BY JIM EMERSON Special to the CREJ All eyes are expected to be on third-quarter earnings reports when the National Associatio...

BY PETER M. DOUGLAS As usual, when Michael M. Berger gets on his soapbox to bash the Coastal Commission, his writing is reple...

Sunnyvale's Oculex Pharmaceuticals Inc. has raised a hefty $50 million in its latest round of venture funding, which will supp...

Alarm is spreading among neutrals throughout the state. They see a core principle of mediation - confidentiality - threatened ...

The old adage of law firms being boys' clubs still holds true, according to a study released by the National Association for L...

Southern California continues to be one of the best performing markets in the country in terms of rent growth and occupancy le...

BY ANDREA ROSAS CREJ Staff Writer The Inland Empire, for decades the reliable, affordable bedroom community compared to its d...

In Closing Column - By Nina B. Ries - The 1996 film "Jerry Maguire" coined the phrase, "Show me the money," and the term quick...

Litigation powerhouse Howrey Simon Arnold & White has focused most of its California expansion efforts of late on the firm...

BY DEAN STARKMAN Dow Jones Newswires Shopping mall and strip-center vacancies were flat in the third quarter at 6.7 percent, ...

A philanthropist who gave $1.6 million to USC wants his money back, and he's taking the issue to court. Paul F. Glenn, 71, hea...

Yo yo yo. John Kirkland is in the house. He's not a rapper, but he knows a thing or two about hip-hop culture. The Greenberg T...

Portland-based Bullivant Houser Bailey has added a pair of attorneys to the firm's San Francisco office, the firm announced O...

Minneapolis-based Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly also elevated a group of three associates to partner. Anthony Diepenbrock ...

Santa Ana's Callahan & Blaine is known more for its work in business and insurance litigation than personal injury, which ...

The partnership at Clifford Chance elected a new managing partner for its Americas region, the firm announced Oct. 11. John K...

Gladys Bohn carefully planned the details of her funeral, down to choosing peach carnations, yellow pompons and bronze and yel...

"Beer here - get your beer here!" That phrase, heard throughout sports stadiums in every part of the country, is so common tha...

BY MICHAEL GOTTLIEB CREJ Assignment Editor It's been a year since the Enron debacle came to light. Unethical behavior and a l...

BY JULIE NAKASHIMA CREJ Staff Writer The last remaining acreage of Rancho Mission Viejo, the largest private landholding in O...

The Automobile Club of Southern California has tapped Avery R. Brown as vice president and general counsel. His first day was...

BY JULIE NAKASHIMA CREJ Staff Writer San Diego County is setting the pace for investment in Southern California multifamily r...

It's been a yearlong coming-out party for Silicon Valley litigators now that the shine's off the dot-com boom's high fliers, l...

Focus Column - Alternative Dispute Resolution: Pro & Con - Pro by Jeff Kichaven - Con by Robert S. Mann ...

BY BRAD BERTON Special to the CREJ Because of low interest rates, continued jitters on Wall Street and resilient California a...

David Odrich has switched firms and his geographic base in a move designed to add corporate strength to Pillsbury Winthrop's S...

The Recording Industry of America, best known for successfully challenging Napster Inc. in court and effectively putting the m...

Business Center Column - Technology - By Paul R. Kiesel - "I have found it." The e-mail message arrived mysteriously and crypt...

A trio of lawyers in the Los Angeles office of Chicago's Kirkland & Ellis just completed its first month as partner. The ...

Kerry Shapiro only had to move downstairs when he switched law firms. Shapiro left the San Francisco office of Baker & McK...