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45 Thompson Coburn Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America

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St. Louis, September 11, 2006 - Thompson Coburn LLP is pleased to announce that 45 attorneys have been named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2007 (Copyright 2006 by Woodward/White, Inc., of America S.C.). The firm had 14 new additions to the list this year, including: Mary M. Bonacorsi, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Mark V. Bossi, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, Francis X. Buckley, Jr., Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, Donald B. Dorwart, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, James F. Gunn, Health Care Law, Nicholas J. Lamb, Railroad Law, Robert M. LaRose, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Thomas A. Litz, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law and Securities Law, James J. Murphy, Equipment Finance Law, Gregory D. Omer, Banking Law, Peter S. Strassner, Environmental Law, Jason P. Thein, Trusts and Estates, Harry W. Wellford, Labor and Employment Law, and W. David Wells, Commercial Litigation.

Thompson Coburn has 12 attorneys who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 10 years and five attorneys who have been listed for at least 20 years (indicated by a 10 or 20 after the name). The Best Lawyers in America® 2007 include:

Gordon L. Ankney, Commercial Litigation & White-Collar Criminal Defense
Fred E. Arnold, Real Estate Law (20)
Mary M. Bonacorsi, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Mark V. Bossi, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Robert H. Brownlee, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law (10)
Edward J. Buchholz, Tax Law (10)
Francis X. Buckley, Jr., Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Thomas R. Corbett, Trusts and Estates (10)
Stephen E. Cupples, Trusts and Estates (10)
Donald B. Dorwart, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Peter A. Fanchi, Banking Law (10)
Charles H. Fendell, Information Technology Law
Clifford A. Godiner, Labor and Employment Law
Paul G. Griesemer, Employee Benefits Law (20)
William G. Guerri, Corporate Law (20)
James F. Gunn, Health Care Law
John M. Howell, Intellectual Property Law (10)
Benjamin Hulsey, Information Technology Law
Richard E. Jaudes, Labor and Employment Law
Dale Joerling, Antitrust Law
Lori W. Jones, Employee Benefits Law
Lawrence P. Katzenstein, Non-Profit/Charities Law and Trusts and Estates (10)
Nicholas J. Lamb, Railroad Law
David Lander, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law and Equipment Finance Law (20)
Robert M. LaRose, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Michael F. Lause, Corporate Law and Public Finance Law (10)
Richard L. Lawton, Non-Profit/Charities Law and Tax Law (10)
Thomas A. Litz, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law and Securities Law
Janette Lohman, Tax Law
Paul M. Macon, Real Estate Law
Raymond L. Massey, Maritime Law (10)
Thomas J. Minogue, Corporate Law
James J. Murphy, Equipment Finance Law
John R. Musgrave, Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation
J. William Newbold, Commercial Litigation
Michael D. O'Keefe, Commercial Litigation and Maritime Law (10)
Craig A. Olschansky, Real Estate Law
Gregory D. Omer, Banking Law
Mark Sableman, First Amendment Law and Media Law (10)
Peter S. Strassner, Environmental Law
Ruth A. Streit, Employee Benefits Law
Jason P. Thein, Trusts and Estates
W. Stanley Walch, Antitrust Law, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Securities Law (20)
W. David Wells, Commercial Litigation

Thompson Coburn LLP has approximately 300 attorneys nationwide with offices in St. Louis, MO; Washington, D.C. and Southern Illinois.


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