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UC Davis School of Law, J.D., 2016
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Columbia University, M.A., 2007
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McGill University, B.A., 2006
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Hon.Â Marsha S. Berzon
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Hon.Â Vince Chhabria
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California
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Lawyersâ€™ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, Jack W. Londen Award, 2026
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Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2023-2025
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University of California, Davis
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Order of the Coif
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Articles Editor, UC Davis Law Review
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2016 Patrick J. Hopkins Memorial Award for best student publication
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First place, 2015 Neumiller moot court competition
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Witkin Awards in 17 courses
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Niall Frizzell represents clients in complex commercial disputes across a wide range of industries and areas of law. His practice spans intellectual property, antitrust, contract, administrative law, arbitration, consumer protection, privacy, and constitutional litigation. He regularly litigates high-stakes financial, regulatory, and public-policy matters, and is frequently engaged to master complex, novel subjects.
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Niall has substantial experience representing technology companies in high-stakes commercial disputes, including copyright, unfair competition, and privacy matters. He defended LinkedIn against a putative class action asserting novel claims under the Video Privacy Protection Act, securing a voluntary dismissal. He has represented a semiconductor client in complex arbitration proceedings arising out of sophisticated licensing agreements, recovering more than $50 million. He represents the United Auburn Indian Community in a federal action challenging the Department of the Interiorâ€™s approval of a large casino project on tribal-sovereignty and administrative-law grounds. He has also played a key role in long-running water-rights and contract litigation on behalf of the San Diego County Water Authority, helping secure more than $100 million in damages, interest, and attorneysâ€™ fees.
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Niallâ€™s practice also includes significant experience in intellectual property enforcement and defense across consumer, gaming, and digital-media markets. He represented Instacart in a copyright action against a competing grocery-delivery platform, securing a comprehensive permanent injunction prohibiting the misuse of Instacartâ€™s copyrighted images. He also represented a Chinese video game developer in defending against copyright and trademark claims brought by Riot Games, successfully obtaining dismissal on forum non conveniens grounds.
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Niall serves on the firmâ€™s pro bono committee. In his pro bono practice, he was part of a team that brought a groundbreaking consumer-protection class action and secured an injunction barring a bail bond company from collecting more than $30 million in unlawful debt. The case resulted in a published Court of Appeal opinion expanding California consumer protections to the bail bond industry.
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Before joining Keker, Van Nest & Peters, he served as a law clerk toÂ Judge Marsha S. Berzon of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and toÂ Judge Vince Chhabria of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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Niall graduated from UC Davis School of Law. During law school, he served as a judicial extern for Judge William H. Orrick of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Before law school, he was caseworker and field representative for Congresswoman Jackie Speier and former Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey. Niall has an M.A. in political science from Columbia University and a B.A. in political science and geography from McGill University.
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Cases Of Note
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Publications
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San Diego County Water Authority v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
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For more than a decade, we have represented the San Diego County Water Authority in litigation against the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD), the...
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Instacart V. Cornershop Technologies
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We represented Instacart in a copyright lawsuit against Cornershop, a grocery-delivery company Uber purchased for $500 million. Cornershop launched its U.S. operations in...
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Riot Games v. Shanghai Moonton Technology
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We represent Moonton, a Chinese video game developer, in a lawsuit filed by Riot Games asserting claims of copyright and trademark infringement relating to Riotâ€™s League of...
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Semiconductor Company v. Supplier
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Following multi-stage arbitration proceedings between our client, one of the worldâ€™s largest technology companies, and a company that had licensed certain technology to it through...
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Cole v. LinkedIn Corporation
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We defended LinkedIn against a putative class action asserting novel claims under the Video Privacy Protection Act. The plaintiffs alleged that by using third-party advertising...
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United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria v. DOI et al.
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We are representing the United Auburn Indian Community in a lawsuit contesting the Department of the Interiorâ€™s approval of the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indiansâ€™...
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Bad Boys Bail Bonds v. Caldwell
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We partnered with the Lawyersâ€™ Committee for Civil Rights in this class action and secured a preliminary injunction barring Bad Boys Bail Bonds from collecting on more than $30...
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Court Grants Final Approval of Historic Class Action Settlement Against Bad Boys Bail Bonds
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A California court granted final approval of a landmark class-action settlement with Bad Boys Bail Bonds, permanently barring the company from collecting $38 million in illegal debt from Californians who cosigned bail agreements for loved ones in jail.
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Keker, Van Nest & Peters Promotes New Partners and Of Counsel
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Keker, Van Nest & Peters is pleased to announce the promotions of Victor Chiu, Deeva Shah, and Christine Zaleski to partner and Niall Frizzell and Candice Nguyen to of counsel, effective Jan. 1, 2026.
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Momentum Builds for CREXi, as Judge Clears Path to Trial in IP Row
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A California federal judge denied both CoStar and CREXiâ€™s partial summary judgment motions in CoStarâ€™s copyright suit, clearing a path to trial in the same week the Ninth Circuit revived CREXi's antitrust counterclaims.
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Two Tribal Governments Sue Feds Over 'Terrible Precedent' in Northern California Casino Project
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Keker, Van Nest & Peters has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the United Auburn Indian Community (UAIC) contesting the Department of the Interiorâ€™s approval of another tribeâ€™s casino project. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on March 24, claims that the approval process for the project poses a threat to tribal sovereignty and violates federal laws.
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Litigation Implications of the USPTOâ€™s Terminal Disclaimer Proposal
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Kristen Lovin and Niall Frizzell discuss the litigation implications of the USPTOâ€™s Terminal Disclaimer Proposal.
