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Big Deals

1. Latham & Watkins and KSB Partners advise TLG Capital on its India investment - Bar & Bench, (Latham & Watkins), July 27, 2010
2. Davis Polk, Kirkland Lead on Roper-iTradeNetwork Deal - The Am Law Daily, (Davis Polk; Kirkland & Ellis), July 26, 2010
3. K12 Inc. Announces Acquisition of KC Distance Learning, Inc. - Trading Markets (press release), (Kirkland & Ellis), July 26, 2010
4. Knight Capital Group Announces Acquisition of Astor Asset Management - PR Newswire (press release), (Thompson Hine; K & L Gates; Kirkland & Ellis), July 26, 2010
5. Lion to buy Picard in biggest French LBO since 2008 - Reuters UK, (Cleary Gottlieb), July 26, 2010

1. Former Federal Prosecutor Ryan D. McConnell Joins Haynes and Boone White Collar Criminal Defense Practice, Haynes and Boone, July 26, 2010
2. Assistant U.S. Attorney T. Markus Funk Joins Perkins Coie’s Expanding Investigations and White Collar Defense Practice, Perkins Coie, July 26, 2010
3. Mallesons Hires Clifford Chance Disputes Partner Denis Brock for Hong Kong - Bloomberg, (Clifford Chance), July 27, 2010
4. DLA's Doug Spear heads to Nelson Mullins - Atlanta Business Chronicle (blog), (Nelson Mullins), July 26, 2010
5. Kaye Scholer gets 3 from Dewey & LeBoeuf - San Jose Business Journal, (Kaye Scholer; Dewey & LeBoeuf), July 26, 2010
6. Nixon Peabody Loses 2 More Partners - The National Law Journal, (Sonnenschein Nath; DLA Piper; Seyfarth Shaw; Pillsbury Winthrop; Nixon Peabody), July 26, 2010

1. 'Jailbreaking' iPhones and unlocking carrier restrictions legal, government says | Technology | Los Angeles Times, July 26, 2010
2. Falcon Discovery Opens Discovery and Technology Management Facilities in Denver, July 26, 2010

US FIRMS

Atlanta

1. King & Spalding e-Learn Advises Public Companies on the Dodd-Frank Act, King & Spalding, July 26, 2010

1. ML Strategies Weekly Energy and Environment Update (7/25/10), Mintz Levin, July 27, 2010
2. Private equity firms required to register with SEC; Wall Street reform will have other effects on private equity funds, Choate, Hall, July 26, 2010
3. Ropes & Gray scores high in Legal 500 rankings, Ropes & Gray, July 26, 2010
4. Law360 Exergen Escapes False Marking Suit Due To Overlap, Fish & Richardson, July 26, 2010
5. Foley Hoag Congratulates its Client, 38 Studios - Foley Hoag Congratulates its Client, 38 Studios, Foley Hoag, July 26, 2010

1. Bob Bragalone and Mercedes Colwin to Speak at PLUS International Conference November 10-12, 2010, Gordon & Rees, July 26, 2010
2. Legal Alert: Interim Final Rules On First-Dollar Preventive Services, Lewis Brisbois, July 26, 2010
3. International Employment Lawyer Philip M. Berkowitz Joins Littler Mendelson's New York Office, Littler Mendelson, July 26, 2010
4. Luce Forward Picks Up Two Real Estate Attorneys in San Francisco, Luce, Forward, July 26, 2010
5. San Francisco Employment Attorney Quoted in Multiple Publications Regarding California Employment Conditions, Sedgwick, Detert, July 26, 2010
6. Healthcare Special Counsel Shelley Hubner Quoted in the ABA Journal, Sedgwick, Detert, July 26, 2010
7. San Francisco Attorney Quoted in FDA Article Regarding Generics Lawsuits and FDA Approval, Sedgwick, Detert, July 26, 2010
8. Orrick Represents FESCO in US$900 Million Sale of Port Terminals, Orrick, July 26, 2010
9. Latham & Watkins Advises TLG Capital on Investment in India’s Largest Cartridge Refilling and Laptop Repair Services Company, Latham & Watkins, July 26, 2010
10. Media Partner's Comments on Defamatory Emails Carried by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press's Newsletter, Sedgwick, Detert, July 26, 2010
11. Houston Special Counsel Quoted on Free Access to Crime Files and Closed Hospital Board Meetings, Sedgwick, Detert, July 26, 2010

