Paul Hastings Advising Ardea Biosciences in its $1.26B All-Cash Acquisition by AstraZeneca

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April 23, 2012

San Diego, CA (April 23, 2012)- Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm is representing Ardea Biosciences, a San Diego, CA-based biotechnology company, in its $1.26 billion all-cash acquisition by AstraZeneca, a global integrated biopharmaceutical company based in the United Kingdom.

Ardea is focused on the development of small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of serious diseases. Ardeas clinically most advanced product candidate, lesinurad, is currently in Phase III development as a potential treatment for the chronic management of hyperuricaemia in patients with gout.

Global M&A chair and partner Carl Sanchez led the Paul Hastings team, which also included Antitrust partner Scott Hataway, Tax partner Alexander Lee, senior associates Claudia Simon and Elizabeth Razzano and associates Todd Schneider, Laura McGurty and Kevin Reyes.

Paul Hastings LLP is a leading global law firm with offices in Asia, Europe, and the United States. We provide innovative legal solutions to financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies. Please visit www.paulhastings.com for more information.

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Paul Hastings Represents RBC in Amendment of Credit Facility For Saxon Enterprises

Paul Hastings Paris Wins Private Equity Award

Paul Hastings Represents RBS in TAL International Refinancing

Paul Hastings Named 2011 Beacon of Justice Winner by the National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) for Pro Bono Appellate Work

Paul Hastings Represents Wells Fargo Capital Finance in a Refinancing For First Advantage

Paul Hastings Represents Starwood Capital in Refinancing of Hyatt Regency Houston

Paul Hastings Represents Samsung in Nexus Acquisition

Paul Hastings Representing Fitness International In Acquisition of 171 Bally Total Fitness Clubs

Paul Hastings Represents Mozilla in Data Center Deal

Paul Hastings Represents GE Transportation in Acquisition of RMI

Paul Hastings Represents Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC in a Financing For Sage Software Healthcare, LLC

Paul Hastings Advises on Sale of Remaining 49% Interest in Traxon Technologies to OSRAM

Paul Hastings Advises Piper Jaffray In Acquisition of McCormick & Schmicks by Landrys Restaurants

Financial Times Recognizes Paul Hastings as Top Ten Innovative Law Firm

Paul Hastings Advises Childrens Hospital of Orange County and Pediatric Subspecialty Faculty in Asset Sale

Paul Hastings Advises Naxicap on a LBO for Groupe Distripeche

Paul Hastings Advises Pfingsten Partners in Acquisition of Arrowhead Electrical

Paul Hastings Advises Cequel Data Centers In Acquisition of Perimeter Technology

Paul Hastings Represents Maker Maxity in Landmark Mumbai Transactions

Paul Hastings Represents Equinox in Acquisition of Four Fitness Locations of The Sports Club/LA

Paul Hastings Represents RBC Capital Markets in Financing Permira Funds $455 Million Acquisition of Renaissance Learning

Paul Hastings Wins Diversity Award From Law Society

Paul Hastings Advises Piper Jaffray in Lions Gate Secondary Offering

Paul Hastings Advises Reichert in $150 Million Sale To AMETEK

Paul Hastings Represents Lead Arrangers In $1.6 Billion Acquisition of 99 Cents Only Stores

Arthur Andersen General Counsel Joins Paul Hastings in Chicago

Paul Hastings Advises Hitachi Construction in Brazil Joint Venture Deal

Paul Hastings Represents Neighborhood Parks Council in Merger with San Francisco Park Trust

Paul Hastings Receives Inaugural Allegiance Award from KIND

Paul Hastings Represents InComm in Payment Systems Patent Victory

Paul Hastings Advises GE Capital in Financing Metropolitan Health Networks Acquisition of Continucare

Paul Hastings Advises J.P. Morgan and Credit Suisse in China Hotel Sector Acquisition Financing

Paul Hastings Advises Joint Bookrunners in China Hankings US$148 Million Hong Kong IPO

