WILLIAM G. CALDES in a 1986 graduate of the University of Delaware, where he earned a B.A. with a double major in Economics and Political Science. Mr. Caldes received his J.D. in 1994 from Rutgers School of Law at Camden, and then served as law clerk to the Honorable Rushton H. Ridgway of New Jersey Superior Court, Cumberland County. Mr.Caldes was formerly associated with the law firm Meredith, Cohen, Greenfogel & Skirnick, where he practiced in the areas of antitrust, securities, and other complex litigation.

Among the recent cases in which Mr. Caldes has participated are In re McKesson HBOC, Inc. Securities Litigation, Master File No. 99-CV-20743 (N.D.Cal.); In re K-Dur Antitrust Litigation , MDL No. 1419 (D.N.J.); In re Relafen Antitrust Litigation, C.A. No. 01-12222 (D.Mass); In re Buspirone Antitrust Litigation , MDL No. 1413 (S.D.N.Y.); In re Linerboard Antitrust Litigation, C.A. No.98-5055 (E.D.Pa.); In re Dynamic Random Assess Memory (DRAM) Antitrust Litigation, No.M-02-1486 PJH (N.D. Cal.); In re Baycol Products Litigation, No. 1431 (D. Minn.); In re Vitamins Antitrust Litigation , Misc. No. 99-0197(TFH) (D.D.C.).

He has also participated in such cases as General Refractories Co. v. Washington Mills Electro Minerals Corp., No. 95-CV580S(S) (E.D.N.Y.); In re Brand Name Prescription Drugs Antitrust Litigation, No. 94-C-897 (N.D. Ill.); In re Nasdaq Market-Makers Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1023 (S.D.N.Y.); In re Flat Glass Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1200 (W.D. Pa.); and In re Carpet Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1075 (N.D.Ga.). Mr. Caldes is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the State of New Jersey, and the United States District Courts for the District of New Jersey and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.