He also counsels senior management
and boards of directors during internal investigations. As Chief
of the Criminal Division and Chief of the Economic Crimes Unit, Mr. Nadel
participated in nearly every complex
white-collar case that was brought in the Northern District. Nadel founded the Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (CHIP)
Unit, the first unit in any U. Attorney's
Office and enter private practice in a number of years. "As the founder of my own foundation -- The Starlet Fund -- I know
the importance of the work of AHAA, because both are focused on empowering
individuals, especially women, and families .

About AHAA
The Association of Homeowners Across America (AHAA) was created to
represent the needs and interests of homeowners and homebuyers and help them
protect what is likely their greatest financial asset. The association is
headquartered in just outside Washington, DC in Gaithersburg , Maryland.

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achieve their strategic business objectives and garnered for Cooley
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He joins
a number of former Assistant U.
Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Walden was a partner in the New York office
of O'Melveny + Myers , where he practiced since 2002. Court of Appeals Judge Anthony J."

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Nadel is an accomplished trial attorney who has also served in a number
of important leadership positions in the U. Attorney's
Offices around the country. The program is intended to help buyers who qualify for a
mortgage but lack the downpayment funds needed to close on the sale.
The announcement was made today, to coincide with National Homeownership
Month, at a news conference held at the Boat House in Central Park, in New
York City. As membership in
AHAA increases over time, the goal will be to increase the number of monthly
recipients and extend the life of FreshStart beyond the initial one-year
commitment that was announced today. No other organization
similarly represents this segment of the American public.

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Burns, David Debold, Lee Dunst, Miguel Estrada, Michael Farhang, Nicola Hanna,
Peter Jaffe, Randy Mastro, Marcellus McRae, Orin Snyder, John Sturc, Joseph
Warin and Gregory Whitehair. Before that, he served
from 1993 to 2002 as an Assistant U. Attorney for the U. Mr.

About Cooley Godward

Cooley Godward is an established provider of strategic litigation and business transaction services and a
recognized leader in the representation of high-growth private and public
companies, financial institutions, venture capital firms and nonprofit
organizations. Initiative to Award Monthly Down Payment Grants

NEW YORK, Star Jones Reynolds, television talk
show host, philanthropist and noted attorney , will host the Association for
Homeowners Across America (AHAA) announcement of a new program designed to
provide deserving homebuyers with unrestricted funds for the down payments
needed to purchase a home.

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Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York."
"Jim is an exceptional litigator , and we are delighted to have him join
us," said Randy Mastro, Co-Chair of the firm's Litigation Practice. As a federal prosecutor, he led
prosecutions against high-ranking members of the mafia and later served as
Chief of the Computer Crimes and Intellectual Property Section.
For more information on joining AHAA, visit http://www.

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PRESS RELEASE Ross W. Nadel Former Chief of the Criminal Division in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California Joins Cooley Godward

S. The new program, called FreshStart, was conceived
by AHAA in response to a growing need to make the dream of homeownership a
reality, especially for those who have had to overcome significant challenges
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He represents Fortune 500 companies and individuals in
complex investigations, particularly those brought by the Antitrust and
Criminal Divisions of the U.S. Attorney's Office, will join the Firm's
business litigation practice and will be based in the San Francisco office. During
his career as a federal prosecutor, he
prosecuted virtually every type of federal crime and tried more than 70
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The addition of Walden is the latest step in
the expansion of Gibson Dunn's New York Litigation Practice.
"Our Business Crimes + Investigations Practice includes lawyers throughout
the firm and is one of our busiest groups," said Gibson Dunn managing partner
Ken Doran.
Walden graduated magna cum laude from Temple University School of Law in
1991 and clerked for U.

At the request of then-U."

Mr.
"As soon as I learned about FreshStart, I wanted to help," said Star Jones
Reynolds. FreshStart eliminates
the need for seller participation by simply providing the buyer with funds
equivalent to three percent of the price of the home being purchased. Along with her co-hosts on The View, Star received numerous Emmy
nominations for "Outstanding Talk Show Host" and "Outstanding Talk Show.

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S.S. Nadel's leadership, the CHIP Unit
prosecuted cases involving the theft of trade secrets, economic espionage, criminal copyright infringement, computer intrusion and many other types
of cases that affect the high tech industry.

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also have extensive experience in advising clients with respect to proceedings
before federal and state grand juries and before suspension, debarment, and
program exclusion authorities.

Steve Neal, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cooley Godward LLP,
commented, "Ross is a superb trial attorney and a great leader. "He is a significant addition to our
national litigation practice.com. AHAA is a non-
profit, non-partisan membership organization created to serve as a one-stop,
expert resource to help educate Americans about home ownership and provide
them the services they need to protect their investment and make their voices
heard on important policy and legislative issues.

About Star Jones Reynolds
Star Jones Reynolds is a lawyer, former prosecutor and television
personality best known as co-host of ABC's The View.

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Dunn's top-notch white-collar and antitrust practices combine to make a very
compelling platform for my practice. Buyers
are not required to pay back the funds they receive from FreshStart and can
apply those funds either to down payments or closing costs.

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"Jim is a
young star in the New York litigation bar, having excelled as a federal
prosecutor and since in private practice.S.
The Group's lawyers also advise corporate clients on establishing
corporate legal compliance programs and codes of conduct and ethics.S. For additional information please visit
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AHAA and Star Jones Reynolds Launch FreshStart Program for Homebuyers

"AHAA was created to be the successful homeowners' resource. Part of
AHAA's mission is helping people become homeowners . Down payment assistance
is essential for the millions of homebuyers who qualify for a mortgage , but
have not been able to save the funds needed for a down payment," said Ann
Ashburn, president and chief executive officer of AHAA.J.

