Appropriations Committee Veteran Clerk Hank Moore Joins Sonnenschein In DC; Brings 23 Years of Experience with House Appropriations Committee.

Business Editors/Legal Writers

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2004

Hank Moore has joined Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP as a Senior Managing Director in the Firm's Public Law & Policy Strategies (PL&PS) Group in Washington, D.C. Mr. Moore has more than two decades of service with the Committee on Appropriations of the U.S. House of Representatives.

"We are delighted that Hank Moore has joined Sonnenschein," says Elliott Portnoy, Chair of the PL&PS Group, noting that Mr. Moore "brings to Sonnenschein and our clients a level of knowledge of the intricacies of the appropriations process that is nearly unsurpassed in Washington."

Most recently, Mr. Moore served as Clerk of the House Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies. He has also been active in the Appropriations Committee's consideration of all thirteen annual appropriations bills. Prior to joining the Appropriations Committee, Mr. Moore spent ten years in the Executive Branch, including service as Budget Officer at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

House Appropriations Committee Chairman Bill Young (R-FL) noted that "We take great pride in recruiting the best and brightest people to staff the work of the House Appropriations Committee. Hank Moore was certainly among the best and brightest when he joined the Committee's staff in 1981, and his experience and contributions have helped to make the Committee what it is today. No one worked harder, with more professionalism, than Hank. I wish him well in his future endeavors."

U.S. Representative Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Chairman of the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, remarked that "Hank Moore has spent twenty-three years on Capitol Hill. In that time, he has left an unforgettable mark. He has been an amazing leader on the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee and will be missed greatly. Sonnenschein is very fortunate to have Hank on their team. I know it will be a fantastic partnership."

Hank Moore's addition to Sonnenschein coincides with a period of extraordinarily rapid growth for the Firm, its Washington office and the PL&PS Group. Sonnenschein's Washington office recently has been recognized as the fastest-growing law firm in the Nation's Capital.

"I am extremely excited to be joining Sonnenschein, a Firm recognized in policy and legal circles as among the most successful and substantive public policy advocacy groups in the country," Mr. Moore says. "I look forward to offering strategic advice and tactical assistance to clients in navigating the complex appropriations and budget process."

Sonnenschein, with 700 attorneys and policy professionals in nine U.S. cities and a global reach throughout Europe, Asia and Latin America, serves the legal needs of many of the world's largest and best-known businesses, nonprofits and individuals.