Paul Hastings Represents Carey Watermark Investors in Joint Venture for the Chateau Bourbon Hotel

Paul Hastings Represents Telx in its Sale to ABRY Partners and Berkshire Partners

Paul Hastings Represents Starwood Capital Group in Management Agreements for Silvertree Hotel and Wildwood Lodge

Paul Hastings Bolsters Antitrust and Competition Practice with Addition of High-Profile Partner

Paul Hastings Secures Multiple Wins at China Law & Practice Awards 2011

Paul Hastings Advises EdRCP on Groupe Moria Leveraged Buy-out

Paul Hastings Expands Paris Restructuring Practice with Addition of Leading Partner

Paul Hastings Receives ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL Recognition

Paul Hastings Represents Idaho Wind Partners In Renewable Energy Credit FERC Decision

Paul Hastings Recognized as a 2011 Best Law Firm for Women

Paul Hastings Advises Crédit Agricole Private Equity on the LBO of SVP Group

Paul Hastings Global Report Addresses Under-representation of Women on Corporate Boards

Paul Hastings Provides Pro Bono Support to Mark Patterson, Creator of Save The Ocean Mosaic Otherwise Known as the Surfing Madonna

Paul Hastings Advises The Home Depot in Sale of Harris Research to Baird Capital Partners

Paul Hastings Advising Leader Fortune in Acquisition of Central Park Hotel

Paul Hastings Advises Sino-Ocean Land in Establishment of Real Estate Investment Fund with KKR in China

Paul Hastings Continues to Expand Intellectual Property Practice with Respected Technology Partner

Paul Hastings Advises Oaktree Capital Management Funds on Purchase of FDIC CADC/RADC Loans

Paul Hastings Advises Wolters Kluwer Corporate Legal Services in Acquisition of National Registered Agents, Inc.

Paul Hastings Advises Brookfield Investment Managements Closed-end Infrastructure Fund on IPO

Paul Hastings Represents Confluence Solar in its Acquisition by GT Advanced Technologies

Paul Hastings Represents Klune Industries in Acquisition of GCM North American Aerospace

Paul Hastings Continues Leveraged Finance Expansion with Addition of Another Prominent Partner

Paul Hastings Advises Mapletree on US$2.4 Billion Acquisition

Paul Hastings Adds Talented Technology Partner to Intellectual Property Practice in Atlanta

Paul Hastings Advises China Rongsheng on US$220 Million Syndicated Loan

Paul Hastings Wins Arbitration Award for Landmark Southeast Asia Power Project

Paul Hastings Represents Telx in its Sale To ABRY Partners and Berkshire Partners

Paul Hastings Advises Oaktree Capital Management On Purchase Of FDIC SIP Loans

Paul Hastings Represents Marvel/Disney in Copyright Victory

Paul Hastings Advises Baha Mar Ltd. on $3.5 Billion Resort Project

Paul Hastings Advising American Access Care in its $385 Million Sale to Fresenius Medical Care

Paul Hastings Advises Shareholders on sale of Rowa shares

Paul Hastings Advises City National Bank as Lender in $2 Billion Senior Credit Facility

Paul Hastings Advises Groupe du Louvre on €1.2 Billion Refinancing

Paul Hastings London Chair Wins M&A Advisor 2011 40 Under 40 Award

Paul Hastings Advises Kratos Defense & Security Solutions In $115 Million High Yield Offering

Paul Hastings Strengthens Banking and Payments Practice With Top Regulatory Lawyer From Federal Reserve

Paul Hastings Represents EIG Global Energy Partners In $100 Million Private Financing

Paul Hastings Ranks as Leading M&A Advisor in First Half of 2011

Paul Hastings Recognized for Integrating Women in Leadership

Paul Hastings Ranks In Ten Categories In Bloombergs Capital Markets Global Legal Adviser League Tables

Paul Hastings Advises Treasury China Trust in Acquisition and Financing of Shanghai Shopping Mall

