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MAYER BROWN: Technology Transactions partner Michelle Gross joins Mayer Brown in Northern California
Mayer Brown announced today that Michelle Ontiveros Gross has joined the firm as a Technology Transactions partner in Northern California.
GREENBERG & TRAURIG: Greenberg Traurig Hosts Seminar Series: 2018 Trends & Legal Developments in Consumer Products Class Action Litigation
Greenberg Traurig, LLP shareholders Rick L. Shackelford and Daniell K. Newman present on the latest trends and legal developments in consumer products class action litigation at Greenberg Traurig’s Los Angeles office and broadcast via webinar.
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP: Lewis Brisbois expands Northern CA Bay Area presence with new hires, opening of Walnut Creek Location
Lewis Brisbois is pleased to announce the addition of six new attorneys to our Bay Area practice.
FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL LLP: Ryan Lowther Named Among Daily Journal’s Top 100 Lawyers in California
Farella Braun + Martel LLP announces that partner Ryan Lowther was named to the Daily Journal’s 2018 list of the “Top 100 Lawyers” in California.
MASTAGNI HOLSTEDT APC: Governor Signs Bill Barring Suits To Recover Pre-Janus Agency Shop Or Fair Share Fees
In the wake of Janus, groups such as the National Right to Work Foundation have been promoting litigation against public employee unions to recoup agency shop and fair share dues paid prior to Janus.
BAKER MCKENZIE LLP: Baker McKenzie Global Chair and Two Partners Named Among Top Champions of Women in Business
Paul Rawlinson, Global Chair of leading global law firm Baker McKenzie has been named as a Male Champion of Women in Business while Partners Joanna (Jo) Ludlam and Sue McLean have been named Female Champions by the Financial Times and HERoes, a gender-equality initiative.
FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL LLP: Five Farella Braun + Martel Partners Named to Benchmark Litigation’s 40 & Under Hotlist
Farella Braun + Martel LLP’s Carly O. Alameda, Sarah Peterman Bell, Eugene Y. Mar, Jessica K. Nall, and Erica Villanueva have been named to Benchmark Litigation’s “40 & Under Hotlist” for 2018.
DLA PIPER: Holly Lake to join DLA Piper's Employment practice in Los Angeles
Lake represents both private and public employers in all aspects of employment law and related litigation, including discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, and wage-and-hour matters.
KOREIN & TILLERY: Millennials in the Court Room: Judges Ready to Hear from Younger Attorneys
Law firms are no longer the bastions of old, white men that they used to be, but most courtrooms don’t reflect the updated statistics.
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP: George Nowotny elected to ABOTA Medical Legal Committee
Los Angeles Partner George Nowotny has been elevated to the rank of Advocate within the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and elected to membership in the exclusive California Medical Legal Committee, a group limited to 60 California-based attorneys specializing in medical malpractice defense trial experience.
GORDON & REES LLP: Gordon & Rees Elevates 25 to Partnership
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani has elevated 25 attorneys to partnership.
GREENBURG & TRAURIG: Greenberg Traurig Continues Strategic Growth of Litigation and Trial Practices, Adds J. David Bournazian in Orange County, California
The Orange County office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added J. David Bournazian as a shareholder.
ABRAHAM WATKINS NICHOLS SORRELS AGOSTO & AZIZ: $289 Million Verdict Against Monsanto Roundup Weed Killer
Dwayne Johnson, 46, sued Monsanto at the Superior Court of California, alleging that the popular weed killer Roundup gave him terminal cancer.
MOLSBY & BORDNER LLP: Tinder app stockholders file business litigation against owners
Many California readers are familiar with the Tinder mobile app.
FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL LLP: Farella Braun + Martel’s Daniel Cohn Named Chairman of Hospice by the Bay Board of Directors
Farella Braun + Martel LLP Business Transactions Partner Daniel E. Cohn was named chairman of the Hospice by the Bay Board of Directors.
ELIOT REINER APLC: What is Negligent Security?
Eliot Reiner APLC issued the following announcement on Aug. 28.Whether you visit a private or public property, it is important to feel safe and secure.
BUCHALTER NEMER: James K. Dyer, Jr. Receives Sacramento Business Journal 2018 "Best of Bar" Honor
Based on the number of nominations and votes from a panel of peers, James K. Dyer, Jr. has been included in Sacramento Business Journal’s 2018 “Best of the Bar.”
FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL LLP: Farella Braun + Martel Named a California Powerhouse by Law360
Farella Braun + Martel LLP was named a 2018 California Powerhouse by Law360.
COTCHETT PITRE & MCCARTHY LLP: Cotchett and McCarthy Selected as Daily Journal's Top Plaintiff Lawyers
Congratulations to Joe Cotchett and Niall McCarthy for once again being selected to the Daily Journal's Top Plaintiff Lawyers list for 2018.
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAWW PITTMAN: After Unanimous Jury Trial Victory, Judge Awards Pillsbury Client San Diego Comic-Con $4 Million in Fees
On August 23, U.S. District Court Judge Anthony J. Battaglia affirmed a unanimous December 2017 jury verdict finding that Dan Farr Productions, Dan Farr and Bryan Brandenburg (collectively DFP) infringed the “Comic-Con” family of trademarks owned by San Diego Comic Convention, by operating conventions under the name “Salt Lake Comic Con.”