Xiumei Dong
Xiumei Dong covers the business of law from the West Coast. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @XiumeiDong.
May 14, 2019 | The Recorder
San Francisco Bans Facial Recognition Technology SurveillanceThe San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to pass “the Stop Secret Surveillance Ordinance” that prohibits city and county law enforcement agencies from using facial recognition systems.
By Xiumei Dong
2 minute read
May 14, 2019 | The Recorder
Baker & Hostetler Adds Another LA Leader From Winston & StrawnBaker & Hostetler continues to grow its West Coast presence with the addition of Michael Chamberlin from Winston & Strawn, who was the co-chair of the firm's labor and employment practice in Los Angeles.
By Xiumei Dong
3 minute read
May 14, 2019 | The Recorder
Goodwin Takes Former Federal Prosecutor From Baker McKenzieDavid Callaway, the former chief of the criminal division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California, has left Baker McKenzie to join Goodwin in Silicon Valley.
By Xiumei Dong
3 minute read
May 13, 2019 | Law.com
Being a Women-Owned Law Firm Can Open DoorsWomen-owned status gets firms in the door, but great work leads to a continuing relationship.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | Xiumei Dong
8 minute read
May 13, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer
For Some Women Lawyers, Owning Their Own Firms Can Create OpportunitiesWomen-owned status gets firms in the door, but great work leads to a continuing relationship.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | Xiumei Dong
8 minute read
May 10, 2019 | The Recorder
Cooley, Covington, Davis Polk Get Big Bonus From Uber IPOCooley, Covington & Burling, Davis Polk & Wardwell are collecting $5.5 million in legal fees and expenses for Uber IPO work.
By Xiumei Dong
4 minute read
May 09, 2019 | The Recorder
DLA Piper Takes Leading Cyber Lawyer From Morrison & Foerster in San DiegoAfter working with Morrison & Foerster for nearly six years, Andrew Serwin has left the Silicon Valley firm to join DLA Piper in San Diego.
By Xiumei Dong
2 minute read
May 09, 2019 | The Recorder
Fenwick Grabs Orrick Executive Comp Partner in Silicon ValleyNancy Chen, a compensation and benefits partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe for over a decade, has jumped to Fenwick & West.
By Xiumei Dong
3 minute read
May 08, 2019 | The Recorder
Stoel Rives Elects Sacramento Lawyer as MP, Adding to Ranks of Am Law 200 Women Firm LeadersMelissa Jones, a Sacramento-based litigation partner, has been named the next managing partner of Portland, Oregon, law firm Stoel Rives.
By Xiumei Dong
3 minute read
May 08, 2019 | The Recorder
Glaser Weil Enters Alliance With Louis Freeh FirmsGlaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro is entering an alliance with former FBI director Louis Freeh's law firm, Freeh, Sporkin & Sullivan, and his consulting firm.
By Xiumei Dong
4 minute read
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