Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP And VS.: Confronting Modern Slavery In America To Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

ADVISORY, Jan. 29, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What:

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, a leading counselor to global financial institutions and corporations, and VS.: Confronting Modern Slavery in America, an innovative Cadwalader pro bono project dedicated to ending human trafficking in America, together will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square.

In honor of the occasion, Greg Markel, Co-Head of Cadwalader's Litigation Department and Debra Brown Steinberg, Cadwalader Partner and Chair, VS. Editorial Board will ring the Opening Bell.

Where:

NASDAQ MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43 ^rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When:

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 – 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET     

Contact: Adam Segall [phone] [e-mail]

NASDAQ MarketSite: Jen Knapp  [phone] [e-mail]

Feed Information: *As of January 7, 2013 the Ceremony feeds will be in HD 1080i.

Fiber Line (Encompass Waterfront): 4463

Gal 3C/06C 95.05 degrees West 18 mhz Lower DL 3811 Vertical FEC 3/4 SR 13.235 DR 18.295411 MOD 4:2:0 DVBS QPSK

Facebook and Twitter:

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Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at:

http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx .

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.                     

About Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP:

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, established in 1792, is one of the world's leading international law firms, with offices in New York, London, Charlotte, Washington, Houston, Beijing, Hong Kong and Brussels. Cadwalader serves a diverse client base, including many of the world's top financial institutions and corporations, undertaking business in more than 50 countries. The firm offers legal expertise in antitrust, banking, business fraud, corporate finance, corporate governance, energy, environmental, financial restructuring, healthcare, intellectual property, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, private wealth, real estate, regulation, securitization, structured finance, and tax. More information about Cadwalader can be found at www.cadwalader.com .

About VS.: Confronting Modern Slavery in America:

VS.: Confronting Modern Slavery in America is dedicated to heightening public awareness of human trafficking in America and providing a platform for anti-trafficking organizations and agencies to work collaboratively and innovatively together, outside their organizational silos, toward common goals. VS. is an innovative pro bono project conceived and executed by the Women's Leadership Initiative of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP.

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