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ORNIA COLORADO CONNECTICUT DELAWARE II IDAHO ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MINNESOTA NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY INA NORTH DAKOTA OHIO OKLAHOMA TH 2009CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA TENNESSEE ON WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WYOMING NATIONAL RANKINGS Antitrust

Leading firms Stars Tier 1 Kevin Arquit Mark Leddy Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Arnold & Porter William Baer Jeffrey LeVee Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Arnold & Porter Jones Day Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Robert Bloch Kenneth Logan Jones Day Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Sullivan & Cromwell Stephen Bomse Douglas Melamed Weil Gotshal & Manges Heller Ehrman WilmerHale Tier 2 James Burling Joel Mitnick WilmerHale Sidley Austin Cravath Swaine & Moore George Cary Peter Moll Davis Polk & Wardwell Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Dechert Evan Chesler James Mutchnik Heller Ehrman Cravath Swaine & Moore Kirkland & Ellis Hogan & Hartson Robert Cooper Steven Newborn Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Weil Gotshal & Manges Howrey Thomas Demitrack Richard Parker Kirkland & Ellis Jones Day O’Melveny & Myers Latham & Watkins Michael Denger Debra Pearlstein O’Melveny & Myers Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Weil Gotshal & Manges Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Paul Denis M Laurence Popofsky Dechert Heller Ehrman Sidley Austin Richard Favretto Phillip Proger Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Mayer Brown Jones Day WilmerHale Donald Flexner Yvonne Quinn Tier 3 Boies Schiller & Flexner Sullivan & Cromwell Hunton & Williams Martin Flumenbaum William Bradford Reynolds Mayer Brown Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison Howrey Covington & Burling Kenneth Gallo Sean Royall Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison Shephard Goldfein Joel Sanders Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Gibson Dunn & Crutcher David Graham Tefft Smith Sidley Austin Kirkland & Ellis Gary Halling Richard Steuer Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton Mayer Brown Ronan Harty Anita Stork Davis Polk & Wardwell Covington & Burling Barry Hawk Joseph Tate Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Dechert Steven Holley John Treece Sullivan & Cromwell Sidley Austin Helene Jaffe David Tulchin Weil Gotshal & Manges Sullivan & Cromwell Joseph Kattan Daniel Wall Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Latham & Watkins William Kolasky John Warden WilmerHale Sullivan & Cromwell Mark Kovner Margaret Zwisler Kirkland & Ellis Latham & Watkins

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Martin General commercial Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison Joan Lukey Ropes & Gray Maureen Mahoney Leading firms Stars Latham & Watkins Tier 1 Rebecca Anzidei Theodore Mirvis Cravath Swaine & Moore Kirkland & Ellis Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison Seth Aronson Gary Naftalis O’Melveny & Myers Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Jack Auspitz Thomas Nolan Sullivan & Cromwell Morrison & Foerster Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Tier 2 Francis Barron Bernard Nussbaum Baker Botts Cravath Swaine & Moore Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft Stuart Baskin Barry Ostrager Shearman & Sterling Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Cahill Gordon Reindel Brad Brian Peter Ostroff Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Munger Tolles & Olson Sidley Austin Covington & Burling James Brosnahan Lawrence Pedowitz Davis Polk & Wardwell Morrison & Foerster Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz Debevoise & Plimpton Vincent Connelly Daniel Petrocelli Mayer Brown O’Melveny Myers Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson Robert Cooper Robert Pietrzak Jenner & Block Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Sidley Austin Jones Day Michael Dell M Laurence Popofsky Kaye Scholer Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel Heller Ehrman Kirkland & Ellis Gandolfo DiBlasi Richard Posen Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel Sullivan & Cromwell Willkie Farr & Gallagher Latham & Watkins Carey Dunne James Quinn Davis Polk & Wardwell Weil Gotshal & Manges Mayer Brown Robert Fiske John Quinn Morrison & Foerster Davis Polk & Wardwell Quinn Emanuel Urqurhart Oliver & Hedges Munger Tolles & Olson Andrew Frey Roy Reardon O’Melveny & Myers Mayer Brown Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges Max Gitter Miles Ruthberg Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Latham & Watkins Shearman & Sterling Robert Giuffra Jerold Solovy Sidley Austin Sullivan & Cromwell Jenner & Block Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Richard Godfrey Jeffrey Stone Weil Gotshal & Manges Kirkland & Ellis McDermott Will & Emery Williams & Connolly Thomas Hall Audrey Strauss Chadbourne & Parke Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson WilmerHale Tier 3 John Hickey Brendan Sullivan Kirkland & Ellis Williams & Connolly Clifford Chance US David Ichel John Villa Dewey & LeBoeuf Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Williams & Connolly Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Thomas Kavaler Paul Vizcarrondo Heller Ehrman Cahill Gordon & Reindel Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz Raoul Kennedy Hunton & Williams Herbert Wachtell Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom White & Case Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz Jeffrey Kessler Dewey LeBoeuf Seth Waxman WilmerHale Harvey Kurzweil Dewey LeBoeuf Dan Webb Jonathan Lerner Winston & Strawn Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Theodore Wells Gregg Levy Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison Covington & Burling

