Every day is labor day at law firm Seyfarth Shaw, which specializes in handling employment-related matters for its clients. The firm divides its numerous practices into four main areas: business services, employee benefits, labor and employment, and litigation. Overall, Seyfarth Shaw has about 775 attorneys in 10 offices -- nine spread throughout the US, plus one in Europe. It extends its offerings through alliances with other firms in leading business centers around the world. Seyfarth Shaw draws clients from industries such as financial services, life sciences, and telecommunications. Henry Seyfarth, Lee Shaw, and Owen Fairweather founded the firm in 1945.

Avendra works with more than 4,500 customers and 900 suppliers. Nearly $3 billion in goods and services are purchased annually through Avendra’s contracts. This volume helps Avendra deliver not only exceptional pricing, but advantageous contract terms, strategic supplier partnerships, comprehensive distribution solutions - and much more to our customers. Avendra has hundreds of associates working at every level of the supply chain. From contracting and product experts - to quality assurance professionals - to technology, operational and change management specialists. We listen to our customers challenges and aspirations and align the necessary resources to ensure success.

Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP (“Coughlin Stoia”) is a 180-lawyer law firm with offices in San Diego, San Francisco, New York, Boca Raton, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Atlanta. Coughlin Stoia is actively engaged in complex litigation, emphasizing securities, consumer, insurance, healthcare, human rights, employment discrimination and antitrust class actions. Coughlin Stoia’s unparalleled experience and capabilities in these fields are based upon the talents of its attorneys who have successfully prosecuted thousands of class-action lawsuits. This successful track record stems from our experienced attorneys, including many who left partnerships at other firms or came to Coughlin Stoia from federal, state and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies, including dozens of former prosecutors and SEC attorneys. Coughlin Stoia also includes more than 25 former federal and state judicial clerks.

Precision Auto Care, Inc. was founded in 1976. Precision Auto Care, Inc., through its subsidiaries, franchises automotive service centers in the United States and internationally. The company’s automotive service centers offer various automotive products and services to the public, including the diagnosis, maintenance and repair of ignition systems, fuel systems, computerized engine control systems, cooling systems, starting/charging systems, emissions control systems, engine drive train systems, electrical systems, air conditioning systems, oil and other fluid systems, and brake systems. It also provides automotive maintenance and repair services, such as engine performance, oil change, and lubrication and brake services. As of June 30, 2009, the company had 8 centers owned and operated by PTAC Operating Centers, Inc. (POC), subsidiary of the company. Precision Franchising LLC (PFL), a subsidiary of the company, franchised 258 domestic centers, and 79 international centers. Competition The company’s competitors include Sears Auto Center and the automotive maintenance centers operated by Goodyear, Monro Muffler, Midas, Meineke, Jiffy Lube, and Firestone.

Initially known for its film financing and entertainment practice the firm grew quickly into a full service law firm addressing the needs of the rapidly developing media, communications and technology industries as well as the real estate sector. Since his retirement as Chairman in June 2002 Simon has built a varied portfolio of business and personal interests which include a number of non-executive board appointments. He also serves as Chairman of Governors of Langdon College of Further (Special) Education in Salford. Resourceful drive and a climate of shared knowledge and empowerment are the hallmarks of our meritocratic, unstuffy culture. For five years Olswang has been ranked in The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For and our strong management team is dedicated to the personal and professional development of our people.

East Nippon Expressway (NEXCO-East) is expressly committed to getting drivers where they need to go. The company provides toll-road services, highway maintenance, and new highway construction in the areas of the Tokyo metropolitan area as well as Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, and the Niigata and Toyama provinces of Japan. Its highway network covers about 2,100 miles. Formerly known as Japan Highway Public Corp., NEXCO-East was privatized in 2005 alongside two regional sister companies -- West Nippon Expressway and Central Nippon Expressway. NEXCO-East diversified its operations by selling lunchboxes with to-go meals at its roadside expressway stops as well as operating bed-and-breakfast hotels.

China Resources Enterprise is ditching oil for beer. Having divested its petroleum distribution business in mid-2007, the group is now focused on becoming the largest consumer company in mainland China and Hong Kong, with a focus on retail, food and beverage, and textiles. Its holdings include supermarket and convenience store retail, fashion and arts and crafts retail, food processing, brewery, textile manufacturing, and property investment operations. Its more than 2,400 supermarkets and franchised stores operate under such brands as vanguard, Suguo, and Vango. Holding company China Resources National Corporation owns more than half of China Resources Enterprise.

OpenTable, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides restaurant reservation solutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Asia. It offers solutions that form an online network connecting reservation-taking restaurants and people who dine at those restaurants. OpenTable, Inc. provides electronic reservation book (ERB), an integrated software and hardware solution that computerizes restaurant host-stand operations. The ERB enhances various functions and processes for restaurants, including reservation and table management, guest recognition, and email marketing. OpenTable, Inc. also operates opentable.com, a restaurant reservation Website that enables diners to find, choose, and book tables at restaurants on the OpenTable network in real time.

Since 1889, Agnes Scott has inspired students to discover new opportunities, new challenges and new strengths through a liberal arts education in a setting dedicated to women. Agnes award-winning faculty helps students gain the tools—a well-rounded knowledge of the arts and sciences, critical thinking and leadership skills, and an appreciation of world cultures—that provide a lifetime of success and satisfaction.

Mack & Associates firm provides direct-hire, temp-to-hire, and temporary staffing services to Chicago-area businesses. The company recruits, screens, checks references, and provides skill assessments for all its candidates and also offers payroll administration services. It fills primarily clerical, administrative, and professional support positions. The company serves clients in such industries as real estate, banking, architecture, construction, legal, and advertising industries. Mack & Associates was founded in 1984 and is owned by CEO Charlene Gorzela.

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