CHICAGO - Foley & Lardner LLP continues to demonstrate its commitment to diversity in the legal community through this year’s Minority Scholarship Program. The program, now in its eighth year, has awarded nearly $400,000 in scholarships to first-year minority law students in an effort to create a more diverse legal community.

This year, nine ethnically diverse first-year law students received a $5,000 scholarship toward their legal education. Law schools participating in the program include Duke University, the University of Florida, Georgetown University, the University of Michigan, Northwestern University, the University of Wisconsin, UCLA and the University of California, Berkeley.

Recipients for the 2006-2007 academic year include:
• Stephanie Maria Adams, Northwestern University School of Law
• Jessica L. Brown, Boalt Hall, University of California, Berkeley
• Jamie-Clare Flaherty, University of Michigan Law School
• Andrea I. Gonzalez, Duke University School of Law
• KaSandra N. Rogiers, University of Wisconsin Law School
• Keane Shum, Georgetown University Law Center
• Randy Lee Sims, UCLA School of Law
• Lydia Nicole Thompson, University of Wisconsin Law School
• Nickisha Webb, Levin College of Law, University of Florida

“A strong and effective diversity program is one of the highest priorities of our firm, and the Minority Scholarship Program exemplifies our tangible commitment to the advancement of minority law students and to achieving a more diverse legal community,” said Maureen A. McGinnity, the firm’s Chief Diversity Partner.

Each scholarship recipient is selected by Foley's Minority Scholarship Program Committee. The Committee considers significant involvement in community activities; significant involvement in minority student organizations; outstanding work or personal achievements; and academic achievement.

Foley is committed to recruiting a diverse pool of law students for its summer associate program and as new associates, and the Minority Scholarship Program is a valuable tool in this effort. Through this Program, Foley is introduced to exceptionally talented diverse law students who share the firm’s core values and culture. Scholarship applicants are referred to Foley’s Recruiting Committee for consideration, and the firm has been successful in hiring many applicants both as summer associates and as new associates. Additionally, the Program gives Foley the opportunity to acquaint influential diverse law students with the firm and its diversity commitment, expanding the firm’s visibility and good will within important law school constituencies.

Foley & Lardner LLP provides the full range of corporate legal counsel. Our attorneys understand today’s most complex business issues, including corporate governance, securities enforcement, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property counseling and litigation, outsourcing and information technology, labor and employment, and tax. The firm offers total solutions in the automotive, emerging technologies, energy, entertainment and media, financial services, food, golf and resort services, insurance, health care, life sciences, nanotechnology, and sports industries.

The firm’s Web site can be found at www.foley.com

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.'s exemplary service to the community resulted in the Houston Bar Foundation's awarding its Longevity of Exemplary Service Award today to the international law firm.

The award that typically goes to an individual went this year to Fulbright for the firm's continued commitment to the Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program. Fulbright is the first law firm to receive the award. The Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program sets out to help those with low incomes who may not qualify for other legal aid or assistance.

"This marks the sixth year in a row Fulbright has received an award from the Houston Bar Foundation for contributions to the Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program," said Tracie Renfroe, chair of the Houston Bar Foundation. "While we typically give this award to an individual, Fulbright has devoted itself to this cause through endless hours of pro bono work and a dedication to doing all it can to help the community."

Fulbright attorneys completed an average of more than 60 hours each of pro bono work in 2005 and 2006. When attorneys at the firm give back to the communities in which they work, Fulbright becomes an even better law firm, said Steven B. Pfeiffer, chair of Fulbright's Executive Committee.

"Since its founding in 1919, Fulbright has been committed to improving the communities in which we practice law, as well as the lives of our fellow citizens who are not as fortunate as we, Pfeiffer said. "We have always been leaders in the area of pro bono work - leaders in the level of contributions we make, and leaders in creating programs to provide legal services for those who cannot afford such representation. Fulbright is committed to continuing this leadership."

Among the notable pro bono cases Fulbright has handled through its relationship with the Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program is the recent successful defense of a Nigerian woman's possession of her U.S.-born daughter. The girl's father filed a Hague Convention petition requesting the girl be returned to him in Belgium. Such Hague Convention petitions set out to secure international cooperation when it comes to returning a child wrongfully taken by a parent from one country to another.

The mother, who claimed her ex-husband was abusive, had immigrated legally to the U.S. with her daughter in 2002. With Fulbright's help, the mother successfully fought the claims in the Hague Convention petition. A federal judge cleared the way for the 6-year-old to remain enrolled in school and with her mother in the United States.

"The ability to help clients who may not otherwise be able to afford legal advice that so greatly impacts their lives underscores the importance of our pro bono work," said Stewart Gagnon, who oversees Fulbright's pro bono efforts. "Our attorneys pour themselves into each and every pro bono case our firm handles and we are always touched and come away as better attorneys as a result of those we assist."

In addition to its assistance with individual cases, Fulbright contributes to the community through attorney loan programs the firm has established in a majority of its domestic offices. Through the loan programs, in cities, such as New York, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Dallas, San Antonio, Minneapolis, Houston and Austin, Fulbright's young lawyers attain courtroom experience prosecuting and defending cases. The cities and other governmental entities involved in the program acquire free assistance as they work to quell their swelling caseloads.

Fulbright also has a pro bono initiative to assist immigrant and refugee children who enter the U.S. alone and then attempt to negotiate the immigration courts without representation. No immigrant or refugee has a right to counsel, not even a child. The firm is making significant in-roads in its endeavor to provide representation and other legal assistance to unaccompanied immigrant and refugee children.

"A commitment to pro bono work is one of our core values, "said Stephen C. Dillard, chair of Fulbright's worldwide litigation department. "Our pro bono commitment reveals a great deal about our firm's culture and our commitment to improving the lives of our fellow citizens in the communities where we practice law."

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

Founded in 1919, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. is a leading full-service international law firm, with more than 1,000 lawyers in 16 locations in Houston, New York, Washington, D.C., Austin, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, San Antonio, St. Louis, Dubai, Beijing, Hong Kong, London, Munich and Riyadh. Fulbright provides a full range of legal services to both domestic and foreign clients worldwide.

The 2007 BTI survey of FORTUNE 1000 general counsel chose Fulbright as "The BTI Client Service 30" A-Team and Corporate Board Member magazine named Fulbright among the top 20 corporate law firms in the U.S. in their survey of board members of public companies.

For more information, please visit: www.fulbright.com.

Los Angeles, January 24, 2007 – Kaye Scholer LLP announced today that highly respected lawyer, Dominique R. Shelton, joins the firm’s Los Angeles Office. Shelton was most recently a partner in the Los Angeles office of Folger, Levin & Kahn LLP.

Shelton focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation with particular experience in the areas of unfair competition, intellectual property, antitrust and general commercial litigation.

"We are delighted to welcome Dominique to Kaye Scholer,"said Los Angeles office managing partner Michael Fernhoff. "She is a top quality litigator and her specific expertise in complex litigation, including antitrust, copyright, trademark, and trade dress is a great addition to the firm's already leading litigation department."

In addition to her various professional affiliations, Shelton is an active member of the community, currently serving as the 2005-2006 President of Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (WLALA), the oldest and one of the largest local women's bar associations in the country. She is a Life Member of both Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (BWL) and California Women Lawyers Association (CWL), having served as a past-member of both organizations' Board of Directors. In addition, Shelton participated in the National Urban League’s Black Executive Exchange Program "BEEP" wherein she mentored students attending historically black colleges in Mississippi, Atlanta and Los Angeles.

Shelton received her B.A. from Brown University and her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center where she was notes editor of the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics.

About Kaye Scholer

Kaye Scholer refers to Kaye Scholer LLP and its affiliates, with offices in New York, Chicago, Frankfurt, London, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Washington, D.C., and West Palm Beach. Founded in New York City in 1917, Kaye Scholer now includes some 500 attorneys and represents public and private companies, governmental entities, financial institutions, and other organizations in matters around the world. Additional information is available on the firm’s website: www.kayescholer.com.

