FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 15, 2007

Kraig L. Marini Baker Named Chair Of Davis Wright Tremaine’s Technology Practice Group

SEATTLE, WA, MAY 15, 2007 – The law firm of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP (DWT) has named Kraig L. Marini Baker to chair the firm’s technology practice group.

Baker has over 12 years of experience advising a wide range of clients—from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies—on digital media, Internet, software and technology-related licenses, transactions and other intellectual property issues. Baker also provides privacy and security advice and drafts privacy and security policies for all types of clients. Baker’s diverse expertise also includes performing licensing and transactional work on matters related to advertising, media and entertainment law, including online marketing, Internet and mobile video and music, merchandising and sponsorships, and music, film and publishing issues. Since 2002, Baker has served as an adjunct instructor on digital media law and policy in the Masters of Communication in Digital Media program at the University of Washington.

Baker joined DWT in 1995 and became a partner in 2002. He received his law degree from the University of Washington in 1995, and received his B.L.S. in journalism, film and theater from Bowling Green State University in 1990. Baker is licensed to practice law in Washington state.

About Davis Wright Tremaine

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is national business and litigation law firm with more than 480 attorneys in nine offices: Seattle and Bellevue (Wash.), Portland (Ore.), Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Washington, D.C., Anchorage (Alaska) and Shanghai, China. For more information, visit www.dwt.com.

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Barrie K. Handy, APR
Firmwide Communications Manager
(206) 628-7404, barriehandy@dwt.com