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Rebecca Cohen

Rebecca Cohen

June 30, 2017 | The Recorder

Nossaman Nabs Three Ex-Michelman & Robinson Litigators

Williams 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 Valley

The 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-On

One 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 LA

Crowell & 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 500

A 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 LA

Erik 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 Shop

Los 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 Caldwell

Leslie 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 LA

Andrea 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 Policy

Just 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