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July 24, 2008

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Thelen's Work for Client Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Named Outsourcing Partnership Deal of the Year

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NEW YORK -- Thelen LLP, an international law firm, has announced that one of the firm's outsourcing deals had been chosen as the "Best Partnership" in the distinguished 2008 Outsourcing Excellence Awards sponsored by the Everest Group and Forbes magazine. The award honors the most outstanding outsourcing relationships worldwide and selected by a panel of industry experts after rigorous review of all components of a relationship.

Partner Kenneth Adler, the chair of Thelen's Outsourcing group and an authority on complex global and domestic outsourcing transactions, handled the deal for long-time client Harvard Pilgrim Health Care as the company negotiated a $1 billion contract extension with Texas-based Perot Systems Corporation for IT and Business Process Services. Mr. Adler was assisted on the deal by Thelen partner Steve Semerdjian, who also concentrates on complex outsourcing and IT matters.

Under the new contract, Harvard Pilgrim will realize approximately $150 million in administrative cost savings over the life of the agreement through the consolidation and leveraging of its technology, administrative functions and redesign of administrative operations. Perot Systems will operate and support Harvard Pilgrim's information technology infrastructure, business applications and administrative business operations.

The Thelen team worked closely with the legal team from Harvard Pilgrim, led by General Counsel Laura Peabody, to create an agreement that is closely aligned with Harvard Pilgrim's business goals, including long term operations and IT strategies.

Harvard Pilgrim CEO Charles Baker praised Mr. Adler's handling of the deal. "Ken was a key adjunct to HPHC's team and instrumental in steering us through this unique and complex transaction," Mr. Baker said. Harvard Pilgrim General Counsel Laura Peabody agreed, "Ken has an acute knowledge of the outsourcing industry and current trends. He has the unique ability to navigate through the business and legal issues to focus on the key items and assist structuring a winning business solution."

For more information, contact:

Kevin Livingston
National Manager of Public Relations
Thelen LLP
415.369.7224
klivingston@thelen.com

About Thelen
Thelen is an international law firm with approximately 500 attorneys and is widely known for its premier practices in the areas of Construction; Corporate/Finance; Technology, Media, and Communications; Energy; and Complex Litigation. Other premier practice areas of the firm include Real Estate, Labor and Employment, Intellectual Property, Bankruptcy, Domestic and International Tax, and Employee Benefits.

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