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BARNES & THORNBURG: More Than 200 Barnes & Thornburg Attorneys Named To 2020 ‘The Best Lawyers In America®’ List
The Best Lawyers in America® has named 204 Barnes & Thornburg LLP lawyers to its 2020 edition. Attorneys were recognized in nearly 360 listings in a number of legal practice areas. -
EPSTEIN BECKER GREEN: Forty-Seven Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Named by The Best Lawyers in America 2020, One Attorney Distinguished as “Lawyer of the Year”
The following 47 attorneys from Epstein Becker Green (EBG) have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. -
Reason Foundation analyst 'not surprised' at state's drop in rank in latest CNBC state business poll
LOS ANGELES – The struggle of doing business in California was recently put on a national display in CNBC’s annual state-to-state business poll, which ranks each state in a number of business categories led by workforce, economy and structure. -
Los Angeles attorney: Billion-dollar jury verdicts stem from behaviors believed to be 'egregious corporate abuse'
The Alameda County Superior Court has reduced the amount of punitive damages in a $2 billion verdict against Bayer AG, according to multiple reports. -
Los Angeles attorney faces suspension, probation over alleged misconduct in seven client matters
SAN FRANCISCO – Los Angeles attorney Jimmy Swinder faces suspension and probation over multiple allegations of misconduct in seven client matters following a July 11 California Supreme Court order, according to a recent State Bar of California announcement and court documents. -
COZEN O'CONNOR: West Coast Expansion Continues with the Addition of 13 Labor & Employment Lawyers from Miller Law Group in California
Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce 13 attorneys from California’s Miller Law Group — one of the largest woman-owned employment law firms in the country — have joined its San Francisco and Los Angeles offices. -
West Hollywood attorney faces suspension, probation after failing to respond to multiple court orders
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — West Hollywood attorney Matthew Paul Krupnick faces suspension and probation following a July 11 California Supreme Court order after he failed to respond to four court orders, according to a recent State Bar of California announcement and court documents. -
COZEN O’CONNOR: West Coast Expansion Continues with the Addition of 13 Labor & Employment Lawyers from Miller Law Group in California
New Hires Also Advance Cozen O’Connor’s Diversity Initiative -
CLARK HILL: Member David Brandon Reappointed as Adjunct Professor of Loyola Law School
David Brandon has once again been appointed as an Adjunct Professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, to teach a course entitled “Introduction to Appellate Advocacy.” Brandon has been teaching this course on an annual basis since 1987. -
THOMPSON COBURN: Jennifer Post named managing partner of Thompson Coburn’s Los Angeles office
Thompson Coburn is pleased to announce that partner Jennifer Post will serve as the managing partner of the Firm’s Los Angeles office. -
J&J opposes Prop 65 talc case dismissal, accuses plaintiffs' attorney of 'transparent tactical maneuver'
LOS ANGELES – A federal judge is expected to hear arguments next week over a motion by counsel for a group of plaintiffs in a personal Injury and product liability case against Johnson & Johnson, asking that their lawsuit be dismissed. -
DLA PIPER: Six-partner group joins DLA Piper across key markets and practice groups from coast to coast
DLA Piper announced today the addition of a six-partner group whose members will be part of the firm's Corporate, Intellectual Property and Technology, and Litigation practices. -
Lead-based paint litigation over after nearly two decades, parties settle on $300 million
SAN JOSE – Three companies involved in the production and distribution of lead-based paint have agreed to a settlement of just more than $300 million, bringing to a final end the near two-decade long legal battle. -
CLARK HILL: Member Jim Earle Selected as One of the West Coast's Top Rated Lawyers for 2019 by Legal Leaders
Jim Earle, of Clark Hill's Los Angeles office, was chosen as one of the West Coast’s Top Rated Lawyers for 2019 according to Legal Leaders on behalf of ALM Media and Martindale-Hubbell. -
Trial opens in California in case accusing Johnson & Johnson of pelvic mesh injuries
SAN DIEGO – Trial opened Monday in a lawsuit filed by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra accusing Johnson & Johnson and its pelvic mesh device called “Prolift” made by a subsidiary Ethicon of causing vaginal injuries in women and said the company had engaged in deceptive marketing practices. -
WILSON ELSER: Harding Secures Reduction in Violation for Nursing Home Facility in Medical Negligence Case
Jacqueline Harding (Partner-Los Angeles) obtained a reduced charge in a case involving the death of a 54-year-old patient at a behavioral residential facility. -
Los Angeles attorney faces disbarment over trust account issues, performances failures
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Longtime Los Angeles attorney Alan Frank Broidy faces disbarment following a June 3 California Supreme Court order regarding trust account irregularities and performance failures in two clients matters, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
EPSTEIN BECKER GREEN: Steven R. Blackburn Named to 2019 Northern California Super Lawyers List
Epstein Becker Green (EBG) is pleased to announce that Steven R. Blackburn, Member of the Firm, in the firm's San Francisco office, has been named to the 2019 Northern California Super Lawyers list. -
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: Foley Hosts New York Times Best-Selling Author Evan Thomas
Foley’s Los Angeles office will host New York Times best-selling author Evan Thomas, author of “First: Sandra Day O’Connor” at a welcome reception for partner Phil Hosp and of counsel Kathy Smalley. -
MCGUIREWOODS LLP: McGuireWoods’ Greg Evans Profiled in UC Berkeley Social Welfare
McGuireWoods partner Greg Evans was featured in an alumni profile in the Spring 2019 edition of Social Welfare at Berkeley, a published by the University of California.