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• Jenner Snags Six Partners From Hogan Lovells in Los Angeles
• The Lateral: Texas Litigator Jumps from Big Firm to Boutique
• As Paterno Sets Retirement, Legal Fallout From Penn State Sex Abuse Scandal Swirls
• The Careerist: Lawyer or Legal Administrator? A Reader's Query
• DOJ Won't Probe Ex-SEC GC Becker's Potential Madoff Conflicts
• Sidley Austin, White & Case Take Lead on Unusual Dynegy Bankruptcy
• Four Firms Grab Roles on Asset Sales by BoA, Kodak
• Skadden, Covington Advise on Eli Lilly's Divorce from Amylin
• Perkins Coie Returns to Taiwan, O'Melveny Moves Into Indonesia
• The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

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Jenner Snags Six Partners From Hogan Lovells in Los Angeles	Top
Jenner & Block expands its two-and-a-half year old Los Angeles office with the additon of six partners from Hogan Lovells.
The Lateral: Texas Litigator Jumps from Big Firm to Boutique	Top
Dallas-based commercial litigator Keith McDole leaves his of counsel position at Jones Day to become a partner at the boutique now known as McDole, Kennedy & Williams.
As Paterno Sets Retirement, Legal Fallout From Penn State Sex Abuse Scandal Swirls	Top
A bevy of Pennsylvania lawyers have taken roles advising parties connected to the explosive scandal plaguing Penn State University after authorities charged former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky with 40 counts of sexual abuse and two high-ranking school officials with covering up his alleged crimes.
The Careerist: Lawyer or Legal Administrator? A Reader's Query	Top
Is it too late to get back into lawyering if you've been out of the game for ten years? Are your chances better in legal administration?
DOJ Won't Probe Ex-SEC GC Becker's Potential Madoff Conflicts	Top
David Becker, a former SEC general counsel and currrent Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton partner, will not face a criminal investigation into whether he violated federal conflict-of-interest laws when he helped set the regulator's policy on payouts to victims of Bernard Madoff's $20 billion Ponzi scheme.
Sidley Austin, White & Case Take Lead on Unusual Dynegy Bankruptcy	Top
The two Am Law 100 firms are advising subsidiaries of Houston-based Dynegy on a series of Chapter 11 filings that the parent company hopes will protect its shareholders while reducing $4 billion in debt due to bondholders.
Four Firms Grab Roles on Asset Sales by BoA, Kodak	Top
Kirkland & Ellis, Shearman & Sterling, Bingham McCutchen, and Harter Secrest & Emery are advising on asset sales announced this week by Bank of America and Eastman Kodak.
Skadden, Covington Advise on Eli Lilly's Divorce from Amylin	Top
The deal resolves outstanding litigation Amylin launched earlier this year against Lilly and ends an almost decade-long partnership formed to develop and sell the diabetes drug Byetta.
Perkins Coie Returns to Taiwan, O'Melveny Moves Into Indonesia	Top
Perkins Coie returns to Taipei after closing an office in Taiwan's capital a decade ago, while O'Melveny & Myers is expanding to Indonesia by entering into an association with local firm Tumbuan & Partners.
The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200	Top
King & Spalding adds an antitrust specialist from the Justice Department, a former Skadden counsel joins Perkins Coie as a partner in Chicago, and Morgan Lewis lands a tax partner from McDermott. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to thechurn@alm.com.

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