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UC Law School Can Drop Hastings Name, Appeals Court Says
California is allowed to drop Serranus Clinton Hastings' name from the University of California's San Francisco-based law school, a state appeals court has ruled, backing a trial judge's decision to toss a lawsuit filed by the former chief state Supreme Court justice's descendants and various school alumni.
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How Frost Brown, Gibbons Merger Plans Took Root
The proposed tie-up of Midwest-based Frost Brown Todd LLP and Northeast middle-market peer Gibbons PC is being praised as a smart combination in an increasingly competitive middle market where consolidation pressures are driving an increase in merger activity.
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AI Offers Class Action Firms An Edge — At A Price
Generative artificial intelligence is helping smaller class action firms gain an edge over well-monied BigLaw competitors, but litigation attorneys say the advantages come with several catches.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as law firms expanded their operations and hired C-suite executives. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Privacy Compliance Needs 'Kindergarten Rules,' Atty Says
Panelists at a Los Angeles conference on the intersection of technology and entertainment tackled the issue of privacy and data laws Thursday, with one participant telling the crowd that helping clients avoid legal entanglements in those areas involves applying "kindergarten rules."
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Judge Shields Migrants From ICE After Courthouse Arrests
A California federal judge on Thursday barred U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from detaining two asylum-seeking mothers without notice and a hearing, ruling the agency's courthouse arrest tactics likely violate due process.
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Kendall Brill Adds Ex-Prosecutor Who Quit Over Plea Deal
Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP has added a former federal prosecutor in California who resigned earlier this year after her objection to a proposed plea deal for a convicted sheriff's deputy, the firm has announced.
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Keesal Young Litigator Moves To Frost Brown In SF
Frost Brown Todd LLP announced that an experienced litigator who spent over 20 years with Keesal Young & Logan has joined the firm's San Francisco office as a partner.
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Musick Peeler Adds Legal Tech And E-Discovery Lead
California-based law firm Musick Peeler & Garrett LLP announced on Tuesday the hiring of a former project manager at Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP in a newly-created role as head of legal technology and e-discovery.
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ABA Says Attys Must Be Clear About Neutrality In Mediations
Attorneys who agree to work as neutral, third-party mediators must make it explicitly clear that they are not advising or holding privilege with participants, the American Bar Association has warned in its latest ethics opinion.
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Chicago's Much Shelist Hires 6 Attys From LA Healthcare Firm
Chicago midsize law firm Much Shelist PC has hired six attorneys and two staff members from small California healthcare-focused law firm Fenton Jurkowitz, a move that helps the larger firm expand in Los Angeles.
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TrustArc GC Eyes Global Growth, Innovation After Sale
Now that Val Ilchenko, general counsel and chief privacy officer of TrustArc, has helped navigate the software platform through its sale to a private equity firm, he is looking forward to helping the company expand its territory and its goals.
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Greenberg Traurig Lands Wilson Sonsini Life Sciences Pro
Greenberg Traurig LLP has added a California partner from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati with in-house and government legal experience to enhance its capacity to handle matters for clients in life sciences, artificial intelligence, biotechnology and other industries.
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Clifford Chance Looks To Go West With California Office
Clifford Chance LLP is exploring further expansion in the U.S., including potential new offices in California and North Carolina, as it aims to increase its revenue from the world's largest legal market.
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California Bans Fee Sharing With 'Alternative' Law Firms
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill into law that blocks Golden State lawyers and firms from sharing contingency fees with out-of-state firms owned by non-lawyers.
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Has The 9th Circ.'s Rightward Shift Ended Bids To Split It?
Republican lawmakers have long dreamed of breaking up the nation's largest appellate court. But that fervor has diminished as the Ninth Circuit's balance of Democratic and Republican appointees has evened out in recent years, upending the circuit's status as a culture war lightning rod.
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Calif. Bar Won't Tweak Scores Despite Accommodation Errors
The committee in charge of overseeing the California bar exam has announced it will not be seeking further score adjustments for test-takers whose approved accommodations were not provided in the fraught February 2025 exam.
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Musk Blasts Investors' Late Bid To DQ Spiro In Twitter Case
Elon Musk should be allowed to keep lead trial counsel Alex Spiro since the investors accusing the billionaire of trying to tank Twitter's stock waited until the last minute to attempt to disqualify Spiro, who has Musk's consent to his being both trial counsel and witness, Musk told a California federal judge.
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Ogletree Brings On New COO From BCLP In DC
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC has added a former chief operating officer for Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP as its chief operating officer, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Boutique DTO Law Adds Former Calif. Federal Prosecutor
DTO Law, a boutique focused on commercial litigation, transactions, appeals and white collar matters, has hired the former deputy chief of the major frauds section of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.
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Why Former Government Attorneys Are Choosing MoFo
Morrison & Foerster LLP has hired an array of former government attorneys this year, with many of them citing the West Coast firm's "government ethos" and support for building a new book of business.
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Orrick Boosts Fund Formation Team With Wilson Sonsini Duo
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced Tuesday that it has brought on two former Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC attorneys in Silicon Valley, one of whom will lead the firm's fund formation group.
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Q3 Law Firm Lateral Hiring Reflects Cautious Optimism
Lateral attorney hiring at the nation's largest law firms continued to climb in the third quarter of 2025, signaling that the legal talent market is gradually stabilizing after a sluggish start to the year, according to a new report from legal intelligence provider Firm Prospects.
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Polsinelli Adds Higgs Fletcher Nonprofit Ace In LA
Polsinelli PC continues expanding its California team, bringing in a Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP nonprofit expert as a shareholder in its Los Angeles office.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the full Ninth Circuit held that denials of California anti-SLAPP motions can no longer be appealed in the midst of litigation.