LEAD Report to Members. The task for this generation of leaders in the law is not only to

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1 2013 Report to Members LEAD The task for this generation of leaders in the law is not only to find the strongest talent in the next generation, but to develop that talent to lead the profession.

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3 Dear LCLD Members: It is my privilege to begin serving as Chair of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity. I am mindful of the work done by my predecessor, Immediate Past Chair Wally Martinez of Hunton & Williams, and of course, by LCLD Founding Chair Emeritus Rick Palmore. I also look forward to working with Laura Stein in her capacity as Chair-Elect. This has been a year when you the Members of LCLD have labored hard on what we ve referred to as the Talent to Leaders Trajectory...identifying strong, diverse talent and creating leadership opportunities for that talent. In addition to the increasing number of young attorneys and law students of diverse backgrounds whose careers were impacted by LCLD in 2013, I am pleased to note that we are developing metrics to gauge that impact, with the assistance of researchers at the American Bar Foundation. We also began in 2013 an invaluable dialogue with the nation s leading law school deans at a roundtable hosted in June by the University of Colorado School of Law. We extend a special thanks to Dean Philip J. Weiser for hosting the event was a tremendous year of growth. I thank our Members for their support, and I look forward with great anticipation to the year ahead. Sincerely, Brad Smith Executive Vice President, General Counsel Microsoft 1

4 LEADERSHIP From its first days in 2009, the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) has been single-minded in pursuit of its strategic mission: the development of diverse talent for the highest positions of leadership in the legal profession. LCLD has convened General Counsel and Managing Partners for four Annual Membership Meetings for valuable peer-topeer discussion about best practices, research into diversityrelated issues, and new initiatives. The 2012 Annual LCLD Membership Meeting, as an example, enlisted UCLA Law Professor Jerry Kang for a dialogue on the quiet and stubborn effect of implicit bias on the building of teams in law firms a dialogue that continued at the LCLD mid-year CLE seminar and webinar, which was attended in person or has been viewed remotely by approximately 500 people since May A video of the dialogue remains available to LCLD Members through May LCLD s strategic initiatives grow out of a commitment from the leadership of the profession to take specific, focused, and measurable actions. That commitment is evidenced by the growth in membership of LCLD. In 2012 alone, LCLD enrolled 28 new corporate and law firm members. Additionally, 87% of Members participated in at least one program over the past year. The level of involvement across all of our membership is evidence that Members are action-oriented and willing to roll up their sleeves to fulfill the mission of LCLD. One of the most encouraging notes sounded this past year is the depth of engagement of LCLD s Members. In 2013, we began keeping track of the number of LCLD activities that each Member organization supported. The following Member corporations and law firms had extraordinarily high scores: 2013 Most Active Member Corporations 2013 Most Active Member Law Firms 2

5 We would like to extend a special thanks to Members for their LEADERSHIP in support of the LCLD Fellows Program: Learning Experience Hosts and Speakers: Katherine L. Adams Michael J. Harrington Dennis Broderick Karen Roberts Bernhard Goepelt Gloria Santona Bradford L. Smith Leadership Lunch Hosts and Speakers: Katherine L. Adams Honeywell International Timothy R. Baer Target Corporation Michael W. Blair Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP Susan L. Blount Prudential Financial, Inc. Wes Blumenshine Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation Thomas E. Cabaniss McGuireWoods LLP Terry W. Conner Haynes and Boone, LLP John W. Daniels, Jr. Quarles & Brady LLP Brackett B. Denniston, III General Electric Company Janet L. Dhillon JCPenney Company, Inc. D. Cameron Findlay Medtronic, Inc. Andrew G. Giacomini Hanson Bridgett LLP Brett J. Hart United Airlines, Inc. Sanford L. Hartman PG&E Corporation Richard R. Hays Alston & Bird LLP Andrew G. Humphrey Faegre Baker Daniels LLP Paul J. Jones Harley-Davidson, Inc. Denise F. Keane Altria Group, Inc. Bruce N. Khulik Merck & Co., Inc. Kim Koopersmith Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP Susan L. Lees Allstate Insurance Company Deborah P. Majoras The Procter & Gamble Company Teri P. McClure UPS Thurston R. Moore Hunton & Williams LLP Donald L. Mrozek Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP Jeff Norton Linklaters LLP J. Stephen Poor Seyfarth Shaw LLP Elliott I. Portnoy Dentons Mark D. Roellig MassMutual Financial Group Steven A. Schumeister Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. Maureen A. Sheehy Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP James M. Strother Wells Fargo & Company Daniel E. Troy GlaxoSmithKline George H. Vincent Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Pictured Below: Robert Grey, LCLD Executive Director (first row, fifth from left), and Mike Harrington, General Counsel of Eli Lilly and Company (first row, sixth from left), with members of the Fellows Class of 2013 at the Eli Lilly and Company Learning Experience in Indianapolis, IN (June 2013). 3