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Shanghai Moonton Defeats Riot Games Copyright Lawsuit
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Representing Shanghai Moonton Technology Co., Ltd., Keker, Van Nest & Peters lawyers secured the dismissal of a copyright lawsuit filed by Riot Games, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
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Definitional Avoidance: Arbitrationâ€™s Common-Law Meaning and the Federal Arbitration Act, 49 UC Davis Law Review 1547 (2016)
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Do not include prior locations that may be mentioned as where the attorney may have worked in the past.',\r\n'direct_phone_no_1' => 'Extract the direct office phone number listed for this attorney. If multiple phone numbers are listed, select the one that is their direct line, not the main or central office number, nor a fax number. If the attorney works out of two offices and has a direct line for each office, list the first here. If a direct line is unavailable, but a main or central office number is listed with an extension, list that number followed by EXT and the extension number',\r\n'direct_phone_no_2' => 'Extract the second direct office phone number listed for this attorney, if it exists. If multiple direct phone numbers are listed because the attorney works out of two office, select the second number \u2013 not the one listed in the prior item. Select only a number that is the attorney\u2019s direct line, not the main or central office number, nor a fax number.',\r\n'image_url' => 'Extract the URL for the attorney\u2019s image file',\r\n'linkedIn' => 'Extract the URL for the attorney\u2019s LinkedIn profile, if it is listed. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'narrative_description' => 'Extract and combine all sections that provide a narrative overview of the attorney\u2019s biography and general work experience. Do not paraphrase, summarize, or omit information. Include the Biography/Bio section(s) and also include any Experience section that contains narrative descriptions of work (including sections structured as practice-area headings followed by descriptive paragraphs, e.g., \"Aging Services\" + paragraph text, \"Dental\" + paragraph text, etc.). Preserve headings and the order of content as it appears; you may convert embedded highlights into bullet points only if it helps preserve (not reduce) the information. EXCLUDE: any section (or subsection) that exclusively lists specific representative matters / representative experience items (typically a list of discrete matters, case captions like \"X v. Y\", deal/transaction bullet points, dated entries, courts/dockets, or similar itemized matter lists). If an Experience (or other) section contains BOTH narrative description AND a separate list of specific matters, include the narrative paragraphs/headings but omit the itemized matter list. Return the combined narrative text only. If no narrative bio or general-experience narrative exists, return an empty string.',\r\n'representative_matters' => 'Extract ALL representative matters (such as litigation cases, verdicts, transactions, or deals) that are listed as well any available descriptions of them, in both specified lists of representative matters, experience, and work highlights, as well as in the biographical text and list of news articles. If news articles for this attorney identify cases or transactions that can be inferred to be the work product of this attorney, include those matters as well. List the representative matters and their available descriptions as an array. Only pull from the text and do not paraphrase or make anything up. If no representative matters are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'news' => 'Extract news items ABOUT this attorney (not authored by them): e.g., firm/industry press releases, announcements, awards, rankings, deal/case results naming them, media coverage quoting or profiling them. List each item as \"Title (URL)\". If a \u201cNews\u201d section mixes authored content, include ONLY items that are clearly about the attorney or the firm, not implied to be authored by the attorney. Add base domain to relative links. Return an empty array [] if none.',\r\n'practice_areas' => 'Extract all the practice areas (aka departments, specialties, capabilities, services areas, areas of focus, etc.), if any, that are listed as ones that this attorney specializes in. Return them as an array. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'law_school' => 'Extract the law school attorney attended. This is for their primary law degree, usually a JD, LLB, or, in the absence of those, the earliest LLM listed or the institution where they received an undergraduate law degree. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'law_school_graduation_year' => 'Extract the year in which the attorney received their degree from the law school above (what year did they graduate?) If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'law_school_honors' => 'Extract all honors this attorney received in or during law school. You must review all education and credentials sections that list their law degree AND ALSO the narrative bio, as well as all other sectiosn. These honors include: latin honors (cum laude, summa cum laude, magna cum laude); school specific honors (e.g. James Kent Scholars at Columbia Law); regular honors designations (e.g. Dean\u2019s List, High Honors, etc.); Order of the Coif; course prizes (such as book awards, CALI Awards, American Jurisprudence Awards, or course awards); membership in phi kappa phi; scholarships and fellowships; moot court awards; trial advocacy awards; best oralis; brief-writing honors or other writing honors; pro bono or service distinctions; commencement prizes and medals; or other types of academic law school honors (but list them specifically - do not list them as \"other honors\". Return this entire extracted list of specific honors as an array. If no honors are found, return an empty array.',   \r\n'law_journals' =>' Extract any law reviews or law journals listed for the attorney's time in law school. Also list if the attorney had any titles in such law reviews or journals, like Articles Editor for example. Return this entire extracted list of law reviews and journals, and associated titles, as an array. If no law reviews or journals are found, return an empty array.'\r\n'undergraduate_school' => 'Extract the attorney\\'s undergraduate degree-granting school, college, university, or institution. This is probably the institution from where they received a bachelors degree. If their undergraduate degree was an LLB listed for their law school above, return an empty string. If no undergraduate schools are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'undergraduate_school_graduation_year' => 'Extract the year in which attorney received their undergraduate degree from the undergraduate school above. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'undergraduate_specialty' => 'Extract the specialties or majors that are listed for the undergraduate degree (e.g. economics, computer science, etc.) This does not include degree type, like B.S., Bachelor of Arts or Science degree, etc. List the specialties or majors as an array. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'PhD_school' => 'If this attorney has a PhD, Extract the educational institution from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'PhD_subject' => 'If this attorney has a PhD, list the educational institution from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'Masters_degree_school' => 'If this attorney has a masters degree, extract the educational institution from which they received it. But do not list schools from which the attorney received an LL.M. degree or a masters in law. If no masters degree schools are found, return an empty string. ',\r\n'Masters_degree_subject' => 'If the attorney has a masters degree, extract the subject or area of study of the masters. The subject area may be in the degree itself, such as an M.Div, which is a masters in Divinity. But do not include subjects for LL.M. degrees or masters in law degrees. DO NOT include honors or latin honors (e.g. cum laude, summa cum laude) in your answer. List subjects as array. If no masters degree subjects are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'MBA_School' => 'If the attorney has a Masters in Business Administration, extract the name of the business school from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'MD_school' => 'If the attorney has an MD (Doctor of Medicine) or DO (Doctor of Osteopathy) degree, extract the name of the medical school from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'llm_in_tax_law_school' =>  'If the attorney has an masters in laws (LLM) degree, specializing in tax, extract the name of the law school from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'Other_LLM_school' => 'If the attorney has an masters in laws (LLM) degree, but not one that specializes in tax, extract the name of the law school from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'bar_and_court_admissions' => 'Extract EVERY explicit admission to practice (bar + court/agency) anywhere in the page. Include bar jurisdictions (states/provinces/territories/countries) and court/agency admissions (e.g., U.S. Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals with circuit, District/Bankruptcy/Tax/Federal Claims courts with district, USPTO, tribal/military/foreign courts). For UK attorneys, specify whether they are a solicitor, barrister, advocate, or any combination if available; for Canada, specify the province or territory; for Australia, specify the state or territory and whether they are admitted as a solicitor or barrister. Pull items under headings like \u201cAdmissions,\u201d \u201cBar Admissions,\u201d \u201cCourt Admissions,\u201d or similar, and treat each
