Legal Roundup
Polsinelli Bolsters Health Care Practice with Veteran Litigator Zachary Rothenberg
Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli has welcomed Zachary Rothenberg as a shareholder in the firm’s Health Care Litigation & Disputes Practice in the Los Angeles office.
Ramon Thomas Receives Thurgood Marshall Bar Association Scholarship
We are excited to announce that Tressler law clerk Ramon Thomas has received the Law School Ambassador Scholarship presented by the Thurgood Marshall Bar Association.
ALM Reports on Shook Win in Half-Decade FTC Battle
ALM featured a Shook win for clients facing almost seven years of litigation over charges from the Federal Trade Commission.
Professor Melissa Murray Delivers the 2024 Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Annual Lecture
"Dobbs arrives in the wake of a series of high Court decisions ...
Striking a Chord for Charity: Greenberg Traurig’s ‘House Band’ The Meltones Wins Law Rocks LA in Harmonious Bid to Support Mending Kids
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s house band The Meltones won the battle of the bands at Law Rocks Los Angeles’ sold out Friday night concert at the historic Whisky A Go Go.
Anthony R. Callobre and Kevin M. O'Malley Named 2024 Banking and Finance Visionaries by Los Angeles Times B2B Publishing
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that partners Anthony ("Tony") R. Callobre and Kevin M. O'Malley have been named 2024 Banking and Finance Visionaries by Los Angeles Times B2B Publishing in its Banking & Finance Magazine.
Alumni on the Move: LtCol Alex Douvas
A cool January morning saw Lieutenant Colonel Alex Douvas (JD ’05) return to campus with a small entourage of Marine Corps recruiters to discuss his work as a Marine Corps “judge advocate” (military lawyer) with Fowler students interested in learning about what it might offer.
Kristina Royce Named to Forbes’ Inaugural List of America’s Top 200 Lawyers
Blank Rome is pleased to announce that partner Kristina Royce, who serves as co-chair of the firm’s Matrimonial and Family Law practice group, has been named to Forbes’ inaugural list of “America’s Top 200 Lawyers.”
Mathew Rosengart Named to Forbes 2024 Top 200 Lawyers in the United States List
Mathew S. Rosengart, a Los Angeles shareholder at global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, was named to the Forbes 2024 Top 200 Lawyers list
UCLA Law’s immigration center scores a big win in federal court for humanitarian parole
Clients of UCLA School of Law’s Center for Immigration Law and Policy (CILP) earned a big win in federal court earlier this month, when they prevailed in their legal defense to uphold a Biden administration program that gives temporary legal status to certain people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela (CHNV).
Franita Tolson Named USC Gould School of Law Dean
Interim Dean and Professor Franita Tolson has been named the dean and Carl Mason Franklin Chair in Law of the USC Gould School of Law.
Sheppard Mullin Guides Club in Groundbreaking Major League Soccer Commercial and Sporting Alliance
The Sheppard Mullin Sports Team has recently represented San Francisco-based The Town FC in a first of its kind transaction between a Major League Soccer (MLS) club and a local commercial partner.
Lawdragon Recognizes 5 Quinn Emanuel Attorneys in "100 Leading AI & Legal Tech Advisors" Guide
Quinn Emanuel is pleased to announce that 5 attorneys have been recognized in the inaugural 2024 Lawdragon “100 Leading AI & Legal Tech Advisors” guide.
BakerHostetler Relocates Los Angeles Office to Premier Century City Space
BakerHostetler announced that it has relocated its Los Angeles office to 1900 Avenue of the Stars in the heart of Century City’s vibrant business district.
San Diego Business Journal Selects Marisa Miller as a 2024 “Woman of Influence in Construction”
Marisa Miller, the office managing partner of Sheppard Mullin’s Del Mar office was selected to San Diego Business Journal’s 2024 “Women of Influence in Construction” list, which annually recognizes and celebrates the 50 most influential women leaders in the construction industry.
Cozen O’Connor’s Construction Group Continues its U.S. Buildout With a Major Expansion into Southern California
Cozen O’Connor announced it has further expanded its international Construction Law practice — this time into California — by adding six of the state’s leading construction attorneys to its Los Angeles office.
Leave It to Us: Managing Employee Leaves in California on March 27, 2024
California’s leave laws are complex, have a broad reach, and are subject to frequent change.
Troutman Pepper Wins Critical Trademark Dispute Securing TRO, Injunctive Relief for Guang Tai He Import Export, Inc.
Troutman Pepper Partner Ben Wagner has notched a mission-critical trademark win on behalf of Guang Tai He Import Export, Inc., a Maryland-based flooring company, securing a permanent injunction from the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Substantial Hurdles on Substantial Similarity on March 21, 2024
In the Ninth Circuit, it has become increasingly difficult to get copyright infringement cases arising from film and TV productions dismissed due to lack of substantial similarity at the motion to dismiss stage.
Mom Support: Monique Lillard '83 encourages women in law, starting with her own mother
When Monique Lillard graduated from UCLA Law in 1983, about one-third of all newly minted lawyers were women.