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Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel, LLP

Lipsitz Quoted in CNetNews.com Article on CBS Purchase of Last.fm
Intellectual Property Partner Randy Lipsitz was quoted in an article appearing on CNetNews.com about CBS's purchase of Last.fm, a music social-networking site that uses technology that gives recommendations based on what a user listens to and connects them to other users who have similar results. Lipsitz is quoted as saying that Last.fm appears to operating legally when it comes to copyright - there is no illegal file-sharing or downloads and they are paying royalties for streaming.

05-30-2007

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP

Weil Gotshal Advises Richard D. Kinder and his Senior Management Team in Kinder Morgan, Inc. Privatization
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, the international law firm, advised Kinder Morgan (KMI) Chairman and CEO Richard D. Kinder and Kinder Morgan senior management on the acquisition of KMI, which closed today.

Additional investors in the landmark privatization transaction, valued at approximately $23 billion, include other senior members of KMI management, co-founder Bill Morgan, board members Fayez Sarofim and Mike Morgan, and affiliates of Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, American International Group, Inc., The Carlyle Group and Riverstone Holdings LLC.

Mr. Kinder continues as Chairman and CEO following the close of the transaction and has reinvested all of his 24 million KMI shares.

Kinder Morgan, Inc. is one of the largest energy transportation, storage and distribution companies in North America. KMI owns the general partner interest of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P (NYSE: KMP), one of the largest publicly traded pipeline limited partnerships in the United States.

The Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Team included:

Partners
# Corporate: James Westra (Boston); R. Jay Tabor (Dallas)
# Tax: Marc L. Silberberg (New York)
# Tax/Executive Compensation: Michael Nissan (New York)
# Antitrust: Steven A. Newborn (Washington); Laura A. Wilkinson (Washington)
# Employee Benefits: Andrew L. Gaines (New York)
# Litigation: Joseph Allerhand (New York); James Messenger (Boston)

Counsel

Seth Goodchild (New York)

Associates
# Corporate: Adam D. Nelson (Dallas); Ben Bodamer (Dallas); Cody C. Tibbetts (Boston)
# Tax: Keith L. Cooper (Houston); Stanley E. Ramsay (New York); Max A. Goodman (New York)
# Employee Benefits: Jill D. Chesler (New York); Nancy Y. Tong (New York)
# Antitrust: Jeff L. White (Washington)
# Litigation: Scarlett Collings (Houston); Erin Law (New York)

05-30-2007

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Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

Paul Hastings Advises SIG Asia Investments, LLLP, IDG and Goldman Sachs on US$25 million Investment in Impression Creative Inc.
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, a leading international law firm, represented SIG Asia Investments, LLLP (SIG), IDG and Goldman Sachs in the US$25 million Series A preferred share investment in Impression Creative Inc. The financing was led by SIG.

Impression Creative, which develops and produces location-based live entertainment performed at outdoor scenic venues in China, is the brainchild of three of China's leading creative talents: Academy Award nominated Zhang Yimou; Wang Chaoge, on of China's leading directors and designers; and Fan Yao, a multi-award winning set designer. The productions, often based on famous historical or cultural events, make use of local scenery and performers to create an unparalleled viewing experience, and are tailored to highlight regional points of interest.

"As tourism in China continues to boom, Impression Creative's combination of world class production talent and a wide range of material from which to develop performances, is creating an entirely new entertainment experience in China's fast-growing leisure and entertainment market," said Basil Hwang, a Paul Hastings partner and a leading China private equity and venture capital specialist. "Paul Hastings is pleased to have advised the investors on their investment in this truly ground-breaking project.

The Paul Hastings team in Hong Kong and Shanghai was led by Basil Hwang and included senior associate Milton Chou and associate Lei Liang.

05-30-2007

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McGuireWoods LLP

McGuireWoods Lawyer Appointed to Board of Trustees of The Leadership Academy for Women of Color Attorneys
McGuireWoods lawyer Curtis L. Mack has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of The Leadership Academy for Women of Color Attorneys, a national organization focused on helping women of color attorneys to develop their careers and manage diversity issues in the workplace.

