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• Wachtell Leads on Pratt & Whitney's $1.5 Billion Aircraft Engine Purchase
• D.C. Court Approves Censure for Ex-Am Law 100 Partner
• Clifford Chance Lands Trio of Former Prosecutors in New York
• Awash in Debt, City of Harrisburg Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
• As Stanford Victims Grumble, Court Approves Receiver's Latest Fee Request
• The Careerist: Tell Your Daughter About Anita
• Faegre & Benson, Baker & Daniels Say Their Merger Is Officially On
• Wilson Sonsini Defends Itself Against Solyndra Accusations
• Mid-Cap Deal Report: Energy, Natural Resources Work Grows
• Six Firms Land Roles on $1.6 Billion Takeover of 99 Cents Only Stores

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Wachtell Leads on Pratt & Whitney's $1.5 Billion Aircraft Engine Purchase	Top
The United Technologies subsidiary will buy the Rolls Royce Group's stake in an aircraft engine joint venture.
D.C. Court Approves Censure for Ex-Am Law 100 Partner	Top
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has approved a public censure for former Saul Ewing and Venable partner Sheryl Robinson Wood after she admitted to "intimate contact" with former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick while serving as a court-appointed monitor of the city's police department.
Clifford Chance Lands Trio of Former Prosecutors in New York	Top
Clifford Chance became the latest firm to bolster its roster of white collar criminal litigators Thursday with the announcement that it has hired three New York-based partners with federal prosecutorial experience, including the chief of the Southern District of New York's terrorism & national security unit.
Awash in Debt, City of Harrisburg Seeks Bankruptcy Protection	Top
After years of teetering on the edge, Pennsylvania's capital city filed for Chapter 9 protection late Tuesday.
As Stanford Victims Grumble, Court Approves Receiver's Latest Fee Request	Top
The approval of roughly $1 million in legal fees for Ralph Janvey doesn't mean things are on track in the contentious receivership of alleged Ponzi-schemer R. Allen Stanford's collapsed financial empire.
The Careerist: Tell Your Daughter About Anita	Top
Are you a pre-Anita or a post-Anita gal? If you entered the legal profession before those infamous Clarence Thomas hearings, you might recall a meaner, coarser workplace.
Faegre & Benson, Baker & Daniels Say Their Merger Is Officially On	Top
Nearly two months to the day after confirming that they had entered formal merger talks—and on the heels of their respective partnerships voting to approve the union—the firms announced Wednesday that they will combine operations under the Faegre Baker Daniels name as of January 1.
Wilson Sonsini Defends Itself Against Solyndra Accusations	Top
As House Republicans press for information about additional government-backed loans to the solar energy sector, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is moving aggressively to refute allegations that its role advising bankrupt solar panel maker Solyndra created a conflict of interest.
Mid-Cap Deal Report: Energy, Natural Resources Work Grows	Top
Despite a decline in deals heading into the fourth quarter of the year, energy- and natural resources–related transactions continue to keep Am Law 200 and international firms busy.
Six Firms Land Roles on $1.6 Billion Takeover of 99 Cents Only Stores	Top
Munger Tolles, Morrison & Foerster, Proskauer, Skadden, Sullivan & Cromwell, and Torys are advising on a deal under which the discount retailer is being acquired by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and buyout firm Ares Management.

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