Orange County Business Journal

Do you want to cook your own food at a restaurant? ?? Emily Santiago-Molina reports at GEN Korean BBQ, "customers serve themselves a heaping amount of raw meats, poultry, seafood and mixed vegetables that they themselves cook at a grill in the middle of their table." Read more about their all-you-can-eat restaurants here: https://lnkd.in/gxFYxJ93 #OCBJ?#OrangeCounty?#OCNews?#Foodie?#koreanbbq

New Unlocked Story! ?? Silent Arrow, which makes cargo delivery drones for military and humanitarian uses, has received a $1.25 million U.S. Air Force contract to develop and test-fly its next model. Click here to read more: https://lnkd.in/gPatrG_M #OCBJ?#OCNews?#OrangeCounty?#SilentArrow?#Drones

The 2024 OC500 is now available! ?? This is the ninth edition of this Directory of Influence, celebrating the most impactful leaders, innovators, and change-makers in the Orange County business community. ?? The OCBJ editorial team and publisher carefully curate the list, selecting individuals based on their newsworthy achievements, recognition at prominent OCBJ events, and lasting influence within the business landscape. Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/dqq3ZHqp #OCBJ?#OCNews?#OrangeCounty?#OC500?#ocbusiness

The Orange County Business Journal would like to express its gratitude to all the attendees of the 2024 General Counsel Awards!?? We extend our?congratulations?to the 2024 GC Award Winners: Public Company: Jeffrey Plumer, Evolus Private Company: Jeff Shieh, Sega of America, Inc. Specialty Counsel: John Beckley, AAA Automobile Club of Southern California Rising Star: Yashina Burns, DeepIntent In-House Legal Team: Terumo Neuro Thank you to our wonderful Master of Ceremonies, Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of University of California, Berkley School of Law.? Thank you to our sponsors who make this program possible:?? Diamond: Katz Ruby & Carle Platinum: Rutan & Tucker, LLP, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Ogletree Deakins, CDF Labor Law LLP, Knobbe Martens, Troutman Pepper, Jackson Lewis P.C., Nelson Kirkman, Cooper McManus, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLP, Buchalter, Pilsbury Winthrop, Gibson Dunn Silver: BakerHostetler, JSX, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP And a special thank you to the Irvine Marriott and our vendors for helping this event run seamlessly!??

Unlocked Story!?? Joseph Preis, managing partner of Irvine’s Godes & Preis LLP, wrote this Leader Board for the Business Journal in honor of Veterans Day. Preis served four years on active duty and five years of broken time in the reserves. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gX4XNhks #OCBJ #OrangeCounty #OCNews #VeteransDay

Pacific Symphony today announced Alexander Shelley as its new artistic and music director beginning in the 2026-2027 season.?? Read more here: https://lnkd.in/g6J6awSA #OCBJ #OCNews #orangecounty #PacificSymphony

It's not too late! Seats are still available for our highly anticipated General Counsel Awards! ?? Register now: https://lnkd.in/grhyG6tQ #OCBJ #OCNews #orangecounty #generalcounsel #ocbusiness

Yuika Yoshida reports "the latest legal battle between Irvine-based medical device maker Masimo Corp. and Apple Inc. erupted in a testy exchange about 'light tricks.'"?? Read all about the testy exchange in this week's issue. Click here: https://lnkd.in/g4AGEWdN #OCBJ?#OrangeCounty?#OCNews?#Masimo?#Apple

Just in case you missed our 30th Annual Women in Business Awards last week, here are some of the highlights of our amazing keynote speaker Brieane Olson, along with our fabulous winners Laureen Driscoll, Alicia Cox, Charlene Reynolds Maria Hollandsworth, Claudia Bonilla Keller, MPA, and Manna Kadar!????

Throwback Thursday to last year's General Counsel Awards! ?? ??You don't want to miss this highly anticipated event and keynote speaker Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of University of California, Berkley, School of Law. With only one week left until the 14th Annual General Counsel Awards, there is still time to save your seat? Tickets are selling fast, so click here to reserve your spot now: https://lnkd.in/grhyG6tQ #OCBJ?#OCNews?#OrangeCounty?#GeneralCounsel?#Networking