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
June 28, 2017 | The Recorder
Robins Kaplan Adds Two Antitrust Experts in Silicon ValleyThe firm has bolstered its office in Mountain View, California, by hiring a pair of antitrust and trade regulation experts in Aaron Sheanin and Tai Snow Milder.
By Rebecca Cohen
32 minute read
June 28, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Greenspoon Marder's Cannabis Kick Continues With Burke Bolt-OnOne of the most active firms in the legal marijuana space has been Greenspoon Marder, a Florida-based shop that has opened new offices across the country within the past year to cultivate clients in a growing field. Heather Burke, a California lawyer who has written for High Times, has become the latest to join the firm.
By Rebecca Cohen
4 minute read
June 28, 2017 | The Recorder
Orrick Litigation Duo Jumps to Crowell & Moring in LACrowell & Moring has hired Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe partners Kent Goss and Valerie Goo in Los Angeles, where they most recently served as head of the latter's local litigation group.
By Rebecca Cohen
4 minute read
June 27, 2017 | National Law Journal
4 Law Firms to Note on the NLJ 500A newbie, a jump in the ranks, and the biggest head count gains and losses
By Scott Flaherty, Roy Strom and Rebecca Cohen
5 minute read
June 27, 2017 | The Recorder
Foley & Lardner Lands Jones Day Partner in LAErik Swanholt, a litigator at Jones Day in Los Angeles for the past 16 years, has joined Foley & Lardner's business litigation and dispute resolution group in the city.
By Rebecca Cohen
3 minute read
June 25, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Two Golden State Boutiques Close Up ShopLos Angeles-based Tropio & Morlan has disbanded, with the bulk of its lawyers joining Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, while Beverly Hills-based entertainment law firm Freund & Brackey has broken up, with several of its lawyers landing at different locales.
By Rebecca Cohen
74 minute read
June 21, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Latham Makes Another Key Litigation Hire in Leslie CaldwellLeslie Caldwell has become the latest former head of the U.S. Department of Justice's criminal division to join Latham & Watkins. The firm announced Wednesday that Caldwell will join its white-collar defense and investigations practice in September. The former partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius will work out of San Francisco.
By Rebecca Cohen
5 minute read
June 20, 2017 | The Recorder
Jones Day Welcomes Wilmer IP, Tech Partner in LAAndrea Jeffries, a high-profile intellectual property and technology litigation partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr in Los Angeles, is headed to Jones Day. Jeffries, who spent more than six years at Wilmer, is the latest lateral recruit by Jones Day this year.
By Rebecca Cohen
29 minute read
June 18, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Orrick Ushers in New Parental Leave PolicyJust in time for Father's Day, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe is expanding the relatively generous parental leave policy the firm introduced two years ago.
By Rebecca Cohen
5 minute read