Plaintiff-side trial boutique McNicholas & McNicholas LLP is bringing in a former acting U.S. attorney for the Central District of California to lead its emerging litigation department, the firm announced Monday.
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McNicholas & McNicholas Brings On Ex-Acting US Atty For LA

By James Mills

Plaintiff-side trial boutique McNicholas & McNicholas LLP is bringing in a former acting U.S. attorney for the Central District of California to lead its emerging litigation department, the firm announced Monday.

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Uber's Fraud Claims Against LA Firms Is 'Fantasy,' Court Told

By Rose Krebs

Two Los Angeles personal injury firms are asking a California federal court to toss a lawsuit alleging Uber is being targeted by a scheme involving fraudulent personal injury claims arising from motor vehicle accidents, with one of them calling the purported scheme a "mere fantasy."

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UK Firms Drive Transatlantic Appetite For M&A Dealmaking

By Aebra Coe and Chris Villani

The merger announced Monday between British legal giant Ashurst LLP and American law firm Perkins Coie LLP is the latest in a spate of deals driven, in part, by an appetite among global firms to gain a strong presence in the U.S.

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Ashurst, Perkins Coie To Form $2.7B Giant In US-UK Deal

By Marialuisa Taddia

The U.K.'s Ashurst LLP and U.S.-based Perkins Coie LLP said Monday that they have agreed to merge to form a new firm with combined revenue of $2.7 billion, the latest in a string of transatlantic law firm tie-ups.

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Law Firm Growth Driven Mostly By Rate Increases In 2025

By Emma Cueto

Increasing demand and especially rising billing rates have made for a strong first nine months of 2025 for the legal industry, according to a report released Monday by Wells Fargo's Legal Specialty Group, with the top 50 firms by revenue seeing the best performance.

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Former Exelixis GC Named Legal Chief At Cytokinetics

By James Mills

A mere week after resigning from biopharmaceutical company Exelixis Inc., its general counsel has joined biopharmaceutical firm Cytokinetics Inc. as its chief legal officer.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

A&O Shearman

Arnold & Porter

Ashurst LLP

Bryan Cave

Downtown LA Law Group

Eversheds Sutherland

Gunderson Dettmer

HSF Kramer

Halpern May

Hueston Hennigan

Kramer Levin

Larson LLP

Law Offices of Jacob Emrani

McNicholas & McNicholas

Perkins Coie

Sheppard Mullin

Wilson Sonsini

Winston & Strawn

Womble Bond

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Cytokinetics, Incorporated

Duke University

George Washington University

Gilead Sciences Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Major Lindsey & Africa LLC

Uber Technologies Inc.

Wells Fargo & Co.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Federal Bureau of Investigation

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California

U.S. Department of Justice

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

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

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission