(Boston, February 12, 2003) - Ropes & Gray announced today that Adolfo R. Garcia has joined the firm's Boston office as a partner in the Corporate Department. He will become co-head of the International Practice Group in addition to continuing his corporate/transactional work.

"Dolf's transactional practice is an excellent fit with our practice, and his emphasis on international matters is a real plus," said Douglass N. Ellis, Jr., Ropes & Gray's chairman. "As we look for natural extensions of our core practice areas outside of the U.S., Dolf will be a tremendous asset to us."

Formerly a partner at McDermott, Will & Emery, Dolf specializes in corporate, financial and international transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures.  During his twenty-nine years in practice, Dolf has been involved in transactions or other legal matters in all major money centers and developed countries as well as most of the important emerging economies. While Dolf's international practice has focused on "out-bound" work in foreign countries, the practice has also expanded in the past few years to include significant "in-bound" work for foreign clients, particularly from Western Europe and South America. Dolf also advises foreign clients on international estate and trust planning matters and has experience advising clients in connection with foreign arbitration, mediation and litigation matters.

Ropes & Gray partner Cary Armistead will continue to coordinate the firm's international work, and will collaborate with Dolf on identifying opportunities across several disciplines. Said Armistead, "We have a well-established international practice that supports our clients' trans-border business activities, particularly in structuring and implementing investments and acquisitions, and multinational distribution and licensing programs. Dolf's experience blends neatly with our current practice and bolsters our ability to serve the international needs of our clients, especially in Western Europe and South America. Dolf's fluency in Spanish and his very extensive experience in Spain and Latin America are particularly important additions to Ropes & Gray's international capabilities."

Dolf is a member of the bars of both Massachusetts and New York. He is Vice President and Director of the New England-Latin America Business Council, of which he is also a co-founder. He has been a frequent speaker and lecturer at events sponsored by corporate and business groups, including the Institute for International Research, the International Business Center of New England, the Massachusetts Port Authority, the Boston Bar Association, and the Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment.

He received his Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude from Harvard University, and went on to Georgetown University Law Center, graduating in 1974.

Ropes & Gray's International Practice Group includes attorneys from several disciplines in the firm, including:

• Antitrust
• Corporate Transactions 
• Financing and Securities 
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 
• Insolvency 
• Intellectual Property Licensing and Rights
• Management 
• Investment Management 
• Life Sciences 
• Litigation and Commercial Arbitration 
• Tax Planning

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