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Kluger, Peretz, Kaplan & Berlin P.L.

Kluger Peretz Kaplan & Berlin Litigation & Bankruptcy Practices Receive Top Legal Honors
Kluger Peretz Kaplan & Berlin, one of Florida’s leading law firms, received national honors today for its litigation and dispute resolution and bankruptcy and creditor’s rights practices from the Chambers & Partners USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, an annual listing of the leading business lawyers and law firms in the United States. Kluger Peretz Kaplan & Berlin’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice went up a slot in rank. Managing director, Howard J. Berlin, and firm members Alan J. Kluger, Steve I. Silverman and Michael D. Seese all received individual recognition for being among the best in their respective fields.

“Being recognized along with such an elite and well-respected group of law firms and legal professionals is a great honor,” said Howard Berlin.“We are extremely proud of this acknowledgement of the excellent service the firm’s litigation and bankruptcy practice groups provide to our clients.”

Berlin noted that this industry accolade is particularly gratifying because of Chambers & Partner’s peer review-based ranking process. The firms and attorneys selected by Chambers USA for the 2007 listing are chosen based upon interviews with leading private practice attorneys, judges, and in-house counsel, as well as client reviews and analysis of recent legal work.

About the Chambers USA Research:

Chambers USA, a division of Chambers & Partners, conducted in-depth interviews with clients and attorneys over the telephone, each one lasting about half an hour for the current U.S. directory. The interviews were conducted across the United States, carried out by a team of 30 full-time researchers over a period of 12 months. The rankings and editorial comment about attorneys are independent and objective. Inclusion in this section of the guide is based solely on the research team’s findings. For more information,

06-15-2007

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Heller Ehrman, LLP

Heller Ehrman Honors Washington, D.C. Attorney with Firmwide Pro Bono Award
Heller Ehrman has honored Brent N. Rushforth of the firm’s Washington, D.C. office with the firm’s Richard E. Guggenhime Pro Bono Award. The distinguished award is given out annually in recognition of a Heller Ehrman attorney who demonstrates commitment to significant pro bono work and community service. As part of the honor, Heller Ehrman will donate $5,000 to Rushforth’s charity of choice.

“Brent’s dedication to pro bono personifies one of the firm’s core values: community,” said Kit A. Pierson, Chair of Heller Ehrman’s Community Services Committee.” “His extraordinary achievements in pro bono over the past year and throughout his career are an inspiration for all of our attorneys at the firm, who share Brent’s commitment to justice for all.”

Among his many pro bono efforts, Rushforth, former office managing shareholder in Washington, D.C. and a member of the Antitrust Group, was recognized for his continuing work representing detainees at Guantanamo Bay. He was also recognized for representing the family of Sister Dorothy Stang, an American nun who, in 2005, was brutally murdered in the Pará region of Brazil while fighting to preserve the Amazonian rainforest. In 2005 and 2006, Rushforth and a team of attorneys traveled to Brazil to ensure that the gunman, accomplice and middlemen were tried and convicted of the murder. Last month a wealthy Brazilian landowner was also found guilty of orchestrating Sister Dorothy’s murder and received the maximum sentence allowed under Brazilian law. Human rights workers in Brazil hailed the conviction as the first sign that the government will no longer tolerate the violence and disregard for human rights perpetrated by extremely wealthy landowners in the region. Due to Heller Ehrman’s work on the Stang case, the firm was one of four law firms to receive the National Law Journal’s 2006 Pro Bono Award.

The Guggenhime Award was created in 1989 in memory of Richard E. Guggenhime, an attorney who joined Heller Ehrman in 1932 and served as managing partner from 1959 to 1973. Richard Guggenhime’s career exemplified the firm’s commitment to excellence in the practice of law and community service.

Over the past year, Heller Ehrman attorneys have been involved in a variety of important pro bono matters, including:

* Victory for Fresno’s Homeless: Heller Ehrman, together with lawyers from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and the ACLU, brought action against the City of Fresno in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California to stop the City’s policy and practice of confiscating and destroying personal property of the homeless population in Fresno without adequate notice or due process. A request for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction was granted against the City, finding that the City’s policy and practice violated the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution, the California Constitution and California statutory law. Pending further developments, a trial for a permanent injunction against the City of Fresno is expected to occur in the fall of 2007.

* California Voting Rights Act: Heller Ehrman achieved victory on behalf of Latino voters who sued the City of Modesto to enforce the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 (CVRA). The CVRA is designed to ensure that no group of voters, whatever their race, is deprived by racially polarized voting in at-large elections of the ability to elect candidates or influence the outcome of elections. The firm filed the case to end the city’s at-large voting system, which has historically prevented Latinos from electing candidates of their choice. The trial court ruled that the CVRA was invalid under the equal protection clauses of the state and federal constitutions. Later, the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Fresno reversed and adopted arguments made by our team, declaring the statute constitutional. The Court of Appeal’s decision is the first appellate-level decision upholding a state’s right to craft statutory alternatives to the Federal Voting Rights Act.

