Oblon, Spivak Recognized in National Law Journal's Who Represents Corporate America for 2006

For Immediate Release

(September 18, 2006) Alexandria, Va.– Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C., is pleased to have been recognized by the National Law Journal in its 2006 edition of Who Represents Corporate America, as primary outside intellectual property counsel to U.S. supermarket chain, Safeway Inc. Safeway ranks as the nation’s 50th largest company in the Fortune 250, with annual revenues of more than $38 billion.

“We are very proud of the work we do for Safeway and truly appreciate their continued loyalty to our firm,” said Jordan S. Weinstein, a former partner in Oblon, Spivak’s Trademark and Copyright Department and lead outside IP counsel to Safeway. “We look forward to continuing to deliver the effective and efficient results our clients have come to expect from Oblon, Spivak.”

The National Law Journal’s annual Who Represents Corporate America, surveys Fortune 250 legal departments, asking them to list their “primary” outside counsel. This year, 93 companies provided information on their top law firms for intellectual property, corporate transactions, litigation, and labor and employment.

Assisting clients for more than 35 years, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C., in Alexandria, Va., is one of the largest intellectual property specialty firms in the United States. The firm provides a full range of intellectual property services, including litigation matters in all courts. The firm also continues to have a significant trademark, copyright and patent interference practice.