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Xiumei Dong

Xiumei Dong

Xiumei Dong covers the business of law from the West Coast. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @XiumeiDong.

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May 14, 2019 | The Recorder

San Francisco Bans Facial Recognition Technology Surveillance

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to pass “the Stop Secret Surveillance Ordinance” that prohibits city and county law enforcement agencies from using facial recognition systems.

By Xiumei Dong

2 minute read

May 14, 2019 | The Recorder

Baker & Hostetler Adds Another LA Leader From Winston & Strawn

Baker & Hostetler continues to grow its West Coast presence with the addition of Michael Chamberlin from Winston & Strawn, who was the co-chair of the firm's labor and employment practice in Los Angeles.

By Xiumei Dong

3 minute read

May 14, 2019 | The Recorder

Goodwin Takes Former Federal Prosecutor From Baker McKenzie

David Callaway, the former chief of the criminal division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California, has left Baker McKenzie to join Goodwin in Silicon Valley.

By Xiumei Dong

3 minute read

May 13, 2019 | Law.com

Being a Women-Owned Law Firm Can Open Doors

Women-owned status gets firms in the door, but great work leads to a continuing relationship.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | Xiumei Dong

8 minute read

May 13, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

For Some Women Lawyers, Owning Their Own Firms Can Create Opportunities

Women-owned status gets firms in the door, but great work leads to a continuing relationship.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | Xiumei Dong

8 minute read

May 10, 2019 | The Recorder

Cooley, Covington, Davis Polk Get Big Bonus From Uber IPO

Cooley, Covington & Burling, Davis Polk & Wardwell are collecting $5.5 million in legal fees and expenses for Uber IPO work.

By Xiumei Dong

4 minute read

May 09, 2019 | The Recorder

DLA Piper Takes Leading Cyber Lawyer From Morrison & Foerster in San Diego

After working with Morrison & Foerster for nearly six years, Andrew Serwin has left the Silicon Valley firm to join DLA Piper in San Diego.

By Xiumei Dong

2 minute read

May 09, 2019 | The Recorder

Fenwick Grabs Orrick Executive Comp Partner in Silicon Valley

Nancy Chen, a compensation and benefits partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe for over a decade, has jumped to Fenwick & West.

By Xiumei Dong

3 minute read

May 08, 2019 | The Recorder

Stoel Rives Elects Sacramento Lawyer as MP, Adding to Ranks of Am Law 200 Women Firm Leaders

Melissa Jones, a Sacramento-based litigation partner, has been named the next managing partner of Portland, Oregon, law firm Stoel Rives.

By Xiumei Dong

3 minute read

May 08, 2019 | The Recorder

Glaser Weil Enters Alliance With Louis Freeh Firms

Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro is entering an alliance with former FBI director Louis Freeh's law firm, Freeh, Sporkin & Sullivan, and his consulting firm.

By Xiumei Dong

4 minute read