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Paul Hastings Achieves High Marks in PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2007

May 30, 2007

Paul Hastings Achieves High Marks in PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2007

In its twelfth edition, PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2007 recognized a number of Paul Hastings attorneys and practice areas among their list of outstanding lawyers and law firms. PLC Which Lawyer? rankings are based on responses to surveys of in-house counsel and on interviews with private practitioners.

The following practice areas and attorneys were recognized by PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2007:

Banking and Finance (Atlanta Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C.)

Attorney recognized: Chris Molen

Corporate Real Estate (Atlanta, China, England, Hong Kong, Japan, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley and USA)

Attorneys recognized: Mark Eagan, Marty Edelman, Philip Feder, Joel Rothstein, Charles Sharbaugh, John Steed, Charles Thornton and Robert Wertheimer

Corporate/M&A (Atlanta, France, Italy and Los Angeles)

Attorneys recognized: Dominique Borde, Bruno Cova and John Hilson

Dispute Resolution (Japan and Los Angeles)

Environment (San Francisco and Silicon Valley)

Attorney recognized: Peter Weiner

Intellectual Property (USA and Washington, D.C.)

Attorneys recognized: Victoria Cundiff, Lawrence Gotts and Joseph OMalley

Labour and Employee Benefits (Atlanta, China, France, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, USA, and Washington, D.C.)

Attorneys recognized: Nancy Abell, Barbara Brown, Paul Cane, Michael Downey, Paul Grossman, Weyman Johnson, Al Latham, Lesli Ligorner, Neal Mollen, Deborah Sankowicz, Geoff Weirich, Kirby Wilcox, Jeffrey Wohl, John Wymer and Christopher Walter

Life Sciences (Japan)

Attorney recognized: Joseph OMalley

Private Equity/Venture Capital (China, France and Hong Kong)

Restructuring and Insolvency (Italy and Atlanta)

Attorneys recognized: Jess Austin and Bruno Cova

Tax (France, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Silicon Valley)

Attorneys recognized: Nancy Iredale, Andrew Short, Allard de Waal and Thomas Wisialowski

In addition to the above, the following attorneys were also top ranked:

• Erika Collins: International Labor and Employment: New York and USA

• Roberto Cornetta: Project Finance: Italy

• Raj Pande : Project Finance: Japan