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Mergers and Acquisitions Integrated Library Contributor Wins Distinguished Service Award

(RIVERWOODS, ILL., May 3, 2006) – Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is pleased to congratulate Martin D. Ginsburg on receiving the 2006 Distinguished Service Award from the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Taxation. Ginsburg is contributing author to the Mergers & Acquisitions Integrated Library, a comprehensive online resource containing an unparalleled collection of materials from Aspen Publishers and CCH, part of the Wolters Kluwer Law & Business group, a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals.

The ABA Section of Taxation selected Ginsburg as the 2006 Distinguished Service Award recipient “in honor of his contribution to the tax system and the public, and for the high professional standards he has set as an example for succeeding generations of tax lawyers.”

“Wolters Kluwer Law & Business has leading authorities writing for our publications to ensure that we provide our customers with the most authoritative and specialized information and resources,” said Steven Santel, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business product manager. “It’s a pleasure to see Mr. Ginsburg selected for this prestigious award.”

Ginsburg is a professor specializing in tax at the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. He co-authors Mergers, Acquisitions, and Buyouts along with Jack S. Levin, senior partner in the Chicago office of international law firm, Kirkland & Ellis, LLP. An invaluable resource, Mergers, Acquisitions, and Buyouts provides deal-making strategies to ensure the best financial and tax benefits for clients and is featured in the Mergers & Acquisitions Integrated Library published by Wolters Kluwer Law & Business. The Library contains materials that professionals working in the field of mergers and acquisitions can look to for insights and strategies, including a core of analytical works by notable authors such as Ginsburg and authoritative collections of primary source materials.

About Wolters Kluwer Law & Business

Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.

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