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Southwestern Law School celebrates Pride Month!
June is a time of celebration, reflection, and unity for the LGBTQIA+ community.
Six Morgan Lewis Lawyers Named as 2024 Bti Client Service All-stars
BTI Consulting Group has recognized six Morgan Lewis lawyers in its 2024 BTI Client Service All-Stars list, which recognizes client service leaders identified by corporate counsel across the United States.
Ogletree Deakins Opens 7th California Office, Expands into Fresno
Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that it has opened an office in Fresno, California, which is the firm’s 55th overall and its seventh in California.
Professor Ji Seon Song Named a 2024-25 Hellman Fellow
Ji Seon Song, Assistant Professor at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, has been named a Hellman Fellow for 2024-25 in support of her research proposal titled, “Crisis Policing.”
New journal launched by USC Gould faculty aims for ‘sweet spot’ in empirical legal studies
A new open access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the growing movement of empirical legal studies – the use of quantitative data and other information gathering methods to understand the law – has just launched under the leadership of USC Gould School of Law professors Lee Epstein and Dan Klerman.
Sharon R. Klein Recognized in Orange County Business Journal's Women in STEM 2024
Blank Rome partner Sharon R. Klein, who serves as co-chair of Blank Rome's Privacy, Security & Data Protection practice and co-chair of our Orange County office, has been recognized in the Orange County Business Journal's ("OCBJ") Women in STEM ("Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics") 2024.
Shook Partner Named Among LA’s 500 Most Influential for Fifth Year
Shook Los Angeles Managing Partner Michael Mallow has been named by the Los Angeles Business Journal (LABJ) among the 500 most influential people in the city.
Candice Zee and Sheryl Skibbe Named in Los Angeles Business Journal Women of Influence: Attorneys 2024 List
Vedder Price is pleased to announce that Shareholders Sheryl (Sherry) Skibbe and Candice Zee have been named among the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Women of Influence.
Quinn Emanuel Partner Anthony Alden and Associates Elijah Turner and Andrew Shifren Contributed to the American Bar Association (ABA)’s International Law News Spring Issue
Quinn Emanuel Partner Anthony Alden and Associates Elijah Turner and Andrew Shifren have contributed to the American Bar Association (ABA)’s International Law News Spring Issue.
USC Gould / Analysis Group Global Competition Law Thought Leadership Conference on June 6-7, 2024
Elai Katz is speaking at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law’s Global Competition Law Thought Leadership Conference.
Three Partners Selected for Forbes’ America’s Top 200 Lawyers List
Quinn Emanuel Chairman John B. Quinn and partners Alex Spiro and Kathleen Sullivan have been listed in Forbes’ America’s Top 200 Lawyers list.
Balancing Tax Planning, Advocacy, and Professional Ethics: The Rules That Every Partnership Tax Advisor Should Know on June 5, 2024
Tax attorney Brad Seltzer will speak on a panel titled "Balancing Tax Planning, Advocacy, and Professional Ethics: The Rules That Every Partnership Tax Advisor Should Know" during a three-day program hosted by the Practicing Law Institute (PLI).
Jennifer Lee and Ramela Ohanian Named 2024 Women of Influence: Attorneys by the Los Angeles Business Journal
Corporate and Entertainment partner Jennifer Lee and Entertainment partner Ramela Ohanian were selected as “Women of Influence: Attorneys” by the Los Angeles Business Journal.
Daily Journal Reports on First of its Kind Civil Jury Trial Win
The Daily Journal interviewed Shook Partner Jad Davis about a first of its kind verdict, “Plaintiff Wins First Federal Jury Verdict Under RCRA Private Right of Action.”
Peter Reich wins UCLA’s top teaching honor
UCLA School of Law lecturer Peter Reich has won the UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award for 2024, the university’s highest recognition for excellence in the classroom.
April Rivera '23 Wins Grand Prize at Beverly Hills Bar Foundation Competition
April Rivera '23, an Annual Attorney at the Supreme Court of California, was awarded the grand prize in the Beverly Hills Bar Foundation’s Rule of Law Competition. Rivera’s entry.
Randy Kay, Greg Lanier, and Ka-on Li among Daily Journal's Top Intellectual Property Lawyers for 2024
Randy Kay, Greg Lanier, and Ka-on Li are among the top Intellectual Property lawyers in California for 2024, according to the Daily Journal. All three lawyers are in Jones Day's Intellectual Property Practice.
Nina Rabin wins the UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award
UCLA School of Law’s Nina Rabin has won the UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award for 2024, with an additional citation for distinction in teaching at the graduate level.
Daniel Yannuzzi Named A Top IP Lawyer in California
The Daily Journal notes “In recent years, Daniel Yannuzzi’s practice has largely been ‘challenging and killing patents.’”
Greenberg Traurig Expands MedTech Practice with Addition of Christopher Bolten
Prominent Intellectual Property & Technology attorney Christopher C. Bolten has joined global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP as a shareholder in the Life Sciences & Medical Technology Practice.