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Joseph Frumkin s practice focuses on U.S. and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and general corporate representation. Mr. Frumkin has recently represented TXU in its acquisition by an investor consortium led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Texas Pacific Group, Endesa in connection with the acquisition by Enel and Acciona, as well as in the cash tender offer by E.ON and unsolicited exchange offer by Gas Natural, a Macquarie-led investor group in its acquisition of Duquesne Light Holdings, RR Donnelley in its acquisition of Banta, Tenaris in its acquisition of Maverick Tube and AT&T in its acquisition of BellSouth. Mr. Frumkin also has represented, SBC Communications and Cingular in Cingular s acquisition of AT&T Wireless, Telewest Global, Inc. in its acquisition by NTL Incorporated, USF in its acquisition by Yellow Roadway, General Growth in its acquisition of The Rouse Company, Moore Wallace Corporation in its combination with RR Donnelley & Sons, Prudential in its acquisitions of CIGNA s retirement business and American Skandia, UBS in its acquisition of the Enron energy trading business, Centrica plc in its acquisition of assets from New Power Holdings, Allegheny Energy in connection with its financial restructuring, Wisconsin Central in its acquisition by Canadian National, Powergen plc in its acquisition by E.ON A.G., ING in its acquisition of Aetna, DTE Energy in its acquisition of MCN Energy, Allegheny Energy in its acquisition of the Merrill Lynch energy trading business, Big Flower Holdings in its recapitalization by Thomas H. Lee Company, and Powergen plc in its acquisition of LG&E Energy. He has represented AT&T Inc. (formerly SBC Communications) in numerous transactions, including its acquisitions of BellSouth, AT&T, Pacific Telesis, SNET, Prodigy, Associated Communications and other cellular telephone businesses, in its wireless joint venture with BellSouth and in its divestiture of Ameritech cellular telephone properties and other cellular telephone properties. Mr. Frumkin was an American Lawyer "Dealmaker of the Year" in 2004 for his work in the Cingular-AT&T Wireless transaction. He was named to The BTI Transactions All-Star Team (2008) and has been recognized as a leading lawyer in recent editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (Chambers and Partners); Guide to the World s Leading Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyers (Euromoney); The International Who's Who of Merger & Acquisition Lawyers and The International Who s Who of Business Lawyers (Law Business Research); The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White); New York Super Lawyers; and The Lawdragon 500: Leading Lawyers in America (2007), The Lawdragon 500: Leading Dealmakers in America (2007) and The Lawdragon 500: New Stars, New Worlds (2006). | 