CARTER, LEDYARD & MILBURN WELCOMES SUMMER ASSOCIATES

NEW YORK, May 22, 2000 - Today, Carter, Ledyard & Milburn welcomed summer associates: Joseph Asaro, Jocelyn L. Burgos, Patrick K. FitzGerald, Allison F. Gardner, Dan Pittman, Philip R. van Buren, and Richard Webster.

Joseph Asaro

Joseph Asaro has completed his second year at the University of Virginia School of Law. He received his B.A. from the University of South Carolina in 1997.

Jocelyn L. Burgos

Jocelyn L. Burgos will begin her second year at New York University School of Law in the fall. She obtained her B.S. from New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business in 1996.

Patrick K. FitzGerald

Patrick K. FitzGerald has completed his second year at Fordham University School of Law. He received his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1997.

Allison F. Gardner

Allison F. Gardner will begin her third year at New York University School of Law in the fall. She obtained an M.A. from Carleton University in 1998 and a B.A. summa cum laude from Wellesley College in 1997.

Dan Pittman

Dan Pittman has completed his second year at New York University School of Law. He received his B.A. magna cum laude from Augustana College in 1998.

Philip R. van Buren

Philip R. van Buren will begin his third year at New York University School of Law in the fall. He received his M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary in 1987 and his B.A. magna cum laude from Harvard College in 1979.

Richard Webster

Richard Webster has completed his first year at Columbia Law School. He received a M.Sc. from London University in 1989 and a B.A. from Oxford University in 1985.

Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP (www.clm.com), established in 1854, has approximately 104 attorneys and has been headquartered on Wall Street since its founding and has additional offices in midtown Manhattan and Washington, DC. Carter Ledyard's general practice includes corporate, securities, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, litigation, intellectual property, environmental, employment, media and technology, immigration, investment regulation, antitrust, trusts and estates, maritime, ERISA, exempt organizations, real estate, tax and bankruptcy. A significant part of the firm's practice involves representing overseas-based clients and their U.S. affiliates, financial institutions and other financial services providers, governmental entities and media and technology clients.