Xiumei Dong covers the business of law from the West Coast. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @XiumeiDong.
December 03, 2018 | New York Law Journal
Bentham IMF Expands Investment Team With Hires on Both CoastsDaniela Raz, former general counsel and chief operating officer for LightRay Cos., and Fiona Chaney, a former trial lawyer from a Los Angeles-based litigation firm, join Bentham's New York and Los Angeles offices, respectively.
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December 03, 2018 | The Recorder
Bentham IMF Expands Investment Team With Hires on Both CoastsDaniela Raz, former general counsel and chief operating officer for LightRay Cos., and Fiona Chaney, a former trial lawyer from a Los Angeles-based litigation firm, join Bentham's New York and Los Angeles offices, respectively.
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December 03, 2018 | The Recorder
Veteran Trial Litigator Leaves DLA Piper to Join Venable in LAA year after DLA Piper acquired the boutique where she practiced for about 15 years, partner Ellyn Garofalo has left the global giant to join Venable's Los Angeles office.
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November 30, 2018 | The Recorder
Legal Community Shaken in the Aftermath of Alaska QuakeA magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck near Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday morning, causing law firms to close local offices as buildings and roads were severally damaged.
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November 30, 2018 | The Recorder
Glaser Weil Rebuilds IP Group With Ex-McKool Smith AttorneyGlaser Weil has hired veteran litigator Lawrence Hadley following a series of departures from its IP practice.
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November 28, 2018 | The Recorder
Foley & Lardner Adds Federal Prosecutor to Los Angeles Investigations PracticeByron McLain has joined Foley & Lardner after six years at the U.S. Attorney's Office. He most recently served as deputy chief of the general crimes section.
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November 27, 2018 | The Recorder
Big Law Associate Group Awards $90,000 to Legal Aid OrganizationsThe three-year-old Associates' Committee has awarded nearly half a million dollars in charitable grants so far.
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November 26, 2018 | The Recorder
California Law Firms Ride High Into 4th Quarter, Buoyed by Strong DemandLaw firms in both Northern and Southern California have reason to celebrate this holiday season. But expenses are rising fast, too.
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November 21, 2018 | The Recorder
Uber Takes Aim at Former Chamber Lawyer in Worker Misclassification SuitU.S. District Judge Edward Chen said the plaintiff's lawyer had a "common interest" with Uber when he previously collaborated with the company's lawyers on the chamber's challenge to a Seattle collective bargaining ordinance for ride-hailing drivers.
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November 20, 2018 | Legaltech News
Legal Industry in Last Place in AI, Machine Learning Adoption, Survey FindsOnly government leaders were less likely than law firm managers to report taking advantage of artificial intelligence or other emerging technologies, said the RELX Group survey.
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