Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced today that Alasdair Balfour will join the Firm's antitrust practice as a partner on May 1, 2010 and will be based in the Firm's London office. He has extensive experience advising in relation to European Commission and United Kingdom antitrust and regulatory investigations across a broad range of industry sectors, with a particular focus on merger control and cartel work. Mr. Balfour was most recently a partner at Olswang LLP in London and previously spent 10 years with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in London, Brussels and Washington, DC.

"We are delighted that someone with Alasdair's experience is joining our antitrust practice. Antitrust is a critical component of any large-scale transaction and Alasdair will greatly assist our clients in evaluating and structuring transactions in order to accomplish their objectives," said Valerie Ford Jacob, Fried Frank's Chairperson.

Mr. Balfour's appointment comes seven months after Barry Nigro returned to Fried Frank to head up the Firm's antitrust practice.

"Alasdair's appointment is a key part of our commitment to developing a premier antitrust practice," said partner and head of the antitrust practice, Barry Nigro. "His extensive experience in high-profile merger investigations and complex antitrust litigation and cartel investigations will greatly enhance our ability to offer seamless antitrust advice and counsel to clients of the Firm around the world."