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Jenner & Block LLP

Accomplished Trial Lawyer Katya Jestin Joins Jenner & Block as a Partner in the New York Office
High-ranking federal prosecutor Katya Jestin has joined Jenner & Block’s New York office as a Partner in the Firm’s Litigation Department and White Collar Criminal Defense and Counseling Practice. Most recently the Deputy Chief of the Organized Crime & Racketeering Section of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, Ms. Jestin brings to the Firm substantial criminal trial and appellate experience.

“Katya is an outstanding litigator,” said Managing Partner Gregory S. Gallopoulos. “Her impressive background and dynamic character make her a logical addition to the Firm’s highly-regarded White Collar and Criminal Defense Practice.”

Ms. Jestin began her legal career at Proskauer Rose LLP, and served for nearly three years as an Assistant District Attorney at the King County District Attorney’s Office. She joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in 2001 and became particularly well-known for her successful prosecutions of the members and associates of several influential organized crime families.

Most notably, Ms. Jestin obtained convictions of Peter Gotti and his 16 co-defendants on charges of racketeering, money laundering, wire fraud and extortion for the wide-spread corruption of the International Longshoreman’s Association by the Gambino organized crime family. In recognition of her investigative prowess and exceptional trial skills in this case, Ms. Jestin received the Justice Department’s Director’s Award for Superior Performance as an Assistant United States Attorney.

Ms. Jestin also helped convict the acting boss of the Colombo organized crime family for the murder of a state court judge and a former police officer, as well as the acting boss and three other high-level members of the Genovese organized crime family on charges of racketeering and extortion.

"Katya's superb trial and analytical skills are matched by her uncanny ability to relate to a wide array of witnesses, clients, jurors, and judges,” said Jenner & Block Partner Andrew Weissmann, who previously worked with Ms. Jestin at the U.S. Attorney’s Office and is the one-time Chief of the Justice Department’s Enron Task Force.

Ms. Jestin earned her law degree, cum laude, from Georgetown Law School in 1996, where she was a member of the International Environmental Law Review.

05-29-2007

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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP

Gibson Dunn Attorneys to Be Honored at Public Counsel's Volunteer Appreciation Reception
Retired partner John Sharer and Los Angeles associate Mack Jenkins will be among the honorees at Public Counsel's seventh annual Volunteer Appreciation Reception on Tuesday, May 15, 2007, at the Los Angeles Times Building. Sharer and Jenkins will receive the Children's Rights Project - Adoptions Project Volunteer Attorney of the Year Award for their continuing work on Edward F. et al. v. Harbor Regional Center et al., in which they are representing a class of foster children with severe developmental disabilities. Last year Public Counsel helped over 25,000 clients with the help of about 3,500 volunteers. Of those thousands of volunteers, only a small group will be honored on this very special night.

05-29-2007

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Dykema Gossett PLLC

Andrea Bradley Joins Dykema
Dykema announces that Andrea J. Bradley has joined the firm as an associate in its Litigation Department. Ms. Bradley’s practice focuses on general litigation matters, with an emphasis on products liability and commercial litigation. In law school she was Executive Director of the Moot Court Board of Advocates and Associate Editor of the University of Detroit Mercy’s Law Review. She received the following awards: 2006 Anderson Publishing Company Book Award for Environmental Justice; 2006 University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Moot Court Board Member of the Year; and 2005 Best Oralist in Round Two and Semi-Finalist in the National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition.

A resident of Ypsilanti, she received her B.S. from Eastern Michigan University and her J.D. from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.

05-29-2007

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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

Energy Litigation Practice Ranks Among the Nation's Top
The Legal 500 US has ranked Bracewell & Giuliani LLP among the nation’s leading law firms for energy litigation in its Volume III (Litigation) edition. The volume identifies the firm’s trial lawyers as boasting “impressive records in energy cases.”

Specifically, partner Charles H. Shoneman, who co-heads the energy regulatory practice out of Washington, DC is described in The Legal 500 by clients as “an all-round great lawyer—not to be underestimated.”

