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White & Case Wins Twelve Awards from Key Trade Finance Publications

London, São Paulo, July 26, 2010 ... Global law firm White & Case LLP has won twelve Trade Finance awards, including "Best Trade Law Firm in North America", from two leading sector magazines, Trade Finance and Global Trade Review. The awards demonstrate White & Case's market-leading expertise in global trade finance projects.

"These awards for our trade finance deals demonstrate White & Case's expertise both in London and in our network of offices around the world" comments Magdalene Bayim-Adomako, Head of White & Case’s Banking team in London.

White & Case has won Trade Finance magazine's 2009 Award for Excellence as the 'Best Trade Law Firm in North America'.

The firm has also won Trade Finance magazine 'Deals of the Year 2009' for the following transactions:

Fibria – A US $1.175 billion secured export-backed facility. The deal was the first syndicated trade loan in Brazil since the credit crisis
Guelb II – An ECA-covered financing which was part of a US $1 billion investment programme in Mauritania
KEA – Multilateral support through a US $90 million traditional commodity trade finance structure, signed in one the world’s toughest geographies of 2009, Kazakhstan
Medupi&Kusile – A landmark €1.185 billion export credit for South Africa’s power generation company Eskom
MegaFon – The largest direct deal (with a value of US $300 million) provided to a Russian telecoms operator without any ECA coverage or collateral support
TORM – A breakthrough in the shipping industry for Chinese export credit insurer Sinosure, and a breakthrough in supporting Chinese shipbuilding export market with the US $167.3 million financing structure includes Sinosure credit and commercial credit
TRC Trading Corporation – A landmark US $60 million revolving credit facility transaction, which stood out through its innovative structure and web-based control of collateral

White & Case LLP won Global Trade Review 'Best Deals of 2009' awards for these transactions:

Fibria – A secured export-backed facility worth US $1.175 billion. The deal was the first syndicated trade loan in Brazil since the credit crisis
KazExportAstyk – A US $90 million pre-export and borrowing base facility for a Kazakhstan agri-holding
Nord Stream – €5.5 billion cross-border project finance to support pipeline project, a joint effort between White & Case’s Russian, Baltic States, and German teams
Sainsbury's – A £250 million supply chain finance facility for a British supermarket chain

About White & Case
White & Case LLP is a leading global law firm with lawyers in 36 offices in 25 countries. Among the first US-based law firms to establish a truly global presence, we provide counsel and representation in virtually every area of law that affects cross-border business. Our clients value both the breadth of our global network and depth of our US, English and local law capabilities in each of our regions and rely on us for their complex cross-border transactions, arbitration and litigation provided by our global practices.

Contact:
Ian Kitts
EMEA Media Relations & Corporate Communications Manager
+44 (0) 207 532 2857

Charlotte McCubbin
Media Relations Executive
+44 (0) 207 532 2848

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Lawyers John W. Anderson Jr. David G. Baker Ákos Dérer Gergely Horváth Bibiana Andrea Jaimes Steven K. Ross Locations London São Paulo	White & Case Wins Twelve Awards from Key Trade Finance Publications London, São Paulo, July 26, 2010 ... Global law firm White & Case LLP has won twelve Trade Finance awards, including "Best Trade Law Firm in North America", from two leading sector magazines, Trade Finance and Global Trade Review. The awards demonstrate White & Case's market-leading expertise in global trade finance projects. "These awards for our trade finance deals demonstrate White & Case's expertise both in London and in our network of offices around the world" comments Magdalene Bayim-Adomako, Head of White & Case’s Banking team in London. White & Case has won Trade Finance magazine's 2009 Award for Excellence as the 'Best Trade Law Firm in North America'. The firm has also won Trade Finance magazine 'Deals of the Year 2009' for the following transactions: Fibria – A US $1.175 billion secured export-backed facility. The deal was the first syndicated trade loan in Brazil since the credit crisis Guelb II – An ECA-covered financing which was part of a US $1 billion investment programme in Mauritania KEA – Multilateral support through a US $90 million traditional commodity trade finance structure, signed in one the world’s toughest geographies of 2009, Kazakhstan Medupi&Kusile – A landmark €1.185 billion export credit for South Africa’s power generation company Eskom MegaFon – The largest direct deal (with a value of US $300 million) provided to a Russian telecoms operator without any ECA coverage or collateral support TORM – A breakthrough in the shipping industry for Chinese export credit insurer Sinosure, and a breakthrough in supporting Chinese shipbuilding export market with the US $167.3 million financing structure includes Sinosure credit and commercial credit TRC Trading Corporation – A landmark US $60 million revolving credit facility transaction, which stood out through its innovative structure and web-based control of collateral White & Case LLP won Global Trade Review 'Best Deals of 2009' awards for these transactions: Fibria – A secured export-backed facility worth US $1.175 billion. The deal was the first syndicated trade loan in Brazil since the credit crisis KazExportAstyk – A US $90 million pre-export and borrowing base facility for a Kazakhstan agri-holding Nord Stream – €5.5 billion cross-border project finance to support pipeline project, a joint effort between White & Case’s Russian, Baltic States, and German teams Sainsbury's – A £250 million supply chain finance facility for a British supermarket chain About White & Case White & Case LLP is a leading global law firm with lawyers in 36 offices in 25 countries. Among the first US-based law firms to establish a truly global presence, we provide counsel and representation in virtually every area of law that affects cross-border business. Our clients value both the breadth of our global network and depth of our US, English and local law capabilities in each of our regions and rely on us for their complex cross-border transactions, arbitration and litigation provided by our global practices. Contact: Ian Kitts EMEA Media Relations & Corporate Communications Manager +44 (0) 207 532 2857 Charlotte McCubbin Media Relations Executive +44 (0) 207 532 2848