Paul Hastings Expands Corporate Department with Addition of David Dedyo to the Palo Alto Office

July 31, 2006

Paul Hastings Expands Corporate Department with Addition of David Dedyo to the Palo Alto Office

Palo Alto, CA (July 31, 2006) - Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP (Paul Hastings), a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that David Dedyo, previously a partner at White & Case LLP, will join the firm's Corporate Department, resident in the Palo Alto office. Mr. Dedyo's practice focuses on equity and debt financings, mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, commercial transactions, corporate governance and compliance matters.
"Silicon Valley is recognized as one of the most important technology and innovation centers in the U.S. and home to many venture capital firms and other sources of capital," said Robert Miller, Corporate Department Chair. "Our clients count on our ability to provide a full spectrum of legal services to meet all of their business needs. The addition of David to our Palo Alto office enhances our existing practice offerings and broadens the services and capabilities we provide to our clients in the region."

Mr. Dedyo brings 12 years of general corporate and finance experience to the firm. His experience includes the representation of companies in a variety of equity and debt financings and of lenders in investment grade and leveraged financing transactions in a variety of industries and markets.

About Paul Hastings' Corporate Department: Teams of Paul Hastings' corporate attorneys provide clients with the sophisticated, cross-border legal and business expertise they need to finance and operate companies. The firm's M&A, Capital Markets, Lending, Project Finance, Private Equity, Investment Management and Securitization practices are nationally and internationally ranked. Paul Hastings' attorneys are experienced in every aspect of modern transactional practice in virtually every industry and service sector. Clients include major financial institutions, domestic, international, public and private companies.

Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP, founded in 1951, is a leading international law firm with over 1,000 attorneys in 17 offices. The firm serves a diverse client base including many of the top financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies, supports clients in all of their legal needs and offers deep capabilities in Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M+A, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Project Finance, Investment Management, Real Estate, Labor and Employment and Tax Advisory Services. For additional information, please visit our website at www.paulhastings.com.