Structured Finance Lawyer Mark S. Dola Joins King & Spalding

WASHINGTON, D.C.--(Marketwire - April 7, 2008) - King & Spalding, a leading international law firm, announced today that structured finance lawyer Mark S. Dola has joined the firm's Washington, D.C., office as counsel. He will focus his practice on structured derivatives and securitization transactions and will participate actively in the firm's subprime and capital markets special task force.

"We are delighted to welcome Mark to the firm," said Robert S. Finley, head of King & Spalding's finance group. "Mark brings substantive experience in the structured finance sector to the firm. His addition to the finance practice further enhances our ability to provide clients with the expertise and service they need."

Dola advises issuers, underwriters, and placement agents in securitization transactions involving a variety of assets classes, including credit card and trade receivables and has considerable experience with collateralized debt obligations, credit-linked notes, and credit default swaps. Dola joins King & Spalding from McKee Nelson LLP, where he was of counsel.

Dola earned a B.A. degree at Yale University and a J.D. degree, cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center.

"I am thrilled to be joining King & Spalding," Dola said. "The solid reputation and talented lawyers of the firm's finance practice present exciting opportunities for someone with my experience, and I look forward to contributing to the firm's growth."

King & Spalding's finance practice, with more than 50 lawyers located in the firm's Atlanta, Charlotte, Dubai, London, New York and Washington, D.C., offices, represents lenders, investors, funds and borrowers in finance and other commercial transactions. The firm's finance practice has substantial industry experience in energy, media and communications, healthcare, transportation, manufacturing and franchising.

About King & Spalding

King & Spalding is an international law firm with more than 800 lawyers in Atlanta, Charlotte, Dubai, Frankfurt, Houston, London, New York, Riyadh (affiliated office), San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. The firm represents half of the Fortune 100 and in a Corporate Counsel survey in September 2007 was among the top firms representing Fortune 250 companies. For additional information, visit www.kslaw.com.

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