Best Lawyers Names 91 Lawyers to 2011 Edition of Rankings

August 16, 2010

New York, NY (August 16, 2010) - Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, a leading global law firm, announced today that Best Lawyers has named 91 Paul Hastings lawyers to its 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers In America.

Paul Hastings lawyers were ranked in the following categories:

Banking Law
Kevin Conboy
Luc A. Despins
Kevin B. Fisher
John F. Hilson
Chris D. Molen
Jennifer St. John Yount

Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Jesse H. Austin III
Luc A. Despins
Paul E. Harner

Bet-the-Company Litigation
Donald L. Morrow

Commercial Litigation
Glenn D. Dassoff
J. Allen Maines
Christopher H. McGrath
Donald L. Morrow
Ronald M. Oster
John G. Parker
William F. Sullivan

Communications Law
Carl W. Northrop

Construction Law
Timothy P. Callahan

Corporate Law
Kenneth R. Bender
Robert R. Carlson
Walter E. Jospin
Homer Frank Layson III
Chris D. Molen
Reinaldo Pascual
Carl R. Sanchez
William J. Simpson

Criminal Defense: White-Collar
E. Lawrence Barcella, Jr.

Derivatives Law
William F. Sullivan

Employee Benefits Law
Lawrence J. Hass
Ethan Lipsig

Environmental Law
Deborah J. Schmall

Franchise Law
Michael K. Lindsey
John G. Parker
William K. Whitner

Health Care Law
Gayl A. Westendorf

Insurance Law
Grace A. Carter
Eve M. Coddon
Ronald M. Oster

Intellectual Property Law
Victoria A. Cundiff
Stephen S. Korniczky

International Trade and Finance Law
G. Hamilton Loeb

Labor and Employment Law
Leslie L. Abbott
George W. Abele
Nancy L. Abell
Elena R. Baca
Stephen L. Berry
Allan S. Bloom
Barbara B. Brown
Paul W. Cane, Jr.
James P. Carter
Erika C. Collins
Leslie A. Dent
Zachary D. Fasman
John Gallagher
Paul Grossman
E. Jeffrey Grube
Michael A. Hood
Weyman T. Johnson, Jr.
Eric H. Joss
Robert P. Kristoff
J. Al Latham, Jr.
Ethan Lipsig
Donna D. Melby
Neal D. Mollen
Patrick W. Shea
Stephen P. Sonnenberg
C. Geoffrey Weirich
Kirby C. Wilcox
Jeffrey D. Wohl
John F. Wymer III
James A. Zapp

Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Peter J. Tennyson

Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Homer Frank Layson III
Reinaldo Pascual
Carl R. Sanchez
Deyan P. Spiridonov

Mutual Funds Law
Robert R. Carlson

Real Estate Law
Marty Edelman
Robert M. Keane, Jr.
Mitchell B. Menzer
Daniel J. Perlman
Patrick A. Ramsey
John F. Simonis
Charles V. Thornton
Robert J. Wertheimer

Securities Law
Robert R. Carlson

Tax Law
Robert E. Culbertson
Nancy L. Iredale
Philip J. Marzetti
Thomas S. Wisialowski

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.