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Paul Hastings Soars in 2011 Edition of Legal 500 US

June 01, 2011

New York, NY (June 1, 2011) - Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that 89 lawyers and 27 practice areas have been named to the 2011 edition of Legal 500 US, a leading independent legal referral guide.

Paul Hastings practice areas and lawyers were recognized in the following categories:

Finance

Brilliant, practical, and extremely hardworking

Capital markets: equity offerings

Lawyers recognized: Jeffrey Hartlin, William Schwitter, Michael Zuppone

Corporate restructuring

Lawyers recognized: Luc Despins, Leslie Plaskon

Financial services: regulatory

Lawyers recognized: V. Gerard Comizio, Chris Daniel

Industry Focus: Healthcare

Represents health systems and medical centers in M&A and commercial negotiations

Healthcare and life sciences

Lawyer recognized: Gayl Westendorf

Intellectual Property

A first-rate level of servicevery responsive and communicative

Patent litigation: full coverage

Lawyers recognized: Gerald Flattmann, Robert Masters, Joseph OMalley, Jeffrey Randall, Melanie Rupert, Christine Willgoos

Trademarks: litigation

Lawyer recognized: Robert Sherman

Investment fund formation and management

The firms global capability is a particularly big draw

Alternative/hedge funds

Lawyers recognized: Mitchell Nichter, Michael Rosella

Mutual/registered funds

Lawyer recognized: Domenick Pugliese

Real estate investment trusts (REITs)

Lawyer recognized: Michael Zuppone

Labor and employment

Highly intelligent, experienced, organized and dedicated to representing clients

Labor and employment litigation

Lawyers recognized: Nancy Abell, Leslie Abbott, Elena Baca, Barbara Brown, Stephen Berry, Jeffrey Grube, Kirby Wilcox, Bradford Newman

Workplace and employment counseling

Lawyers recognized: Marc Bernstein, Kevin Connelly, Rachel Cowen, Michael Sheehan

Litigation

Extremely knowledgeable, business-savvy and customer focused

International arbitration

Lawyers recognized: Christopher Dugan, Joseph Profaizer

Securities: shareholder litigation

Lawyer recognized: William Sullivan

Supreme Court and appellate

Lawyers recognized: Paul Cane, Stephen Kinnaird

Trade secrets

Lawyers recognized: Victoria Cundiff, Bradford Newman

Media, technology and telecoms

Knowledgeable and responsive

Technology: outsourcing

Lawyer recognized: David Klein

Technology: transactions

Lawyers recognized: David Klein, Jane Song

Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory

Lawyers recognized: Carl Northrop, Tara Giunta, Stephen Kinnaird

Telecoms and broadcast: transactional

Lawyers recognized: Tara Giunta, Carl Northrop

Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts

Client service is outstanding. It has the ability to handle the complexity of a deal and drive towards a closing.

Antitrust

Lawyers recognized: Kirby Behre, Michael Cohen, Ham Loeb

M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)

Lawyers recognized: Erik Belenky, Frank Layson, Thaddeus Malik, Reinaldo Pascual, Carl Sanchez, Jill Sheiman, Elizabeth Noe

Private equity buyouts

Lawyers recognized: Robert Miller, Paul Quinn, William Simpson

Real estate and construction

Provides an insightful, diligent and creative servicesecond to none in real estate.

Land use/zoning

Real estate

Lawyers recognized: Bruce DePaola, Martin Edelman, Philip Feder, Robert Keane, Rick Kirkbride, Peter Olsen, Daniel Perlman, Bradley Ritter, Charles Sharbaugh, Ted Smith, Gregory Spitzer, Robert Wertheimer

Tax

Broad and deep knowledge with timely and quality advice which allows for quick and accurate decision making

Domestic Tax: East Coast

Lawyers recognized: Phil Marzetti, Joseph Opich, Andrew Short

Domestic tax: West Coast

Lawyers recognized: Nancy Iredale, Alexander Lee, Douglas Schaaf, Thomas Wisialowski

International

Lawyers recognized: Joseph Kim, Alexander Lee, Andrew Short

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker 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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