 2009. The Foundation was formed in 2001 to sustain and support the civic and charitable goals of the New Orleans Bar Association.

06-19-2007

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Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P.

Richard Receives Michaelle Pitard Wynne Professionalism Award
Jones Walker partner Tara G. Richard was awarded the Michaelle Pitard Wynne Professionalism Award at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Louisiana State Bar Association, held June 6–8. Tara received the award because of her commitment to upholding the quality and integrity of the legal profession and for her consideration toward peers and the general public. The award is presented annually to an individual who best exemplifies the courtesy, professionalism, and integrity displayed by the late Federal Magistrate Michaelle Pitard Wynne during her lifetime.

06-19-2007

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Holland & Knight, L.L.P.

93 Holland & Knight Lawyers Named Florida Super Lawyers for 2007
Holland & Knight LLP is pleased to announce that 93 of the firm's lawyers in Florida have been named Florida Super Lawyers for 2007.

Super Lawyers names Florida's top lawyers as chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics. Law & Politics performs the polling, research and selection of Super Lawyers in a process designed to identify lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Super Lawyers is a comprehensive and diverse guide to outstanding attorneys, representing a wide range of practice areas, firm sizes and geographic locations. Five percent of the lawyers in Florida are named Super Lawyers.
Holland & Knight lawyers recognized as Florida Super Lawyers:
Fort Lauderdale
James M. Norman - Real Estate
Jacksonville
Guy O. Farmer II - Employment & Labor
George D. Gabel Jr. - First Amendment/Media/Advertising
Lawrence J. Hamilton II - Business Litigation
James L. Main - Mergers & Acquisitions
George E. (Buddy) Schulz Jr. - General Litigation
Richard L. Stockton - Estate Planning & Probate
Lakeland
Richard B. Stephens Jr. - Bonds/Government Finance
Edward W. Vogel III - Bonds/Government Finance
Miami
Alcides I. Avila - Banking
Rodney H. Bell - Securities & Corporate Finance
Sanford L. Bohrer - Business Litigation
Christopher W. Boyett - Estate Planning & Probate
Louise M. Brais - Securities Litigation
Kelly-Ann G. Cartwright - Employment & Labor
Maria T. Currier - Health Care
Harvey A. Goldman - Securities & Corporate Finance
Joseph G. Goldstein - Land Use/Zoning
Eugenio Hernandez - Immigration
Jorge L. Hernandez-Torano - Entertainment & Sports
Mitchell E. Herr - Securities Litigation
John M. Hogan - Criminal Defense: White Collar
Marilyn J. Holifield - Employment Litigation: Defense
Adolfo E. Jimenez - International
Judith G. Korchin - Business Litigation
Barbara Ehrich Locke - Civil Litigation Defense
Daniel O. Mena - Business Litigation
George Mencio Jr. - International
Tracy A. Nichols - Securities Litigation
Peter Prieto - Business Litigation
Vanessa P. Sciarra - International
Jose E. Sirven - Banking
Steven Sonberg - Business/Corporate
Rodolfo Sorondo Jr. - Appellate
Lee P. Teichner - Personal Injury Defense: Products
Andrew H. Weinstein - Tax
Dwayne E. Williams - Business Litigation
Orlando
Stephen T. Ball - Employment & Labor
Christopher C. Brockman - Real Estate
Louis T.M. Conti - Securities & Corporate Finance
Clay Henderson - Environmental
Scott R. MacLeod - Securities & Corporate Finance
Howell W. Melton Jr. - Business Litigation
A. Guy Neff Jr. - Real Estate
Jonathan D. Rich - Securities & Corporate Finance
Kenneth R. Richie - Construction Litigation
Cynthia Brennan Ryan - Employment & Labor
James E.L. Seay - Real Estate
Roger W. Sims - Environmental
Stephen W. Snively - Real Estate
Ben W. Subin - Construction Litigation
Eli H. Subin - Civil Litigation Defense
Albert F. Tellechea - Business Litigation
Christopher J. Weiss - Construction Litigation
William B. Wilson - Business Litigation
Leighton D. Yates Jr. - Mergers & Acquisitions
Samuel J. Zussman Jr. - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Tallahassee
Martha W. Barnett - Government/Cities/Municipalities
Lawrence N. Curtin - Environmental
James M. Ervin Jr. - Tax
Stephen H. Grimes - Appellate
Shannon B. Hartsfield - Health Care
Jerome W. Hoffman - Antitrust Litigation
Mark E. Holcomb - Tax
Morris H. Miller - Mergers & Acquisitions
Larry E. Sellers Jr. - Environmental
Tampa
Chet E. Bacheller - Securities & Corporate Finance
Trey L. Baldy - Mergers & Acquisitions
Bernard A. Barton Jr. - Tax
Steven L. Brannock - Appellate
William B. deMeza Jr. - Employment & Labor
William S. Dufoe - Business Litigation
Homer Duvall III - Real Estate
Richard D. Eckhard - Real Estate
Leonard H. Gilbert - Banking
Bob J. Grammig - Securities & Corporate Finance
Richard B. Hadlow - Securities & Corporate Finance
John Arthur Jones - Estate Planning & Probate
Bradford D. Kimbro - General Litigation
Robert J. Kline - Estate Planning & Probate
Edward F. Koren - Estate Planning & Probate
William R. Lane Jr. - Estate Planning & Probate
Jack A. Levine - Tax
Bruce H. Roberson - Banking
Frederick M. Rothenberg - Employee Benefits/ERISA
James H. Shimberg Jr. - Land Use/Zoning
Stefan V. Stein - Intellectual Property Litigation
Charles L. Stutts - Securities & Corporate Finance
Douglas A. Wright - Business/Corporate
Barbara M. Yadley - Real Estate
West Palm Beach
Martin J. Alexander - Business Litigation
David L. Perry Jr. - Securities & Corporate Finance
Mark E. Raymond - Bonds/Government Finance

