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Banking and finance
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Acquisitions and mergers
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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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Factoring of receivables
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Lease financing
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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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Mezzanine lending
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Mortgage banking
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Participation agreements
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Private investment in public equity (PIPE) transactions
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REIT financing
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Rate management transactions
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SBA Section 504 lending
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Securitizations
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Syndicated revolving and term credit facilities
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Technology and intellectual property financing
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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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Creditor representation
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Creditor's litigation
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Deficiency judgment actions
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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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Alternate dispute resolution
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Arbitration
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Commercial development
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Contracts and contract disputes
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Errors & omissions claims
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Federal and state regulation
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Financing
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Insurance coverage
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Liability defense
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Litigation
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Mediation
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Negotiations
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Public procurement
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Surety issues
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Corporate/business
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Anti-takeover defenses/poison pills
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Asset acquisitions and divestitures
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Asset-based and cash flow lending transactions
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Capitalization transactions
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Corporate governance
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D & O responsibilities
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Debt and equity financings
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Distribution arrangements
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Divestitures
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E-commerce
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ESOPS and reverse ESOPS
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Entity formation/governance
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Equity line of credit financings
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Exit strategies
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Family businesses
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Franchise
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General corporate counsel
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Going-private transactions
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Government contracts
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Hart-Scott-Rodino analysis and notification
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Hostile takeovers
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IPO's/private offerings
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Import/export
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Insurance issues
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Joint ventures and strategic alliances
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Leveraged buyouts
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Licensing, distribution and general contract matters
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Liquidations
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Mergers and acquisitions
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Mezzanine financing
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Private equity/venture capital
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Private investment in public equity (PIPE) transactions
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Public offerings
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Recapitalizations
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Shareholder agreements
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Software licensing
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Spinoffs of subsidiaries and divisions
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Start-up and emerging growth companies
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Stock agreements
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Stock option plans and restricted stock agreements
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Stockholder/partner/LLC disputes
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Strategic planning
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Succession issues
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Syndications
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Taxable and tax-free exchanges, mergers and consolidations
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Technology/life sciences
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Venture capital
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Environmental
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Brownfields
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CERCLA/RCRA
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Conservation easements
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Development entitlements
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Due diligence
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Hazardous waste
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Insurance coverage
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Lender liability
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Litigation
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Mold
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Permitting & compliance
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Potentially responsible parties (PRPs) in hazardous clean-up
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Regulatory
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Superfund
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Underground storage tanks
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Water pollution
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Waterfront development
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Wetlands
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Accumulation, preservation and distribution of wealth
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Administration of probate estates, trusts and foundations
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Estate and wealth preservation planning and administration
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Estate, gift, generation skipping tax
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Federal income tax/Estate/Gift tax in business
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Life insurance planning
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Private foundations
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Succession planning - family owned/closely held businesses
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Family law
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Child custody and support
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Claims to interests in deferred or delayed compensation
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Claims to interests in trusts, pension and profit-sharing accounts
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Complex asset division
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Complex business valuation
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Custody
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Dissolution of and planning for same-sex relationships
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Divorce and separation
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Enforcement and modification of decrees entered in other states
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Guardianship of minors
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Health insurance and medical coverage
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Litigation
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Paternity
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Pension and profit-sharing entitlements
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Post dissolution and modifications
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Prenuptial agreements
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Trust and various investments
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Franchise
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Franchise systems
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Licensing, distribution and supply chain
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Litigation
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Regulatory
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UFOC, franchise and territorial agreements
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Government relations
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Bond counsel
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FOIA
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Health care
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Business formation and organization
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HIPAA compliance
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Integrated delivery systems
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Living wills/right to die
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Managed care
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Mergers, sales, acquisitions and reorganizations
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Physician recruitment, employment, service contracts
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Structuring and entity formation
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Tax-exempt organization qualification and preservation
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Terminations, suspensions, restrictions
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Insurance coverage
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Anti-kickback
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Application fraud
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Litigation
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Intellectual property
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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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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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Licensing and technology, distribution agreements
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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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Software agreements
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Technology transactions
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Trade dress
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Trade secrets
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Transfer and assignment
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Web-related contracts
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Labor, employment & employee benefits
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COBRA & HIPAA Compliance
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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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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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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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Wage and hour
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Worker Adjustment and Retaining Notification Act
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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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Class actions
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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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Business and corporate disputes
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Dealer and distributor
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Deceptive trade practices
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Defamation
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Defense of M&A and JV agreements
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Fidelity and surety
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Fiduciary duty
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Financial fraud
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Franchise
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Fraud
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Government access/open records
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Healthcare
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Insurance bad faith
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Internet
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Investigative and enforcement proceedings
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Land use
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Libel, slander and violation of privacy
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Michigan employment security board of review
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Michigan tax tribunal
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Minority stockholders
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Non-compete litigation
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Open meeting/public records
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Premises liability
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Probate & trust litigation
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Restraining orders
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Retail premises liability
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Shareholder derivative actions
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Surety coverage
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Tax abatement
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Technology
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Title disputes/insurance
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Contract disputes
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Legal malpractice
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Negligence
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Products liability
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Will contests
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Professional liability
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Breach of fiduciary duty claims [corporate and ERISA]
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Defense of claims/litigation
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Accountants
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Adjusters
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Ambulatory care clinics
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Architects
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Construction managers
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Corporate directors & officers
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Designers/Builders
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Engineers
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Financial advisors
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House & termite inspection companies
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Insurance agents and brokers
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Investment counselors
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Lawyers
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Psychiatrists
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Psychologists
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Real estate agents & brokers
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Registered representatives
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Securities brokers & dealers
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Security guards
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Surveyors
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Title Insurers
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Malpractice coverage and defense
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Professional negligence
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Securities violations
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Bond insurer's
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Bond investor's
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Letter of credit
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Low income housing tax credit
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Nonprofit corporation
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Special tax
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Underwriter's
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Credit enhancements for bond financing
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Economic development tax incentives
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Financing
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Airport financing
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Higher education
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Major Infrastructure Financing
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Multi-family housing
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Industrial development authorities
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Issuer advisory services
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Municipal financing and bonds
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Real estate
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Abatements
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Affordable and multifamily housing
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HUD financing
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Low-income housing
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Condemnation
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Condominiums, cooperatives and PUDs
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Design/Build joint ventures
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Developer representation
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Disposition
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Eminent domain
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Energy issues
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Entitlements
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Equity investments
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Exempt financings
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Finance
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Financing
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Commercial
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Industrial
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Financing acquisition
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Historic rehabilitation projects
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Hotels
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Infrastructure development
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Joint ventures
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Land use
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Landlord and tenant representation
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Leasing
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Commercial
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Residential
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Lending
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Construction
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Real estate
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Liens
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Construction
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Landlord/tenant lien property disputes
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Mechanics
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Management
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Manufactured housing (Mobile Home) parks
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Multiproperty financings
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Multistate financings
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Office buildings
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Oil and gas permitting and exploration
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Permitting
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Planned unit developments
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Property valuation
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REIT's
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Sale/Lease-back transactions
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Syndications
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Synthetic lease financings
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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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Title
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Clearance
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Insurance
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Troubled properties
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Water rights
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Workouts, foreclosures, bankruptcies
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Zoning
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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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Domestic
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Employee benefits
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Employment tax audits
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IRS collection
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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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International
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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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Occupational licenses and severance taxes
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Partnership taxation
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Representation
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Ruling requests
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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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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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Structuring of business transactions
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