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Kacey Riccomini Discusses Navigating Politics in the Workplace
Thompson Coburn partner Kacey Riccomini was recently interviewed by Legal Dive on how political speech could create legal problems in the workplace.
Alumni Spotlight: Ifeoluwa Familoye (LLM in IBEL 2024)
I always knew I wanted to further my law studies in the United States.
Student Q&A: Robert Heaven, Graduate Tax Student (He/Him)
Robert (Robbie) Heaven practices estate planning law and trust litigation and has previously practiced general civil litigation and corporate M&A.
USC Gould’s JD Class of 2027 continues to set the bar for accomplishment
For an unprecedented six years in a row, USC Gould School of Law has welcomed a record-setting JD class.
Kacey Riccomini Recognized as Top Labor & Employment Attorney
Thompson Coburn partner Kacey Riccomini has been named among the "Leader of Influence: Labor & Employment Attorneys" by the Los Angeles Business Journal.
UCLA Law receives a $2.2 million gift to sustain its clinical impact in Native Nations
Bolstering UCLA School of Law’s efforts to improve the lives of Native people throughout California and the country, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has awarded a $2.2 million grant to further support the ongoing work of the law school’s Tribal Legal Development Clinic.
Meet our 2024 PILC Grant Recipients Working in Government — Part Three
Southwestern's Public Interest Law Committee (PILC) is a student-run organization that sponsors several events each year to raise student awareness and involvement in providing legal services for underrepresented communities and is dedicated to facilitating public interest law careers by supporting students in public interest work through fundraising efforts for the school's Public Interest Law Summer Grant Program.
Partner Ryan Landes has once again been named by the Daily Journal as among the “Top 100 Trade Secrets Lawyers" in 2024
Quinn Emanuel is pleased to announce that Los Angeles Partner Ryan Landes has once again been named by the Daily Journal as among the “Top Trade Secrets Lawyers" in 2024.
Jones Day's Randy Kay named Daily Journal Top Trade Secrets Lawyer sixth year in a row
Jones Day Intellectual Property partner Randy Kay has been selected by the Daily Journal as a Top Trade Secrets Lawyer for the sixth time—he has been included on the list annually since its inception in 2019.
Dean Franita Tolson talks civil rights, presidential primary reform with former USC Annenberg Dean Geoffrey Cowan
In a wide-ranging conversation that covered everything from the civil rights movement to the upcoming presidential election, USC Gould School of Law Dean Franita Tolson welcomed former USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Dean Geoffrey Cowan for the Conversation with the Dean series.
UC Irvine School of Law and School of Physical Sciences Announce Scholarship Initiative
The University of California, Irvine School of Law and the School of Physical Sciences have established a collaboration to offer UC Irvine physical sciences graduates access to scholarship funds at UC Irvine School of Law.
Attorney General Bonta, Attorney General James Lead Coalition Suing TikTok for Exploiting Young Users, Deceiving Public
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 14 attorneys general in filing separate enforcement actions against TikTok for violations of state consumer protection laws.
Ahead of General Election, Attorney General Bonta and Secretary of State Weber Remind Californians of Voting Rights and Advise Law Enforcement of Laws to Protect Voters
In advance of the Tuesday, November 5, 2024 General Election, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D. held a press conference to remind Californians about their voting rights and to advise law enforcement agencies about laws protecting the integrity of the electoral process.
Sean Garcia-Leys, UC Irvine Law ’16, to be Honored with Distinguished Alumni Award at Annual Lauds & Laurels Event
The University of California, Irvine School of Law is pleased to announce that the UC Irvine Alumni Association will present Sean Garcia-Leys, UC Irvine Law ’16, with the Distinguished Alumni Award at the Lauds & Laurels ceremony on October 10 at the Hyatt Regency Irvine.
Southwestern’s Inaugural Online J.D. Cohort Attracts Over 1,500 Applicants
Southwestern Law School’s Online J.D. program, the first of its kind to offer both full-time and part-time tracks in a primarily asynchronous online format, drew more than 1,500 applicants in its inaugural year.
Benchmark Litigation Names Sheppard Mullin a Leading Litigation Firm
Sheppard Mullin was recognized nationally as a leading Intellectual Property law firm, and as a “Highly Recommended” firm for Dispute Resolution in California within the 2025 edition of Benchmark Litigation. Additionally, Benchmark Litigation recognized the following partners individually.
Sheppard Mullin Receives Top Legal Organizations for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award
The Orange County Coalition for Diversity in the Law (OCDDL) selected Sheppard Mullin for its “Top Legal Organizations for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Award.”
California Department of Justice Investigating Bakersfield Police Department Officer-Involved Shooting Under AB 1506
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that the California Department of Justice (DOJ), pursuant to Assembly Bill 1506 (AB 1506), is investigating and independently review an officer-involved shooting (OIS) that occurred in Bakersfield, California on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at approximately 1:30 a.m.
Meet our 2024 PILC Grant Recipients Working in Government — Part Two
Southwestern's Public Interest Law Committee (PILC) is a student-run organization that sponsors several events each year to raise student awareness and involvement in providing legal services for underrepresented communities and is dedicated to facilitating public interest law careers by supporting students in public interest work through fundraising efforts for the school's Public Interest Law Summer Grant Program.
How State-Sponsored Vigilantism Threatens Our Communities (and our Democracy) on October 8, 2024
Across vast swaths of the United States, “legal vigilantism” is transforming how Americans work, have fun, study, love, and participate in the civic and political life of their communities and their country.