[January 30, 2015]

Freshfields Further Expands U.S. Practice with Addition of Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Partner

Leading international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed executive compensation and employee benefits lawyer, Howard Klein, as a partner in its New York office. Howard, who has spent his entire legal career in New York, will lead on all U.S. transactional issues related to compensation and benefits and advise boards on governance, remuneration and disclosure issues. His appointment will be effective as of February 2, 2015.

Howard joins the firm's leading multinational employment, pensions and benefits (EPB) practice group and will work closely with the corporate and finance teams in the U.S. serving U.S.-based and international clients.

Caroline Stroud, Freshfields' global practice group leader for EPB, said: "Executive compensation and employee benefits are important factors in most complex transactions in the U.S. and globally. Howard's extensive expertise in both advisory and transactional benefits work will be a key element to further strengthen our world-class transactional capability."

Adam Siegel, U.S. regional managing partner, commented: "Adding a first-rat executive compensation and employee benefits practitioner to our U.S. team is another important milestone in further building out our ability to assist both international and domestic clients with their most significant opportunities and challenges. Thanks to Howard, we are now well-positioned to cover regular reporting, governance, compensation and other related boardroom matters as an integral part of our compelling cross-border transactional practice."

Commenting on his hire, Howard said: "I am very excited by the opportunity to grow and lead a practice with Freshfields, on a truly international platform, and with such fantastic people. I look forward to working closely with both the New York transactional lawyers and with my EPB partners around the world to show clients why Freshfields is a top choice in the U.S. market for complex, multi-jurisdictional transactions."

Howard joins Freshfields from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he has been a partner since 2008, and has been recognized for employee benefits and executive compensation by Legal 500 U.S. and Super Lawyers magazine since 2012.

Howard received his law degree from Fordham University in 2001, and was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 2001 and New York bar in 2002.

Howard is the latest addition to Freshfields' U.S. partnership and follows the partner appointments of Mitchell Presser, Jim Douglas, Peter Lyons, Valerie Ford Jacob, Paul Tropp and Michael Levitt in New York and U.S. capital markets partner Ash Qureshi in London last year.

About Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP is a global law firm with a long-standing track record of successfully supporting the world's leading national and multinational corporations, financial institutions and governments on ground-breaking and business-critical mandates. Our 2,500 plus lawyers deliver results worldwide through our own offices and alongside leading local firms. Our commitment, local and multi-national expertise and business know-how means our clients rely on us when it matters most.

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