Hunton & Williams LLP Named a 'Best Place to Work' in New York City

NEW YORK — December 9, 2010 — For the third year in a row, Hunton & Williams LLP was named one of the "Top 50 Best Places to Work in New York City" by Crain's New York Business.

Hunton & Williams has made Crain's Best Places list, which is sponsored by the magazine in partnership with Best Companies Group and the New York State Society for Human Resource Management, every year since its formation in 2008. Hunton & Williams was chosen based on the results of a confidential survey of its New York lawyers and staff members. The survey solicited feedback in areas directly related to a positive workplace, including respect, trust, empowerment and involvement in decision-making.

The New York office of Hunton & Williams was established in 1984 and is home to more than 60 lawyers. The firm's practice in New York emphasizes structured finance, capital markets work for public companies, including financial institutions and energy companies, privacy and information management matters, commercial litigation, consumer litigation, insurance and reinsurance litigation, environmental and energy regulatory matters, and work-out and bankruptcy representation.

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 900 lawyers serving clients in 100 countries from 18 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.