Sheppard Mullin Continues New York Growth With Prominent Bankruptcy Partner, Edward Tillinghast

18 October 2005

Edward H. Tillinghast, III has joined the New
York office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the
Finance & Bankruptcy practice group. Tillinghast, most recently head of
Coudert Brothers' Global Financial Restructuring and Insolvency Group and
the coordinator of its Asia-Pacific Restructuring and Insolvency Group in
New York, specializes in corporate reorganizations and restructurings,
cross-border insolvencies, creditors' rights litigation, bondholder and
bondholder committee representations, and distressed mergers and
acquisitions for domestic and international clients in Asia, Europe and the
United States. Also joining the firm's New York Finance & Bankruptcy
practice are the other members of Tillinghast's group from Coudert: special
counsel Mary L. Johnson and associate Malani Sternstein.

James J. McGuire, managing partner of the firm's New York office, said, "We
are very pleased to welcome Ed, who is the latest partner to join us from
Coudert Brothers. Several of Coudert's best and brightest attorneys have
come on board recently, including Kevin Goering in New York, David Huebner
in Los Angeles and Ed Lozowicki in San Francisco. Ed Tillinghast joins the
office at an exciting time, as we are now over forty attorneys strong after
opening in New York just a year ago."

"Sheppard Mullin is a dynamic and growing firm. I am excited about
expanding Sheppard Mullin's insolvency and financial restructuring practice
in New York and in the cross-border arena," commented Tillinghast. "The
size and depth of Sheppard Mullin's bankruptcy and finance practice will
help meet the increasing demand of clients in domestic and cross-border
restructurings."

Tillinghast advises clients such as American Express Financial, China
Export & Credit Insurance Corporation, Capital Sports Properties who owns
the Ottawa Senators, CSFB, DuPont Capital, JPMorgan Chase, Marathon Oil,
Singapore Airlines and TIAA-CREF in many jurisdictions throughout Asia,
Australia, Europe and the United States. He has represented creditors,
debtors, institutional lenders, bondholder committees and distressed asset
investors in bankruptcy cases, out-of-court restructurings, and distressed
asset sales in many industries, including automotive, aviation, financial
services, food and food products, gaming, health care, high technology,
infrastructure projects, manufacturing, mining, new media, oil and gas,
pharmaceuticals, publishing, real estate, retail, sporting goods, sports
teams, steel, telecommunications and utilities.

Tillinghast received his law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law in
1983 where he was a member of the Chicago-Kent Law Review and a B.A., with
honors, from Lake Forest College in 1980.

About Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is a full service AmLaw 100 firm
with more than 450 attorneys in nine offices located throughout California
and in New York and Washington, D.C. The firm's California offices are
located in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Century City, Orange
County, Del Mar Heights and San Diego. Sheppard Mullin provides legal
expertise and counsel to U.S. and international clients in a wide range of
practice areas, including Antitrust, Corporate and Securities;
Entertainment and Media; Finance and Bankruptcy; Government Contracts;
Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Real Estate/Land
Use; Tax/Employee Benefits/Trusts & Estates; and White Collar Defense. The
firm was founded in 1927. For more information, please visit
www.sheppardmullin.com.

Contact:
Edward Tillinghast
(212) 332-3529
Ralph Richardson
(619) 338-6559
SOURCE: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP