Paul Hastings Represents Savacor, Inc. in its Acquisition by St. Jude Medical, Inc

January 10, 2006

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP (Paul Hastings) represented Los Angeles-based Savacor, Inc. in its acquisition by St. Jude Medical, Inc. for $50 million in cash at close, with additional undisclosed terms tied to regulatory and sales milestones.

The deal was signed on November 29, 2005 and closed on December 30, 2005 The Paul Hastings team was led by Los Angeles partner Rob Carlson and associate Martin Boskovich. Rob and Martin were assisted by Orange County partner Alexander Lee and associate Goodarz Agahi, and Los Angeles associate Shigenobu Itoh.

About Savacor, Inc.: Savacor® is a medical device company founded to develop, manufacture, market and sell a new concept in implantable medical devices aimed at the rapidly growing segment of cardiac patients with congestive heart failure.

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