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California Pulse
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Morgan Lewis IP Ace Jumps To Thompson Coburn In LA
Thompson Coburn LLP announced Monday that an experienced intellectual property attorney with a focus on life sciences work has joined the firm's Los Angeles office as a partner from Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP.
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With Eye On Growth, Husch Blackwell Shakes Up Leadership
In an effort to "capitalize on growth opportunities," Husch Blackwell LLP has named a new chief operating officer and split its organizational structure to create separate operations and marketing and business development divisions, the firm announced Monday.
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Buchalter Adds Former Federal Prosecutor In Sacramento
Buchalter PC has expanded its white collar team, bringing in a former federal prosecutor most recently with Downey Brand LLP as a shareholder in its Sacramento office.
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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2025 Editorial Boards
Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2025 editorial advisory boards.
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Calif. Atty Wins Ruling To Sue Doctor For Defamation
A California state appeals court said Friday a Pasadena attorney can pursue a defamation lawsuit against an orthopedic surgeon who allegedly made unflattering remarks about the attorney in front of one of the attorney's clients.
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Jackson Lewis Reelects Chair Amid Leadership Changes
In its latest leadership shake-up, Jackson Lewis PC has reelected its firm chair and managing principal for a second term, while also implementing a leadership restructuring that includes the reorganization of its practice groups and the appointment of several new national heads.
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Growing Healthcare AI App Hires Veteran Health, Tech GC
Healthcare-focused artificial intelligence company Suki has welcomed a new general counsel amid what it called exponential growth, including an investment from Zoom Ventures, the investment arm of Zoom Communications Inc.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
WilmerHale leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a California federal judge refused to certify a class of consumers who say Meta would have to pay users for their data if it didn't lie about privacy safeguards.
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5 Key Topics To Watch At The ABA Midyear Meeting
The American Bar Association's policymaking body is expected to consider more than two dozen proposals at its semiannual meeting Monday, including two resolutions concerning judicial security as violence against judges is on the rise.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked the end of January with another action-packed week as firms expanded practices and hired high-profile government attorneys following the ascent of President Donald Trump. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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McGlinchey Stafford Moves To Bigger Space In Southern Calif.
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC has moved its Orange County office to a new and bigger location, convenient to the federal courthouse in downtown Irvine, California.
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Paramount Settles Fee Suit Over Pacquiao-Mayweather Fight
Paramount Global has settled a nearly decade-old lawsuit over a finder's fee for the lucrative 2015 boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., according to a Thursday notice in California state court.
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Law Firms See Generational Shift In Leadership In 2024
The legal industry saw a wave of leadership transitions in 2024, with a growing number of top executives in the nation's top 200 law firms stepping down, paving the way for a new generation of leaders, according to an upcoming report by Leopard Solutions.
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
A new year brought new surroundings for a number of law firms throughout the U.S., including Honigman LLP's move to a new office in Chicago nearly 10 years after launching in the Windy City, and Snell & Wilmer LLP launching another San Diego office to accommodate its growing staff.
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Jackson Lewis Brings On Littler Atty As San Diego Leader
Employment law firm Jackson Lewis PC is expanding its West Coast team, bringing in a Littler Mendelson PC litigator to be the new office managing principal in San Diego.
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Atty Should Lose License In Billing Scandal Case, Judge Says
A San Fernando Valley attorney colluded with attorneys for the city of Los Angeles in a water utility class action for which he received a $1.65 million fee and later sought to hire hackers to spy on the judge presiding over the class suit, a State Bar of California judge has found.
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Experienced Employment Atty Joins Epstein Becker In LA
Epstein Becker Green has announced that an experienced employment litigator who most recently practiced at Lagasse Branch Bell + Kinkead LLP joined the firm's Los Angeles office as a partner.
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FICO Legal Chief Unloads $30M In Stock As Pay Grows 20%
The general counsel for data analytics company Fair Isaac Corp. took home $7.4 million in compensation for 2024, a nearly 20% increase from what he received the previous year, and sold an additional $29.7 million in company stock, according to documents recently filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Greenberg Glusker 1st Amendment Atty Joins Nolan Heimann
Los Angeles-based creative business boutique Nolan Heimann LLP is expanding its team, bringing in a media, entertainment and First Amendment litigator most recently with Greenberg Glusker LLP as a partner.
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Comet Lands $17M Fee Award After $40M Trade Secret Win
A California federal judge has ordered Singapore-headquartered XP Power to pay $17 million to Comet Technologies USA for the tech company's legal fees in the wake of Comet's $40 million trial win, saying the award will deter "malicious trade secret misappropriation" and "encourage trade secret defendants to make reasonable litigation decisions."
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Workshop Teaches Soft Skills That A GC Needs To Lead
Some current and former general counsel say they have gained valuable career insights and leadership skills from an annual workshop headed by a Los Angeles-based litigation partner at Sheppard Mullin.
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Blank Rome Names New Florida Chair, Practice Leaders
Blank Rome LLP announced a slew of new leadership appointments Wednesday, including new department heads, practice group leaders and a new chair of its Florida offices.
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Former LegalZoom Exec Must Arbitrate Discrimination Suit
A California appeals court on Tuesday reversed an order denying arbitration in a discrimination and wrongful termination case brought by LegalZoom's former head of corporate financial planning and analysis.
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Calif. Panel OKs Ax Of HR Worker's Bias Suit Against Proskauer
A California appeals court on Tuesday affirmed the dismissal of a human resources employee's discrimination and wrongful termination suit against her former employer and its outside counsel Proskauer Rose LLP and multiple attorneys, finding that the lower court didn't err in striking a belated amended complaint and refusing to let her re-file.
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Labor Litigator Jumps To Holland & Knight In Calif., Colo.
Holland & Knight LLP has added an experienced labor and employment litigator who joins the firm's Los Angeles and Denver offices as an equity partner after 10 years with management-side employment firm Littler Mendelson PC.
Expert Analysis
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How Law Firms Can Welcome And Celebrate Autistic Lawyers
As the U.S. observes Autism Acceptance Month, autistic attorney Haley Moss describes the societal barriers and stereotypes that keep neurodivergent lawyers from disclosing their disabilities, and how law firms can better accommodate and level the playing field for attorneys whose minds work outside of the prescribed norm.
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Law Firm Tips For Evaluating AI And Machine Learning Tools
Many legal technology vendors now sell artificial intelligence and machine learning tools at a premium price tag, but law firms must take the time to properly evaluate them as not all offerings generate process efficiencies or even use the technologies advertised, says Steven Magnuson at Ballard Spahr.
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A Call For Personal Accountability On Diversity And Inclusion
While chief legal officers are increasingly involved in creating corporate diversity, inclusion and anti-bigotry policies, all lawyers have a responsibility to be discrimination busters and bias interrupters regardless of the title they hold, says Veta T. Richardson at the Association of Corporate Counsel.
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Learning How To Code Can Unleash New Potential In Lawyers
Every lawyer can begin incorporating aspects of software development in their day-to-day practice with little to no changes in their existing tools or workflow, and legal organizations that take steps to encourage this exploration of programming can transform into tech incubators, says George Zalepa at Greenberg Traurig.
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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.