John Sorkin to Join Fried Frank's M&A Practice in New York

John Sorkin to Join Fried Frank's M&A Practice in New York

May 14, 2007

    NEW YORK, May 14 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Fried, Frank,
Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced today that
John E. Sorkin will join the Firm as a corporate partner in
the Mergers and Acquisitions practice in New York. 
Previously he was a partner in the Corporate Department of
Latham & Watkins LLP in New York. 

    "We are delighted to welcome John to our firm.  He
has valuable experience and market background in M&A and
private equity," said Valerie Ford Jacob, Fried Frank's
Chairperson.

    "John adds depth to our growing corporate practice
allowing us to broaden our scope of client service and
capitalize on new business opportunities," added
Justin Spendlove, Fried Frank's Managing Partner.  

    Mr. Sorkin focuses his practice on domestic and
cross-border merger and acquisition transactions and
leveraged buyouts as well as corporate advisory work
related to corporate governance.  His experience spans
corporate transactions, including public and private
mergers and acquisitions, acquisitions of assets in
bankruptcy, proxy contests, spin-offs, exchange offers and
representation of financial advisors in a wide range of
corporate transactions.  He has represented private equity
funds and their portfolio companies in numerous
transactions.  

    Mr. Sorkin received his JD from the University of
Chicago Law School, with Honors, and his BA, magna cum
laude, from Yale University.  He is admitted to the bar in
New York.

    Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP is a
leading international law firm with more than 600 attorneys
in offices in New York, Washington, D.C., London, Paris,
Frankfurt and Hong Kong. Fried Frank lawyers regularly
represent major investment banking firms, private equity
houses and hedge funds, as well as many of the largest
companies in the world.  The firm offers legal counsel on
M&A, capital markets and corporate finance matters,
white-collar criminal defense and civil litigation,
securities regulation, compliance and enforcement,
government contracts, environmental law and litigation,
real estate, tax, bankruptcy, antitrust, benefits and
compensation, intellectual property and technology,
international trade, and trusts and estates. The firm has
an association with Huen Wong & Co. in Hong Kong.  More
information on Fried Frank can be found at
http://www.friedfrank.com . 


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