Goodwin Procter Strengthens Securities Group in New York

For Immediate Release: 5.6.2008

Contact:
Jill Reilly
617.570.8783

BOSTON, May 6, 2008 – Goodwin Procter announced today that Michael D. Maline and Martin C. Glass will join as partner and counsel, respectively, in the firm’s 200-lawyer New York office. Both are corporate attorneys focused on equity and debt capital markets transactions, as well as generally counseling on securities law matters.

“Michael and Martin’s experience and strong reputations in the market are a great fit for the strategic needs of our technology, private equity, financial services and real estate capital markets clients,” said Kevin Sheridan, partner and leader of Goodwin Procter’s Business Law Department in New York. “They are well known to us and, importantly, many of our clients to be excellent and innovative attorneys. We are very excited to welcome two such highly talented lawyers.”

Prior to joining Goodwin Procter, Maline was a member of the Corporate Department at Lowenstein Sandler, where he advised clients in a wide range of corporate and securities law matters. Maline has extensive experience representing underwriters and placement agents in connection with public securities offerings, registered direct transactions, PIPEs and other private placements in the life sciences, technology, consumer products, gaming, oil and gas and alternative energy sectors. Maline is admitted to the Massachusetts and New York State Bars and earned his J.D. from Tulane University Law School and his B.A. from The Johns Hopkins University.

Glass joins from White & Case, where he advised issuers, underwriters and other participants in the full range of securities transactions, including global and domestic public offerings, Rule 144A and private equity transactions. Glass also has extensive experience in representing Canadian and other non-US companies in their securities activities in the US.

Glass is admitted to the Massachusetts and New York State Bars. He received his LL.B. and B.C.L. from McGill University and his D.C.S. from Marianopolis College.

About Goodwin Procter
Goodwin Procter LLP is one of the nation’s leading law firms with more than 850 attorneys in offices in Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Washington, D.C. The firm’s core areas of practice are corporate, litigation and real estate, with specialized areas of focus that include financial services, private equity, technology, REITs and real estate capital markets, intellectual property, tax and products liability. Information may be found at www.goodwinprocter.com.

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