Rebecca Cohen

October 11, 2016 | The Recorder

Lorraine Echavarria, the former head of enforcement in the Securities and Exchange Commission's Los Angeles office, is the latest SEC official to migrate to Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.

By Rebecca Cohen

6 minute read

October 10, 2016 | The Recorder

Mark Yohalem, deputy chief of appeals at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California, was working on litigation against Apple as it refused to help the FBI unlock a mass shooter's iPhone. Munger Tolles was backing supporters of Apple. Now Yohalem is joining Munger Tolles as of counsel.

By Rebecca Cohen

12 minute read

October 06, 2016 | The Recorder

Former Sidley Austin corporate venture capital group co-leader Marc Gottschalk has joined Duane Morris as a partner in the firm's San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices.

By Rebecca Cohen

15 minute read

October 06, 2016 | The Recorder

McDermott Will & Emery has hired MoFo partner David Lipkin as part of an effort to expand its mergers and acquisitions practice in Silicon Valley.

By Rebecca Cohen

9 minute read

October 04, 2016 | The Recorder

Lior Nuchi has left Alston & Bird's Silicon Valley office to join McGuireWoods' corporate practice in San Francisco.

By Rebecca Cohen

6 minute read

October 03, 2016 | The Recorder

Morrison & Foerster associate Elizabeth Balassone, who successfully represened clients in a class action against the Social Security Administration, spoke with The Recorder as she was about to receive an award for her public service achievements.

By Rebecca Cohen

9 minute read

September 28, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Faberge Baker Daniels, formed through a late 2011 merger, has named Thomas Froehle Jr. as its next chair and managing partner, replacing Andrew Humphrey in the role. The leadership change is effective March 1, 2017.

By Rebecca Cohen

13 minute read

September 22, 2016 | The Recorder

Ahilan Arulanantham plans to use at least part of his $625,000 MacArthur Foundation award to support human rights work in Sri Lanka, where he has family roots.

By Rebecca Cohen

5 minute read

September 22, 2016 | The Recorder

As the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Section readies to celebrate its 100th anniversary tonight, president Joan Graff reflects on the organization's century of cutting-edge legal work.

By Rebecca Cohen

13 minute read

September 19, 2016 | The Recorder

In a rare move, a Chinese law firm has opened an office in the Silicon Valley. The IP boutique hired from Samsung's legal department to start the new office.

By Rebecca Cohen

8 minute read