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?
By Columnist
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...
Merger Will Bring Altman Weil Consulting Services to Canada
By Liz Valsamis
The national legal consulting firm Altman Weil Inc. will have a presence in cities across Canada once its merger with Catalyst...
Lyon & Lyon Partner Joins White & Case
By Joel Rosenblatt
Yet another Lyon & Lyon partner has found a new home. Intellectual property litigator Steven D. Hemminger, who started at ...
How's Business?
By Michael Gottliebn
"There are some broad differences across the Bay Area that suggest near-term rental outperformance in the East Bay. Both the ...
Patent Lawyer Closes Doors and Takes Expertise to Procopio Cory
By Liz Valsamis
Harris F. Brotman has closed his one-man intellectual property shop and joined San Diego's Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Sa...
Creating Cities and Uncertainty
By Michael Gottliebn
BY MICHAEL GOTTLIEB CREJ Assignment Editor The Los Angeles secession debate boils down to a question of certainty. Those lobb...
Orrick Nurtures Its Fledgling L.A. Office
By Liz Valsamis
Paul Webber arrived in Los Angeles 15 years ago in a used Mercury Cougar that his law firm, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe...
Housing Crisis Hits Home in Ventura
By Contributing Writer
BY JOHN LOESING Special to CREJ How does a 15 percent, 20 percent or even greater return on your investment sound? The Califor...
Superior Court Judge Retires as Jurist, Begins Work as Neutral
By Leslie Simmons
A longtime Los Angeles Superior Court judge retired in September. On Sept. 10, Robert Letteau left his 20-year job with the co...
Cornerstone Research Selects General Counsel for L.A. Outpost
By Liz Valsamis
George G. Strong Jr. has become general counsel and managing director of Cornerstone Research Inc.'s new Los Angeles office. S...
Tenants' Winning Lawyer Did Not Go to Law School
By Joan Osterwalder
Landlords beware. Marilyn Kalman may never have attended law school, but she is a dedicated and seemingly successful attorney ...
Australian Bank Knows the Toll Way to Mexican Border
By Toni Vranjes
Australian bank Macquarie Infrastructure Group has acquired a majority stake in a company that is developing a San Diego toll ...
Funky Fungi
By Columnist
Adviser Column - By Michael Solender - With the Aas decision decreeing that consequential damages to other construction elemen...
Embryo 'Mix-Up' Lawsuit Faces First Challenge
By Eron Yehuda
A rare lawsuit borne of an embryo mix-up at a San Francisco fertility clinic is about to face its first court challenge, with ...
Schmooze Fests
By Eron Yehuda
An ultra-hip West Hollywood club and an upscale, yet trendy, restaurant in San Francisco's Mission District were the meeting p...
Changing the Subject
By Erik Cummins
Veteran Bay Area lawyers often express surprise when told that San Francisco's Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold is no long...
Financial Whiz Represented Dodgers, Lakers
By Jenna Bordelon
SANTA ANA - Services took place Friday and Saturday for Fullerton estate and tax attorney Allen Courtenay Clarke. Clarke, know...