Michael E. Horowitz Joins Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft as Litigation Partner.

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Michael E. Horowitz, a former Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Chief of Staff in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, will join Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft as a partner in its Litigation Department, resident in the Washington, DC office,

Mr. Horowitz will provide counseling and representation on all aspects of criminal and regulatory matters including complex civil litigation, internal investigations, securities and insurance related matters and white collar criminal matters.

"Mike is an excellent addition both to our DC office and our litigation practice," said Robert O. Link, Jr., Cadwalader's Managing Partner. "He is an intelligent and talented lawyer; his considerable experience and perspective will add depth to the firm's already strong litigation practice."

"Mike's expertise in complex civil litigation will further enhance our existing securities, corporate governance, M&A and insurance related litigation," said Dennis J. Block, Chairman of Cadwalader's Litigation Department.

"Mike is an outstanding lawyer, highly regarded throughout the Department of Justice. He will bring great strength to our already strong Business Fraud and Complex Litigation practice that includes former senior prosecutors from all of the critical district courts in New York and Washington," said Raymond Banoun, Managing Partner of Cadwalader's Washington DC office.

Mr. Horowitz stated, "I very much look forward to collaborating with Dennis Block, whose litigation expertise and knowledge is renowned, as well as the partners within the Business Fraud and Complex Litigation practice, Ray Banoun, Jonathan Polkes and Jim Robinson, the former Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the Justice Department, for whom I previously served as Deputy and Chief of Staff."

Cadwalader's Litigation Department includes a business fraud and complex litigation practice with substantial experience representing clients in all phases of criminal and government agency enforcement matters, internal investigations and litigation. Litigators represent corporations, financial institutions, investment firms and individuals in all aspects of criminal investigations both pre-and post-indictment and related civil and administrative litigation, as well as in complex civil litigation, including class, shareholders, whistleblower and RICO actions. In the international arena, Cadwalader has assisted financial institutions in internal investigations of US and foreign trust and corporate business especially with respect to accounting issues, the anti-money laundering laws, the foreign corrupt practices act and economic sanctions legislation and has drafted related policies and procedures. It has represented parties in matters involving foreign secrecy and confidentiality laws, and mutual assistance requests, often serving as United States counsel and as advisors to attorneys in foreign countries.

Mr. Horowitz became Deputy Assistant Attorney General in 1999 and was appointed as Chief of Staff in 2000. While serving as Chief of Staff, Mr. Horowitz provided invaluable assistance in the transition of leadership from Attorney General Reno to Attorney General Ashcroft while also overseeing many national and international cases handled throughout the United States. He was appointed by Attorney General Ashcroft to serve as the Department's ex-officio member of the United States Sentencing Commission, where he helped draft the current sentencing guidelines for fraud and money laundering offenses. He continues to serve on an Advisory Group that is reviewing the effectiveness of the Guidelines that apply when crimes are committed by organizations.

From 1991 through 1999 Mr. Horowitz was Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York, where he served as Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division and Chief of the Public Corruption Unit. He successfully prosecuted and supervised a variety of sophisticated white collar criminal matters involving securities fraud, health care fraud, violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, environmental crime, money laundering, and tax evasion. In those capacities, he worked closely with almost every federal law enforcement and regulatory agency. His work on a complex five-year corruption investigation earned him the Attorney General's Distinguished Service Award.

Prior to joining the Justice Department, Mr. Horowitz was an associate at Debovoise & Plimpton in New York and a law clerk to the Honorable John G. Davies, U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California. Mr. Horowitz holds a B.A., summa cum laude, from Brandeis University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and a J.D., magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where he was Executive Editor of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review. He is licensed to practice law in New York State, the U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of New York and the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, established in 1792, is one of the world's leading international law firms, with offices in New York, Charlotte, Washington and London. Cadwalader serves a diverse client base, including many of the world's top financial institutions, undertaking business in more than 50 countries in six continents. The firm offers legal expertise in securitization, structured finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, real estate, environmental, insolvency, litigation, health care, global public affairs, banking, project finance, insurance and reinsurance, tax, and private client matters. More information about Cadwalader can be found at www.cadwalader.com.