Samson Amore

Los Angeles

Reporter at The Recorder (California)

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Articles

Sheppard Mullin Adds Health Care Partner From Polsinelli in Chicago

5 days ago | law.com | Samson Amore

Who Got The Work J. Brugh Lower of Gibbons has entered an appearance for industrial equipment supplier Devco Corporation in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit. The suit, accusing the defendant of selling knock-off Graco products, was filed Dec. 18 in New Jersey District Court by Rivkin Radler on behalf of Graco Inc. and Graco Minnesota. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi, is 3:24-cv-11294, Graco Inc. et al v. Devco Corporation.
Oversight Project Targeted DC Law Firms in Collective Billion-Dollar Pro Bono Ask

1 week ago | law.com | Samson Amore

The Heritage Foundation-linked Oversight Project sent letters to a total of roughly 100 Big Law firms with a presence in Washington, D.C., to ask for an aggregate $1 billion in free legal work, according to a source familiar with the situation who could only speak under the condition of anonymity.
Are Law Firms That Settled With Trump Facing a Backlash From Legal Departments?

1 week ago | law.com | Trudy Knockless |Samson Amore

Microsoft isn't the only company switching law firms lately amid President Trump's ongoing battle with Big Law. Some in-house lawyers are quietly pulling work away from some law firms that have made deals with President Trump, citing their objections to such deals, according to interviews with legal department chiefs.
Are Some Law Firms That Settled With Trump Getting the Cold Shoulder From Legal Departments?

1 week ago | law.com | Trudy Knockless |Samson Amore

Microsoft isn't the only company switching law firms lately amid President Trump's ongoing battle with Big Law. Some in-house lawyers are quietly pulling work away from some law firms that have made deals with President Trump, citing their objections to such deals, according to interviews with legal department chiefs. Some general counsel continue to distrust deal firms.
Judge Bars Trump Administration From Enforcing Perkins Coie Executive Order

1 week ago | law.com | Abigail Adcox |Samson Amore

Perkins Coie obtained summary judgment on Friday in their court case against the Trump administration, barring an executive order targeting the firm from going into effect.
Gordon Rees Hires Four Lawyers in Miami, Sights Set on Boca Raton

2 weeks ago | law.com | Samson Amore

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani hired two partners, a senior counsel and an associate from Miami civil litigation and criminal defense firm Black Srebnick, who will lead the effort to open a new office in Boca Raton later this year. For now, the new hires will be based in Miami. Peter Siachos, managing partner of Gordon Rees’ commercial litigation and class action practice groups and its Charleston office, will also manage the Boca Raton office once it launches this summer.
Foley & Lardner Hires 5 California IP Partners

2 weeks ago | law.com | Samson Amore

Foley & Lardner deepened its intellectual property bench in California on Wednesday, adding four intellectual property litigators from Perkins Coie and an IP-focused biotech and health care partner from K&L Gates.
Life Sciences Driving Demand for Big Law Hiring in the Bay Area

2 weeks ago | law.com | Samson Amore

Litigators and corporate partners working within the life sciences realm continue to be in high demand at Big Law firms in Northern California as April comes to a close — a trend that continues to play out as firms continue to broaden their ranks this year. Cooley partner Kate Hillier rejoined Latham & Watkins as a partner in the firm's health care and life sciences practice in Menlo Park on Monday.
Farella Braun + Martel Founder Frank Farella Dies at 95

3 weeks ago | law.com | Samson Amore

Farella Braun + Martel founder Frank Farella died on Sunday at the age of 95. Farella founded the three-lawyer law firm—then named Elke, Farella and Braun—with Tom Elke and Jerry Braun, his former classmates at Stanford Law, in San Francisco in 1962. The firm's original clientele included companies such as American Push Broom, Home Insurance Co., Jumbo Orange Drive-In, Transamerica and Tyger Oil.
Sheppard Mullin Continues Troutman Pepper Hiring Blitz With Addition of New York Energy Partner

1 month ago | law.com | Samson Amore

Who Got The Work J. Brugh Lower of Gibbons has entered an appearance for industrial equipment supplier Devco Corporation in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit. The suit, accusing the defendant of selling knock-off Graco products, was filed Dec. 18 in New Jersey District Court by Rivkin Radler on behalf of Graco Inc. and Graco Minnesota. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi, is 3:24-cv-11294, Graco Inc. et al v. Devco Corporation.