Among other activities, the Leadership Academy hosts an annual conference to provide participants a dynamic exchange of ideas on advancing a career; developing a legal business; achieving personal and professional satisfaction through work-life balance strategies; and managing workplace diversity issues, as well as one's physical and emotional well-being.

McGuireWoods is a supporter of The Leadership Academy for Women of Color Attorneys. This spring the firm sponsored four law student scholarships for minority women through the Leadership Academy.

Mack, who is based in McGuireWoods’ Atlanta office, is a partner in the firm’s Labor & Employment Department. He has served as lead counsel in numerous labor and employment cases in state and federal courts and negotiated or tried individual termination actions, as well as sexual and racial harassment cases. He has represented clients before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and at public sector hearings. Mack regularly counsels and represents management in the aerospace, automotive, chemical, construction, health care, hospitality, manufacturing, and pulp and paper industries. To date, he has represented more than 30 of the nation's Fortune 100 companies.

Previously regional director of the NLRB in Atlanta, Mack also served as general counsel and as chairman of the Florida Public Employee Relations Commission. He has served as chairman of the Human Relations Commission of the City of Atlanta since 1989 and sits on the boards of both the Atlanta Legal Diversity Consortium and Legal Momentum. He was a law professor at the University of Florida, where he taught labor and employment law and has served as an adjunct professor of labor law at the University of Michigan School of Law and Emory University School of Law. Mack is a member of the Michigan State University College of Social Science Board of Visitors, and has authored and co-authored several law review articles regarding labor and employment.

Among other honors, Mack has been named a Georgia “Super Lawyer,” one of “America’s Top Black Lawyers” by Black Enterprise magazine and “The Lawyer’s Lawyer” by Georgia Trend magazine.

05-30-2007

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Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

PLC’s Which Lawyer Directory Rates Fulbright as One of The Best Firms in Texas
According to PLC’s Which Lawyer? Directory, previously known as PLC Global Counsel 3000, Fulbright is the one of the most highly recommended law firms in Texas. PLC Which Lawyer? surveyed practitioners in Austin, Dallas and Houston.

Fulbright was recognized in all 7 of the featured areas – corporate/M&As, dispute resolution, finance, intellectual property, labor and employment and restructuring and insolvency.

PLC surveys lawyers and law firms in more than 90 jurisdictions, providing independent market research and tracking changes in the legal profession for over a decade.

05-30-2007

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Cozen O' Connor

Suzanne M. Meintzer Joins Cozen O’Connor’s Denver Office as Associate
Suzanne M. Meintzer recently joined Cozen O’Connor’s Denver office as an associate in the insurance department. Prior to joining the firm, Meintzer was an associate with McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP in Denver. Meintzer practices in the insurance coverage claims/litigation group, and has experience in all aspects of client counseling and case management, including discovery, trial and settlement. She has participated in complex insurance coverage and defense matters in state and federal courts, and has handled appellate briefings in professional malpractice and adverse possession cases.

A member of the Colorado and Denver Bar Associations, Meintzer is admitted to practice in Colorado and before the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. She is a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1994) and the University of Denver School of Law (J.D., 2005), where she was managing editor of the Denver Journal of Law & Policy and a general editor of the Denver University Law Review. She also received Scholastic Excellence Awards in Family Law and Race and the Law and participated in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, assisting low-income individuals with income tax filings. Prior to and during law school, Meintzer worked as a professional research assistant and laboratory manager for the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.

05-30-2007

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Carlton Fields

Carlton Fields Chosen as a “Go-To Law Firm” for Financial Services Companies
Carlton Fields is pleased to announce that the firm has been chosen as a “Go-To Law Firm” for Financial Services Companies in recent survey of the top 500 U.S. Companies.

American Lawyer magazine surveys General Counsel from each of the Top 500 U.S. Companies on the outside law firms they turn to for assistance in specific areas of practice. These legal practice areas include Litigation, Corporate Transactions, Labor & Employment, Intellectual Property, and Corporate Governance. The list of "Go-To Law Firms" was published in a special section of the May 2006 issue of FORTUNE magazine.

05-30-2007

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