6 ACTION 1 As LCLD enters a new year, the focus on a Talent to Leaders trajectory has seen remarkable success in the numbers of promising law students and young, highpotential partners whose careers are being transformed by the strategic initiatives that LCLD has launched, refined, and expanded. It is the very character of the LCLD membership the General Counsel and Managing Partners of America s leading corporations and law firms that allows LCLD to move boldly and rapidly and begin to change the very face of the legal profession in America. 2 In 2013, LCLD has maintained a tight strategic discipline. Its leaders and Members have worked hard to identify those particular junctures where LCLD can have perhaps uniquely the greatest impact. The organization is determining those points in the legal pipeline where talented individuals do or do not enter into law school, do or do not thrive in law school, and do or do not find their way to their first day as a practicing attorney. Beyond the issues of pipeline, LCLD is equipping diverse young partners to grapple with the generations-old realities, assumptions, and attitudes that can mean an open door to one individual and a closed door to another who is equally qualified. Progress will be seen in the growing number of General Counsel and Managing Partners who are women, people of color, LGBT, and attorneys with disabilities. Many of these leaders of the next generation will look back on the strategic initiatives of LCLD as Pictured Above: 1. Edward Gray, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Civil Division, U.S. Attorney s Office, Eastern District of North Carolina (left); Felicia Washington, Partner, K&L Gates (center); and Clayton Morgan, In-House Counsel at Duke Energy (right), serving as panelists during a Group Mentoring Progam (GMP) event hosted by K&L Gates in Durham, NC (April 2013). 2. Mentees attending the K&L Gates GMP event. 3 Horizontal Photo 4

7 LCLD MENTORING GROWTH the tectonic shifts that helped move them to places of opportunity. There is fundamental change afoot, and it can be detected by the dramatic numbers of individuals whose lives are being touched by LCLD s programs: The LCLD Success in Law School Mentoring Program has engaged 183 Member organizations more than threefourths of all Member organizations for a total of 1418 Mentors. More than 750 mentoring pairs met in 30 cities in the academic year alone. The 1L LCLD Scholars Program gives first-year law students from diverse backgrounds summer work experience in law firms and corporate legal departments. The number of participating Member organizations has grown from 36 in 2011 to 84 in 2013, hosting more than 350 Scholars in just three years. The 1L LCLD Scholars Program has also added a mentoring partnership with the LCLD Fellows Program and a learning series of webinars to enhance the summer retreat experience. LCLD s Fellows and Fellows Alumni Programs are giving more than 400 high-potential attorneys invaluable professional development seminars, workshops, and networking opportunities. The LCLD Fellows Program also features extraordinary exposure to leaders in the profession through LCLD s Leadership Lunches and Learning Experiences at Member organizations. The current class of Fellows numbers 168, respresenting 45 Member corporations and 98 Member law firms. 25 CITIES ACADEMIC YEAR 56 SCHOLARS 2836 MENTORS MENTEES 131 SCHOLARS 105 MEMBERS PARTICIPATING 1L LCLD SCHOLARS GROWTH 84 MEMBERS PARTICIPATING 30 CITIES ACADEMIC YEAR 171 SCHOLARS Pictured Below: 3 (opposite page) and 4. 1L LCLD Scholars attending the L LCLD Scholars Retreat in Denver, CO (June 2013) LCLD FELLOWS GROWTH 139 MEMBERS PARTICIPATING 168 FELLOWS Photo 118 FELLOWS 137 FELLOWS

