De Bodo to head Hogan & Hartson's Century City Office.NATIONAL litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. firm Hogan & Hartson LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol has consolidated its downtown and Century City locations into one 50-lawyer office in Century City. The firm simultaneously hired Irell & Manella LLP's prominent intellectual property lawyer Rich de Bodo to head its West Coast IP practice and spearhead efforts to grow it. "What really did it for me was the opportunity to take on a leadership role in IP and to work with a great group of people here in L.A. and throughout the country," de Bodo said. De Bodo's move had experts buzzing. A star from one of the country's most respected IP firms jumping ship to grow a practice elsewhere - and taking much of his highly-coveted client portfolio with him--is a big deal in the market. For de Bodo, who operated in the shadow of superstar Morgan Chu Morgan Chu (Chinese: 朱慶文; pinyin: Zhū Qìngwén) is an American lawyer from southern California. He is a Partner and Executive Committee Member of Irell & Manella LLP. From 1997 to 2003, Chu was Managing Partner of the firm. (TiVo) at Irell & Manella, it's a chance to step out and make a name for himself. As for the office move, Hogan & Hartson Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Managing Partner Neil O'Hanlon said the motive was to get all the local attorneys under one roof. rather than cutting costs. "It was primarily for practice reasons," O'Hanlon said. "One major component of what we do is entertainment and media, and the Westside connection made a lot of sense, being close to our clients and historically those practices have been found there. With our representation of clients in the industry, it's close to being essential." Entertainment law powerhouses Christensen Glaser Fink fink Slang n. 1. A contemptible person. 2. An informer. 3. A hired strikebreaker. intr.v. finked, fink·ing, finks 1. To inform against another person. Jacobs Weft & Shapiro LLP and Greenberg Glusker LLP are both based in Century City. New arrivals Goodwin Procter Goodwin Procter LLP is a law firm based in the United States, with a team of 750 attorneys serving clients through offices in Boston, Los Angeles, New York City, San Diego, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and Palo Alto. LLP and Miller Barondess LLP have both set up shop in Century City within the last few months. International firm Foley & Lardner LLP's only L.A. office is in Century City. Hogan found itself with two L.A. offices as a result of a 2002 merger with Squadron Ellenoff. Hogan had the downtown office and Squadron had the Westside location. The two leases expired within about a year, and so the finn chose face-to-face interaction over constant video conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. . |
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