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• Irell Fires Back at Ex-Partner Who Filed Discrimination Suit Against Firm
• Foley Guides $1 Billion Puerto Rico Bond Issue
• Am Law 100 Firms Have Been Generous With 'Super Committee' Members
• Everything Must Go: Howrey's D.C. Furniture on the Auction Block
• Sedgwick Opens D.C. Office with 14 Lawyers From Wallace Partners
• The Careerist: More Dumb Lawyer Tricks
• Dealmaking to Litigating for Skadden, Gibson Dunn as Validus Sues Transatlantic
• Who Are New York's Top Real Estate Lawyers And How Are They Feeling?
• Dealmaker of the Week: Charles Baker of DLA Piper
• Baker & Daniels and Faegre & Benson Confirm Merger Talks

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Irell Fires Back at Ex-Partner Who Filed Discrimination Suit Against Firm	Top
Irell & Manella responded Thursday to Juliette Youngblood's claims of gender discrimination and wrongful termination, refuting her allegations and seeking an order compelling the parties to take the dispute to arbitration.
Foley Guides $1 Billion Puerto Rico Bond Issue	Top
With its debt downgraded, Puerto Rico was forced to pursue an alternative form of bond sale—one that, with Foley & Lardner's help, may have saved the U.S. commonwealth $13 million.
Am Law 100 Firms Have Been Generous With 'Super Committee' Members	Top
The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction is expected to be one of the most heavily lobbied groups in Washington, D.C. Lawyers and political action committees associated with more than one-third of the Am Law 100 made contributions to the new panel's members during the 2010 and 2012 election cycles.
Everything Must Go: Howrey's D.C. Furniture on the Auction Block	Top
The bankrupt firm is also working its way out of leases in Irvine, California, London, and Washington, D.C.
Sedgwick Opens D.C. Office with 14 Lawyers From Wallace Partners	Top
The San Francisco–based firm expands for the second time this summer, adding a new office in the nation's capital after opening a Seattle outpost in July.
The Careerist: More Dumb Lawyer Tricks	Top
Some recent contenders for dumbest lawyer award: Hugh Hefner's son-in-law, vacuum thief, and the besotted lawyer.
Dealmaking to Litigating for Skadden, Gibson Dunn as Validus Sues Transatlantic	Top
The bidding war for control of reinsurance company Transatlantic Holdings has landed in Delaware Chancery Court for the second time in two weeks.
Who Are New York's Top Real Estate Lawyers And How Are They Feeling?	Top
The New York Observer assessed the state of the city's evolving commercial real estate market this week by checking in with more than a dozen property specialists—including partners at 11 Am Law 200 firms—for their perspective on what's driving major deals in Manhattan office space these days.
Dealmaker of the Week: Charles Baker of DLA Piper	Top
Baker led DLA's team advising the Atlanta Spirit ownership group in its sale of the Atlanta Hawks.
Baker & Daniels and Faegre & Benson Confirm Merger Talks	Top
The two Am Law 200 firms confirmed Thursday that they are in formal discussions on a potential combination that will be put to their respective partnerships for a vote in October.

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