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Betting on the House

Aug. 6, 2002
By Julie Nakashima

BY JULIE NAKASHIMA CREJ Staff Writer In 1998, when most of the big Nevada gaming companies were lining up to oppose casinos o...


Keeping the Promise Alive

Aug. 6, 2002
By Michael Gottliebn

BY MICHAEL GOTTLIEB CREJ Assignment Editor Many promises were made to rebuild South-Central Los Angeles as the embers of doze...



If you've ever pondered trading your billable-hours requirements for a job in legal marketing, there's something you should kn...


Lyon & Lyon Stands Alone at Alter, Again

Aug. 6, 2002
By Erik Cummins

Instead of a marriage proposal, Los Angeles' Lyon & Lyon got a Dear John letter from San Francisco's Townsend and Townsend...



Add Hogan & Hartson to the list of law firms that are making the move into China. The Washington, D.C.-based law firm wil...


Nordman Cormany Enlists Of-Counsel

Aug. 6, 2002
By Liz Valsamis

Kenneth Hovet has joined Oxnard's Nordman, Cormany, Hair & Compton as of-counsel. Formerly a sole practitioner based in Ve...



Anatomy of a Deal Maker

Aug. 6, 2002
By Columnist

BY WILLIAM F. DEVINE JR. Are you a masterful real estate negotiator? You want to answer, "Yes," but by what standard do you a...


Jim Wu spent much of the past four years in Asia directing legal affairs and developing investment opportunities for the onlin...



Pillsbury Winthrop's San Diego-area staff and clients got a chance to exercise the right side of their brains July 17 with a p...


Not to be outdone in China, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood received government approval to retain its offices in Shanghai and ...



Virtual Lockboxes

Aug. 6, 2002
By Michael Gottliebn

BY MICHAEL GOTTLIEB CREJ Assignment Editor "The check's in the mail." Perhaps no other phrase can make a landlord cringe more...


Miami-based home builder Lennar Corp. is making further forays into the California market. Lennar has acquired Pacific Century...



Dealing With the Midgame and Endgame

Aug. 6, 2002
By Columnist

Column by Brian McDonald - Last week, in Part 1, mediator Brian McDonald discussed benefits of putting out the first number, s...


It Takes a Village

Aug. 6, 2002
By Andrea Rosas

BY ANDREA ROSAS CREJ Staff Writer The Beverly Hills developer who renovated Riverside's historic ironworks building plans to ...



Jumping Ship

Aug. 6, 2002
By Katherine Gaidos

No lawyer is an island, and behind every law firm partner are associates who work to keep that partner's practice afloat. ...


Five lawyers from Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps helped seven entities that owned and operated 130 Burger King franchis...



Al D'Andrea directs one of his actresses to open up to the audience. She keeps turning upstage at a crucial moment in the play...


Frontera Sues to Force Merger

Aug. 6, 2002
By Toni Vranjes

Earlier this year, Loudcloud Inc. agreed to acquire Santa Monica's Frontera Corp. But Loudcloud has been trying to renegotiate...



Learn Procedural Rules for Chosen Arbitration Process

Aug. 6, 2002
By Contributing Writer

Column by C. David Serena - Litigators may encounter three basic statutory schemes regulating arbitration proceedings in Calif...


Sane Jose's Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel has added a trio of attorneys to its partnership. At the firm's quarterly board of...



O'Melveny & Myers Taps Prosecutor

Aug. 6, 2002
By Liz Valsamis

The New York office of Los Angeles' O'Melveny & Myers continues to expand. Following the announcement that it intends to a...


A Trickle of Triple Net

Aug. 6, 2002
By Julie Nakashima

BY JULIE NAKASHIMA Insurance and utility bills are growing. Profit margins are shrinking. But office landlords contemplating ...



Attorneys Michelle M. La Mar and Robert C. Shenfeld of the Los Angeles office of Kelley, Drye & Warren recently became par...


Growth Costs

Aug. 6, 2002
By Contributing Writer

Column by Bobbie McMorrow and Ralph Savarese - "Why would you open in Kirkland, Washington, or Austin, Texas?" we asked a mana...



Pop-Up Wars

Aug. 6, 2002
By Liz Valsamis

For frequent Internet users, pop-up advertisements likely draw a reflex response: Click to close, and then go back to what you...


Consumer Attorneys Stage Annual Vegas Celebration

Aug. 6, 2002
By Christina Landers

Everyone who's anyone in the Southern California legal community knows the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles' annu...



Five lawyers from Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps helped seven entities that owned and operated 130 Burger King franchis...


Third Time's the Charm for Logistics Buy

Aug. 6, 2002
By Stefanie Knapp

After two earlier attempts to secure a buyer in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, Software Logistics was finally purchased by CM...



Focus Column - By Anthony T. Falzone - Post-mortem publicity rights are strange creatures compared to other species of intelle...


Group Will Honor Victims of Sept. 11

Aug. 6, 2002
By David Houston

LOS ANGELES -For the first time in a decade, the National Black Prosecutors Association will hold it's annual meeting in Los A...