The team that guided Broadcom Corporation through its $37 billion acquisition by Avago Technologies (the largest-ever semiconductor deal) was awarded a California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year (CLAY) Award by the Daily Journal. The CLAY Awards annually recognize California attorneys whose work has had a significant impact on the law, an industry or the legal profession. In a March 16 article describing the deal, the publication recognized Kenton King, Leif King, Jonathan Ko, Jason Tomita, Barry Chang, Joseph Halloum, Sonia Nijjar, Charles Rogerson and Naoko Watanabe, corporate; Carrie LeRoy, intellectual property and technology; Nathan Giesselman, Eric Sensenbrenner and Su Da, tax; Karen Corman, Ryne Posey and Anne Villanueva, labor and employment; Kristine Dunn and Jan Nishizawa, banking; Amy Park and Richard Horvath, litigation; and Joseph Yaffe and Kristin Davis, executive compensation and benefits.
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