Frederick Strasheim Joins Thompson Coburn LLP

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St. Louis, September 11, 2006 – Frederick R. Strasheim has joined Thompson Coburn LLP as a partner in the Corporate and Securities practice. Previously, Strasheim was a partner at a St. Louis law firm, where he practiced in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, venture capital/private equity financing, and commerical transactions.

Strasheim earned a J.D. from the University of Chicago and a B.A., with highest distinction, from Northwestern University.

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