Munger, Tolles & Olson represented gig economy clients in litigation representing a potential threat to their business models, earning the firm a place as a finalist for the Tech Industry Litigation Team of the Year as part of the The Recorder’s California Legal Awards.

Munger Tolles partners Greg Stone in Los Angeles and Carolyn Hoecker Luedtke in San Francisco recently caught up with The Recorder about what the firm’s newest litigator class— which features a coffee entrepreneur, software engineer and nuclear submarine officer—has in common.