1. Super Lawyers Profiles Gary Hernandez, Sonnenschein, July 27, 2010
2. Social Responsibility: Much Shelist Shows How Much We Care, Much Shelist, July 26, 2010
3. Mayer Brown advises NXP Semiconductors on its acquisition of Jennica Ltd, Mayer Brown, July 26, 2010
4. A PTO that Can Do Its Job: Patent Reform that Everyone Can Agree On, Mayer Brown, July 26, 2010
5. Darrick J. Hooker Joins IP Litigation Group, Freeborn & Peters, July 26, 2010
6. Freeborn & Peters LLP Expands Litigation Practice with Leading International Reinsurance Team from Hogan Lovells, Freeborn & Peters, July 26, 2010
7. Jennifer Kenedy Named Managing Partner of Locke Lord's Chicago Office, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, July 26, 2010
8. Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell Wins Texas Diversity Award for Inclusion, Cultural Understanding in Workplace, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, July 26, 2010
9. Katten Offers Condolences to Family of Arthur M. Borden, Katten Muchin Rosenman, July 26, 2010
10. Sidley Austin LLP and Ashurst Advise on Inaugural Issue of Covered Bonds by Korea Housing Finance Corporation, Sidley Austin, July 26, 2010
11. Associate Anthony Gabrielson is 2010-2011 Chair of IPLAC Membership Committee, Marshall Gerstein, July 26, 2010

1. Key Provisions of The Dodd-Frank Act Broadly Implicate FCPA Compliance Issues, Reward Whistleblowing For Securities Law Violations, and Require Reports of Certain Foreign Payments, Willkie Farr: Publications, July 26, 2010
2. BS&F Partner Lee Wolosky Advocates for Legal Reform to Curtail Financial Support to Terrorist Organizations, Boies Schiller, July 26, 2010
3. Weil's Millstein, Gregory, Odoner and Dicker to Address Dodd-Frank Governance Issues in July 30th and August 6th NACD Webcasts, Weil Gotshal, July 26, 2010
4. BS&F Partner Marilyn Kunstler Named Chair of Flagship NY City Bar Committee, Boies Schiller, July 26, 2010
5. UF Law grads lead state and national bar, Boies Schiller, July 26, 2010
6. White & Case Wins Eleven Awards from Key Trade Finance Publications, White & Case, July 26, 2010
7. White & Case Adds M&A Counsel in Singapore, White & Case, July 26, 2010

1. Riley comments on the Carter decision’s affect on compliance standards, Saul Ewing, July 26, 2010
2. Fox Rothschild’s Amy Kerr Parker Elected Vice President of Lydia’s Place Board of Directors, Fox Rothschild, July 26, 2010
3. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Fox Rothschild, July 26, 2010
4. Rollovers for Business Startup: Professional Guidance is Critical, Fox Rothschild, July 26, 2010
5. Morgan Lewis Partner Provides Perspective on 2009 Supreme Court Term for BNA, Morgan Lewis, July 26, 2010

1. Jennifer Kenedy Named Managing Partner of Locke Lord's Chicago Office, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, July 26, 2010
2. Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell Wins Texas Diversity Award for Inclusion, Cultural Understanding in Workplace, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, July 26, 2010
3. Former Federal Prosecutor Ryan D. McConnell Joins Haynes and Boone White Collar Criminal Defense Practice, Haynes and Boone, July 26, 2010

1. Howrey Pro Bono Team Wins Law Firm of the Year, Howrey, July 26, 2010
2. Dodd-Frank Act Expands Federal Regulation of Public Company Governance, Executive Compensation and Disclosure, WilmerHale: Publications, July 26, 2010
3. Domestic Grating Producers Warn OSHA and CPSC about Possible Dangers of Chinese Steel Grating; Falsified Chinese Documents Call into Question Safety of Chinese Grating, Wiley Rein, July 26, 2010
4. Dow Lohnes Named to the National Journal's "Midsize Hot List", Dow, Lohnes, July 26, 2010