8 RESULTS SALT and CLEO Partnerships LCLD worked in 2013 with both the Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) and the Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) to help those organizations encourage undergraduates to consider law school. LCLD s partnership with CLEO reached 480 diverse law school hopefuls with programming on LSATs, law school admissions, and financial aid, and provided time with, and exposure to, diverse lawyers in six cities. SALT focused its initatives on equipping pre-law advisors with the tools and information they need to help diverse students navigate the admission process. Through day-long programs in Miami and Washington, DC, our collaboration with SALT has reached more than 200 program attendees. LCLD Success in Law School Mentoring Program LCLD Mentors have dedicated an estimated 6800 hours to students at 126 law schools that s more than nine months worth of round-the-clock mentoring! LCLD Mentors and Mentees developed strong relationships based on frequent interactions, some meeting more than 15 times in a single year. More than 75% of Mentees agree that participating in the LCLD Success in Law School Mentoring Program has helped them in law school this academic year and 71% agree that it will help them in planning their future legal career. More than 80% of Mentors and Mentees agree that they enjoyed the relationship they had forged through the program. And while the program only requires a one-year commitment, 80% of participants will continue the relationship into a second year. Roundtable Discussion on Diversity in the Nation s Law Schools 1L LCLD Scholars Program In June, LCLD convened the first roundtable of law school Deans, General Counsel, and Managing Partners at the University of Colorado School of Law in Boulder. The group reviewed the results of a study commissioned by LCLD Member Microsoft Corporation, which compared the diversity and inclusion initiatives of law schools, medical schools, and business schools the first research of its kind on the topic and collaborated on strategies and best practices for increasing diversity in the nation s law schools. Our first class of 1L LCLD Scholars, hosted in the summer of 2011, has experienced great success, with 96% securing summer employment during their 2L summer, and 70% having already secured post-graduate employment. Most notably, of those 70%, 94% will be employed in a position with a law firm or in-house legal department. Our 2012 class of Scholars did equally well 96% of them were employed in a legal position during their 2L summer, with 91% of those placements being with law firms or in-house legal departments. More than three-fourths of all Scholars Pictured Below: 1. General Counsel, Managing Partners, and law school Deans at the Diversity in the Nation s Law Schools Roundtable Discussion at University of Colorado Boulder (June 2013). Pictured Above on Opposite Page: 2. LCLD Mentee law students attending the McGuireWoods Group Mentoring Program event in Houston, TX (March 2013). 3. 1L LCLD Scholars at the 1L LCLD Scholars Retreat in Denver, CO (June 2013). 1 PHOTO(S) 6

9 have maintained important professional relationships with colleagues they met through their Scholars experience and almost 90% feel confident that the experience will help them in planning their future legal career. 2 LCLD Fellows Program In March 2013, a committee of LCLD Fellows developed and distributed the first survey designed to measure the business and relationship outcomes of the LCLD Fellows Program. Fellows reported that their participation in the program has allowed them to add value to their organization, including increased contributions to the organization s operational or commercial growth. Additionally, one-third of the Fellows survey respondents have initiated or referred work to other Fellows. 3 The growing ranks of Fellows Alumni have continued in 2013 to develop an organized structure for sustained involvement. This includes the formalization of several strategic committees that are collectively led by an executive council of nominated and appointed leaders. The Fellows Alumni organized their second annual Fellows Alumni Retreat in May 2013 in San Francisco, which featured California Congresswoman Jackie Speier, former Giants owner and attorney Bill Neukom, and John Chen, former Chair and CEO of the software leader Sybase. The retreat agenda also specifically included time for peer-to-peer networking. More than 80 Fellows Alumni from both the classes of 2011 and 2012 were in attendance. Pictured Below: Kandace Patton Watson (4) and Dawn Valdivia (5), both 2013 Fellows, attending their first in-person meeting in Washington, DC (March 2013). 6. Bruce Strothers, 2012 Fellow, attending the final in-person meeting for the Fellows Class of 2012 (March 2013)

