LOS ANGELES, September 20, 2007 – Edwin F. Feo, co-chair of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy’s Global Project Finance Group, and Kenneth J. Baronsky, Managing Partner of the firm’s Los Angeles office and Chair of the Global Corporate Group in Los Angeles, rank among the Top 100 California Leading Lawyers as reported by the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal. Mr. Feo was recognized for his work on the Cheniere Energy Sabine Pass project, the nation’s largest liquefied natural gas financing deal at $1.5 billion. Mr. Baronsky was recognized for his M&A work, including his recent representation of Fertitta Colony Partners in its $8.8 billion leverage buyout of Station Casinos, Inc., one of the largest LBOs of the year. Both attorneys have appeared previously in the Top 100 list.
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