Rebecca Cohen

January 06, 2017 | National Law Journal

As the lawyer hero of "Making a Murderer," Netflix's hit true-crime series from 2015, you might think Dean Strang would be optimistic about the power of TV to improve the public's understanding of what lawyers do. You'd be wrong.

By Rebecca Cohen

6 minute read

January 05, 2017 | National Law Journal

At this week's Association of American Law Schools conference, law professors and doctors alike urged a shift in the bar exam's structure to be more akin to med school, all in an effort to improve bar passage rates.

By Rebecca Cohen

6 minute read

January 04, 2017 | The Recorder

John Pierce, who left K&L Gates just months after his splashy hire earlier last year, has now formed his own firm with former fellow Quinn Emanuel alum David Sergenian.

By Rebecca Cohen

53 minute read

December 22, 2016 | The Recorder

Half a dozen of the biggest law firms with California roots have announced their new partner classes so far. Those firms named a total of 73 partners for 2017—a very slight decrease from last year, when those same six firms named 75 new partners total.

By Rebecca Cohen

26 minute read

December 21, 2016 | The Recorder

E. Randol Schoenberg specializes in cases involving stolen art. But it was fears of a stolen election that motivated the Los Angeles attorney's latest lawsuit.

By Rebecca Cohen

5 minute read

December 20, 2016 | The Recorder

Now that he has been given the role full time, UC-Hastings College of the Law Chancellor and Dean David Faigman has big plans to bolster the school's stature, including improving what he called a "horrific" bar passage rate.

By Rebecca Cohen

8 minute read

December 19, 2016 | The Recorder

David Faigman has been acting dean and chancellor at the school since the beginning of 2016.

By Rebecca Cohen

4 minute read

December 16, 2016 | The Recorder

Former assistant U.S. attorney Anne Voigts has joined King & Spalding's appellate practice in the firm's Palo Alto office. The former U.S. Supreme Court clerk was drawn to the firm's health care and life sciences groups.

By Rebecca Cohen

16 minute read

December 12, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Lateral hiring is said to be critical to many firms' strategies, but 30 percent of laterals deliver less than half their expected book of business in their first year at the new firm, with another 21 percent delivering three-quarters or less, an ALM Intelligence report found.

By Rebecca Cohen

5 minute read

December 07, 2016 | The Recorder

California markets took three of the top five spots when it came to cities with the highest partner compensation. Silicon Valley partners earned the highest compensation of any market in the country.

By Rebecca Cohen

4 minute read