Top Law Firms - Orange County
Top 25 Orange County Law Firms #9 buchalter.com 18400 Von Karman Ave., Suite 800, Irvine 92612 Headquarters: Los Angeles Year Established: 1933 Offices firmwide: 13 Offices in Orange County: 1 Total # of Attorneys: 59Total # of Partners: 25Total # of Employees: 102 Managing Partner Eric Kennedy - Managing Shareholder, Orange County
INDUSTRY UPDATES
Syntiant Corp. in Irvine entered into an agreement to acquire the Consumer MEMS Microphones (CMM) business of Knowles Corp. for $150 million on Sept. 18.
Business
The Seattle coffee giant said Brian Niccol, the chairman and CEO of Chipotle, will become Starbucks’ chairman and CEO on Sept. 9.
California
Muriel Evans alleges that a faulty coffee cup lid and the excessive heat from her beverage led to severe burns after a barista spilled coffee into her lap.
Former Starbucks Chief Executive Howard Schultz acted unlawfully when he told an employee: ‘If you’re not happy at Starbucks, you can go work for another company,’ NLRB finds.
Velocity One, a newly formed aerospace manufacturing holding company, announced the acquisition of Emcore Corp. for $31.4 million.
UCLA Sports
The Bruins’ rushing attack is last in the country but their running backs have found other ways to influence the game, primarily as receivers and blockers.
The software issue was part of an update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike, which protects computers for many of the biggest companies in the world.
Beverly Hills-based Nordicus Partners Corp. entered into a stock purchase and sale agreement to acquire Bio-Convert ApS for $60.6 million on November 11.
Climate & Environment
Starbucks and Mercedes-Benz announce a plan to install fast chargers open to all electric vehicles at 100 Starbucks cafes along Interstate 5, starting in 2025.