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Carlton Fields

Intellectual Property Attorneys Join Carlton Fields in Atlanta
The law firm of Carlton Fields is pleased to announce that Intellectual Property attorneys, James J. Wolfson, Brooke Lewis, and Gail Podolsky, all formerly of Greenberg Traurig, have joined the Firm in its Atlanta office.

“We are pleased that these quality lawyers have decided to join Carlton Fields. Their addition to the Atlanta office adds depth and expertise to Carlton Fields’ Intellectual Property practice, particularly in the area of IP litigation, which is a growth area for our Firm,� said Wayne Shortridge, Atlanta Office Managing Shareholder.

Wolfson, who will serve as co-chair of the Firm’s IP Practice Group, focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation and counseling, including IP portfolio management. He has substantial experience representing clients in the retail, hospitality, leisure, consumer products, information technology, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing industries and has prosecuted or defended claims alleging patent, trademark, and copyright infringement, dilution, trademark counterfeiting, and false advertising through trial and appeal in Federal District and Appellate Courts throughout the U.S. He also works extensively with clients in the area of intellectual property litigation as it relates to the Internet, having litigated numerous domain name and meta tag disputes in federal court and through the Uniform Dispute Resolution Procedure. Wolfson received his B.A., cum laude, from Tulane University in 1983 and his J.D., with honors, from The George Washington University Law School in 1986.

Lewis and Podolsky both have experience in intellectual property, as well as and general commercial, litigation. Lewis received her B.A. from Emory University in 2000 and her J.D. from Emory University School of Law in 2003. Podolsky received her B.B.A. from Emory University in 2001 and her J.D. from Emory University School of Law in 2004.

06-04-2007

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Baker & McKenzie, L.L.P.

Baker & McKenzie Appoints New North American Business Development Director
Baker & McKenzie is pleased to announce that Jan Anne Dubin will become the new Business Development Director for the North American region of the Firm. Reporting to the North American Managing Partner and Regional COO, Ms. Dubin will play a key role in supporting and driving the growth of the region, and will have responsibility for leading and achieving the region’s business development strategies.

With more than twenty-four years of experience, Ms. Dubin has been responsible for managing global projects in the areas of new business activity, including client relations, internal and external communications, media relations, marketing planning, market research, strategic philanthropy and leadership development.

“We are very fortunate to find someone with Jan’s vast experience and knowledge to help us develop this new strategic role,� said David Hackett, North American Managing Partner. “The position is consistent with the Firm’s strategic business plan, and our efforts to continuously improve our services to clients.�

Commenting on her joining, Jan Anne Dubin, North American Business Development Director, said, “I am delighted to join Baker & McKenzie and look forward to the tremendous opportunity to leverage my experience and apply it to the vibrant regional and global platform that the Firm offers.�

Prior to joining Baker & McKenzie, Ms. Dubin was Global Client Program Executive for DLA Piper US LLP where she served in various senior leadership roles since joining the firm known as Rudnick & Wolfe in 1989.

Ms. Dubin has a MBA degree from the Executive Program, The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. She was recently appointed by Karen Mathis, the 2006 president of the American Bar Association, to serve on the ABA Corporate Roundtable to the Commission on Youth at Risk. In addition, she received the Anti-Defamation League’s Distinguished Community Leadership Award, and was selected by Today’s Chicago Women as a select group of women making a difference in Chicago’s communities.

Baker & McKenzie’s North American region consists of 706 lawyers in nine offices in the United States and Canada.

06-04-2007

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Baker & McKenzie, L.L.P.

Baker & McKenzie Advises News Corporation on its Drive to Make its Businesses Carbon Neutral
Baker & McKenzie continues to maintain its position as a leader in climate change law, having advised News Corporation on its recent initiative to make the company's businesses carbon neutral within the next four years.

When making the announcement about the company's initiative, News Corporation's Chairman, Rupert Murdoch, acknowledged that News Corporation needed to reduce its total carbon footprint and dramatically cut the 641,150 tons of carbon dioxide that the company emitted in fiscal 2006.