1. Kristy M. Johnson Installed as President of the Miami-Dade FAWL, Carlton Fields, July 26, 2010
2. Nicole C. Kibert Speaks on Low Impact Development at Environment Permitting Summer School, Carlton Fields, July 26, 2010
3. Carlton Fields Featured in Gulf Coast Business Review’s annual Gulf Coast 500, Carlton Fields, July 26, 2010
4. Jason J. Quintero Presents on Construction Defects and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Carlton Fields, July 26, 2010
5. Connecticut Science Center Names Week of July 26 Robinson & Cole Week, Robinson Cole, July 26, 2010
6. Bennett B. Borden Joins Williams Mullen as e-Discovery Co-Chair, Williams Mullen, July 26, 2010
7. Edmund D. Harllee Joins Williams Mullen’s Financial Services Team in Northern Virginia, Williams Mullen, July 26, 2010
8. Akerman Senterfitt’s Jonathan Goodman Appointed United States Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Florida, Akerman Senterfitt, July 26, 2010
9. Healthcare Update: Healthcare News from Capital Hill and The Department of Health and Human Services, Edwards Angell, July 26, 2010
10. Sally King Elected Fellow of American College of Employee Benefits Counsel, McGuireWoods, July 26, 2010
11. Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Hunton & Williams, July 26, 2010
12. Hunton & Williams Insurance Litigation Alert July 2010: Florida Supreme Court Holds That Bad Faith Liability Requires Actual Damages or Exposure to an Excess Judgment Under Contracts For Liability Insurance, Hunton & Williams, July 26, 2010
13. Lowenstein Sandler Bolsters Bankruptcy, Financial Reorganization & Creditors' Rights Group with addition of Norman Kinel, Lowenstein Sandler, July 26, 2010

1. Honigman’s Julie E. Robertson Presents at SCCIA’s Webinar Series, Honigman, July 26, 2010
2. English Media Libel Claim Struck Out by High Court, Bryan Cave, July 26, 2010
3. Bryan Cave LLP’s Washington Office Receives LEED® Gold Certification, Bryan Cave, July 26, 2010
4. Two Quarles & Brady Partners Recognized by Florida Trend, Quarles & Brady, July 26, 2010
5. Darby Turner appointed to University of Kentucky Athletic Association Board of Directors, Greenebaum Doll, July 26, 2010
6. Ten ways to minimize the legal pitfalls of sustainable design and construction, Stites & Harbison, July 26, 2010
7. Northwestern Law, Jones Day Agree to On-Campus Interviewing in September, Jones Day, July 26, 2010
8. Who’s Who Legal Recognizes 14 SHB Product Liability Lawyers, Shook Hardy, July 26, 2010
9. Federal Court Decision Highlights Importance of Hospital Peer Review Committees, Honigman, July 26, 2010
10. 14 Dinsmore and Shohl Attorneys Named to 2010 Kentucky Super Lawyers List, Dinsmore & Shohl, July 26, 2010
11. Litigation partner Michael Vella joins Jones Day in Shanghai, Jones Day, July 26, 2010
12. Martin R. Lueck is Minnesota’s Top Super Lawyer 2010, Robins Kaplan, July 26, 2010
13. Mark Stuaan To Serve As Indiana Chair for the Criminal Law and Procedure Committee, Barnes & Thornburg, July 26, 2010
14. Mark Stuaan Elected to Executive Committee of Wabash College Society of Class Agents, Barnes & Thornburg, July 26, 2010
15. Attorney Presentation - Courtroom Confidential: Civil Skills for Better Closing Arguments, Barnes & Thornburg, July 26, 2010

1. Assistant U.S. Attorney T. Markus Funk Joins Perkins Coie’s Expanding Investigations and White Collar Defense Practice, Perkins Coie, July 26, 2010