March 27, 2017 | The American Lawyer
California IP Firm Sets Sights on New YorkWhile some large law firms are cutting back on their intellectual property practices, California-based Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear is in expansion mode. The IP-focused firm, which saw its gross revenue rise to $220 million in 2016, is preparing to move five lawyers to a new office in New York.
By Rebecca Cohen
34 minute read
March 23, 2017 | The Recorder
Pillsbury Poaches Greenberg Traurig Litigator in Silicon ValleyFormer Howrey partner a complex commercial litigation and data security expert Daniel Lisi is leaving Greenberg Traurig for Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman in Palo Alto, California.
By Rebecca Cohen
39 minute read
March 22, 2017 | The Recorder
A Quick Turnaround for a Morgan Lewis LateralSteven Witmer, an employee benefits and executive compensation partner at Ivins, Phillips & Barker, has returned to the firm's Los Angeles office after joining Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in a three-partner lateral move in January. Two of the partners that moved with him have chosen to remain with Morgan Lewis in Washington, D.C.
By Rebecca Cohen
38 minute read
March 21, 2017 | The Recorder
Ex-Carroll Burdick Leader Touts Success of Squire Patton Boggs DealMatthew Kemner, a former chairman of Carroll, Burdick & McDonough, discusses what the past year has held for him and his colleagues at the San Francisco-based litigation firm following their decision to join forces with Squire Patton Boggs.
By Rebecca Cohen
18 minute read
March 21, 2017 | International Edition
MoFo sees financials dip in 2016 as partner profits fall almost 10%US firm posts 2016 revenue decrease after year of 'significant investments'
By Rebecca Cohen
3 minute read
March 20, 2017 | The American Lawyer
MoFo's Financials Took a Dip in 2016After ticking upward in 2015, Morrison & Foerster saw its financial performance slide last year. Gross revenue at the firm fell 3.5 percent, to $945 million, as revenue per lawyer and profits per partner also dropped to $990,000 and $1.41 million, respectively.
By Rebecca Cohen
16 minute read
March 17, 2017 | The Recorder
Nelson Mullins LA-Bound in Bid For More Big Auto WorkThe South Carolina-based firm has opened an office in Gardena, California, a city just south of downtown Los Angeles, after hiring a new local managing partner in Richard Otera, most recently general counsel at Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. Three other partners have also joined the firm's first outpost on the West Coast.
By Rebecca Cohen
28 minute read
March 16, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Survey Finds Midsized LA Firms Just Looking For Right FitNearly nine out of 10 midsized Los Angeles law firms were approached in the past year by another firm looking to merge, according to a survey by legal consultancy the Zeughauser Group. Almost half of those firms are open to the possibility of a combination.
By Rebecca Cohen
23 minute read
March 13, 2017 | The Recorder
Kirkland, Quinn Emanuel Litigators Join New LA BoutiquePierce Sergenian, a Los Angeles-based firm formed in January by John Pierce, a short-lived litigation leader at K&L Gates, is expanding by hiring a Kirkland & Ellis partner and an of counsel from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.
By Rebecca Cohen
34 minute read
March 10, 2017 | International Edition
Orrick sees partner profits fall 6% after 2016 hiring spreeUS firm posts 1.8% revenue rise as PEP falls despite 8.6% equity reduction
By Rebecca Cohen
4 minute read
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