Baker & McKenzie's Sydney team worked closely with the global News Corporation team to advise it on its initiative which included advising it on the market rules around purchasing voluntary carbon offsets and actually doing the deals to purchase their offsets.

Partner Martijn Wilder said "for a company whose business spans the globe with news, media and entertainment services that are truly comprehensive, this initiative reinforces the importance of addressing climate change to a global audience. It is an incredibly significant announcement that hopefully will be followed by many other multi-nationals."

Mr Wilder also commented that the lack of carbon trading schemes in countries like the US and Australia, has simply further boosted the development of the voluntary carbon market and the infrastructure and standards to support it. "It is a serious market, split into wholesale and retail, with pricing for voluntary carbon regularly running as high as US$30".

The firm has had an established practice group in the climate change area for ten years advising governments and clients across around the world. It was initially established by international lawyers involved in the negotiation of the Kyoto Protocol itself. Baker & McKenzie has won the internationally renowned award for "Best Law Firm: Kyoto Project Credits" based on client nominations in Environmental Finance for the third year in a row (ever since the inception of the award).

Murdoch wants News Corporation to be carbon neutral by 2010 through energy efficiency, buying renewable power and off setting otherwise unavoidable emissions.

06-04-2007

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Venable Baetjer & Howard

Environmental-Regulatory Attorneys Douglas Green and William Weissman Join Venable, Bringing Major Utility Industry Experience in Chemical, Solid and Hazardous Waste
Venable LLP announced that longtime Washington environmental and regulatory attorneys Douglas H. Green and William R. Weissman have joined as partners in the firm’s Environmental Practice Group. They join from the Washington, DC office of DLA Piper.

In more than two decades of working together, Messrs Green and Weissman have developed one of the country’s leading legal and regulatory practices for the utility industry on matters involving solid and hazardous waste and chemical product management. The pair represents the Utility Solid Waste Activities Group (USWAG), a national consortium representing more than 80 utility companies and related utility trade associations.

Mr. Weissman began representing USWAG in 1979 and was joined by Mr. Green in 1986. The pair handles the consortium’s complete range of legal matters concerning waste management, site remediation, hazardous materials transportation and management of chemicals and petroleum products, including litigation, regulatory issues, congressional affairs, and compliance.

Mr. Green is also expected to contribute to Venable’s well-established environmental group, and its homeland security practice, part of which assists utilities, chemical manufacturers and transporters of hazardous materials to comply with federal anti-terrorism regulations.

“Doug and Bill bring a tremendous base of knowledge and work experience in environmental law, particularly as it governs chemical products and solid and hazardous waste management generated by the nation’s electric utility industry,� said Brock Landry, Chairman of Venable’s Government Division.

“We are well positioned to play a significant role in utility industry compliance, litigation and legislation, and Doug and Bill bring pivotal strengths in each of these areas,� Mr. Landry added. “They are as adept at negotiating the legal ins and outs of chemical and waste-disposal management issues as they are dealing with government regulators and policymakers. The frequency with which they are invited to present on Capitol Hill is a testament to their mastery of this complex area of law and government policy.�

“We are pleased to have Bill and Doug join our environmental practice group now nearly 20 lawyers strong,� says Jud Starr, who heads Venable's Environmental practice and is one of three former high-ranking environmental officials from the Department of Justice at Venable. “They round out a great team in providing clients the best of service and make our group one of the most experienced in the country.�

Although Mr. Green and Mr. Weissman represent numerous corporations and trade groups in the waste and chemical industries, they devote a substantial portion of their practice to USWAG, which they described as a “pro-active client involved in cutting-edge issues of policy and legislation.�

USWAG acts as a technical and legal resource for its members, as well as a national point organization on utility industry environmental issues. USWAG members represent 85 percent of the total electrical generating capacity in the U.S. and more than 95 percent of U.S. electricity customers. In addition to the 80-plus utility companies on its roster, USWAG members include the Edison Electric Institute, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, American Public Power Association, and American Gas Association.

Messrs. Green and Weissman said that Venable’s strong Washington presence and well-established trade association practice were key factors in their decision to join the firm.

