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Gerson Lehrman Group Announces Launch of Council Partners Program

Through Gerson Lehrman Group's Internet-based platform, Council Partners obtain access to a broad new distribution channel to reach thousands of new types of potential clients more efficiently and at lower cost than ever before. In addition, Council Partners receive access to Gerson Lehrman Group's proprietary database of more than 200,000 individual experts to better serve their own clients by expanding their capabilities across all specialties, functions, and geographies.

"Our work with Gerson Lehrman Group has been defined by a shared commitment to providing outstanding, customized insights to the most discriminating of clients," said Orlan Johnson, a partner at Saul Ewing, a mid-Atlantic law firm with more than 250 attorneys in nine offices, serving national clients. "Partners in our firm had already worked with Gerson Lehrman Group to obtain new avenues for development. To accelerate these benefits, we decided to forge an enterprise-level relationship with Gerson Lehrman Group through their Council Partners program as part of our firm's broader commitment to growth and change."

"Gerson Lehrman Group's consulting platform and research-intensive client base provide an ideal marketing partner, through which we can extend our leadership position and client base," said Paul Semenza, Senior Vice President of DisplaySearch, a worldwide leader in display market research and consulting. "Gerson Lehrman Group's Council Partner tools will enable our analysts to spend more time conveying insightful expertise to clients, and less time handling the logistics surrounding consulting engagements, from securing confidentiality agreements to setting up appropriate payment workflow."

"Our firm is unique in the aerospace and defense industry," said Richard Aboulafia, Vice President of Teal Group, a consulting firm with offices in Virginia,Ohio, andCalifornia. "Gerson Lehrman Group's platform provides us with a distribution channel, payment platform, and partner in serving an important and demanding part of our client base."

Gerson Lehrman Group clients benefit from efficient, on-demand access to Council Partners, using the same rules-based environment with which they already engage Gerson Lehrman Group's more than 200,000 individual subject- matter experts. Professionals at Council Partner firms are available for in-depth projects, in-person meetings, and telephone consultations.

"Many top firms invest time and resources to market their services, diversify their client bases, and sharpen their insights," said Dmitri Mehlhorn, Managing Director of Gerson Lehrman Group. "Our technology-enabled platform provides such firms with a streamlined opportunity to achieve all those goals with the greatest impact, while also growing revenue, rather than spending money."

A partial list of Council Partners is attached. Further information about the Council Partners Program, including a list of Premium Partners, is available at http://www.glgroup.com/Council-Partners/Council-Partners-1.html.

About Gerson Lehrman Group

Gerson Lehrman Group provides technology and services to support a marketplace for expertise. Since 1998, its platform for consultation and collaboration has helped the world's leading financial services firms, consultancies, corporations, and nonprofits find, engage, and manage experts in a broad range of industries and disciplines. Gerson Lehrman Group's unparalleled network of the world's leading expert consultants, known as the Gerson Lehrman Group Councils, includes more than 200,000 subject matter experts who educate and provide insight to decision makers through a wide range of consulting methods, including telephone consultations, expert surveys and seminars. Gerson Lehrman Group has invested in one of the world's most sophisticated infrastructures for expert recruiting and compliance. For more information about Gerson Lehrman Group, please visit www.glgroup.com.

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    Gerson Lehrman Group Contact:
    Christopher Stella
    212-880-6517



    Council Partner               Description
    ACA Associates                ACA Associates specializes in the commercial
                                  aviation industry, which includes
                                  manufacturers, airlines, airports,
                                  after-market support companies, and ground
                                  service companies.

    Alliant Emerging Markets      Alliant Emerging Markets' goal is to help
                                  clients capitalize on the growth potential
                                  of developing economies by quantifying,
                                  prioritizing, and mitigating the impact of
                                  credit, financial, and political risks.

    Auriemma Consulting Group     ACG has offered comprehensive, high-quality
                                  management consulting to the financial
                                  services industry, specifically in the
                                  payments and lending markets.