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Leading firms Stars Tier 1 Guillermo Aguilar-Alvarez Benno Kimmelman Weil Gotshal & Manges Allen & Overy Debevoise & Plimpton Sullivan & Cromwell Stanimir Alexandrov Carolyn Lamm Sidley Austin White & Case White & Case C Mark Baker David Lindsey Tier 2 Fulbright & Jaworski Clifford Chance US Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Mark Beckett Joseph Neuhaus Clifford Chance US Latham & Watkins Sullivan & Cromwell Fulbright & Jaworski R Doak Bishop David Rivkin King & Spalding Debevoise & Plimpton Hughes Hubbard & Reed James Carter Robert Smit Latham & Watkins Sullivan & Cromwell Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Sidley Austin Dana Freyer Abby Cohen Smutny Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom White & Case Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Paul Friedland John Townsend White & Case Hughes Hubbard & Reed Weil Gotshal & Manges Emmanuel Gaillard Tier 3 Shearman & Sterling Covington & Burling King & Spalding Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson

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Leading firms Stars Tier 1 Joseph Allerhand Thomas Kavaler Weil Gotshal & Manges Cahill Gordon & Reindel Cravath Swaine & Moore Bruce Angiolillo Daniel Kramer Davis Polk & Wardwell Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison Latham & Watkins William Baker III David Kistenbroker Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison Latham & Watkins Katten Muchin Rosenman Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Robert Baron Jonathan Lerner Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cravath Swaine & Moore Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Sullivan & Cromwell Stuart Baskin Gregory Markel Shearman & Sterling Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft Weil Gotshal & Manges David Brodsky Robert McCaw Tier 2 Latham & Watkins WilmerHale Cahill Gordon & Reindel Michael Chepiga Jonathan Polkes Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Weil Gotshal & Manges Debevoise & Plimpton Evan Chesler Richard Posen Cravath Swaine & Moore Willkie Farr & Gallagher Shearman & Sterling Gandolfo DiBlasi James Quinn Sidley Austin Sullivan & Cromwell Weil Gotshal & Manges Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz Robert Fiske Barry Rashkover Willkie Farr & Gallagher Davis Polk & Wardwell Sidley Austin WilmerHale David Graham Richard Rosen Tier 3 Sidley Austin Paul Weiss Wharton Rifkind & Garrison Jay Kasner Steven Scholes Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom McDermott Will & Emery Dechert Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Katten Muchin Rosenman King & Spalding McDermott Will & Emery Chadbourne & Parke Winston & Strawn

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Leading firms Stars Tier 1 Elkan Abramowitz Robert Morvillo Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason Anello & Bohrer Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason Anello & Bohrer Davis Polk & Wardwell Stephen Anthony Marc Mukasey Debevoise & Plimpton Covington & Burling Bracewell & Giuliani Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison Robert Bennett Gary Naftalis Skadden Arps Meagher & Flom Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel Williams & Connolly Sean Berkowitz Lawrence Pedowitz Tier 2 Latham & Watkins Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz Bracewell & Giuliani Barry Bohrer Steven Reiss Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason Anello & Bohrer Weil Gotshal & Manges Dechert Gandolfo DiBlasi David Rosenbloom Latham & Watkins Sullivan & Cromwell McDermott Will & Emery Sidley Austin Robert Fiske Karen Patton Seymour Sullivan & Cromwell Davis Polk & Wardwell Sullivan & Cromwell Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz Martin Flumenbaum Samuel Seymour Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison Sullivan & Cromwell Weil Gotshal & Manges Robert Jossen Michael Sommer Winston & Strawn Dechert McDermott Will & Emery Tier 3 John Keker Audrey Strauss Covington & Burling Keker & Van Nest Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson Scott Lassar Brendan Sullivan Sidley Austin Williams & Connolly Katten Muchin Rosenman Andrew Levander Dan Webb Keker & Van Nest Dechert Winston & Strawn Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason Anello & Bohrer Robert Luskin Mary Jo White Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel Patton Boggs Debevoise & Plimpton McDermott Will & Emery Aaron Marcu Bruce Yannett Covington & Burling Debevoise & Plimpton Richard Marmaro Sheldon Zenner Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Katten Muchin Rosenman Edward McDonald David Zornow Dechert Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

