WASHINGTON—SEPTEMBER 16, 2005—Three Arent Fox attorneys were named ‘Top Washington Lawyers’ at the 2005 Top Washington Lawyers awards program, sponsored by the Washington Business Journal.

Arent Fox Member Craig King was named winner in the category of Government Contracts, while Tony Lupo won for Intellectual Property. Associate Savalle Sims was recipient of the "Young Guns" honor, given to the most promising young attorney.

Arent Fox finalists included Michael Stevens in the category of Employment Contracts, and Joseph Rieser in Tax.

Marc Fleischaker, Arent Fox Chairman, stated, "The results reflect the quality of our lawyers and the recognition of that quality throughout the city. Arent Fox strives to create and maintain an environment where attorneys can flourish. Receiving this recognition further solidifies our success in doing so."

This year the judges received more than 350 nominations in 14 categories. The group was winnowed to 54 semi-finalists, and Arent Fox accounted for almost 10 percent of that number.

About Arent Fox

Arent Fox, a full-service law firm with offices in Washington, D.C. and New York, is recognized as a leader in areas including international trade, intellectual property, real estate, health care/life sciences, and litigation. The firm has a wide range of expertise in corporate securities and transactions, financial restructuring and bankruptcy, government relations and regulation, labor and employment law, finance, tax, corporate compliance and the global business market.

Arent Fox provides services to Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, trade associations, foreign governments, long-term care facilities, start-up companies and other entities.