Pepper Hamilton LLP announced that Mary L. Dickson has joined the firm as a partner in the Financial Services Practice Group, resident in the Los Angeles office.

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David A. Barksdale has returned to Ballard Spahr as a real estate partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office, firm Chair Mark S. Stewart announced today.

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Nossaman LLP adds intellectual property attorney Thomas Dover to the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner. Dover will serve as co-chair of Nossaman’s newly formalized Intellectual Property & Media Practice Group, along with Partner Stephen P. Wiman.

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The law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce the opening of its newest office in Los Angeles, California. The Firm has landed noted litigator Bruce J. Zabarauskas, who joins Thompson & Knight Partner, Shelly A. Youree, to launch operations. Opening October 1, 2012, the new office will be located in Century City at 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 950, Los Angeles, California 90067.

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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented the shareholders of Paragon Biomedical, Inc., a full-service clinical research organization, in the successful sale of their shares to Clinipace, Inc., a digital contract research organization for emerging and mid-tier biopharmaceutical and medical device firms.

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Alston & Bird LLP today announced the addition of veteran environmental litigator, Mark Johnson, to its Los Angeles office, joining the firm’s already highly regarded Environmental & Land Development Practice Group. Johnson brings with him over 30 years of experience focusing on environmental matters, including CERCLA, petroleum and hazardous waste contamination, toxic torts, air quality, public water supplies, Proposition 65, CEQA and the California Coastal Act.

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The global legal practice of Squire Sanders is pleased to announce today that Chris M. Amantea has joined its Environmental, Safety and Health Practice Group as partner, resident in the Los Angeles office.

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Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. and Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation have announced a definitive agreement under which Valeant will acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Medicis for $44.00 per share in cash.

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Realty Income Corporation, the Monthly Dividend Company, and American Realty Capital Trust, Inc. have announced a definitive merger agreement under which Realty Income will acquire all of the outstanding shares of American Realty Capital Trust in a transaction valued at approximately $2.95 billion.

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Bruce G. Chapman has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm’s 70-attorney Intellectual Property practice group, based in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Chapman joins from Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz in Los Angeles. Earlier this year, Sheppard Mullin added two IP litigation partners: Ed Anderson in Palo Alto and partner Jill Pietrini in Century City.

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