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Mintz Levin's Bankruptcy Practice Adds Stuart Hirshfield

Business Wire, May 12, 2008

Nationally Recognized Expert in Bankruptcy Law Joins Firm's New York Office

NEW YORK -- Stuart Hirshfield, an attorney with immeasurable experience representing creditors' committees, debtors, boards and committees of directors in complex workouts, has joined Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. as a Member in the New York office, practicing in the Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Commercial Law section. Most recently, Mr. Hirshfield was a partner with Ropes & Gray.

Handling some of the most complex workouts for companies spanning a number of industries, Mr. Hirshfield has led bankruptcy mergers and acquisitions, various bankruptcy litigation matters, including preference and fraudulent transfer litigation, asset-based lending, structuring of deals and international insolvency matters, throughout his career.

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Prior to joining Ropes & Gray, Mr. Hirshfield was Chairman of the Corporate Reorganization and Bankruptcy Group of Dewey Ballantine for 15 years. He has represented official committees of unsecured creditors including in the bankruptcies of: FoxMeyer Corporation, Ames Department Stores, Okura & Co. (America), Continental Information Systems Corporation, Cardinal Industries and McCrory Parent Corp, Inc.

Throughout his career, Mr. Hirshfield has also represented companies undergoing bankruptcies and restructurings including Bradlees, Inc., Fairmont Communication Corp., Carey Transportation, IDC Services, Inc., Manhattan Investment Fund, Ltd and Euro-American Lodging Corp. He also has led workouts for bank groups including the insolvencies of Harvard Industries, Inc., Frederick's of Hollywood, West Point Acquisition Corp. and Everfresh Beverage.

His debtor-in-possession financings include the bankruptcies of Sun Healthcare and DeVleig Bullard and the representation of investors and creditors in insolvencies including FutureLink Corp, Midway Airlines, Solutia, Inc. and Fleming, Inc. In addition, he has represented the boards of directors for Kmart, Inc., Horizon Natural Resources and Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc.

"As the number of distressed companies rises in the face of a challenging economy, Stuart's experience handling a diverse range of complex bankruptcy matters will further increase the depth and breadth of expertise of our nationally recognized bankruptcy practice," said Richard Mikels, Chairman of the firm's Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Commercial Law section.

Mr. Hirshfield is listed in Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers, New York SuperLawyers, The Best Lawyers in America for Credit-Debtor Rights Law and the International Who's Who of Business Lawyers(Insolvency and Restructuring). He is a former member of the Boards of Directors of The American College of Bankruptcy and The American College of Bankruptcy Foundation.

Mr. Hirshfield earned his B.A. from Syracuse University and his J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law. He is admitted to practice in New York as well as the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the Eastern District of Wisconsin and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit.

Mintz Levin is an AmLaw 100 law firm with offices in the US and the UK. The firm has exceptional depth in a broad range of practice areas, but our clients recognize that what sets us apart from other law firms is our industry focus. By truly understanding business drivers and industry trends, we are able to provide our clients with more than just legal advice; we provide legal solutions to our clients' business issues. Since 1933, our lawyers have represented entrepreneurs, emerging growth companies, Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, not-for-profit organizations and leaders in primary industries that include Life Sciences/Biotechnology; Technology & Communications; Energy & Clean Technology; Financial Services & Insurance; Healthcare; Real Estate, Hospitality & Construction; and Retail & Consumer Products. Our practical knowledge combined with our industry expertise enables us to provide our clients with enterprise legal advice that gives their business a competitive advantage in the marketplace. For detailed information on the firm we invite you to visit www.mintz.com.

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Mintz Levin's Bankruptcy Practice Adds Stuart Hirshfield

Business Wire, May 12, 2008

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