6 Litigation NATIONAL FIRMS Sullivan & Cromwell

The firm of The of New York, Spiegel and Alabama state court and in government A majority of Sullivan & Cromwell’s more Bankers Trust Company. Partners James investigations arising out of UBS’ role as than 200 litigators are based out of its New Carter and Joseph Neuhaus are both praised former lead investment banker for York office. The international powerhouse for their expertise in international litigation. HealthSouth. DiBlasi is praised for his work also boasts smaller groups based out of the Carter coordinates the firm’s international with Goldman Sachs. He successfully reversed firm’s offices in and the District arbitration group and is the former head of a class certification in a dot-com securities of Columbia. Maintaining a strong general the intellectual property team. He boasts litigation matter for his client in the US Court commercial practice, the litigation team is more than 35 years of arbitration experience, of Appeals for the Second Circuit. especially able in antitrust, securities and including work for Cameco and Instinet. In a matter for Microsoft, the firm recently white-collar criminal work. Also commended Commercial litigation on an international represented its client in an antitrust dispute in is the international arbitration practice, with level is Neuhaus’ forte. He recently Iowa. Plaintiffs alleged that Microsoft eight offices outside the US. represented longtime firm client Microsoft in unlawfully monopolized the markets through High-profile clients include Barclays and a three-month antitrust jury trial in Iowa, anticompetitive conduct in violation of the Goldman Sachs, which the Sullivan & ending in a favorable settlement for his client. Iowa Competition Act, prompting them to Cromwell team represents in historical However, he remains an expert in Latin recover damages in excess of $450 million. securities matters. Other representative American matters, also coordinating the The case was brought as a class action on clients include Bank of America, JPMorgan international arbitration group. behalf of all Iowa residents who were indirect Chase, Microsoft and Morgan Stanley. Since 1980, partner Yvonne Quinn has been purchasers of operating systems and business a firm stalwart. As coordinator of the antitrust productivity applications and ended in a Litigation stars practice, she represents and advises clients in a favorable settlement. Noted not only for his general commercial number of industries, including publishing, The firm represents BP in the settlement of work but also for his grasp on white-collar finance, television and advertising. While Department of Justice and Commodity criminal and securities matters, New York maintaining an active litigation practice, Futures Trading Commission investigations partner Gandolfo DiBlasi enjoys a “superb” David Tulchin specializes in antitrust, of alleged commodities manipulation. A reputation at the firm for his strength in contract, patent, trademark and securities deferred prosecution agreement with the DOJ financial services litigation. He successfully matters, with a client base including American was entered, as was a consent order with the CFTC. In its representation of The Bank of Nova Scotia in an action brought by 122 Noted not only for his general commercial work, but also former shareholders of Grupo Financiero for having a strong grasp on white-collar criminal and Inverlat, the firm is battling allegations of breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, negligent securities matters, New York partner Gandolfo DiBlasi misrepresentation and a slew of other charges enjoys a “superb” reputation at the firm for his strength in against its client. Damages are currently in financial services litigation. excess of $100 million. In continued representation of Barclays in the Enron securities class action, the firm is represented client Goldman Sachs in a Express, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and involved in one of the largest and most securities litigation matter and is currently Microsoft. Noted for his work in general complex securities class actions in history. handling another matter in Missouri. Robert litigation, but also for a specific strength in The district court ruled that the plaintiffs’ Giuffra Jr is also praised for his general antitrust, John Warden maintains a strong claims against Barclays were deficient and the commercial work based out of New York. As client list that includes British Airways, US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit coordinator of the firm’s securities litigation Goldman Sachs and Amax. Steven Holley’s reversed the class certification order. practice and co-head of the business practice focuses on antitrust, but also Recently, the US Supreme Court denied the development group, he maintains a hearty encompasses intellectual property and plaintiffs’ petition for review of the Fifth client base including such important names as securities litigation. Circuit’s decision. Exxon, Goldman Sachs and Philips Electronics. Other clients of note include Dyson, Philips He successfully represented UnitedHealth Experience Electronics and Solvay. The firm represents Group in a contract litigation matter as well. Although the firm boasts smaller numbers than the latter in response to the European Karen Patton Seymour heads the firm’s other New York firms, no one disputes the Commission’s crackdown on alleged price- criminal defense and investigations group, litigation experience the Sullivan & Cromwell fixing cartel of producers of hydrogen with experience in securities fraud, money team has brought to the table. “Sullivan & peroxide and sodium perborate in . laundering, insider trading and Foreign Cromwell takes on very complex cases, bigger Most lawsuits were consolidated as direct Corrupt Practices Act violations. Partner types of litigation,” one insider says. Besides his purchaser and indirect purchaser class Samuel Seymour is also well-versed in white- work for UnitedHealth, Giuffra also represents actions, under the Sherman Act and various collar criminal work, with experience UBS in a securities class action in the Northern state laws, in US District Court for the handling government investigations on behalf District of Alabama, in a derivative action in Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

