Philip Rosen

Partner

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

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NYMEX Holdings, Inc. Sale of NYMEX Holdings Represented NYMEX Holdings in connection with its $9.5 billion sale to CME Group, Inc.

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Africa Israel Investments Ltd. Acquisition Financing for 60.5 Acres Adjacent to Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Represented Africa Israel Investments Ltd. (a member of WAICCS Las Vegas LLC, a consortium including Witkoff Group, Cipriani Properties and Edge Group) in the $524 million acquisition financing (as part of the $540 million acquisition) of 60.5 acres of vacant land adjacent to Hard Rock Hotel & Casino from Edge Star Partners LLC and Edge Las Vegas Development LLC.

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Africa Israel Investments Ltd. Acquisition of 60.5 Acres Adjacent to Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada Represented Africa Israel Investments Ltd. (a member of WAICCS Las Vegas LLC, a consortium including The Witkoff Group, Cipriani Properties and The Edge Group) in the $625 million acquisition of 60.5 acres of vacant land adjacent to Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada from Edge Star Partners LLC and Edge Las Vegas Development LLC.

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Friendly Ice Cream Corporation Sale of Friendly Ice Cream Corporation Advised Friendly Ice Cream Corporation in connection with its $337 million going private acquisition by Sun Capital Partners.

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Port Authority of NY & NJ Sale of Port Newark Container Terminal Represented The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey in the sale by Dubai Ports of P&O Ports America (including Port Newark Container Terminal) to American International Group (AIG).

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Port Authority of NY & NJ Sale of Maher Terminals Inc. Represented The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in the sale of Maher Terminals to RREEF Infastructure, Deutsche Bank's infrastructure fund.

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Port Authority of NY & NJ Sale of the Terminals Division of Orient Overseas Limited Represented The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey in the $2.35 billion sale of New York Container Terminal and Global Container Terminal by Orient Overseas Port to Ontario Teachers Pension Plan.

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Metropolitan Transportation Authority In the Matter of Madison Square Garden, L.P. v. New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Jets Development LLC On behalf of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Weil Gotshal defeated a challenge by Madison Square Garden and a number of community groups to the MTA’s Board’s decision to proceed with negotiations with the New York Jets to allow the team to build a new football stadium on Manhattan’s West Side. more

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Trump Atlantic City Associates Senior Secured Notes Offering by Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. Represented Trump Atlantic City Associates (the bondholders committee) in the $1.25 billion Senior Secured Notes Offering by Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc.

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Verint Systems Inc. Common Stock Offering by Verint Systems Inc. Represented Verint Systems Inc. in its $132 million secondary offering of common stock.

Georgetown University

J.D.

1981

Yeshiva University

B.A.

1978

Chair - Distressed Real Estate Symposium (New York, NY, February 27, 2002)

Lenders Panel II - Debt - Short/Long Term - Portfolio, Conduit, Agency (New York, October 11, 2001) 20th Annual Lawrence B. Mink Income Property Seminar.

Chair, Hotel Investing in a Down Market (New York, May 28, 2005)

Distress in the Hospitality Industry (New York, June 19, 2003)

Moderator, Distress in the Hospitality Industry (New York, June 19, 2003)

Secondary Trading in Opportunity Fund Interests (New York, May 28, 2003)

IMN Opportunity Fund Conference (New York, May 28, 2003)

Second Annual Distressed Real Estate Symposium (New York, NY, February 20, 2003)

Legal Issues Affecting Opportunity Funds Investing Outside the U.S. (London, November 22, 2002)

Real Estate's Crucial Role in an Effective Restructuring (New York, NY, October 17, 2002)

Opportunity Funds: Investing in a Changing Market (New York, NY, June 20, 2002)

Third Annual U.S. Forum on Real Estate Opportunity Fund Investing, "Domestic Outlook." (New York, NY, May 29, 2002)

Talkline, Real Estate Investment Bankers Perspective Financing in Light of the Recession, Enron, K-Mart, Global Crossing and the Financial Markets. (WMCA 570 AM, May 08, 2002)

Retail Tenant Bankruptcy (Washington DC, April 23, 2002)

ICSC Mid-Atlantic 2002, "Surviving the Bankruptcy Process, Who's at Risk?" (Washington, DC, April 23, 2002)

American Israel Public Affairs Committee Conference (Washington DC, April 22, 2002)