With the departure of one of its name partners, California-based Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP has officially changed its name to Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP.
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California's Jeffer Mangels Changes Name Amid Departures

By James Mills

With the departure of one of its name partners, California-based Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP has officially changed its name to Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP.

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Willkie Adds Paul Hastings Entertainment Litigator In LA

By James Mills

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP is expanding its litigation team, bringing in a Paul Hastings LLP entertainment litigator as a partner in its Los Angeles office.

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Habeas Cases Flood Courts After Immigrant Detention Shift

By Jack Karp

Federal courts have been inundated with a flood of cases stemming from the Trump administration's revised approach to the detention of unauthorized immigrants, with judges routinely ruling against the government as immigration attorneys scramble to keep up.

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5 Key Topics To Watch At The ABA Midyear Meeting

By Tracey Read

The American Bar Association's policymaking body is expected to consider nearly 30 proposals at its semiannual meeting, including several pieces of legislation addressing the intersection of today's political unrest and the law.  

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Approach The Bench: Judge Yew Warns Of Deepfake Evidence

By Cara Bayles and Steven Trader

After decades on the bench of the Santa Clara County Superior Court, Judge Erica Yew began to regard the future of courtroom evidence with some trepidation, as the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence made it easier to falsify documents, photos and videos.

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.

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What Legal Leaders Can Learn From Marine Corps Principles

The small-unit leadership principles that are foundational to the U.S. Marine Corps experience — from tight feedback loops to top-down tactfulness — offer a blueprint for addressing leadership gaps that persist in the legal profession, says Edet Nsemo at Tucker Ellis.

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Gividen Law

Jeffer Mangels

Munger Tolles

Paul Hastings

Prokosch Law

Tucker Ellis

Willkie Farr

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Bar Association

Apple Inc.

California State University, Northridge

Chevron Corp.

LinkedIn Corp.

Maryland State Bar Association

Spotify Technology SA

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.

University of Southern California

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Commission on Judicial Performance

Executive Office for Immigration Review

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Supreme Court