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Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP

PAMELA A. BRESNAHAN NAMED ONE OF THE 50 MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN LAWYERS IN AMERICA BY THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP is pleased to announce that Pamela A. Bresnahan, a partner in the Washington D.C. office, has been selected as one of the 50 Most Influential Women Lawyers in America by The National Law Journal. These 50 outstanding female attorneys were recognized for their impact in their chosen disciplines, dedication to the community and commitment to the legal profession.

In addition to this most recent honor, The National Law Journal named Ms. Bresnahan one of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America in 2006. Vorys remains the only Ohio-based law firm with an attorney on both of these prestigious lists.

Ms. Bresnahan is the Chair of the District of Columbia office litigation practice group at Vorys. She serves as trial and appellate counsel in business and commercial litigation matters with an emphasis on professional liability defense and coverage litigation. She represents lawyers, financial institutions, broker/dealers, financial professionals, directors and officers, accountants, insurers and other professionals. Ms. Bresnahan serves as coverage and litigation counsel for insurers issuing errors and omissions policies. She represents businesses and individuals in securities, intellectual property and other corporate litigation. She advises law firms and lawyers on management issues and discipline matters.

Ms. Bresnahan currently serves on the Nominating Committee and as a Delegate-At-Large to the ABA House of Delegates and is a member of the Select Committee of the House of Delegates. She also serves as a member of the D.C. Circuit Committee on Admissions and Discipline. Ms. Bresnahan is the former D.C. Circuit representative for the ABA Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary. In her capacity as the D.C. Circuit Representative, she served as an investigator and witness before the United States Senate on behalf of the American Bar Association for then Judge John Roberts' nomination to the United States Supreme Court. She is also a former member of the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession and has held many leadership positions within the American Bar Association.

Washington D.C. Managing Partner Joseph D. Lonardo said the firm is very proud that the influential national legal publication has once again recognized Ms. Bresnahan’s legal accomplishments. “Very few attorneys are as intelligent, resourceful, and committed to their clients as Pam Bresnahan,” Mr. Lonardo said. “She embodies all the virtues that Vorys seeks to instill in every one of its lawyers.

05-30-2007

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Troutman Sanders LLP

Saba Ashraf Joins Troutman Sanders in Its Atlanta Office
The law firm of Troutman Sanders LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Saba Ashraf as a partner to its Tax practice group in Atlanta, Ga.

Ashraf comes to Troutman Sanders from the Atlanta office of Alston & Bird, where she was a partner from 2002 until this year and an associate from 1997 to 2001.

At Troutman Sanders, Ashraf’s practice will continue to focus on the structuring and effecting of complex business transactions, as well as tax planning for corporations, partnerships and other business entities.

Ashraf has authored or co-authored numerous articles in professional publications and regularly speaks on subjects in her practice area at forums, including the American Bar Association, the Atlanta Tax Forum and the Tax Executives Institute.

Additionally, Ashraf is an active member of the New York State Bar Association’s Tax Section and serves as vice-chair of the American Bar Association Business Law Section’s Tax Committee. She is a member of the board of directors for the Georgia Asian Pacific Bar Association (GAPABA) and the IndusBar of Georgia, and recently became a Fellow of the American Bar Association.

Ashraf also has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Georgia School of Law, where she taught Corporate Tax.

Prior to joining Alston & Bird, Ashraf worked as an associate with Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam and Roberts (now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP) in New York from 1994 to 1997 and served as judicial clerk to The Honorable John C. Godbold on the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals from 1993 to 1994.

Ashraf received a B.S. in 1990 from New York University, a J.D. in 1993 from Hofstra University and a LL.M. in 1997 from New York University.

05-30-2007

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Troutman Sanders LLP

Jeffery R. Banish Joins Troutman Sanders in Its Atlanta Office
The law firm of Troutman Sanders LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Jeffery R. Banish as a partner to its Compensation and Employee Benefits practice group in Atlanta, Ga.

Banish comes to Troutman Sanders from the Atlanta office of Hunton & Williams, where he was an associate from 1990 to 1999 and a partner from 1999 until this year.

At Troutman Sanders, Banish’s practice will continue to focus on advising clients on the design and implementation of stock-based compensation plans; all aspects of executive compensation; change in control and severance matters; the standards of fiduciary duty prescribed by ERISA; as well as the design, implementation and administration of pension and welfare benefit plans.

Additionally, Banish will help clients with the negotiation and coordination of employee benefits issues arising in corporate acquisitions, divestitures and reorganizations; as well as the design and implementation of ESOPs and alternative arrangements for the investment by qualified plans in employer securities.

Banish received a B.S. in accounting in 1979 from Clemson University, a J.D. in 1985 from the University of Georgia and a LL.M. in 1989 from the University of Florida.

05-30-2007

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Townsend, Townsend & Crew, L.L.P.

Romy L. Celli Returns to Townsend's Biotechnology & Chemistry Practice
Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP, a 180-attorney law firm specializing in intellectual property protection and litigation, announced today the addition of two new lawyers to its Biotechnology & Chemistry Practice Group in Palo Alto: Romy L. Celli re-joins the firm as a partner and Eureka Wang joins the firm as an associate.

Ms. Celli returns to Townsend - where she practiced from 2000 to 2005 - from the Mountain View office of Sughrue Mion, PLLC. "We are extremely pleased to welcome Romy back to Townsend," remarked Townsend's Chairman Jim Gilliland. "Romy's expertise is an excellent fit for our biotech practice and we know she will hit the ground running by virtue of her previous experience at Townsend."

