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Keller Rohrback L.L.P. 1201 Third Avenue Suite 3200 Seattle, WA 98101 | 206.623.1900 Keller Rohrback P.L.C. 3101 North Central Avenue Suite 1400 Phoenix, AZ 85012 | 602.248.0088 www.ERISAfraud.com www.SeattleClassAction.com

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ERISA LITIGATION GROUP LEADERS IN ERISA CLASS ACTION LITIGATION
KELLER ROHRBACK is America's leading law firm handling ERISA retirement plan litigation on behalf of Plaintiffs. Our ERISA Litigation Group has been instrumental in pioneering this cuttingedge field of law in the IKON, Lucent and Enron ERISA cases, the first large-scale ERISA 401(k) breach of fiduciary duty lawsuits of their kind. On behalf of our clients, Keller Rohrback has played a major role in establishing that ERISA's strict fiduciary duties apply to companies' investment of employees' retirement savings in the stock of the employers. Our efforts have resulted in numerous published decisions upholding Plaintiffs' ERISA claims, granting class certification, and approving several multi-million dollar settlements. In all, to date, Keller Rohrback has recovered over $750 million for employees on behalf of their retirement savings plans. Federal courts throughout the country have recognized Keller Rohrback's qualifications to vigorously pursue ERISA class action claims. Thus, Keller Rohrback has served as lead or CoLead Counsel in almost every major ERISA breach of fiduciary duty case involving 401(k) and ESOP plans, including ERISA litigation against the following corporations:
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HealthSouth Polaroid Mirant Southern Company The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Marsh Pfizer Merck Krispy Kreme Doughnut AIG Visteon Delphi Ford Motor Co.

Founded in 1919, today Keller Rohrback has 58 attorneys and 90 staff members who provide expert legal services to our clients nationwide. We use cutting-edge technology and case management techniques in the preparation and trial of complex cases. Our excellent support staff includes in-house programming personnel and experienced paralegals who contribute significantly to our ability to effectively and efficiently litigate complex class action cases nationwide. The firm's ERISA Litigation Group regularly calls on firm attorneys in other practice areas for expertise in bankruptcy, contracts, employment law, executive compensation, corporate transactions, financial institutions, insurance coverage, mergers and acquisitions, professional malpractice, and securities transactions. The firm's in-house access to these resources distinguishes Keller Rohrback from other class action firms and also contributes to the firm's success.

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ERISA 401(k) and ESOP Cases
Keller Rohrback is proud to have an unparalleled track record of assisting our clients allege highly technical claims, including the following: (1) failure to prudently and loyally manage the plan and plan assets; (2) failure to provide complete and accurate information regarding company stock to Plan participants; and (3) failure to prudently monitor Plan fiduciaries. We are honored that courts nationwide have repeatedly praised Keller Rohrback's leadership and successful results in this highly complex and rapidly developing area of law.

"[Keller Rohrback] has performed an important public service in this action and has done so efficiently and with integrity . . . [Keller Rohrback] has also worked creatively and diligently to obtain a settlement from WorldCom in the context of complex and difficult legal questions . . . [Keller Rohrback] should be appropriately rewarded as an incentive for the further protection of employees and their pension plans not only in this litigation but in all ERISA actions." In re WorldCom, Inc. ERISA Litig., 59 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1170, 33 Empl. Benefits Cas. (BNA) 2291 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 18, 2004).

"The Court finds that [Keller

Rohrback] is experienced and qualified counsel who is generally able to conduct the litigation as Lead Counsel on behalf of the putative class. Keller Rohrback has significant experience in ERISA litigation, serving as Co-Lead Counsel in the Enron ERISA litigation, the Lucent ERISA litigation, and the Providian ERISA litigation, and experience in complex class action litigation in other areas of the law. Mr. Sarko's presentation at the August 26, 2002 hearing before the Court evidences Keller Rohrback's ability to adequately represent the class." In re Williams Cos. ERISA Litig., No. 02-153 (N.D. Okla. Oct. 18, 2002) (order appointing Lead Counsel).

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ERISA LITIGATION GROUP Pioneering ERISA 401(k) and ESOP Cases
Whetman v. IKON Office Solutions, Inc., No. MDL 1318 (E.D. Pa.) (Also cited as "In re IKON Office Solutions, Inc. Securities Litigation."). The current wave of 401(k) company stock cases began with Whetman v. IKON Office Solutions, Inc., No. 2-98CV-89 (D. Utah). In a first-of-its-kind complaint, we alleged that company stock was an imprudent investment for the plan, that the fiduciaries of the plan failed to provide complete and accurate information concerning company stock to the participants, and that they failed to address their conflicts of interest. This case resulted in groundbreaking opinions in the ERISA 401(k) area of law on motions to dismiss, Whetman v. IKON Office Solutions, Inc., 86 F. Supp. 2d 481 (E.D. Pa. 2000); class certification, Whetman v. IKON Office Solutions, Inc., 191 F.R.D. 457 (E.D. Pa. 2000); approval of securities settlements with a carve-out for ERISA claims, In re IKON Office Solutions Sec. Litig., 194 F.R.D. 166 (E.D. Pa. 2000); and approval of ERISA settlements, Whetman v. IKON Office Solutions, Inc., 209 F.R.D. 94 (E.D. Pa. 2002). In re Lucent Technologies, Inc. ERISA Litigation, No. 01-CV-3491 (D.N.J.). Keller Rohrback was appointed Co-Lead Counsel in this class action brought on behalf of participants and beneficiaries of the Lucent defined contribution plans that invested in Lucent stock. The complaint alleged that the Defendants withheld and concealed material information from participants, thereby encouraging participants and beneficiaries to continue to make and to maintain substantial investments in company stock and the plans. The settlement provided for, among other relief, the payment of $69 million in cash and stock to the plan. Judge Joel Pisano approved the settlement on December 12, 2003. In re Enron Corp. ERISA Litigation, No. H 01-CV-3913 (S.D. Tex.) (Also cited as "Tittle v. Enron Corp."). Keller Rohrback served as Co-Lead Counsel in this class action filed in the Southern District of Texas on behalf of participants and beneficiaries of the Enron Corporation Savings Plan, a 401(k) plan and ESOP plan. On September 30, 2003, Judge Melinda Harmon denied Defendants' numerous motions to dismiss in a landmark decision that addressed in detail Defendants' obligations as ERISA fiduciaries, and upheld Plaintiffs' core ERISA claims. See Tittle v. Enron Corp., 284 F. Supp. 2d 511 (S.D. Tex. 2003). Judge Harmon subsequently granted Plaintiffs' motion for class certification and affirmed Keller Rohrback as Co-Lead Counsel. See Tittle v. Enron Corp., No. 01-3913, 2006 WL 1662596 (S.D. Tex. June 7, 2006). Plaintiffs have achieved settlements totaling more than $264 million in cash for the Enron plan participants. In re WorldCom, Inc. ERISA Litigation, No. 02 Civ. 4816 (DLC) (S.D.N.Y.). Keller Rohrback serves as Lead Counsel in this class action filed in the Southern District of New York on behalf of participants and beneficiaries of the WorldCom 401(k) Salary Savings Plan. On June 17, 2003, Judge Denise Cote denied in part Defendants'