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125 Broad Street of UBS’s role as lead investment banker for HealthSouth, BP in derivative and New York, NY 10004-2498 class action litigation arising out of the shutdown of the Prudhoe Bay oilfield in US 2006 and CA, Inc in shareholder litigation arising out of the alleged accounting Tel: +1 212 558 4000 misconduct by prior management. Fax: +1 212 558 3588 Website: www.sullcrom.com S&C is representing a number of financial institutions and other clients in matters arising out of the subprime lending crisis. We represent UBS in both international Chairman: H Rodgin Cohen regulatory matters and private litigation relating to UBS’s recently announced Vice-Chairman: Joseph C Shenker losses in securities related to US residential sub-prime mortgages, in a putative Number of partners worldwide: 170 securities class action brought by certain purchasers of UBS common stock on Number of worldwide: 664 worldwide exchanges and in a number of regulatory inquiries and investigations related to UBS’s subprime losses and disclosures. We also represent Moody’s Other offices: Investors Service, Inc in putative class actions brought by Moody’s stockholders , Frankfurt, , London, , Melbourne, Palo Alto, Paris, claiming that Moody’s and several of its executives violated federal securities law by Sydney, Tokyo, Washington, DC. failing to disclose that the agency’s subprime ratings were allegedly inflated and officers and directors of JPMorgan Chase named in derivative litigation relating to subprime assets. Firm profile: Founded in New York in 1879, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP comprises approximately 700 lawyers conducting a global practice through 12 offices on four continents. Other notable representations The firm’s clients are nearly evenly divided between US and non-US entities and BP in the settlement of US DOJ and CFTC investigations of alleged commodities include leading industrial and commercial companies; financial institutions; private manipulation, including entering into a deferred prosecution agreement with the funds; educational, charitable and cultural institutions; governments; and a select DOJ and a consent order with the CFTC. group of individuals, estates and trusts. CA in an important victory in the Delaware Supreme Court, holding that a CA shareholder bylaw that would require companies to reimburse challengers who Litigation practice succeed in getting elected to the board was invalid. The court resolved an Managing partner: David H Braff important question of Delaware law, holding that bylaws may not mandate how the Deputy managing partner: Richard C Pepperman II board should decide specific substantive business decisions. Sullivan & Cromwell is widely known for handling the highest-profile and most complex matters before courts, arbitration panels and regulators in jurisdictions Diageo in the successful negotiation of an industry-wide settlement agreement, around the world, including many representations and investigations that have resolving an industry-wide investigation by the Attorney General of the State of never become public. Our litigators have achieved an extraordinary level of success New York in spirits and wine pricing, promotion and other sales practices in New in truly important and precedent-setting matters while working on an extremely York State. diverse array of matters spanning the firm’s global practice. Drawing on S&C’s deep experience and leadership position as a corporate, financial and transactional Wachovia Bank and The Clearing House Association, in an important US Supreme firm, the firm’s lawyers form seamlessly integrated teams across relevant practice Court victory holding that state laws apply to operating subsidiaries of national areas and are prepared to handle any related or follow-on matters that arise in the only to the same extent as they apply to parent national banks. This decision course of litigation. S&C’s litigators are recognized leaders in a wide range of imposes important limitations on state regulation of national banks and their practice areas, including antitrust, appellate, arbitration, banking, bankruptcy and operating subsidiaries. creditors’ rights, commodities, futures and derivatives litigation, criminal defense and investigations, environmental law, estates, litigation, intellectual property, labor UnitedHealth in obtaining the dismissal of an action on behalf of hedge funds and employment litigation, products liability and securities litigation. seeking to accelerate $850 million of UnitedHealth’s notes.