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If no clerkships are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'Clerkships_with_judge' => 'Extract every judicial or court clerkship held by this attorney, regardless of where it appears in the biography (including in lists of prior employment or mixed professional experience). Treat any role containing the word \u201cclerk,\u201d \u201cclerkship,\u201d \u201cjudicial law clerk,\u201d \u201claw clerk,\u201d or similar as a clerkship. For each clerkship, return the name of the court as an array item; if the biography provides the judge\u2019s name, include it in parentheses after the court name, and if no judge is named, return only the court. Include clerkships in federal courts (including bankruptcy courts), state courts, appellate courts, supreme courts, magistrate judges, and any foreign courts. Do not skip clerkships that lack judge names or that appear in long court titles. If no clerkships are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'Memberships' => 'Extract any organizations the attorney a member of. List them as an array, with the attorney's role if available. If no memberships or organizations are listed, return an empty string.',\r\n'clients' => 'Extract the attorney's clients that are explicitly NAMED in the source code. You MUST review EVERY section (including explicit client lists, narrative biography, representative matters, experience, and news articles/titles) and then MERGE the results; do not stop after finding clients in any one section. If a list of representative matters or experience is present, extract NAMED clients from this list, and ignore any clients who are described in the list but who are not explicitly named in the list. Only include a client from the list of representative matters/experience or any other section if its name appears verbatim in the list and if the list clearly identifies the client as a real person, business, company, organization, or government entity. Do NOT include general descriptions, categories, roles, or descriptors that are not proper names (for example: \"Fortune 50 company\", \"medical billing company\", \"global bank\", \"mayoral candidate\", \"pharmacy\", \"trade association\", \"energy company\", or similar phrases). As an overarching rule, if the client is not identified by a proper name, do not include it. When pulling clients from lists of representative matters/experience and news articles, include clients which are named and which are implied to be represented by this attorney, their team or firm, and exclude parties adverse to such clients, opposing such clients, or on the other side of a case, deal or transaction from such clients. For example, if the representative matter/experience or news article's title mentions a lending transaction with both the lender and borrower, and the attorney or their team or firm represented the lender, do not list the borrower. If a litigation case is listed, do not assume that the lawyer represented the plaintiff. Use context or other language in the text to determine which party was represented by the attorney. If a matter lists the government as one party, assume the attorney represented the other named party and include that party if it is specifically named and not anonymous. As another example, if the representative matter/experience is a litigation case, and it is written that the attorney represented the defense (or \"defended\" his client), extract the defendant named in the case title. List all named clients as a deduplicated array of NAMES copied directly from the source text. Omit unnamed parties and anonymous parties and never guess identities. If no named clients are explicitly named anywhere in the source code, return an empty string.',\r\n'industries' => 'Extract ONLY industries/industry sectors or client-type categories explicitly named in the source code (especially, but not exclusively, under headings like \u201cIndustries,\u201d \u201cPractices & Industries,\u201d or in /industries/ links). Include items like \u201cSports,\u201d \u201cHealthcare & Life Sciences,\u201d \u201cTechnology,\u201d \u201cInfrastructure,\u201d \u201cPrivate Equity,\u201d etc. EXCLUDE practice areas, services, or deal/matter types (e.g., \u201cMergers & Acquisitions,\u201d \u201cPrivate Equity M&A,\u201d \u201cacquisitions,\u201d \u201cinvestments,\u201d \u201cdivestitures,\u201d \u201cjoint ventures,\u201d \u201cfinancing,\u201d \u201crestructurings\u201d). Return a deduplicated array of industry/client-type names as written. If none are explicitly named, return empty array.',\r\n'languages' => 'Extract the languages in which the attorney is fluent. List them as an array.',\r\n'Accolades' => 'Extract any accolades, awards, or other special recognitions this attorney has received, such as rankings in Chambers guides (like Chambers & Partners, Chambers Gobal, or Chambers Asia-Pacific), the Legal500 list, and SuperLawyers, among others. The accolades should be specific to this attorney or their work, not generalized to their practice or their firm. List these accolades as an array. If no accolades are listed, return an empty string.',\r\n'pro_bono_activities' => 'Extract the attorney's pro bono, community service, and volunteer activities, as well as any non-profit, ngo, community service organizations the attorney may be involved with. If a description of the work is provided, include that. List them as an array',\r\n'thought_leadership' => 'Extract ALL professional thought leadership attributed to this attorney in their narrative bio and in all \"Insights,\" \"Publications,\" \"Events,\" and similar sections. This includes all items with their authorship/co-authorship/speaking/hosting credit/(byline \u201cauthor,\u201d \"co-author,\" \u201cpresenter,\u201d \u201cspeaker,\u201d \u201cpanelist,\u201d \u201cwebinar,\u201d \u201cpodcast,\u201d \u201cblog,\u201d \u201carticle,\u201d \u201cpublication,\u201d \u201cchapter,\u201d \u201cCLE,\u201d etc.). This also includes any items that do not include their byline or credit, but which are implied to involve the attorney (for example, by being listed in a section on their profile for \"Insights,\" \"Podcasts,\" \"Events,\" \"Media,\" \"Thought Leadership,\" \"Webinars, etc.). If a \u201cNews\u201d or \u201cInsights\u201d section mixes third party news ABOUT this attorney, include only items implied to the attorney as creator/presenter. List each as \"Title (URL)\" when a link is present, otherwise just the title. Add base domain to relative links. Also include the publication, event/program, and date after the title if these are available. Return [] if none.'\r\n'adverse_parties' => 'Review all the source code, including the narrative bio and list of representative matters, and list EVERY identifiable and NAMED party that is adverse to this attorney\u2019s clients: litigation opponents and transaction counterparties (buyer vs seller, lender vs borrower, landlord vs tenant, licensor vs licensee, insurer vs insured, issuer vs underwriter/investor, etc.). You MUST pull from all sections in the source code - explicit lists of clients, the narrative biography, listed representative matters, or in news articles listed for this attorney, or the titles thereof. In M&A, if the attorney represented the buyer/acquirer, DO NOT list the acquired target as adverse (since it becomes the client); instead list only the selling side (seller, stockholders, founders, or divesting company). If the attorney represented the seller/target, list the buyer/acquirer. Use cues like \u201cto/with/from/against,\u201d \u201csale to/by,\u201d \u201cacquisition from/by,\u201d \u201cmerger with,\u201d \u201cfinanced by/loan to/from/credit facility with.\u201d In the attorney represented the owner or owning entity of a subsidiary/portfolio company (for example in the case of a restructuring or lending transaction), DO NOT list the subsidiary/portfolio company as adverse; Do not list governments/agencies/courts. Only include an adverse party if its name appears verbatim in the source code and clearly identifies a real person, business, company, organization, or government entity. Do NOT include general descriptions, categories, roles, or descriptors that are not proper names (for example: \"Fortune 50 company\", \"medical billing company\", \"global bank\", \"mayoral candidate\", \"pharmacy\", \"trade association\", \"energy company\", or similar phrases). If the text does not contain the adverse party's name, do not include it. Output a deduplicated array of exact names; omit unnamed parties and never guess.'\r\n 'affinity_groups' => 'Extract ALL affinity/identity-based organizations the attorney is affiliated with on the page, even if under generic headings like \u201cAssociations,\u201d \u201cMemberships,\u201d \u201cAffiliations,\u201d \u201cCommunities,\u201d or \u201cOrganizations.\u201d Check all sections of the source code. Include all bar or professional association whose name signals an identity/affinity or civil-rights focus (e.g., words like Black/African-American/AAPI/Asian/South Asian/Pacific Islander/Hispanic/Latino/Native/Indigenous/LGBT/LGBTQ/Queer/Women/Gender/Disability/Veteran/Jewish/Muslim/Christian/Hindu/Sikh/Interfaith/Civil Rights/Minority/Diversity/Inclusion). Exclude purely general trade/professional groups without such identity focus. Return a deduplicated array of exact organization names; if none, return empty array.'"]}


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\"I want to know more about my clients. Watching a client discuss their business shows the real passion behind their efforts - a glimpse of their vision. It further motivates our legal teams to support our clients on their journey.\"

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\"An attorney's greatest asset for their client is to be thorough, precise and responsive with common sense solutions to any problems clients face.\"Â

\"I want to know more about my clients. Watching a client discuss their business shows the real passion behind their efforts - a glimpse of their vision. It further motivates our legal teams to support our clients on their journey.\"

\"The more we challenge ourselves to be the best at what we do, the quicker we learn how to be even better, but always ensure that you embrace the journey and those you share it with. The journey ends way too soon!\"Â

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David Hayden joined Smith Anderson in 2011, after serving as the general counsel and board secretary for USfalcon, Inc. David has extensive experience in government contracting, corporate investigations (internal and government) and employment law. He regularly advises companies and their directors and officers on corporate governance matters and other general corporate and business matters. He also represents a variety of defense contractors, advising on a broad range of federal contracting issues such as bid protests, teaming agreements, subcontract agreements, joint ventures, the Small Business Administration 8(a) Business Development program, International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Corporate Ethics, and organizational conflicts of interest (OCI) compliance issues. He has a high level government security clearance.