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motions to dismiss. See In re WorldCom, Inc. ERISA Litig., 263 F. Supp. 2d 745 (S.D.N.Y. 2003), and on October 4, 2004, granted Plaintiffs' motion for class certification. See In re WorldCom, Inc. ERISA Litig., 2004 WL 2211664 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 4, 2004). Settlements providing for injunctive relief and payments of over $48 million to the plan were approved on October 26, 2004 and November 21, 2005.

Groundbreaking ERISA 401(k) and ESOP Settlements
Keller Rohrback's qualifications to lead ERISA 401(k) and ESOP class actions is nowhere more evident than in the highly favorable settlements it has achieved for the benefit of employees in several of its nationally prominent cases. In addition to the Enron, WorldCom, IKON, and Lucent settlements discussed above, these settlements include: In re BellSouth Corporation ERISA Litigation, No. 02-CV-2440 (N.D. Ga.). On March 4, 2004, Judge J. Owen Forrester denied Defendants' motion to dismiss. See Hill v. BellSouth Corp., 313 F. Supp. 2d 1361 (N.D. Ga. 2004). On December 5, 2006, Judge Forrester approved a settlement that provided structural relief for the Plans valued at up to $90 million, plus attorneys fees and costs. See In re BellSouth Corp. ERISA Litig., No. 02-CV-2440 (N.D. Ga. December 5, 2006). In re CMS Energy ERISA Litigation, No. 02-72834 (E.D. Mich.). On March 31, 2004, Judge George Caram Steeh denied Defendants' motions to dismiss. See In re CMS Energy ERISA Litig., 312 F. Supp. 2d 898 (E.D. Mich. 2004). On December 27, 2004, Judge Steeh granted plantiffs' motion for class certification. See In re CMS Energy ERISA Litig., 225 F.R.D. 539 (E.D. Mich. 2004). Judge Steeh subsequently approved the $28 million settlement negotiated by the parties. In re Dynegy, Inc. ERISA Litigation, No. H-02-3076 (S.D. Tex.). On March 5, 2004, the court denied, in part, Defendants' motions to dismiss. See In re Dynegy, Inc. ERISA Litig., 309 F. Supp. 2d 861 (S.D. Tex. 2004). Subsequently, the parties reached a settlement that provided for the payment of $30.75 million in cash to the plan. On December 10, 2004, Judge Sim Lake approved the settlement. See In re Dynegy, Inc. ERISA Litig., No. 02-3076 (S.D. Tex. Dec. 10, 2004). In re Global Crossing Ltd. ERISA Litigation, 02 Civ. 7453 (GEL) (S.D.N.Y.). The Global Crossing ERISA Litigation settlement provided for, among other relief, the payment of $79 million to the plan. Judge Gerard Lynch approved the settlement on November 10, 2004. See In re Global Crossing Ltd. ERISA Litig., No. 02-7453, 2004 WL 3019763 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 29, 2004). In re HealthSouth Corp. ERISA Litigation, No. CV-03-BE-1700-S (N.D. Ala.). On June 28, 2006, Judge Karon Bowdre approved a settlement in the amount of $28.875

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million, with a possible additional $1 million from any HealthSouth recovery in the derivative action. In re Household International, Inc. ERISA Litigation, No. 02 C 7921 (N.D. Ill.). On March 31, 2004, Judge Samuel Der-Yeghiayan denied, in part, Defendants' motions to dismiss. See Cokenour v. Household Int'l Inc., No. 02-7921, 2004 WL 725973 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 31, 2004). The case subsequently settled for $46.5 million in cash to the plan. The court approved the settlement on November 22, 2004. See Cokenour v. Household Int'l Inc., No. 02 C 7921 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 22, 2004). In re Mirant Corporation ERISA Litigation, No. 1:03-CV-1027 (N.D. Ga.). On November 16, 2006, the court approved the settlement, including a payment of $9.7 million in cash to the Plan for losses suffered by the certified Settlement Class. In re Polaroid ERISA Litigation, No. 03-CV-8335 (S.D.N.Y.). On March 31, 2005, Judge William H. Pauley III granted in part and denied in part Defendants' motion to dismiss. See In re Polaroid ERISA Litig., 362 F. Supp. 2d 461 (S.D.N.Y. 2005). On September 29, 2006, Judge Pauley granted Plaintiffs' motion for class certification. See In re Polaroid ERISA Litig., 240 F.R.D. 65 (S.D.N.Y. 2006). The parties subsequently reached a settlement in the amount of $15 million, which was approved by the court on June 25, 2007. In re Providian Financial Corp. ERISA Litigation, No. C-01-5027-CRB (N.D. Cal.). The Providian ERISA Litigation settlement provided for structural changes to the plan, as well as the payment of $8.6 million in cash to the plan. The court approved the settlement on June 30, 2003. See In re Providian Fin. Corp. ERISA Litig., No. 01-5027, 2003 WL 22005019 (N.D. Cal. June 30, 2003). Smith v. Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation, No. 1:05-CV-06187 (M.D.N.C.). The Krispy Kreme ERISA Litigation settlement provided for structural changes to the plan, as well as the payment of $4.75 million in cash. On January 10, 2007, Judge William L. Osteen approved the settlement. In re Visteon Corporation ERISA Litigation, No. 05-71205 (E.D. Mich.). On March 9, 2007, Judge Aven Cohn approved a settlement in the amount of $7,600,000. In re Williams Companies ERISA Litigation, No. 02-CV-153 (N.D. Okla.). On November 16, 2005, the court approved the settlement for $55 million in cash, plus equitable relief in the form of a covenant that Williams will not take any action to amend the Plan to (i) reduce the employer match thereunder below four (4) percent prior to January 1, 2011, or (ii) require that the employer match be restricted in company stock prior to January 1, 2011.

