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Heller Ehrman Ranked Among Most Active Law Firms in M&A and PIPE League Tables Halfway Through 2008

07.23.2008

(SAN FRANCISCO) July 23, 2008 – Midway through 2008, Heller Ehrman LLP ranks among the most active legal advisors handling M&A and PIPE transactions, according to league tables published this month.

Thomson Reuters ranks Heller Ehrman among the most active firms in several M&A categories in its second quarter league tables, including a top 20 ranking among the top U.S. law firms and a top 25 ranking based on worldwide M&A activity. The global information company reported that Heller Ehrman completed 25 transactions during the first half of 2008, totaling an announced deal value of more than $40 billion.

The following list summarizes Heller Ehrman’s rankings in Thomson Reuters’ second quarter 2008 M&A league tables for legal advisors:

Ranked No. 20 for involvement in U.S. announced M&A deals, based on announced deal value of approximately $40 billion.

Ranked No. 17 for U.S. target announced M&A deals, based on announced deal value.

Ranked No. 18 for involvement in European M&A deals, based on announced deal value.

Ranked No. 25 for Worldwide announced M&A deals, based on announced deal value.

Heller Ehrman also ranks among the top five issuer counsel in PlacementTracker’s league tables, which track Private Investments in Public Equities (PIPE) market activity. Heller Ehrman is ranked No. 5, based on the number of PIPE transactions it completed (seven deals) during the first half of 2008. The firm is ranked No. 2, based on the total dollars raised as issuer counsel.

“We are pleased to have made such positive momentum on these latest league tables,” said Steven Tonsfeldt, a shareholder and co-chair of Heller Ehrman’s Corporate/VLG practice group. “The rankings underscore the hard work that attorneys in our M&A and Capital Markets practices have put in to advance the goals of our clients.”

Thomson Reuters is a leading global source of information for businesses, professionals and decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare and media markets. PlacementTracker, a product of Sagient Research Systems, is a provider of research data and analytics covering the PIPE market.

About Heller Ehrman LLP

Heller Ehrman LLP has 650 attorneys and professionals in 14 offices worldwide – Anchorage; Beijing; Hong Kong; London; Los Angeles; Madison, Wis.; New York; San Diego; San Francisco; Seattle; Shanghai; Silicon Valley; Singapore; and Washington, D.C. Heller Ehrman represents a wide range of industry leaders, from entrepreneurial, technology-driven enterprises to established, multinational conglomerates. The firm’s core values are Excellence, People, Teamwork, Innovation, Community and One Firm.