Austin-based partner Paul W. Fox, who has been litigating complex proceedings before the FERC since 1975, is noted for bringing a “pure regulatory litigation element to the practice,” that is “a valuable and highly-effective asset,” according to interviewees of The Legal 500.

Clifford J. Gunter III, who is head of the firm’s trial section and based in Houston, is characterized by The Legal 500 as having “a formidable reputation in litigating high-stakes energy matters, in both the natural gas and electricity markets, which serves as a vital facet to the practice.”

Major clients of Bracewell’s litigation practice include: BC Hydro, El Paso Corp, Hydro Electric Projects, Shell and Tampa Gas Utility.

05-29-2007

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

The Common Good: Legal Help For D.C. Artists Gets Creative Legal Business A Smaller Washington Area Lawyers For The Arts Continues To Provide Pro Bono Assistance To Area Residents
Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts is a legal service provider that caters to all things artistic. Through an e-mail referral system, John Lowe, the civil pro bono coordinator at Finnegan Henderson, acts as the group’s executive director. Earlier in WALA’s history the organization was almost forced out of existence due to an economic downturn combined with budget problems. After WALA had to lay off its paid staff, Finnegan Henderson and several other large law firms stepped in to save the organization. “It was obvious to me that if we didn’t take it over it was going to die,” Lowe said. In addition to giving WALA office space, Finnegan Henderson picks up Lowe’s salary and covers the group’s operational costs. WALA is alive, but working at a bare-bones level, with Lowe putting in huge amount of hours coordinating the referral system while a part-time assistant helps with administrative tasks. For Richard Brenin, a fledgling D.C. theater producer, WALA has been “a godsend.”

05-28-2007

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Baker & McKenzie, L.L.P.

Baker & McKenzie Advise Lagoon Investments Limited on Sale of Iconic Vatulele Island Resort
Baker & McKenzie has advised Lagoon Investments Limited on the sale of the iconic Vatulele Island Resort in Fiji to the New Zealand based partnership, the Waterfront Fund. This landmark Fijian transaction involved the vendor,Lagoon Investments, making an investment in the Waterfront Fund and having an ongoing interest in the development of the wider resort site.

Six Senses Resort & Spas has been appointed to manage the resort on behalf of the Waterfront Fund.

The Baker & McKenzie team advising Lagoon Investments Limited was led by partner Robert Williams who was assisted by associate, Matt Baumgurtel.

Commenting on the deal, Robert Williams said: "The investment climate in Fiji since the parties signed this deal has not been ideal, so it is great to get this deal financed and completed, and to see the Vatulele Island Resort join the Waterfront Fund's portfolio of outstanding properties."

Vatulele (pronounced ‘Vah-too-lay-lay’) is one of more than 300 islands that makes up Fiji in the South Pacific. The island is a 25 minute light aircraft trip from Nadi International Airport, four hours north east of Sydney. Vatulele Island Resort, was named Fiji's top resort by the AAA Tourism Awards in 2005, following its award the year earlier as the Best Boutique Resort in Fiji. The resort is 'all inclusive' and accommodates just 19 couples who are pampered by 110 staff. The resort is generally acknowledged as one of the most outstanding 'bare-foot' luxury resorts in the world, and is well known for its unique weddings as well as amazing scuba diving.

A team at Grant Samuel, led by Jacoline Bekker in Sydney, advised Lagoon Investments throughout the sale process. Russell McVeagh in New Zealand and Munro Leys in Fiji advised the Waterfront Fund.

05-28-2007

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Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP

Young Conaway Files Chapter 11 Petition on Behalf of The Holliston Mills, Inc.
Young Conaway, acting as lead counsel, filed a voluntary chapter 11 petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on behalf of The Holliston Mills, Inc. Holliston Mills is the nation’s oldest and largest manufacturer of coated cloth material products used for book covers, passport covers, specialty packaging materials and coated fabrics that are used as component material in the manufacture of items such as tape, sandpaper and abrasive materials, and rubber products. Robert S. Brady, Joseph A. Malfitano, Sean T. Greecher and Margaret B. Whiteman are handling the matter for Young Conaway.

05-28-2007

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