In the first quarter of 2012, Davis ranked 10th in the Mergermarket US league table by deal value, and Wachtell was No. 22.

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"When it comes to Davis-Bacon and project labor agreements, that's what puts food on our table, " said Jack Kittley, the political director for District Council 9 of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades.

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Next to Kulick at the table were David Ives and the director Walter Bobbie, as well as Calleri and an associate, Paul Davis.

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