Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : October 13, 2011

It was a great day on the LexBlog Network as today’s total number of posts hits 165. Out of the selection below, if you’re only going to read a few, be sure to check out Trent Dykes’ post passing along excellent M&A guidance from a few of the most knowledgeable sources on the subject and Karen Harris’ piece on Bank of America.

• U.S. Exports Get Huge Boost with Passage of Free Trade Agreements. Finally. – Florida lawyer Santiago Cueto of Cueto Law Group on his blog International Business Law Advisor
• How Today’s Low Interest Rates Affect Tax and Estate Planning – Texas attorney Jack Howell of Sprouse Shrader Smith in the firm’s Tax Law and Business Organization Strategy Domain
• Governor Brown and the IRS Reexamine the Classification of Independent Contractors – Long Beach attorney Walter Haines of United Employees Law Group on the firm’s blog, The California Employee Advocate
• More Fees Brought to You by Bank of America – Asset Opportunity Director and Shriver Center supervising attorney Karen Harris on The Shriver Brief
• 4 Things Investors Must Do When Buying During This Recession – Monique Hawthorne and Thomas Smith of Davis Wright Tremaine on the firm’s Northwest Real Estate Law Blog
• Settlement between Big Banks, the Feds, and State Attorneys General: Is It Stalling Out or Not? Florida Developers Need Resolution. – Florida lawyer Rosa Schechter of Eckstein Schechter Law on the firm’s blog Florida Commercial News
• The Volcker Rule: the Greatest and/or Worst Regulation Ever? – Philadelphia lawyer James Saksa of Fox Rothschild on the firm’s blog, the Securities Compliance Sentinel 
• Google Shedding AdWords Liability – Houston attorney Travis Crabtree of Looper Reed & McGraw on his blog, eMedia Law Insider
• The Unanticipated Problems For Doctors With The Passage Of The Fair Share Act – Philadelphia attorney Stuart Carpey of Kreithen Baron & Carpey on his blog, Pennsylvania Injury Law Report
• Perspectives on M&A from Corp Dev Execs at Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Salesforce.com – Seattle attorney Trent Dykes of DLA Piper on the firm’s blog, The Venture Alley