Willkie Announces New Vice Chairmen

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced the formation of an Office

of the Chairman, to be led by current Chairman Jack H. Nusbaum. The

Office of the Chairman will include two newly appointed Vice Chairmen --

New York corporate partners Thomas M. Cerabino and Steven J. Gartner.

Tom and Steve are currently members of the firm´s

Executive Committee and Co-Chairs of the Corporate and Financial

Services Department. In addition, Mr. Cerabino is Co-Chair of the M&A

practice, and Mr. Gartner is Co-Chair of the Private Equity Practice.

Both Mr. Cerabino and Mr. Gartner have been with the firm for more than

20 years.
Willkie Chairman Jack H. Nusbaum said, "This

is an important step in the evolution of the leadership of our firm. Tom

and Steve have been recognized for some time as the next generation of

leadership. I look forward to working closely with them during the

balance of my tenure as Chairman."
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP is an international law firm of over 650

attorneys with offices in New York, Washington, Paris, London, Milan

Rome, Frankfurt and Brussels. The firm is headquartered in New York City

at 787 Seventh Avenue. Tel: 212.728.8000.