ABOUT ARMSTRONG TEASDALE
Armstrong Teasdale LLP is a leading law firm that delivers sophisticated legal advice and exceptional client service. With over 265 attorneys practicing in 11 national and international offices, the firm serves a dynamic client base in virtually every area of law. Whether an issue is local or global, practice area specific or industry related, Armstrong Teasdale provides each client with an invaluable combination of legal resources and practical advice.

CLIENT FOCUS
Operating as a talented team of dedicated professionals, Armstrong Teasdale takes a genuine interest in a client's business by bringing a high-level of personal attention and depth of knowledge to overall business challenges, goals, and objectives. For over a century, this approach has earned Armstrong Teasdale a reputation of excellence and is the driving force behind the firm's continuing commitment to developing innovative ways to better serve our clients.

A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE
By setting high standards of excellence and providing value-added services across a broad range of legal issues, Armstrong Teasdale receives on-going recognition from clients, peers and professional organizations. Recently, Chambers USA, the publishers of an annual guide to the legal profession, awarded national honors to five Armstrong Teasdale attorneys, and included the firm's general corporate litigation, mergers & acquisitions, labor & employment and real estate practice areas within its top three rankings. In addition, Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation named Armstrong Teasdale as its firm of choice for corporate governance, corporate transactions, and intellectual property services in a survey conducted by The American Lawyer. As a result of this professional reference Armstrong Teasdale is listed in FORTUNE Magazine's exclusive publication "Go-To Law Firms of the Top U.S. Companies." The firm is acknowledged by Corporate Board Member magazine as one of the top firms that corporate directors "select to aid their companies on a broad range of corporate legal issues" and Intellectual Property Today magazine rated Armstrong Teasdale as one of the top patent law firms in the country, the first to be mentioned in Missouri. Armstrong Teasdale has also been recognized for outstanding client service by BTI Consulting Group, which surveyed more than 200 Fortune 1,000 companies to identify which law firms provide the most effective and responsive client service. Sixty-two Armstrong Teasdale attorneys are included in the most recent edition of The Best Lawyers in America (2007).

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Extending Armstrong Teasdale's national and global reach, the firm is a member of Lex Mundi, the world's leading association of 17,000 attorneys practicing in 160 elite law firms in more than 99 countries; a member of United States Law Firm Group with 6,000 attorneys practicing in 19 established law firms; and a member of State Law Resources, Inc., a national network comprised of 46 independent law firms with leading expertise in administrative, regulatory, and government relations at the state and federal levels.