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Banking and finance
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Acquisitions and mergers
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Branch acquisitions
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Bridge loans
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Commercial loans
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Convertible and hybrid securities
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Credit enhancements for bond financing
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Enforcement of loan documentation
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Equipment finance
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Equity line of credit financing
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Lease financing
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Lender liability
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Lender liability and consumer credit
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Letters of credit
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Loan documentation
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Loan workouts
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Mezzanine lending
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Mortgage banking
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Participation agreements
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Regulatory matters
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SBA Section 504 lending
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Secured loans
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Securitizations
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Trust preferred securities
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Bankruptcy/creditor's rights/insolvency
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Accounts receivable collections
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Adversary proceedings
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Avoidance actions
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Chapter 11 reorganizations
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Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 cases
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Collections
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Committee representation
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Contested plan confirmations
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Creditor representation
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Creditor's litigation
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Debtor in Possession Financing (DIP)
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Debtor in Possession Financing (DIP)
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Debtor representation
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Deficiency judgment actions
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Discovery in aid of execution
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Financing
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Foreclosures
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Garnishments
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Liquidation
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Mechanics liens
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Receiverships
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Refinancing
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Replevin of personal property
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Representation of purchasers of assets in bankruptcy
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Securitizations
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Sheriff's sales
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Tax sales
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Workouts
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Construction
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Corporate/business
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Environmental
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Estate and Financial Planning
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Government relations
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Health care
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Intellectual property
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Acquisition due diligence
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Advertising
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Anti-piracy litigation
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Business methods and e-commerce
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Carriage of broadcast signals by cable and DBS operators
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Clearance review
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Confidentiality/ non-disclosure agreements
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Copyright - advice, registration and litigation
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Data ownership
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Development agreements
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IP issues in business transactions
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Information technology
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Infringement
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Internet and e-commerce
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Internet privacy and information use policies and counseling
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Lanham Act litigation
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Licensing and technology, distribution agreements
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Litigation (patent, trademark, trade secret litigation)
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Maintenance/support agreements
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Network hardware and software purchase and installation agreements
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Non-compete covenants
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Opinions
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Patent infringement defense
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Piracy claims
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Privacy
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Retransmission consent agreements
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Software agreements
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Technology transactions
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Theft of cable / satellite service
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Trade dress
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Trade secrets
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Transfer and assignment
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USPTO inter partes
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Warranty claims
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Web-related contracts
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Labor, employment & employee benefits
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Affirmative Action and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
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Arbitration
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COBRA & HIPAA Compliance
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Civil rights
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Class actions
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Compliance advice
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Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA)
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Constitutional claims
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Contracts
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DOL compliance
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Defamation
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Disability Discrimination & Accommodation (ADA)
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Discipline and discharge
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Discrimination claims (Title VII, ADEA, Section 1981)
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Downsizing and layoffs
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Drug and alcohol testing
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ERISA compliance
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Fiduciary duty claims
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Plan mergers and terminations
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Employee stock ownership plans
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Employment contracts & independent contractors
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Executive compensation
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FLSA issues
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Family and Medical Leave (FLMA)
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Handbooks and policies
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Hiring procedures
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Hirings, separations, layoffs and terminations
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IRS compliance
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Immigration guidance for employers
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Insurance coverage and disputes
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Internal investigations
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Litigation
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Mediation
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Military leave (USERRA)
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Non-competition, confidentiality, and trade secrets
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Occupational Safety & Health (OSHA)
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Pension and benefits
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Privacy
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Public employers' special concerns
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Recordkeeping
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Reduction in force compliance and defense
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Retaliation and whistleblower claims
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Sexual harassment
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Training programs
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Unemployment compensation hearings
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Unemployment tax and benefits
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Unfair labor practice defense
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Union relations
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Wage and hour
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Worker Adjustment and Retaining Notification Act
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Workers compensation
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Workplace violence
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Wrongful termination
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Litigation
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Alternative dispute resolution
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Appellate
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Arbitration
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Conspiracy
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Construction defects
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Contracts
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Defamation
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Employment covenants
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Fidelity and surety law
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Fraud
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Insurance bad faith
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Lender liability claims
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Mediation
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Product liability
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Professional negligence
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Retail premises liability
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Securities arbitration and compliance
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Shareholder derivative actions
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Will contests
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Workers' compensation
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Wrongful death
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Bankruptcy
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Business and corporate disputes
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Church and day care center liability
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Commercial
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Condemnation
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Conspiracy
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Constitutional
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Corporate governance and investigations
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Criminal
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Deceptive trade practices
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Defamation
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E-Discovery and Document Management
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Eminent domain
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Fidelity and surety
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Fiduciary duty
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Financial fraud
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First amendment
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Franchise
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Fraud
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Gaming
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Gaming
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Government access/open records
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Government contracts and competitive bidding
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Governmental entities
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Hazardous waste site proceedings
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Healthcare
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Insurance bad faith
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Internet
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Libel, slander and violation of privacy
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Media and telecommunications
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Non-compete litigation
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Oil and gas
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Open meeting/public records
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Patent related antitrust abuse
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Personal injury
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Premises liability
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Pro bono
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Probate & trust litigation
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Product liability
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Public contracts
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Qui Tam
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RICO
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Real estate
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Regulated industries
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Securities
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Shareholder derivative actions
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Tax abatement
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Technology
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Title disputes/insurance
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Tort Defense litigation
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Civil rights litigation
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Contract disputes
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Contract disputes
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Dramshop
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Legal malpractice
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Negligence
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Products liability
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Toxic Tort
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Asbestos litigation (personal injury and property damage)
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General toxic tort defense
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White collar criminal defense
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Wrongful death
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Media & communications
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Libel and slander
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Public finance
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Bond financing transactions
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Letter of credit
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Nonprofit corporation
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Underwriter's
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Economic development tax incentives
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Industrial development authorities
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Public Utilities
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Energy
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Gas & electric
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Wind
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Pipelines - gas & hazardous liquids
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Telecommunications
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Cable
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Competitive (CLEC)
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ISP/ESP/DLEC
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Incumbent (ILEC)
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Interexchange (IXC)
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VoIP
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Wireless
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Wireline
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Water
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Wastewater treatment
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Real estate
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Tax
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Appeals
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Deferred exchanges
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Planning
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Tax
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Business acquisition planning
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Charitable giving strategies
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Corporate taxation
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Corporate/business tax disputes
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Employee benefits
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Gross receipts
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Income tax planning
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Entity selection and formation
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IRS administrative examinations and appeals
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Like-kind exchanges
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Litigation tax controversies
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Private letter rulings
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Local tax
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Nonprofit tax exempt organizations
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Structure and entity formation
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Tax exempt status
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Tax free reorganization
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Partnership taxation
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Representation
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Ruling requests
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Sales and Use
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State taxes
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Ad valorem
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Conveyance
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Corporate
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Exemptions
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Incentives
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Sales
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Use
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Tax deferred real estate exchanges
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Tax-Deferred Reorganizations
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Taxpayer representation
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Business transactions
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Civil tax controversies
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Commercial loans, leases and workouts
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Criminal tax controversies
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Structuring of business transactions
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