/pulse/california-pulse?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: California Pulse Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:42:41 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2357576?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2357576 Alternative dispute resolution service JAMS is continuing to expand its roster, announcing Wednesday it has added a former California state judge as one of its neutrals. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:28:38 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2357070?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2357070 O'Melveny & Meyers LLP has launched a special credit and liability management group, announcing the move Tuesday as a reflection of "growing client demand for integrated, end-to-end support across the credit cycle, particularly as capital solutions become increasingly complex and bespoke." Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:24:00 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2357385?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2357385 Estée Lauder Cos.' former general counsel has joined PayPal Holdings Inc.'s board of directors to help steer its global commerce platform for consumers and merchants, the company has announced. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:00:29 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2356820?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2356820 A generative artificial intelligence hackathon originally designed to empower the next generation of lawyers to think creatively about solving complex problems expanded to include senior staff members, resulting in over a dozen ready-to-go AI use cases for the firm. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:00:28 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2354331?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2354331 In his section of a new book, Hoffmann & Baron LLP managing partner Daniel A. Scola Jr. challenges lawyers looking to grow their practice to rely on more than just technical skills and says that with the right amount of patience and boldness, lawyers can deliver work to "make it rain." Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:59:03 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2357358?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2357358 As a new generation of lawyers enters the profession and artificial intelligence reshapes the practice of law, firms are increasingly turning to professional coaches to help junior attorneys adapt. One unexpected area of focus? Teaching them how to manage and respond to email. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 18:09:44 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2357079?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2357079 A California federal magistrate judge on Tuesday became the latest federal judge to recuse from a case involving Elon Musk, this time stepping down from handling his lawsuit challenging OpenAI's now-abandoned transition to a for-profit enterprise. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:26:29 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2356749?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2356749 The American Bar Association announced Tuesday it is launching a national research project on attorney mental health, which will provide an updated benchmark of the issue nearly a decade after its 2016 study. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:25:45 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2356945?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2356945 Greenberg Traurig LLP is boosting its intellectual property team, announcing Tuesday that a technology litigator from Hogan Lovells is joining its San Francisco office as a shareholder. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:25:17 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2356703?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2356703 Former Vice President Kamala Harris' husband, Douglas Emhoff, is expected to join the faculty of University of Southern California's Gould School of Law as a visiting professor this summer, the school has announced. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:35:39 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2356520?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2356520 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP continues adding to its investment funds team, announcing Monday it is bringing in a Goodwin Procter LLP venture capital expert as a partner in its San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 18:25:48 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2356299?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2356299 Subscribers to the Fubo streaming service asked a California federal judge to name them and their attorney the leads in the recent proposed settlement with Disney over the carriage fees for its sports streaming service, and to be "wary" of a motion to appoint the attorney for the two other classes of streaming customers as lead counsel. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:02:31 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2356535?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2356535 Perkins Coie LLP, which successfully fended off President Donald Trump's executive order targeting the firm, has reportedly laid off roughly 5% of its professional staff this month, and attributed the reductions to the firm's strategic realignments following a yearlong review of its business operations. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:30:42 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2327036?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2327036 Business development is all about awareness — and by taking existing skills and adapting them to build media relationships and thereby address today's audiences, lawyers can expand their outreach and use thought leadership to build a more complete, compelling personal brand, says Michael Goodwin at Stanton PR. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:28:20 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2355913?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2355913 Buchalter PC is expanding its intellectual property team, bringing in a Hanson Bridgett LLP trademark and copyright specialist as shareholder in its San Francisco office. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:10:22 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2356349?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2356349 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP has grown its labor and employment offerings in California with the addition of an experienced litigator, the firm said Monday. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:18:32 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2354831?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2354831 State and local courts' growing reliance on Tyler Technologies' court management software is helping judiciaries manage caseloads while increasing citizens' access to justice, but the software has also led to data breaches, lawsuits and concerns around accountability, experts say. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:55:56 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2356257?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2356257 The top attorney for dating app company Grindr saw his compensation near $4.8 million during his first full year with the company, a recent securities filing shows. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 07:01:27 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2355432?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2355432 Reed Smith LLP announced Monday that it has elected global managing partner Casey Ryan to a new four-year term. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:14:18 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2355855?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2355855 O'Melveny & Myers LLP announced major changes in leadership throughout the firm Friday, naming a new firm vice chair, announcing new leaders for five major practice groups and selecting new managing partners at seven offices including its flagship location in Los Angeles.