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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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October 24, 2018 | The Recorder

Dinsmore & Shohl Sets Up Shop in LA

The Cincinnati-based Am Law 200 firm has hired Peter Mastan, a former managing partner of Los Angeles-based bankruptcy firm Gumport Mastan, for its newly-launched office in the city.

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3 minute read

October 23, 2018 | The Recorder

Sheppard Mullin Snags Reed Smith Practice Leader in LA

Leif Cervantes de Reinstein, head of Reed Smith's television and digital video practice worldwide, is headed to Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton.

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4 minute read

October 22, 2018 | The Recorder

K&L Gates Lands Reed Smith Environmental Litigator in LA

Belynda Reck, a former partner at Hunton & Williams and Reed Smith, has joined the firm's Los Angeles office.

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3 minute read

October 22, 2018 | The Recorder

International Arbitration Pro Returns to California at Boies Schiller

K. Luan Tran, a former co-founder of LTL Attorneys who spent the past two years at Vietnam's YKVN, has joined Boies Schiller Flexner in Los Angeles and Silicon Valley.

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6 minute read

October 22, 2018 | International Edition

International Arbitration Attorney Leaves Vietnam, Joins Boies Schiller in California

K. Luan Tran, a former co-founder of LTL Attorneys who spent the past two years at Vietnam's YKVN, has joined Boies Schiller Flexner in Los Angeles and Silicon Valley.

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6 minute read

October 19, 2018 | The Recorder

Ex-Legal Chief Turns Solo Shop Into Mayer Brown Partnership

Melissa Richards, a former chief legal and risk officer at mortgage banker CMG Financial, didn't get down when she lost her job earlier this year. After a few months running her own firm, she's now returning to Big Law.

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3 minute read

October 19, 2018 | The Recorder

This Silicon Valley Litigator Wants to Disrupt Big Law's Business Model

"If you are only looking for a 'master of the universe,' the white man with a certain look, you are going to be very limited in your ability to attract, retain and encourage the best talent," said Courtland Reichman.

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7 minute read

October 18, 2018 | The Recorder

Women-Owned Boutique Hires Jackson Lewis Employment Partner

Less than a year after joining Jackson Lewis, labor and employment litigator Theresa Mak is leaving the firm for an outfit started four years ago by three former Paul Hastings lawyers.

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4 minute read

October 16, 2018 | The Recorder

Does 'Covering' Help Mask a Diverse Big Law Workplace?

At the recent DLA Piper Global Technology Summit in Silicon Valley, law professor Kenji Yoshino discussed the best ways to measure diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.

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7 minute read

October 16, 2018 | The Recorder

East Coast Boutique Axinn Launches San Francisco Office

The IP and antitrust firm says it's moving closer to existing tech clients and planting a flag in "an epicenter in the U.S. for technology and scientific innovation."

By Xiumei Dong

3 minute read