July 20, 2017 | The Recorder
Rachel Krevans, Pioneering Litigator and Lawyer to Apple, Dies at 60Krevans, the former head of Morrison & Foerster's intellectual property practice who helped lead Apple's ferocious legal battle with Samsung over smartphone technology, died Wednesday of cancer at age 60.
By Rebecca Cohen
4 minute read
July 18, 2017 | The Recorder
Longtime Orrick IP Partner Decamps for 'Hybrid' BoutiqueRimon has reeled in Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe commercial and intellectual property litigation partner Matthew Poppe in Palo Alto, California, and San Francisco. Poppe, who spent nearly 22 years at Orrick, is now a partner at Rimon, a small firm using part of the virtual model.
By Rebecca Cohen
3 minute read
July 13, 2017 | The Recorder
Ireland's Matheson Opens Office in San Francisco; Firm's Third Office in USThe Dublin-based law firm is bringing on technology and privacy partner Chris Bollard from Arthur Cox to co-manage the new office with partner Mark O'Sullivan.
By Rebecca Cohen
5 minute read
July 13, 2017 | The Recorder
Group Offers $100,000 Reward for Information Leading to Arrest of Kilpatrick Attorney's KillerFriends and family of murdered attorney James Gilliland said Wednesday they will offer a $100,00 reward for tips that lead to the arrest and conviction of his killer.
By Rebecca Cohen
14 minute read
July 11, 2017 | The Recorder
Jones Day Expands Capital Markets, Asia Offering With New Palo Alto PartnerJones Day has hired Alan Seem as a partner in its capital markets practice in Palo Alto. Seem spent the last 20 years practicing at Shearman & Sterling.…
By Rebecca Cohen
2 minute read
July 11, 2017 | The Recorder
Steptoe Moving Bay Area Office to San FranciscoThree years after Steptoe & Johnson's arrival in the Bay Area, the firm has relocated all 10 attorneys from its Palo Alto office to 1 Market St. in downtown San Francisco.
By Rebecca Cohen
18 minute read
July 10, 2017 | The Recorder
Sidley Austin Nabs Corporate Partner From Paul Hastings in Palo AltoRobert Carlson specializes in M&A work as well as matters involving private equity and private investment funds.
By Rebecca Cohen
2 minute read
July 09, 2017 | The Recorder
Foley Lands Dentons Defector, Class Action Combination VeteranJaikaran "Jai" Singh, a former partner at Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps and McKenna Long & Aldridge in San Diego, has become the latest alum of both firms to leave successor entity Dentons. Singh is now a member of the consumer law, finance and class action litigation group at Foley & Lardner.
By Rebecca Cohen
3 minute read
July 06, 2017 | The Recorder
Covington's LA Office Makes Another Lateral AdditionCarolyn Kubota, a litigator and former member of the policy committee at O'Melveny & Myers, has joined Covington & Burling's new office in Los Angeles.
By Rebecca Cohen
14 minute read
June 30, 2017 | The Recorder
Nossaman Nabs Three Ex-Michelman & Robinson LitigatorsWilliams Adams, a member of the management committee at Michelman & Robinson, managing partner of the firm's San Francisco office and its local litigation head, is headed to Nossaman along with new partners David Lee and Ilse Scott.
By Rebecca Cohen
29 minute read
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