06-19-2007

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Hogan & Hartson LLP

Sixty-two Hogan & Hartson Practice Areas and 103 Lawyers Earn Top Rankings in 2007 Edition of Chambers USA
Hogan & Hartson LLP announced today that many of its practice groups and attorneys have been recognized in the 2007 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, an annual guide ranking lawyers and law firms based on in-depth interviews with attorneys, clients, and corporate counsel in the United States, conducted by the Chambers research team.

Hogan & Hartson's total number of practice rankings increased from 49 to 62 this year, making it the firm's most successful year to-date in Chambers USA. Hogan & Hartson received first-tier rankings in the following 15 categories:
* Corporate/M&A – Colorado
* Corporate/M&A – Maryland
* Corporate/M&A: Northern Virginia – Virginia
* Corporate/M&A & Private Equity – District of Columbia
* Healthcare – District of Columbia
* Immigration – District of Columbia
* Insurance: Insurer Firms – District of Columbia
* Investment Funds – District of Columbia
* Litigation: General Commercial – Maryland
* Media & Entertainment: Corporate – New York
* Privacy & Data Security – District of Columbia
* REITs – National
* Transportation: Aviation: Litigation – National
* Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory – National
* Transportation: Road (Carriage/Commercial) – National
Hogan & Hartson received national recognition in the following 21 practice areas, up from 10 last year:
* Antitrust
* Business Process Outsourcing
* Energy: Electricity
* Energy: Oil & Gas
* ERISA Litigation
* Financial Services Regulation: Banking & Securities (Regulatory Compliance)
* Financial Services Regulation: Securities (Regulatory Enforcement & Investigations)
* Food & Beverages
* Government: Government Contracts
* Government: Government Relations
* International Arbitration
* International Trade
* Latin American Investment
* Leisure & Hospitality
* Life Sciences
* Native American Law
* Products Liability
* REITs
* Transportation: Aviation: Litigation
* Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory
* Transportation: Road (Carriage/Commercial)
The following five lawyers were named Senior Statesman, defined as distinguished partners and “sages of their particular legal markets and beyond” by Chambers:
* George Beall – Litigation: General Commercial (Maryland)
* George U. Carneal – Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory (National)
* Daniel Hoffman – Litigation: General Commercial (Colorado)
* Walter Lohr, Jr. – Corporate/M&A (Maryland)
* Parker Thomson – Environment (Florida) and Litigation: General Commercial (Florida)
The following 24 lawyers received first-tier rankings for their individual practices:
* Richard K. A. Becker – Corporate/M&A: Northern Virginia (Virginia)
* William Bowman – Insurance: Insurer Firms (District of Columbia)
* Thomas N. Bulleit, Jr. – Healthcare (District of Columbia)
* Thad Dameris – Transportation: Aviation: Litigation (National)
* Alan L. Dye – Securities Regulation: Advisory (District of Columbia)
* Mark Gately – Litigation: General Commercial (Maryland)
* J. Warren Gorrell, Jr. – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (District of Columbia)
* Paul Hilton – Corporate/M&A (Colorado)
* Richard Horan – Corporate/M&A: Northern Virginia (Virginia)
* W. Michael House – Government: Government Relations (National)
* Stephen Immelt – Healthcare (Maryland)
* Henry D. Kahn – Corporate/M&A (Maryland)
* Slade R. Metcalf – Media & Entertainment: First Amendment Litigation (New York)
* Patrick M. Raher – Transportation: Road: Carriage/Commercial (National)
* Daniel Shea – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Colorado)
* Andrew Shoemaker – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Colorado)
* Michael J. Silver – Corporate/M&A (Maryland)
* Richard S. Silverman – Food & Beverages (National)
* Christine Varney – Privacy & Data Security (District of Columbia)
* Ann Morgan Vickery – Healthcare (District of Columbia)
* Paul Virtue – Immigration (District of Columbia)
* Christopher J. Walsh – Corporate/M&A (Colorado)
* Mark Weinstein – Media & Entertainment: Corporate (New York)
* David A. Winter – Investment Funds (District of Columbia)
Hogan & Hartson Chairman J. Warren Gorrell, Jr. and partner Prentiss Feagles, Co-director of the firm's tax practice group, received exceptional “star” recommendations in the REITs – National category. According to the 2007 Chambers USA guide, this ranking is considered higher than a first-tier ranking and is reserved for those individuals “whose profile is far ahead of the pack.”

Overall, 103 Hogan & Hartson lawyers were ranked in this year’s Chambers guide, many in more than one practice area. A complete list of rankings is available at www.chambersandpartners.com.

Since 1990, London-based Chambers and Partners has published Chambers UK: A Client's Guide to the UK Legal Profession. Chambers' staff of full-time researchers prepare directories which assess and rank the world’s leading lawyers according to their reputations amongst peers and clients. Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business was first introduced in 2003.

06-19-2007

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