Alaina Lancaster

July 29, 2020 | The Recorder

Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur Allison Huynh says the firm cheated her out of millions after she filed to divorce Scott Hassan, a robotics executive and principal programmer of the Google search engine.

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

July 29, 2020 | The Recorder

Ashok Mukhey, who had been with Irell for 35 years, said the firm's shift away from transactional practices was what made the opportunity at Reed Smith so interesting. "The breadth of Reed Smith's practice, that's something that definitely played a factor in this," he said.

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

July 29, 2020 | The Recorder

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and Morrison & Foerster are representing Oracle in a shareholder derivative lawsuit claiming the company makes false assertions about its diversity efforts. Facebook and Qualcomm have been hit with similar suits.

By Alaina Lancaster

2 minute read

July 29, 2020 | Law.com

Newly released records show that police officers' use of surveillance technology on protesters might have violated a San Francisco ordinance.

By Alaina Lancaster

10 minute read

July 28, 2020 | The Recorder

"Let's face it, the one thing all malpractice defendants and state bar disciplinary targets have in common is a bar number," says Hanson Bridgett's Gary Watt. "That's right, it's the bar-passers, not the exam-failers, who present a threat to legal services consumers. So how is it that the bar exam can be justified on performance grounds?"

By Gary Watt

5 minute read

July 28, 2020 | The Recorder

Leading the litigation firm during the coronavirus pandemic has come with a new set of struggles and opportunities, Johnson said.

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

July 24, 2020 | The Recorder

We talk a lot about when things might "return to normal." In the context of law practice, it may be worth asking whether they should.

By Susan Yorke

6 minute read

July 24, 2020 | The Recorder

A report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services may result in the listing of PFOA under California's Proposition 65 as a carcinogen. Here's what that could mean for the explosion of litigation related to the chemical substance throughout the country.

By Jeffrey Dintzer and Greg Berlin

6 minute read

July 24, 2020 | The Recorder

The suits come after a judge denied class certification in a separate action against Georgia-based Chart Inc.

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

July 23, 2020 | The Recorder

"Generosity and a collaborative mindset are 'open source' values that can help lawyers not only achieve their goals, but also provide career satisfaction and the highest levels of client service," says Heather Meeker, a partner in O'Melveny & Myers' Silicon Valley office.

By Heather Meeker

7 minute read