/pulse/california-pulse?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: California Pulse Copyright 2025 saąúĽĘ´«Ă˝. en-US Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:44:20 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2424227?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2424227 Keesal Young & Logan wants to drop part of its California state court lawsuit alleging Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP unlawfully recruited 10 of its attorneys. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:22:51 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2424118?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2424118 The blockbuster combination between Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP announced this past week involves two law firms that have charted very different paths in recent years. Here, a look at what events led up to the firms joining together at the deal table. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:18:11 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2424137?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2424137 Foley Hoag's handling of a suit challenging the proposed White House ballroom and Vedder Price's work on a $2 billion transaction with Goldman Sachs lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Dec. 4 to 19. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:15:54 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2424113?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2424113 A Manhattan federal judge sentenced a disbarred California lawyer to 18 months in prison Friday for scheming to reap $4 million in advance fees for bogus letters of credit while holding himself out as chief of compliance for a fake bank. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:41:38 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2422912?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2422912 Lowenstein Sandler LLP rolled out a new practice group this week focusing on state-level financial regulation to be co-led by the former chief of the Bureau of Securities in the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:30:45 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2424041?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2424041 The chief executive tapped to lead what will be known as Hogan Lovells Cadwalader said Friday that the deal that will create the world's fifth‑largest law firm by revenue is set to succeed, promising to repeat the success of the merger that originally founded Hogan Lovells. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:36:42 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2424161?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2424161 Five firms lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the D.C. Circuit reinstated an order that blocked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from freezing grants for climate change projects. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:17:53 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2423660?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2423660 The legal industry had another action-packed week with a mega law firm merger announcement and eye-popping year-end bonuses at a handful of elite boutiques. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:54:24 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2423900?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2423900 Polsinelli PC is expanding its business team, bringing in a tax pro from Glaser Weil as a shareholder in its Los Angeles office. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:00:27 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2423898?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2423898 Davis Wright Tremaine LLP may have reduced its Los Angeles physical footprint in relocating to nearby California Plaza, but the move to the renowned address signaled the firm's growing importance in the Southern California legal scene. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:00:26 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2423363?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2423363 In 2025, Mid-Law firms were under increasing pressure to grow, with mergers typically being the most attractive option, leading to several high-profile mergers of midsize, midmarket and regional firms being acquired and numerous Mid-Law firms themselves absorbing smaller firms amid ongoing industry consolidation. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:45:23 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2423784?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2423784 The California Supreme Court on Thursday approved a proposed set of qualification standards for experts involved in developing California's bar exam in the wake of a botched administration of the exam in February. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:43:20 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2423656?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2423656 Anthropic says the $75 million in fees that nonclass counsel requested as part of the artificial intelligence company's $1.5 billion copyright settlement with authors is far too high, arguing there is "scant justification" for the request. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:37:25 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2423816?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2423816 Both the California attorney general and the California State Bar are opposing a California attorney's attempt to block a new law preventing fee-sharing with out-of-state law firms owned by nonlawyers set to go into effect on Jan. 1. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:00:15 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2423612?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2423612 A California federal court refused to approve a settlement requiring LinkedIn to stop conditioning access to its data interface on rivals agreeing not to use the data for a competing professional social network, a deal that included no damages but up to $4 million in attorney fees. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:12:48 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2423590?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2423590 Gilead Sciences Inc. announced Thursday that it had promoted of an in-house attorney who has worked for the biopharmaceutical company for 14 years to serve as its general counsel to steer its legal and compliance functions. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:35:58 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2422914?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2422914 Employer-side international labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips has promoted 27 attorneys to partner from 13 different offices, effective Jan. 1. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:14:20 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2423726?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2423726 Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft are planning to combine, creating what the firms say will be the world's fifth-largest firm by revenue, they announced Thursday. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:47:09 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2421644?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2421644 As the year winds down and the pace of work slows, attorneys should reflect on what did and didn’t work to generate business in 2025, and start mapping out their 2026 business development plan now to set themselves up for success, says Ezra Crawford at Crowell. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:12:54 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2421133?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2421133 Though firm leaders feel the most urgency about retaining rainmakers now, during compensation season, effective retention strategies are preemptive and year-round efforts anchored in meaningful support, tactical execution and credible follow-through, says Tom Orewyler at TO Comms.