Hunton & Williams LLP Donates nearly 73,000 Hours to Pro Bono Projects, With Nearly 100% Participation by U.S. Lawyers

New York — June 10, 2009 — Hunton & Williams LLP continues to lead the way in serving the community throughout the United States, donating 72,728 hours of its lawyers’ time to pro bono projects, with 99 percent full-time lawyer participation, at its fiscal year ending on March 31. The firm commits to providing pro bono legal services of at least 3 percent of its time devoted to fee-paying clients. This year, Hunton & Williams donated 4.88 percent, marking 15 consecutive years in which the firm’s lawyers have met or exceeded its goal.

“I could not be more proud of our firm,” said Wally Martinez, Hunton & Williams managing partner. “Not only did we surpass our goal, more than 850 of our U.S.-based lawyers volunteered their time for pro bono projects, which clearly underscores our commitment to ensuring that our legal system is accessible to all.”

George Hettrick, who heads the firm’s Community Service Committee, added: “Hunton & Williams lawyers have always shown tremendous community support for those in need and have devoted themselves to broad participation in pro bono efforts. For example, 55 of our lawyers partnered with the National Veterans Legal Services Program to represent veterans in disability ratings appeals, freely giving more than 2,200 hours of their time. Others have fought for the rights of children and in immigration issues. Hunton & Williams is committed to serving its communities through a strong pro bono practice in each of its offices.”

About Hunton & Williams LLP

Hunton & Williams LLP provides legal services to corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals, as well as to a broad array of other entities. Since our establishment more than a century ago, Hunton & Williams has grown to more than 1,000 attorneys serving clients in 100 countries from 19 offices around the world. While our practice has a strong industry focus on energy, financial services and life sciences, the depth and breadth of our experience extends to more than 100 separate practice areas, including bankruptcy and creditors rights, commercial litigation, corporate transactions and securities law, intellectual property, international and government relations, regulatory law, products liability, and privacy and information management.