California Pulse


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    Freeman Mathis Bulks Up In Chicago, Nashville, Dallas And LA

    Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP has added new partners in Chicago, Nashville, Los Angeles and Dallas, with the hires underscoring the firm's "dedication to strategic expansion and delivering outstanding client service," a firm leader said Tuesday.

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    Tesla Too Late To DQ Judge In Crash Suit, Court Told

    A woman suing Tesla Inc. over a crash that resulted in the amputation of her legs is urging a California federal court not to disqualify the judge assigned to her product liability case, saying the automaker has no excuse for waiting nearly a year and a half, until just before trial, to call for his disqualification.

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    Perkins Coie Hires Chief People Officer From Kobre & Kim

    Perkins Coie LLP announced Monday that it has brought on a global people officer from Kobre & Kim LLP who will oversee Perkins Coie's human resources operations, including benefits, recruiting, retention and employee relations.

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    Why Snell & Wilmer Moved San Diego Shop 3 Times In 5 Years

    Steffi Gascón Hafen, the San Diego office managing partner for Snell & Wilmer LLP, joined Law360 Pulse to discuss what has led the firm to relocate the shop three times since arriving in the city in 2020.

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    Mergers On The Rise: A Shift For Regional Law Firms

    As the legal industry grows ever more competitive, smaller regional firms are seeking new strategies to level the playing field with their larger counterparts. The solution many are turning to? Mergers.

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    Doug Emhoff Heads To Willkie Post-Presidential Campaign

    After spending months on the campaign trail stumping for his wife Kamala Harris' U.S. presidential bid, now-former second gentleman Douglas Emhoff is joining Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as a partner, splitting his time between the law firm's New York and Los Angeles offices, the firm said Monday.

  • Casepoint Joins GovTech Co., Gets Thoma Bravo Investment

    Data discovery company Casepoint merged with the government process management software provider Opexus on Monday and received an undisclosed majority investment from Thoma Bravo.

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    Various Law Offices Evacuated As Hughes Fire Burns Nearby

    Within hours of igniting Wednesday, the Hughes Fire became the third-largest blaze to affect Los Angeles County this month — and prompted various lawyers in the area to evacuate their offices.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Phillips Black Inc., Ridley McGreevy & Winocur PC and King & Spalding LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court revived claims from a woman on death row in Oklahoma that prosecutors unfairly sex-shamed her and relied on gender-based stereotypes to convince a jury that she had killed her estranged husband for insurance money.

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    Greenberg Traurig Health Ace Joins Polsinelli In LA

    Polsinelli PC is expanding its California team, bringing in a Greenberg Traurig LLP healthcare corporate attorney as a principal in its Los Angeles office.

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    Qualcomm GC's Increased Comp Over $1M Shy Of 1st Year

    The salary for Qualcomm Inc.'s legal head last year remained steady from the previous year while her total compensation increased by nearly $1.5 million, according to the company's recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

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    Baldoni Rebuts Atty Ethics Claims In 'It Ends With Us' Fight

    A lawyer representing Justin Baldoni has told a New York federal judge that statements his counsel has made to the press regarding the actor and director's thorny litigation with Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds over the film "It Ends With Us" didn't violate ethical rules or prejudice proceedings.

  • Calif. Panel Remands Ex-DA Worker's Bias Suit Over Slur

    A California appeals panel reopened a discrimination lawsuit against the San Francisco District Attorney's Office by a Black ex-employee, saying a trial court should evaluate the city's response to a co-worker's racial slur given a state Supreme Court ruling that a single epithet can create a hostile work environment.

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    Disney's Top Attorney's Salary Climbs Back To Nearly $16M

    After earning just less than $11.7 million in 2023, Disney's top attorney is back to the level of compensation he earned after joining the company from Spotify in 2022 — receiving a pay package of $15.8 million in 2024.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry had another busy week as BigLaw firms shuffled practices and President Donald Trump began his second term with a flurry of policy changes and appointments. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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    Dechert Partner On How Firm Is Challenging The Status Quo

    Dechert LLP has started multiple visionary programs since creating an Innovation Task Force eight years ago. Devin Swaney, New York-based innovation partner at Dechert, talked to Law360 Pulse about how innovation is in the firm’s blood.