“Venable is perfect for a large industry organization such as USWAG, which demands a broad skill set in litigation, regulatory counseling and government matters, all of which our new firm has in abundance� said Mr. Weissman. “Venable’s government and regulatory practices are first-rate, and the firm is well known as for its work on behalf of leading trade associations. Bringing our clients to Venable was just like sliding a hand into a perfectly fitting glove.�

Both attorneys believe the chemical and waste industries are facing near- and long-term change and are positioning their clients to meet those challenges. Among possible changes is Congress's updating of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for the first time in 30 years. Also, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on United States v. Atlantic Research sometime in June. That decision could set Superfund precedent regarding shared financial liability for cleanup of contaminated sites. Mr. Weissman participated in drafting an amicus curiae brief for an industry coalition in that case.

According to Messrs. Green and Weissman, front-burner issues facing the utility industry include: development of cost-effective regulation for the management and transportation of hazardous waste; regulation of PCBs; and management of coal combustion products, which are generated through the combustion of coal during the generation of electricity. While coal combustion products are increasingly recycled, challenges include newer materials resulting from wider use of cleaner-burning coal and newly installed air emission controls.

Mr. Weissman has represented pesticide producers before trial and appellate courts, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court, in cases involving the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, and has filed numerous amicus briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court in a wide range of cases. Most recently, he filed an amicus brief for 70 members of Congress in the Supreme Court supporting school integration plans adopted by school boards in Seattle and Louisville. The Supreme Court is expected to rule on those plans later in June.

Mr. Weissman began his career as a trial attorney in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, DC. He then moved into private practice, doing regulatory antitrust and telecommunications work before switching over to environmental work in the late 1970s. He has also represented individual companies and trade associations before Congress. He earned his J.D., cum laude, from Columbia Law School in 1965 and a B.A. from Columbia University in 1962.

Mr. Green received his J.D., with honors, from George Washington University in 1983 and a B.A., cum laude, from Connecticut College in 1979. In addition to his regulatory practice, Mr. Green has an active federal court litigation practice.

06-04-2007

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Thompson & Knight LLP

Climate Change and Renewable Energy Practice Group Formed
The international law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is continuing its role as one of the top energy law firms in the world with the launch of the firm's Climate Change and Renewable Energy Practice Group.

The group will assist businesses worldwide, including those impacted by President George Bush's recent announcement about the administration's new stance on global climate change.

Firm partner Scott Deatherage will lead the group, which is made up of 26 attorneys with broad experience in handling renewable energy projects and regulatory issues. The group includes attorneys from the Firm's environmental regulation and emissions trading, project development, finance, corporate, and national, and international energy practices.

The Climate Change and Renewable Energy Practice Group includes attorneys from Thompson & Knight's U.S. offices and international offices in Mexico, Brazil, Algeria, and England. Members of the group will assist clients in the development of business opportunities related to greenhouse gas emission reduction credit projects and credit trading markets, as well as helping companies in the growing renewable energy markets, including firms involved in wind, solar,and biofuel technology.

"This initiative will allow our Firm to combine its significant energy, project development, tax, and finance experience with our experience in wind energy projects, biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel, and landfill gas capture," says Pete Riley, managing partner of Thompson & Knight.

Mr. Deatherage, the practice group leader, says regulation of greenhouse gases and trading in emission reduction credits have created significant opportunities in new markets.

"This is a new era for business in terms of environmental risks and regulations, but also environmental opportunities," says Mr. Deatherage. "Limits on greenhouse gas emissions, energy efficiency requirements, renewable energy mandates and trading in renewable energy credits are just a few of the many issues that corporate America will be facing in the coming years.

06-04-2007

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Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP

Thacher Proffitt Represented Bangor Savings Bank in Acquisition Agreement
Richard A. Schaberg, Cynthia D. Mann, Christian H. Chandler, Michael P. Seaman, Samantha M. Kirby

Thacher Proffitt was mentioned in the article, "Deal Profile: Bangor Savings Bank to acquire Pepperell Bancshares Financial Group," regarding Bangor Savings Bank signing an agreement to acquire Pepperell Bancshares. Thacher Proffitt was legal counsel to Bangor Savings Bank; the team included: Rich Schaberg (mentioned as lead attorney), Cindy Mann, Christian Chandler, Michael Seaman, and Samantha Kirby.

