California Pulse


  • 'Totally A Tactic': Judge Rips Apple For Discovery Delays

    The California federal judge presiding over Epic Games' antitrust compliance fight with Apple criticized the tech giant's efforts to withhold tens of thousands of documents under attorney-client privilege, telling Apple's counsel at a hearing Tuesday that "in large part, this is delay ... it's totally a tactic" and "there will be consequences."

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    Meta Atty Quits IP Case Over Zuckerberg's 'Toxic Masculinity'

    An attorney helping defend Meta Platforms in copyright litigation brought by artists who claim their content was used to train the large language model Llama has dropped the tech company as his client, citing Facebook and founder Mark Zuckerberg's "descent into toxic masculinity and Neo-Nazi madness" in a LinkedIn post.

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    Calif.'s McGeorge School Of Law Taps Longtime Prof As Dean

    The University of the Pacific's McGeorge School of Law has named a longtime professor specializing in alternative dispute resolution to be its new dean.

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    Orrick Elevates Partnership Class With 17 Attorneys

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has promoted 17 senior associates to partner, marking a 70% increase over the 10 promoted to partner a year ago, the firm announced Monday.

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    Meta Civil Rights Atty To Exit Amid Corporate Policy Changes

    Meta's vice president of civil rights and deputy general counsel is leaving the company after four years amid announced changes to its diversity programs and an end to its third-party fact-checking.

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    Why Law Firms Are Seeing 'Profit Leakage'

    Even as many law firms see rising profitability, a number of factors are still negatively affecting their profit margins, including write-offs and discounts, according to a new report out Tuesday.

  • Stanford AI Expert Reamed For Erroneous AI-Generated Brief

    A Minnesota federal judge on Friday threw out an erroneous expert declaration prepared by a Stanford University expert on artificial intelligence in litigation over the state's law on deepfakes, finding that the fake, AI-generated sources in his declaration "shatters his credibility with this court."

  • Special Counsel Slams Biden's Critique Of Son's Prosecution

    The special counsel who oversaw the investigation into Hunter Biden, which was wiped out by a presidential pardon, released a report published Monday criticizing President Joe Biden's "baseless accusations" that his son was "selectively" prosecuted and warning that such comments threaten "the integrity of the justice system as a whole."

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    FisherBroyles Adds IP Atty From Kilpatrick In Palo Alto

    FisherBroyles LLP announced Monday that it has brought on a patent attorney from Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP in Palo Alto, California.

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    Tesla Wants Judge DQ'd From Accident Suit Over Prior Work

    Tesla wants a California federal judge disqualified from hearing a woman's personal injury lawsuit against it over the judge's previous work for a law firm that had won a $3.2 million jury verdict against the electric carmaker.

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    Frost Brown Absorbs Calif. Trusts And Estates Boutique

    Frost Brown Todd LLP announced a major expansion of its trusts and estates practice on Monday with the addition of the seven attorneys and six business professionals from California boutique firm Hess-Verdon.

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    Apple GC's Comp Reached Nearly $27.2 Million In 2024

    Apple Inc. paid general counsel and senior vice president Katherine Adams a total compensation package of nearly $27.2 million in fiscal year 2024 — keeping her among the highest-paid legal chiefs in America.

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    Procopio Names New Latin America Practice Leader

    Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP has promoted a longtime tax attorney to be the new head of its busy Latin America practice.

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    Patent Partner Leaves Kilpatrick Townsend For K&L Gates

    K&L Gates LLP has added to its Orange County, California, office a Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP partner with a practice of working with Chinese companies looking to file patents with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. 

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    Ferguson Braswell Adds 5-Atty Vogt Resnick Team In Calif.

    Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta PC has grown its presence in Orange County, California, with the addition of five Vogt Resnick & Sherak LLP attorneys and a new office space.

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    As Lawyers Face Wildfire Losses In LA, Firms Step Up To Help

    Amid the tragedy of losing their homes to the wildfires engulfing Los Angeles, attorneys have found hope in the support of their firms and colleagues.

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    Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work

    Parker Poe's work on the sale of a majority stake in a $575 million real estate portfolio and Keker Van Nest's handling of a first-of-its-kind challenge under a new California gaming law lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight on Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Jan. 1 to 10.

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    US Legal Sector Sheds 1,200 Jobs In December

    After three months of steady recovery, the U.S. legal sector's job growth reversed course in December, with a loss of 1,200 positions, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Sive Paget & Riesel PC and Kaplan Martin LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after the Third Circuit denied an emergency motion for an injunction to halt New York City's highly litigated congestion pricing toll program.

  • Goodwin Procter Extends Bonus Season With Milbank Match

    The 2024 bonus season has trickled into January, with Goodwin Procter LLP announcing it will give associates year-end and special bonuses matching those given by other BigLaw firms, Law360 Pulse confirmed Friday.

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    How State Courts Can Start Building Data Governance

    State courts can start tackling data governance by forming a committee, providing additional training to current team members, hiring more team members and creating data use guidelines, according to a pair of state court leaders.

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    Tyson & Mendes Head Talks Championing Women Leaders

    Cayce Lynch, the first-ever national managing partner of Tyson & Mendes LLP, joined Law360 Pulse to discuss the significance of women seeing other women "in positions of success and leadership."

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    Are Law Firm Office Mandates Missing The Point?

    Creating a workplace that fosters community, connection, collaboration and a clearly defined culture cannot be accomplished through office mandates alone, and, in fact, a lack of flexibility when it comes to remote work options could backfire on that goal, according to the author of a new book out this month.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry kicked off 2025 with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms inked mergers, made leadership changes and promoted associates. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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    Tort, Casualty Team Dominates Wilson Elser Partner Class

    Defense litigation firm Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP outpaced last year's partner class by three, announcing Wednesday that it has promoted a slate of 34 attorneys, overwhelmingly from its complex tort and general casualty practice.

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Expert Analysis

  • Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay? Author Photo

    Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.

  • How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids Author Photo

    Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.

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    My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter Author Photo

    Wayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.

  • Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills? Author Photo

    Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.

  • Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder Author Photo

    New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.

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    My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness Coach Author Photo

    Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.

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    Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader Author Photo

    Constance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.

  • Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce Author Photo

    In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.

  • How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates Author Photo

    One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.

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    Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCD Author Photo

    Kelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.

  • 3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
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    Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.

  • Roundup

    My Nonpracticing Law Job Author Photo

    Not every law degree leads to a law practice. In this Law360 Pulse series, former practicing attorneys share the stories of how they went from practicing corporate law to using their knowledge and background to carve out a nontraditional career path in the legal industry.

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    My Nonpracticing Law Job: Librarian Author Photo

    Lisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a BigLaw associate who liked to hang out in the firm's law library to director of a law library herself in just over a decade, and provides considerations for anyone interested in pursuing a law librarian career.

  • Legal Briefs Can Benefit From Cleaned Up Case Citations Author Photo

    Federal courts have recently been changing the way they quote decisions to omit insignificant details and string cites, and lawyers should consider adopting this practice to enhance the readability of their briefs — as long as accuracy stays top of mind, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.

  • 5 Best Practices For Firms Designing DEI Programs Author Photo

    Nikki Lewis Simon, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Greenberg Traurig, discusses best practices — and some pitfalls to avoid — for law firms looking to build programs aimed at driving inclusion in the workplace.

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