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Its practice areas include Accounting, Cost, and Pricing (Government Contracts); Accountants' Liability (Securities Enforcement and Litigation); Acquisitions and Dispositions (Real Estate); Advertising Substantiation (Consumer Protection and Advertising); Advocacy Before the Congress and the Administration(Legislative and Public Policy); Airline Industry (Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring); Anti-Money Laundering and USA Patriot Act Defense (Financial Services); Antitrust (Telecommunications, Internet, and Media); Antitrust (White Collar Criminal Defense); Antitrust/Competition; Antitrust and Competition (Financial Services); Antitrust Litigation (Antitrust/Competition); Antitrust Litigation (Litigation); Appellate and Supreme Court; Appellate Practice (Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring); Arbitration and Mediation (Securities Enforcement and Litigation); Asia Pacific Practice; Audit/Due Diligence (Product Liability Litigation); Audits and Investigations (FDA and Healthcare); Banking and Financial Institutions (Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring); Bankruptcy Advice and Counseling (Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring); Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring; Bankruptcy and Workouts (Real Estate); ); Bankruptcy Litigation (Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring); Bid Protest Litigation; Biosecurity (FDA and Healthcare); Biotechnology Industry; Broadcast/Multichannel Video; Broker-Dealer Matters (Securities Enforcement and Litigation); Broker-Dealer / Securities Industry The number of attorneys at Arnold and Porter LLP is 150. There are more than 1.3 million lawyers in United States. We suggest you contact other law firms nearby before making any decisions.

During your evaluation process, you should consider whether the lawyers at Arnold and Porter LLP offer free consultation, (if not) how much the initial interview costs, what's the fee schedule, if there is any hidden attorney fees, whether they have good community reputation and are able to provide a list of good references. You can also contact the Board of Professional Responsibility of the state bar, to find out if the lawyers have ever been placed under any disciplinary actions. Please be aware that, though Arnold and Porter LLP's office is located at Palo Alto, CA, the lawyers might belong to the bar association of other states. So you should also find out in which state the lawyers are licensed to practice law, whether they are licensed at California, in which area are they licensed.

You should ask how long the lawyer has been in practice, how much experience he or she has in cases like yours, and more importantly, the outcomes of those cases! Focus of Lawyer's Practice and Years Practice are also very important factors in your evaluation process. The more focused the lawyers' practice areas, the better service they could provide. Anyway, do not make decisions solely on one or two factors. Trust your instinct, and only hire people you feel comfortabe working with.

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