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Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo P.C.

Mississippi Center for Justice Honors Mintz Levin
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. is being recognized by the Mississippi Center for Justice for the firm's exceptional commitment to the region's legal needs in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The Mississippi on the Potomac Reception will take place on June 7, 2007 in Washington, D.C.

Over the course of 2006, nearly fifty Mintz Levin attorneys committed themselves to numerous cases and projects aimed at helping to alleviate the continuing post-Hurricane Katrina legal crisis. The firm dedicated nearly 2,500 attorney hours to projects ranging from representing the Gulf Coast Boys and Girls' Club and Moore Community House of Biloxi in their FEMA appeals as they sought to rebuild, to drafting and distributing to the country's Governors and Emergency Management agencies what will serve in future catastrophes as a resource guide of easily accessible and quickly actionable disaster laws. Mintz Levin's attorneys lined up to put their expertise and resources to work as part of the firm's concerted efforts -- ranging from representing individuals to advocating large-scale systemic change -- to help the Gulf Coast communities and individuals who remain in need.

The Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ), which opened its doors in June 2003, is a non-profit public interest law firm, working to advance racial and economic justice statewide. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the organization has taken a lead role in coordinating national and regional efforts to respond to the daunting legal needs of low-income survivors, particularly in the area of housing. In late 2005, MCJ opened a Katrina Recovery Office in Biloxi to focus on rebuilding more just and inclusive communities on the Mississippi coast.

Mintz Levin attorneys Martha Koster, Noah Shaw, Elissa Flynn-Poppey, Hemanth Gundavaram, and Helen Gerostathos Guyton (all practicing in the Litigation section), and Scott Moskol (Bankruptcy) have led the firm's response to the area's legal crisis, working hand in hand with the Mississippi Center for Justice.

06-05-2007

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McCarter & English, Attorneys At Law

McCarter & English Names Eric Wiechmann Deputy Managing Partner
The Executive Committee of McCarter & English, LLP announced that Eric Watt Wiechmann, a partner in the Hartford office, has been elected Deputy Managing Partner of the 400-lawyer, eight-office firm. He will succeed Managing Partner Lois M. Van Deusen when she retires in October.

"Our expansion beyond New Jersey over the last decade has been great for clients, who have more resources in more places with the same high McCarter levels of integrated service and expertise," said Drew Berry, Chairman of the Executive Committee. "Now it's our turn to enjoy the talents and experience of great managers like Eric, regardless of geography."

Mr. Wiechmann has been a member of the firm's Executive and Compensation Committees. His practice, which is nationwide, focuses on sophisticated civil litigation, including toxic tort, antitrust and professional liability cases. Mr. Wiechmann has tried both jury and court cases and argued appeals in numerous state and federal courts throughout the country and represented companies and individuals before various administrative agencies. Among many legal community activities, he serves on the Board of Directors of the International Association of Defense Counsel and was President of its Foundation.

06-05-2007

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Masuda Funai

New Associates Join Masuda Funai
Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. is pleased to announce the addition of two new associates, Peter Tsantilis and Frank J. Del Barto, to the Firm’s Chicago office. Mr. Tsantilis joins the Firm as an associate in the Real Estate Practice Group. Mr. Del Barto is an associate in the Business Group and the Employment & Labor Practice Group

Mr. Tsantilis concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial and industrial real estate transactions, leasing, land use/zoning, property tax appeals, and real estate litigation. He is admitted to practice in Illinois. In 2003, Mr. Tsantilis obtained his J.D., cum laude, from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. In addition, he received his B.B.A. in Economics and Finance, and graduated valedictorian from Loyola University Chicago School of Business Administration in 2000. Mr. Tsantilis is an active member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association. He is also fluent in Greek.

Mr. Del Barto focuses his business practice on drafting and reviewing general corporate matters. His employment and labor practice assists clients with employee relations and a variety of employee benefits plan issues. Mr. Del Barto is admitted to practice in Illinois. He obtained his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School in 2007. During his J.D. studies, Mr. Del Barto simultaneously completed an LL.M, with honors, in Employee Benefits Law. In addition, Mr. Del Barto is a member of the American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, and the International Foundation of Certified Employee Benefits Specialists.

Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Del Barto spent fourteen years in the insurance industry. His work focused on the design, funding, and implementation of employee benefits plans. Before entering the insurance industry, Mr. Del Barto served as an officer in the U.S. Army. He was an Airborne Ranger. Also, he is a 1987 graduate of The Virginia Military Institute.

06-05-2007

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Le Boeuf, Lamb, Greene & McRae, L.L.P.

LeBoeuf Lamb Bolsters Entertainment, Media and Sports Practice with Addition of L. Londell Mcmillan
LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP has added five leading attorneys to launch its Entertainment, Media and Sports practice group, led by well-known entertainment, media and corporate lawyer L. Londell McMillan. Mr. McMillan is best known for his representation of artists and musical icons such as Prince, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Spike Lee, Roberta Flack, Usher, Kanye West, Russell Simmons and others.