Microsoft in a three-month jury trial in Iowa, resulting in a favorable settlement for Highlights of the firm’s litigation work Microsoft. In 2007 and 2008, our firm’s litigators continued to work on a wide range of challenging assignments, spanning our global practice and assisting our clients in Swedish mobile phone provider TeliaSonera, on whose behalf S&C achieved the successful resolution of a number of important and precedent-setting matters. significant arbitration victories in its efforts to obtain a controlling interest in Turkcell, S&C has continued to defend successfully Barclays in the Enron securities class Turkey’s biggest mobile phone service provider. action, widely considered to be the largest and most complex securities class action in history. Despite settlements by several other financial institutions involved British Airways and Solvay SA in global criminal antitrust investigations and related in the action totalling in excess of $6.6 billion, our firm pursued, on behalf of litigation. Barclays, the dismissal of plaintiffs’ claims. Our defense strategy proved highly successful: the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed the class JPMorgan Chase & Co, its investment bank J.P. Morgan Securities and current and certification order and the US Supreme Court denied plaintiffs’ petition for review of former members of the company’s board of directors, for whom S&C successfully the Fifth Circuit’s decision. negotiated a settlement of three consolidated securities class actions seeking $7 billion in recovery for no money damages. S&C continues to handle significant securities litigation work on behalf of many of the world’s leading financial institutions and corporations, including representing Philips, achieving successful pre-trial results in patent litigation in which the district Goldman Sachs and the 55 underwriter investment banks in In re Initial Public court found Philips’ patents to be infringed; on the morning of the trial scheduled to Offering Securities Litigation, one of the most intricate and long-running securities determine damages, defendants agreed to pay substantial royalties to Philips. litigation matters in history, UBS in class action and derivative litigation arising out

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GANDOLFO V DIBLASI ROBERT J GIUFFRA, JR SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP 125 Broad Street 125 Broad Street New York, NY 10004-2498 New York, NY 10004-2498 US US Tel: 212 558 3836 Tel: 212 558 3121 Fax: 212 558 3341 Fax: 212 558 3588 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.sullcrom.com Website: www.sullcrom.com

Vince DiBlasi is a member of Sullivan & Cromwell’s litigation group. After Robert Giuffra is a partner in Sullivan & Cromwell’s litigation group. His joining the firm in 1978, he built a global reputation representing clients in practice focuses on complex securities, white-collar criminal, class action, several of the largest financial services industry cases of the past two commercial, insurance, banking and tax litigation. He is the coordinator of decades. the firm’s securities litigation practice, the co-head of business development and a member of the firm’s management committee. Mr DiBlasi is presently representing a large financial institution and serving as liaison counsel to 55 investment banks in the IPO allocation class Mr Giuffra has represented corporations and individuals at trial and on actions, one of the most intricate and long-running securities litigation appeal in federal and state civil and criminal litigation, before arbitration matters in history. He has served as lead counsel to clients in significant panels and in investigations and proceedings involving the Securities and investigations, including the insider trading and market manipulation cases Exchange Commission, the US Department of Justice, the US Congress, of the late eighties, the government securities investigations arising from the Internal Revenue Service and the New York State Attorney General. He the Salomon Brothers Treasury auction scandal, the pay-to-play regularly advises senior executives and boards of directors on significant investigations in the municipal securities market, the Orange County litigation and regulatory matters. litigation and investigation, various Enron matters, investigations into practices related to IPOs and research analysts, investigations relating to Mr Giuffra’s corporate clients have included The Bank of New York, market timing of mutual funds and representation of several clients in Computer Associates, Exxon Corporation, Goldman Sachs, ING Group, connection with litigation and investigations concerning allegedly Oxford Health Plans, Philips Electronics, Tudor Investment Corporation, backdated options. He is now representing clients in litigation arising from UBS, UnitedHealth Group, Van der Moolen and Vornado Realty Trust. His mortgage-related securities, liquidity concerns and auction rate securities. individual clients have included prominent executives, lawyers and government officials. Mr DiBlasi has handled many investigations by the SEC and self-regulatory organizations, such as FINRA (formerly NASD), NYSE and CBOE, Mr Giuffra represents clients in government investigations and securities including trials. class actions arising from the subprime mortgage crisis, the bankruptcy of Enron, the accounting fraud at HealthSouth Corporation and specialist He also regularly represents leading investment banking firms in trading on the New York Stock Exchange. connection with significant legal developments affecting the investment banking industry. Since September 21 2007, Mr Giuffra has served as one of 13 members of the New York State Commission on Public Integrity, which interprets, Mr DiBlasi has earned many of the legal industry’s top rankings and is administers and enforces the ethics and lobbying laws governing New York recognized as a leading authority on securities and commodities class State government. From 1998 to 2007, he served as one of the five actions and derivatives suits. He is frequently retained to consult with Commissioners of the New York State Ethics Commission, which board committees and board members. interpreted, administered and enforced the ethics law governing the Executive Branch of New York State government. From 1995 to 1996, Mr Giuffra served as the Chief Counsel of the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. He was a primary drafter of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Mr Giuffra is president- elect of The Federal Bar Council.

