Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP founding partner Jim Butler has decamped to Blank Rome LLP with a team of four other hospitality pros, who will help build out the firm's hospitality and real estate teams, Blank Rome announced Monday.
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Blank Rome Nabs 5 Jeffer Mangels Hospitality Pros

By Grace Dixon

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP founding partner Jim Butler has decamped to Blank Rome LLP with a team of four other hospitality pros, who will help build out the firm's hospitality and real estate teams, Blank Rome announced Monday.

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ArentFox Schiff Taps Bankruptcy Pro To Lead LA Office

By James Mills

ArentFox Schiff LLP has tapped a longtime bankruptcy attorney to lead its Los Angeles office.

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Manatt Appellate Star Leaves To Join Duane Morris In LA

By Gina Kim

Benjamin G. Shatz has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner at the firm's appellate division of the trial practice group in Los Angeles, after spending more than two decades at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, according to an announcement issued Monday.

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DLA Piper Adds Ex-Cooley Atty To Lead N. Calif. Practice

By Rose Krebs

DLA Piper announced Monday that it has added the former global chair of Cooley LLP's digital health group to lead its Northern California corporate and securities practice and bolster its capacity to advise life sciences and technology companies on transactions and other matters.

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Reed Smith Elevates 29 To Partner In Global Promotions

By Ashish Sareen

Reed Smith LLP said Monday that 29 lawyers have made the grade as partners, with its office in London accounting for four new partners in the latest round of promotions.

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The Top In-House Hires Of January

By Sue Reisinger

Legal department hires over the first month of 2026 included high-profile appointments at SiriusXM, at a host of West Coast tech companies including Microsoft and Meta, and at Black & Decker. Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from January.

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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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Manatt Phelps

Reed Smith

Wiley Rein

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Apple Inc.

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Brooklyn Law School

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HSBC Holdings PLC

Home Box Office Inc.

Impossible Foods Inc.

JM Family Enterprises

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LinkedIn Corp.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Microsoft Corp.

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Qualia Labs Inc.

ServiceNow Inc.

Sirius XM Radio Inc.

Spotify Technology SA

Stanford Health Care

Stanford University

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

State Bar of California

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

Tyson Foods Inc.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

University of Southern California

Valve Corp.

Walmart Inc.

WeWork Inc.

Yahoo Inc.

Zynga Inc.

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California Supreme Court

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

U.S. General Services Administration

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

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