Brad Richter Joins Fried Frank as Trusts and Estates Partner.

NEW YORK -- Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced today that Brad J. Richter has joined the firm as a partner in the Trusts and Estates Department, resident in New York.

Mr. Richter's practice focuses on all aspects of private client representation, including sophisticated tax and estate planning, complex structuring work, administration of large estates and trusts, succession and business planning, tax-efficient transfers of wealth, and formation and operation of charitable foundations. He represents high net worth individuals, corporate executives, principals in private equity deals, investors in early stages of a business enterprise, the fiduciaries of estates and trusts, charitable organizations, and others.

"Brad is an excellent addition both to our New York office and the Trusts and Estates Department. I am delighted to welcome him to the firm," said Valerie Ford Jacob, Fried Frank's Chairperson.

"With the addition of Brad to our practice we will now be able to broaden our scope of client service and capitalize on new business opportunities," said Ann B. Lesk, head of Fried Frank's Trusts and Estates Department.

Mr. Richter joins Fried Frank from Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, where he served as Special Counsel in the Individual Clients Group. He received his JD, cum laude, from New York University School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review. He graduated magna cum laude from Amherst College. Mr. Richter is admitted to the bar in New York and Massachusetts.

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 and Frankfurt. Fried Frank lawyers represent clients in corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and private equity, securities offerings and financings, international transactions, asset management and corporate governance; litigation, including general commercial litigation, securities and shareholder litigation, white-collar criminal defense and internal investigations, intellectual property litigation, qui tam and RICO defense matters, takeover and proxy fight litigation, environmental matters and domestic and international arbitration and alternative dispute resolution; antitrust counseling and litigation; bankruptcy and restructuring; real estate; securities regulation, compliance and enforcement; government contracts compliance and litigation; benefits and compensation; intellectual property and technology; tax; financial institutions; and trusts and estates. More information on Fried Frank can be found at www.friedfrank.com.