October 10, 2007

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Julie Gilbert

Chief Communications Officer

713-226-1140

LOCKE LORD BISSELL & LIDDELL ELEVATES 14 ASSOCIATES

TO PARTNERS IN TEXAS OFFICES

Dec. 27, 2007 – Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP has elevated 14 associates to partner, effective January 1, 2008.

From the Austin office:

Jim Davis, who focuses his practice on commercial and political litigation

Michelle Earley, who focuses her practice on corporate and securities

Dallas office:

Michael DePompei, who focuses his practice on business tax

Chelo Carter Garcia, who focuses her practice on real estate, banking and finance

Scott Jones, who focuses his practice on litigation

Jeff Logan, who focuses his practice on litigation

Chris Schrauff, who focuses his practice on real estate, banking and finance

Kelly Thurman, who focuses her practice on labor and employment

From the Houston office:

John Arnold, who focuses his practice on energy regulatory law

Laura Edrington, who focuses her practice on corporate trust, lending and real estate

David Parrish, who focuses his practice on private equity, general corporate matters and

business tax

Gina Patterson, who focuses her practice on probate, trusts and estate planning

Steve Peterson, who focuses his practice on private equity, M&A, and general corporate and

securities

Neale Shields who focuses his practice on litigation

Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP is a full-service, national law firm of approximately 700 attorneys with offices in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Sacramento and Washington, D.C. Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell was formed on October 2, 2007, after the combination of Texas-based Locke Liddell & Sapp PLLC and Lord Bissell & Brook LLP, a national firm headquartered in Chicago. With an expanded geographic scope, and a national reputation in the insurance and reinsurance sectors, corporate arena and litigation, energy, REIT, real estate and IP fields, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell is focused on achieving client success as a team.

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