DLA Piper announced today that Linda Smith, nationally recognized as a top woman litigator, has joined the firm’s Litigation practice as a partner in the Los Angeles office. (more…)
Covington will open a new office in Los Angeles on March 9. The office will be staffed by current firm lawyers and three new senior lawyers and will focus initially on insurance coverage, media and content distribution, patent litigation, public policy/government affairs and white collar defense. (more…)
Building upon its existing three California offices in San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Los Angeles, Novak Druce will enter Orange County on March 1. The new Orange County office will bring to 11 the number of Novak Druce offices across the country, with California having the highest concentration. (more…)
Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP welcomes new partner Vangi M. Johnson to the Los Angeles office and the Appellate, Professional Liability, Employment & Labor and Elder Care practice groups. Ms. Johnson was previously the chair of the Appellate Department in a Los Angeles based firm. She is a certified specialist in Appellate Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. Ms. Johnson’s experience complements Haight’s established appellate practice and bolsters its interest in diversity and the promotion of women in the legal industry.
Greenberg Gross LLP, the Costa Mesa firm launched in April 2013 by two Greenberg Traurig LLP shareholders who had grabbed national headlines with a $50 million jury verdict, announced that Evan C. Borges, a top trial lawyer with Irell & Manella for 15 years, will join the firm as partner. Also joining Greenberg Gross is former Irell associate Michael P. McMahon. With the addition of Borges and McMahon, the firm now has three star lawyers from Irell. (more…)
