Andrew Giaccia Elected Managing Partner of Chadbourne

NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP today announced that Executive Partner Andrew A. Giaccia has been elected by the partnership as the next Managing Partner of the firm, effective December 1. Mr. Giaccia assumes the post from Charles K. O'Neill, who is stepping down from the position after 13 years. Mr. O'Neill remains an active partner with the firm and will concentrate his efforts on continuing the strategic expansion and development of the firm's international offices.

"It has been a privilege to serve as Chadbourne's Managing Partner for 13 years and I am looking forward to continuing to play a significant role in expanding our presence in emerging markets and elsewhere in the world," said Mr. O'Neill.  "Andy Giaccia, my partner, friend and successor, started at Chadbourne 25 years ago.  He knows our culture and our business and has participated in senior management for many years.  We are fortunate to have as talented and experienced a leader as Andy.  I have the utmost confidence in his leadership ability and enthusiastically welcome him as the new Managing Partner."

"I am honored to have been elected as Charlie's successor and will work hard to sustain the impressive record of growth and international recognition the firm has experienced under his guidance," said Mr. Giaccia.  "I look forward to serving as a member of our Management Committee. Together we will oversee the firm's ongoing growth as we expand our already sophisticated offerings and bolster our practices in a number of key industries and geographic regions. Our first priority will be to continue to ensure that Chadbourne furnishes its clients with the highest quality of service."

In his recent address to the partners, Mr. Giaccia observed that "the firm has always displayed a nimbleness and cohesiveness that has enabled us to achieve great results. We have succeeded in large part because partnership at Chadbourne is synonymous with ownership and hard work. I have the greatest respect for Chadbourne as an institution and for its culture of professionalism and collegiality and, above all, for the talent of its lawyers. Our goals are to continue to take the fullest possible advantage of all these assets for the benefit of our clients throughout the world, to enhance our collective ability to compete in the global legal marketplace and to strengthen our good reputation as a place where partners, associates and all of our other personnel enjoy their work."

Mr. Giaccia, who will be resident in the New York office, has served as Managing Partner of the Washington, DC office for ten years and for five of those years also as Executive Partner of the firm. He is a magna cum laude graduate of Georgetown University and received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.

About Chadbourne & Parke LLP

Chadbourne & Parke LLP, an international law firm headquartered in New York City, provides a full range of legal services, including mergers and acquisitions, securities, project finance, private funds, corporate finance, venture capital and emerging companies, energy/renewable energy, communications and technology, commercial and products liability litigation, arbitration/IDR, securities litigation and regulatory enforcement, special investigations and litigation, intellectual property, antitrust, domestic and international tax, insurance and reinsurance, environmental, real estate, bankruptcy and financial restructuring, employment law and ERISA, trusts and estates and government contract matters. Major geographical areas of concentration include Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. The firm has offices in New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Sao Paulo, London, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Warsaw, Kyiv, Almaty, Dubai and Beijing. For additional information, visit: http://www.chadbourne.com

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