Press Release

| August 4, 2011

Martha N. Steinman Elected as a Fellow of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel

(NEW YORK – August 4, 2011) – Martha N. Steinman, co-chair of Dewey & LeBoeuf's Global Compensation, Benefits & Employment Department, has been selected by the Board of Governors of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel to be inducted as a Fellow of the College at its 2011 Annual Meeting in November.

Ms. Steinman was chosen based on numerous criteria, including excellence in the quality of her practice and sustained commitment to the development and pursuit of public awareness and understanding of the law of employee benefits, through such activities as writing, speaking, participating in public policy analysis, public education or public service and representation projects, and leadership in the employee benefits activities of bar associations and other professional organizations.

The American College of Employee Benefits Counsel, founded in 2000, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to elevating the standards and advancing the public's understanding of the practice of employee benefits law.

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