Xiumei Dong covers the business of law from the West Coast. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @XiumeiDong.
October 15, 2019 | Law.com
More Than 100 Law Firms Have Reported Data Breaches. And the Problem Is Getting WorseA Law.com investigation finds that law firms are falling victim to data breaches at an alarming rate, exposing sensitive client and attorney information. These incidents—most unpublicized before now—may just be the tip of the iceberg.
By Christine Simmons | Xiumei Dong | Ben Hancock
12 minute read
October 15, 2019 | The Recorder
Norton Rose Fulbright Expands California Presence With LA Real Estate PartnerNorton Rose Fulbright has added real estate and private equity partner Edwin Collins in Los Angeles.
By Xiumei Dong
3 minute read
October 11, 2019 | The Recorder
Morrison & Foerster Takes Antitrust Partner From Kirkland in SFAfter a decade and a half at Kirkland & Ellis, Eliot Adelson has left the legal giant to join Morrison & Foerster.
By Xiumei Dong
4 minute read
October 10, 2019 | The Recorder
A Different Kind of Relationship Partner: How the Client Officer Role Emerged"These jobs, they're not about you ever," Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe's chief client officer, Catherine Zinn, said. "They're about helping other people be successful."
By Xiumei Dong
7 minute read
October 07, 2019 | The Recorder
Bill Urquhart, Quinn Emanuel Name Partner and Growth 'Visionary,' Dies at 72Urquhart was the chief driver of the firm's recruiting initiatives as it grew from a 15-lawyer boutique to an 800-plus-lawyer global litigation powerhouse.
By Xiumei Dong | Ross Todd
3 minute read
October 04, 2019 | The Recorder
In Theranos Civil Case, Cooley Says Elizabeth Holmes Has Growing Unpaid Legal BillCooley's Stephen Neal, John Dwyer and Jeffrey Lombard have asked to bow out of a civil case in Arizona federal court, saying Holmes hasn't paid them in more than a year and likely won't be able to going forward.
By Xiumei Dong
3 minute read
October 02, 2019 | The Recorder
Manatt Nabs McDermott's LA Litigation LeadAfter 16 years at McDermott Will & Emery, litigator Charles Weir has left the firm to join Manatt, Phelps & Phillips.
By Xiumei Dong
2 minute read
October 01, 2019 | The Recorder
Loeb & Loeb Bulks Up Nashville Office With 6 Dickinson Wright Entertainment LawyersDerek Crownover, chair of Dickinson Wright's entertainment law practice group, is taking a group of attorneys with him to Loeb & Loeb's Nashville office.
By Xiumei Dong
3 minute read
October 01, 2019 | The Recorder
Orrick Adds White-Collar Trio, Including Ex-Theranos COO's LawyerJeff Coopersmith, who is defending former Theranos COO Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani against federal criminal charges, has left Davis Wright Tremaine to join Orrick's Seattle office.
By Xiumei Dong
3 minute read
September 27, 2019 | The Recorder
3 Lawyers Return to Former Big Law Homes as PartnersPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton and Perkins Coie all announced recently that lawyers had rejoined as partners after stints at other large law firms.
By Xiumei Dong
4 minute read
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