https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: California Pulse Copyright 2025 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Thu, 01 May 2025 16:59:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2331812?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2331812 Thousands of attorneys gathered at rallies across the country on Thursday to oppose what they called the Trump administration's "assault" on the rule of law — a rare public demonstration for the normally buttoned-down and risk-averse professionals that they said "sounds the alarm of a looming constitutional crisis." Thu, 01 May 2025 16:34:47 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2332997?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2332997 Despite the recent anti-diversity backlash, more than half of public companies in the Russell 3000 index continue to build and expand their DEI-related programs, with Nike and Visa leading the way, according to a study released Thursday. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:16:56 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2333059?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2333059 The former chief legal officer at eBay Inc. earned around $7.4 million in total compensation in 2024, highlighted by her more than $6.5 million severance payment following her June departure from the e-commerce giant, according to a recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:14:37 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2333012?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2333012 The legal malpractice suit in which gene sequencing company GenapSys Inc. argued Paul Hastings LLP caused GenapSys' bankruptcy appears to have been settled. Thu, 01 May 2025 15:56:31 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2332880?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2332880 Twenty former federal district and circuit judges on Thursday launched a coalition to speak out about and defend the federal judiciary as political impeachment attempts against judges increase and the federal courts system faces heightened scrutiny. Thu, 01 May 2025 15:39:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2332878?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2332878 Greenberg Traurig LLP announced Wednesday that it has added a member of Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP's management committee and another partner from that firm to its litigation practice in San Diego. Thu, 01 May 2025 14:48:01 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2332905?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2332905 The rapidly growing firm of Pierson Ferdinand LLP announced Thursday that it tapped a new partner who was previously with Carlton Fields to launch an international insurance regulatory team practice along with another Los Angeles-based attorney. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:51:29 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2332558?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2332558 The California Bar has asked the state's supreme court to help it account for rampant technical difficulties on the February 2025 bar exam by approving a lower passing score and allowing the bar to give test-takers credit for some questions they left blank. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:50:12 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2332380?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2332380 Real estate private equity firm KHP Capital Partners said Wednesday that former Goodwin Procter LLP real estate partner Alex Lewis will become the firm's executive vice president and general counsel. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:31:01 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2332531?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2332531 Foley & Lardner LLP is expanding its intellectual property team in California, announcing Wednesday the addition of five IP attorneys — four from Perkins Coie LLP in San Diego and one from K&L Gates LLP in San Francisco. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:27:44 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2332405?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2332405 Akerman LLP has tapped a veteran of Dentons, DLA Piper and ArentFox Schiff LLP to serve as its inaugural director of connections, a position designed to drive innovation and creativity in the firm's distributed workplace. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:04:22 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2332311?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2332311 For the second consecutive year, DoorDash Inc.'s general counsel has seen a substantial drop in her annual compensation package highlighted by an over $5 million decrease in the value of her stock awards, according to a recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:43:24 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2332551?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2332551 Saul Ewing LLP beefed up its executive team by creating a new role aimed at directing firmwide initiatives and has shifted its chief marketing officer into the position. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:09:56 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2332302?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2332302 Roku Inc.'s general counsel, who joined the company in July, received a nearly $12.4 million pay package during her first year, a recent securities filing shows. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:22:56 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2332338?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2332338 A California federal judge has ruled the government must keep funding legal representation for unaccompanied children in immigrant hearings for the time being, saying Congress created rules requiring the government to do so as long as funds remain for it. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:00:28 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2330312?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2330312 As they enter the legal workforce in increasing numbers, Generation Z lawyers need to hone certain skills to thrive in multigenerational law firms, experts say, in many cases shifting how they communicate and build relationships in order to adapt to earlier generations' preferences. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 22:42:14 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2331636?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2331636 The California Commission on Judicial Performance formally suspended a California judge without pay after a state jury found him guilty of second-degree murder last week for shooting his wife to death in their Anaheim Hills home on Aug. 3, 2023, following a heated argument.  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:55:07 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2331643?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2331643 Even as the demand for legal services fell short of industry expectations, U.S. law firms entered 2025 on solid financial footing, with steady rate hikes fueling an 11.3% jump in first-quarter revenues, according to survey results released Tuesday by Wells Fargo Private Bank. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:14:30 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2331934?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2331934 Labor and employment firm Littler Mendelson PC is expanding its California arbitration team, announcing Tuesday that it is welcoming back an employment attorney who left briefly to join Whitney Thompson & Jeffcoach LLP. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:49:29 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2331416?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/california-pulse/articles/2331416 Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP announced that an experienced corporate litigator has joined the firm's fast-growing San Francisco office as a partner from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.