Los Angeles County Superior Court Jurists Elect Two Commissioners
By Leslie Simmons
Los Angeles Superior Court judges have elected two new commissioners: Woodland Hills lawyer Dennis E. Mulcahy and Riverside Su...
Lutheran Foundation Chases $1.5 Million
By Eron Yehuda
For the second time, a religious fundraising and asset management organization has failed to recover money allegedly stolen by...
'Bachelor' Leaves Home in Terrible Shape, Suit Claims
By Stefanie Knapp
Millions of viewers tuned in Wednesday to watch the season premiere of ABC's "The Bachelor," but what the audience didn't see ...
Hogan & Hartson Nabs Addition to Corporate Group
By Liz Valsamis
The Century City office of Hogan & Hartson has nabbed a new partner for its corporate group. Ray La Soya joined the Washin...
New Group Studies Why Businesses Leave State
By Chris Tolles
BY CHRIS TOLLES CREJ News Assistant Known for his "Kosmont Cost of Doing Business" surveys, Larry Kosmont has a concise plan ...
ChevronTexaco Unloads Interest in Texas Refinery
By Toni Vranjes
ChevronTexaco Corp. has sold its interest in a Texas refinery, with legal help from Pillsbury Winthrop. The San Ramon-based oi...
Don't Forget Your Receipt
By Columnist
BY MATT PETTERUTO Despite the opposition of several prominent landlord groups, Gov. Gray Davis recently signed into law SB90,...
McDonough Holland Adds Its Third Patent Attorney
By Erik Cummins
McDonough, Holland & Knight isn't traditionally known for its intellectual-property expertise. But with the addition of Ca...
Museum, School District Settle Dispute
By Toni Vranjes
The Santa Ana Unified School District has signed a deal with the Centennial Heritage Museum that could help ease overcrowding ...
Patience a Virtue for New Investment Fund
By Julie Nakashima
BY JULIE NAKASHIMA CREJ Staff Writer After bursting onto the Southern California scene with a $60 million office purchase, of...
Harbor Cruise
By Tina Spee
What goes best with a $49 bottle of Navarro Vineyards' 2002 White Riesling? Answer: curry, kung pao chicken, lots of lawyers a...
MoFo Partner Charts New Course for Shartsis Friese
By Erik Cummins
Los Angeles partner Derek Wilson surprised his Morrison & Foerster colleagues when he announced he was moving to San Franc...
Thelen Reid Duo Move Up Ladder
By Erik Cummins
Linda Husar and Tom Hill were the first labor and employment lawyers to join Thelen, Reid & Priest's Los Angeles office in...
Focus on Loyalty
By Contributing Writer
Column - Business Development - By Robert N. Kohn and Jeffrey Miiller - In today's competitive and rapidly changing business e...
Acushnet, Nitro Continue Match Play in Court
By Stefanie Knapp
Acushnet Co. will have to play another round against rival golf ball distributor, Nitro Leisure Products. A federal appeals co...
Hotel Recovery May Gain Speed Online
By Contributing Writer
BY LAURA COLEMAN CREJ Staff Writer Experts anticipate that the slightest upward shift in the economy will effect disproportio...
Burst Balloon
By Contributing Writer
Column - Intellectual Property - By John D. McConaghy - Adversity often is seen in hindsight as having promoted new strengths....
Harrah's Acquires Casino Operator
By Toni Vranjes
Harrah's Entertainment Inc. has agreed to buy casino operator Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corp., a deal that brings three riverbo...
Hammering Home Points Through Cross-Examination
By Contributing Writer
Column - Trial Strategy - By A. Barry Cappello - Litigators, especially those without a lot of experience, often fail to get t...
Sedgwick Detert Works on Growth, Acquires Laterals
By Erik Cummins
Kevin Dunne, chairman of Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, is always glad to talk to potential suitors about his 350-lawye...
An Eye for Detail
By John Ryan
Daily Journal EXTRA Feature - Fred Nicholas squints into the late September sun as he approaches a large stainless-steel struc...
County Settles Harassment Claims Against Prosecutor
By Eron Yehuda
San Bernardino County has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle claims that its former head prosecutor retaliated against one of hi...
Wanted Dead or Alive: A Buyer
By Julie Nakashima
BY JULIE NAKASHIMA CREJ Staff Writer Whoever buys a 14,880-acre ranch in San Luis Obispo County is sure to have a bang-up tim...
Bicycling Lawyer Puts Mettle to the Pedal
By Mark Cromer
SANTA ANA - James M. Hester didn't want to be roadkill. But as he sprawled across a stretch of asphalt winding north of Santa ...
San Francisco Land Use Maven Joins Luce Forward
By Erik Cummins
Steering real estate development projects through the approval process in San Francisco takes no small measure of political sa...
Mixing Mediation, Arbitration Can Save Family Relationships
By Columnist
Focus Column - Alternative Dispute Resolution - By Gerald F. Gerstenfeld - Mediators frequently are asked to resolve disputes ...
L.A.'s AON Building Takes Test
By Chris Tolles
BY CHRIS TOLLES CREJ News Assistant At 11 a.m. on Sept. 9, approaching helicopters roared above downtown Los Angeles. Fire en...
Preventing Undue Financial Influence
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Spencer Overton - Chief Justice William Rehnquist hinted that he might abandon his long-standing support of ...
Education Before Work Will Help Poor Parents Succeed
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Daniel Flaming and Yolanda Arias - An emphasis on bootstraps rather than brainpower has left three-quarters ...
Unlikely Bedfellows in PG&E Land Deal
By Dennis Pfaff
SAN FRANCISCO - An extraordinary collection of interests - including environmentalist, timber and agriculture groups - have re...