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McGlinchey Stafford PLLC has moved its Orange County office to a new and bigger location, convenient to the federal courthouse in downtown Irvine, California.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
U.S. law firm revenue rose 12.5% on average in 2024 compared to the previous year, marking the industry's biggest jump in revenue outside of 2021, with the 50 largest law firms driving the average upward with outsized increases in income and profits, according to the results of a survey released Wednesday.
Milbank LLP continues expanding its corporate team, announcing Wednesday it is bringing in a Kirkland & Ellis LLP private equity expert as a partner in its Los Angeles office.
The top attorney for U.S. commercial space company Momentus Inc. has stepped down from his post to join President Donald Trump's administration as an adviser on national security matters.
Many U.S. law firms have actively grown their non-equity partner ranks in recent years, creating more high-level job opportunities within law firms in what appears to be a win for young lawyers. But what seems like a positive development could come with some caveats, experts say.
Glaser Weil Fink Howard Jordan & Shapiro LLP is beefing up its litigation capabilities, bringing in a Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP business litigator as a partner in its San Diego office.
A California appellate court Tuesday refused to disturb a lower court's finding that reality television star Erika Girardi wasn't aware that her former husband and his firm might have misappropriated settlement funds owed to co-counsel, agreeing that the "undisputed facts" back the lower court's ruling.
Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz LLP has merged with San Francisco-based intellectual property firm Vierra Magen Marcus LLP, the firm has announced.
Insurance defense firm Tyson & Mendes LLP announced that a former Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP litigator has joined its office in Sacramento, California, as a partner.
Over 40% of chief legal officers globally who responded to a recent survey received a cost-cutting mandate from their company in the past year, so it's not surprising that their top strategic initiative for 2025 is to operate more efficiently.
K&L Gates LLP is expanding its California litigation team, announcing Tuesday it is bringing in a Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP trail attorney with a specialty in science as a partner in its Orange County office.
Though effective writing is foundational to law, no state requires attorneys to take continuing legal education in this skill — something that must change if today's attorneys are to have the communication abilities they need to fulfill their professional and ethical duties to their clients, colleagues and courts, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona.
In the most stressful times for attorneys, when several transactions for different partners and clients peak at the same time and the phone won’t stop buzzing, incremental lifestyle changes can truly make a difference, says Lindsey Hughes at Haynes Boone.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Support Gen Z Attorneys?Meredith Beuchaw at Lowenstein Sandler discusses how senior attorneys can assist the newest generation of attorneys by championing their pursuit of a healthy work-life balance and providing the hands-on mentorship opportunities they missed out on during the pandemic.
A recent data leak at Proskauer via a cloud data storage platform demonstrates key reasons why law firms must pay attention to data safeguarding, including the increasing frequency of cloud-based data breaches and the consequences of breaking client confidentiality, says Robert Kraczek at One Identity.
There are a few communication tips that law students in summer associate programs should consider to put themselves in the best possible position to receive an offer, and firms can also take steps to support those to whom they are unable to make an offer, says Amy Mattock at Georgetown University Law Center.
Many attorneys are going to use artificial intelligence tools whether law firms like it or not, so firms should educate them on AI's benefits, limits and practical uses, such as drafting legal documents, to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving legal market, say Thomas Schultz and Eden Bernstein at Kellogg Hansen.
Dealing with the pressures associated with law school can prove difficult for many future lawyers, but there are steps students can take to manage stress — and schools can help too, say Ryan Zajic and Dr. Janani Krishnaswami at UWorld.
Amid ongoing disagreements on whether states should mandate implicit bias training as part of attorneys' continuing legal education requirements, Stephanie Wilson at Reed Smith looks at how unconscious attitudes or stereotypes adversely affect legal practice, and whether mandatory training programs can help.
To become more effective advocates, lawyers need to rethink the ridiculous, convoluted language they use in correspondence and write letters in a clear, concise and direct manner, says legal writing instructor Stuart Teicher.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Negotiate My Separation Agreement?Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey discusses how a law firm associate can navigate being laid off, what to look for in a separation agreement and why to be upfront about it with prospective employers.
Recent legal challenges against DoNotPay’s "robot lawyer” application highlight pressing questions about the degree to which artificial intelligence can be used for legal tasks while remaining on the right side of both consumer protection laws and prohibitions against the unauthorized practice of law, says Kristen Niven at Frankfurt Kurnit.
At some level, every practicing lawyer is experiencing the ever-increasing speed of change — and while some practice management processes have gotten more efficient, other things about the legal profession were better before supposed improvements were made, says Jay Silberblatt, president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
Law firms will be able to reap great long-term benefits if they adopt strategies to nurture four critical components of their employees' psychological wellness and performance — hope, efficacy, resilience and optimism, says Dennis Stolle at the American Psychological Association.
With caseloads and spending increasing, in-house counsel might find themselves called to opine on the risks and benefits of litigation more often, and they should look at five Sun Tzu maxims from the ancient Chinese classic "The Art of War" to inform their approach to any suit, says Jeff Golimowski at Womble Bond.
Not only can effective mentorship have a profound impact on women and people of color entering the legal field, but it also benefits mentors and the legal profession as a whole, creating a true win-win situation for all involved, says Natasha Cortes at Grossman Roth.