New York — March 11, 2010 — Hunton & Williams LLP is pleased to announce it has been shortlisted for two awards by International Financial Law Review, a leading magazine for in-house counsel and practitioners in the financial markets.

Hunton & William was nominated for Top Securitization Transaction and as Top Securitization Team for its role as issuer’s legal advisor in American General Finance Corporation’s issuance of $1.6 billion in mortgage-backed certificates.

The IFLR awards will be presented on March 25 in New York City, and are based on research from IFLR’s journalists in consultation with private practice lawyers, in-house counsel and financing specialists at investment banks around the world.

Hunton & Williams is consistently listed as a capital markets leader by Thomson Reuters. Of particular note, Hunton & Williams maintained its number one ranking as issuer and manager legal advisor (based on deal size) for US Mortgage-Backed Securities for 2009. Consistent top rankings for nearly a decade reflect Hunton & Williams’ proven track record representing clients in a wide range of capital markets activities.

About Hunton & Williams LLP

Hunton & Williams LLP provides legal services to corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals, as well as to a broad array of other entities. Since our establishment more than a century ago, Hunton & Williams has grown to nearly 1,000 lawyers serving clients in 100 countries from 18 offices around the world. While our practice has a strong industry focus on energy, financial services and life sciences, the depth and breadth of our experience extends to more than 100 separate practice areas, including bankruptcy and creditors rights, commercial litigation, corporate transactions and securities law, intellectual property, international and government relations, regulatory law, products liability, and privacy and information management.