Setting Sights on Safety
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Jeffrey A. Lowe - One would think that the medical malpractice crisis is reaching epic proportions. Presiden...
Tech-Focused Cooley, Pennie Discuss Merger
By Liz Valsamis
LOS ANGELES - Cooley Godward and Pennie & Edmonds are discussing a merger that would create a 700-attorney top-tier compet...
A Delicate Question
By Peter Blumberg
SAN FRANCISCO - No means no. That's where most states draw a line between consensual sex and rape. But not here. California's ...
Case Not Ready for Prime Time
By Peter Blumberg
SAN FRANCISCO - It has all the elements of an after-school TV special: partying teen-agers, drama between girlfriend and boyfr...
Medical Liability Partner to Orrick
By Erik Cummins
SAN FRANCISCO - Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has hired Kathy Patterson to build its West Coast pharmaceutical and medica...
Disney Sweatshop Accusations Add Fuel to Fire of Winnie the Pooh Suits
By Garry Abrams
Column by Garry Abrams - Add to the plentiful woes of the Walt Disney Co. a tearful, litigious, wealthy 81-year-old widow who ...
Family Law Specialist Becomes Bar Leader
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
INDIO - Palm Desert family law specialist Basil T. Chapman was installed Friday as president of Riverside County's Desert Bar ...
Denials Range From Inmates Rights to Judge Disciplines
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - The 2,000 petitions for review rejected by the Supreme Court Monday included important cases dealing with judicia...
Panel Hears From Forced-Labor Victims
By Susan Mc Rae
LOS ANGELES - After years of waiting, victims of slave and forced-labor camps in World War II Germany and Japan got their day ...
Presiding Just Like in Movies and on TV
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Dicta Column - By the Rodent - Don't you wish that, just once, you got the chance to sit on the other side? Most lawyers spend...
Listen Up
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Dicta Column - By Richard C. Neal - Most trial lawyers think the art of persuasion is their most important job skill. This bei...
Justices' Son-of-Sam Denial Allows Crime to Pay
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - The man who was convicted of the 1963 kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr. can collect hundreds of thousands of dollar...
Pop Diva Won't Sing Blues After Recording Legal Win
By Joan Osterwalder
Mariah Carey is singing a happy tune after scoring a legal victory in Los Angeles federal court. U.S. District Judge Christina...
Quinn Emanuel Adds 14th Ex-Prosecutor
By David Houston
After 18 years as a federal prosecutor, John S. Gordon had only one firm in mind when he decided to take up private practice. ...
Ontario Grows Up
By Andrea Rosas
BY ANDREA ROSAS CREJ Staff Writer Long known as the heart of Southern California's industrial sector, Ontario is showing the ...
Rule of Rent
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By Hans Hansson Business brokers use a simple formula to determine how much a retailer can afford to pay in rent per month: I...
Baker & McKenzie's San Diego Office Elects Managing Partner
By Liz Valsamis
The San Diego office of Baker & McKenzie has elected a new managing partner. Charles H. Dick Jr. succeeds Ali M. M. Mojdeh...
New York Threesome Heads West With Clifford Chance
By Erik Cummins
After raiding San Francisco's Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison for most of its 37 Bay Area lawyers, London's Clifford Chance is...
Should State Grants be Tied to Smart-Growth Practices?
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BY JOEL MILLER Much has been written about smart growth, and recent news media editorials urge the state Legislature to approv...
Lightconnect Will Continue Glowing
By Toni Vranjes
Lightconnect Inc. has 9 million reasons to celebrate, following its latest round of venture financing. The Newark-based compan...
Guaranty Bank Adds Seven Branches
By Toni Vranjes
Broadening its presence in the Golden State, Texas-based Guaranty Bank has scooped up seven bank branches. Advised by Manatt, ...
Attorney Exits Sony Pictures for Gig With Kaye Scholer in Los Angeles
By Liz Valsamis
Ken Lemberger has left a 20-year career at Sony Pictures Entertainment to join the Los Angeles office of Kaye Scholer. "He is ...
Brewmasters of Real Estate
By Julie Nakashima
BY JULIE NAKASHIMA CREJ Staff Writer Even if they had read the leaves, the Teahouse Gang of the early 1960s probably could not...
Ill Litigator, 79, Wins Group's Award but Misses Celebration
By Christina Landers
In her 79 years on earth, Marjorie W. Day has made quite an impression, but perhaps none more lasting than as one of Orange Co...
Ambition Drives IP Attorney's Move
By Erik Cummins
Pure entrepreneurial ambition drove Henry Bunsow to leave his cozy home at San Francisco's Keker & Van Nest to help Howrey...
69th Birthday Marks End of Career After Dozen Years on Two Benches
By Leslie Simmons
Judge William T. Garner celebrated his 69th birthday and retirement on Sept. 24. He served 12 years on the Municipal Court and...
Casey Gerry Opens Second Shop In Tech-Heavy North County Area
By Liz Valsamis
Following the lead of several other firms with multiple offices in San Diego, Casey, Gerry, Reed & Schenk has opened its s...
Back to School
By Michael Gottliebn
BY ALAN NADITZ CREJ Staff Writer Need to renew your real estate license? You might want to get it done before July 1 - or else...
Law Extending Deadlines Draws Ire of Defense Bar
By Joan Osterwalder
Defense attorneys are fuming over a new law that gives plaintiffs more time to file lawsuits and respond to motions for summar...
Michelman Adds Litigation Partner
By John Ryan
Encino's Michelman & Robinson continues its slow and steady growth since its launch four years ago. The latest lateral hir...