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ERISA LITIGATION GROUP Pending ERISA Cases
In addition to the cases listed above, Keller Rohrback has been appointed lead or CoLead Counsel in numerous other ongoing ERISA 401(k) and ESOP class actions. Through these cases, Keller Rohrback has again and again demonstrated its expertise in ERISA law, and its ability to vigorously, creatively, and successfully pursue employees' rights under ERISA. Keller Rohrback's leading role in the development of this law is unique and distinguishes the firm from any other in the country. Notable pending cases include: In re AIG ERISA Litigation, No. 04-CV-9387 (S.D.N.Y.). On December 12, 2006, the Honorable John E. Sprizzo issued an order in which he denied Defendants' motions to dismiss. See In re AIG ERISA Litig., No. 04-9387 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 12, 2006). In re Delphi Corporation Securities, Derivative & "ERISA" Litigation, No. MDL1725 (E.D. Mich.). In re The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company ERISA Litigation, No. 5:03CV02180 (N.D. Ohio). Judge John R. Adams denied Defendants' motions to dismiss on July 6, 2006. See In re The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. ERISA Litig., No. 03-2180, 2006 WL 1928470 (N.D. Ohio July 6, 2006). In re J.P. Morgan Chase Cash Balance Litigation, No. 06-cv-0732 (S.D.N.Y.). On October 30, 2006, Judge Harold Baer, Jr. granted in part and denied in part Defendants' motion to dismiss. See In re J.P. Morgan Chase Cash Balance Litig., 460 F. Supp. 2d 479 (S.D.N.Y. 2006). On May 30, 2007, Judge Baer granted in part and denied in part Plaintiffs' motion for class certification, and certified a class of participants with respects to Plaintiffs' age discrimination and ERISA notice claims. The Court appointed Keller Rohrback L.L.P. as class counsel along with its two Co-Lead Counsel firms. See In re J.P. Morgan Chase Cash Balance Litig., No. 06-cv-0732, -F.R.D. --, 2007 WL 1549121 (May 30, 2007 S.D.N.Y.). Lilly, et al. v. Oneida LTD, et al., No. 6:07-cv-0040 (N.D.N.Y.). In re Marsh ERISA Litigation, No. 04-CV-8157 (S.D.N.Y.). On December 14, 2006, the Honorable Shirley Wohl Kram issued an order in which she granted in part and denied in part the Defendants' Motions to Dismiss. See In re Marsh ERISA Litig., No. 04-8157, 2006 WL 3706169 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 14, 2006). In re Merck & Co., Inc., Securities, Derivative & "ERISA" Litigation, No. 3:05-CV01151 (D.N.J.). On July 11, 2006, Judge Stanley R. Chesler granted in part and denied

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in part Defendants' motions to dismiss. See In re Merck & Co., Inc., Sec., Derivative & "ERISA" Litig., No. 05-1151, 2006 WL 2050577 (D.N.J. July 11, 2006). Montoya, et al. v. ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company, et al., No. 07-CV2574 (S.D.N.Y.). Nowak, et al. v. Ford Motor Company, No. 06-cv-11718 (E.D. Mich.). On December 22, 2006, Keller Rohrback was appointed Interim Co-Lead Counsel and on May 8, 2007, the Consolidated Amended complaint was filed. In re Pfizer ERISA Litigation, No. MDL-1688 (S.D.N.Y.). In re Southern Company ERISA Litigation, No. 1:04-CV-1912-RWS (N.D. Ga.). On June 12, 2007, the court preliminarily approved a settlement amount of $15.0 million, preliminarily certified Plaintiff's claims as a Class Action, and appointed Mark T. Spivey as Class Representative of the Settlement Class. A Fairness Hearing is scheduled for August 14, 2007. In re Syncor ERISA Litigation, No. 03 CV 2446 (LGB) (C.D. Cal.). On August 23, 2004, Judge Baird denied, in part, Defendants' motions to dismiss. See In re Syncor ERISA Litig., 351 F. Supp. 2d 970 (C.D. Cal. 2004). Judge Baird subsequently granted Plaintiffs' motion for class certification on March 28, 2005. The case recently settled for $4 million, but was dismissed on summary judgment before the settlement could be approved. Plaintiffs' appeal to enforce the settlement is pending in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In re Xerox Corporation ERISA Litigation, No. 02-CV-1138 (AWT) (D. Conn.). On April 17, 2007, Judge Alvin W. Thompson denied in all significant parts the Defendants' motions to dismiss. In re Xerox Corp. ERISA Litig., 483 F.Supp.2d 206 (D. Conn. 2007).

Representative Securities Fraud Cases
In addition to its work in the ERISA arena, Keller Rohrback also has served as lead or Co-Lead Counsel in a number of securities fraud class action cases where it has represented purchasers of securities. In re 2TheMart.Com Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 99-1127 DOC (ANx) (S.D. Cal.). Keller Rohrback was appointed Co-Lead Counsel in this securities fraud class action and achieved a settlement of $2.7 million. In re Anicom Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 00 C 4391 (N.D. Ill.). Keller Rohrback was one of three counsel representing the State of Wisconsin Investment Board in this