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David previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, investigating and prosecuting federal crimes as well as supervising all military attorneys authorized to practice in federal court in eastern North Carolina. He also conducted federal procurement fraud investigations in government contracting as a member of the Department of Justice Procurement Fraud Task Force for the Southeast.

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Colonel, United States Army retired, Corps of Engineers and the Judge Advocate General Corps

COL Hayden served as both an Engineer and Judge Advocate Generals (JAG) Corps Officer in the United States Army during a 29 year active military career. Highlights include 12 years in airborne assignments at Fort Bragg, NC; engineer company commander; criminal law professor and department head at the U.S. Army JAG School; senior litigation attorney and branch chief for the U.S. Army Litigation Division; deployment to Afghanistan as the senior legal advisor to the theater commander in 2002-2003; and senior legal advisor to NORAD and the United States Northern Command. He also served on the Joint Staff in the Pentagon, participating in many federal government interagency panels and working groups.Â  He retired in 2005 and moved to Raleigh, North Carolina. COL Hayden is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the National War College.
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Corporate & Transactional
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Corporate and Securities Litigation
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Employment Litigation
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Employment, Labor and Human Resources
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Government Contracting
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Veterans of Influence Award, Triangle Business JournalÂ (2019)
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Chairman's Award, North Carolina Veteran's Business Association (2019)
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Listed, Business North Carolina Legal Elite, Corporate (2011)
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Former holder of the MG Kenneth G. Hobson Chair in Criminal Law for TJAGSA
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TJAGSA Alumni Association Professional Writing Award
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U.S. Military Awards and Decorations
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Defense Superior Service Medal
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Legion of Merit
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Bronze Star Medal
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Defense Meritorious Service Medal
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Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters
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Joint Meritorious Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
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National Defense Service Medal with two bronze stars
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Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
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Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
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Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
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Ranger Badge
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Master Parachutist Badge
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Air Assault Badge
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Japanese Airborne Badge
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German Airborne Badge
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Australian Airborne Badge
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Education

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United States Army Judge Advocate General's School, LLM
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The University of Texas School of Law, J.D. with honors
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North Carolina State University, M.B.A.
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The National War College, M.S., National Security Strategy
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United States Military Academy, B.S., distinguished graduate (Top 5%)
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North Carolina
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Supreme Court of the United States
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Texas (inactive)
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U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
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North Carolina Military Affairs Commission (2017-present)\n
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Chair, Governor's Appointment (2025-present)
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Vice Chair, (2022-2025)
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Past Chairman, Economic Development Committee
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Executive Steering Group
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Co-Host, Government Affairs Forum
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Management CouncilÂ
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Past District 7710 Governor, Rotary International
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Assistant District Governor, Rotary International District 7710 (2015-2018)
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Secretary, Board of Directors, Veterans Life Center of North Carolina
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Past Chairman, Board of Directors, Veterans Life Center of North Carolina
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Past Chairman, Board of Directors, North Carolina Defense Business Association
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Past Chairman, Board of Directors, North Carolina Heroes Fund
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Legal Assistance & Military Personnel Committee, North Carolina State Bar
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Former Senior Warden & Vestry Member, St. Michaelâ€™s Episcopal Church
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Former Assistant Scout Master, Troop 357, Boy Scouts of America
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Triangle Institute for Strategic Studies
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Former Chairman, Albemarle County Special Education Advisory Committee, VA
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82nd Airborne Division Association
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Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy
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North Carolina State Alumni Association
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Association of the United States Army
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The National War College Alumni Association
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News<time>10.03.2025</time>Governor Stein Appoints David Hayden Chair of N.C. Military Affairs Commission
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Recognition<time>12.16.2024</time>NAACP Recognizes Smith Anderson for Commitment to Civil Rights Advocacy Group
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Speaking Engagement<time>04.16.2024</time>Speaker, \"Small Business Administration Rules and Regulations Update & Impact,\" Southeast Regional Federal Construction, Infrastructure & Environment Summit, Wilmington, N.C.Â
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Governor Stein Appoints David Hayden Chair of N.C. Military Affairs CommissionNews<time>10.03.2025</time>
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NAACP Recognizes Smith Anderson for Commitment to Civil Rights Advocacy GroupRecognition<time>12.16.2024</time>
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Smith Anderson Proud Champion of Veterans Life Center Since Its Inception, with Attorneys Serving on BoardNews<time>04.08.2024</time>
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Gov. Cooper Reappoints Smith Andersonâ€™s David Hayden to N.C. Military Affairs Commission for the Fourth TimeNews<time>08.17.2023</time>
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WRAL Discusses Why North Carolina Is One of the Most Military & Veteran Friendly States With Smith Andersonâ€™s David Hayden and Kirk WarnerWRALQuoted<time>08.07.2023</time>
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Governor Cooper Reappoints David Hayden to Third Term on N.C. Military Affairs CommissionAlert<time>09.30.2021</time>