Mr Giuffra joined Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in 1989 and became a partner in 1998. He served as a law clerk to Chief Justice William H Rehnquist of the Supreme Court (1988 to 1989) and Judge Ralph K Winter, Jr of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1987 to 1988). He graduated from Yale Law School (JD, 1987) and Princeton University (AB, 1983).

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STEVEN L HOLLEY YVONNE S QUINN SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP 125 Broad Street 125 Broad Street New York, NY 10004-2498 New York, NY 10004-2498 USA US Tel: 212 558 4737 Tel: 212 558 4000 Fax: 212 558 3588 Fax: 212 558 3588 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.sullcrom.com Website: www.sullcrom.com

Steven Holley is a member of S&C’s litigation group and a co-coordinator Yvonne Quinn is a member of Sullivan & Cromwell’s litigation group and of the firm’s antitrust group. His practice focuses on antitrust but also one of two partners in charge of coordinating the firm’s antitrust group. She includes copyright, patent and securities litigation, as well as complex specializes in antitrust litigation, merger analysis and review and counseling commercial disputes. Mr Holley has considerable experience advising work. clients on competition issues, including reviews of prospective mergers and acquisitions and other investigations conducted by the Federal Trade Ms Quinn’s clients include leading commercial banks, equity funds, Commission, the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice, the investment banks, insurance companies, cable television operators, Directorate-General for Competition of the European Commission and television programming suppliers, newspapers, publishers, sports franchise State Attorneys General. He has handled cases in state and federal courts owners, advertising sales and healthcare companies, pharmaceutical and around the country and has extensive experience with arbitration and other chemical companies and many others. forms of alternative dispute resolution. Ms Quinn has been a co-chair of the Practising Law Institute’s Annual Mr Holley’s practice has addressed a wide variety of industries, including Antitrust Law Institute in New York since 2001 and has taught the mergers oil and gas exploration and production, extraction and refining of primary and acquisitions portion of the Institute since 1995. She is a member of metals, distilled spirits, automotive components, microprocessors, the Executive Committee of the Antitrust Section of the New York State pharmaceuticals, electricity generation, medical equipment, newspaper Bar Association and a vice chair of the Financial Services Committee of the publishing and computer software. He has represented Microsoft since Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association. From 1989 to 1992, 1992 in a series of antitrust enforcement actions in the US and other she was the chair of the Antitrust and Trade Regulation Committee of the countries, as well as in private antitrust litigation brought by competitors Association of the Bar of the City of New York. and consumers of various Microsoft products. He was on the trial team in United States v Microsoft and argued portions of the most recent appeals Ms Quinn has been recognized as a leading antitrust practitioner in to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals. He is now representing Microsoft in a Chambers USA, 2003-2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, in Chambers Global, case brought by Novell in connection with harm allegedly inflicted on the 2003 and 2004-2005, in Law Business Research’s The International WordPerfect and Quattro Pro business productivity applications. Who’s Who of Competition Lawyers, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 and The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, 2005 and 2006, in In recent years, Mr Holley has represented Goldman Sachs in purported Euromoney’s Benchmark: America’s Leading Litigation Firms and class actions challenging consortium bids in private equity transactions and Attorneys 2008 and Guide to the World’s Leading Competition and alleged price fixing by underwriters in initial public offerings, JC Flowers & Antitrust Lawyers, 2006 and 2008 and in Woodward/White’s The Best Co in litigation surrounding the failed bid for Sallie Mae, UnitedHealth Lawyers in America, 2007 and 2008, among other guides to the legal Group in its acquisitions of Sierra Health and John Deere Health, Diageo in profession. its acquisition of a 50% interest in Ketel One vodka and Rio Tinto in connection with the unsolicited offer made by BHP Billiton. Ms Quinn joined Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in 1980. She graduated from the University of Illinois (BA, 1973), where she was a Bronze Tablet Scholar, Mr Holley joined Sullivan & Cromwell LLP’s litigation group in 1984, the highest distinction for graduating seniors. As part of a joint law and following a clerkship with the Honorable José A Cabranes, then a judge of economics program, Ms Quinn received a law degree, magna cum laude, the US District Court for the District of Connecticut. He has been a partner in 1976 and an MA in economics in 1977 from the University of Michigan. in the firm since 1991. He graduated from New York University School of She became a partner in the firm in 1984. Law (JD, 1983) and Indiana University (BA, 1980).