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securities fraud class action. Counsel achieved settlements on behalf of the class and other parties in excess of $39 million. In re Apple Computer, Inc. Derivative Litigation, No. C-06-04128 (N.D. Cal.). Keller Rohrback serves on the Plaintiffs' Management Committee in this federal derivative shareholder action against nominal Defendant Apple Computer, Inc. and current and former officers and members of Apple's Board of Directors. Plaintiffs allege, among other things, breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, and gross mismanagement arising from the practice of backdating stock options granted between 1993 and 2001, which practice diverted millions of dollars of corporate assets to Apple executives. In re Autodesk, Inc. Derivative Litigation, No. 06-7185 (N.D. Cal.). Keller Rohrback has been appointed to Chair the Plaintiffs' Executive Committee in this federal derivative shareholder action pending in the Northern District of California. Plaintiff brings claims on behalf of nominal Defendant Autodesk, Inc., and certain current and former Autodesk officers and directors. These Defendants are alleged to have, among other things, breached their fiduciary obligations to Autodesk by engaging in the practice of backdating certain broad-based employee stock options, which practice has diverted millions of dollars of corporate assets and is forcing Autodesk to record additional compensation expenses. In re Foundry Networks, Inc. Shareholder Derivative Litigation, No. 06-05598 (N.D. Cal.). Keller Rohrback L.L.P. has been appointed Co-Lead Counsel in this federal derivative shareholder action against nominal Defendant Foundry Networks, Inc., and current and former officers and members of Foundry's Board of Directors. Plaintiffs allege, among other things, breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, and gross mismanagement arising from the practice of backdating stock options granted between 2000 and 2003, which practice has diverted millions of dollars of corporate assets to Foundry executives. Getty v. Harmon, et al., No. C98-0178 (W.D. Wash.). This securities class action was brought on behalf of all people who purchased unregistered securities from Defendants. The suit was settled in favor of the Plaintiffs in the amount of $7 million. IKON Securities Litigation, No. 98 CV-5483 (E.D. Pa.). Keller Rohrback served as Co-Lead Counsel representing the City of Philadelphia and eight other lead Plaintiffs. Class Counsel achieved the highest securities fraud settlement in the history of the Court by settling with Defendant IKON Office Solutions, Inc. for $111 million. Lasky v. Brown (United Companies Securities Litigation), No. CV99-1035-B-M2 (M.D. La.). Keller Rohrback served as Co-Lead Counsel in this securities fraud class action, and secured a $20.5 million settlement.

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In re Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 1:01-CV-1950-RWS (N.D. Ga.). Keller Rohrback L.L.P. serves as Co-Lead Counsel in this case, in which Plaintiffs allege that Defendants engaged in a course of fraudulent conduct by misrepresenting and omitting material information pertaining to Scientific-Atlanta's financial results and by engaging in extensive channel stuffing in order to enable the company to meet its stated earnings expectations. In re WorldPort Communications, Inc., No. 1-99-CV-1817 (N.D. Ga.). Keller Rohrback played an active role in the prosecution of this securities fraud class action and secured settlements totaling $5,100,000. In re Zoran Corp. Derivative Litig., No. 06-05503 (N.D. Cal.). Keller Rohrback serves as sole Lead Counsel in this federal derivative shareholder action against Zoran Corporation and certain current and former officers and directors. Plaintiff alleges, among other things, breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, corporate waste, and violation of federal securities laws arising from the practice stock option backdating. In one of the most thorough decisions issued to date, Judge Alsup denied in significant part Defendants' motion to dismiss. See In re Zoran Corp. Derivative Litig., No. 060553, 2070 WL 1650948 (N.D. Cal. June 5, 2007).

Other Representative Cases
Erickson, et al. v. Bartell Drug Co., No. C00-1213L (W.D. Wash.). This landmark case, won on summary judgment, established that a private employer excluding prescription contraception services from an otherwise extensive health insurance plan unlawfully discriminates under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. Ferko, et al v. NASCAR, No. 4:02-CV-50 (E.D. Tex.). Keller Rohrback was counsel for Plaintiff in a lawsuit that charged NASCAR with breach of contract and unlawful monopolization. The suit also claimed that NASCAR and another Defendant, International Speedway Corporation ("ISC"), engaged in a conspiracy to restrain trade in violation of the antitrust laws. Keller Rohrback represented the shareholders of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. ("SMI"), a publicly traded company that owns six motorsports facilities, including Texas Motor Speedway ("TMS"). In May 2004, the parties reached a settlement agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, SMI agreed to purchase North Carolina Speedway from ISC for $100.4 million. The settlement was approved by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. In re Carpet Antitrust Litigation, No. 1:95-CV-1494 (N.D. Ga.). This antitrust class action alleged a nationwide price-fixing conspiracy among the manufacturers and

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sellers of polypropylene carpet and was brought on behalf of purchasers of such carpet. Plaintiffs negotiated a successful settlement. In re Commercial Tissue Products Antitrust Litigation, No. MDL 1189 (N.D. Fla.). This antitrust case involved allegations of a nationwide price-fixing conspiracy among the major manufacturers of facial tissue, toilet paper, paper towels, and related paper products used in "away from home" settings, such as office buildings, hotels, restaurants, and schools. Parties entered into a settlement agreement valued at $56.2 million in cash and coupons. In re Diet Drugs (Phentermine/Fenfluramine/Dexfenfluramine) Products Liability Litigation, No. MDL 1203 (E.D. Pa.). These cases involve numerous Plaintiffs in Washington and other states who seek medical monitoring and/or personal injury compensation in relation to their ingestion of the prescription diet drugs Pondimin and Phentermine (i.e. Fen-Phen) or Redux. Keller Rohrback serves as Class Counsel for a certified medical monitoring class of Washington patients who ingested these diet drugs. In addition, Judge Louis C. Bechtle, the federal judge who supervised the national settlement and litigation, appointed Lynn Lincoln Sarko, Keller Rohrback's managing partner, to serve as a member of the MDL 1203 Plaintiffs' State Liaison Counsel Committee. Keller Rohrback has represented, and continues to represent, numerous Plaintiffs in pursuing individual personal injury claims through the American Home Products' Nationwide Class Action Diet Drug Settlement or through individual lawsuits brought in state or federal courts. In re the Exxon Valdez, No. A89 095 (D. Alaska). Keller Rohrback represents fishermen, Alaska natives, municipalities, and other injured Plaintiffs in this mass tort lawsuit arising out of the March 24, 1989, oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska. After a three-month jury trial, Plaintiffs obtained $5 billion in punitive damages ­ the largest punitive damages verdict in U.S. history. Keller Rohrback played a leadership role during discovery and at trial, and was chosen to serve as Administrator of both the Alyeska and Exxon Qualified Settlement Funds. Litigation, including an appeal, continues. In re First USA Bank, No. C97-1482D 9 (W.D. Wash.). This class action was filed on behalf of owners of credit cards issued by First USA Bank who signed up for "introductory rate" credit cards that were subject to false and deceptive "repricing." A settlement in this class action resulted in an automatic depricing benefit of over $50 million, plus over $36 million in benefits from other settlement-related offers. In re Linerboard Antitrust Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1261 (E.D. Pa). The class actions in this litigation were resolved with the recovery of more than $202 million for the benefit of a class of businesses that purchased corrugated boxes and sheets. The

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combined settlements are the largest ever obtained in a price-fixing class action in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and among the largest obtained in such a case nationally. In re Monosodium Glutamate Antitrust Litigation, No. MDL No. 00-1328 (D. Minn.). Keller Rohrback represents the Plaintiff Class in this case pending in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. So far, $124 million has been recovered for the benefit of a class of businesses which purchased food flavor enhancers from suppliers in the U.S., Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. Businesses which participated in the recovery received nearly 200% of the amounts they were overcharged. In re Microsoft Corp. Antitrust Litigation, No. MDL 1332 (D. Md.). Keller Rohrback served on the Executive Committee of Plaintiffs' counsel in this class action challenging Microsoft's monopolistic practices. A class of direct purchasers of operating system software achieved a settlement of $10.5 million in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. In re Phillip Morris Securities Litigation, No. 94 Civ. 1494 (TCP) (E.D.N.Y.). This shareholder derivative class action alleged misrepresentations regarding various inventory and trade loading practices used to distort the timing of sales. The Plaintiff class in this and a related case received in excess of $100 million in settlement. Salloway v. Malt-O-Meal Company, No. PI-98-008931 (State of Minnesota, Hennepin County District Court). This nationwide product liability class action was brought on behalf of all people who consumed Defendant's salmonella-contaminated cereal. Plaintiffs negotiated a successful settlement. Wholesale Vitamins Price Fixing, Case No. 00-631-CIV (S.D. Fla.). Keller Rohrback played an extensive role in trial preparation in this case, one of the largest and most successful antitrust cases in history. Chief Judge Thomas Hogan of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia certified two classes of businesses who directly purchased bulk vitamins and were overcharged as a result of a ten year global price-fixing and market allocation conspiracy. Through settlement and verdict, recoveries were achieved, including four major settlements between certain vitamin Defendants and Class Plaintiffs. One landmark partial settlement totaled $1.1 billion.

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BIOGRAPHIES Lynn Lincoln Sarko
Lynn Lincoln Sarko, the managing partner of Keller Rohrback L.L.P. since 1991, leads the firm's nationally recognized Complex Litigation Group. An accomplished trial lawyer, he regularly serves as lead counsel in multi-party and class actions involving ERISA, breach of fiduciary duty and antitrust issues, and professional organizations have honored him for his work in high profile public cases. Mr. Sarko first came to Seattle for a federal clerkship. He returned after serving as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Washington D.C. Courts. After serving as trial counsel in the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill case, which resulted in a $5 billion punitive damages verdict, he was appointed by the court as Administrator for all funds recovered. Mr. Sarko has served as lead or co-lead counsel in numerous leading ERISA cases, including the largest and most complex ­ the Enron, WorldCom, and Global Crossing cases, and numerous other 401(k) and ESOP cases including: In re Lucent Technologies ERISA Litigation; In re Xerox ERISA Litigation; In re Dynegy, Inc. ERISA Litigation; In re Williams Cos. ERISA Litigation; In re BellSouth Corp. ERISA Litigation; In re Household International ERISA Litigation; In re Polaroid ERISA Litigation; and In re Marsh ERISA Litigation. Mr. Sarko's ERISA litigation practice has focused on prosecuting matters raising sophisticated 401(k) and ESOP plan issues, including: preemption; fiduciary breach; fiduciary misrepresentation claims; imprudent investment claims; blackout period and mapping violations; plan asset diversification; prohibited transaction allegations; cash balance litigation; directed trustee litigation; Section 404(c) defenses; and ERISA class action issues. He regularly appears in federal courts from coast to coast, maintaining an active national ERISA litigation practice. In addition to his work as lead or co-lead counsel in leading ERISA cases, Mr. Sarko has previously prosecuted a variety of class actions involving high profile matters including the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, the Microsoft civil antitrust case, Vitamins pricefixing cases, the MDL Fen/Phen Diet Drug Litigation, as well as notable public service lawsuits such as Erickson v. Bartell Drug Co., establishing a woman's right to prescription contraceptive health coverage. Aided in part by his M.B.A. in accounting, Mr. Sarko has also litigated numerous complex cases involving financial and accounting fraud, including actions against several of the nation's largest accounting and investment firms. Continued on next page All other bios listed alphabetically

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Lynn Lincoln Sarko (continued)
Education and Admissions Mr. Sarko received his undergraduate, M.B.A. and law degrees at the University of Wisconsin, where he served as the editor-in-chief of the law review and was selected by the faculty as the outstanding graduate of his class. He is admitted to practice in Washington State; Wisconsin; the District of Columbia; United States District Courts in Arizona, Colorado, D.C., Washington and Wisconsin; United States Courts of Appeal for the Second, Fourth, Seventh, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits, and for the District of Columbia; as well as the United States Supreme Court. Memberships He is a member of the King County Bar Association, the Washington State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.

Laurie Ashton
Laurie Ashton is a member of Keller Rohrback P.L.C., based in Phoenix, Arizona. Her practice emphasizes bankruptcy, commercial, ERISA, and environmental litigation. Ms. Ashton has been very active in the Arizona State Bar, having served on the Ethics Committee for six years, and frequently lectures on bankruptcy issues and other matters. Additionally, Ms. Ashton has taught semester courses in Advanced Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and Lawyering Theory and Practice at the ASU College of Law, and for several years running, has been a guest lecturer on Chapter 11 at Harvard Law School. She is the co-author of Arizona Legal Forms: Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships, 1996-2002. Following law school Ms. Ashton served as law clerk for the Honorable Charles G. Case, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, for the District of Arizona for two years. Ms. Ashton graduated from Arizona State University College of Law, where she has twice returned as an Adjunct Professor to teach semester courses in Lawyering Theory and Practice and Advanced Chapter 11. Ms. Ashton is admitted to practice in Arizona and Colorado.

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Gretchen Freeman Cappio
Gretchen Freeman Cappio is a member of Keller Rohrback's Complex Litigation Group practicing in the areas of class action & complex litigation, consumer protection, and employment litigation. She and her co-counsel have represented the plaintiff class in several cutting-edge complex cases, including Erickson v. Bartell Drug Co., 141 F. Supp. 2d 1266 (W.D. Wash. 2001), in which the Honorable Robert S. Lasnik ruled that an employer violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act when its coverage failed to cover prescription contraceptives on an equal basis as other prescription drugs. Ms. Cappio graduated from the University of Washington School of Law where she served as the Executive Comments Editor of The Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal. She earned her B.A. degree magna cum laude from Dartmouth College, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa and with honors in Religion. Ms. Cappio is an active member of the Washington State Bar Association. Ms. Cappio serves as a pro bono attorney for the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, and represents immigrant survivors of domestic violence.

David Y. Chen
David Chen was most recently founding COO of Biotrue, a bioinformatics startup, where he managed overall operations including legal affairs. He was previously an attorney in private practice and assistant general counsel at Epoch Partners, an investment bank sponsored by Charles Schwab and acquired by Goldman, Sachs. Mr. Chen also practiced M&A, securities and general corporate law at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. He began his legal career as an Honors Program attorney with the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he developed, investigated and prosecuted individual cases and patterns or practices of employment discrimination and represented the U.S. Department of Labor in defensive matters. Mr. Chen received his A.B. in Public Policy from Duke University and his J.D. from Stanford University Law School where he was an Associate Editor of the Stanford Law Review.

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T. David Copley
T. David Copley's practice is focused on class action and other complex litigation, including mass tort, antitrust, breach of fiduciary duty, securities, employment and consumer protection cases. Mr. Copley was one of those named 1995 Trial Lawyer of the Year for his successful work in the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Litigation. He graduated from Northwestern University School of Law, where he served as an editor of the Northwestern University Law Review. He earned his B.A. at the University of Iowa, taking his degree with Distinction and Honors in Political Science and English and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Mr. Copley is admitted to practice in the states of Washington and Arizona, in the United States District Courts of Western Washington, Eastern Washington, Arizona, the Northern District of California, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

Shane P. Cramer
Shane Cramer's practice focuses primarily on ERISA, securities fraud, and shareholder derivative litigation. Shane graduated from the University of Washington School of Law in 2003. He received his B.A. in Society & Justice and Sociology from the University of Washington in 2001, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. While at the University of Washington, Shane served as an extern at the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington and at the Environmental Protection Agency. He is admitted to practice in Washington and Arizona, and earned the second highest score out of 743 applicants on the July 2004 Arizona bar examination.

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Tyler L. Farmer
Prior to joining Keller Rohrback, Tyler Farmer was a member of the Trial Practice Group in the Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. offices of Jones Day. Over his career, he has represented a broad range of clients in state and federal courts across the country. At the trial level, his practice has encompassed such diverse matters as shareholder derivative suits, securities class actions, corporate takeover disputes, complex product liability actions, and pro bono representation of an individual seeking compensation for undisclosed termite infestation of a newly purchased property. Mr. Farmer has briefed a wide array of pre-trial and trial motions in state and federal courts and has a track record of successfully briefing and arguing discovery motions under California law. In addition, Mr. Farmer brings particular experience to matters involving corporate internal investigations. He has been part of teams that conducted corporate internal investigations and responses to government investigations on behalf of both Audit Committees and compliance departments. In connection with these efforts, Tyler has presented investigation results to Boards of Directors, outside auditors, and governmental agencies. Mr. Farmer has also advised clients on the creation and implementation of document retention policies, data acquisition and transfer compliance, and strategies relating to the preservation and production of electronically stored information. Mr. Farmer worked for the U.S. Department of Justice in the American Embassy during his second year of law school, which he spent in Notre Dame's Concannon Programme of International Law in London, England. Prior to attending law school, Tyler spent two years as an Americorps volunteer, teaching middle school in Pensacola, FL and working as a full-time residential staff member at a homeless shelter in Phoenix, AZ. He received both his B.A. and J.D. from Notre Dame University.

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Juli E. Farris
Juli Farris focuses on securities fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and antitrust litigation in state and federal courts. She has made significant contributions in cases such as In Re Catfish Antitrust Litigation, IKON Securities Litigation, Anicom Securities Litigation, United Companies Securities Litigation, In re Worldcom ERISA Litigation, and most recently, stock option backdating cases against companies such as Apple Computer Inc., Zoran Corporation, and others. Prior to joining Keller Rohrback in 1991, Ms. Farris clerked for Judge E. Grady Jolly of the Fifth Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals and practiced law at the Washington, D.C. office of Sidley & Austin (now Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood). She earned her B.A. in English and J.D. from Stanford University, where she was a Note Editor of the Stanford Law Review. Ms. Farris is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts in Washington, California, and the District of Columbia.

Raymond J. Farrow
Ray Farrow's practice focuses on complex litigation with an emphasis on antitrust, securities law, and ERISA litigation. Mr. Farrow graduated with high honors from the University of Washington School of Law where he was Articles Editor of the Washington Law Review. Prior to law school, Mr. Farrow was a member of the Economics faculty at Seattle University, the University of Washington, and Queen's University in Canada. He earned his B.A. in Economics from the University of Manchester in the U.K. and M.A. degrees in Economics from the University of Essex (U.K.) and Princeton University. Mr. Farrow is licensed to practice in Washington State.

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Laura R. Gerber
Laura R. Gerber's practice focuses on complex litigation with an emphasis on ERISA litigation, breach of fiduciary duty, and excessive fee litigation. Prior to joining the firm, she was a consulting attorney on land reform projects in foreign countries. Ms. Gerber graduated from the University of Washington School of Law. While in law school, she concurrently received an M.P.A. degree from the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington and was a member of the Moot Court Honor Board. She received her B.A. in History and Economics from Goshen College. Ms. Gerber is licensed to practice in Washington.

Gary Gotto
Gary Gotto is a member of Keller Rohrback P.L.C., based in Phoenix, Arizona. Mr. Gotto currently serves in leadership positions in the Enron ERISA Litigation, CMS Energy Corp. ERISA Litigation, Dynegy ERISA Litigation, Global Crossing ERISA Litigation, and the WorldCom ERISA Litigation and has held leadership and management positions in both Whetman v. IKON Office Solutions, Inc. Securities and ERISA Litigation. In addition to his ERISA 401(k) class action expertise, Mr. Gotto has expertise in complex Chapter 11 bankruptcy litigation and issues, which has proved invaluable in cases in which defendants in ERISA 401(k) litigation are also debtors in bankruptcy, including the Enron ERISA Litigation, WorldCom ERISA Litigation, and Global Crossing, Ltd. ERISA Litigation. He chaired the Arizona State Bar Subcommittee on Revising the Limited Partnership Act and co-authored Arizona Legal Forms: Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships. Mr. Gotto speaks and teaches regularly on a number of topics, including an annual real estate bankruptcy case study presented at Harvard Law School. He earned his J.D. from Arizona State University summa cum laude, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif. and the Special Projects Editor of the Arizona State Law Journal. Mr. Gotto received his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania cum laude. He is admitted to practice in the state of Arizona.