10 LCLD CALENDAR DATE CITY EVENT October 21-22, 2013 Cincinnati, OH Learning Experience: Procter & Gamble November 1, January 17, 2014 Online LCLD Fellows Program: Nominate Your Fellow November 6, 2013 Houston, TX LCLD Fellows Program: Focus Group November 1, February 10, 2014 Online 1L LCLD Scholars Program: Register to Participate January 13, 2014 Conference Call Diversity Directors Quarterly Call January 29, 2014 Santa Monica, CA LCLD Board of Directors Meeting March 20-22, 2014 Dallas, TX LCLD Fellows Program: 2013 Fellows Graduation Meeting March 21-23, 2014 Dallas, TX LCLD Fellows Program: 2014 Fellows First Meeting March 26, 2014 Conference Call LCLD Board of Directors Meeting March 31, April 1, 2014 Milwaukee, WI Learning Experience: Harley-Davidson April 2014 San Francisco, CA LCLD Success in Law School Mentoring Program: City Lead Training April 17, 2014 Conference Call Diversity Directors Quarterly Call May 2014 Chicago, IL LCLD Success in Law School Mentoring Program: City Lead Training May 2014 San Francisco, CA LCLD Mid-Year CLE Seminar and Webinar May 15-18, 2014 Miami, FL LCLD Fellows Program: 2014 Fellows Alumni Retreat June 5-7, 2014 Dallas, TX 1L LCLD Scholars Program: Summer Leadership and Networking Retreat June 1, August 30, 2014 Online June 25, 2014 Conference Call LCLD Board of Directors Meeting July 22, 2014 Conference Call Diversity Directors Quarterly Call September 17, 2014 Phoenix, AZ LCLD Board of Directors Meeting LCLD Success in Law School Mentoring Program: Register to be a Mentor September 17-19, 2014 Phoenix, AZ LCLD Fellows Program: 2014 Fellows Second Meeting September 18, 2014 Phoenix, AZ Fifth Annual LCLD Membership Meeting September 19, 2014 Phoenix, AZ LCLD Fellows Program: Fellows Alumni Executive Council Meeting October 13, 2014 Conference Call Diversity Directors Quarterly Call November 2014 Location TBD LCLD Fellows Program: Focus Group To schedule a Learning Experience at your corporate headquarters, please us at learningexperience@lcldnet.com. To schedule a Leadership Lunch at your office, please us at leadershiplunch@lcldnet.com. 8

