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• Latham Lands Roles on Pair of Health Care Industry Deals
• Perkins Coie, Dorsey & Whitney Advise on Rhapsody's Acquisition of Napster
• Orrick Bolsters Acquisition Finance Practice With Five New Partners
• Bankrupt Solyndra Seeks to Add K&L Gates to Legal Team
• The Careerist: Proskauer's Accidental Novelist
• Troutman, Simpson Thacher Lead on $940 Million Agribusiness Deal
• The Global Lawyer: Chevron, Yukos, and Two Lifetimes of Litigation
• Urge to Merge: Law Firm Tie-Ups Rose Nearly 80 Percent in 2011's First Three Quarters
• Day One of Biking the Alps: Climbing A Vertical Mile
• The Score: Fox Sports Takes Cut at Dodgers Over Media Rights Deal

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Latham Lands Roles on Pair of Health Care Industry Deals	Top
Contract drug researcher Pharmaceutical Product Development will go private after agreeing to be sold to private equity firms Carlyle Group and Hellman & Friedman in a deal valued at $3.9 billion.
Perkins Coie, Dorsey & Whitney Advise on Rhapsody's Acquisition of Napster	Top
A decade past its prime, the company whose name is synonymous with online music sharing music is set to be sold for an undisclosed sum by parent Best Buy to on-demand music service Rhapsody.
Orrick Bolsters Acquisition Finance Practice With Five New Partners	Top
Hires from Milbank, Shearman, Cadwalader, and Barclays will boost the firm's representation of financial institutions. Attorney Ronan Wicks—who joined Milbank from Latham a little more than a year ago—will lead the practice.
Bankrupt Solyndra Seeks to Add K&L Gates to Legal Team	Top
The controversial Chapter 11 case involving the Fremont, California–based solar panel manufacturer continues to provide employment opportunities for Am Law 100 firms.
The Careerist: Proskauer's Accidental Novelist	Top
Neil Abramson had no plans of becoming a writer, much less a published novelist.
Troutman, Simpson Thacher Lead on $940 Million Agribusiness Deal	Top
As world food demand surges, farm equipment maker Agco plans to expand into grain storage and livestock products with the takeover of private equity-owned GSI Holdings.
The Global Lawyer: Chevron, Yukos, and Two Lifetimes of Litigation	Top
Two cases featuring litigants with the funding and motivation to make good on vows never to back down.
Urge to Merge: Law Firm Tie-Ups Rose Nearly 80 Percent in 2011's First Three Quarters	Top
With 14 deals announced in the third quarter of the year, merger and acquisition activity in the law firm sector remained robust, legal consultant Altman Weil said Monday. And the fourth quarter appears to be off to a strong start as well.
Day One of Biking the Alps: Climbing A Vertical Mile	Top
Chief European correspondent Chris Johnson is spending this week pedaling up the Alps to raise money for Self Help Africa.
The Score: Fox Sports Takes Cut at Dodgers Over Media Rights Deal	Top
A TV network joins the parade of litigants taking aim at the beleaguered baseball franchise; Davis Polk scores for the Mets in the $1 billion Madoff clawback suit; ex–Texas Rangers CEO Chuck Greenberg gets in on the bidding for the bankrupt Dallas Stars; and more in our regular look at sports and the law.

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