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BIOGRAPHIES Gary D. Greenwald
Gary Greenwald practiced in Columbus, Ohio from 1975 through 2006 where he was the senior litigation partner for the firms of Schottenstein, Zox, & Dunn and Shayne & Greenwald. He has a broad range of experience as a commercial litigator, having tried more than 200 cases in the federal and state courts across the United States. His trial experience includes securities litigation, ERISA breach of fiduciary duty claims, trademark litigation, trade secrecy claims, professional malpractice, and a wide range of contract and real estate disputes. He spent five years as an Adjunct Professor of Trial Practice at the Ohio State University College of Law and has been a frequent speaker on the subject of Employee Stock Ownership Plans ("ESOPs"). He received his B.A. from Miami University and his J.D. from Ohio State University College of Law.

Amy N. L. Hanson
Amy N. L. Hanson's practice is focused on class action and other complex litigation, including products liability, breach of fiduciary duty, consumer protection, antitrust, and employment protection cases. Ms. Hanson has successfully represented plaintiff classes and individuals on a variety of issues in both state and federal courts, including Rozema v. Marshfield Clinic, 977 F. Supp. 1362 (W.D. Wis. 1997) (class action antitrust); Wright v. Jeckle, 104 Wn. App. 478, 16 P.3d 1268 (2001)(class action consumer protection and breach of fiduciary duty), rev. denied 144 Wn.2d 1011, 31 P.3d 1185 (2001), subsequent appeal, 121 Wn. App. 624, 90 P.3d (2004); In re CMS Energy ERISA Litig., 225 F.R.D. 539 (E.D. Mich. 2004) (class action breach of fiduciary duty); and Shaffer v. McFadden, 155 Wn.2d 1010, 122 P.3d 912, rev. denied 155 Wn.2d 1010; 122 P.3d 912 (2005) (jurisdictional and forum selection clause issues). Ms. Hanson earned her J.D. from the University of Wisconsin, where she began litigating her first class action antitrust case as a 2L with Keller Rohrback L.L.P. through the law school's Consumer Litigation Clinic. She earned her B.A. degree summa cum laude in Economics and Political Science from the University of Minnesota. She is licensed to practice in Washington and Wisconsin and in the United States District Court of Western Washington, Eastern Washington, Eastern Michigan, and the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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Ron Kilgard
Ron Kilgard is of member of Keller Rohrback P.L.C., based in Phoenix, Arizona. Most notable among the many cases he has litigated is the Whetman v. IKON Office Solutions, Inc. ERISA Litigation, MDL No. 1318 (E.D. Pa.), in which Mr. Kilgard served as one of the lead attorneys. The IKON ERISA Litigation was one of the leading ERISA 401(k) breach of fiduciary duty class actions in the country, providing landmark published decisions on class certification and other central issues pertaining to ERISA 401(k) breach of fiduciary duty class action litigation. The ERISA issues in the IKON Securities Litigation, which were actively litigated for more than three years in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, were fundamentally the same as those presented in subsequent ERISA 401(k) litigation against IKON, involving the alleged imprudence of investments in employer securities in the same company's 401(k) plan and materially misleading communications with plan participants related thereto. Mr. Kilgard currently serves in leadership positions in the Enron ERISA Litigation and BellSouth ERISA Litigation. In addition to his ERISA 401(k) class action expertise, Mr. Kilgard has expertise in complex Chapter 11 bankruptcy litigation and issues, which has proved invaluable in ERISA cases in which defendants also are debtors in bankruptcy. Mr. Kilgard is a Phoenix native. He received an undergraduate degree from Harvard College and a Master's degree from Harvard Divinity School, concentrating in Hebrew Bible and other ancient Near Eastern languages and literatures (Babylonian-Assyrian, Egyptian, etc.), before returning home to Arizona for law school. Mr. Kilgard graduated from Arizona State as the Editor-In-Chief of the law review and was selected by faculty as the outstanding graduate of his class. Upon earning his law degree, Mr. Kilgard clerked for the Hon. Mary Schroeder on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals before entering private practice. In over twenty years of practice, Mr. Kilgard has litigated a broad array of commercial and personal injury/wrongful death cases for both plaintiffs and defendants, including construction cases for Bechtel Corporation, personal injury/ wrongful death cases involving AIDS-tainted blood, insurance bad faith cases, and insurance receivership cases. Mr. Kilgard is asked by courts to serve as a special master in complex or contentious cases requiring individualized management. In recent years he has been extensively involved in litigating ERISA breach of fiduciary duty class action cases, especially those involving issues of company stock. Mr. Kilgard is a frequent speaker at seminars, both for lawyers and judges.

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Cari Campen Laufenberg
Cari Campen Laufenberg's practice focuses on ERISA, breach of fiduciary duty litigation, and consumer fraud litigation. She is actively involved in, among other cases, the Marsh ERISA Litigation, the Southern Company ERISA Litigation and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company ERISA Litigation. Ms. Laufenberg has made significant contributions in ERISA cases such as In re Williams Companies ERISA Litigation, In re Mirant Corporation ERISA Litigation and In re HealthSouth Corporation ERISA Litigation. She earned her J.D. and M.P.A. from the University of Washington and received her B.A. from the University of California, San Diego. Ms. Laufenberg serves as a pro bono attorney for the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, representing immigrant survivors of domestic violence, and is a member of the King County Bar Association, the Washington State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association and Washington Women Lawyers. She is licensed to practice in Washington State.

Elizabeth A. Leland
Beth Leland's practice focuses on ERISA and securities fraud litigation. She is actively involved in, among other cases, the Apple Computer Shareholder Derivative Litigation, Hansen Natural Corporation Derivative Litigation, Scientific-Atlanta Securities Litigation, and the Xerox ERISA Litigation. Ms. Leland has made significant contributions in ERISA and securities cases such as the Anicom Securities Litigation, BellSouth ERISA Litigation, Dynegy ERISA Litigation, IKON Securities Litigation, United Companies Securities Litigation, and the Visteon ERISA Litigation. She is an active member of the King County, Washington State, and American Bar Associations, including the American Bar Association's Section of Labor & Employment Law. She earned her B.A. in Business Administration with concentrations in Finance and Business Economics from the University of Washington and graduated cum laude from the University of Puget Sound School of Law. Ms. Leland is admitted to practice in Washington State and Federal Courts, as well as the Ninth and other Circuits across the country.

