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• So How Much are the Lawyers Making Off the NBA Lockout?
• Ex-Cameron Aide Coulson Sues News Corp., Murdochs Face U.S. Class Action
• The Careerist: Paul Weiss Wants Fun Intellectuals
• Ashurst, Blake Dawson Announce Merger Deal
• Q&A: Jason Ewart of Arnold & Porter, Attorney for Troy Davis
• Dealmakers of the Week: Lyle Ganske and James Dougherty of Jones Day
• Ex-Vorys Sater, Crowell Lawyers Caught Up in Legal Troubles
• Firms Dine on Restaurant-Related Corporate Work
• The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200
• 2011 Associates Survey by the Numbers: Retention

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So How Much are the Lawyers Making Off the NBA Lockout?	Top
With contract talks between owners and players tentatively set to resume Tuesday, there is no definitive answer to that question yet. But documents filed by the players' union with the U.S. Department of Labor during the five years since the last labor pact was signed offer hints about the billables to come.
Ex-Cameron Aide Coulson Sues News Corp., Murdochs Face U.S. Class Action	Top
Andy Coulson, a onetime News of the World editor and former top aide to U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, has sued News Corporation in London after the company stopped paying DLA Piper to represent him in connection with his alleged role in a phone-hacking scandal that led to the tabloid's demise.
The Careerist: Paul Weiss Wants Fun Intellectuals	Top
What does it take to get a job at Paul, Weiss (beside the usual boring top grades)? A chat with hiring partner Valerie Radwaner.
Ashurst, Blake Dawson Announce Merger Deal	Top
Leaders of the two firms say the union—approved by their respective partnerships Friday—will allow them to ramp up their Asian presence relatively quickly, according to sibling publication The Asian Lawyer.
Q&A: Jason Ewart of Arnold & Porter, Attorney for Troy Davis	Top
In an interview conducted by e-mail the day after Davis's execution, Arnold & Porter associate Jason Ewart described his experience fighting to exonerate the convicted killer, his own thoughts on the death penalty, and his feelings about the death of a man he considered more than a client.
Dealmakers of the Week: Lyle Ganske and James Dougherty of Jones Day	Top
Ganske and Dougherty led the firm's team advising Goodrich Corp. on its $18.4 billion acquisition by United Technologies.
Ex-Vorys Sater, Crowell Lawyers Caught Up in Legal Troubles	Top
Former Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease corporate partner Anthony Calabrese III was charged in connection with a federal corruption probe Thursday, while ex-Crowell & Moring financial institutions counsel Douglas Arntsen was reportedly arrested this week in Hong Kong on charges that he allegedly stole at least $2.5 million in client escrow funds.
Firms Dine on Restaurant-Related Corporate Work	Top
Restaurant and retail chain Cracker Barrel has retained Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Bass Berry & Sims as the company adopts a poison pill in an effort to fend off its largest shareholder, while Mayer Brown is representing Yum Brands on the sale of its A&W Restaurants and Long John Silver's operations.
The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200	Top
A prominent litigator joins Venable in Los Angeles; Ropes & Gray loses one lawyer in Asia and adds another in the same region; and Duane Morris grabs four in Philadelphia. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to thechurn@alm.com.
2011 Associates Survey by the Numbers: Retention	Top
Respondents to The American Lawyer's 2011 Associates Survey are closely divided on the question of whether their firms are doing enough to keep them, but few say they are actively looking for work elsewhere.

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