MATTER NAME/CASE/TRADE	DESCRIPTION
The Board of Directors of Dow Jones & Company	The Board of Directors of Dow Jones & Company in connection with Dow Jones' sale to News Corporation, the company owned and controlled by Rupert Murdoch, in a transaction valued at approximately $5.6 billion. The FTC granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott Rodino Act, clearing the way for the Dow Jones-News Corporation deal to move forward.
Sirius Satellite Radio	Sirius Satellite Radio in its $13 billion merger of equals with XM Satellite Radio. The combination will create a nationwide audio entertainment provider with over 14 million subscribers.
DoubleClick	DoubleClick in its $3.1 billion acquisition by Google. The transaction will combine DoubleClick’s expertise in ad serving and management technology for online media buyers and publishers with Google’s dynamic and innovative advertising platform and publisher monetization services.
Blackstone	The Blackstone Group before competition authorities in both the United States and Europe in connection with Blackstone’s $26 billion acquisition of Hilton Hotels Corporation, the largest acquisition of any hotel company in history. The transaction has already been cleared by the U.S. antitrust enforcement agencies and the European Commission.
Rinker Group	Rinker Group in connection with the $15.3 billion hostile tender offer by Cemex. The Firm has coordinated Rinker’s response to a Second Request issued by the US Department of Justice. The combined businesses will be a major global supplier of construction materials.
adidas	adidas in its $3.8 billion acquisition of fellow sports shoe manufacturer Reebok. The transaction was approved in the US without a Second Request and by the European Commission unconditionally at the close of Phase I.
Altivity Packaging	Altivity Packaging, LLC in its $1.75 billion all-stock combination with Graphic Packaging Corporation. Altivity is the largest privately held producer of folding cartons, and a market leader in coated recycled boxboard and bag packaging. Graphic is a leading provider of paperboard packaging solutions for a wide variety of products, and also offers paperboard and packaging machines. On behalf of Altivity, we are in the process of responding to a Second Request issued by the DOJ in August 2007.
PanAmSat	PanAmSat in its $6.4 billion merger with Intelsat to create a premier satellite company in the digital delivery of video content, the transmission of corporate data and the provisioning of government communications solutions. The Firm successfully represented PanAmSat’s interests before competition authorities to obtain approval of what may be considered a “3 into 2” merger, which was completed in July of 2006.
KeySpan	KeySpan in connection with its $7.3 billion acquisition by National Grid to create an energy delivery utility serving nearly eight million customers in the New York State and New England regions. The transaction was approved by the Federal Trade Commission without a Second Request.
Smithfield Foods	Smithfield Foods, the nation’s top hog producer, in its $810 million acquisition of rival Premium Standard Farms, including in connection with a Second Request from the US Department of Justice. Smithfield recently obtained full regulatory approval to proceed with this acquisition.
Swiss Re	Swiss Re, a leader in reinsurance, in its $6.8 billion acquisition of smaller rival GE Insurance Solutions. The synergistic transaction capitalized on the two companies’ complementary products and skills, and created a highly diversified global reinsurance entity.
Kmart	Kmart in its $11 billion acquisition of Sears, Roebuck. The transaction created a major retailer with nearly 3,500 stores nationwide. The Firm successfully represented Kmart’s interests before competition authorities in the US, Europe, Brazil and Canada. The transaction was cleared in the US without a Second Request and was approved internationally without any divestitures or other merger-related remedies.
Abbott	Abbott in its $4 billion+ acquisition of Guidant’s vascular business. The transaction created a worldwide leader in coronary and endovascular medical devices.
Celanese	Celanese, an integrated producer of specialty and intermediate chemical products, in its $492 million acquisition of Acetex, a manufacturer of acetyl chemicals and polymers. The Firm represented Celanese before competition authorities in the US, the European Union, Brazil, China, Taiwan and Turkey. The transaction was approved in the US without a Second Request and by the European Commission unconditionally at the close of a Phase II investigation.