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DAVID B TULCHIN JOHN L WARDEN SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP 125 Broad Street 125 Broad Street New York, NY 10004-2498 New York, NY 10004-2498 US US Tel: 212 558 3749 Tel: 212 558 4000 Fax: 212 558 3588 Fax: 212 558 3588 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.sullcrom.com Website: www.sullcrom.com

David Tulchin has an active litigation practice, specializing in antitrust, John Warden is a partner in Sullivan & Cromwell’s litigation group. He has contract, patent, trademark and securities matters. an active litigation practice covering the antitrust, banking, contract, corporate and securities areas. Mr Tulchin has handled high-stakes business litigation for a varied roster of clients. His recent clients include American Express Company, CA Mr Warden has advised and represented many of the world’s leading ,Datascope, Eisai Co, InBev, IntercontinentalExchange, Merrill Lynch & Co., business and financial enterprises including Amax, Bank of New York, Microsoft, Novo Nordisk, Phoenix Capital, Regions Financial, Sandler- British Airways, British Petroleum, Eastman Kodak, First Boston, Goldman O’Neill + Partners, Tower Research, Vornado Realty Trust and Wachovia Sachs, Gulf Oil, Kennecott, TW Services and Union Carbide in board-level Corporation. litigation. Major cases in which Mr Warden has been involved include Berkey Photo v. Eastman Kodak, the Union Carbide/GAF takeover Mr Tulchin is well known for serving as Microsoft’s lead national counsel in litigation, the Bank of New York/Irving Trust takeover litigation and FMC v the corporation’s defence of private antitrust damages actions around the Goldman Sachs. He represented Goldman Sachs in the antitrust litigation country brought by both consumers and competitors. He has won and investigations regarding the NASDAQ Stock Market, British Airways in dismissals with prejudice in 20 major antitrust actions against Microsoft, the antitrust case brought by Virgin Atlantic, and Microsoft in United States and victories in all seven appeals he has argued for Microsoft in US Courts v Microsoft. of Appeals. Mr Tulchin has also argued and won appeals for Microsoft in the Supreme Courts of five states. In addition to civil litigation, Mr Warden represented Amax in United States v Amax, et a., a criminal antitrust case involving the potash industry, and Mr Tulchin has acted as lead trial in federal and state courts and in has represented clients in various antitrust grand jury investigations. He has AAA, NYSE, ICC and NASD arbitrations. He has tried more than 20 cases, also had an extensive appellate practice, including constitutional cases and and has a highly successful track record in arbitrations, trials and appeals. the successful appeal in United States v D’Amato, and has acted for The This record of success has been widely recognized, as evidenced in part Clearing House as amicus curiae in numerous cases in courts of appeals by the fact that Mr Tulchin is a fellow of the American College of Trial and the Supreme Court. Lawyers. Mr Warden is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a Mr Tulchin joined Sullivan & Cromwell in 1975. He graduated from Harvard Member of the American Law Institute and served as a Commissioner of Law School (JD, 1973) and University of Rochester (BA, 1970). Mr Tulchin the United States Antitrust Modernization Commission. He is also an became a partner in 1982. Honorary Trustee and former president of the University of Virginia Law School Foundation and an Honorary Trustee of American Ballet Theatre.