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Day of Service, Day of Joy: Smith Anderson Gives a Helping Hand to the Community<time>05.19.2021</time>
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David Hayden Delivers Opening Remarks for Veterans Life Center Grand Opening, Joined by Distinguished Government OfficialsABC 11 WTVD | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | Butner-Creedmoor News | Oxford LedgerAlert<time>08.24.2020</time>
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David Hayden Selected to Lead District of One of Worldâ€™s Largest Service Organizations<time>07.24.2020</time>
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David Hayden Quoted in WCTI ABC 12 on Accepting $75K Bank of America Donation on Behalf of Veterans Life CenterWCTI ABC 12<time>08.27.2019</time>
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WRAL-TV Talks with David Hayden on Goals and Mission of First-of-its-Kind Veterans Life CenterWRAL-TVAlert<time>08.14.2019</time>
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Smith Anderson Attorney Honored With Veterans of Influence AwardTriangle Business JournalAlert<time>01.16.2019</time>
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Smith Andersonâ€™s David Hayden Elected as Chairman of North Carolina Veterans Life Center to Help At-Risk VeteransAlert<time>05.08.2018</time>
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Governor Cooper Appoints Smith Anderson Attorney David Hayden to North Carolina Military Affairs Commission<time>12.13.2017</time>
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First-of-its-kind Facility to Focus on 21st-Century Military Veterans Breaks GroundVeterans Life CenterAlert<time>11.07.2017</time>
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Smith Anderson Receives Award for Excellence and Innovation at the 2017 Southeast Region Federal Construction, Infrastructure & Environmental Summit<time>10.26.2017</time>
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David Hayden Discusses North Carolinaâ€™s Defense Industry on WUNC-TVâ€™s â€œBottom Lineâ€�WUNC-TV, â€œBottom Lineâ€�<time>08.04.2017</time>
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David Hayden Elected Chairman of the N.C. Defense Business Association Board of Directors<time>08.12.2015</time>
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David Hayden Elected to Serve as Chairman of the Board of the North Carolina Heroes Fund<time>02.13.2015</time>
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David Hayden Presents at the 19th Annual Government Contracting Update<time>11.24.2014</time>
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David Hayden Moderates Roundtable with Congresswoman Ellmers and the North Carolina Defense Business Association<time>10.08.2014</time>
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David Hayden Interviewed by Metro Raleigh Business Radio<time>08.06.2014</time>
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David Hayden Re-Elected to the Board of the North Carolina Defense Business Association<time>07.03.2014</time>
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David Hayden Speaks at the National Contract Management Association RTP Chapter Conference<time>05.23.2014</time>
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Smith Anderson Lawyers Present at the 2014 NCMBC Defense Contractor Academy<time>03.19.2014</time>
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Jackson Moore, David Hayden Present at the NCACPAâ€™s 74th Annual Symposium<time>12.18.2013</time>
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David Hayden Moderates Round Table with Congresswoman Ellmers and the North Carolina Defense Business Association<time>12.06.2013</time>
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David Hayden Presents at the 18th Annual Government Contracting Update<time>12.06.2013</time>
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David Hayden Speaks at North Carolina Military Business Centerâ€™s Defense Contractor Academy<time>11.18.2013</time>
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Smith Anderson Hosts Duke International Scholars<time>08.20.2013</time>
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Jackson Moore and David Hayden Speak at Small Business and Technology Development Centerâ€™s Supplier Diversity Workshop<time>05.30.2013</time>
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David Hayden Speaks at a North Carolina Defense Business Association CLIMB Series<time>04.17.2013</time>
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David Hayden Serves as Keynote Speaker at the North Carolina VetBiz Annual Meeting<time>03.13.2013</time>
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Jackson Moore and David Hayden Speak at North Carolina Military Business Centerâ€™s Defense Contractor Academy<time>12.12.2012</time>
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David Hayden Hits the Speaker Circuit to Share Key Lessons in Government Contracting<time>12.04.2012</time>
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Wayne Maiorano and David Hayden Speak at the BB&T Insurance and Construction Risk Services Seminar<time>11.28.2012</time>
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Smith Anderson Salutes Our Veterans<time>11.12.2012</time>
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David Hayden Speaks at North Carolina Military Business Center<time>08.29.2012</time>
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Jackson Moore and David Hayden Speak at North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC)<time>08.13.2012</time>
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Army Veteran and Smith Anderson Attorney David Hayden Interviewed by Triangle Business Journal<time>07.17.2012</time>
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David Hayden Elected to the Board of Directors for the North Carolina Defense Business Association<time>07.17.2012</time>
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David Hayden Participates in a â€œTeaming and Subcontractingâ€� Panel at the North Carolina Defense Business Associationâ€™s 2012 Expo and Symposium<time>04.17.2012</time>
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Smith Anderson Receives the 2012 North Carolina Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve â€œPro Patriaâ€� Award<time>04.10.2012</time>
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Jackson Moore and David Hayden Speak at the North Carolina Bar Associationâ€™s 2012 Business Law Institute on Contracting with the Federal Government<time>02.20.2012</time>
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Smith Anderson Lawyers Present at the NCMBC Defense Contractor Academy<time>02.10.2012</time>
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David Hayden Speaks at the 16th Annual Government Contracting Update<time>12.15.2011</time>
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Smith Anderson Lawyers Present at the 2011 NCMBC Defense Contractor Academy<time>10.12.2011</time>
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David Hayden Speaks at the Legal Office of FORCES COMMAND at Fort Bragg<time>09.08.2011</time>
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David Hayden elected to the Board of Directors for the North Carolina Defense Board Association<time>06.27.2011</time>
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Smith Anderson Welcomes Timothy S. Goettel and David L. Hayden to the Firm<time>06.15.2011</time>
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Update: More Courts Temporarily Enjoin the Federal Contractor Vaccine MandateAlert<time>12.03.2021</time>
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Federal Contractors May Seek Reimbursement for Paid Leave Under Section 3610 of the CARES Act<time>04.21.2020</time>
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Federal Government Contractors Must Evaluate Their Contractual Rights Related to COVID-19 Impacts<time>04.16.2020</time>
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The National Defense Authorization Act Makes Significant Changes Relevant to SBIR and STTR Program Participants<time>07.17.2018</time>
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Kingdomware: Supreme Court Requires Many More VOSB Set-Asides<time>10.24.2016</time>
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Sons of Cyberlock: Recent Decisions Underscore Challenges in  Drafting Enforceable Federal Contracting Teaming Agreements<time>07.13.2016</time>
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Women-Owned Small Businesses Can Now be Awarded Sole Source Federal Contracts<time>01.28.2016</time>
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The Federal False Claims Act...Liability Even When There Is No Government Reliance<time>01.29.2015</time>
