Timothy J. Stanton Joins Ogletree Deakins' Chicago Office

CHICAGO – May 25, 2006 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), the nation’s third largest labor and employment law firm, is pleased to welcome Timothy J. Stanton as a shareholder in the firm’s Chicago office. Mr. Stanton comes to Ogletree Deakins from Gardner Carton & Douglas LLP.

Mr. Stanton works extensively in the rapidly changing area of employee benefits law and actively counsels clients on ERISA fiduciary duties, health information privacy and security, retiree medical age discrimination, and consumer-directed health plans. He is frequently quoted on employee benefits issues in leading business and professional publications such as Business Insurance, Employee Benefit News, HR Magazine, and CCH Employee Benefit Management Directions.

“It’s great to have Tim on board,” said Robert Casey, a managing shareholder of the firm’s Chicago office. “He has a tremendous amount of experience in employee benefits law and his knowledge and expertise in this area will definitely benefit our clients.”

With more than a dozen attorneys practicing exclusively in the firm’s Employee Benefits Practice Group, Ogletree Deakins has one of the largest teams of employee benefits and executive compensation practitioners in the United States. The group is devoted to helping employers with various employee benefits matters including executive compensation arrangements, health savings account plans, HIPAA requirements, COBRA rules, welfare and fringe benefits programs, and severance pay plans.

About Ogletree Deakins

Ogletree Deakins is the nation’s third largest labor and employment law firm, representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. The firm has more than 300 lawyers located in 24 offices from Miami to Los Angeles. In addition to handling labor and employment law matters, the firm has thriving practices focused on business immigration, employee benefits, and workplace safety and health law.  Ogletree Deakins represents a diverse range of clients, including more than half of the Fortune 50 corporations in the U.S.

For more information, please contact Karen Gonzales, communications manager, at 210-277-3606.