McKenna Long & Aldridge Grows in Atlanta, Denver

Luis Aguilar Joins Atlanta Corporate Practice; Denver Office Doubles
February 7, 2005

( February 7, 2005 ) McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP announced that it is expanding its corporate practice with a new partner in Atlanta , and doubling the size of its Denver office.

Luis A. Aguilar has joined the corporate practice as a partner in Atlanta beginning today. Mr. Aguilar is focused on corporate governance, public and private offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and other aspects of federal and state securities laws and regulations.

The firm also announced that it will add eight attorneys in Denver to support its corporate, environmental, government affairs and litigation practices there. Those attorneys are joining the firm from Friedlob Sanderson Paulson & Tourtillott, LLC, and include Raymond Friedlob, Richard Kaufman, John Kellogg, Shayne Madsen, Terri Rithner, Paul Seby RaLea Sluga and John Tatlock.

"We're expanding quickly, particularly in our corporate practice, government affairs, and environmental law. With our merger integration completed and a highly successful 2004, we intend to continue growing our national footprint and client service capabilities," said McKenna Long & Aldridge Chairman Jeff Haidet. "Luis is the latest in a string of accomplished, high-profile additions to our firm. We are very pleased to welcome him. We're also very optimistic about our growth in Denver . The area has a young, well-educated business culture, healthy job market and more than 500 companies have corporate headquarters in Colorado."

Mr. Aguilar joins McKenna Long & Aldridge from Alston & Bird where he was a partner. Prior to joining Alston & Bird, he was general counsel, executive vice president and corporate secretary of INVESCO and a member of INVESCO's board of directors and management committee where he had responsibility for all legal and compliance matters regarding INVESCO Institutional. He also served as INVESCO's managing director for Latin America and was a partner at Kilpatrick Stockton LLP and Powell Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP. Mr. Aguilar also served as staff attorney at the Securities and Exchange Commission.

"Our clients naturally want insightful legal counsel but they also appreciate someone who has spent considerable time on the corporate side of the ledger and knows the complex issues companies face," said Thomas Wardell, head of MLA's corporate practice. "Luis' experience as a senior corporate executive and effective general counsel provides clients with the kind of senior counselor that is the hallmark our growing corporate practice."

Mr. Aguilar is named as one of Georgia 's Super Lawyers 2004, as published in Atlanta magazine and Georgia Super Lawyers Magazine®, March 2004. He is also listed in the 2005-2006 edition of The Best Lawyers in America and was named the Atlanta Hispanic Businessman of the Year in 1994 by the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Among the many civic and business organizations in which he is active, he will be chair of the Latin American Association in Atlanta in April, is a member of the Board of Governors for the Hispanic National Bar Association and is a director of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO). He is a graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law and holds a master of laws degree in taxation from Emory University .

About McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP

McKenna Long & Aldridge is a full-service law firm of nearly 350 lawyers and public policy advisors with offices in Atlanta , Brussels , Denver , Los Angeles , Philadelphia , San Diego , San Francisco and Washington , DC . The firm provides business solutions in the areas of corporate law, government contracts, intellectual property and technology, complex litigation, public policy and regulatory affairs, international trade, real estate and finance. To learn more about the firm and its services, log onto www.mckennalong.com .

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