Mr. McMillan joins LeBoeuf Lamb from The McMillan Firm, a law firm he founded in 1997 specializing in entertainment and sports law, business operations, and public advocacy. Prior to The McMillan Firm, he established himself as a leading entertainment and media lawyer with the commercial litigation law firm of Gold, Farrell & Marks. Mr. McMillan started his law career and previously practiced corporate law at LeBoeuf Lamb, where he counseled multi-media companies, private and publicly-held corporations and financial institutions.

Currently, Mr. McMillan is defending Michael Jackson and his corporate trusts, which hold his intellectual property portfolio related to The Beatles catalog.

Commenting on his move, McMillan said, "LeBoeuf Lamb is a premier firm with an international presence that will serve as a great asset in servicing our clients and expanding the practice. I view my return to LeBoeuf as a homecoming and I look forward to contributing to the firm's dynamic growth."

Along with McMillan, the firm has brought in John Quiñones from The McMillan Firm as a partner in the New York office. Quiñones served as the head of the corporate finance and asset management practice area. He was previously the manager of Product Management Law at Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America - College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF). He was also a senior attorney in the corporate finance department of Brown & Wood and a litigation associate at Parker, Chapin, Flateau, and Klimpl.

Bernard H. Jackson, III has also joined the firm as counsel in the New York office. Mr. Jackson was senior counsel at The McMillan Firm specializing in media, entertainment and intellectual property law.

Former McMillan Firm associates Frank C. Salzano and Julian K. Petty have also joined the firm.

"These hires firmly establish LeBoeuf Lamb as a significant player in the entertainment field and provide us with exciting opportunities for growth," said LeBoeuf Lamb Chairman Steven H. Davis. "This highly-skilled, energetic group will be a great complement to our work in this area."

06-05-2007

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP

Weil Gotshal Represents Avaya in $8.2 Billion Merger with Silver Lake and TPG Capital
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is advising Avaya Inc. in the largest leveraged buyout of a computer-networking company. Silver Lake Partners and TPG Capital have entered into a merger agreement with Avaya for approximately $8.2 billion. The deal is expected to close in the fall of 2007. Avaya is a leader in the Web-based corporate phone-equipment market, with its main competitor being Cisco Systems Inc. Silver Lake Partners is a leading investment firm focused on large-scale investments in technology, technology-enabled, and related growth industries. TPG Capital is a leading private investment firm.

The Weil Gotshal team working on this matter consisted of partners Akiko Mikumo, Steven Newborn, Steven Bernstein, Jeffrey Osterman, Malcolm Landau, Helyn Goldstein, Scott Sontag and Annemargaret Connolly, counsel Amy Rubin and Donald Whittaker and associates Andrew Peken, Dawn Kim, Lauren Lipson, Arlene Hahn, Meg Brown and Gregory Burns.

06-05-2007

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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Paul, Weiss Receives Asian Legal Business' "Debt Market Deal of the Year" Award
Paul, Weiss received the "Debt Market Deal of the Year" award at the 2007 Japan Law Awards ceremony, which was organized by Asian Legal Business. The firm was recognized for its role as issuer's counsel to Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group in connection with its MUFG's triple-currency (U.S. dollar, Euro and Japanese yen) hybrid tier-1 capital offering. The offering, which raised approximately $4.2 billion for MUFG, was registered with the SEC and was the first of its kind by a Japanese issuer under the Securities Offering Reform rules. The Paul, Weiss team included corporate partners Mark Bergman and Tong Yu, and associates Daniel Liu, Makoto Nishigai and Jennifer Raisor; tax partner Peter Rothenberg and associates Victor DeLorenzo and Joanna Mazur; and employee benefits partner Robert Fleder, former counsel Tristan Brown and associate Paul Koppel.

06-05-2007

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Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

Paul Hastings Advises U.S. Corrugated, Inc. in Private Placement of $135 Million 10% Senior Notes Due 2013
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, a leading international law firm, announced today that it advised U.S. Corrugated, Inc. in its private placement of $135 million 10% Senior Secured Notes due 2013, which closed on May 30, 2007.

The Paul Hastings team was led by partner Wayne Bradley and associate Jared Brandman and included partners Elizabeth Noe and Michael Chernick; associates Jennifer Manning, Jeremy Corcoran, John Collins, Jessica Royko, Jeremy Hilsman and David Burch.

U.S. Corrugated, Inc., a private company, is a vertically integrated producer of recycled containerboard, corrugated sheets, boxes and point-of-sale displays. Jefferies & Company, Inc. served as placement agent in connection with the offering.

06-05-2007

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