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Sherin & Lodgen LLP

Law & Politics and Boston magazine select seven lawyers as 2007 Rising Stars
Seven Sherin and Lodgen lawyers were named 2007 Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Stars in an annual list published in the May issue of Boston magazine, issued in conjunction with Law & Politics.
Business Litigation:

Pamela Zorn Adams
Daryl Andrews
Edward Cheng
Katy Koski
Matthew Moschella
Real Estate:
Deborah Howitt Easton
Janet M. O'Connor

Candidates were nominated by 2006 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and then researched and evaluated on 12 factors, including peer recognition and professional achievement, by Law & Politics. Super Lawyers are asked to nominate attorneys that they have personally observed in action who are either 40 or under, or who have been practicing 10 or fewer years.

05-23-2007

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Poyner & Spruill, L.L.P.

Poyner & Spruill Attorneys Pass South Carolina Bar Exam
Poyner & Spruill LLP is pleased to announce that Arathi P. Nobles and Elizabeth W. Riley recently became licensed to practice law in South Carolina.

Arathi Nobles is an associate in the Charlotte office of Poyner & Spruill. She represents privately owned companies, newly formed businesses, partnerships, and joint ventures. Arathi also handles mergers and acquisitions and negotiations of other complex business transactions. She is licensed in North Carolina as well. Arathi received a B.S. and her J.D. from the University of South Carolina, and may be reached at 704.342.5309 or anobles@poynerspruill.com.

Liz Riley is also an associate in the Charlotte office. She focuses her practice in the area of professional malpractice defense assisting in the representation of individuals and firms in matters alleging legal malpractice. In addition, Liz assists in the representation of individuals, municipalities, local businesses and national corporations in a variety of litigation matters, including contract disputes, business torts, and zoning and land use. Liz received her B.A. and her J.D. from UNC-Chapel Hill, and is also licensed in North Carolina.

05-23-2007

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Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

MILES & STOCKBRIDGE HIRES NEW PRINCIPAL FELICIA M. HULIT
Miles & Stockbridge P.C. is pleased to announce the addition of Felicia M. Hulit to the Banking & Finance and Real Estate Transactions, Land Use & Development practice groups.

Hulit represents both lenders and borrowers in the acquisition, construction, and refinancing of multi-family housing and healthcare facilities. Ms. Hulit has represented national commercial lenders in FHA financing utilizing low income tax credits and tax-exempt bond financing. Her experience also includes closing FHA insured urban renewal projects involving mixed use financing and Hope VI funds. She has also represented a national commercial lender in one of the first FHA insured financings utilizing both historic and new market tax credits. She joins the lawyers in the Affordable Housing practice group in their work with financial institutions, government entities, nonprofit organizations and private developers to secure financing and development assistance for single and multi-family housing projects that benefit elderly and low-income individuals.

Background Information

Before joining Miles & Stockbridge, P.C., Ms. Hulit was a partner in the Real Estate Department of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll LLP and was a member of the Housing and Transactional Finance Practice Groups.

Ms. Hulit is a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association and was a team coordinator for the National Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. Ms. Hulit is a graduate of the University of Michigan (B.A., 1988) and the George Washington University School of Law (J.D., 1991). She is licensed to practice in Maryland and the District of Columbia.

05-23-2007

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King & Spalding

King & Spalding Advises Atlantic Capital Bank on $125 Million Capitalization
King & Spalding, a leading international law firm, announced today that it represented Atlantic Capital Bank in its $125 million formation and offering, believed to be the largest independent de novo bank formation in United States history.

Atlantic Capital Bank serves middle market companies with sales between $25 million and $250 million, emerging growth companies with sales between $5 million and $25 million, midsize real estate developers and investors, and affluent individuals and families.

Additional information about Atlantic Capital Bank's formation can be found here: www.atlanticcapitalbank.org/news.aspx

The King & Spalding legal team on this matter was led by partner Paul Quiros, with support from associates Matt Bozzelli, Bill Morlan and Hill Hardman.

05-23-2007

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King & Spalding

King & Spalding Advises FleetCor on New $350M Credit Facility
King & Spalding, a leading international law firm, announced today that it advised FleetCor in the refinancing of its existing credit facility with a new $350 million credit facility arranged by JP Morgan Chase Bank.

