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Microsoft's Top Privacy Lawyer Says CCPA Should Be Strengthened

Julie Brill, who serves as Microsoft's corporate vice president and deputy general counsel for global privacy and regulatory affairs, is calling for policymakers to place "more robust accountability requirements on companies."
3 minute read

The Recorder

What Newsom's First Judicial Picks Reveal About His Appointment Philosophy

Conversations with two of Newsom's first judicial appointees, as well as a review of the resumes of nine others, offer some hints as to how Newsom, the son of a former judge, may operate as he fills approximately four dozen vacancies.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Big Firms Build Veteran Groups Across Offices for Community Service, Pro Bono

Firms such as Reed Smith and Kirkland & Ellis are ramping up their pro bono and community outreach efforts for military veterans, often seeking attorneys and staff with service records to lead the charge.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Longtime Simpson Thacher Litigator Joins Goodwin's Growing Silicon Valley Practice

Goodwin Procter continues adding to its California offices, which now have well over 200 lawyers, bringing on partner Alexis Coll-Very.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Judge Orrick Picks Team of 4 as Interim Leaders in Juul MDL

Interim leadership includes Sarah London of Lieff Cabraser, Dena Sharp of Girard Sharp, Ellen Relkin of Weitz & Luxenberg, and Dean Kawamoto of Keller Rohrback, but the appointment doesn't necessarily cement their place in the final leadership structure.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Two Alameda County Judges Face Fines for Campaign Finance Violations

The violations in both cases do not appear deliberate, the Fair Political Practices Commission said.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Women's Soccer Players Win Class Certification in Unequal Pay Lawsuit

U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner struck down U.S. Soccer's argument that the four proposed class representatives, who include co-captains Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd, lacked standing because they made more money than the highest-paid players on the Men's National Team.
4 minute read

The Recorder

New International Association of Lawyers President, a Munger Tolles Partner, Puts Democracy, Diversity on Agenda

San Francisco-based Munger, Tolles & Olson litigation partner Jerome "Jerry" Roth will start his one-year term as president of the Paris-based UIA on Saturday.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Ignored or Attacked, ABA Committee Persists in Ranking Judicial Nominees

Facing claims of bias, the ABA's review process has been called "almost meaningless" as lawmakers pick and choose when to ignore the ratings.
6 minute read

Law.com

The Next Opioid Trial Could Be in New York, but Others Lined Up

On Wednesday, a state court judge set a Jan. 20 trial date for an opioid case brought by the state of New York. Yet several other cities, counties and Native American tribes are preparing for trials in 2020, possibly in California, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio, Oklahoma and West Virginia.
6 minute read

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