    Bingham McCutchen LLP         Bingham McCutchen LLP is a national law
                                  firm with global capabilities, with nearly
                                  1,000 attorneys in 14 offices.

    Clark & Weinstock             Clark & Weinstock provide the highest-level
                                  strategic advice and consulting services.
                                  They represent some of the world's largest
                                  corporations, mid-size companies, major
                                  trade associations, as well as large and
                                  small nonprofit organizations.

    CPM Group                     CPM Group is a leading commodities research,
                                  consulting, investment banking and asset
                                  management company. CPM is focused on the
                                  fundamental analysis of global commodities
                                  markets.

    DisplaySearch                 DisplaySearch is a leading provider of
                                  information, consulting and conferences on
                                  the display supply chain and display-related
                                  industries.

    Health Economics Consulting   HECG is a group of academic health
     Group                        economists and health services researchers
                                  providing analysis of costs and outcomes,
                                  markets and businesses, and regulations and
                                  policies.

    International Data            IDC is the premier global provider of market
     Corporation (IDC)            intelligence, advisory services, and events
                                  for the information technology,
                                  telecommunications, and consumer technology
                                  markets.

    Javelin Group                 Javelin Group advises on all of the issues
                                  central to the performance of retailers,
                                  distributors and retail investors.

    Javelin Strategy & Research   Javelin is the leading independent provider
                                  of quantitative research focused exclusively
                                  on financial services topics.

    John Burns Real Estate        John Burns Real Estate Consulting helps
     Consulting                   executives make informed home building
                                  industry decisions. Their clients include
                                  home builders, developers, lenders, equity
                                  investors and product manufacturers.

    Jon Peddie Research           Jon Peddie Research provides specialized
                                  services to companies in high-tech fields
                                  including graphics hardware development,
                                  multimedia for professional applications and
                                  consumer electronics, entertainment
                                  technology, high-end computing, and Internet
                                  access.

    Life Sciences Strategy Group  Life Science Strategy Group has extensive
                                  experience conducting strategic consulting
                                  and market research engagements in many
                                  therapeutic and technology markets.

    Muse Stancil & Co.            Muse consultants bring an average of 15
                                  years direct industry experience from
                                  operating companies and 28 years of total
                                  experience in the global energy industry.

    Ovum Ltd.                     Ovum is a leading business information
                                  providers operating in the technology and
                                  information, communication and telecoms
                                  sectors.

    PKF Consulting Corporation    PKF Consulting (PKFC) is an international
                                  firm of management consultants, industry
                                  specialists, and appraisers who provide a
                                  full range of services to the hospitality,
                                  real estate, and tourism industries.

    R. W. Beck, Inc.              R. W. Beck advances financial, energy,
                                  water/wastewater and solid waste enterprises
                                  by applying our distinct blend of technical
                                  expertise and business acumen to help solve
                                  complex problems.

    Saul Ewing LLP                Saul Ewing LLP is a full service law firm
                                  with more than 250 lawyers in nine offices
                                  in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey,
                                  Delaware, New York and DC.

    Spectrum Gaming Group         Spectrum Gaming Group is a full-service
                                  international gaming consultancy with a
                                  highly prized reputation for integrity and
                                  experience.

    Stancil & Co.                 Stancil & Co. supports energy corporations
                                  and financial institutions in the downstream
                                  oil and gas, biofuels, and petrochemical
                                  industries in their efforts to expand and
                                  prosper in the global marketplace.

    Teal Group Corporation        Teal Group supplies reliable, accurate,
                                  independent aerospace and defense industry
                                  market intelligence.

    The Sullivan Group Real       Sullivan Group Real Estate Advisors
     Estate Advisors              provides in-depth analytical reports and
                                  strategic planning services to the nation's
                                  Housing industry.

    Wiley Rein LLP                Wiley Rein LLP is a full-service law firm
                                  with over 275 attorneys practicing in more
                                  than two-dozen specialties of law.

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