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His experience in representing
major corporations and financial institutions in high-stakes investigations
fits perfectly with our existing practice. Nadel, who
spent 24 years with the U. As a testament to Mr. Dwyer, head of the
Firm's business litigation practice group.

Cooley was recently named to The American Lawyer magazine's 2005 "A List,"
the publication's annual ranking of "the best of the best" among the
nation's top law firms.

Monthly, AHAA will present a FreshStart grant to recipients across the
nation who have been recommended by their mortgage lenders. Simpson criminal and civil
trials.

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Walden stated , "I am looking forward to joining my new colleagues. Scirica in the
Third Circuit. Attorney's Office for the Northern
District of California, will join the Firm as a partner. Nadel's
efforts, there are now CHIP Units in more than a dozen U. We feel very
fortunate that he will be joining us," stated John C. Following law school, he clerked for U.cooley. AmeriDream remains a functional offering of AHAA in
addition to the FreshStart program. at American University in Washington, DC, and her
law degree at the University of Houston, after which she was admitted to the
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Gibson Dunn Continues Expanding New York Litigation Team With Addition of White Collar Partner Jim Walden

Attorneys at Gibson Dunn, including Jarrett
Arp, Robert Blume, Robert Bonner (U. of Calif.C. Attorney's Office in the country dedicated
exclusively to the investigation and prosecution of high tech crimes.
During the next three years under Mr.S. In today's strong real estate market, there is little
incentive for sellers to provide such participation.

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About the Firm
Gibson, Dunn + Crutcher LLP is a leading international law firm."
Traditional down payment assistance programs require the participation of
both buyer and seller. She debuted in
television in 1991 as a studio commentator for Court TV, became the NBC legal
correspondent and, in 1995, was named a senior correspondent and chief legal
analyst for Inside Edition covering the O.

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in the Eastern District of New York. For more information, please
visit gibsondunn.com.S. Attorney and now FBI Director Robert Mueller,
Mr. That experience will be
invaluable to our clients. FreshStart represents that vital additional step, and AHAA provides
ongoing support for both homebuyers and homeowners ."
Born in Badin, North Carolina and raised both there and in Trenton, New
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NEW YORK, Gibson, Dunn + Crutcher LLP is pleased
to announce that Jim Walden, will join the New York office as a partner in the
firm's Business Crimes and Investigations Practice Group and Antitrust and
Trade Regulation Practice Group .

About Business Crimes and Investigations Practice
Gibson, Dunn + Crutcher's Business Crimes and Investigations Practice
Group has vast experience in defending against a wide range of federal and
state prosecutions in a variety of substantive areas including antitrust,
procurement fraud, financial institution fraud, securities fraud, state and
federal environmental violations and regulatory compliance, health care fraud,
immigration fraud, tax offenses, RICO, anti-money laundering , and civil and
criminal forfeiture.A.

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Walden, most recently a partner in the New York office of
O'Melveny + Myers, previously served as an federal prosecutor for nine years
in the U.
Consistently ranking among the world's top law firms in industry surveys and
major publications, Gibson Dunn is distinctively positioned in today's global
marketplace with 800 lawyers and 13 offices, including Los Angeles, New York,
Washington, D. Nadel will practice in the areas of regulatory and white collar defense, corporate
investigations and the protection of intellectual property. Nadel received his law degree from Santa Clara University School of
Law.

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Department of Justice, the Securities Exchange
Commission and other regulatory agencies. During his
many years as a federal prosecutor, in addition to extensive trial
experience, Ross has developed a unique understanding and perspective of
the challenges facing technology companies. It's needed."
Through AmeriDream, upwards of $500 million in down payment assistance has
been provided to more than 150,000 homebuyers nationwide over a six -year
period beginning in 1999. She served in the Brooklyn District Attorney's office
ultimately being named Senior Assistant District Attorney in 1991. Heavily
involved with numerous philanthropic organizations, Star launched her own
foundation -- The Starlet Fund -- in 2002 through which financial grants are
made to individuals and organizations dedicated to the support and
encouragement of women, girls and families in need.

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About Jim Walden
Walden focuses his practice on criminal and regulatory defense and
corporate governance . The Group has represented clients in
post-conviction sentencing, habeas corpus, and appellate proceedings in
federal and state court and in interlocutory appeals during the pendency of
the prosecutions .
Many lawyers in the Group are highly experienced trial lawyers with prior
experience at the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and the Treasury Department, as well as at the state level,
including the New York Attorney General's Office.S.S.

Mr. Attorney 's Office. District Judge Samuel Conti
and U.S.
And I'm going to do all I can to make sure it happens . "We have been
providing down payment assistance through our AmeriDream program for many
years , but the realities of today's market make it essential that we go a step
further.

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He is the third
partner to join the New York Litigation team in the last 12 months; other
partner additions include intellectual property and white-collar lawyer Orin
Snyder, who brought a four-member group from Manatt , Phelps + Philips in
March 2005, and prominent intellectual property litigator Josh Krevitt from
Weil, Gotshal + Manges in December 2005. "Jim's addition is a key step in expanding our capability to
handle both white-collar defense work and corporate investigations, while
adding to our strong litigation team in New York and to our international
antitrust team.

"Ross is the most highly regarded prosecutor to leave the U. Magistrate Judge F.