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How to Survive the U.S. Government Shutdown in the Short-Term<time>10.15.2013</time>
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Is Your Teaming Agreement Enforceable?<time>10.15.2013</time>
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Federal Contracts When Selling a Business<time>06.20.2013</time>
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Over-the-Cliff: Advice to Contractors Facing Sequestration<time>03.14.2013</time>
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System for Award Management (SAM) Implementation Set for July<time>07.02.2012</time>
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Speaker, \"Small Business Administration Rules and Regulations Update & Impact,\" Southeast Regional Federal Construction, Infrastructure & Environment Summit, Wilmington, N.C.Â Speaking Engagement<time>04.16.2024</time>
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Co-Presenter, \"Defense Contractor Academy Debriefings, Protests & Contract Administration,\" NCMBC Virtual Defense Contractor AcademySpeaking Engagement<time>10.28.2022</time>
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Co-Presenter, \"Making Sense of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates,\" Live Webinar in Partnership With North Carolina Military Business CenterSpeaking Engagement<time>11.02.2021</time>
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Co-Speaker, \"Latest Developments in Government Contracting Labor and Employment Laws,\" Live Webinar hosted by Defense Alliance of North CarolinaSpeaking Engagement<time>04.16.2020</time>
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Panelist, \"Small Business Legislative and Regulatory Update,\" Southeast Region Federal Construction, Infrastructure & Environmental Summit, Fayetteville, N.C.Speaking Engagement<time>10.23.2019</time>
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Speaker, \"Federal Certifications and Affiliations,\" Small Business and Technology Development Center's Annual Marketplace 2019, Durham, N.C.Speaking Engagement<time>05.29.2019</time>
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Presenter, \"Building Your Small Business with Teaming and Joint-Ventures,\" 15th Annual NC Military Business Center Trade Show, Fayetteville, N.C.Event<time>08.2017</time>
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Presenter, \"New Developments in Military & Veterans Law in North Carolina,\" 2017 NC Bar Association's Paralegal Division Annual Meeting, Pinehurst, N.C.Event<time>05.2017</time>
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Presenter, \"Technical and Legal Small Business Issues,\" FEDCON 2016 Summit, Wilmington, N.C.Event<time>10.27.2016</time>
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Panelist, \"Building Your Small Business with Teaming and Joint Ventures,\" North Carolina Military Business Center's 15th Annual North Carolina Defense and Economic Development Trade Show, Fayetteville, N.C.Event<time>08.2016</time>
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Co-Presenter, \"Government Contracting and Set Aside Programs,\" live broadcast on WCOM LPFM: Carrboro Community Radio, Chapel Hill, N.C.Event<time>04.2016</time>
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Co-Presenter, \"Certifications and Affiliations,\" Opportunities 2016 Conference, Asheville, N.C.Event<time>03.2016</time>
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Speaker, \"19th Annual Government Contracting Update,\" Durham, N.C.Event<time>11.2014</time>
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Co-Speaker, \"Teaming Agreements, Bid Protests and Contract Administration,\" North Carolina Military Business Centerâ€™s 2014 Defense Contractor Academy, Cary, N.C.Event<time>03.2014</time>
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Co-Presenter, \"Opportunities 2014 Conference,\" Government Contracting Panel hosted by the North Carolina and South Carolina Procurement Technical Assistance Center and The NC Small Business Technology Development Center, Asheville, N.C.Event<time>03.2014</time>
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Co-Speaker, \"Government Contracting: Legal and Accounting Issues,\" NC Association of Certified Public Accountantsâ€™ 74th Annual Symposium, Greensboro, N.C.Event<time>11.2013</time>
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Speaker, 18th Annual Government Contracting Update, Durham, N.C.Event<time>11.2013</time>
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Speaker, \"Bid Protests and Debriefings,\" NC Military Business Centerâ€™s 2013 Defense Contractor Academy, Charlotte, N.C.Event<time>10.2013</time>
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Speaker, \"Mentor-ProtÃ©gÃ© Programs and SBA Audit â€“ Best Practices,\" Small Business and Technology Development Centerâ€™s Supplier Diversity Workshop, Cary, N.C.Event<time>05.2013</time>
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Speaker, \"Contract Protest â€“ Donâ€™t Panic,\" NC Defense Business Association, Connecting Leaders in Military Business event, Fayetteville, N.C.Event<time>04.2013</time>
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Speaker, \"Structuring Strategies for Business Growth,\" NC VetBiz Association Annual Meeting, Research Triangle Park, N.C.Event<time>03.2013</time>
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Speaker, \"17th Annual Government Contracting Update,\" Research Triangle Park, N.C.Event<time>11.2012</time>
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Speaker, \"It is Easy to Avoid Ethics, but Impossible to Escape the Consequences â€¦ and Other Lessons for Government Contractors,\" Meeting of the RTP Park Chapter of the National Contract Management Association, Fayetteville, N.C.Event<time>11.2012</time>
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Panelist, \"Bid Protests,\" Strategic Consulting Solutions 2012 Annual Government Contracting Seminar, Raleigh, N.C.Event<time>10.2012</time>
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Speaker, \"Contracting with the Federal Government,\" NC Bar Association Business Law Institute, Pinehurst, N.C.Event<time>2012</time>
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Speaker, \"Teaming Agreements: Joint Ventures and Subcontracting,\" NC Military Business Center 2012 Defense Contractor Academy, Charlotte, N.C.Event<time>2012</time>
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Speaker, \"SBA Issues Final Rules, The Changing Landscape for Small Business Contracting,\" 16th Annual Government Contracting Update, Raleigh, N.C.Event<time>12.2011</time>
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Speaker, \"Teaming Agreements: Joint Ventures and Subcontracting,\" NC Military Business Center 2011 Defense Contractor Academy, Raleigh, N.C.Event<time>2011</time>
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Do not include prior locations that may be mentioned as where the attorney may have worked in the past.',\r\n'direct_phone_no_1' => 'Extract the direct office phone number listed for this attorney. If multiple phone numbers are listed, select the one that is their direct line, not the main or central office number, nor a fax number. If the attorney works out of two offices and has a direct line for each office, list the first here. If a direct line is unavailable, but a main or central office number is listed with an extension, list that number followed by EXT and the extension number',\r\n'direct_phone_no_2' => 'Extract the second direct office phone number listed for this attorney, if it exists. If multiple direct phone numbers are listed because the attorney works out of two office, select the second number \u2013 not the one listed in the prior item. Select only a number that is the attorney\u2019s direct line, not the main or central office number, nor a fax number.',\r\n'image_url' => 'Extract the URL for the attorney\u2019s image file',\r\n'linkedIn' => 'Extract the URL for the attorney\u2019s LinkedIn profile, if it is listed. