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California Pulse
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Raging Wildfires Roil Los Angeles Legal Community
As out-of-control wildfires reportedly killed at least five people and forced tens of thousands in Los Angeles to evacuate, lawyers and law firms in the city confronted a day of upheaval both at home and in their jobs.
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Leech Tishman Leader Begins 3rd Decade At The Helm
Leech Tishman is staying with the status quo for some of its top leadership positions after extending the firm's managing partner's 20-year tenure for another three-year term and reelecting two members of the management committee.
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Attys For Organizations May Need To Clarify Roles, ABA Says
Lawyers advising organizations through nonclient constituents may be obligated to clear up any confusion about their role that may cause the constituents to mistakenly think they can rely on the lawyer's advice to avoid criminal or civil liability, the American Bar Association said in a formal opinion Wednesday.
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Nixon Peabody Elevates Longtime Controller To Finance Chief
Nixon Peabody LLP announced Wednesday that it has named longtime controller Susan Bileschi Tripi as the firm's new chief financial officer.
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Spencer Fane Elevates 13 To Partner, Biggest Class In Years
Spencer Fane LLP has promoted 13 attorneys to partner in what is the firm's largest class in recent years, according to an announcement.
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Eversheds Sutherland Names New US General Counsel
Eversheds Sutherland announced that a longtime partner and its former co-head of global litigation has been appointed its new U.S. general counsel following his predecessor's decision to step down into a senior counsel role.
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Growing Tech Co. Names Ex-Airbnb, Google Atty As GC
California-based Moloco, an operational machine learning and performance advertising company, announced Wednesday it has added a former in-house attorney with Airbnb Inc. and Google to serve as its new legal leader.
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Goodwin Exec Joins Lowenstein As Chief Marketing Officer
Lowenstein Sandler LLP has brought on a senior leader from Goodwin Procter LLP as chief marketing and business development officer, the firm said Wednesday.
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K&L Gates Promotes 33 Attys Across 18 Offices
K&L Gates LLP has promoted 33 attorneys across 18 of the firm's 45 offices, 27 of whom will join its partnership, along with a handful of other promotions of employees who will take on government affairs and of counsel roles, the firm recently announced.
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Ballard Spahr, Lane Powell Leaders On Post-Merger Plans
Ballard Spahr LLP officially merged with Lane Powell PC on Jan. 1, marking its entry into the Pacific Northwest. Law360 Pulse spoke with Peter Michaud, chair of the combined firm, and Barbara Duffy, former Lane Powell president, about their leadership priorities, integration strategies and growth plans.
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Calif. Justices Urged To Rescue Malicious Prosecution Claims
A fugitive recovery agent urged the California Supreme Court on Tuesday to revive malicious prosecution claims that a lower court struck under the attorney-malpractice law's one-year statute-of-limitations, arguing that he never had an attorney-client relationship with the defendant and so the two-year statute-of-limitations for tort claims must apply.
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Hacked LA Law Firm Hill Farrer Beats Suit Over Cyberattack
A Los Angeles judge Tuesday tossed a proposed class action against Hill Farrer & Burrill LLP alleging it failed to stop a preventable cyberattack carried out by hackers and said he would not allow for the complaint to be amended because the case law cited by the lead plaintiff is deficient.
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Katz Banks Adds Discrimination Partner From Sanford Heisler
Plaintiffs-side firm Katz Banks Kumin LLP has brought on a former Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight LLP attorney as a partner in its San Francisco office, adding a civil rights and employment attorney who said childhood experiences helped shape her career.
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Keller Postman Drops Suit Against Jenner & Block, For Now
Keller Postman LLC has dismissed its suit accusing Jenner & Block LLP of using unethical tactics to gain leverage in mass arbitration against the streaming service Tubi but requested the complaint be dismissed without prejudice.