Montgomery Law Group Expands Its Practice With Addition of Partner Jonathan Noble Specializing in Representation of Emerging Growth Companies and Venture Capital Firms

MENLO PARK, Calif - Montgomery Law Group, LLP, a corporate law firm dedicated to helping clients build enduring, sustainable enterprises, today announced that Jonathan J. Noble has joined the firm as a partner in its corporate and securities practice. Prior to joining Montgomery Law Group, Mr. Noble founded the Noble Law Group in Palo Alto, California, and served as an attorney in the corporate and securities group of Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP in Menlo Park, California.

"We are thrilled to have Jon as part of our team,” said John Montgomery, chairman of Montgomery Law Group. “His established practice closely aligns with ours and he brings a wealth of experience in corporate and business transactions, including representation of venture capital firms. His addition to our firm will enable us to better serve our clients and expand services to our growing practice.”

Mr. Noble’s practice focuses on the representation of private, emerging growth companies, which encompasses entity formations, private financing transactions and mergers and acquisitions, and the representation of venture capital firms in connection with their formations, fund raising and portfolio company investments. Mr. Noble graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with an A.B. in Legal Studies, a J.D. from the Boalt Hall School of Law and an M.B.A. from the Haas School of Business.

About Montgomery Law Group, LLP

Montgomery Law Group provides legal and business counseling to emerging growth companies, entrepreneurs and professional investors. Montgomery Law Group is located at 525 Middlefield Road, Suite 250, Menlo Park, California, 94025, and can be contacted at www.MontgomeryLawGroup.com or by calling (650) 331-7000.

Fenwick & West LLP is pleased to announce that Christopher J. Steskal is joining the firm as a partner in the Securities Litigation Group, and as the Chair of its White Collar/Regulatory Practice Group. Prior to joining Fenwick & West, Chris was an Assistant U.S. Attorney, working as part of the Securities Fraud Section and Stock Option Task Force of the U.S. Attorney's Office in San Francisco.

"The breadth of expertise in the Securities Litigation Group and range and volume of matters currently handled by Fenwick & West impressed me," said Steskal. "I was not actively looking to return to private practice when I was approached about the opportunity to join Fenwick & West. My tenure at the U.S. Attorney's Office has been tremendously rewarding and I am very proud of the work I have done for the United States over the past six years. However, I could not resist the unique opportunities available to me at Fenwick & West. The firm's reputation, platform and client base make it well positioned to develop a robust white collar practice. I am excited to add my skills and experience as a federal prosecutor to Fenwick & West's thriving securities litigation group. The firm is an ideal choice for my return to private practice."

Steskal joined the U.S. Attorney's office in 2001. During his tenure there, Steskal handled a wide range of matters, including trials, appeals and investigations involving stock option backdating, securities fraud, corporate fraud, mail and wire fraud, money laundering and public corruption. Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney's Office, Steskal was a litigation attorney at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York, and Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin in San Francisco. He is a former law clerk for Ninth Circuit Judge James R. Browning and U.S. District Court Judge Harry L. Hupp. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1992. Chris will be resident in Fenwick & West's San Francisco office.

"We are thrilled that Chris will be joining us, and believe he augments perfectly one of the top securities litigation practices in the country," said firm Chair Gordon Davidson. "Law firms across the U.S. are competing for attorneys like Chris, who have extensive investigation and trial experience relating to white collar crime and corporate governance issues. Chris will be joining our firm just as many of the ongoing internal stock option investigations move to the regulatory review stage by the SEC and DOJ. We are very pleased that Chris chose Fenwick & West."

Fenwick & West LLP announced that it has elected two associates to join the Firm's partnership, effective January 1, 2007. The new equity partners are Blake W. Martell and Heather N. Mewes.

