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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 08, 2018 | The Recorder

Sidley Lands Life Sciences Licensing Pro From King & Spalding

Thomas Duley, a well-regarded life sciences lawyer in the Bay Area, has joined Sidley in San Francisco.

By Xiumei Dong

5 minute read

October 05, 2018 | The Recorder

LA Law Firm's Last IP Partner Jumps to Jeffer Mangels

Glaser Weil appears to have wound down its intellectual property group following the retirement last month of its former practice leader and the recent departure of other partners to a pair of Am Law 200 firms.

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3 minute read

October 03, 2018 | The Recorder

Quinn Emanuel Adds Irell & Manella Entertainment Litigator in LA

The firm hired Bobby Schwartz, a prominent trial lawyer who previously spent more than 30 years at O'Melveny & Myers.

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5 minute read

October 02, 2018 | The Recorder

Bankrupt Law Firm's Lawyers Find New Gigs as Clawback Specialists Get Call

A pair of Am Law 200 firms have hired lawyers from defunct California shop Archer Norris, which has retained law firm bankruptcy expert Diamond McCarthy to help manage its liquidation.

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6 minute read

September 28, 2018 | The Recorder

Ogletree Deakins, Troutman Sanders Bolster SoCal Labor Law Teams

Rutan & Tucker's labor and employment chair has joined Troutman Sanders in Orange County, while an all-female, five-lawyer team has jumped to Ogletree Deakins in Los Angeles.

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4 minute read

September 28, 2018 | The Recorder

Demand for Female Directors Rises With Bill Mandating More Women on Boards

Lawyers from O'Melveny & Myers and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz weigh in on a bill—the first of its kind in the U.S.—that sets quotas for female board members for public companies based in California.

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9 minute read

September 27, 2018 | The Recorder

Munger Tolles Brings Back Ex-Corporate Partner to Bolster DC Base

Brett Rodda has returned to the firm to bolster its first outpost on the East Coast.

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3 minute read

September 26, 2018 | The Recorder

Wilson Sonsini, Latham Land Roles on SurveyMonkey's IPO

The two Am Law 100 firms are advising on a $180 million listing by the online survey company.

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4 minute read

September 26, 2018 | The Recorder

3 Firms Helping Sirius XM Swallow Pandora Media

Baker Botts, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Sidley Austin are advising on Sirius XM's $3.5 billion buy of Pandora Media, a deal that could create the world's largest audio entertainment company.

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5 minute read

September 25, 2018 | The Recorder

King & Spalding Snags MoFo's Environmental Leader in LA

After 20 years at Morrison & Foerster, Peter Hsiao has accepted a new role as head of the West Coast environmental regulatory practice at King & Spalding.

By Xiumei Dong

5 minute read