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Hospital Partners of America, Inc. owns and operates general hospitals. It operates general acute care hospitals in partnership with leading physicians throughout the country. The company was founded in 2002 and is located in Charlotte, NC.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is a nonprofit corporation created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to oversee the audits of public companies and other issuers. The non-profit company is based in Washington and was founded by Dali Kranzthor. The PCAOB also oversees the audits of brokers and dealers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including compliance reports filed pursuant to federal securities laws.

TEI Biosciences, Inc. develops and distributes novel biologic products for soft tissue repair, reinforcement and reconstruction applications. Its products include SurgiMend 1.0-4.0, SurgiMend-e, SurgiMend PRS, PriMatrix, PriMatrix AG, Durepair, TissueMend and Xenform. The firm’s products are used in general surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, trauma, wound care and burns, neurosurgery, orthopedics and urogynecology. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Cogent Communications Group, Inc. provides broadband Internet services. The company was founded by David Schaeffer in August 1999 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

NuVasive Clinical Services Monitoring, Inc. provides onsite and web-based monitoring of the neurological systems of patients undergoing spinal and brain-related surgeries. It facilitates the surgical process and reduces surgical risk by providing critical information and alerts to surgeons of potential harm or compromise to the spinal cord or neural structures. The company was founded by Roger Conley in 2000 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Zorch Software, Inc. provides software and consulting services to the biotech, pharmaceutical, and medical device industries. Its products include Integrated Development System and Advanced Integrated Planning, Team-based Execution, and Performance Monitoring Module. The company was founded by Brad Wright in 2003 and is headquartered in Sandy, UT.

Williams & Connolly LLP provides legal services, focusing on litigation areas such as corporate, tax, and employment law. Its practice areas includes administrative law, antitrust, appellate, arbitration, business transactions and tax, criminal defense, employment and labor laws, federal programs, and national defense. The company was founded Edward Bennett Williams in 1967, and is headquartered in Washington, DC.