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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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December 26, 2018 | The Recorder

The New Players in California in 2018

California was a hot spot for new office openings in 2018. Here is a rundown of who is new across the Golden State—and one that closed its doors.

By Xiumei Dong

4 minute read

December 21, 2018 | The Recorder

A San Francisco Trial Lawyer Gives a Life-Saving Gift

John Worden, a trial lawyer and partner at Schiff Hardin, donated his kidney to a stranger in November after witnessing his wife's life-saving donation of her kidney to a friend of their daughter.

By Xiumei Dong

3 minute read

December 19, 2018 | The Recorder

Out of Town Firms Cash In on Silicon Valley Private Equity Boom

With buyout firms still betting big on the tech industry, it's a good time to be a private equity lawyer in the Bay Area.

By Xiumei Dong

8 minute read

December 17, 2018 | The Recorder

Entertainment Lawyers With High-Profile Clients Drive LA Lateral Movement

Los Angeles entertainment lawyers have encountered an abundance of new opportunities in 2018 as Am Law 200 firms seek to grow in the region.

By Xiumei Dong

5 minute read

December 13, 2018 | The Recorder

A Silicon Valley Dealmaker Sizes Up US-China Trade Tensions

Despite new tensions roiling China-U.S. trade relations, DLA Piper's Louis Lehot says the stakes are too high for both sides not to come to terms in 2019.

By Xiumei Dong

7 minute read

December 13, 2018 | International Edition

A Silicon Valley Dealmaker Sizes Up US-China Trade Tensions

Despite new tensions roiling China-U.S. trade relations, DLA Piper's Louis Lehot says the stakes are too high for both sides not to come to terms in 2019.

By Xiumei Dong

7 minute read

December 13, 2018 | The Recorder

Google, Square Officials Point to Hot Market for Legal Operations Experts

Legal ops leaders in Silicon Valley said professionals who can combine operational and tech savvy are in high demand.

By Xiumei Dong

3 minute read

December 07, 2018 | The Recorder

Rimon Snags VLP Law Group's Private Fund Chair

Rimon has brought on VLP Law Group's former private fund chair Geoffrey Perusse to boost its offerings in California.

By Xiumei Dong

2 minute read

December 06, 2018 | The Recorder

Maynard Cooper & Gale Opens Second California Office in LA

Birmingham, Alabama-based Maynard Cooper & Gale launched a Los Angeles office after absorbing a local litigation boutique.

By Xiumei Dong

3 minute read

December 04, 2018 | The Recorder

Amid Lease Pressures, 20-Year-Old Kerr & Wagstaffe Shuts Its Doors

Four of the prominent boutique's partners, including co-founder James Wagstaffe, are relaunching as Wagstaffe, von Loewenfeldt, Busch & Radwick. “I like the idea of a small, agile, nimble law firm,” Wagstaffe said.

By Xiumei Dong

3 minute read