Last month, a cross-office team of attorneys led by Atlanta Partner Jonathan Goins obtained a dismissal in federal court on behalf of a streaming network client just a day before a scheduled jury trial. Litigated before Judge Mark Scarsi of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, the case involved trademark naming rights over the use of a reality television series. Mr. Goins’ team included Los Angeles Partners Robert M. Collins, San Diego Partner Anastasiya Menshikova, and Atlanta Associate Gabriella Stroude. Los Angeles Partners Eric Castro and Alexis Crump provide general counsel services to this long-term entertainment client. 

Los Angeles Co-Managing Partner Kathleen Walker will join a webinar on arbitration agreements, presented by Munich Re Specialty on February 20 at 9:30 a.m. PT.

In significant appellate victories, in both Jane Doe Two v. KIPP Academy Charter School, ___ A.D.3d ___ (1st Dep’t 2025), and Jane Doe Three v. KIPP Academy Charter School, ___ A.D.3d ___ (1st Dep’t 2025), Partner Dean Pillarella, a member of the Appellate Practice, obtained the pre-answer dismissal of two Child Victims Act matters for the Firm’s not-for-profit client.

The New Jersey Trial Team of Partners Afsha Noran and Colin Hackett began 2025 picking two juries on back-to-back wrongful death and toxic tort matters.  The trials were estimated to last four and five weeks, respectively. However, after juries were selected, openings were held and the plaintiffs began their respective cases in chief, the two matters each settled on the fourth day of trial for fractions of the plaintiffs' demands on the day the trials started.

New York Partner Nathan Sheffield served as [production?] counsel for the new musical, Scissorhandz: A Musical Reinvented, which opened in London last week after a sold-out run in Los Angeles.

Providence Partner Jeffrey Liptrot has been appointed by the Rhode Island Workers’ Compensation Court and the Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council to serve on a subcommittee to review and propose legislative changes to the Workers’ Compensation Act for 2025. 

On Jan. 30, Lewis Brisbois, the U.S. Commercial Service and the Houston District Export Council jointly hosted a webinar titled "New Opportunities in a Changing Region: Türkiye & Central Asia."

Atlanta Partner Tawana Johnson has been named a Co-Chair of the SafeHouse Initiative, a global nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting cybersecurity awareness and education.

Chicago Partner Mary Smigielski recently spoke with NBC 5 Chicago about the implications of the Trump administration's buyout offer to about two million federal employees. 

Phoenix Partner Gregg Clifton submitted a letter on behalf of the International Tennis Association that voices the organization's concerns with the NCAA's pending $2.78 billion class action settlement with college athletes over name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights.