Former Acting General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, James C. Stansel, Rejoins Sidley Austin LLP

Will Serve as Co-Head of the Global Life Sciences Team
WASHINGTON--(Business Wire)--
Sidley Austin LLP announced today that James C. Stansel, former Acting General
Counsel of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), has rejoined
the firm as a partner, resident in the Washington, D.C. office. Stansel will
rejoin Sidley as co-head of the firm`s Global Life Sciences practice.

As Acting General Counsel, Stansel served as the chief legal officer of HHS,
including its sub-agencies, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
and the National Institutes of Health, and was responsible for the management of
more than 400 attorneys, with oversight of litigation, fraud and abuse and
regulatory matters in the Department. Stansel most recently served as Counselor
to the Secretary of HHS, coordinating with the White House on the development of
health policy, and advising the Secretary on a wide range of health policy
issues.

Stansel previously served as Deputy General Counsel and was responsible for all
legal issues arising out of programs administered by the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.

"Jim was a rising star as a healthcare partner before he went to HHS. He returns
as one of the most experienced and respected life sciences lawyers in the
country, having participated in discussions and decisions involving virtually
every facet of healthcare during his tenure in the federal government," said
Carter G. Phillips, managing partner of the firm`s Washington, D.C. office and a
member of the firm`s Management Committee. "We are very pleased to welcome him
back to the firm as co-head of our Global Life Sciences Team."

At Sidley, Stansel will focus his practice on representing health care
manufacturers and providers, including pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical
device manufacturers and other health care providers, in civil, criminal,
regulatory and administrative enforcement actions, as well as counseling clients
on policy and compliance issues in the U.S. and abroad.

"I am thrilled to rejoin Sidley and its highly respected and innovative global
practice. They have led the industry in understanding the issues facing the
entire life sciences industry throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia," said
Stansel. "I am looking forward to working with Scott Bass and the entire Life
Sciences team to enhance and deepen this already impressive practice."

"Jim was the top lawyer in the government supervising CMS and FDA. He brings to
our global presence in the pharma and device world an added pricing and
compliance focus that will greatly enhance our pan-EU, U.S. and Asia strategic
and compliance practice," said Scott Bass, current head of Sidley`s Global Life
Sciences practice.

Stansel received his J.D. from Yale Law School, where he served as Senior Editor
on the Yale Law Journal. He received his B.S, summa cum laude, from Brigham
Young University. Mr. Stansel first joined the firm in 1998 following a
clerkship with the Honorable Stephen H. Anderson of the United States Court of
Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

Sidley`s life sciences industry team, ranked number one in the pharmaceutical
industry by BTI Consulting in 2008, consists of more than 200 lawyers across the
United States, in the EU and in Asia and provides legal services to major
pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, food, dietary supplement and
cosmeceutical companies. This multidisciplinary practice includes FDA
regulatory, healthcare, products liability, intellectual property, government
enforcement and compliance, antitrust/competition, international trade and
arbitration, M&A transactions and joint ventures, nanotechnology and
environmental. Our lawyers represent clients at every stage of the product life
cycle.

Sidley Austin LLP is one of the world's largest full-service law firms, with
more than 1800 lawyers practicing in 16 U.S. and international cities, including
Beijing, Brussels, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Shanghai, Singapore,
Sydney and Tokyo. Every year since 2003, Sidley has been named to Legal
Business` Global Elite, its designation for the 18 firms "that define the
pinnacle of the legal profession." BTI, a Boston-based consulting and research
firm, has named Sidley to their Client Service Hall of Fame as one of only two
law firms to rank in the Client Service Top 10 for seven years in a row, and to
the BTI Power Elite as one of only seven law firms demonstrating the best client
relationships for the fourth consecutive year.

For purposes of the New York State Bar rules, this press release may be
considered Attorney Advertising and the headquarters of the firm are Sidley
Austin LLP 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019, 212.839.5300 and Sidley
Austin LLP One South Dearborn, Chicago, IL 60603, 312.853.7000. Prior results
described herein do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Sidley Austin LLP
Janet Zagorin, 212-839-8797
Director of Practice Development
jzagorin@sidley.com
or
Rubenstein Associates
Kathleen Blomquist, 212-843-8065
kblomquist@rubenstein.com

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