Top best L Lawyers in ZIP 98101 | 2475 available

2475 L lawyers are available in ZIP code 98101 in Seattle, Washington. Average rating of these lawyers is 4.4/5 and 62% provide free consultation with average fees of $329 per hour.

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1485 - 2475

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$199 - $459

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41% - 82%

Average Rating

4.2 - 4.6 ★


2475 L Lawyers Found Near You

Avvo Rating: Rated 3.5 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.4 out of 5

Location: Seattle 98101
Firm: Schlemlein Goetz Fick & Scruggs, PLLC

Mr. Fick's practice focuses on commercial litigation. Mr. Fick has defended a large number of cases ranging from personal injury and product liability to title/escrow. His litigation work includes representing manufacturers, developers, and companies in a wide variety of commercial disputes. Some of these matters include, but are not limited to: commercial career liability, product failure claims, roof/structural collapse, trade secret litigation, fire loss, title and escrow negligence, defect claims, toxic torts and personal injury. Mr. Fick has also assisted clients with commercial and residential real estate transactions, including condominium and multi–family development.. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Mr. Fick worked in the construction industry, real estate sale and development and the timber industry. Mr. Fick grew up on his family's livestock ranch near Eugene, Oregon where they raised pure bred cattle and champion cutting horses. While at the University of Oregon, Jim played football his freshman year. In his free time, Jim enjoys participating in a wide range of outdoor activities and spending time with his wife and three children on the family farm where they raise horses, goats, chickens turkeys and bees. They also have a few dogs and cats running about.

Avvo Rating: Rated 3.5 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.7 out of 5

Location: Seattle 98101
Firm: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Mr. Crowley is an associate in Dorsey's Trial Group. His practice focuses on general and complex commercial litigation including securities, product liability, intellectual property, and franchise matters. Mr. Crowley has also advised and represented clients in U.S. export control matters.. Prior ExperiencePrior to joining Dorsey & Whitney, Mr. Crowley was a Major in the U.S. Army Special Forces.

Avvo Rating: Rated 4.7 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 4.3 out of 5

Location: Seattle 98101
Firm: Chung, Malhas & Mantel PLLC

Mr. Chung is the Senior Partner at Chung, Malhas & Mantel, PLLC. Mr. Chung’s primary practice is comprised of Civil and Criminal Litigation, Immigration and Business Transactions.Mr. Chung has represented clients in complex litigations before the Washington Court of Appeals and the Washington State Supreme Court. Mr. Chung has argued numerous cases before Washington State District and Superior Courts. Mr. Chung has counseled and represented clients throughout King County, Pierce County, Island County, Kitsap County, and Snohomish County.In Civil Litigation, Mr. Chung has represented various individuals and entities in Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Vulnerable Adult Protection Act (VAPA), Employment Discrimination, Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA), and civil claims against governmental entities and municipalities. In Criminal Litigation, Mr. Chung has represented clients in criminal defense, including felonies and misdemeanors, DUI and reckless driving, fraud and identity theft, embezzlement, domestic violence, and bigamy.In Business Litigation, Mr. Chung has represented individuals and entities in setting up Washington corporations, including registration of foreign and international corporations doing business in Washington state, advising clients on selling and purchasing business franchises, and registering copyrights and trademarks. Mr. Chung also has represented individuals and entities before administrative adjudications, including Department of Licensing (DOL), Labor and Industries (L&I), Board of Industrial Appeals (BIA), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).In Immigration, Mr. Chung has represented clients in a wide variety of immigration and deportation proceedings, including Asylum, Fiancé(e) visas, Student visas, Citizenship, and Family Immigrant visas in the United States and at Embassy Consular Processing. Mr. Chung has represented clients from China, India, Pakistan, Korea, Philippines, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Bulgaria, Moldova, Libya, Israel, Mexico, Canada, France, and Germany.. Mr. Chung’s prior professional experience and practices ranged from nationally renowned law firms in pre-trial and post-trial complex litigation matters, to working for both small to mid-size law practices in Washington, California, and Pennsylvania.. Mr. Chung has advised companies in China and India doing business in Washington State.

Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.9 out of 5

Location: Seattle 98101
Firm: Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP

Mr. Carlson has practiced law since 1987, first as a litigation partner in the 200 lawyer firm of Bogle & Gates, and then for ten years at the international law firm of Dorsey & Whitney in the patent litigation group.  He is currently Of-Counsel at Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP.  His practice focuses on the juncture of law and technology, including patent, trademark, copyright, trade dress, trade secret, employment non-compete/non-disclosure, interferences before the USPTO, appeals to the Federal Circuit, and patent non-infringement/invalidity opinions.  Mr. Carlson has handled negotiations, mediations, arbitrations, and trials and appeals in both state and federal courts throughout the United States.