Moreover, Heller Ehrman is continually recognized for its commitment to pro bono both locally and nationally. National distinctions include:

* Ranked No. 9 nationally for pro bono work in 2005, according to The American Lawyer's AmLaw 100 Survey.
* One of four law firms in the United States to receive the National Law Journal’s 2006 Pro Bono award.
* Heller Ehrman‘s role as Charter Signatory to the American Bar Association (ABA) Pro Bono Challenge, which calls on leaders of the nation’s to 500 law firms to adopt goals for pro bono hours equivalent to five percent of the firm’s total billable hours.

06-15-2007

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Foley Hoag LLP

Foley Hoag Receives National Exemplar Award for the pro bono Representation of a Guantanamo Detainee
Foley Hoag LLP was honored with the National Exemplar Award at the National Legal Aid and Defender Association's (NLADA) annual awards dinner. The award is given to one or more members of the private bar or corporate community who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in promoting and supporting equal justice.

Foley Hoag received this honor as a result of the firm's representation of one of the Guantanamo detainees. Past honorees have come from leading law firms, major corporations, and prominent public figures, including Hilary Clinton who received the award in 1993.

06-15-2007

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Bingham McCutchen, LLP

Chambers USA Recognizes 59 Bingham Lawyers in 2007 Client Guide
Fifty-nine Bingham McCutchen LLP lawyers have been named to the Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2007 client guide, an increase of more than 20 percent over the firm’s 2006 rankings. Chambers also commended 20 of the firm’s practices.

Chambers noted Bingham in the following practice categories: antitrust; banking and finance; environment; insurance; investment funds: hedge and mutual funds; litigation; real estate; corporate/M&A; employee benefits and executive compensation; projects and energy: regulatory; tax; bankruptcy/restructuring; financial services regulation: financial institutions M&A; government relations; private equity: buyouts and venture capital investment; telecom, broadcast and satellite: regulatory; construction; financial services regulation: banking and securities; sports law; and projects.

Chambers rates lawyers and law firms after interviews with clients and colleagues. Lawyers are assessed on technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness and astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities valued by clients.

Some lawyers were ranked in both the national category and in their respective states. The Bingham lawyers noted in the 2007 client guide include (with practices listed in parentheses):

06-15-2007

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Barnes & Thornburg LLP Practices, Attorneys Ranked in National Legal Publication
Barnes & Thornburg LLP has received four first-tier rankings and 18 of its attorneys have been highly rated in a national publication of "America's Leading Lawyers in Business."

Chambers USA Directory, an annual publication of London-based Chambers & Partners, ranks Barnes & Thornburg in the first tier in four areas of law–Corporate/M&A, Employment (mainly defendant), Litigation and Real Estate in Indiana. The firm's Grand Rapids office ranked in the third tier in Corporate/M&A in Michigan.

Chambers & Partners compiled the rankings by conducting more than 10,000 interviews with in-house lawyers and purchasers of legal services as well as other leading attorneys and firms across the country.

Barnes & Thornburg attorneys also ranked as leading lawyers in various categories. Stanley Fickle, a partner in the Litigation Department, received a “Star” designation, which the publication states is “reserved for those individuals whose profile is far ahead of the pack.” Other Barnes & Thornburg attorneys ranked include:

06-15-2007

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Alston & Bird LLP

Multicultural Law Ranks Alston & Bird Among Top 100 Firms for Diversity
Alston & Bird is prominently listed in Multicultural Law Magazine’s latest issue focusing on diversity in law firms. The listings highlight “the diversity initiatives implemented by proactive law firms.”

Alston & Bird is included on the following lists:
Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity
Top 50 Firms for Partners
Top 50 Firms for Diversity
Top 100 Firms for Women
Top 25 Firms for African Americans

06-15-2007

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

Quadrangle Capital Partners to Acquire Dennis Publishing
Davis Polk & Wardwell is advising Quadrangle Capital Partners II LP, a private equity fund focused on the media and communications industries, on its acquisition of Dennis Publishing, a publisher of some of the world’s most successful young male lifestyle magazines and websites, including Maxim, Blender, Stuff and Maxim.com. The financial terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in the third quarter, were not disclosed.

Kent Brownridge, a longtime media industry executive who partnered with Quadrangle on the acquisition, will serve as the company’s Chief Executive Officer following the close of the transaction. Mr. Brownridge is one of the most well-regarded executives in publishing, having spent more than three decades at Wenner Media, most recently as Senior Vice President and General Manager, where he oversaw the production of Rolling Stone, Men’s Journal and US Weekly.

The Davis Polk corporate team includes partner William H. Aaronson, associates Miranda So, Adi David (not yet admitted) and Shih-Jern Liang and summer associates Pritesh P. Shah and Margaret Chow. The intellectual property team includes associates Frank J. Azzopardi and Stefan Quick (not yet admitted). Partner Michael Kaplan and associate Benjamin H. Klein are providing financing advice. Partner Kathleen L. Ferrell and associate M. Ryan LaRosa are providing tax advice. Counsel John T. Wright and associate Colin Sturt are providing employment advice. Counsel Betty Moy Huber is providing environmental advice. Partner Charles S. Duggan is providing litigation advice. Counsel James P. McIntyre and associate Josiah R. Madar are providing real estate advice. All members of the Davis Polk team work in the New York office.

06-15-2007

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