The new credit facility comprises a $300 million term loan B facility and a $50 million revolving credit facility. In conjunction with the new credit facility, the company also re-priced the facilities to reflect improved ratings from both Moody's and Standard & Poor’s.

Proceeds from the refinancing will be used to replace FleetCor’s existing indebtedness, complete two acquisitions and finance a partial redemption of shares from existing shareholders, according to the company. The new expanded credit facility also provides for undrawn funds that the company can use for future acquisitions.

FleetCor, The Global Fleet Card Company, is the worldwide leader in fuel card processing. The company is privately owned by a group of institutional private equity investors, including Bain Capital, Summit Partners and Advent International.

05-23-2007

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Katten Serves as Counsel to R.J. O'Brien in Investment from Spectrum Equity Investors and Technology Crossover Ventures
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP is pleased to have served as legal counsel to R.J. O'Brien & Associates, Inc. (RJO) in its agreeement with Spectrum Equity Investors and Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) under which Spectrum and TCV, two leading private equity firms, will make a majority investment in R.J. O'Brien. The O'Brien family will retain a substantial minority ownership in the company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The transaction will enable R.J. O'Brien to further invest in its growth strategy and enhance its leadership position in the futures industry. R.J. O'Brien management will retain full operating authority of the company, and there will be no changes to the firm's strategy, operations, personnel or commitment to customer service.

"Our client is extremely pleased to be able to partner with these two firms," said Howard S. Lanznar, counsel to R.J. O'Brien & Associates and a partner at Katten. "This investment allows them to continue their strategic growth and invest in innovative technologies."

Upon completion of the transaction, which is expected to close before the end of the second quarter, R.J. O'Brien's Board of Directors will consist of John O'Brien, Gerry Corcoran, Colleen Mitchell and representatives from Spectrum Equity Investors and TCV.

Legal advisors to R.J. O'Brien were Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP and Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw, LLP. Lanznar was assisted by partners Ram Padmanabhan and Ziemowit T. Smulkowski.

About R.J. O'Brien
RJO is the largest independent futures brokerage in the United States. A privately owned futures commission merchant, RJO is also one of the oldest futures brokerage firms, dating to 1914. RJO is a founding member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and is a full clearing member of: the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT); the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX); Intercontinental Exchange (ICE); Eurex AG; EuronextLIFFE; and US Futures Exchange. RJO services a global network of more than 270 introducing brokers and some of the world's largest financial, industrial and agricultural institutions. RJO offers the latest in order entry technology coupled with 24-hour execution and clearing on every futures exchange worldwide. For further information, please visit
About Spectrum Equity Investors

Spectrum Equity Investors is a private equity firm with over $4 billion of capital under management. It partners with management teams of growing companies in the information and business services industries and helps them develop industry-leading franchises. Selected portfolio companies in the financial services sector include RiskMetrics Group, a leading global provider of risk management analytics, research, and services; Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, the largest private multi-line general agent and program specialist in the insurance industry; and MortgageBot, a provider of technology and outsourced services enabling banks to market and process mortgage applications online. For more information about Spectrum, visit www.spectrumequity.com.

About Technology Crossover Ventures
Technology Crossover Ventures is a leading private equity and venture capital firm focused on growth technology companies. With $4.7 billion in capital under management, TCV has made growth equity and recapitalization investments in over 150 companies leading to 41 initial public offerings and more than 30 strategic sales or mergers. TCV employs a crossover investment model, which combines venture capital with public market investing and enables TCV to continue to invest in its portfolio companies at the IPO and beyond. Representative investments include Alteon Websystems, Altiris, CNET, eHarmony, Expedia, InPhonic, Liquidnet, Netflix, RealNetworks, Redback Networks, Solect Technology, Webroot and Xylan. TCV has ten partners and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. For more information about TCV, visit www.tcv.com.

05-23-2007

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Ice Miller LLP

Timothy Stratton Joins Ice Miller
Ice Miller LLP is pleased to announce that Timothy Stratton has joined the Firm as senior counsel in its municipal finance group. His practice will focus on public finance and municipal law.

Prior to joining Ice Miller, Stratton represented schools, community colleges, park districts, counties, townships, municipalities and other units of local government in all matters related to the issuance of municipal securities. He also had an active practice as an underwriter and disclosure counsel on municipal debt issues.

Stratton earned his bachelor of science in political science and history in 1996 from Ball State University. He earned his juris doctorate from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1999.

05-23-2007

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