Hunton & Williams LLP Continues West Coast Growth, Expands Health Care Practice by Adding Douglas Mancino as Group Co-head

LOS ANGELES, June 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hunton & Williams LLP announces the expansion of its Los Angeles office with the addition of partner Douglas M. Mancino as co-head of the firm's health care practice. Mancino enjoys a national reputation as one of the country's top health care and tax-exempt organization lawyers. He joins the firm from McDermott Will & Emery.

"Health care is a major sector of our economy and, with an aging population, the demographic drivers are expected to force health care expenditures to continue increasing," said Wally Martinez, Hunton & Williams managing partner. "Health care is also one of the most heavily regulated industries in the country. We are excited to have Doug join us to help expand the firm's health care practice to the West Coast and nationally."

Mancino has served as counsel to health care clients in a number of cases that have defined the limits of tax-exempt organizations participating in health care joint ventures. He explained, "The reasons to join Hunton & Williams were compelling. The opportunity to help build its national health care practice has a strong appeal for me. I look forward to working closely with my new colleagues in this exciting time of fundamental change in the health care sector."

A former president of the American Health Lawyers Association, Mancino is vice chair for publications of the ABA's Tax Section, also serving as editor-in-chief of The Tax Lawyer. He has been profiled by California Law Business as among California's most prominent practitioners in the tax exempt organizations and health care fields; recognized by The National Law Journal as one of the nation's leading managed care lawyers, by the Los Angeles Business Journal as one of Southern California's top 100 health care executives, and by Los Angeles Magazine as one of its Super Lawyers. He has also been named in The Best Lawyers in America, 1991-2011 editions and is listed in Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business.

About Hunton & Williams LLP

Hunton & Williams LLP provides legal services to corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals, as well as to a broad array of other entities. Since our establishment more than a century ago, Hunton & Williams has grown to more than 900 lawyers serving clients in 100 countries from 19 offices around the world. While our practice has a strong industry focus on energy, financial services and life sciences, the depth and breadth of our experience extends to more than 100 separate practice areas, including health care law, bankruptcy and creditors rights, commercial litigation, corporate transactions and securities law, intellectual property, international and government relations, regulatory law, products liability, and privacy and information management. For additional information visit our website at www.hunton.com.

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