[January 29, 2015]

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Adds Leading Litigators to Washington, D.C. Office

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP ("SRZ") is pleased to announce the addition of leading litigators Adam S. Hoffinger as partner and Robert A. Salerno as special counsel, resident in the firm's Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Hoffinger will co-chair the firm's White Collar Defense & Government Investigations Group, along with Barry A. Bohrer, a partner in the New York office. Mr. Hoffinger and Mr. Salerno come to SRZ from Morrison & Foerster LLP.

Mr. Hoffinger has extensive experience counseling corporations and individuals in compliance matters, internal investigations, and congressional and regulatory matters. He has defended numerous high-ranking executives and general counsel from some of the world's largest companies, as well as high-profile staff and members of the Senate, Congress, White House and various government agencies faced with federal and state criminal investigations and indictments. He has also represented corporations and individuals in high-stakes litigation.

A former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Mr. Hoffinger received the Director's Award for Superior Performance from the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") and he is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. At SRZ, he will focus on complex civil and white collar criminal matters, including securities, health care, the False Claims Act ("qui tam"), the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, export controls, money laundering, tax, antitrust and bankruptcy.

Mr. Salerno has represented corporations and individuals in investigations conducted by the DOJ, inspectors general and other federal enforcement agencies, as well as in the parallel civil and administrative proceedings that often accompany white collar criminal matters. He has also litigated and tried a wide variety of commercial disputes. In November 2014, he was nominated by President Obama to be a judge on the D. C. Superior Court. He also serves as a Hearing Committee Chair for the D. C. Board on Professional Responsibility. At SRZ, Mr. Salerno will focus his practice on white collar defense and complex commercial litigation.

"Consolidation of our extensive white collar defense and government investigations talent is a strategic priority for the firm, and Adam and Bob's addition presents the perfect platform to accomplish this goal," said Alan S. Waldenberg, chair of the firm's Executive Committee and chair of te Tax Group.

The SRZ Washington, D.C. office, opened in 2008, is known for its top securities litigation, regulatory representation, government investigations and white collar criminal defense practices. The addition of Messrs. Hoffinger and Salerno expands SRZ's deep bench of lawyers who represent businesses and individuals in white collar and government enforcement matters.

A significant group of SRZ litigation partners and counsel have represented clients in many recent high-profile white collar matters and in various stages of government investigations. Those with past government experience, as well, include:

Martin L. Perschetz, co-chair of the Litigation Group, senior partner and formerly an Assistant U.S. Attorney and Chief of the Major Crimes Unit for the Southern District of New York;

Howard Schiffman, co-chair of the Litigation Group, senior partner and formerly an SEC (News - Alert) Division of Enforcement trial attorney;

Barry A. Bohrer, co-chair of the White Collar Defense & Government Investigations Group, partner and formerly an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Chief Appellate Attorney and Chief of the Major Crimes Unit for the Southern District of New York;

Lisa A. Prager, partner and formerly an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement for the U.S. Department of Commerce;

Gary Stein, partner and formerly an Assistant U.S. Attorney and Chief Appellate Attorney for the Southern District of New York;

Peter H. White, partner and formerly an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia and for the Eastern District of Virginia;

Betty Santangelo, formerly an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York;

Seetha Ramachandran, special counsel and formerly a Deputy Chief of the Asset Forfeiture & Money Laundering Section, Criminal Division of the DOJ and an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York; and

Michael L. Yaeger, special counsel and formerly an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.

"We are very excited to have Adam and Bob join our team," said Robert M. Abrahams, co-chair of SRZ's Litigation Group. "Bringing a wealth of experience, they will enhance, in D.C. and firm-wide, the robust litigation practice for which our firm is known."

Commenting on their move, Mr. Hoffinger said, "We are extremely fortunate to join a firm with such a stellar reputation in the legal community, a roster of highly experienced and regarded litigators and former prosecutors, and to have the opportunity to expand its formidable footprint in litigation, white collar defense and government investigations."

Mr. Hoffinger also serves as an adjunct professor at George Washington University Law School and has been an instructor at Georgetown University Law Center's National Institute of Trial Advocacy since 1992. He received his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and a B.A. from Trinity College. Mr. Salerno received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and graduated, with honors, from Brown University.

About Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP (www.srz.com) is a full-service law firm with offices in New York, Washington, D.C. and London. As one of the leading law firms serving the financial services industry, the firm regularly advises clients on corporate and transactional matters, as well as providing counsel on regulatory, compliance, enforcement and investigative issues. The firm's practices include: bank regulatory; bankruptcy & creditors' rights litigation; business reorganization; complex commercial litigation; distressed debt & claims trading; distressed investing; education law; employment & employee benefits; energy; environmental; finance; financial institutions; individual client services; insurance; intellectual property, sourcing & technology; investment management; litigation; mergers & acquisitions; PIPEs; private equity; real estate; real estate capital markets & REITs; real estate litigation; regulatory & compliance; securities & capital markets; securities enforcement; securities litigation; shareholder activism; structured products & derivatives; tax; trading agreements; and white collar defense & government investigations.

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