Hunton & Williams Elects 15 to Partnership.

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RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2002

Hunton & Williams has elected 15 attorneys to partnership: W. Christopher Arbery, Emerson V. Briggs, Cyane Crump, Robert H. Edwards, Jr., Doug Heffner, Derek C. Johnston, Daniel LeBey, Audrey Louison, John S. Martin, Anna G. Oestereicher, Arthur E. Schmalz, Madeleine M.L. Tan, Robert M. Tata, Eric Jon Taylor and Linda Walsh.

The new partners will enhance Hunton & Williams' ability to serve clients in a wide range of already strong practice areas ranging from Energy and Telecommunications to Capital Markets to Litigation, Intellectual Property and Antitrust.

Mr. Arbery is a member of the Labor and Employment Team in the Atlanta office. His practice focuses on litigation and counseling in areas ranging from employment discrimination and workplace harassment to accommodating disabilities to drug and alcohol testing. Mr. Arbery graduated cum laude from Harvard University in 1988, and received his law degree cum laude from the University of Georgia in 1994. He can be reached at [phone] or [e-mail].

Mr. Briggs is a member of the Litigation, Intellectual Property and Antitrust Team in the Washington office. His practice focuses primarily on the representation of clients in all aspects of patent and trademark litigation at the administrative, trial and appellate levels. He also works on the protection, enforcement and licensing of patents, trademarks and copyrights in the electronic commerce and Internet contexts. In addition, Mr. Briggs has significant experience with the procurement and enforcement of patent and trademark rights internationally. Mr. Briggs graduated cum laude from Fairfield University in 1989. He received his J.D. from George Washington University in 1992. He can be reached at [phone] or [e-mail].

Ms. Crump is a member of the Corporate and Finance Team in the Richmond office. Her practice focuses on general corporate and securities law, mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance, including public and private securities offerings, restructurings and refinancings. Ms. Crump received her undergraduate degree with distinction in 1991, and her law degree in 1994, both from the University of Virginia. She can be reached at [phone] or [e-mail].

Mr. Edwards is a member of the Project Development, Finance and Leasing Team in Washington. His practice focuses on energy and infrastructure project finance transactions, asset and stock acquisitions and related project structuring and contract matters. He has experience representing sponsors, leaders, governments and other project participants in projects in the United States, Latin America and Africa in all stages of projects development and financing. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1983, and received both his J.D. and M.B.A. from Stanford University in 1990. He can be reached at [phone] or [e-mail].

Mr. Heffner is a member of Litigation, Intellectual Property and Antitrust Team in the Washington office. His practice focuses on international trade. Mr. Heffner has represented clients from Mexico, Europe, Japan and Canada, as well as domestic producers, trade associations and government agencies and embassies in a broad range of cases, from high technology to heavy industry and from consumer to producer goods. Mr. Heffner received his undergraduate degree from Albion College in 1979, and his law degree from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in 1983. He received his LL.M. from Georgetown University in 1985. He can be reached at [phone] or [e-mail].

Mr. Johnston is a member of the Corporate and Finance Team in the Atlanta office. His practice focuses on the representation of public and private companies engaged in the development and commercialization of products and services in the computer, software, hardware, Internet, electronic commerce and information technologies industries. He has previously worked on projects involving the licensing and protection of computer software, the sale and acquisition of computer hardware and software, systems integration, outsourcing, mergers and acquisitions and securities matters involving both privately and publicly held issuers. He received his undergraduate degree from Brown University in 1989, and his law degree from Northwestern University in 1994. He can be reached at [phone] or [e-mail].

Mr. LeBey is a member of the Corporate and Finance Team in Richmond. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, public and private equity offerings, real estate investment trusts and general corporate matters. He previously served as national counsel to one of the largest commercial real estate firms in the United States with respect to corporate matters, property management, leasing and brokerage matters, other commercial contracts, strategic alliances and general business matters. Mr. LeBey graduated from Princeton University in 1987, and received his J.D. from the University of Georgia in 1992. He can be reached at [phone] or [e-mail].

Ms. Louison is a member of the Energy and Telecommunications Team in the Washington office. Her practice focuses on international and domestic project finance, equity investment and asset sales and acquisitions. Her previous experience includes representing private equity investors, project sponsors and lenders in structuring and financing a variety of transactions, including power and telecommunications projects, privatizations, stock swaps and venture financing. She received her undergraduate degree from Georgetown University in 1980, and her law degree from Boston College in 1994. She can be reached at [phone] or [e-mail].

Mr. Martin is a member of the Litigation, Intellectual Property and Antitrust Team in the Richmond office. His practice focuses on trial and appellate litigation, with an emphasis on antitrust, intellectual property and unfair competition. He graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College in 1986, and received his law degree from the University of Virginia in 1991. He can be reached at [phone] or [e-mail].

Ms. Oestereicher is a member of the Corporate and Finance Team in Miami. Her practice focuses on corporate and international transaction matters with an emphasis on financial institutions. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia in 1988, her law degree from George Washington University's National Law Center in 1992 and her LL.M. in International Law from the University of Miami in 1994. She can be reached at [phone] or [e-mail].

Mr. Schmalz is a member of the Litigation, Intellectual Property and Antitrust Team in McLean. His practice has a primary emphasis in commercial contract and business disputes, constitutional and civil rights, education, information technologies and appellate issues. He has extensive commercial litigation experience in state and federal courts in Virginia. He graduated with honors from the College of William and Mary in 1988, and received his law degree with distinction from George Mason University in 1993. He can be reached at [phone] or [e-mail].

Ms. Tan is a member of the Project Development, Finance and Leasing Team in New York. Her practice focuses on international and domestic leveraged leasing, project financings and international and domestic structured financings. In addition, she has experience in Euro-capital markets, negotiating various derivatives and other financial projects. She graduated with honors from the University of New South Wales in Australia in 1991, and received her LL.B. from the University of New South Wales in 1993. She can be reached at [phone] or [e-mail].

Mr. Tata is a member of the Litigation, Intellectual Property and Antitrust Team in Norfolk. His practice includes business and general litigation, intellectual property and patent litigation, products liability and warranty litigation, labor and employment law, admiralty and maritime litigation and advice work, telecommunications litigation, business torts, franchising litigation, unfair competition, covenants not to compete, alcoholic beverage industry defense and personal injury and wrongful death defense in federal and state courts. Mr. Tata graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1979, and received his M.B.A. from Old Dominion University in 1986. He received his law degree from the University of Virginia in 1989. He can be reached at [phone] or [e-mail].

Mr. Taylor is a member of the Labor and Employment Team in Atlanta. His practice focuses on civil rights defense in employment, banking, housing and financial services litigation. He primarily handles class actions in federal and state courts. In addition, he focuses on advising clients on their practices and procedures related to employment, affirmative action, fair housing, consumer lending and debt collection. He graduated from the University of Detroit in 1987, and received his law degree from the University of Michigan in 1990. He can be reached at [phone] or [e-mail].

Ms. Walsh is a member of the Energy and Telecommunications Team in Washington. Her practice focuses on regulatory matters affecting electric utilities, particularly in industry restructuring and administrative litigation. Ms. Walsh graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1982, and received a master's degree in economics from the University of Hartford in 1984. She received her law degree cum laude from Syracuse University in 1987. She can be reached at [phone] or [e-mail].

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