NEWS

Further Success for Paul Hastings in Asia

August 25, 2010

Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo (August 25, 2010) Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that it has been shortlisted for a series of awards in Asia. Nominations include:

• Real Estate Law Firm of the Year Asian Legal Business.
• International Restructuring Team of the Year China Law & Practice.
• Neil Torpey for Managing Partner of the Year Asian Legal Business.
• Equity Market Deal of the Year for the firms role advising BBMG on its approximately US$884 million Hong Kong IPO and global offering Asian Legal Business.
• M&A Deal of the Year for the firms role advising Balderton Capital and Trust Bridge in connection with GCL-Polys US$3.45 billion acquisition of Jiangsu Zhongneng China Law & Practice.
• Korea Deal of the Year for the firms role advising the mandated lead arrangers and lead managers on the US$1.8 billion leveraged buyout of Oriental Brewery Co., Ltd. Asian Legal Business.
• Restructuring Deal of the Year for the firms work on the complex Zhu Kuan debt restructuring in China, Hong Kong and Macau China Law & Practice.

The recent nominations follow a very successful year for Paul Hastings in Asia. The firm has already received wide recognition for its successes with numerous awards. Accolades this year include:

• Awarded Asia Law firm of the Year, for the fourth consecutive year, by Private Equity Real Estate.
• Awarded Private Equity Law Firm of the Year by Asian-Counsel.
• Awarded M&A Deal of the Year, for the firms work on behalf of Balderton Capital and Trust Bridge, in connection with GCL-Poly's US$3.45 billion acquisition of Jiangsu Zhongneng, by Asian Legal Business.
• Awarded M&A Deal of the Year, for the firms work on behalf of Warburg Pincus, as an equity holder in Nikko Asset Management, in connection with the US$1.2 billion acquisition of Nikko Asset Management, by Asian Legal Business.
• Awarded Real Estate and Construction Deal of the Year, for the firms work on US$475 million pre-IPO restructuring of Glorious Property, by Asian Legal Business.
• Awarded Private Equity Deal of the Year, for the firms work on the US$1.8 billion acquisition of Oriental Brewery in Korea, by IFLR. This transaction has also been awarded Deal of the Year by FinanceAsia, IFR Asia, Asian-Counsel, and The Deal Magazine.
• Awarded Deal of the Year for the firms work on the complex Zhu Kuan debt restructuring in China, Hong Kong and Macau, by Asian-Counsel.

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP is a leading global law firm with offices in Asia, Europe, and the United States. We provide innovative legal solutions to financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies. Please visit www.paulhastings.com for more information.