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Jones Day, P.C.

Jones Day's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice Offers Second ERISAnar - 409A Regulations
In the second webinar of Jones Day's popular ERISAnar Series, Joni Andrioff, Dennis Drapkin, Rory Lyons, and Mike Shah will address the following questions:

* What are the most important aspects of the final 409A regulations?
* What must companies do to be in compliance with 409A by the end of the year?
* What common practices under the proposed 409A regulations need to be changed?
* What are the remaining IRS guidance projects interpreting section 409A?
* What are the possible consequences of pending legislation imposing a limit on annual deferrals (including earnings) equal to the lesser of $1 million or the employee’s five-year average taxable compensation?


Specifically, how do the final 409A regulations affect:

* Equity compensation
* Severance compensation
* The six-month delay for specified employees
* What types of drafting changes are needed for:
* Employment agreements
* Severance, golden parachute, and separation agreements
* Equity compensation plans and agreements
* Elective salary and bonus deferral arrangements
* Wrap plans

06-12-2007

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Jenner & Block LLP

Prominent Insurance Coverage Litigator Matthew L. Jacobs Joins Jenner & Block as Partner
Nationally prominent insurance coverage litigator and counselor Matthew L. Jacobs has joined Jenner & Block's Washington, DC office as a partner in the Firm's Litigation Department and its Insurance Litigation and Counseling Practice.

“Matt is an exceptional talent with significant insurance coverage experience across the board, especially with directors and officers insurance,” said John H. Mathias, Jr., Chair of the Firm’s Insurance Litigation and Counseling group. “We are very excited about having him join our dynamically growing and highly successful practice of representing businesses and individuals in disputes with their insurers about coverage.”

In addition to D&O insurance issues, for the past 21 years Mr. Jacobs has handled coverage matters for corporations and individual policyholders involving general liability claims (environmental, asbestos, etc.), property damage, business interruption, errors and omissions, mortgage lending practices, mold and water damage, products liability, mutual fund late-trading and market timing lawsuits, regulatory investigations, and intellectual property.

Before joining Jenner & Block, Mr. Jacobs had led the insurance coverage practice of the Washington, DC office of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP since 1989.

Prior to practicing at K&L Gates, Mr. Jacobs served as law clerk to John W. Kern, III of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and worked for more than five years as an associate at Covington & Burling LLP.

“We’re confident that our corporate clients will be as pleased as we are by the veteran talent and expanded range of service Matt brings to our insurance practice,” added Jenner & Block’s Managing Partner, Gregory S. Gallopoulos.

Mr. Jacobs has published extensively and lectured widely on insurance coverage topics. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law (J.D. 1981) and Princeton University (B.A. 1977)

06-12-2007

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Holland & Knight, L.L.P.

Holland & Knight Partner Peter Prieto Named Co-Chair of the Firm's National White Collar Defense Team
Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that Peter Prieto, executive partner of the firm's Miami office, has been named co-chair of the firm's national White Collar Defense Team.

Prieto focuses his practice on complex civil litigation, including the defense of class actions and white collar criminal defense. Prior to re-joining Holland & Knight's Miami office in 1996, Prieto was an Assistant United States Attorney in Miami for several years where he focused on healthcare and bank fraud, money laundering, and RICO investigations and prosecutions. From 1995 until June of 1996, he served as Associate Deputy Independent Counsel in the criminal investigation of Ron Brown, the late U.S. Secretary of Commerce.

"As a former prosecutor, and for the last decade as an advisor to companies and business executives, Peter is ideally suited to co-chair the firm's experienced team of lawyers who are capable of handling white collar matters in virtually any industry," said Dick Duvall, chair of the firm's Litigation Section. "The white collar practice area has been, and will continue to be, very much in demand in today's legal market place because of the government's continuing focus on corporate wrongdoing."

06-12-2007

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Hogan & Hartson LLP

Hogan & Hartson Strengthens Intellectual Property Practice With Leading Partner Addition in Expanding Paris Office
Hogan & Hartson LLP announced today that Xavier Buffet Delmas will join the growing Paris office as a partner in the firm’s intellectual property practice group. The addition of Buffet Delmas marks a significant increase in the global capabilities of this practice by establishing a deep presence in France.

