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March 1, 2002

Dieux & Associes, a premier Belgian law firm specializing in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities, commercial litigation, and business reorganization and restructurings, combines with Willkie effective as of March 1, 2002. The firm will operate in Belgium as Willkie Farr & Gallagher.

The firm is pleased to announce that Dieux & Associes, a premier Belgian law firm specializing in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities, commercial litigation, and business reorganization and restructurings, has combined with Willkie effective as of March 1, 2002. The firm will operate in Belgium as Willkie Farr & Gallagher.

Xavier Dieux, the founding partner of Dieux & Associes, has become a Willkie partner, and Jean-Quentin De Cuyper and Didier Willermain have become Special European Counsel.

The combination of Dieux & Associes with Willkie Farr & Gallagher represents an expansion of Willkie’s European presence and will allow both groups to further develop their international and European activities in their core areas of expertise. Willkie currently has offices in New York, Washington, D.C., Paris, London, Milan, Rome, and Frankfurt. Dieux & Associes has been regularly involved in major international and domestic transactions, providing highly specialized and tailored services.

The Brussels office is located at Rue des Colonies, 11, 1000 Bruxelles. Tel: +32 02 517 61 01, Fax: +32 02 517 65 13.

Jean-Quentin De Cuyper
Jean-Quentin De Cuyper National Partner Corporate & Financial Services