December 2009

New York  KTP Selected to Advise the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program

KTP has been selected by the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) to provide legal advisory services to SIGTARP in connection with its responsibilities to conduct, supervise and coordinate audits and investigations of any actions taken under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. Our services will primarily focus on advising SIGTARP with respect to the following:

•Rights and obligations under various operating and other agreements entered into by or on behalf of Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) participants, vendors, the U.S. Department of Treasury or other agencies involved in TARP;

•Corporate law issues, including formations, acquisitions, sales, joint ventures, mergers, governance matters, conflicts of interest issues, public offerings, reorganizations and taxation;

•Banking law issues, including charters, holding companies, reporting requirements, fund transfers, credit facilities, structured derivative products and capitalizations; and

•Securities law issues, including issuances, registrations, purchases and sales, underwritings, proxies and fiduciary duties.