Hunton & Williams LLP Collects Top M&A Atlas Deal Awards

New York, NY February 3, 2009 — Hunton & Williams LLP won three Top Deal M&A Atlas Awards at the annual Global Major Market Awards ceremony, recently held in New York City. The firm was honored for its role in the following transactions:

• Top Divestiture Deal of the Year for representing both Altria Group, Inc. and Philip Morris International Inc. in Altria’s $113 billion spin-off of PMI;
• Strategic Deal of the Year for its role in the merger of Delta Air Lines, Inc. with Northwest Airlines, Inc.; and
• Consortium Deal of the Year for its role in the acquisition of Texas Utilities Corp. by a consortium which included Goldman Sachs.

According to M&A Network, the annual Global Major Market Awards program “honors brilliant leaders, influential dealmakers, victorious deals and outstanding accomplishments in the mergers and acquisitions industry from all corners of the globe.”

The M&A Atlas Awards cap an excellent year for the firm in the M&A arena. For 2008, Thomson Reuters ranked Hunton & Williams 14th among legal advisors for announced deals in the U.S. for advising on 46 transactions with an aggregate value of $135.3 billion. The firm ranked 23rd worldwide, advising on 52 announced deals valued at $136.6 billion.

Jerry Whitson, head of Hunton & Williams’ business practice group, said: “Our continued success in the M&A marketplace is a tribute to the dedication our experienced deal teams bring to serving our clients on their most important transactions. We are proud to have completed 45 deals last year in such a challenging business environment.”

The M&A Atlas Awards program honors international leaders, dealmakers, deals and accomplishments in the mergers and acquisitions industries for completing transactions valued above a billion dollars. It is presented by the Global M&A Network, which produces M&A and alternative investing-centered conferences and awards in various international markets.