"We are honored to welcome Heather and Blake as our newest partners,commented Gordon K. Davidson, Chairman. Blake and Heather are exemplary attorneys who are dedicated to our clients and the firm. They are invaluable counselors to their clients, and their continued contributions will further strengthen and grow the firm.

Blake W. Martell. Blake is a member of the Equity Compensation and Employee Benefits Group. Blake's practice focuses on corporate governance and disclosure; tax, securities and accounting treatment with respect to equity awards and plans and other compensatory arrangements for both publicly traded and privately held companies. He is also active in the firm's M&A practice regarding equity compensation matters and employment agreements. Blake received his LL.M. in taxation from New York University School of Law, his J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law, and a B.A. in European history from the University of California, Davis.

Heather N. Mewes. Heather is a member of the Litigation Group. Her practice focuses primarily on patent litigation, but also includes other substantive areas of intellectual property law such as copyright and trade secrets. Heather's experience in patent litigation encompasses a variety of technological fields, including contact lenses, DNA FISH probes, semiconductors, computer graphics and electronic bingo games. Heather received her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), and a B.S. in foreign service from Georgetown University.

About Fenwick & West

Established in 1972, Fenwick & West works closely with technology and life sciences companies that are changing the world through innovation, and the investors that finance them. The firm has more than 30 years of experience crafting innovative solutions to the business challenges that arise at the intersection of technology and the law. Fenwick & West clients, who range from start-up ventures to global enterprises, value our attorneys' deep industry experience and understanding of their technologies. More information about the firm's expertise is available at www.fenwick.com.

Ulmer & Berne LLP, a major Ohio-based law firm with four offices throughout the Midwest, announced today that two of its partners, Jeffrey S. Dunlap and John J. Haggerty, have been elected to take on larger roles within the Firm.

Jeffrey S. Dunlap has been named chair of the Firm's Employment & Labor Group. Mr. Dunlap replaces Thomas H. Barnard who has served as chair of the group since 1995 and has over 35 years of experience in employment and labor matters. Mr. Barnard will continue to actively participate in the Firm's Employment & Labor Group.

As a partner with Ulmer & Berne, Mr. Dunlap represents clients in a wide range of employment and commercial disputes. He has significant experience in employment discrimination cases, complex business and securities litigation and unfair competition matters. In addition to handling matters in trial and appellate courts, Mr. Dunlap has extensive experience in arbitration and mediation. A frequent speaker on a number of legal topics, he also drafts employment contracts and counsels clients regarding employment policies and procedures. Mr. Dunlap was recently named as an Ohio Super Lawyer for 2007.

John J. Haggerty has been named chair of the Firm's Business Litigation Group. Mr. Haggerty replaces Ronald H. Isroff who has been chair of the practice group since its inception and has been litigating business disputes for more than 35 years. Mr. Isroff will continue to actively practice and contribute his expertise to the Firm's Business Litigation Group.

As a partner with Ulmer & Berne, Mr. Haggerty's practice focuses on complex commercial, product liability, mass tort, and class action litigation. He is the former general counsel and a member of the board of directors of ICI Paints. Mr. Haggerty represents companies in nationwide litigation, including tobacco, lead paint, asbestos and welding rod litigation. He has extensive trial experience in both federal and state courts throughout the United States. Mr. Haggerty was recently named to The BTI Client Service All-Star Team for Law Firms for 2007. This honor was awarded to only 113 attorneys across the nation for their ability to deliver "the absolute best client service". John also received top billing in Ohio by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in the publication's most recent 2006 guide.

Ulmer & Berne LLP, established in 1908, is one of Ohio's largest law firms, as well as one of the fastest growing in the Midwest. A full-service firm with 185 attorneys in Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Chicago, Ulmer & Berne represents publicly traded and privately held companies, financial institutions, pharmaceutical companies, family businesses, international joint ventures and affiliations, investor groups, start-ups and emerging businesses, public bodies, and nonprofit organizations.

For more information, visit www.ulmer.com