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    Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work

    Burr & Forman's work on an asset management company sale and Brownstein Hyatt handling a challenge to federal land redesignation on behalf of the Navajo Nation lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight on Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Jan. 10 to 14.

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    Longtime Benesch Head Talks Of Growth, Plans For Next Term

    After being unanimously elected to his fourth term as head of Ohio-based firm Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff, Gregg Eisenberg says that he is looking to continue on with the same strategy that has seen the firm significantly expand its geographic reach and headcount during his tenure. 

  • LA Employment Atty Says Ex-Partners Stiffed Him $1.5M

    A Los Angeles plaintiffs attorney who specializes in employment law on Thursday sued his former law firm partners in Golden State court, alleging they refuse to pay him back both the $585,000 he loaned to keep the struggling firm afloat and the roughly $1 million of his ownership interest.

  • AI Chatbot Co. CEO, Atty Spouse Indicted On $60M Fraud

    Federal prosecutors in California arrested the former CEO of an artificial intelligence company Thursday alongside his lawyer wife, accusing the duo of a $60 million fraud scheme in which they allegedly lied to investors about the company's financial state and diverted funds to pay for their wedding.

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    FisherBroyles, Pierson Ferdinand See Growth In Year Since Split

    One year after nearly half of the partners at FisherBroyles LLP left to form the breakaway firm Pierson Ferdinand LLP, both firms have grown their headcount and reported a successful 2024, and industry observers say it demonstrates the appeal of their offbeat model as partner-only and fully remote.

  • GOP Rep. Revives Bill To Break Up 9th Circ.

    Republicans are trying once again to break up the expansive Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which judges appointed by Democratic presidents have long had the majority of.

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    'Big Lie' Atty Ethics Cases Linger As Trump Returns

    Though another presidential election has come and gone and President Donald Trump is back in the White House, disciplinary cases continue to play out against lawyers accused of participating in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential contest, and experts say it's unlikely that many of them will wrap up soon.

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    GenapSys Says Paul Hastings Can't Keep Privileged Docs

    GenapSys is pushing back on Paul Hastings LLP's bid to force it to turn over documents that it had inadvertently released during discovery in a legal malpractice suit alleging that the law firm improperly drafted board documents that led to the "demise and liquidation" of the genetic-sequencing company.

  • 9th Circ. Nixes Attys' Challenge To Arizona Victim Contact Law

    A Ninth Circuit panel on Thursday rejected a group of lawyers' constitutional challenge to an Arizona law that requires defense attorneys and their teams to initiate contact with victims through the prosecutor's office.

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Expert Analysis

  • Why Writing CLE Should Be Mandatory For Lawyers Author Photo

    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.

  • How To Find Your Inner Calm When Client Obligations Pile Up Author Photo

    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? Author Photo

    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.

  • Law Firm Cybersecurity Should Not Get Lost In The Cloud Author Photo

    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.

  • Advice For Summer Associates Uneasy About Offer Prospects Author Photo

    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.

  • How Law Firms Can Cautiously Wield AI To Streamline Tasks Author Photo

    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.

  • Keys To Managing The Stresses Of Law School Author Photo

    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.

  • Can Mandatory CLE Mitigate Implicit Bias's Negative Impacts? Author Photo

    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.

  • Ditch The Frills And Start Writing Legal Letters In Plain English Author Photo

    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? Author Photo

    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.

  • DoNotPay Cases Underscore Hurdles For AI-Fueled Legal Help Author Photo

    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.

  • For The Future Of Legal Practice, Let's Learn From The Past Author Photo

    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.

  • Why All Law Firms Should Foster Psychological Capital Author Photo

    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.

  • A GC's Guide To Litigation, Inspired By Sun Tzu's 'Art Of War' Author Photo

    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.

  • Mentorship Is Key To Diversity In The Legal Industry Author Photo

    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.

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