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'narrative_description' => 'Extract and combine all sections that provide a narrative overview of the attorney\u2019s biography and general work experience. Do not paraphrase, summarize, or omit information. Include the Biography/Bio section(s) and also include any Experience section that contains narrative descriptions of work (including sections structured as practice-area headings followed by descriptive paragraphs, e.g., \"Aging Services\" + paragraph text, \"Dental\" + paragraph text, etc.). Preserve headings and the order of content as it appears; you may convert embedded highlights into bullet points only if it helps preserve (not reduce) the information. EXCLUDE: any section (or subsection) that exclusively lists specific representative matters / representative experience items (typically a list of discrete matters, case captions like \"X v. Y\", deal/transaction bullet points, dated entries, courts/dockets, or similar itemized matter lists). If an Experience (or other) section contains BOTH narrative description AND a separate list of specific matters, include the narrative paragraphs/headings but omit the itemized matter list. Return the combined narrative text only. If no narrative bio or general-experience narrative exists, return an empty string.',\r\n'representative_matters' => 'Extract ALL representative matters (such as litigation cases, verdicts, transactions, or deals) that are listed as well any available descriptions of them, in both specified lists of representative matters, experience, and work highlights, as well as in the biographical text and list of news articles. If news articles for this attorney identify cases or transactions that can be inferred to be the work product of this attorney, include those matters as well. List the representative matters and their available descriptions as an array. Only pull from the text and do not paraphrase or make anything up. If no representative matters are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'news' => 'Extract news items ABOUT this attorney (not authored by them): e.g., firm/industry press releases, announcements, awards, rankings, deal/case results naming them, media coverage quoting or profiling them. List each item as \"Title (URL)\". If a \u201cNews\u201d section mixes authored content, include ONLY items that are clearly about the attorney or the firm, not implied to be authored by the attorney. Add base domain to relative links. Return an empty array [] if none.',\r\n'practice_areas' => 'Extract all the practice areas (aka departments, specialties, capabilities, services areas, areas of focus, etc.), if any, that are listed as ones that this attorney specializes in. Return them as an array. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'law_school' => 'Extract the law school attorney attended. This is for their primary law degree, usually a JD, LLB, or, in the absence of those, the earliest LLM listed or the institution where they received an undergraduate law degree. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'law_school_graduation_year' => 'Extract the year in which the attorney received their degree from the law school above (what year did they graduate?) If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'law_school_honors' => 'Extract all honors this attorney received in or during law school. You must review all education and credentials sections that list their law degree AND ALSO the narrative bio, as well as all other sectiosn. These honors include: latin honors (cum laude, summa cum laude, magna cum laude); school specific honors (e.g. James Kent Scholars at Columbia Law); regular honors designations (e.g. Dean\u2019s List, High Honors, etc.); Order of the Coif; course prizes (such as book awards, CALI Awards, American Jurisprudence Awards, or course awards); membership in phi kappa phi; scholarships and fellowships; moot court awards; trial advocacy awards; best oralis; brief-writing honors or other writing honors; pro bono or service distinctions; commencement prizes and medals; or other types of academic law school honors (but list them specifically - do not list them as \"other honors\". Return this entire extracted list of specific honors as an array. If no honors are found, return an empty array.',   \r\n'law_journals' =>' Extract any law reviews or law journals listed for the attorney's time in law school. Also list if the attorney had any titles in such law reviews or journals, like Articles Editor for example. Return this entire extracted list of law reviews and journals, and associated titles, as an array. If no law reviews or journals are found, return an empty array.'\r\n'undergraduate_school' => 'Extract the attorney\\'s undergraduate degree-granting school, college, university, or institution. This is probably the institution from where they received a bachelors degree. If their undergraduate degree was an LLB listed for their law school above, return an empty string. If no undergraduate schools are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'undergraduate_school_graduation_year' => 'Extract the year in which attorney received their undergraduate degree from the undergraduate school above. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'undergraduate_specialty' => 'Extract the specialties or majors that are listed for the undergraduate degree (e.g. economics, computer science, etc.) This does not include degree type, like B.S., Bachelor of Arts or Science degree, etc. List the specialties or majors as an array. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'PhD_school' => 'If this attorney has a PhD, Extract the educational institution from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'PhD_subject' => 'If this attorney has a PhD, list the educational institution from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'Masters_degree_school' => 'If this attorney has a masters degree, extract the educational institution from which they received it. But do not list schools from which the attorney received an LL.M. degree or a masters in law. If no masters degree schools are found, return an empty string. ',\r\n'Masters_degree_subject' => 'If the attorney has a masters degree, extract the subject or area of study of the masters. The subject area may be in the degree itself, such as an M.Div, which is a masters in Divinity. But do not include subjects for LL.M. degrees or masters in law degrees. DO NOT include honors or latin honors (e.g. cum laude, summa cum laude) in your answer. List subjects as array. If no masters degree subjects are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'MBA_School' => 'If the attorney has a Masters in Business Administration, extract the name of the business school from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'MD_school' => 'If the attorney has an MD (Doctor of Medicine) or DO (Doctor of Osteopathy) degree, extract the name of the medical school from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'llm_in_tax_law_school' =>  'If the attorney has an masters in laws (LLM) degree, specializing in tax, extract the name of the law school from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'Other_LLM_school' => 'If the attorney has an masters in laws (LLM) degree, but not one that specializes in tax, extract the name of the law school from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'bar_and_court_admissions' => 'Extract EVERY explicit admission to practice (bar + court/agency) anywhere in the page. Include bar jurisdictions (states/provinces/territories/countries) and court/agency admissions (e.g., U.S. Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals with circuit, District/Bankruptcy/Tax/Federal Claims courts with district, USPTO, tribal/military/foreign courts). For UK attorneys, specify whether they are a solicitor, barrister, advocate, or any combination if available; for Canada, specify the province or territory; for Australia, specify the state or territory and whether they are admitted as a solicitor or barrister. Pull items under headings like \u201cAdmissions,\u201d \u201cBar Admissions,\u201d \u201cCourt Admissions,\u201d or similar, and treat each
 or clearly separated entry as one item. Do not infer from memberships/education. Exclude governments as parties, and strip years and dates. Output a deduplicated array of exact admission strings; if none, return []. ',\r\n'Clerkships' => 'Extract every judicial or court clerkship held by this attorney, regardless of where it appears in the biography (including in lists of prior employment or mixed professional experience). Treat any role containing the word \u201cclerk,\u201d \u201cclerkship,\u201d \u201cjudicial law clerk,\u201d \u201claw clerk,\u201d or similar as a clerkship. For each clerkship, return the name of the court as an array item; if the biography provides the judge\u2019s name, DO NOT include it in your answer. Include clerkships in federal courts (including bankruptcy courts), state courts, appellate courts, supreme courts, magistrate judges, and any foreign courts. Do not skip clerkships that appear in long court titles. If no clerkships are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'Clerkships_with_judge' => 'Extract every judicial or court clerkship held by this attorney, regardless of where it appears in the biography (including in lists of prior employment or mixed professional experience). Treat any role containing the word \u201cclerk,\u201d \u201cclerkship,\u201d \u201cjudicial law clerk,\u201d \u201claw clerk,\u201d or similar as a clerkship. For each clerkship, return the name of