Joseph & Smargiassi, LLC

Ranked among AmLaw 200 s top 10 firms for its pro bono work, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is an international law firm that provides legal consultation and representation in a variety of fields. The firm s more than 850 lawyers specialize in legal areas such as antitrust, banking and finance, corporate governance, energy, environmental law, intellectual property, international trade, mergers and acquisitions, real estate and tax. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton was founded in 1946. The firm is based in New York and operates additional offices in Brussels, Belgium; Cologne and Frankfurt, Germany; Hong Kong; London; Rome and Milan, Italy; Moscow; Paris; Tokyo; and Washington, D.C.

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson is an international law firm located in New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, London, Paris and Frankfurt, Germany. As a full-service, multidisciplinary law firm, the company is nationally and internationally recognized for its experience in many practice areas, including antitrust, bankruptcy, benefits, corporate asset management, corporate capital markets, litigation, real estate, financial institutions, tax, trusts and estates and securities regulation. From January 2000 through December 2004, FFHS&J represented clients in more than 410 public merger and acquisition and private equity transactions that totaled approximately $994 billion. The firm also advised clients in more than 245 public and private debt and equity offerings with an aggregate value of more than $140 billion during that time.