Alaina Lancaster

Bureau Chief for The Recorder @ALMMedia. MIZ.

[Alaina Lancaster @a_lancaster3]

One of the aspects of this new role that I'm most excited about is getting to meet even more litigators and legal professionals from around the country, but I think it's only fair I share a few things about myself first.
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[Alaina Lancaster @a_lancaster3]

@AllisonDWrites Thanks, Allison!

[Alaina Lancaster @a_lancaster3]

One of the aspects of this new role that I'm most excited about is getting to meet even more litigators and legal professionals from around the country, but I think it's only fair I share a few things about myself first.
https://t.co/fZ0TvCz8Gi

[Alaina Lancaster @a_lancaster3]

@jacq_thomsen Thanks, Jacqueline!

[Alaina Lancaster @a_lancaster3]

Howdy, California law firm managing partners! Don't miss the chance to fill out The Recorder's Managing Partner Survey. https://t.co/rofSKHAmri

[Alaina Lancaster @a_lancaster3]

How has the San Francisco legal market changed in the last decade? A lot in some ways and not much in others, according to Venable's Jim Nelson. Nelson sat down with @RecorderTweets to discuss the firm's local growth strategy and priorities for 2024.
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[Alaina Lancaster @a_lancaster3]

Could an uptick in arbitration/mediation be responsible for a continued decline in civil filings at SF County Superior Court? I spoke to several legal professionals who weighed in on the forces think might be driving the downturn. @RecorderTweets

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[Alaina Lancaster @a_lancaster3]

Training has been one of the biggest concerns for law firm leaders since the pandemic. Tune in to @lawdotcom's Legal Speak to find out how Sidley Austin has leveraged an existing development program.
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[Alaina Lancaster @a_lancaster3]

Check out this year's winners of the 2023 California Legal Awards.

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[Alaina Lancaster @a_lancaster3]

“I think that it’s going to be a lot easier to whittle down a production set from maybe hundreds of thousands of documents to a core set of a couple-hundred without having to have a manual review of every document again,” said Leeanne Mancari.
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[Alaina Lancaster @a_lancaster3]

Judge Lawrence VanDyke called the 9th Circuit's maj. opinion "potentially the most radical reimagining and expansion of specific jurisdiction in decades" in a ruling over jurisdiction in California. Read the back and forth here. https://t.co/GgIOqVIhpX

[Law.com @lawdotcom]

#LegalSpeak podcast: J.Y. Miller, managing partner of @HuschBlackwell's virtual office The Link, discusses the pros and cons of practicing law remotely and how it’s changed the way he operates. Listen to the full episode » https://t.co/namPMzhdn4

[Alaina Lancaster @a_lancaster3]

Attorneys don't necessarily have to sacrifice in-person connections to work in a remote office, Husch Blackwell's J.Y. Miller argues. His remote office strives to be the most connected individuals in the entire firm. Tune in to @lawdotcom's Legal Speak podcast to find out how.

[The Recorder @RecorderTweets]

How Husch Blackwell's Virtual Office Prioritizes In-Person Connections https://t.co/Saep0DYW86

[Alaina Lancaster @a_lancaster3]

The 17M claims submitted in the $725M settlement over the Cambridge Analytica scandal is the most attorney Derek Loeser has ever seen. Read @abronstadlaw's latest:
https://t.co/8iIidqFvA4

[Capital Accounts @CapitalAccounts]

SB 365, a bill that would allow a court to continue hearing a case while a litigant appeals a decision not to compel arbitration, is on call 38-21, short 3 votes for now.

[Alaina Lancaster @a_lancaster3]

Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero called this case before the California Supreme Court involving liability for PG&E over allegedly negligent power shutoffs "interesting." I happen to agree.
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[Alaina Lancaster @a_lancaster3]

Congrats to all the honorees and finalists for @RecorderTweets California Legal Awards!
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[Capital Accounts @CapitalAccounts]

The CA State Bar Court trial of John Eastman has resumed this morning. Eastman is in the courtroom and we're waiting to see if he re-takes the witness stand today.

[California Supreme Court @CaSupremeCourt]

Court revises conflict of interest code for @StateBarCA Board of Trustees: https://t.co/pGLCF1tssB

[Alaina Lancaster @a_lancaster3]

Erika Girardi's counsel Greenberg Gross' Evan Borges said in a statement that claims she conspired to wrongfully prosecute a celebrity clothier for fraudulent charges on her AMEX are without merit. “To begin with, Erika is not Tom Girardi,” he said. https://t.co/GvUq1NsiVr

[Alaina Lancaster @a_lancaster3]

It's been a bumpy ride for Lewis Brisbois spinoff Daugherty Lordan, originally Barber Ranen. This week on @lawdotcom's Legal Speak podcast, @jstnhenry87 and @jessie_yount break down the twists and turns and the lessons learned following the leaked emails. https://t.co/d9lI3apar9