the court as an array item; if the biography provides the judge\u2019s name, include it in parentheses after the court name, and if no judge is named, return only the court. Include clerkships in federal courts (including bankruptcy courts), state courts, appellate courts, supreme courts, magistrate judges, and any foreign courts. Do not skip clerkships that lack judge names or that appear in long court titles. If no clerkships are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'Memberships' => 'Extract any organizations the attorney a member of. List them as an array, with the attorney's role if available. If no memberships or organizations are listed, return an empty string.',\r\n'clients' => 'Extract the attorney's clients that are explicitly NAMED in the source code. You MUST review EVERY section (including explicit client lists, narrative biography, representative matters, experience, and news articles/titles) and then MERGE the results; do not stop after finding clients in any one section. If a list of representative matters or experience is present, extract NAMED clients from this list, and ignore any clients who are described in the list but who are not explicitly named in the list. Only include a client from the list of representative matters/experience or any other section if its name appears verbatim in the list and if the list clearly identifies the client as a real person, business, company, organization, or government entity. Do NOT include general descriptions, categories, roles, or descriptors that are not proper names (for example: \"Fortune 50 company\", \"medical billing company\", \"global bank\", \"mayoral candidate\", \"pharmacy\", \"trade association\", \"energy company\", or similar phrases). As an overarching rule, if the client is not identified by a proper name, do not include it. When pulling clients from lists of representative matters/experience and news articles, include clients which are named and which are implied to be represented by this attorney, their team or firm, and exclude parties adverse to such clients, opposing such clients, or on the other side of a case, deal or transaction from such clients. For example, if the representative matter/experience or news article's title mentions a lending transaction with both the lender and borrower, and the attorney or their team or firm represented the lender, do not list the borrower. If a litigation case is listed, do not assume that the lawyer represented the plaintiff. Use context or other language in the text to determine which party was represented by the attorney. If a matter lists the government as one party, assume the attorney represented the other named party and include that party if it is specifically named and not anonymous. As another example, if the representative matter/experience is a litigation case, and it is written that the attorney represented the defense (or \"defended\" his client), extract the defendant named in the case title. List all named clients as a deduplicated array of NAMES copied directly from the source text. Omit unnamed parties and anonymous parties and never guess identities. If no named clients are explicitly named anywhere in the source code, return an empty string.',\r\n'industries' => 'Extract ONLY industries/industry sectors or client-type categories explicitly named in the source code (especially, but not exclusively, under headings like \u201cIndustries,\u201d \u201cPractices & Industries,\u201d or in /industries/ links). Include items like \u201cSports,\u201d \u201cHealthcare & Life Sciences,\u201d \u201cTechnology,\u201d \u201cInfrastructure,\u201d \u201cPrivate Equity,\u201d etc. EXCLUDE practice areas, services, or deal/matter types (e.g., \u201cMergers & Acquisitions,\u201d \u201cPrivate Equity M&A,\u201d \u201cacquisitions,\u201d \u201cinvestments,\u201d \u201cdivestitures,\u201d \u201cjoint ventures,\u201d \u201cfinancing,\u201d \u201crestructurings\u201d). Return a deduplicated array of industry/client-type names as written. If none are explicitly named, return empty array.',\r\n'languages' => 'Extract the languages in which the attorney is fluent. List them as an array.',\r\n'Accolades' => 'Extract any accolades, awards, or other special recognitions this attorney has received, such as rankings in Chambers guides (like Chambers & Partners, Chambers Gobal, or Chambers Asia-Pacific), the Legal500 list, and SuperLawyers, among others. The accolades should be specific to this attorney or their work, not generalized to their practice or their firm. List these accolades as an array. If no accolades are listed, return an empty string.',\r\n'pro_bono_activities' => 'Extract the attorney's pro bono, community service, and volunteer activities, as well as any non-profit, ngo, community service organizations the attorney may be involved with. If a description of the work is provided, include that. List them as an array',\r\n'thought_leadership' => 'Extract ALL professional thought leadership attributed to this attorney in their narrative bio and in all \"Insights,\" \"Publications,\" \"Events,\" and similar sections. This includes all items with their authorship/co-authorship/speaking/hosting credit/(byline \u201cauthor,\u201d \"co-author,\" \u201cpresenter,\u201d \u201cspeaker,\u201d \u201cpanelist,\u201d \u201cwebinar,\u201d \u201cpodcast,\u201d \u201cblog,\u201d \u201carticle,\u201d \u201cpublication,\u201d \u201cchapter,\u201d \u201cCLE,\u201d etc.). This also includes any items that do not include their byline or credit, but which are implied to involve the attorney (for example, by being listed in a section on their profile for \"Insights,\" \"Podcasts,\" \"Events,\" \"Media,\" \"Thought Leadership,\" \"Webinars, etc.). If a \u201cNews\u201d or \u201cInsights\u201d section mixes third party news ABOUT this attorney, include only items implied to the attorney as creator/presenter. List each as \"Title (URL)\" when a link is present, otherwise just the title. Add base domain to relative links. Also include the publication, event/program, and date after the title if these are available. Return [] if none.'\r\n'adverse_parties' => 'Review all the source code, including the narrative bio and list of representative matters, and list EVERY identifiable and NAMED party that is adverse to this attorney\u2019s clients: litigation opponents and transaction counterparties (buyer vs seller, lender vs borrower, landlord vs tenant, licensor vs licensee, insurer vs insured, issuer vs underwriter/investor, etc.). You MUST pull from all sections in the source code - explicit lists of clients, the narrative biography, listed representative matters, or in news articles listed for this attorney, or the titles thereof. In M&A, if the attorney represented the buyer/acquirer, DO NOT list the acquired target as adverse (since it becomes the client); instead list only the selling side (seller, stockholders, founders, or divesting company). If the attorney represented the seller/target, list the buyer/acquirer. Use cues like \u201cto/with/from/against,\u201d \u201csale to/by,\u201d \u201cacquisition from/by,\u201d \u201cmerger with,\u201d \u201cfinanced by/loan to/from/credit facility with.\u201d In the attorney represented the owner or owning entity of a subsidiary/portfolio company (for example in the case of a restructuring or lending transaction), DO NOT list the subsidiary/portfolio company as adverse; Do not list governments/agencies/courts. Only include an adverse party if its name appears verbatim in the source code and clearly identifies a real person, business, company, organization, or government entity. Do NOT include general descriptions, categories, roles, or descriptors that are not proper names (for example: \"Fortune 50 company\", \"medical billing company\", \"global bank\", \"mayoral candidate\", \"pharmacy\", \"trade association\", \"energy company\", or similar phrases). If the text does not contain the adverse party's name, do not include it. Output a deduplicated array of exact names; omit unnamed parties and never guess.'\r\n 'affinity_groups' => 'Extract ALL affinity/identity-based organizations the attorney is affiliated with on the page, even if under generic headings like \u201cAssociations,\u201d \u201cMemberships,\u201d \u201cAffiliations,\u201d \u201cCommunities,\u201d or \u201cOrganizations.\u201d Check all sections of the source code. Include all bar or professional association whose name signals an identity/affinity or civil-rights focus (e.g., words like Black/African-American/AAPI/Asian/South Asian/Pacific Islander/Hispanic/Latino/Native/Indigenous/LGBT/LGBTQ/Queer/Women/Gender/Disability/Veteran/Jewish/Muslim/Christian/Hindu/Sikh/Interfaith/Civil Rights/Minority/Diversity/Inclusion). Exclude purely general trade/professional groups without such identity focus. Return a deduplicated array of exact organization names; if none, return empty array.'"]}