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Happy Holidays from all of us at Munger, Tolles & Olson. We hope you have a joyful holiday season and a happy new year. View our new holiday card below. #MTO #HappyHolidays

Please join us in welcoming our newest associates to Munger, Tolles & Olson! This associate class includes individuals that joined our Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. offices over the last few months. We are thrilled to have such a talented group of individuals join our firm, as they bring diverse perspectives and a commitment to excellence.   We look forward to seeing how they carve out their legal journey at MTO!   #MTO #newhires #associates 

Munger, Tolles & Olson, along with co-counsel Sullivan & Cromwell and Jones Day received a well-deserved Litigators of the Week recognition from Am Law Litigation Daily for their efforts in securing the reversal of a $650 million judgment against Walgreens, Walmart and CVS Pharmacy. The MTO appellate team representing CVS Pharmacy, Inc. included partners Don Verrilli, Ginger Anders and Rachel Miller-Ziegler, and associate Xiaonan April Hu. #MTO #OhioSupremeCourt #appellatelaw #opioidcrisis 

The Washington State Office of the Attorney General (WSOAG), along with Munger, Tolles & Olson (MTO) obtained a permanent injunction against the $24.6 billion merger of the Kroger and Albertsons grocery chains, which would have been the largest supermarket merger in U.S. history.   The MTO team representing WSOAG included partners Glenn Pomerantz, Kuruvilla Olasa, Jonathan Kravis, Lauren Ross, Xiaonan April Hu, Robert Bowen, Carson Scott, Helen White and Lauren Beck.   #MTO #Albertsons #Kroger #KrogerAlbertsonsmerger

Starting on January 1, 2025, several new federal laws impacting California employers and new California employment laws will take effect, including an expansion of rights of employees who are victims of violence and revisions to paid family leave. Munger, Tolles & Olson partners Katherine Forster and Margaret Maraschino discuss the new employment laws in a new client alert. #MTO #clientalert #employmentlaw

Congratulations to Munger, Tolles & Olson partner Stuart Senator on being recognized by the Daily Journal as a 2024 Top Antitrust Lawyer for his exceptional legal work in high-profile and landmark antitrust cases. This is the second year in a row he has been recognized by the publication. #MTO #DailyJournal #antitrust 

Munger, Tolles & Olson partner Rose Leda Ehler discussed the challenges of copyrighting digital content aesthetics in The New York Times article titled, “Can You Copyright a Vibe?”   #MTO #TheNewYorkTimes #copyrightlaw #influencers #digitalmedia

Munger, Tolles & Olson is pleased to announce the promotion of Anne K Conley, Colin Devine, David Moreshead and Giovanni Saarman González to partner, effective January 1, 2025. “We are thrilled to welcome Anne, Colin, David and Giovanni to the MTO partnership,” said Firm Chair Brad Brian. “Their well-deserved promotions are a testament to their outstanding contributions to our clients and firm. I have had the pleasure of witnessing their remarkable journey and am confident that they will continue to excel in their new roles.” #MTO #NewPartners

Munger, Tolles & Olson defeated a nationally watched preliminary injunction motion that would have upended established rules allowing transgender student-athletes to participate in college athletics and barred San Jose State University (SJSU)’s women’s volleyball team from competing in their conference championship tournament. MTO’s successful efforts helped make it possible for the full SJSU team to play in the conference final on November 30, 2024. The MTO team representing SJSU included partners Bryan Heckenlively and Jennifer L. Bryant and associates Helen White, Jing Jin, Roman Leal, Becca Hansen and Sarah Pfander. #MTO #SJSU #SJSUvolleyball 

Munger, Tolles & Olson partner Stuart Senator and associate Rebecca Sciarrino co-authored an article titled “Most-Favored-Nation Clauses Are Not Always Antitrust's Favorite,” published by the Daily Journal. The article discusses Most-Favored-Nation clauses (MFNs), their benefits and the circumstances under which they could pose antitrust risks. #MTO #Antitrustlaw #MostFavoredNation #DailyJournal