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Tana Lin
Tana Lin's practice focuses on employment and ERISA litigation. Prior to joining Keller Rohrback's Complex Litigation Group, Ms. Lin practiced as a civil rights attorney and criminal defense lawyer. She began her legal career as a trial attorney with the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia. She later became a senior trial attorney with the Employment Litigation Section of the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice and, subsequently, the Chicago District Office of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Ms. Lin has prosecuted employment discrimination cases against governmental entities such as the Louisiana State Police and private corporations such as Wal-Mart. Ms. Lin was also the litigation coordinator for the Michigan Poverty Law Program where she developed and implemented impact projects to address systemic problems affecting the poor on issues such as access to public benefits and appropriate educational services. She also served as a co-mediator for federal agency employee disputes through the Interagency Project on Sharing Neutrals. Ms. Lin received her A.B. with Distinction in Government from Cornell University; she earned her J.D. from New York University School of Law, where she was a Root-Tilden-Snow Scholar. She is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, Illinois, Michigan, and Washington.

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Derek W. Loeser
Derek Loeser practices in the firm's Complex Litigation Group with an emphasis on ERISA and breach of fiduciary duty litigation. He is actively involved in, among other ERISA cases, Enron, WorldCom, and Marsh & McLennan, and has a leadership role in the CMS Energy ERISA Litigation, the HealthSouth Corp. ERISA Litigation, the Polaroid ERISA Litigation, and the Mirant Corp. ERISA Litigation. Following law school, Mr. Loeser was a trial attorney in the Employment Litigation Section of the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. He also clerked for the Hon. Michael R. Hogan, United States District Court, District of Oregon. Mr. Loeser received his B.A. in American Literature from Middlebury College, graduating summa cum laude, with highest departmental honors, and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He earned his J.D. with honors from the University of Washington School of Law. Mr. Loeser is admitted to practice in Washington, the United States District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Washington, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and is a member of American Bar Association's Section of Labor & Employment Law and the Employee Benefits Committee as a Plaintiff Attorney.

Erin M. Riley
Erin Riley's practice focuses on ERISA and breach of fiduciary duty litigation. Ms. Riley graduated cum laude from the University of Wisconsin School of Law, where she was a managing editor of the Wisconsin Law Review. She received her B.A. in French and History from Gonzaga University, where she graduated cum laude. Ms. Riley is licensed to practice in both Washington and Wisconsin, and is a member of the American Bar Association's Section of Labor & Employment Law and the Employee Benefits Committee as a Plaintiff Attorney.

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Karin B. Swope
Karin Swope practices in the firm's nationally recognized complex litigation group. Prior to joining the firm, Karin litigated complex commercial cases, primarily in the areas of intellectual property, and commercial disputes. She also has significant experience in responding to government enforcement activities, including white collar criminal prosecutions, federal civil enforcement actions, and government investigations, and has counseled clients on internal corporate investigations. She clerked for the Hon. John C. Coughenour, United States District Court, District of Western Washington, and for the Hon. Robert E. Cowen, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She earned her B.A. in English and Political Science from Amherst College and her J.D. from Columbia University School of Law , where she was Executive Articles Editor for the Columbia Human Rights Law Review.

Britt L. Tinglum
Britt Tinglum is a partner at Keller Rohrback L.L.P. and has held a leadership role in several nation-wide class actions, including In re Enron ERISA Litigation, In re Ikon Office Solutions, Inc. and Lucent Technologies, Inc. ERISA Litigation, in which her firm was appointed co-lead counsel. Ms. Tinglum is also actively engaged in the prosecution of a variety of other complex class actions, including antitrust and consumer fraud and accounting fraud. She received both her undergraduate and J.D. from the University of Wisconsin.

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Margie Wetherald is a partner of Keller Rohrback L.L.P. and serves on the firm's executive committee. Throughout her practice, Ms. Wetherald has handled complex litigation in multiple state and federal jurisdictions with a concentration on commercial insurance coverage, breach of fiduciary duty, and class action litigation. Ms. Wetherald has also handled mass tort litigation involving transmission of AIDS to hemophiliacs through blood products, exposure to contaminated groundwater and hepatitis. She received her undergraduate degree from Mount Holyoke College cum laude and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She graduated from Cornell Law School. Ms. Wetherald taught at the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. from 1983 to 1985. Ms. Wetherald has practiced in Seattle since 1985 with two years in Washington, D.C. from 1992­1994. She is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the United States District Courts for Eastern and Western Washington and in the State Courts in Washington and Oregon.

Amy Williams-Derry
Amy Williams-Derry joined Keller Rohrback's Complex Litigation Group in 2005 with an extensive background in federal court and commercial litigation. Ms. Williams-Derry has litigated complex securities, class action, employment, intellectual property, consumer, real property, corporate, and environmental disputes. She has litigated cases at both the trial and appellate levels, and has successfully represented clients in mediation and arbitration settings, including before the National Labor Relations Board, National Association of Securities Dealers, and New York Stock Exchange. She has also served as lead or co-lead counsel in a number of highprofile ERISA actions, including the In re Polaroid ERISA Litigation, In re JP Morgan Chase Cash Balance Litigation, and In re Delphi Securities and ERISA Litigation. For the past five years, Ms. Williams-Derry has been voted a "Rising Star" among civil litigators by Washington Law and Politics magazine in its annual review of the State's legal profession. Ms. Williams-Derry attended Brown University, where she received her A.B., with honors, in 1993. She received her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1998, where she was the Editor-in-Chief of the Virginia Environmental Law Journal.
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Additional Keller Rohrback attorneys working with the ERISA Litigation Group: Ian S. Birk Stephen R. Boatwright* Karen E. Boxx John H. Bright Jason P. Chukas Alicia Corbett* Rob J. Crichton Chloethiel W. DeWeese Maureen M. Falecki Daniel S. Friedberg Glen P. Garrison Mark A. Griffin Irene M. Hecht Scott C. Henderson Benjamin J. Lantz Heidi Lantz David R. Major John Mellen Robert S. Over Amy Phillips Lorraine Lewis Phillips David J. Russell Mark D. Samson* Frederick W. Schoepflin William C. Smart Thomas A. Sterken Ryan J. Straus Laurence R. Weatherly Michael Woerner Benson D. Wong

*Admitted to practice in the State of Arizona only.

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