Paul Hastings Wins Significant Italian Real Estate Award

Paul Hastings Advises Joint Bookrunners in Lotte Shoppings US$900 Million Dual-Currency Convertible Bond Offering

Paul Hastings Continues to Grow Leveraged Finance Practice with Addition of Leading Finance Partner in New York

Paul Hastings Selected For Barclays 2011 Legal Services Panel

Paul Hastings Represents Rural/Metro As Warburg Pincus Acquisition Closes

Paul Hastings Represents UBS As Agent In Restructuring of PlayPower

Paul Hastings Advises American Home Bank in its Voluntary Dissolution

Paul Hastings Represents MXenergys acquisition by Constellation Energy

Paul Hastings Soars Into Top Three On American Lawyers 2011 A-List

Paul Hastings advises on the first publicly offered European CMBS since the credit crunch

Paul Hastings Advises Energy Development Corporation on its US$175 Million New Club Loan

Paul Hastings Represents Strategic Hotels in Acquisition of Remaining Interest in InterContinental Chicago Hotel

Paul Hastings Represents GE Capital Markets Backing of Metropolitan Health Networks and Continucare Merger

Paul Hastings Advises Energy Development Corporation on its US$75 Million new loan and PHP4.1 Billion existing loan with IFC

Paul Hastings Advises The Kooples on an Investment by LBO France

Paul Hastings Advises Ercom in Connection with Equity Investment by the FSI

Paul Hastings Expands Leveraged Finance Practice with Addition of Top-Tier Partner in New York

Paul Hastings Expands Corporate Practice in London With Appointment of Garrett Hayes

Paul Hastings Excels in Chambers USA 2011 Guide

Paul Hastings Advises the Sponsor in Perennial China Retail Trusts Singapore Business Trust Listing

Paul Hastings Advises SunTrust Bank and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey on The New York Times Company Credit Facility

Paul Hastings Advises R Capital and Paris Orléans on MBO of FircoSoft

Paul Hastings Advises Kobe Steel in its Equity Investment in Chinas Wuxi Compressor Co. Ltd.

Paul Hastings Advises Wells Fargo Capital Finance in Sale of Shopzilla To Symphony Technology Group

Paul Hastings Representing Equity LifeStyle Properties in $1.43 Billion Real Estate Portfolio Acquisition

Paul Hastings Soars in 2011 Edition of Legal 500 US

Paul Hastings Advises Credit Suisse and RBS in China Powers USD Settled RMB 982 Million Convertible Bond

Paul Hastings Advises Namasco in Refinancing of Credit Facilities

Paul Hastings Advises Mingfa Group on its US$200 Million Convertible Bond

Paul Hastings Advises Several Selling Shareholders in the IPO of Sequans Communications

Paul Hastings Advises Acumen in $1.9 Million Investment in NRSP Microfinance Bank

Paul Hastings Ranked in Law360s Global 20 Listing of Preeminent International Firms

Paul Hastings Advises Jiayuan.com in its Initial Public Offering

Paul Hastings Advises Sino-Ocean Land in its US$400 Million Perpetual Subordinated Capital Securities Issuance

Paul Hastings Advises on landmark French sale

Paul Hastings Advises Kratos Defense & Security Solutions on Acquisition of Integral Systems

Paul Hastings Advises Astorg on Owner Buyout Transaction for SCT Telecom Group

Paul Hastings Advises Yonkers Racing Corporation on High-Yield Offering

Paul Hastings Advises Related Companies in the Acquisition, Consolidation, and Recapitalization of Showroom Assets Valued at $1 Billion

Paul Hastings Advises Private Equity Consortium in Collective Sale of Controlling Shares in HCM Corporation

Paul Hastings Advising China Everbright in Sale of its Brokerage Business

Paul Hastings Advises Wells Fargo Capital Finance in $2.2 Billion Acquisition of Novell by Attachmate