BY ANDREA ROSAS CREJ Staff Writer Few things strike dread into the hearts of developers like the bureaucratic red tape that p...

"What Can Brown Do For You?" is a recent ad slogan for United Parcel Service, recognized by its brown-and-gold symbol. "Leave ...

St. Jude Medical Inc. has invested $15 million in Sunnyvale's Epicor Medical Inc. to acquire a minority stake in the privately...

BY JULIE NAKASHIMA CREJ Staff Writer U.S. Marines sent from Camp Pendleton helped topple the regime of Saddam Hussein. Unlike...

Column - Business Development - By Karen Kaplowitz - The buzz is all about "teamwork" in rainmaking. It's great to see that la...

Software giant Microsoft Corp. has purchased PlaceWare Inc. of Mountain View, creating a formidable new competitor in the onli...

The record industry already has taken aim at several targets in its fight against online music piracy. Now it has a new target...

BY MICHAEL M. BERGER You can't pretend that an 800-pound gorilla just isn't there. Whistling doesn't help, and neither does l...

Daniel E. Alberti has joined the trial department of McDermott, Will & Emery in Palo Alto after 22 years at Ropers, Majesk...

Column - Trial Strategy - By Noelle C. Nelson - From the jurors' perspective, lawyers must answer six basic questions of a cas...

The Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles found the perfect venue for honoring outstanding women in the legal profession - ...

BY STEPHEN ROULAC E-commerce has profound urban form implications concerning the functioning of properties, the timing and na...

A lawsuit filed by the owner of the historic El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood against the operator of the Los Angeles County su...

Although World Savings Bank escaped a fraud claim brought by a homeowner who purchased one of its properties, the legal mess d...

BY JIM WASSERMAN Associated Press Writer One hundred and forty years after businessmen drove the first spike of the Transcont...

Two years after joining Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Bill Steffin has left the Cleveland-based firm for Los Angeles' Lewis, ...

Chip maker Zoran Corp. of Santa Clara has agreed to buy Oak Technology Inc. for $358 million in cash and stock. Both companies...

BY CHRISTINE MALAMANIG CREJ Staff Writer For the past two years, Northern California real estate industry leaders have waited...

Client conflicts didn't kill Murphy, Sheneman, Julian & Rogers' merger with Winston & Strawn earlier this year. But th...

Kevin Debr is hoping that the third time is the charm. The technology lawyer joined Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman Machtinger...

BY JOHN LOESING Special to CREJ Families flock to the city because of its relative affordability and reputation for low crime...

There's more to a title than just the name. Employees in management positions at Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. stores all...

McDonald's projects an image of a corporation committed to the well-being of its 2,400 franchisees nationwide. "They are the h...

CHICAGO - Faith in the spending habits of the American consumer helped drive investors toward retail properties in the closin...

LOS ANGELES - The key to developing successful inner city retail and entertainment projects is to work closely with area resi...

BY MICHAEL GOTTLIEB CREJ Assignment Editor At 4 a.m. on May 7, weary negotiators reached across the table and shook hands to ...

BY MICHAEL GOTTLIEB CREJ Assignment Editor Real estate may be an inherently local industry but there is still much to be shar...

Focus Column - Litigation - By David Martinez - Defense practitioners navigating California's state courts are familiar with t...

Focus Column - Intellectual Property - By Robert R. Sachs - The fickle economy continues to take its toll on both startups and...

LOS ANGELES - Without someone advocating on their behalf, foster children likely will continue leaving the system without a de...