WASHINGTON—Feb. 26, 2007— Arent Fox announced today that Dennis H. Blumer has joined the firm to lead a new higher education practice from the Washington, DC, office.

Blumer joins the firm as a partner after a 12-year tenure as vice president and general counsel at The George Washington University (GW), the District of Columbia’s largest private employer. At GW, Blumer managed the university’s corporate and legal activities, directing a staff of 12 in-house attorneys and numerous outside counsel on legal issues ranging from real estate to international affairs.

Previously, Blumer served as executive assistant to the president of the University of Maryland, College Park. While there, he took a leave of absence to direct a project for the Carnegie Corporation on collective bargaining in higher education.

Blumer has been a member of the higher education legal community for 40 years, working for various public and private universities across the nation. Among other professional activities, he serves on the boards of Strayer University and AMHIC Mutual Health Insurance Company. In addition, he recently served on the board of directors of the National Association of College and University Attorneys.

“We are thrilled that Dennis is joining us and look forward to his leading our new higher education practice group,” remarked Arent Fox Chairman Marc Fleischaker. “We already represent a number of colleges and universities as well as their trade associations, and growing this practice area will prove invaluable.”

Blumer received both a BA in history and his law degree from Yale University.

About Arent Fox

Arent Fox – a full-service law firm with offices in Washington, New York and Los Angeles – is a recognized leader in areas including intellectual property, real estate, health care, life sciences and litigation. With more than 300 lawyers, Arent Fox has a wide range of expertise in corporate securities and transactions, financial restructuring and bankruptcy, government relations and regulation, labor and employment, finance, tax, corporate compliance and the global business market. The firm provides services to Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, trade associations, foreign governments, long-term care facilities, start-up companies and other entities.