Mr Warden has been recognized as one of the US top competition/antitrust lawyers in every edition of Chambers Global (1999- 2008) and Chambers USA (2003-2008). He also has been named a leading litigator in Euromoney’s Benchmark: America’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys (2008, 2009), Guide to the World’s Leading Competition and Antitrust Lawyers (2006), Guide to the Leading United States Litigation Lawyers (2005), and Guide to the World’s Leading Litigation Lawyers (2002); in Law Business Research’s The International Who’s Who of Commercial Litigators (2000, 2004/2005, 2006, 2008), The International Who’s Who of Competition Lawyers (2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007), The International Who’s Who of Corporate Governance Lawyers (2003, 2006) and The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers (2002, 2003/2004, 2005, 2006); in Practical Law Company’s PLC Global Counsel Dispute Resolution Handbook (2002, 2004, 2005), PLC Cross-border Dispute Resolution Handbook (2006/2007, 2007/2008), and Global Counsel 3000 (2001/2002, 2002/2003, 2003/2004) and its successor PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008); and in Woodward/White’s The Best Lawyers in America (2006, 2007, 2008).

John Warden joined Sullivan & Cromwell in 1965 after graduating from Harvard College (AB, 1962) and Virginia Law School (LLB, 1965), where he was editor-in-chief of the Law Review. He became a partner of the firm in 1973.

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The New York-based Sullivan & Cromwell collar defense work, with additional focus contract litigation preventing UnitedHealth is known on both coasts, plus internationally, placed on insurance and labor and note holders from accelerating $850 million of as a “one-stop shop” when it comes to employment law. Recognized for his securities the company’s notes. Giuffra also represents litigation. They are “excellent” and “first- and white-collar experience, Robert Giuffra Jr UBS in a securities class action in the US rate,” clients say. “They try very complex cases coordinates the firm’s securities litigation District Court of Northern Alabama, in a and bigger types of litigation. These guys are practice and co-heads the business derivative litigation government investigations excellent.” Although the firm boasts a smaller development group. His robust client base arising out of his client’s role as former lead group than its competitors in town, the firm is includes The Bank of New York, Exxon, investment banker for HealthSouth. able to boast bench strength over numbers. Goldman Sachs, ING Group and Philips With more than 30 years of litigation More than 200 attorneys focus on securities, Electronics. In a recent matter for experience at Sullivan & Cromwell, antitrust, intellectual property and white- UnitedHealth Group, he obtained a victory in Gandolfo DiBlasi enjoys a reputation as a

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“superb” financial services litigator and is a General American regarding the risks bringing her antitrust expertise to the firm. leader in white-collar and securities work. associated with guaranteed investment She acts as partner-in-charge of coordinating For longtime client Goldman Sachs, he contracts. the antitrust practice, also taking on achieved a victorious ruling in the US Court Litigation department managing partner commercial and intellectual property matters, of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversing David Braff enjoys working on an array of representing financial institutions, book the district court’s grant of class certification matters, placing emphasis on banking and publishers, newspapers, cable television in a dot-com securities litigation. DiBlasi securities litigation. As lead counsel for operators and magazine publishers. currently represents Goldman Sachs in an Barclays in the Enron securities class action, Peers recognize James Carter and action filed in Missouri by the director of the he is handling one of the largest such cases in Joseph Neuhaus for their work in Missouri Department of Insurance on history. For more than 25 years, Yvonne international arbitration. Carter, who joined charges of failing to advise the Board of Quinn is a Sullivan & Cromwell staple, the firm in 1970, acts as coordinator of the

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international arbitration group and purchasers of operating systems and white-collar criminal defense and internal previously led the firm’s intellectual property business productivity applications. Plaintiffs investigations. Her representation extends team. Focusing on international commercial alleged Microsoft unlawfully monopolized across an array of milieus, not limited to litigation, Neuhaus is an expert on Latin the markets through anticompetitive securities fraud, money laundering, insider American matters. In a recent matter for conduct in violation of the Iowa trading and FCPA violations. Partner longtime firm client Microsoft, he assisted in Competition Act, prompting them to recover Samuel Seymour also bases much of his a three-month antitrust jury trial in Iowa, damages in excess of $450 million. practice on criminal defense and culminating in a favorable settlement. The Head of the firm’s criminal defense and investigations, specializing in white-collar case was brought as a class action on behalf investigations group, Karen Patton criminal defense, regulatory enforcement of all Iowa residents who were indirect Seymour is learned in multiple areas of and internal investigations.

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