In June 2010, the firm represented an investor group led by ZelnickMedia in its acquisition of Alloy, Inc. The firm is currently representing Alloy, Inc. in the sale of its Alloy Entertainment, LLC division to the television group of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. The deal is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the third calendar quarter.

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Hogan Lovells announced today that it advised News Corporation (News Corp) in connection with News Corp’s entry into a definitive agreement with ESPN to acquire ESPN’s fifty percent equity interest in ESPN STAR Sports (ESS), giving News Corp full ownership of ESS. With the acquisition, News Corp furthers its commitment to deliver sports programming to consumers across the globe, particularly in Asian emerging markets.

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Venable LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Daniel P. Hoffer, formerly with the boutique labor and employment law firm Kellman Hoffer LLP in Manhattan Beach. He joined Venable’s Los Angeles office on June 1 as a partner in the firm’s nationally recognized Labor and Employment practice group. Mr. Hoffer is known not only as a successful trial attorney, but also for having a distinguished record as a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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Arent Fox Los Angeles continues its dynamic growth with the addition of David C. Meyer, a corporate partner with a multidisciplinary practice representing international corporations, auto industry companies, high-tech start-ups, research and development companies, and high net worth individuals. David will be a leader in growing strong transactional and real estate practices in Los Angeles that will mirror and complement the firm’s highly regarded East Coast groups in those areas.

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Alston & Bird has continued the western expansion of its nationally recognized and ranked corporate practice with the addition of five new leading attorneys, each of whom brings with them a highly regarded reputation within the California and West Coast business and legal communities.

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Ted M. Handel has joined Haight Brown & Bonesteel’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the Business Solutions and Construction Law practice groups. He has more than twenty years of experience advising corporations, real estate developers, and nonprofit organizations. Prior to joining Haight, Handel was a partner at Koletsky, Mancini, Feldman & Morrow.

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Sheppard Mullin partners Jeryl Bowers, Eric Klein and Ken Yood served as counsel to DaVita Inc., a leading provider of kidney dialysis services, in its $4.42 billion merger with HealthCare Partners, the country’s largest operator of medical groups and physician networks.

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Nossaman LLP today announced the expansion of its real estate practice in Southern California with the addition of Daniel J. Katz as a partner in the Firm’s Los Angeles office.  Mr. Katz joins Nossaman’s Real Estate Practice Group, where he will build on the Firm’s strength in a variety of real estate transactions, and will further enhance Nossaman’s focus on the healthcare industry.  Mr. Katz’s representation of healthcare clients includes facility purchases and sales, operating leases and management agreements, construction and renovation projects, as well as contracts with service providers.

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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Krause has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office. Previously at Stutman, Treister & Glatt, he will join the Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice as a partner.

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Morris Polich & Purdy LLP (MPP) is pleased to announce that Steven L. Hoch has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as Partner.

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