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Law Practice


Osborne Clarke in Palo Alto staffs no U.S. attorneys, but its strong referral network and expertise in Europe has brought it h...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


The U.S. Supreme Court's eternal goat, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, wasn't the only circuit to suffer significant re...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Deals

Jun. 19, 2014
By Alex Shively

A roundup of recent real estate activity and the lawyers involved.


Large Firms


Littler seeks to retell the story of the Swiss verein

Jun. 19, 2014
By Alexandra Schwappach

From the recent wave of mergers that have created gargantuan 4,000-lawyer international firms has emerged what some are callin...


Product Liability


Until recently, most high-tech companies have succeeded in defeating product liability claims in the traditional tort world. B...


Perspective


FAA needs to stop 'droning' along

Jun. 19, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

The Federal Aviation Administration is ever so slowly putting together regulations for commercial drone use. By Doug Griffith ...


Plaintiffs' lawyers could still nab $1.2 million in attorney fees in their lawsuit that accuses the State Bar of unfairly with...


Revelations about delayed benefits for veterans seeking treatment through the Department of Veterans Affairs have garnered nat...


Litigation


A San Francisco federal judge Tuesday refused to certify a nationwide class of online video watchers claiming Hulu LLC shared ...


California Courts of Appeal


Salmon were the victors in a court of appeal decision Thursday that pitted their livelihood against the rights of wine grape g...


Law Practice


Real estate finance lawyer heads to Latham

Jun. 19, 2014
By Alex Shively

Scott A. McPhee is defecting from Morrison & Foerster LLP to join Latham & Watkins LLP as a partner in the firm's fina...


Intellectual Property


Yahoo wins patent case against Acacia

Jun. 19, 2014
By Kevin Lee

A group of defendants led by Yahoo Inc. secured a stipulated judgment of noninfringement against a subsidiary of Acacia Resear...


Insurance industry representatives found themselves speaking alongside the Consumer Attorneys of California in advocating tha...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


New ethics guidelines set to go into next month governing California arbitrators has drawn fire both from leading dispute reso...


Judicial Profile


George W. Berenson

Jun. 19, 2014
By Don Debenedictisn

Commissioner George Berenson has learned to change courtrooms and assignments with ease.


Education


Across the country, a small but growing corps of law faculty are using the technique or creating courses that include instruct...


Perspective


The first steps of education reform?

Jun. 18, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

While Vergara works its way through the appeals process, AB 215 is waiting for the governor's signature. By Michele M. ...


Perspective


Vergara is an invitation for collaboration

Jun. 18, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

The decision is an invitation for unions to come to the table and talk seriously about addressing those aspects of collective ...


Law Practice


Heller ruling aids partner mobility

Jun. 18, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

A California court recently ruled that a dissolved law firm is not entitled to a share of the profits realized by a successor ...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


A Southern District trial court got it wrong when deciding a group of truck drivers were properly classified as independent co...


California Courts of Appeal


A disgruntled employee crossed the line into extortion when he threatened to expose his boss for criminal malfeasance unless h...


Community News


Locke Lord LLP celebrates new SF office

Jun. 18, 2014
By John Michael

Locke Lord LLP chairwoman Jerry K. Clements, left, joined San Francisco managing partner Matthew K. Blackburn to celebrate the...


Mergers & Acquisitions


SanDisk Corp. made a $1.1 billion bid to bolster its data center business with the acquisition of flash memory technology deve...


Government


California's beleaguered High Speed Rail project may get a $250 million boost from this year's budget. But the plan, which wou...


Civil Rights


In a rare settlement of a voting rights case, the Santa Clarita Community College District will now elect board of trustee mem...


Criminal


The U.S. Supreme Court's upcoming ruling in Riley v. California would not only impact arrests across the country, but could si...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


Corporations or associations can hide the identity of individual backers as they collect signatures to place initiatives on th...


Judicial Profile


Gary M. Picetti

Jun. 18, 2014
By Laura Hautalan

Judge ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Jun. 17, 2014
By Dominic Fracassan

A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.


Education


Money Matters: Debt drags down law grads

Jun. 17, 2014
By Joshua Seboldn

Rising student debt loads and a tough legal job market are forcing recent law school graduates into difficult choices, as many...