11 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Bradford L. Smith Microsoft Corporation, Chair Laura Stein The Clorox Company, Chair Elect Walfrido J. Martinez Hunton & Williams LLP, Immediate Past Chair Roderick A. Palmore General Mills, Inc., Founding Chair Emeritus Dennis J. Broderick Macy s, Inc., At Large Vice President Sandra Leung Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, At Large Vice President Anastasia D. Kelly DLA Piper, Secretary Teri P. McClure UPS, Treasurer Michael W. Blair Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Susan L. Blount Prudential Financial, Inc. John W. Daniels, Jr. Quarles & Brady LLP Eric J. Friedman Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meager & Flom LLP Brett J. Hart United Airlines, Inc. Peter J. Kalis K&L Gates LLP Denise F. Keane Altria Group, Inc. Deborah P. Majoras The Procter & Gamble Company Karen Roberts Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Mark D. Roellig MassMutual Financial Group Gary L. Sasso Carlton Fields, P.A. Robert J. Grey, Jr. LCLD Executive Director CORPORATE AK Steel Corporation David C. Horn Allstate Insurance Company Susan L. Lees Altria Group, Inc. Denise F. Keane American Water Works Company, Inc. Kellye L. Walker Aon Corporation Peter M. Lieb Astellas US LLC Linda F. Friedman Bank of America Corporation Edward P. O Keefe BB&T Corporation Robert J. Johnson, Jr. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc. Charles S. Joseph Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Sandra Leung Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation Wes Blumenshine Century Link Laurie Korneffel Chevron Corporation R. Hewitt Pate Crawford & Company Allen W. Nelson Darden Restaurants, Inc. Teresa M. Sebastian DaVita, Inc. Kim M. Rivera DuPont Thomas L. Sager Eli Lilly and Company Michael J. Harrington Exelon Corporation Darryl M. Bradford Fannie Mae Bradley Lerman General Electric Company Brackett B. Denniston, III General Mills, Inc. Roderick A. Palmore GlaxoSmithKline Daniel E. Troy Harley-Davidson, Inc. Paul J. Jones Hewlett-Packard Company John F. Schultz Honeywell International Katherine L. Adams Illinois Tool Works, Inc. Maria Green JCPenney Company, Inc. Janet L. Dhillon Kohl s Richard D. Schepp Lexis Nexis Kenneth R. Thompson, II Lowe s Companies, Inc. Gaither M. Keener, Jr. Macy s, Inc. Dennis J. Broderick MassMutual Financial Group Mark D. Roellig McDonald s Corporation Gloria Santona Medtronic, Inc. Neil Ayotte Merck & Co., Inc. Bruce N. Kuhlik Microsoft Corporation Bradford L. Smith Northrop Grumman Corporation Sheila C. Cheston PepsiCo, Inc. Larry D. Thompson PG&E Corporation Hyun Park, Sanford L. Hartman Pitney Bowes Inc. Daniel J. Goldstein PPG Industries, Inc. Glenn E. Bost, II PPL Corporation Robert J. Grey Prudential Financial, Inc. Susan L. Blount Rockwell Automation Douglas M. Hagerman Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Cynthia L. Gibson Shell Oil Company Curtis R. Frasier, David R. Brinley Southern California Edison Russell C. Swartz Starbucks Coffee Company Lucy L. Helm Symantec Corporation Scott C. Taylor Target Corporation Timothy R. Baer The Chubb Corporation Maureen Brundage The Clorox Company Laura Stein The Coca-Cola Company Bernhard Goepelt The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Sara E. Moss The Home Depot, Inc. Teresa W. Roseborough The Kroger Company Paul W. Heldman The Procter & Gamble Company Deborah P. Majoras The TJX Companies, Inc. Ann McCauley The Walt Disney Company Alan N. Braverman Towers Watson Kirkland L. Hicks United Airlines, Inc. Brett J. Hart United States Steel Corporation James D. Garraux UnitedHealth Group Marianne D. Short UPS Teri P. McClure Viacom, Inc. Michael D. Fricklas Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Karen Roberts Walgreens Co. Thomas J. Sabatino, Jr. Wells Fargo & Company James M. Strother Yum! Brands Inc. Christian L. Campbell LAW FIRMS Akerman Senterfitt Andrew M. Smulian Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP Kim Koopersmith Alston & Bird LLP Richard R. Hays Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP Daniel S. Ebenstein Andrews Kurth LLP Robert V. Jewell Arnold & Porter LLP Richard M. Alexander Baker & McKenzie LLP Eduardo Leite Baker Botts LLP Andrew M. Baker Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC John W. Cowden Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Ben C. Adams Barnes & Thornburg LLP Alan A. Levin Bartko, Zankel, Tarrant & Miller Robert H. Bunzel Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Todd Rolapp Beveridge & Diamond, PC Benjamin F. Wilson Bingham McCutchen LLP Jay S. Zimmerman Blackwell Burke P.A. Jerry W. Blackwell Blank Rome LLP Alan J. Hoffman Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP David Boies Bowman and Brooke LLP Sandra G. Ezell Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Mark C. Evans Bricker & Eckler LLP Kurtis A. Tunnell Bryan Cave LLP Don G. Lents Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft W. Christopher White Carlton Fields, P.A. Gary L. Sasso Christian & Small LLP Deborah A. Smith Cleary Gottleib Steen & Hamilton LLP Mark Leddy Cooley LLP Joseph W. Conroy Covington & Burling LLP Timothy C. Hester Cozen O Connor Vincent R. McGuinness Crowell & Moring LLP Ellen M. Dwyer Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Michael W. Blair Dentons Elliott I. Portnoy Dickstein Shapiro LLP Michael E. Nannes Dinsmore & Shohl LLP George H. Vincent DLA Piper Anastasia D. Kelly Dorsey & Whitney LLP Kenneth L. Cutler Duane Morris LLP John J. Soroko Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP Robert L. Shuftan Faegre Baker Daniels LLP Andrew G. Humphrey Fish & Richardson P.C. Peter J. Devlin Fisher & Phillips LLP Roger K. Quillen Fowler White Boggs P.A. Rhea F. Law Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Justin T. Spendlove Frost Brown Todd LLC George E. Yund Gibbons P.C. Patrick C. Dunican, Jr. