• July 19, 2004 | National Law Journal

    Movers

    New Partners Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton (Los Angles): Daniel Seikaly, the chief of the criminal division for the U.S. attorney's office of the District of

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  • November 17, 2008 | National Law Journal

    A deep lateral market's new rules

    A slow economy has at least one upside for law firms: The pool of potential lateral partners has deepened. Recruiters and law firm leaders say the recent dissolution of several prom

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  • April 11, 2005 | The Recorder

    On the Move

    San FranciscoCooley Godward has appointed litigation partner Thomas Friel Jr., a resident of the firm's Palo Alto and San Francisco offices, to head i

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  • September 12, 2006 | Legal Tech Newsletter

    ERM Software Builds Better Client Base

    Pre-existing relationships -- whether with clients, former colleagues or law school classmates -- are every law firm's number-one source for new client development. As large firms know firsthand, t

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  • September 11, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    The Smoking Gun in an Adversary's Network

    As a result of the explosion in popularity of social networking Web sites such as Facebook and MySpace, where members "post" and share information about themselves as never before, attorn

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  • August 16, 2011 | The Recorder

    Sizing Up Health Care

    When Gerald Hinkley decided on a change of scenery for his health care practice, small and regional firms didn't make his shortlist. With deals he's handled for community hospitals and academic med

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  • December 9, 2010 | The Recorder

    Latham & Watkins Picks Up Prominent DOJ Prosecutor

    SAN FRANCISCO — Latham & Watkins has bagged prominent antitrust prosecutor Niall Lynch. Lynch, who's been assistant chief of the Department of Justice's antitrust division in S

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  • July 22, 2011 | The Recorder

    Real Estate Coming Back, but S.F. Firms Still Cautious on Hiring

    Like the market itself, the commercial real estate practice is rebounding from a deep low. Tech companies expanding into new digs and an uptick in off-market deals is helping keep big-firm real est

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  • July 26, 2011 | The Recorder

    Real Estate Coming Back, but Firms Still Cautious on Hiring

    Like the market itself, the commercial real estate practice is rebounding from a deep low. Tech companies expanding into new digs and an uptick in off-market deals are helping keep big-firm real es

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  • July 13, 2009 | The Recorder

    10 YEARS AGO 15 YEARS AGO 20 YEARS AGO

    Nestled in a loft South of Market, Britton Silberman & Cervantez evoked the casual comfort of a software company. A piano sat in the foyer amid exposed brick walls. Brent Britton, a bleached-bl

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