Nov 24, 2009 | Breaking BigLaw News | 
Sidley Austin Partner – Leave of Absence for Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission

Los Angeles partner Gary J Cohen is taking a leave of absence from Sidley Austin for his appointment as Special Business Counsel to the newly created Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. The commission came about in response to the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act.

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Nov 17, 2009 | Moves News | 
IP Partner Dumps Long Term Relationship With DLA Piper for Jones Day

An Intellectual Property litigator has jumped from DLA Piper to Jones Day. Randy Kay has landed at the firm’s San Diego office after speding 20 years at DLA Piper. He is the second partner to laterally land at the San Diego office in two weeks.

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Nov 6, 2009 | Moves News | 
Five Land Use Join Sheppard Mullin

A group of five Land Use Lawyers have left the Los Angeles office of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis for Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton. Land Use Chairman Jarold Neuman led the group and brought along partner Michael Kiely. The three associates who made the jump are: Alfred Fraijo Jr., Claudia Gutierrez and Phillip Tate.

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