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Kenneth M. Doran Goldberg Segalla LLP Richard J. Cohen Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP Emery Harlan Gray Plant Mooty David C. Bahls GrayRobinson, P.A. Byrd F. Marshall, Jr. Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale PC Vincent J. Garozzo Gust Rosenfeld P.L.C. Tom Chauncey, II Hanson Bridgett LLP Andrew G. Giacomini Haynes and Boone, LLP Terry W. Conner Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. Anne S. Ellefson Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP Donald L. Mrozek Hogan Lovells US LLP Emily Yinger Holland & Knight LLP Steven Sonberg Hunton & Williams LLP Walfrido J. Martinez Ice Miller LLP Phillip L. Bayt Jackson Walker LLP C. Wade Cooper Jenner & Block LLP Susan C. Levy Jones Day Stephen J. Brogan K&L Gates LLP Peter J. Kalis Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Vincent A.F. Sergi Keating Muething & Klekamp, PLL Paul V. Muething Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Paul Aguggia, J. Henry Walker, IV King & Spalding LLP Robert D. Hays Kirkland & Ellis LLP Linda K. Myers Lane Powell PC Charles W. Riley, Jr. Laner, Muchin, Dombrow, Becker, Levin & Tominberg Joseph M. Gagliardo Larson King LLP David M. Wilk LeClair Ryan David C. Freinberg Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Waimey Larry R. Schmadeka Leonard, Street and Deinard Lowell V. Stortz Linklaters LLP Jeff Norton, Conrado Tenaglia Littler Mendelson P.C. Thomas J. Bender Locke Lord LLP Jerry K. Clements Mayer Brown LLP Kenneth S. Geller McDermott, Will & Emery LLP Peter J. Sacripanti, Jeffrey E. Stone McGlinchey Stafford PLLC Rodolfo J. Aguilar, Jr. McGuireWoods LLP Thomas E. Cabaniss McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Jeffrey K. Haidet Miller Johnson Craig A. Mutch Moore & Van Allen, PLLC Ernest W. Reigel Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP Robert P. Joy Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Francis M. Milone Morrison & Foerster LLP Larren M. Nashelsky Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Sandra A. Seville-Jones Norton Rose Fulbright LLP Kenneth L. Stewart O Melveny & Myers LLP Bradley J. Butwin Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC Kim F. Ebert Oliff & Berridge, PLC James A. Oliff Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Mitch Zuklie Osborn Maledon, P.A. Scott W. Rodgers Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Brad S. Karp, Patrick S. Campbell Pepper Hamilton LLP Thomas J. Cole Perez & Morris LLC Juan Jose Perez Perkins Coie Robert Giles Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Donald J. Wolfe, Jr. Poyner & Spruill, LLP Joseph B. Dempster, Jr. Proskauer Rose, LLP Joseph M. Leccese Quarles & Brady LLP John W. Daniels, Jr. Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. Eric W. Boyer Reed Smith LLP Gregory B. Jordan Rivero Mestre LLP Jorge A. Mestre Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. Steven A. Schumeister Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman LLP Manuel Sanchez Scharf Banks Marmor LLC Stephanie A. Scharf Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd. Kathleen McDonough Seyfarth Shaw LLP J. Stephen Poor Shearman & Sterling LLP Linda E. Rappaport Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP Guy N. Halgren Shipman & Goodwin LLP Scott L. Murphy Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. John F. Murphy Sidley Austin LLP Carter G. Phillips Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP William R. Dougherty Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Eric J. Friedman Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. John J. Bouma Squire Sanders Frederick R. Nance Steptoe & Johnson LLP Roger E. Warin Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Mark D. Hinderks Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP Jeffrey Lutsky, William Sasso Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Frank J. Aquila Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP Mark D. Wasserman Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP Thomas T. Terp Thompson & Knight LLP Emily A. Parker Troutman Sanders LLP Stephen E. Lewis Venable LLP Lindsay B. Meyer, Robert L. Waldman Vinson & Elkins LLP Scott Wulfe, T. Mark Kelly Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP Russell M. Gertmenian Watchell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Meyer G. Koplow Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis LLP John C. Tishler Weil Gotshall & Manges LLP Barry Wolf Wicker, Smith, O Hara, McCoy & Ford, P.A. Nicholas E. Christin Willenken Wilson Loh & Delgado LLP Jason H. Wilson Williams Kastner Sheryl J. Willert Winston & Strawn LLP Thomas P. Fitzgerald Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP Keith W. Vaughan September 1,

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