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Pepper Hamilton, L.L.P.

Pepper Hamilton Expands New York Office with Joseph F. Voyticky, Hedge Fund and Finance Lawyer
Pepper Hamilton LLP announced that it has expanded its New York office with the addition of Joseph F. Voyticky as of counsel in the Financial Services Practice Group. Mr. Voyticky represents hedge funds, investment banks and commercial banks in a variety of structured finance and capital market transactions.

“Joe has a great deal of experience working with hedge funds that make secured asset-based loans,” said Richard P. Eckman, chairman of Pepper’s Financial Services Practice Group. “He also is experienced in collateral debt offering transactions, a growing part of our practice, as well as aircraft financings, and the drafting and review of liquidity facilities. He is a terrific addition to our hedge fund and finance practices, and we are delighted to welcome him to the firm.”

Mr. Voyticky joins Pepper from the New York office of Allen & Overy LLP, where he was a senior associate concentrating on structured finance, global loans and leveraged finance. His practice also includes working on unsecured credit facilities, receivables purchases and sales, synthetic leases, leveraged leases and restructuring transactions.

“Pepper has a sophisticated finance and hedge fund practice, and I am excited by the prospect of helping it grow in New York and nationally,” said Mr. Voyticky. “I look forward to building my practice while being a resource to existing firm clients on finance matters.”

Mr. Voyticky is a graduate of Union College (B.A. 1989) and Harvard Law School (J.D. 1992).

06-11-2007

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Pepper Hamilton, L.L.P.

Charles S. Marion Serves as Course Planner for the 2007 Federal Bench Bar Conference
Charles S. Marion, a partner at Pepper Hamilton LLP, recently served as course planner and moderator at the 2007 Federal Bench Bar Conference. The conference was held on June 8, 2007, at the Loews Hotel in Philadelphia.

Partners Stephen G. Harvey and Laurence Z. Shiekman also participated in the conference. Mr. Harvey presented “The New E-Discovery Rules – How Are They Working in Practice?” and Mr. Shiekman served as a panel member discussing “Dealing with the Difficult Adversary – Tips from the Bench and Bar.”

The conference offered a variety of programs and panels on such topics as witness intimidation, reports on the state of the Court and the new Third Circuit Bar Association. Brian P. Tierney, Esq., CEO of Philadelphia Media Holding, LLC, also spoke at a special luncheon session.

Mr. Marion, a commercial litigator, focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, products liability, intellectual property litigation, franchise litigation and insurance coverage disputes. Within the Philadelphia Bar Association, Mr. Marion is vice chair of the Federal Courts Committee, leads investigative teams for the Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention, was a member of a special task force that studied the economic impact of lawyers on the City of Philadelphia, and served as an elected member of the Executive Committee of the Young Lawyers’ Division.

Mr. Harvey concentrates his practice in financial services and commercial litigation. He served as counsel at trial for the plaintiffs in Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, the first case in the nation to test whether “intelligent design” can be introduced into the curriculum of public high school science class.

Mr. Shiekman is a senior partner in Pepper’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department. He is an experienced complex, commercial trial lawyer who has spent a substantial amount of time on antitrust, ERISA, securities and general commercial matters. His antitrust work has particularly emphasized the relationship among antitrust, deregulation and economic policy, and has included a number of patent-antitrust cases.

06-11-2007

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King & Spalding

Corporate Directors Give King & Spalding a Top Ranking In Survey of Atlanta-Based Firms
For the sixth consecutive year, directors at Atlanta-based publicly traded companies have given King & Spalding a top ranking in the Atlanta metropolitan area, according to a survey released by Corporate Board Member magazine.

Corporate Board Member’s annual study identifies the top 20 firms nationally and the top five firms in 25 major U.S. cities, as selected by directors of publicly traded companies listed with the NASDAQ Stock Market, New York Stock Exchange, or American Stock Exchange.

"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."

06-11-2007

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Ice Miller LLP

Ice Miller LLP Attorneys Receive Special Certifications
Kristine Bouaichi, Kevin Alerding and Gordon Wishard, all partners of the Indianapolis law firm Ice Miller LLP, received certifications as Indiana estate planning and administration specialists by the Estate Planning and Administration Specialty Certification Board. They were recently honored at a ceremony for the new Indiana recipients of this certification status.

Estate planning requires the identification and implementation of the clients' individual desires while considering family, financial and tax issues. Ice Miller attorneys are experienced in innovative planning techniques that address the objectives of clients with individual attention and sensitivity. Ice Miller prepares carefully tailored wills, trusts and many other instruments that include sophisticated tax minimization techniques. Ice Miller provides counsel to executors, trustees and beneficiaries in the often complex administration of estates and trusts, including federal estate tax matters, the many elections that are involved in them, and the disposition of fine art and collections.

06-11-2007

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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Freshfields advises Permira on securing stakes in Valentino and launch of tender offer for Hugo Boss
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is advising international private equity firm Permira on the debt and equity financing of certain agreements by Permira Funds to secure a majority stake in Valentino Fashion Group SpA. Permira's offer values Valentino at €2.6bn.

In May Permira Funds acquired 29.6 per cent of Valentino from International Capital Growth S.a.r.l. (ICG), an investment company owned by some members of the Marzotto family. Permira Funds have now acquired a further stake from other members of the Marzotto family, equal to 10.8 per cent and have agreed to underwrite an exchangeable bond on a further 12.4 per cent, due from 1 December.

On the back of these agreements, Permira Funds will also make an offer for the MDAX-listed fashion house Hugo Boss, based in Metzingen, Germany. Valentino is majority shareholder in the German fashion business, with approximately 79 per cent of the ordinary shares and 22 per cent of preference shares, giving it in total 50.9 per cent of the stock. Hugo Boss accounted for three-quarters of Valentino's overall turnover in 2006. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is also advising Permira on the German corporate law aspects of the transaction.

