Crowell & Moring Announces Alliances in Egypt and Saudi Arabia

Alliances with Hegazy & Associates and Al Enizy & Associates Strengthen Middle East and North Africa Capabilities

WASHINGTON, April 20, 2010 - The international law firm of Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce
that it has opened an affiliate office in Cairo, Egypt under the sponsorship
of Hegazy & Associates, a Cairo-based law firm, and, concurrently, has
entered into a strategic alliance with Al Enizy & Associates, one of Saudi
Arabia's leading law firms. The Cairo office will operate under the name
Hegazy & Associates in Association with Crowell & Moring.

The alliances have been formed in continuation of Crowell & Moring's
long-term efforts to better serve North American, European, and Latin
American clients with business interests in the Middle East and North Africa
(MENA) region. They will serve needs ranging from public procurement and
government contracting to mergers & acquisitions, corporate and commercial
financings, Islamic finance transactions, and international disputes. By
forming these alliances, Crowell & Moring, Hegazy & Associates, and Al Enizy
& Associates will also be better positioned to provide Middle Eastern and
North African companies with an integrated approach to servicing their legal
needs as they expand their business and operations in the United States,
Europe and throughout the MENA region.

"We've been active in the Middle East and North Africa for many years as
we've advised clients on matters ranging from multi-million dollar
arbitrations to government relations and corporate transactions. Our new
alliances will allow us to provide the highest level of regional experience
and capabilities to our clients, and add an important dimension to our firm's
global capabilities. We are proud to be able to offer our clients access to
some of the most sophisticated and experienced lawyers in the region, and
we're honored that they have trusted us to work with their most important
clients," said Kent A. Gardiner, Crowell & Moring chairman.

Cairo-based Hegazy & Associates advises regional and international
clients on domestic and cross-border corporate transactions, conventional and
Islamic banking finance, government contracts, and international litigation
and arbitration.

Headquartered in Riyadh with an additional office in Jeddah, Al Enizy &
Associates offers clients significant experience in corporate transactions,
regulatory and capital markets matters, Islamic banking and finance,
insurance, government contracts, litigation, arbitration, and dispute
resolution.

Hegazy & Associates is managed by Dr. Walid Hegazy, the former head of
the Islamic Finance Practice Group at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, who has
more than 15 years experience practicing law in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the
United States, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and France.

Dr. Hegazy said, "Cairo is a growing center of gravity for the Middle
East and North Africa region, and it is becoming a critical hub for much of
the growth we are seeing in the energy, telecom, and construction sectors.
These areas are longstanding strengths of Crowell & Moring, and I'm pleased
to help bring their highly sophisticated experience to businesses operating
in Egypt and throughout the region, including Sub-Saharan Africa."

Dr. Fahd Al-Enizy, the head of Al Enizy & Associates, said, "We are very
pleased to announce our new alliance. Crowell & Moring has clearly
demonstrated its continuing commitment to the region, and our clients will
benefit from the vast international resources and experience offered through
the firm's offices throughout the U.S. and Europe." Dr. Al Enizy is a member
of the Saudi Shoura Council and the former Dean of the Law and Political
Sciences School at King Saud University.

Crowell & Moring currently advises a large number of clients with respect
to their government contracting, transactions, disputes, compliance and other
matters throughout the Middle East and North Africa. The firm also represents
regional corporations, government-entities and high net worth individuals
doing business around the globe in connection with United States and foreign
government contracts, corporate and commercial financings, international
acquisitions, joint ventures, and other cross-border transactions, general
corporate law advice, tax issues, corporate restructurings, regulatory and
compliance matters and international dispute resolution.

"We believe Saudi Arabia and Egypt are two of the most critical markets
in the broader Middle East and North Africa region right now. Our new
strategic alliances in the region allow us to strengthen the range of
services we can offer our U.S. and European clients, as well as diversify and
expand our existing client base in the region," said Morris F. DeFeo Jr.,
Crowell & Moring partner and head of the Middle East and North Africa
practice.

Crowell & Moring LLP is an international law firm with more than 500
lawyers representing clients in litigation and arbitration, regulatory, and
transactional matters. The firm is internationally recognized for its
representation of Fortune 500 companies in high-stakes disputes, as well as
its ongoing commitment to pro bono service and diversity. The firm has
offices in Washington, DC, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange
County, Anchorage, London, and Brussels. Visit Crowell & Moring online at
www.crowell.com.

For more information on Hegazy & Associates, please visit
www.hegazylaw.com/. For more information on Al Enizy & Associates,
please visit alenizy-law-firm.com/law-firm-secteurs-6-en.

Nicole Quigley of Crowell & Moring LLP, +1-202-624-2849, nquigley at crowell.com