Hunton & Williams LLP Strengthens Lawyer Presence with 15 Lateral Additions and Partner Promotions since April 1

NEW YORK — May 23, 2013 — Since April, Hunton & Williams LLP has rapidly expanded its lawyer base. The firm welcomed corporate partners Paul Tiao in Washington and Alison Dreizen in New York, litigation partner Nash Long in Charlotte, corporate counsel Brent Lewis in New York, and food and drug counsel Genevieve Michaux in Brussels.

Additionally, the promotion of the following nine lawyers to its partnership, representing the corporate, energy, environmental, and litigation practices, includes: Ryan A. Becker, New York, David S. Freed, New York, Kevin M. Georgerian, Richmond, Eric J. Nedell, Richmond, William L. Newton, Richmond, Eric R. Pogue, Washington, Trevor K. Ross, Atlanta, Andrew J. Turner, Washington, and Daniel E. Uyesato, Raleigh. In addition, corporate lawyer Amos W. Barclay, New York, has been promoted to counsel.

"The firm proudly recognizes these lawyers for their commitment to making valuable contributions to the firm and its clients," said managing partner Wally Martinez.

Corporate

Amos W. Barclay, counsel, concentrates on corporate finance, securities law compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance. He received undergraduate and law degrees from the University of North Carolina. He may be reached at abarclay@HuntonAK.com.

Alison M. Dreizen, partner, has more than 30 years of global corporate experience in the financial services, manufacturing, mining and shipping sectors. She received an undergraduate degree from Cornell University and a law degree from Harvard Law School. She may be reached at adreizen@HuntonAK.com.

David S. Freed, partner, focuses on corporate finance, securities law compliance, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters, with a particular focus in the real estate, financial services and specialty finance industries. A graduate of the University of Virginia, Freed received a law degree from Washington and Lee University. He may be reached at dfreed@HuntonAK.com.

Kevin M. Georgerian, partner, represents clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions, strategic transactions, and corporate governance and securities law matters. Georgerian received an undergraduate degree from the University of Richmond and law degree from Washington and Lee University. He may be reached at kgeorgerian@HuntonAK.com.

Brent A. Lewis, counsel, focuses his practice on securitization capital markets and structured finance, with specific experience in representing market-leading issuers and underwriters on public and private securitization and resecuritization transactions. A graduate of Dickinson College, he received a law degree from Villanova University. He may be reached at blewis@HuntonAK.com.

Trevor K. Ross, partner, advises on corporate finance, securities law compliance, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters, with a particular focus in the real estate, financial services and specialty finance industries. He received an undergraduate and law degree from Mercer University. He may be reached at tross@HuntonAK.com.

Paul M. Tiao, partner, focuses his practice on cybersecurity, homeland security, privacy, white collar criminal defense, internal investigations, litigation, regulatory matters and legislation. Tiao received an undergraduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in addition to a law degree from Columbia University and a Master in Public Affairs from Princeton University. He may be reached at ptiao@HuntonAK.com.

Capital Finance and Real Estate

Eric J. Nedell, partner, focuses on commercial lending, including the representation of borrowers and lenders in debt originations, restructurings and refinancings. Nedell graduated from Stonehill College and received a master of business administration and a law degree from the University of Notre Dame. He may be reached at enedell@HuntonAK.com.

Life Sciences

Genevieve Michaux, counsel, focuses on European food and drug law, covering a wide range of regulatory issues and products, including supplementary protection certificates. She received a law degree from Université Libre de Bruxelles and an LLM from Harvard Law School. She may be reached at gmichaux@HuntonAK.com.

Litigation

Ryan A. Becker, partner, is a commercial litigator, who focuses on structured finance, complex consumer finance and business litigation. He graduated from Franklin & Marshall College and received a law degree from Washington and Lee University. He may be reached at rbecker@HuntonAK.com.

Nash E. Long, partner, is complex litigator who focuses on arbitrations, jury trials, bench trials, and a wide range of class actions. He graduated from Southern Methodist University and received a law degree from Harvard University. He may be reached at nlong@HuntonAK.com.

Energy and Infrastructure

William L. Newton, partner, focuses on domestic and international energy projects. Newton, who is fluent in French and Russian, graduated with dual degrees from the University of Richmond and received a law degree from the University of Virginia. He may be reached at wnewton@HuntonAK.com.

Eric R. Pogue, partner, represents clients in the development, financing and acquisition of a variety of energy and infrastructure projects. Pogue is a graduate of George Washington University, holds a master of arts degree from Washington University in St. Louis, and a law degree from Georgetown University. He may be reached at epogue@HuntonAK.com.

Environmental

Andrew J. Turner, partner, concentrates on issues relating to wetlands, protected species and other matters issues arising under the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the National Environment Policy Act. Turner holds an undergraduate degree from Florida Atlantic University, law degree from West Virginia University, and master of laws degree from George Washington University. He may be reached at aturner@HuntonAK.com.

Daniel E. Uyesato, partner, handles US and international regulatory matters, focusing on chemical and other product regulation and environment health and safety issues, especially those related to investigation and remediation of contaminated properties. He has been practicing law for more than 30 years and is a graduate of the University of Kansas and Stanford Law School. He may be reached at duyesato@HuntonAK.com.

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 800 lawyers serving clients in 100 countries from 19 offices around the world.