Internationally Recognized Top Private Equity Lawyer, Kirkland's Kirk Radke, to Present at GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010

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(Free-Press-Release.com) February 20, 2010 --

New York, NY, February 20, 2010 -- Kirk Radke, recognized internationally as one of today's top private equity and corporate attorneys, has handled every type of complex business transaction for global private equity and corporate clients during his 25 year career. On February 26th, Mr. Radke will participate at GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010, in New York City, joining an exceptional faculty of top business and investment minds, who will provide the most up to date review of the complexities that arise investing in Distressed Financial Assets, Debt and Commercial and Residential Real Estate.

Clients describe Mr. Radke as "a terrific lawyer with an exhaustive practice" and a "terrific all-around deal lawyer" who "knows the intricacies of the industry at the highest possible level." He has been recognized as:
2010 "Best Lawyer USA" by World Finance magazine

2009 "Best Private Equity Lawyer, USA" by World Finance

2003 to present ranked in Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business ; nationally ranked as a Tier 1 attorney in Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business in the "Private Equity: Buyouts" category. Additionally, Mr. Radke is the only attorney to rank in Tier 1 for "Private Equity: Buyouts" and also rank in "Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation"

Regularly recognized by Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Practical Law Company, International Who's Who and IFLR's Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers

In the last two years alone, Mr. Radke has represented private equity sponsors and public companies in more than 40 public company M&A transactions. Most recently, he represented:
A leading global private equity firm in the $571 million cash acquisition of a provider of personal-finance information to consumers, among the 10 biggest private-equity acquisitions in 2009

Banking and payments technologies company in the almost $3 billion sale of the company to a leading provider of core processing for financial institutions
One of the world's leading private equity investment groups in its almost $1.5 billion acquisition of a premier provider of information technology solutions for the healthcare supply chain
A leading global private equity and investment advisory firm in its more than $2 billion acquisition of a leading chemical distributor
A leading credit-oriented alternative asset manager in its more than $1billion bid for one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of packaged ice in the United States

One of the nation's leading operators of general acute care hospitals in its almost $7 billion acquisition of a competing hospital operator.

Mr. Radke has also represented sponsors in innumerable fund formations. Ranked nationally for "Private Equity: Fund Formation" in Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Mr. Radke is called a "firm stalwart" and noted for bringing "a wealth of experience to the table in both fund formation and LBOs."

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