The Freshfields team included partners Brian Gray (finance, London), Ian Frost (finance, Frankfurt), Stefano Sennhauser (finance Milan), Laurie McFadden, Edward Braham (both corporate, London), Andreas von Werder, Heiner Braun and Nikolaus Reinhuber (all corporate, Frankfurt) and Hans Galavazi (tax, Amsterdam). Associates included Dot Pawlukowski (finance, London), Sheena Singla, Patrick Ko (both corporate, London), Arend von Riegen, Hester Huisman (both corporate, Frankfurt) and Pietro Scarfone (finance, Milan).

06-11-2007

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Dechert LLP

Dechert Celebrates Ten Years of Funds Excellence with Charity Dinner
International law firm Dechert celebrated the tenth anniversary of the formation of its leading European investment funds practice with a dinner banquet and charity fundraiser for clients at the Banqueting House, Palace of Whitehall, on Thursday 7th June 2007 raising some £88,000. The event was attended by many of the leading investment fund managers and other key industry figures from London and beyond.

The highlights of the evening, were the live and silent auctions to raise money for Save the Children, with a special emphasis on their work with orphaned children in East Africa. An intriguing array of prizes were on offer ranging from a luxury holiday for two in South Africa's Makanyane Safari Lodge to four tickets for a behind the scenes visit to hit TV show "Who wants to be a millionaire?" and matching bottles of Speaker Martin's Highland Single Malt Whisky signed by outgoing PM Tony Blair and his wife Cherie and incoming prime minister Gordon Brown.

Said Peter Astleford, co-chair of the firm's global Financial Services Group:

"It was wonderful to celebrate our group's tenth anniversary in Europe along with all our clients whose loyalty to us over the past decade has made our success possible. Everyone had a great time and I'm especially pleased we and our guests were able to help Save the Children in its invaluable work in East Africa and elsewhere."

Dechert's global investment funds practice offers an exceptional range and depth of services to traditional and hedge fund managers and can count amongst its clients more than 500 hedge funds worldwide. The dynamic London practice, headed by partners Peter Astleford and Stuart Martin, has since its creation in May 1997, seen its annual turnover grow from zero to an impressive £12 million+ for the year ending December 2006. The number of fee earners in the London practice has grown from one in 1997 to some forty currently. The European group's client list has grown equally impressively from a standing start in May 1997, to 450 clients as of December 2006.

In the same period, the firm has started advising investment managers in Luxembourg, Germany, France and Belgium.

Consequently, the group is consistently ranked amongst the leading law firms serving the investment funds industry in both the US and UK by all the leading sector specific press, including being identified as one of the leading firms in London for investment funds by the Chambers & Partners legal directory and the top onshore law firm with offices on both sides of the Atlantic serving the hedge fund industry by CogentHedge.

06-11-2007

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Collier, Shannon & Scott, P.L.L.C.

Kelley Drye Represents Conch and Horseshoe Crab Fishermen in Successful Invalidation of Moratorium on Horseshoe Crab Harvesting
A decision issued by the Sussex County, Delaware Superior Court invalidates a moratorium on the harvest of horseshoe crabs just in time for the summer harvest season in the Delaware Bay. Representing a group of horseshoe crab and conch fishermen, David Frulla, a fisheries specialist at Kelley Drye, helped convince a judge that, on the record before the court, the moratorium was baseless because a limited harvest strategy providing equivalent conservation benefits was available but rejected. Further, the moratorium would have unlawfully threatened the livelihood of both horseshoe crab fishermen and those who rely on horseshoe crab for bait, such as conch fishermen. The conch fishery generates between $11 and $15 million annually for local economies.

As a result of the successful appeal, and in accordance with Addendum IV of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission ("ASMFC") management plan, Delaware fishermen will be able to harvest 100,000 male horseshoe crabs, which is less than one percent of the estimated adult male population in the Delaware Bay. Further, the harvest is delayed until June 8, and thus after the horseshoe crabs have spawned and shorebirds, such as red knots that forage on horseshoe crab eggs, have departed the Delaware Bay along their migratory path. For these reasons, Addendum IV was specifically designed to maximize benefits for shorebirds, while allowing for a limited commercial fishery.

"We are very pleased the Court recognized a win-win for shorebirds and fishermen alike by invalidating the moratorium" said Mr. Frulla. "With the horseshoe crab population demonstrably rebounding after nearly a decade of conservation, there was no rational reason for the state to step up existing conservation measures over and above the delayed male-only harvest. This more balanced and scientific approach fully protects female horseshoe crabs and was approved with overwhelming interstate support by the ASMFC."

More specifically, since 1999, Delaware has imposed annual catch limits on horseshoe crabs and additional reporting and monitoring requirements as part of its participation in the ASMFC, and commercial horseshoe crab landings were already reduced by 76 percent. Instead of implementing the science-based, carefully limited, delayed male-only management approach recommended by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control ("DNREC") staff, last November, DNREC Secretary Hughes imposed a two-year moratorium on horseshoe crab harvests. Friday's court decision reverses the moratorium, allowing the limited male-only harvest to proceed.

"We are so pleased that the Court understood the need to balance sensible environmental regulations with the economic realities of those of us who depend upon the resources of the Delaware Bay. The Court confirmed that there was not any rational record basis for the moratorium. The decision is a victory for shorebird conservation, science-based fisheries management, and the rule of law," said Rick Robins, owner of Bernie's Conchs, LLC, a Virginia conch processing business. "Everybody wins with this decision."

06-11-2007

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