A New Partner for the Moscow Office of White & Case

Moscow, July 2, 2007 ... White & Case announced today that Steffen Kaufmann has become a local partner of the Firm's Moscow office.

Steffen advises on mergers and acquisitions, real estate projects and finance transactions related to Russia. With White & Case since 2004, he has represented international and Russian companies on their activity in the natural resources, manufacturing and banking sectors.

"Steffen's work has been integral to the growth of our corporate and real estate practices and the development of our German-speaking client base," said Moscow office executive partner Hugh Verrier. "We are pleased to welcome him to the partnership."

White & Case has promoted five lawyers to partnership in its Moscow office in the past two years. The Moscow office has nearly 80 lawyers, including 11 partners. White & Case was named Russian Law Firm of the Year by the International Financial Law Review in 2005 and by Who's Who Legal in 2006.

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