Buffet Delmas has wide ranging experience advising French and multinational clients in patent and branding matters, including those involving litigation of disputes, corporate drafting, and negotiation. Buffet Delmas also counsels clients on information technology and Internet related matters.

“The addition of Xavier will significantly strengthen the IP practice of our expanding Paris office,” said William J. Curtin, III, strategic development partner for the Paris office. “The breadth and depth of Xavier’s IP practice will be of great value to our clients, French and multinational, in their patent, branding, and information technology transactions.”

Buffet Delmas was previously a partner with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer where he created and developed the firm’s Paris intellectual property/technology practice and was the head of this practice in France.

“I am delighted to be joining the Paris office of Hogan & Hartson,” said Buffet Delmas. “It is exciting for me to be a part of the firm’s continuing growth in Paris and Europe, and I look forward to broadening the firm’s IP practice in Paris which is already well-established in the media and copyright domain.”

Buffet Delmas was President of the recognized Association des Praticiens du Droit des Marques et des Modèles (APRAM) in France. He is the author of numerous publications on various aspects of IP law and a member of International Trademark Association (INTA) and Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Industrielle (APIPI).

Buffet Delmas is qualified as an Avocat à la Cour and is a member of the Paris Bar.

Notes to Editors

1. Hogan & Hartson is an international law firm founded in Washington, D.C. in 1904 with more than 1,000 lawyers in 22 offices worldwide.
2. In Europe, Hogan & Hartson has eight offices in Berlin, Brussels, Geneva, London, Moscow, Munich, Paris, and Warsaw. The firm is recommended in over 40 categories in UK Legal 500 and European Legal 500.
3. Hogan & Hartson’s IP group is composed of more than 120 lawyers, including more than 40 registered patent attorneys and patent agents.
4. In Paris, Hogan & Hartson MNP engages in a substantial and diversified practice, with particular emphasis on business transactions in regulated industries. The Paris office assists clients on a wide variety of matters, including capital markets, competition, data privacy protection, energy, environmental, governmental relations, hospitality and lodging, intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, labor and employment, litigation and arbitration, regulation of investments in France, tax, and telecommunications, media, and entertainment.

06-12-2007

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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP

Gibson Dunn Named As Best Corporate Law Firm in Los Angeles and Among the Top Ten Nationally
Corporate Board Member magazine ranked Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP as the best corporate law firm in Los Angeles and ninth nationally in its seventh annual survey of general counsels. In a separate survey, the firm ranked seventh by directors for law firms they would most want representing their companies on national matters.

Approximately 800 directors and over 200 general counsels of publicly traded companies were surveyed to identify the top 20 firms nationally and the top five firms in 25 major U.S. cities. The rankings are included in the July/August issue of the magazine in the "America's Best Corporate Lawyers" feature

06-12-2007

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Cooley Godward Kronish LLP

Corporate Board Member Ranks Cooley Godward Kronish as a Leading Corporate Law Firm in San Diego and the San Francisco Bay Area
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP jointly ranked as the #1 law firm in San Diego and ranked as the #2 law firm in the San Francisco Bay Area, in Corporate Board Member magazine’s seventh annual Legal Industry Research Study, sponsored by FTI Consulting.

Corporate Board Member /FTI Consulting's annual study identifies the top 20 national corporate law firms and the top five corporate law firms in 25 major metropolitan areas, according to directors serving on boards of publicly traded companies listed with the NASDAQ Stock Market, New York Stock Exchange, or American Stock Exchange.

The top five corporate law firms in San Diego for 2007 (with 2006 rankings in parenthesis), according to the directors surveyed by Corporate Board Member/FTI Consulting, are:

1. (tie) Cooley Godward Kronish LLP (1)
1. (tie) Latham & Watkins LLP (2)
3. Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps LLP (4, tie)
4. (tie) Morrison & Foerster LLP (4, tie)
4. (tie) Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (–)

The top five corporate law firms in the San Francisco Bay Area for 2007 (with 2006 rankings in parenthesis), according to the directors surveyed by Corporate Board Member/FTI Consulting, are:

1. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (1)
2. Cooley Godward Kronish LLP (2)
3. (tie) Morrison & Foerster LLP (3)
3. (tie) Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (–)
5. Latham & Watkins LLP (4)

“Doing well in our survey has become a singular badge of honor, for the very reason that it doesn’t come from the law firms’ peers,” said William S. Rukeyser, editorial director of Corporate Board Member. “It’s an accolade from their customers—the directors, executives and general counsel who hire them, pay their bills, and thrive or suffer from their advice.”