Avvo Rating: Rated 3.6 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.9 out of 5

Location: Seattle 98101
Firm: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Mr. Caldwell is an associate in Dorsey's Real Estate group. His practice focuses primarily on commercial real estate, ranging from acquisitions and sales to financing and leasing. He also has experience working with developers and municipalities on an array of land use related matters.. In addition, Mr. Caldwell works with Dorsey's Political Action Committee and is a member of the Diversity, Hiring and Recruiting committees.

Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5

Location: Seattle 98101
Firm: Savitt Bruce & Willey LLP

Miles has over a twenty-year track record of successfully litigating and resolving a wide range of disputes in federal and state courts, in arbitration, through mediation, and as a mediator himself. Miles achieves favorable outcomes for clients by combining a practical, common-sense approach with finely honed legal skills, including the ability to cut quickly to the heart of a case, to make strategic use of the litigation tools available, and advocate persuasively by telling a compelling story. Miles joined Savitt Bruce & Willey in 2007. Before that, he practiced with Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Riddell Williams PS, and served as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney at the Civil Division of the King County Prosecutor’s office. Miles also was a law clerk to Judge Carolyn Dimmick, then Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, magna cum laude.

Avvo Rating: Rated 3.6 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.6 out of 5

Location: Seattle 98101
Firm: Keller Rohrback Law Offices

Mike Woerner works for the public good. A member of Keller Rohrback’s nationally recognized Complex Litigation Group since 1985, Mike focuses on class action and mass personal injury cases. He is skilled at focusing the Courts’ attention on key issues in litigation and at negotiating favorable settlements to bring relief to people who have experienced physical, emotional, and financial harm from environmental contamination, dangerous pharmaceutical drugs, and other negligent acts with far-reaching consequences.Mike was a member of the litigation team that received the 1995 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award from Trial Lawyers for Public Justice for the In re Exxon Valdez litigation resulting from the devastation of thousands of miles of fishing ground around Prince William Sound, Kodiak Island, Chignik, and Cook Inlet after the infamous oil spill. He has more recently represented hundreds of clients in multiple states at risk of heart-valve damage or primary pulmonary hypertension from fen-phen diet drugs. Mike also has experience litigating and negotiating widespread medical negligence issues and misconduct by fiduciaries charged with investing retirement plan assets. With his focus on impact litigation, Mike strives to achieve full compensation for his clients as well as to compel institutional reform and change the conduct of powerful bad actors to prevent them from causing future harm. Outside of work, Mike enjoys traveling with his family experiencing new places and cultures, as well as staying closer to home cheering on his kids’ basketball and volleyball teams.

Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 4.8 out of 5

Location: Seattle 98101
Firm: Foster Pepper PLLC

Mike Vaska’s practice focuses on antitrust, health care and business litigation. He has been active in the community on statewide, regional and local efforts addressing transportation issues.. Mike’s antitrust practice includes representation of clients in a wide range of industries, from health care, building products, and high tech, to sports franchises and local governments such as:. Mike’s Health Care practice includes serving as regulatory counsel on major hospital acquisitions and counseling and litigation on certificate of need issues.. Mike has served on the Board of the Consumer Protection and Antitrust Section of the Washington State Bar Association; co-chaired its annual conference; and presented or served on panels at other Section Meetings and CLE’s; was a frequent presenter on antitrust issues at CEO or senior management conferences; and co-chaired and gave a leadoff presentation at the national conference of Multiple Listing Services on issues raised by the investigations of the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission.

Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 4.4 out of 5

Location: Seattle 98101
Firm: Lane Powell PC

Mike Reilly is a nationally recognized labor, employment and employee benefits attorney, named one of the “Top 100 Most Powerful Employment Attorneys in the Nation” for the past five consecutive years by Human Resource Executive®. He has decades of experience providing strategic employment advice to local, regional and national clients, and has successflly handled more than 75 jury trials, arbitrations, bench trials  He also represents employers before the EEOC and Washington State Human Rights Commission.

Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.7 out of 5

Location: Seattle 98101
Firm: Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC

Mike practices in the areas of securities law, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, project finance, officer and director liability, internal investi­gations, high net worth individual representation and general corporate and commercial law.. Mike has represented issuers in scores of private and public offerings of both equity and debt, including angel, seed, venture and institutional investments. He has extensive experience in business combinations and financings of all types and sizes, from less than $1 million to over $1 billion. He has counseled companies in ongoing ‘34 Act reporting, 144A financings and regulatory compliance in a variety of areas, and has had extensive dealings with under­writers, investment bankers, broker-dealers, venture capital funds, private equity firms and other institu­tional investors and service providers. In addition, he has served as general corporate counsel to a wide range of companies, and has advised boards of directors, special committees, directors and officers on particular legal challenges.. He has advised individual officers and directors in mediation, litigation and negotiation in connection with class action securities suits and derivative claims, and given general advice about liability avoidance. He has further advised many executives on executive employment agreements and options and benefits packages, as well as their rights upon termination or departure.. Mike has worked on financings and transactions in a wide variety of industries, including: information technology, Internet and software, biotech, medical device, alternative and nuclear energy and other technologies; aerospace and avionics; manufacturing; distribution; retail; trans­portation; service providers; seafood and fishing; gaming (including casino finance); media and enter­tainment (including online games and other media products); food and restaurants; construction; pulp and paper; franchising; financial institutions; financial service providers and broker/dealers; leasing; travel; and other industries. Mike has worked on many matters involving foreign components, and deals with lawyers from Canada, Mexico, Australia, and various countries in Europe, South America, Asia, and the Middle East. He speaks or has studied Spanish, Italian, French, German, Persian and Hebrew.

Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5

Location: Seattle 98101
Firm: Peterson Wampold Rosato Luna Knopp

Mike is a Seattle native and graduated from Franklin High School.  He attended Yale College and graduated magna cum laude in History.  At Yale, Mike won a fellowship from the Yale-China Association, allowing him to spend two years studying Chinese and teaching in China. After returning from China, Mike attended the University of Washington School of Law where he was the President of the Moot Court Honor Board. Following law school, Mike became a third-generation trial lawyer.  Both his father and grandfather were Seattle lawyers.  Mike has had a successful career to date including numerous multi-million dollar jury verdicts for injured clients.  Mike has received many accolades for his work, including: named one of the top 40 personal injury attorneys, and one of the top 100 attorneys overall, in the State of Washington by Washington Law & Politics; inducted into the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA); invited to join the Damage Attorney's Round Table (DART); and named Mentor of the Year by the Young Lawyers Division of the WSBA. Since his days in China, Mike has continued his teaching career as a trial advocacy instructor at the UW Law School and regularly teaches at legal seminars. In 2012, he received one of the highest awards given by the UW School of Law, the Service Recognition Award. Mike has been an active member of his community as well. The following are just an example of his numerous community activities: King County Bar Association Judicial Selection Committee, 2002-Present (Chair 2008-2009); Executive Committee of the Litigation Section of the WSBA, 2008-2011; University of Washington School of Law Foundation Board, 2012-Present. Mike is also a devoted husband and father of three young children- Ava, Lydia, and Chaney. In his almost non-existent free time, Mike can be seen running marathons including Seattle (2x), New York (2x), Big Sur, Skagit Valley Flats, and Malibu.

Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 4.6 out of 5

Location: Seattle 98101
Firm: Berens Law Firm, PLLC & Bailey Onsager P.C.

Mike Berens is proud of his nearly 20 years of advocating for clients and more than 10 years of delivering top-notch legal services to servicemembers and civilians in and around the Puget Sound Region and worldwide.  Berens established the Berens Law Firm PLLC in 2014 after over eight years of military service in the United States Air Force JAG Corps.  Berens continues to serve in the Air National Guard in Washington State and at installations throughout the United States.  In 2015, Berens joined Bailey | Onsager P.C. as an of counsel attorney in addition to his duties at the Berens Law Firm.  Since entering private practice, Berens has successfully defended many servicemembers in extremely high-stakes courts-martial in the Puget Sound region and beyond.  He has represented many servicemembers and others in administrative, credentialing, federal employment, and related advserse actions.  Berens has also represented servicemembers and civilian clients in civil and criminal proceedings in a number of Washington State and other Federal Courts.  Recent successes include acquittals, dismissal of charges and other exceptionally favorable outcomes in criminal and administrative cases and a host of positive outcomes in civil matters on behalf of plaintiffs.  Berens' work-ethic, advocacy and proven track record contribute greatly to his successes and accomplishments as an attorney and advocate for clients. If you have a need for an exceptional advocate and an attorney you can trust...give Mike Berens a call.

Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.5 out of 5

Location: Seattle 98101
Firm: Lane Powell, PC & Predecessor Firms

Mick Fleming is Co-Chair of Lane Powell's Real Estate Litigation Practice Group and is a member of the Corporate Finance and Securities department.  He focuses his practice on complex dispute resolution and also handles a number of business mergers and acquisitions.  Mick has also worked on a number of complex real estate finance transactions.

Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5

Location: Seattle 98101
Firm: Buchalter APC

Michelle Pham is a Shareholder and a member of the Intellectual Property and Litigation Practice Groups.. Intellectual Property Transactions. Ms. Pham’s practice focuses on the development and protection of intellectual property in the U.S. and abroad. She helps clients strategically develop and protect their intellectual property. She routinely advises clients regarding copyright and trademark protection, acquisitions, licensing, risk assessments, and due diligence investigations. She manages domestic and international intellectual property portfolios for clients and regularly implements cost-effective copyright and trademark clearance, procurement, and protection strategies for her clients. She also represents clients in domain name issues, First Amendment and anti-SLAPP, right of publicity, trade dress, trade secrets, social media, and digital and print advertising.. Commercial and Intellectual Property Litigation. Ms. Pham successfully first-chaired trials and arbitrations and has prevailed on dispositive motions at the state and federal court levels regarding a broad range of disputes, including insurance defense and subrogation, defamation, real estate and landlord/tenant, construction defects and site injuries, personal injury, transportation, and business law. She has also represented clients before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and around the country in copyright and trademark/trade dress infringement, dilution, unfair competition, business interference, and partnership disputes.

Avvo Rating: Rated 4.1 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.9 out of 5

Location: Seattle 98101
Firm: McNaul Ebel Nawrot Helgren & Vance P.L.L.C.

Michelle Gail’s transactional practice focuses on real estate and corporate law. Her experience includes documenting, negotiating, and closing real estate, hotel, and business transactions across the United States. Ms. Gail has extensive experience with purchase and sale agreements, loan documentation, ground and commercial leases, development and management agreements, construction contracts, and architect agreements. ActivitiesIn her spare time, Ms. Gail enjoys having adventures, including riding her bike from Seattle to San Francisco, climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, trekking in Patagonia, and riding her motorcycle around the scenic Pacific Northwest.

Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.4 out of 5

Location: Seattle 98101
Firm: Brubaker Law Group PLLC

Michael is a patent attorney serving inventors nationwide with general machinery, chemical compositions, and pharmaceuticals.

Lawyers Rating: Rated 4.5 out of 5

Location: Seattle 98101
Firm: Rafel Law Group PLLC

Megan is a litigator who represents clients in disputes involving employment matters, business contracts, insurance coverage, director and officer liability, corporate fraud and negligence, and environmental damage claims.

Avvo Rating: Rated 2.8 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5

Location: Seattle 98101
Firm: McKinley Irvin

Matthew Taylor is an experienced attorney at McKinley Irvin. Prior to joining the firm, he worked as a civil defense litigator at a leading law firm in Seattle before choosing to focus his practice solely on family law.. Mr. Taylor makes it his priority to help clients avoid needless escalation of the divorce process by offering compassionate yet frank counsel on financial, custody, and other matters. He takes his role as his clients’ advocate very seriously and strives to look for the best solutions possible to the issues his clients face: “My clients will know I exhausted every possible legal avenue with maximum effort on their behalf.”. Mr. Taylor represents clients in King County in a wide variety of family law cases. He is also experienced in LGBT family law, appellate law, and Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) cases. He recently co-authored the Lexis Family Law Practice Handbook section on spousal maintenance.. Outside of the firm, Mr. Taylor is a dedicated family man and enjoys spending time with his two children.

Avvo Rating: Rated 3.6 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 4.1 out of 5

Location: Seattle 98101
Firm: Thorsrud Cane & Paulich, Inc., P.S.

Matthew Munson is a director with Betts Patterson & Mines, where his practice emphasizes insurance defense and insurance coverage matters. Before joining BPM, Matthew was a shareholder at Thorsrud Cane & Paulich, a firm that focused on litigation and trial work for insurance carriers, their insureds, and for commercial and business clients. He was named a Washington State “Rising Star” for 2009–2011 by Super Lawyers. Matthew earned his B.A. from Pomona College in 1998 and his J.D., with honors, from University of Washington in 2001, where he was a Managing Editor of the Washington Law Review.

Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.7 out of 5

Location: Seattle 98101
Firm: Savitt Bruce & Willey LLP

Matt represents the interests of businesses, their principals, and stakeholders in varied and complex litigation. In substance, Matt has experience with corporate governance, contract, securities and business tort disputes, including the insurance coverage, dispute resolution, and bankruptcy-related issues that often arise when resolving them. In practice, Matt’s experience spans all stages of litigation, from initial evaluation and strategy to trial and appeal.. Matt is a graduate of Stanford Law School and the University of Michigan. Before joining the firm, Matt practiced in both the public and private sectors, including with the Washington State Attorney General’s Office and private firms in Chicago and San Francisco.. Matt and his wife have passion for live music and the majestic beauty of the Pacific Northwest.

Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5

Location: Seattle 98101
Firm: Stokes Lawrence, P.S.

Mat has extensive experience representing corporations and individuals in his litigation practice, which emphasizes employment law, trust and estate litigation, and class action defense.. An experienced trial lawyer, has obtained successful results for his clients, including trying numerous cases to jury verdict as lead counsel.  Mat handles all aspects of complex civil litigation — from pre-suit investigation and discovery through dispositive motion practice and trial.  He deals with post-trial proceedings as well as appeals.  Mat’s litigation experience is broad.  He has advocated for clients in lawsuits relating to employment law, non-compete agreements, trusts and estates, antitrust law, class actions, accounting malpractice, breach of contract, business torts, deceptive trade practices, fiduciary duties, fraud, insurance coverage, real property transactions, and trade secret misappropriation.. Mat was recognized as a “Super Lawyer” by Washington Super Lawyers, and has previously been recognized as “Rising Star.”

Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.5 out of 5

Location: Seattle 98101
Firm: Betts Patterson & Mines

Mark Mills is of counsel with Betts Patterson Mines where he practices in the Insurance Coverage Practice Group. Prior to joining Betts Patterson Mines, Mr. Mills practiced with two well-established Seattle insurance coverage and defense firms as well as acting as the Washington insurance coverage attorney for the Safeco Insurance Companies. With over 25 years of practice, his experience includes advising insurers on coverage issues involving commercial general liability, commercial property, commercial auto, homeowners, and personal auto policies.  He has tried several cases to verdict in both coverage and defense contexts.

Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.9 out of 5

Location: Seattle 98101
Firm: Betts, Patterson & Mines, P.S.

Marissa A. Alkhazov joined Betts Patterson Mines in 2010 as a Complex Litigation Attorney.  Marissa, a Shareholder in the firm, has considerable experience in product liability, mass tort defense, environmental and general liability claims.  Her work and growing presence in the industry has been widely recognized having been named as “Top 100 Women Attorneys in Washington (2012- 2013)” in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine and Washington Law & Politics “Rising Stars (2012-2013),” and Washington Law & Politics “Super Lawyers (2016).” Ms. Alkhazov handles litigation in both WA and OR on behalf of her Fortune 500 clients ranging from pharmaceutical companies, product manufacturers, insurers, retailers, small businesses and local tech startups in the community.  Ms. Alkhazov regularly serves as local counsel in national complex litigation matters, having noted successes in State, Appellate and Federal Court.  Ms. Alkhazov also regularly serves as an arbitrator in King County.

Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.7 out of 5

Location: Seattle 98101

Maricarmen assists both employer and employee clients with advice on federal and Washington employment law issues including discrimination, wrongful termination, noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreements, leave, and accommodations. She provides thoughtful advice and counsel to clients to avoid litigation, but when her clients are compelled to litigate, Maricarmen has the skills and proven record that results in favorable litigation outcomes for her clients.. Maricarmen also has a general litigation practice, through which she advises client on issues such as contract, tort, and appellate litigation.. Maricarmen conducts investigations on discrimination, harassment, bribery, corruption, fraud, and conflicts of interest. She successfully represents clients in administrative hearings, such as before the Public Employment Relations Commission.. Maricarmen also has an active pro bono practice, representing a client in an asylum hearing with a favorable outcome and advising nonprofit organizations on employment matters.

Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.7 out of 5

Location: Seattle 98101
Firm: Perkins Coie LLP

Margret concentrates her practice on advising clients in all aspects of plan design and compliance for numerous types of employee benefit and executive compensation plans including nonqualified deferred compensation plans; qualified retirement plans (such as Code Section 401(k), profit-sharing, and defined benefit plans); tax-deferred annuities (such as Code Section 403(b) plans); health and welfare benefits (such as health and dental plans, cafeteria plans, HSAs, FSAs, HRAs, wellness programs and employee assistance programs); equity compensation (such as incentive stock option and nonqualified stock option plans) and non-taxable fringe benefits (such as qualified transportation plans and DCAPs). She counsels clients during each step of plan design from plan selection and drafting to choosing appropriate funding vehicles such as custodial accounts, voluntary employee beneficiary trusts, insurance contracts or self-funding. Her knowledge of ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA, PHSA, and Code Section 409A and other provisions of the Internal Revenue Code is crucial in advising clients regarding the complex requirements that must be satisfied to maintain compliance with the law. Margret also counsels public and private companies regarding employee benefit plan issues in mergers, acquisitions, financing and other major business transactions.

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