FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20580 NOTICE OF ApPEARANCE 

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(", ,-, .. CASE NAME FILEIDOCKET NUMBER r-----------------------------------~ .. McWANE, INC .• et. al. J " i 60005-1 i :' ,;" "';, j 

Pursuant to Section 4.1 of the Commission's Rules of Practice, I (we) am (are) entering in the above 

proceeding the appearance of 

r counsel supporting the complaint (Complete Items 1, 3, 4, and 5 below) 

r counselor representative for the respondent (Complete Items 1, 2, 4, and 5 below) 

IX counselor representative for a third party (Complete Items 1, 2, 4, and 5 below) 

1. COUNSEL OR REPRESENTATIVE 

Include the name, address, email address, and telephone number of each 

counselor representative entering an appearance in the above proceeding, 

Abbott B. Lipsky, Jr. 

Jason D. Cruise 

Michael L. Hitsky 

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP 

555 Eleventh Street, NW, Suite 1000 

Washington, DC 20004-1304 

Telephone: (202) 637-2200 

Facsimile: (202) 637-2201 

3. ASSOCIATE/ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 

4. SIGNATURE OF SENIOR COUNSEL 

2. RESPONDENT(S) OR THIRD PARTY(IES) 

Include the address and telephone numbers of all persons, partnerships, 

corporations, or associations on whose behalf this Notice of Appearance 

is being filed. 

U.S. Pipe & Foundry Company, Inc. 

3300 1st Avenue North 

PO Box 10406 R G I Birmingham, AL 35222 0 I· 

Telephone: 866-347-7473 . 

5. DATE SIGNED 

IIMarch 5, 2012 

Return this form to: Federal Trade Commission 

Room H-113 

FTC Form 232 (rev. 7/11) 

600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20580 

Al 

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03 05 2012
 03 05 2012
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 


BEFORE THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 


In the Matter of PUBLIC 

McWANE, INC., 

a corporation, and 

DOCKET NO. 9351 

STAR· PIPE PRODUCTS, LTD., 

a limited partnership. 

STATEMENT OF GOOD STANDING PURSUANT TO 16 C.F.R. § 4.1 . 

In connection with the Notice ofAppearance filed on March 5, 2012, and pursuant to 16 

C.F.R. § 4.1(d), I state that I am eligible to practice before the Commission as a member ofthe 

Bar ofthe District ofColumbia (Bar No. 281774). As required by 16 C.F.R. § 4.1(d), I further 

state that I am a member of good standing within the legal profession. 

Abbott IItfi? LATHAM & WATKINS LLP 

555 Eleventh Street, NW, Suite 1000 

Washington, DC 20004-1304 

Telephone: (202) 637-2283 

Facsimile: (202) 637-2201 

Email: tad.lipsky@lw.com 

LATHAM ..WATKINS·... ArrORNEysAT LAw 

WASHINGTON. D .C. 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 


BEFORE THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 


In the Matter of PUBLIC 

McWANE, INC., 

a corporation, and 

DOCKET NO. 9351 

STAR PIPE PRODUCTS, LTD., 

a limited partnership. 

STATEMENT OF GOOD STANDING PURSUANT TO 16 C.F.R. § 4.1 

In connection with the Notice ofAppearance filed on March 5, 2012, and pursuant to 16 

C.F.R. § 4.1 (d), I state that I am eligible to practice before the Commission as a member ofthe 

Bar ofthe District ofColumbia (Bar No. 497565). As required by 16 C.F.R. §4.1(d), I further 

state that I am a member of good standing within the legal profession. 

LATHAM&WATKINS'" 

ATTORNEYS AT LAw 

WASHINGTON, D .C . 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 


BEFORE THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 


In the Matter of PUBLIC 

McWANE, INC., 

a corporation, and 

DOCKET NO. 9351 

STAR PIPE PRODUCTS, LTD., 

a limited partnership. 

STATEMENT OF GOOD STANDING PURSUANT TO 16 C.F.R. § 4.1 

In connection with the Notice ofAppearance filed on March 5, 2012, and pursuant to 16 

C.F.R. § 4.1 (d), I state that I am eligible to practice before the Commission as a member ofthe 

Bar ofthe District ofColumbia (Bar No. 991123). As required by 16 C.F.R. § 4.1(d), I further 

state that I am a member of good standing within the legal profession. 

LATHAM &WATKINS'" ArrORNEYs AT LAw 

WASHINGTON. D .C. 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 


BEFORE THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 


In the Matter of PUBLIC 

McWANE, INC., 

a corporation, and 

DOCKET NO. 9351 

STAR PIPE PRODUCTS, LTD., 

a limited partnership. 

PROOF OF SERVICE OF PUBLIC FILING AND CERTIFICATION 

I, Michael L. Hitsky, hereby certify that on this 5th day ofMarch, 2012, I caused a copy 

ofthe documents listed below to be served by hand on each ofthe following: The Office ofthe 

Secretary ofthe Federal Trade Commission (original) and the Honorable D. Michael Chappell 

(one copy), 

and by electronic mail to the Honorable D. Michael Chappell (oalj@ftc.gov); Thomas H. 

Brock (tbrock@ftc.gov); Edward Hassi (ehassi@ftc.gov); Linda Holleran (lholleran@ftc.gov); J. 

Alexander Ansaldo Oansaldo@ftc.gov); Andrew K. Mann (amann@ftc.gov); Jeanine Balbach 

Obalbach@ftc.gov); Michael J. Bloom (mjbloom@ftc.gov); Geoffrey Green (ggreen@ftc.gov); 

Joseph A. Ostoyich Ooseph.ostoyich@bakerbotts.com); Andreas Stargard 

(andreas.stargard@bakerbotts.com); William Lavery (william.lavery@bakerbotts.com); Gregory 

Huffman (Gregory.Huffman@tklaw.com); William Katz (William.Katz@tklaw.com);Nicole 

Williams (Nico1e.Williams@tklaw.com); and Brian Stoltz (Brian.Stoltz@tklaw.com): 

(1) NOTICE OF APPEARANCE; 

(2) Statement of Good Standing (Abbott B. Lipsky, Jr.); 

(3) Statement ofGood Standing (Jason D. Cruise); 

(4) Statement ofGood Standing (Michael L. Hitsky); 

(5) This Proof of Service. 
I also certify that on this 5th day ofMarch, 2012, I caused to be served one copy via first 

class mail delivery ofthe foregoing documents upon: 

Thomas Brock 

U.S. Federal Trade Commission 

600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW 

Washington, DC 20580 

Joseph A. Ostoyich 

Baker Botts LLP 

1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW 

Washington, DC·20004 

Gregory S.C. Huffinan 

Thompson and Knight LLP 

1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500 

Dallas, TX 75201 

March 5, 2012 By: ~~2ff!!br- MichaelL~ 

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP 

555 Eleventh Street NW, Suite 1000 

Washington D.C., 20009 

Tel: (202) 637-2200 

michael.hitsky@lw.com 

Counselfor us. Pipe & Foundry 

Company, Inc.