Mezzanine Debt vs. Defeasance Who's On First?
By Columnist
BY WILLIAM J. BERNFELD AND MICHAEL SCHWARTZ During a period of historically low interest rates, borrowers face a dilemma: Sho...
Year in Review: 2003 Yields Some Noteworthy Land-Use Legislation
By Columnist
With all of the attention given this year to the gubernatorial recall and the budget crisis, only a few minor changes affecti...
Judicial Council Will Honor Innovative Court Programs
By Stefanie Knapp
The Judicial Council, the policymaking body of the state courts, said this month it will honor 10 innovative court programs an...
Special Teams
By Columnist
Column - Trial Strategy - By John Cleaves - Trial attorneys, from large defense firms to small plaintiffs' boutiques, are incr...
1031 Exchanges Lose Some Luster But Continue to Shine with Investors
By Staff Writer
BY LAURA COLEMAN CREJ Staff Writer Having survived a near hit last March, 1031 exchanges remain a favorite among investors, w...
Defending Depositions Will Require Evasion of Pitfalls
By Contributing Writer
Column - Trial Strategy - By Steven S. Kaufhold - Defending an important deposition can give even the most seasoned litigator ...
Untangling Tenants' High-Tech Web
By Julie Nakashima
BY JULIE NAKASHIMA CREJ Staff Writer Oh, what a tangled web tenants weave, when they fail to remove old telecommunications ca...
New Tenants Sought for McCarthy Center
By Julie Nakashima
BY JULIE NAKASHIMA CREJ Staff Writer Marketing efforts are under way to fill a Northern California space occupied by what was...
Rus Miliband Loses Lawsuit Over Fees
By Eron Yehuda
Irvine's Rus, Miliband & Smith showed a hardened heart and engaged in "pure overkill" by withdrawing from an insurance bad...
Paper Cutter
By Contributing Writer
Column - Law Firm Management - By Gerald Knapton And Patti Bentley - E-invoicing by third-party auditing/data processing compa...
Employers Must Ensure Workers Take Rest Breaks
By Columnist
Focus Column - Employment Law - By Mark L. Eisenhut - In the world of class actions, one new trend is the increase in actions ...
Certain Deductions Are Disallowed In Calculation of Incentive Bonuses
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Focus Column - Employment Law - By Helene J. Wasserman - Many employers in the retail and hospitality industries provide incen...
Respect for All
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Forum Column - By Harold Johnson - One of the low points on the California legal scene in 2003 was the blow dealt the Boy Scou...
Lawyer Previews His High-Court Cases
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - Seth P. Waxman has had some remarkable experiences at the Supreme Court arguing 37 cases in the last decade. In ...
On the Bench, A Family Focus
By Linda Rapattoni
SACRAMENTO - Superior Court Judge Jerilyn Borack loves to sail, but being landlocked in the heart of California's food basket ...
Veteran Probate Lawyer Handled Big Cases
By Lorelei Laird
LOS ANGELES - Funeral services are scheduled for today for Arne Lindgren, a partner at Latham & Watkins specializing in ta...
Attorneys Lead Master Chorale
By Draeger Martinez
LOS ANGELES - For Ted McAniff, it all comes back to the voices: the soaring swell of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, its membe...
Judge Loves Freedom That Fast-Track System Affords
By Erica Williams
LOS ANGELES - Judge Malcolm H. Mackey loves being on the fast track. Having done "just about everything in the court system," ...
The Eye of the Legal Storm
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - Other federal circuit courts have their five minutes of fame, but the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is nev...
Rogan Ends Short Reign at Patent Office
By Xenia Kobylarz
SAN FRANCISCO - James Rogan, who has earned praise and criticism since he took the post of director of the U.S. Patent and Tra...
Judges Could Take the Blame for a Reinstated Car Tax
By Hudson Sangree
Notebook - By Hudson Sangree - SACRAMENTO - First it's there. Then it's gone. Then it's back. But not for long. So goes the sa...
'We Tried' Might Be Epitaph for Plan Foes
By Dennis Pfaff
SAN FRANCISCO - Loretta Lynch sat glumly in the courtroom of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali last week, trying to orchest...
Manatt Creates 62-Lawyer New York Outpost in 2003
By Draeger Martinez
When 2003 began, Los Angeles-based Manatt, Phelps & Phillips had no lawyers in New York City, arguably the co-capital of A...
Birth of the Exchange
By Staff Writer
The concept of 1031s originated in California, which is where a majority of the activity has taken place, according to Tim Eg...
DAILY DEALS: Transactions for Dec. 26
By Angela Gottula
KINGS COUNTY HANFORD - Just in time to reap the benefits of the holiday bounty, Passco Real Estate Enterprises Inc. has acquir...
Right to Privacy Doesn't Cover Intimate Co-Worker Relationship
By Columnist
Focus Column Employment Law By Dominick C. Capozzola A state Court of Appeal recently upheld the termination of a sales manag...
Unjust System
By Columnist
FORUM A study in the Santa Clara Law Review concludes that California's system is seriously flawed and dangerously unjust. Pa...
Firms Sued by Staff Lawyers Need Outside Counsel
By Sandra Corrales
By J. Kevin Lilly Lawyers are a lot like other people. When you fire them, they often get angry and frequently sue for wrongf...
Martinez OK'd to Sue Texaco Over Oil Spill
By Dennis Opatrny
SAN FRANCISCO - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals arrived like Santa on Christmas Eve for the city of Martinez. In a unan...
'Good Luck Gomes'
By Peter Blumberg
FRESNO - An album cover of "Pope John Paul II Sings at the Festival of Sacrosong" adorns the windowsill in the chambers of Co...