Law Firms
Head of Wilson Sonsini's China Practice Jumps to Venture Firm
SAN FRANCISCO — Carmen Chang, who heads Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati's China practice, is leaving the firm and joining the venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates in Menlo Park....
DLA Piper Loses Six Real Estate Attorneys to Seyfarth Shaw in L.A.
SAN FRANCISCO — Seyfarth Shaw has poached a six-attorney real estate group from DLA Piper, including Richard Mendelson, the co-chairman of the national real estate restructuring group....
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Ropes & Gray Reps Tria Beauty in IPO
SAN FRANCISCO — Business partner David Saul from Ropes & Gray in Palo Alto is representing Tria Beauty Inc., which makes over-the-counter, laser skin treatments, in its upcoming initial...
Weathering the Storm
Morrison & Foerster, led by Chairman Keith Wetmore, was one of the firms battered by economic turmoil in 2011 that nevertheless saw an uptick in revenue.
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Polsinelli Picks Off Rutter Hobbs Partner as Firm Disintegrates
SAN FRANCISCO — Wesley Hurst, the former chairman of litigation at Rutter Hobbs & Davidoff, has joined the Los Angeles office of Polsinelli Shughart. His move comes at a time of upheaval...
Goodwin Procter Grabs Four IP Litigators from Paul Hastings
The Los Angeles market's heating up. Goodwin Procter is the latest firm to hire laterals, scooping up four patent litigators from Paul Hastings. Terry Garnett and Vincent Yip are in the process of...
Fenwick Scores IPO Coup With Facebook Filing
Gordon Davidson's Fenwick & West isn't the only Silicon Valley office getting a piece of the acton in the social networking giant's market debut.
Jones Day Aids Sunpower With Acquisition of Tenesol SA
SAN FRANCISCO — Attorneys from Jones Day in Silicon Valley represented San Jose-based SunPower Corp., a maker of solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, in its recently completed...
Latham Attorneys Ready IPO for Biopharmaceutical Firm
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook Inc.'s expected initial public offering may be hogging headlines, but it's hardly the only local company ready to court public investors this year. Attorneys from...
Davis Wright Launches Real Estate Practice With DLA Laterals
SAN FRANCISCO — Davis Wright Tremaine has launched a California real estate practice with three lawyers from DLA Piper in Los Angeles. Partners Mark Nelson and Tiffany Switzer and of counsel...
Civil
- Solicitor General Backs Pharma Sales Reps on Overtime Pay
- Oracle Gambles on Retrial in SAP Copyright Infringement Case
- Patent Merchant Ocean Tomo Accuses Former Executive of Trade Secret Theft
- Prop 8 Merits Ruling Will Be Issued Tuesday
- Divorcee Slapped With Record-Setting $552K Sanction in Custody Case
Courts News
- Judicial Watchdog Scolds PJ for Canceling Court Reporter
- S.F. Law Library to Close Financial District Branch
- Capital Accounts: How AB 1208 Could Thread Senate Needle
- 9th Circuit Countermands Order to Unseal Prop 8 Video
- Brown Names Pair of Criminal Defense Lawyers to Bay Area Benches
Criminal
- S.F. Defender in Trouble over Moonlighting In Civil Trial
- Circuit Reverses Alsup in Joint Defense Privilege Fight
- S.F. Touts Successes of Drug Court Program
- S.F. Assistant DA and Her Husband Booked on Domestic Violence Charges
- UCLA Chemistry Professor Lawyers up Following Lab Assistant's Death
Government & Policy
- Effort to Boost Hiring of Disabled Blasted as 'Overkill'
- Last Minute Arm-Twisting Gets AB 1208 Through the Assembly
- Justices Opt for Commission's Voter Maps Despite Challenge
- 'Green Chemistry' Law Has Lawyers, Industry on Alert
- Capital Accounts: A Familiar Face in the Mix for Top AOC Job
In-House
- Cooley Partner Taking GC Job at Jazz Pharmaceuticals
- Google Brings in Juniper Lawyer to Handle Patent Strategy
- HP Replacing Its Top Lawyer
- Marin Software Hires First GC
- McAfee Defeats Ex-GC's Malicious Prosecution Claim
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