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Google Avoids Data Destruction Sanctions In Ad Privacy Suit
A California federal judge has declined to sanction and hold Google in contempt for purportedly intentionally destroying key evidence in a putative class action claiming the company's ad auction practices violate privacy rights, saying the consumers' motion came too late after fact discovery closed.
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Calif. Software Co. Names New Leadership Including GC
Medallia Inc., an experience management software platform, has hired a new management team, including a general counsel and a CEO who worked for its onetime rival Clarabridge.
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US Atty In Calif.'s Eastern District To Resign
In the latest in a string of resignations before the upcoming presidential administration change, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert has announced he will step down as the top federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of California.
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Jackson Lewis Promotes 20 Attys To Ring In 2025
Jackson Lewis PC has promoted 20 attorneys to principal to start the new year, a slight dip from the 26 it promoted at the beginning of 2024.
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Alston & Bird Partner Class Highlights Litigation Bench
Litigators again dominated Alston & Bird's partner class this year as the firm announced Tuesday that it had promoted a roster of 20 attorneys, slightly fewer than last year's 27.
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Approach The Bench: Justice Goodwin Liu On Oral Argument
When Goodwin Liu became a California Supreme Court justice in 2011, the constitutional law professor found the intellectual demands of judging similar to academia, but was surprised to learn that "the art of judging is much more practical than people think."
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O'Melveny Beats DQ Bid In Hyundai Trademark Dispute
A California federal judge has denied a bid to disqualify O'Melveny & Myers LLP from representing Hyundai Motor Co. in a trademark dispute with computing company Hyundai Technology Group, saying the firm's failure to destroy a clawed-back document didn't justify booting it from the case.
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Baker McKenzie Adds Tax Partners In California And New York
Baker McKenzie is fortifying its tax practice by hiring a partner in San Francisco with experience in planning tax positions and handling controversies for technology-driven companies and rehiring another in New York who is skilled at state taxes and journalism.
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Here's How Paul Hastings' Big Bet On Finance Paid Off
As the financial markets swayed between booms and busts in recent years following the waning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Paul Hastings LLP stayed the course, doubling down on its transactional practices by recruiting top-tier talent across key global markets like New York and London, and rising hubs such as Texas.
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Stoel Rives Adds San Diego Construction Atty As Partner
Stoel Rives LLP said construction and real estate attorney Kirsten Worley has joined the firm as a partner in its San Diego office.
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Troutman Pepper Locke Leaders Define A Successful Merger
What makes for a successful law firm merger? It's more than headcount and profits, according to two leaders of the newly minted Troutman Pepper Locke LLP law firm, which was formed Jan. 2 by the combination of major U.S.-based law firms Troutman Pepper and Locke Lord.
Expert Analysis
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Supporting Associates Amid Pandemic's Mental Health Toll
As junior associates increasingly report burnout, work-life conflict and loneliness during the pandemic, law firms should take tangible actions to reduce the stigma around seeking help, and to model desired well-being behaviors from the top down, say Stacey Whiteley at the New York State Bar Association and Robin Belleau at Kirkland.
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Mentoring a law student who is preparing for the bar exam without attending law school is an arduous process that is not for everyone, but there are also several benefits for law firms hosting apprenticeship programs, says Jessica Jackson, the lawyer guiding Kim Kardashian West's legal education.
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The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation
As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.
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The Unique Challenges Facing Women-Owned Law Firms
In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.
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The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey
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Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.
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How Attys Can Guard Against Rising Settle-And-Sue Claims
Certain precautions can help lawyers avoid post-settlement malpractice claims and create a solid evidentiary defense, as settle-and-sue lawsuits rise amid pandemic-induced dispute settlements, say Bethany Kristovich and Jeremy Beecher at Munger Tolles.
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What I Learned As A Virtual Summer Associate
It is necessary in a virtual law firm summer program to think twice about asking questions you may be able to answer on your own, but this independence and other aspects of a remote internship may help to instill habits that would be useful for future full-time associates, says law student Kelley Sheehan, who interned at Patterson & Sheridan this summer.