06-04-2007

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Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP

Thacher Proffitt Announces Four Elections to Partner and the Arrival of Two Lateral Counsel
Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP announced today the election of three associates and one counsel to the partnership, effective October 1: Aimée M. Cummo in Structured Finance; Jerome J. Dano and Samuel S. Lee in Real Estate; and Thomas M. Majewski in Corporate and Financial Institutions.

"We congratulate another fine group on their promotions to partner and look forward to their collective contributions to the Firm," said Paul Tvetenstrand, managing partner of the Firm.

The Firm also announced two new counsel, effective May 29: environmental attorneys Louis A. Evans and Trisha L. Smith, who will join the Firm’s Real Estate Practice Group and initiate the Firm’s environmental practice. The arrival of Lou Evans and Trisha Smith signals the continued diversification of Thacher Proffitt's real estate finance and development expertise.

Don Simone, chair of the Real Estate Practice Group, said, "Environmental legal challenges at the federal, state and local levels are important issues to our clients across the country. Lou and Trisha’s expertise enables us to advise and assist our clients in addressing complex environmental issues across a broad range of transactions.�

About Aimée M. Cummo

Aimée's practice focuses on whole loan trading and financing and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities transactions. Aimée received her JD, cum laude, from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and her BA and BS from Rutgers College. She is admitted to both the New York and New Jersey bars.

About Jerome J. Dano

Jerome's practice focuses on the representation of investment banks and other lending institutions in permanent and interim financings of shopping centers, office buildings, multi-family developments and hotels located in New York and across the U.S. His experience includes transactions involving mezzanine debt, intercreditor agreements, mezzanine loan sales and syndications. Jerome received his JD, cum laude, from St. John's University School of Law, and his BA from Boston College. He is admitted to the New York bar.

About Samuel S. Lee

Samuel's practice includes representing investment banks and other institutional lenders in financing commercial real estate, including stand-alone financings and cross-collateralized multi-property / portfolio financings, mezzanine financings, senior/junior and A/B loan originations, participations, syndications and workouts. Samuel received his JD from Hofstra University School of Law, with distinction, and his BA from State University of New York at Buffalo, Interdisciplinary Social Science, cum laude. He is admitted to the New York bar.

About Thomas M. Majewski

Tom Majewski advises investment advisers and investment funds on all aspects of their businesses, including how to organize, structure, register and operate asset management firms and investment funds, and registration and ongoing regulatory and compliance matters under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Investment Company Act of 1940. Tom received his JD from New York Law School, and a BS in Accounting from Rutgers University. He is admitted to the New York and New Jersey bars.

About Louis A. Evans

Lou’s practice focuses on environmental legal issues pertaining to development and redevelopment projects, real estate management, remediation of contaminated properties, including brownfields, and corporate and real estate transactions. He represents clients before federal, state and local regulatory agencies on brownfield projects, remediation, Superfund, permitting and defense of violations.

He began his legal career as an enforcement attorney with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, where he served for ten years. Prior to Thacher Proffitt, Lou was counsel at the Jericho, NY office of Nixon Peabody. Lou received his JD from Hofstra University School of Law, and his BA from State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is admitted to practice in New York, and the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York.

About Trisha L. Smith

Trisha advises clients on a variety of environmental issues, including manufacturer compliance, brownfields redevelopment and coordinating complex environmental and construction issues for landmark development projects such as sports complexes, airports, and mass transit redevelopment projects. She helps clients manage environmental risks in corporate and real estate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, structured financing and financial services, public offerings and securitization.

Prior to Thacher Proffitt, Trisha was counsel at the Jericho, NY office of Nixon Peabody. Trisha received her LLM from Columbia University School of Law, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, her JD from Hastings College of Law, and her BA from University of California, Irvine, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa. She is admitted to the New York, Washington, DC, Massachusetts and California bars.

06-04-2007

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