The complete national and metropolitan rankings will appear in the July/August issue of Corporate Board Member and can be accessed online at www.boardmember.com/issues/current.
About the Survey
Corporate Board Member surveyed directors serving on boards of publicly traded companies listed with the NASDAQ, New York, or American Stock Exchanges. The directors were divided into groups based on the location of their companies within metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). Directors in each of the 25 MSAs featured received a questionnaire specific to their location that included a list of 20 local firms and two write-in options. To be included in the list, each firm had to practice business, corporate, or commercial law and had to be one of the 20 largest firms in its area by number of attorneys. Corporate Board Member compiled the lists of local law firms using Martindale-Hubbell's Law Directory. Respondents were asked to select the five local law firms, from the list provided or as a write-in, they would most likely select to aid their companies on a broad range of corporate legal issues. The top five law firms in each MSA are listed in the magazine based on the number of votes received.

About Corporate Board Member

Corporate Board Member is a leading information resource for senior officers and directors of publicly traded corporations, large private companies, and Global 1000 firms. The bimonthly publication provides readers with decision-making tools to deal with the corporate governance challenges confronting their boards. Corporate Board Member further extends its governance leadership through an online resource center, conferences, director training programs, roundtables, and timely research. The magazine maintains the most comprehensive, up-to-date database of directors and officers serving on boards of publicly traded companies listed with the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ Stock Market, and American Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn., with editorial offices in New York, Corporate Board Member is published by Board Member Inc. and is the sister publication of Bank Director magazine, a leading information resource for officers and directors of financial institutions. For more information, visit www.boardmember.com.

About FTI Consulting

FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance enterprise value in an increasingly complex legal, regulatory and economic environment. With more than 2,000 professionals located in most major business centers in the world, we work closely with clients every day to anticipate, illuminate, and overcome complex business challenges in areas such as investigations, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory issues, reputation management and restructuring.

06-12-2007

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Blank Rome LLP.

Blank Rome, GT Power Group Form Strategic Alliance to Provide Legal and Government Affairs Services to Energy Industry
Today’s global energy industry is in a near-constant state of change, impacted by regulatory, economic, and political issues in the U.S. and around the world that raise new and complex challenges for energy providers and consumers alike. With this situation in mind, Blank Rome today announced a strategic alliance with GT Power Group, a King of Prussia–based firm which crafts regulatory, political, and legal strategies for electric, telecommunications, natural gas, and water companies across the country. Through their partnership, the companies will work together to provide a full suite of legal, public affairs, and strategic communications services to companies throughout the energy industry.

Currently, Blank Rome’s national energy practice provides a full spectrum of legal and government affairs services to electric and gas companies. The Firm’s experience with energy and utility companies, and the regulatory environment in which they operate, provides a unique understanding of the needs of the industry and how legal and lobbying resources can work together to advance business goals. GT Power Group is a newly formed venture led by Glen Thomas, a former partner with Blank Rome and former chairman of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. Focusing on the development of regulatory, political, and legal strategies, the group will work with companies in all facets of the energy industry.

“As the energy industry continues to be significantly impacted by factors including deregulation, price fluctuation, consolidation and privatization, and environmental controls, we are thrilled to enter into this strategic alliance,” said Carl M. Buchholz, managing partner and chief executive officer of Blank Rome. “This partnership brings together both companies’ unique strengths in government relations, the law, and strategic communications, all of which will bring added value for current and future clients. Additionally, it strengthens Blank Rome’s already-established energy practice, giving clients access to an additional, specialized resource.”

“To compete and win in today’s energy markets, a different type of representation is required—one that combines a deep knowledge of the law with the regulatory and political insights that lead to success,” said Glen Thomas, president of GT Power Group. “Clients will be the ultimate winners from the Blank Rome–GT Power Group strategic alliance as they realize how this powerful combination produces the results they desire.”

06-12-2007

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