Dr. Wang, who also comes to the firm from Sughrue Mion's Mountain View office, joins Celli and brings to the firm an extensive background in bioinformatics, neuroscience and molecular biology.

Townsend's Biotechnology & Chemistry Practice Group, which is led by Walnut Creek, CA-based partner William Kezer, continues a path of steady growth. "Our clients are continually challenging us with more work and more complex intellectual property issues," remarked Kezer. "Romy and Eureka bring skill-sets and expertise that are in high demand in our industry, and I am very happy that they have chosen Townsend as the platform to grow their practices."

Both Ms. Celli and Dr. Wang advise clients with regard to patent prosecution (acquisition) and enforcement issues in addition to U.S. and international patent strategy. They also advise clients with regard to litigation and pre-litigation disputes, validity and freedom-to-operate opinions. Ms. Celli specializes in complex portfolio management and pharmaceutical life-cycle issues.

Ms. Celli received her law degree from the Golden Gate University School of Law. She received her Masters degree in biomedical sciences (with an emphasis on biochemistry and molecular biology) and her undergraduate (A.B.) degree in biological sciences from the University of California, Berkeley.

Dr. Wang received her law degree from the Santa Clara University School of Law. She received her Ph.D. in molecular biology and neurosciences from Purdue University and conducted postdoctoral research in neuroscience at the University of California, Berkeley. She received her undergraduate degree in horticulture from National Taiwan University.

05-30-2007

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Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

Sutherland Attorneys Jacob Dweck, David L. Wochner and Michael W. Brooks Win Distinguished 2007 Burton Award for Legal Achievement
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP announces that partner Jacob Dweck and associates David L. Wochner and Michael W. Brooks have won the 2007 Burton Award for Legal Achievement for their article, entitled, “Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Litigation After the Energy Policy Act of 2005: State Powers in LNG Terminal Siting,” published in the Energy Law Journal in 2006.

The Burton Award is a national program run in association with the Library of Congress and dedicated to refining and enriching legal writing by lawyers and law school students. Now in its eighth year, the competition is open to the top 1,000 law firms in the nation, and only 30 entries are named award winners.

Mr. Dweck, Mr. Wochner and Mr. Brooks practice within the Energy and Environmental practice group at Sutherland in the Washington, DC office. Their winning article examined the federal, state and local litigation landscape for the siting of liquefied natural gas import terminals in light of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The article notes that as the United States moves toward increasing LNG importation and developers race to construct import terminals, the relatively young U.S. LNG industry is experiencing growing pains that have created obstacles and opposition to the LNG movement.

“The Sutherland piece provides readers with an even-handed discussion of the range of potential legal challenges and conflicts stakeholders on both sides of the debate should expect,” said Mark D. Wasserman, Sutherland’s Managing Partner.

Finally, the article analyzes issues significant to U.S. energy and environmental policies at a time when the country’s energy needs and environmental concerns are at the forefront of public debate.

05-30-2007

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Stites & Harbison PLLC

Kentucky Super Lawyers magazine honors 29 Stites & Harbison attorneys
Stites & Harbison, PLLC, announced today that 29 attorneys in the Frankfort, Lexington, and Louisville, Ky., offices were named in the 2007 Kentucky Super Lawyers magazine.

The following attorneys were named in the Kentucky Super Lawyers magazine:

Frankfort, Ky., office:

Mark R. Overstreet
Lexington, Ky., office:
John M. Famularo
Anne E. Gorham
Buckner Hinkle, Jr.
Clarke J. Keller
Gregory P. Parsons
David J. Porter
Ashley W. Ward
Louisville, Ky., office:
Joel T. Beres
Craig C. Bradley, Jr.
Carol Dan Browning
Phillip W. Collier
Robert M. Connolly
Brian A. Cromer
Charles J. Cronan, IV
Douglass C. Farnsley
Shannon A. Hamilton
Joseph L. Hardesty
William E. Hellmann
Kennedy T. Helm III
Barry A. Hines
Alfred S. Joseph, III
Kathleen O. McKune
David B. Ratterman
David E. Saffer
John L. Tate
T. Morgan Ward, Jr.
Jack A. Wheat
Lively M. Wilson

Super Lawyers is a listing compiled by Law & Politics Magazine that honors exceptional attorneys, representing a wide range of practice areas, firm sizes and geographic locations. Only 5 percent of the lawyers in each state or region are named in Super Lawyers.

05-30-2007

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Salans

Hamid G. Gharavi, Partner at Salans in Paris, was nominated to the Court of Arbitration of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
Hamid G. Gharavi is a member of the New York and Paris Bars. He holds a Ph.D from the University of Paris II and is a graduate of the New York University School of Law (Master of Comparative Jurisprudence), the University of Paris I (Master of English law and North American business) and the University of Paris V (Master of International Affairs).

Hamid G. Gharavi acts as counsel or arbitrator in international commercial, private or public arbitrations (ad hoc and institutional), often involving States or public entities. He was recently appointed to the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators and Conciliators by Cambodia and to the ICC Arbitration Commission by Iran.

He is the author of the book, The International Effectiveness of the Annulment of the Award, published by Kluwer Law International.

International arbitration has been at the heart of the firm since its creation in 1978 and continues to be one of the principal practice groups with a team of six partners and a dozen associates.

05-30-2007

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