Xiumei Dong

December 31, 2019 | The Recorder

Large and midsize law firms are still seizing on opportunities to expand their West Coast presence, both in Northern and Southern California.

By Xiumei Dong

5 minute read

December 30, 2019 | The Recorder

2019 was a big year for IPOs by well-known brands, and 2020 has more potentially in store.

By Xiumei Dong

5 minute read

December 23, 2019 | The Recorder

"One thing that's somewhat unique about the women in M&A in Northern California is that we actually get together and network ... and try to send work to each other," said Sharon Flanagan of Sidley Austin.

By Xiumei Dong

5 minute read

December 13, 2019 | The Recorder

"It's not just a question of what a company is doing [or] what a law firm is doing, [but] what the legal profession is going to look like," Covington & Burling partner Eric Holder says.

By Xiumei Dong

8 minute read

December 03, 2019 | The Recorder

According to Simpson Thacher, there was no evidence that any employee of Stanford athletics other than the former head sailing coach participated in the admissions fraud scheme orchestrated by William "Rick" Singer.

By Xiumei Dong

3 minute read

December 02, 2019 | The Recorder

The firm launched its San Francisco office in 2009 with a group of lawyers that remains largely intact, and has held on to longtime client relationships.

By Xiumei Dong

6 minute read

November 22, 2019 | The Recorder

Diversity and inclusion initiatives cannot just be motivated by business incentives, urged a group of in-house counsel and law firm attorneys at a Silicon Valley symposium hosted by the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession.

By Xiumei Dong

4 minute read

November 22, 2019 | The Recorder

DLA Piper recently added three partners in San Francisco from Goodwin Procter, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher and Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer.

By Xiumei Dong

4 minute read

November 21, 2019 | The Recorder

John Hemann, the chief of special prosecutions of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California, has returned to Big Law at Cooley.

By Xiumei Dong

4 minute read

November 20, 2019 | The Recorder

The federal government has been watching closely for national security issues related to companies' data collection practices, and law firms are making sure they have the talent to address those issues for clients.

By Xiumei Dong

6 minute read