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Special Reports

CLAY Awards 2026

May 6, 2026

2026-05-07

MCLE

Modular micro-data centers in cooler climates: Geography, strategy and California's role

May 6, 2026

As AI transforms computing into a race shaped as much by ...

By Chang Kyoung (CK) Choi, Roberto Escobar

From busy to billable: Time management strategies for business-generating lawyers

Apr. 30, 2026

For many lawyers, the tension between billable work and b...

By George Brandon

Criminal relevance fundamentals

Apr. 27, 2026

This article explains how courts determine the relevance ...

By Elia V. Pirozzi


Today's News

At the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel's annual seminar in Los Angeles, judges and appellate specialists highlighted surging civil caseloa...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Judges may contribute unlimited amounts to judicial campaigns under state law, the Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions said, though it warned judicial offi...


A Los Angeles judge questioned whether Edison can prove leaking gas infrastructure caused additional Eaton Fire destruction while reconsidering a tentative r...


Environmental & Energy


Lake County case is part of a stomach-churning national trend of complaints involving aging infrastructure


Judges and Judiciary


As Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration nears its end, organizers of California's statewide judicial mentor program are emphasizing that the effort to guide an...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Judges may contribute unlimited amounts to judicial campaigns under state law, the Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions said, though it warned judicial offi...


Columns

California Supreme Court

California Supreme Court rejects unaffordable bail as detention tool

May 8, 2026
By Allison B. Margolin, Truman J. Costello

For over a century, California trial courts have effectuated pretrial detention through sureties set at amounts a defendant co...


Labor/Employment

What does the duty to supervise look like when working from home?

May 8, 2026
By Shari L. Klevens, Alanna G. Clair

In an era of remote practice, lawyers who view supervision as merely reactive risk serious professional consequences, as state...


Real Estate/Development

Real property claims: Buyers beware

May 8, 2026
By Robert J. Sunderland

You thought you bought your dream home--until an unpermitted garage bay triggers a $75,000 surprise. In California, who pays f...



Verdicts & Settlements

Consumer Protection United States of America v.... $150,000,000
Breach of Contract Javanni Munguia-Brown, Ange... $43,000,000
ERISA John Baleja, on behalf of h... $21,500,000
Auto v. Bus Sue Thao, by and through hi... $9,550,000
Negligence T.A. v. Los Angeles Unified... $8,000,000
Dangerous Condition of Public Property Monique Alvarez, et al. v. ... $6,000,000
Wage and Hour Kasper Leuzinger, Michael A... $4,050,000
Wage and Hour Telecia B. Harris, on behal... $2,500,000
Product Liability Alberto Salcedo Maldonado v... $2,325,000
Sexual Harassment U.S. Equal Employment Oppor... $1,490,000

On the Move

Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP

May 6, 2026


Rami S. Yanni joined Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP as a partner in Los Angeles.

Yanni has more than 30 years of experience advising multinational companies, emerging growth businesses, and individuals on intellectual property, media, entertainment, and technology matters. His practice focuses on intellectual property transactions, licensing, portfolio strategy and management, enforcement and anti-piracy matters, entertainment and digital media transactions, content acquisition, licensing and distribution, consumer products licensing, e-commerce, advertising and promotions, celebrity endorsement agreements, and M&A due diligence. Over the course of his career, he has negotiated hundreds of license, distribution, acquisition, and commercial agreements across a wide range of industries, including motion picture, television, music, software, video games, publishing, apparel, footwear, cosmetics, consumer electronics, food and beverage, toys, theme parks, and sporting goods.


 Gail I. Nevius Abbas joined Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP as of counsel in San Francisco.

Nevius Abbas works closely with clients to develop and implement trademark registration and policing strategies in the United States and abroad. She manages large domestic and international trademark portfolios for companies across a wide range of industries, including apparel and other consumer goods, food and beverage, health and fitness, vitamins and dietary supplements, toy and games, educational services, venture capital and financial services, and computer software and hardware solutions for the automotive, insurance, and data security industries.


Details

Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP has 99 attorneys in 3 offices including Los Angeles; San Francisco, Orange County. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are ADA Compliance and Defense, Antitrust, Appellate, Art, Wine, Automobiles & Collectible Assets, Artificial Intelligence, Bankruptcy, Broker-Dealer/Investment Management, Cannabis Practice Group, Chinese Investment, Class Action Defense, Commercial Lease Litigation, Corporate, Creditors' Rights, Cybersecurity and Privacy, Discovery Technology, Distressed Assets & Real Estate, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Entertainment, Environmental, Equipment Lease and Finance, Family Office, Global Hospitality Group(r), Government, Health Care, Insurance Counseling & Recovery, Intellectual Property, International, International Tax, Investment Capital Law, Labor & Employment, Land Use, Litigation, Luxury Home, Mergers & Acquisitions, Motor Vehicle, Natural Resources & Mining, Nonprofits & Philanthropy, Opportunity Zone Group, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution and Transaction, Prevailing Wage Compliance and Defense, Professional Liability Defense, Project Finance, PTAB Trial Group, Real Estate, Real Estate Litigation, Regulatory and Enforcement, Renewable Energy/Climate Change, Secured Lender Defense, Securities, Sports, Taxation, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, Trusts & Estates, Trust & Estate Litigation, White Collar Defense & Investigations, Wildfire Response Group.. The firm’s website is jeffer.com

Featured Content


Community News

The event marked the section's first formal recognition of a legal professional whose work has significantly advanced the development and practice of alternative dispute resolution.




Daily Appellate Report

Administrative Agencies

Myers v. Dept. of Motor Vehicles

Where video evidence rebutted presumption of compliance with the 15-minute observation period for blood-alcohol testing and the DMV failed to prove reliability, reversal of driver's licen...


Consumer Law, Intellectual Property

Vericool World, LLC v. Igloo Products Corp.

Allegedly false statements that a product was first to market are not actionable under the Lanham Act.


Constitutional Law, Real Property

Modification: Tulare Medical Center Property v. Valdivia

Covenant by a public entity prohibiting abortion clinics on a conveyed parcel was unconstitutional and could not be enforced.


Qualified Immunity

Fuhr v. City of Seattle

Officer entitled to qualified immunity for fatal shooting of fleeing suspect holding infant where no clearly established law prohibited the use of deadly force under those circumstances.


Habeas Corpus, Judges

Burney v. Broomfield

Allegedly biased comments by trial judge were not facts demonstrating untolerable risk of bias and did not render habeas petitioner's trial fundamentally unfair in violation of the Due Pr...