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January 13, 2025 | The Recorder

LA-Area Law Firms Offer Support as Region Reckons With Raging Wildfires

From pro bono work to emergency funds for staff, firms have been quick to offer help.

By Samson Amore

4 minute read

January 08, 2025 | The Recorder

Law Firms Close Southern California Offices Amid Devastating Wildfires

Several Big Law firms have operations in areas of Santa Monica that are under an evacuation warning due to the Palisades Fire.

By Samson Amore

3 minute read

January 08, 2025 | The Recorder

Holland & Knight Picks Up 8 Private Wealth Lawyers in Los Angeles

A four-partner group from Karlin & Peebles migrated to Holland & Knight.

By Samson Amore

3 minute read

January 08, 2025 | The American Lawyer

Signaling Growth Goals, Some Law Firms Promote Record Partner Classes

“It’s fair to say that most law firms feel a strategic imperative to grow their size and profitability” in 2025, explained Kent Zimmermann, principal at legal strategy outfit Zeughauser Group.

By Samson Amore

4 minute read

January 07, 2025 | The Recorder

Tyson & Mendes Appoints Cayce Lynch First Female Nationwide Managing Partner

Half of Tyson & Mendes' regional managing partners are women.

By Samson Amore

4 minute read

January 06, 2025 | The Recorder

Withers Hires Lawyers, Staff From LA Trusts and Estates Boutique

Eight lawyers and three paralegals join the Withers West Coast team.

By Samson Amore

3 minute read

December 23, 2024 | The Recorder

'Almost an Arms Race': California Law Firms Scooped Up Lateral Talent by the Handful in 2024

Sheppard Mullin and Stoel Rives were among those snapping up groups of lawyers.

By Samson Amore

4 minute read

December 23, 2024 | New York Law Journal

As Second Trump Administration Approaches, Businesses Brace for Sweeping Changes to Immigration Policy

“I have zero doubt that there are going to be restrictions on business immigration,” said Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel immigration co-chair Mark Koestler.

By Samson Amore

6 minute read

December 23, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Navigating Twitter's 'Rocky Deal Process' Helped Drive Simpson Thacher's Tech and Telecom Practice

Simpson Thacher generated some $540 billion across 200 tech deals, including the Twitter takeover, as well as representing Cisco in the largest tech deal of 2023, on its way to winning an American Lawyer Corporate Department of the Year honor.

By Samson Amore

3 minute read

December 23, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Grabbing Market Share From Rivals, Law Firms Ramped Up Group Lateral Hires

Several firms prioritized sweeping up attorneys to establish an office or practice in a new market.

By Samson Amore

6 minute read