Seyfarth Shaw Welcomes Nanette C. Heide to Expanding Corporate and Finance Practice

New York, NY  (August 21, 2006) - - Seyfarth Shaw LLP, one of America’s leading full service law firms,  announced that Nanette C. Heide has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate and Finance practice; she is resident in the New York office.  She was previously with Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP.

Heide has represented both companies and investors in venture capital transactions, including fund formation and investment activity, strategic investments, private placements of equity and debt securities, mergers and acquisitions, secured and unsecured debt financing, and business reorganizations and restructurings. She has also advised public companies on reporting compliance and other federal and state securities laws and regulation requirements.

“We are pleased that Nanette has brought her impressive breadth of skill and industry experience to our expanding practice,” said Allan J. Reich, chair of the firm’s Corporate and Finance Practice. “Her substantive M&A and venture capital background will be an asset to the firm and our clients.”

Seyfarth Shaw’s Corporate and Finance attorneys possess the broad, in-depth experience necessary to serve a diverse client base, ranging from start-up ventures to middle market companies to large multinational corporations. Since corporate matters frequently involve aspects of many legal disciplines, the group’s attorneys regularly draw on the resources of the firm’s other practice areas such as taxation, real estate, environmental, employee benefits, intellectual property, labor and employment and bankruptcy to deliver coordinated, seamless service to our clients. Their skills and commitment to service span many industries including consumer products, distribution, e-commerce, energy, financial services, health care, information technology, insurance, manufacturing, media, pharmaceuticals, professional services, retail, technology, telecommunications and transportation. The firm’s corporate and finance practice is focused in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, securities, investment management, corporate counseling, commercial transactions, financing, international business and tax planning.

“Nanette is a welcome addition to our team,” said John P. Napoli, co-managing partner of Seyfarth’s New York office.  “Her private and public sector knowledge will contribute to our growing presence in New York.”

Before joining Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, Heide was general counsel and chief financial officer of Tribute International Corp., an emerging growth company specializing in streaming media over the internet. Prior to that she was general counsel and CFO for Galaxy Systems, an information technology services provider. Heide holds a B.S. in Economics and a B.A. Chemistry from West Virginia University. She earned her J.D. from Washington and Lee School of Law, where she was class president and editor-in-chief of the school’s newspaper.

"Joining Seyfarth Shaw is the opportunity I've been seeking to enhance the level of professionalism and counsel I can offer to a national client base," stated Heide. "The firm's beneficial team approach allows me to apply my previous experience and develop new skills.  I'm very pleased to be a partner in this firm.” 

Seyfarth Shaw has over 650 attorneys located in nine offices throughout the United States including Chicago, New York, Boston, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento as well as Brussels, Belgium.  Seyfarth Shaw provides a broad range of legal services in the areas of labor and employment, employee benefits, litigation and business services.  The firm’s practice reflects virtually every industry and segment of the country’s business community. Clients include over 200 of the Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, newspapers and other media, hotels, health care organizations, airlines and railroads. The firm also represents a number of federal, state, and local governmental and educational entities.  For more information, please visit www.seyfarth.com.

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