Steve Epstein Joins Fried Frank's M&A Practice

NEW YORK, February 22, 2010 - Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced today that Steve
Epstein has joined the Firm as a partner in the mergers and acquisitions
practice group resident in New York. He joins the Firm from O'Melveny & Myers
LLP, where he was a partner in the mergers & acquisitions group.

Mr. Epstein has a diverse transactional practice which includes strategic
M&A and private equity transactions. He has represented both public and
private companies, investment banking firms and financial sponsors in
connection with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, takeover preparedness,
and corporate governance matters. He also has significant experience in
unsolicited M&A transactions, representing clients in both offensive and
defensive situations.

"We are delighted to welcome Steve to the Firm. He joins our highly
respected M&A team known for high-profile mergers, acquisitions and private
equity transactions both on the national and international stage. Steve's
transactional experience complements our team while also broadening our
presence in healthcare, consumer products and infrastructure sectors," said
Robert C. Schwenkel, chair of Fried Frank's New York corporate department and
head of the Firm's M&A and private equity practices.

"Steve is an outstanding attorney who will complement and expand our
leading M&A and private equity practice groups," said Valerie Ford Jacob,
Fried Frank's chairperson.

Mr. Epstein received his JD from Fordham University School of Law, where
he was a Stein Scholar and member of Fordham International Law Journal, and
his BS from Cornell University. He is admitted to the bar in New York.

Fried Frank is one of the few firms that represent the full spectrum of
M&A players, including Fortune 500 corporations, private equity firms,
investment banks and acquisitive hedge funds. We regularly counsel investors,
including hedge funds investing in distressed situations. We advise clients
in the most complex negotiated and contested situations, including negotiated
mergers, hostile takeovers and takeover defense, leveraged buyouts, proxy
contest and restructuring transactions.

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP is a leading international
law firm with more than 500 attorneys in offices in New York, Washington,
D.C., London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Fried Frank lawyers
regularly represent many of the world's leading corporations and financial
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including asset management, capital markets, corporate governance,
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Paula Zirinsky, Director of Media Relations and Communications, +1-212-859-8818, paula.zirinsky at friedfrank.com