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Mergers & Acquisitions

Dec. 29, 2009

Deal Climate Likely to Thaw in 2010 ...

Many of California's corporate lawyers agree that mergers and acquisitions will pick up in 2010, though they expect economic factors such as unemployment, uncertainty in consumer spending and the risk of inflation to temper the pace.

By Jill Redhage

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Top Deals of 2009

After months of frigidity in the deal scene, companies are jumping back into the water.

"I think 2009 was characterized by a lot of volatility early, with signs of recovery toward the end of the year," said Larry Sonsini, chairman of Palo Alto-based Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

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