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Corporate


Sullivan helps with AT&T's $4.85 billion tower sale

Oct. 23, 2013
By Andrew Mc Intyre

Transaction sees Crown Castle International Corp. buy 600 towers and purchase the rights to 9,100 others. ...


Law Practice


Law libraries - the greatest equalizer for access to justice - suffer when filings drop. By John W. Adkins and Yvonne E. Campo...


Immigration


While the state's new measures may appear to flout federal policy, they fit into a long tradition of U.S. law seeking to integ...


The demand for sophisticated attorneys who practice in the niche has jumped. Yet the supply, many lawyers say, is at an all-ti...


Corporate


Dealmakers

Oct. 22, 2013
By Dominic Fracassan

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


Corporate Counsel


W. Davis Smith

Oct. 22, 2013
By Caitlin Johnson

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary for San Diego Gas & Electric Co. San Diego ...


Government


Solar installations have soared in California in recent years, but a new law raises questions about a rule that allows residen...


Tax


Acknowledging that changes to the law were necessary, the Legislature revisited the repeal in order to address some ambiguitie...


Litigation


At least one senior partner of the defunct Upland-based police law firm Lackie, Dammeier, McGill & Ethir APC has retained ...


Judges and Judiciary


Commission on Judicial Performance elects new leaders

Oct. 22, 2013
By Don Debenedictisn

Members of the judicial discipline panel elected Santa Clara Superior Court Judge Erica R. Yew as its new chair at the group's...


Government


Federal prosecutors lament the lost opportunity to publicize their work during the partial shutdown, but the court system got ...


Law Practice


In roughly three months, the Los Angeles office of Kaye Scholer LLP lost three notable practice leaders. And under a new stra...


Perspective


Studying jurors — online

Oct. 22, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

The information found by conducting a Google search for jurors isn't enough for some attorneys these days - they want to see s...


Perspective


The case of Los Angeles County's Measure B has reached the 9th Circuit, and may further determine the fate of the initiative p...


The California Fair Political Practices Commission is hoping to pass a bill early next year to stop a repeat of an incident wh...


Education


To many, the length of time it takes to receive bar exam results in California is a tragedy, slowing job hunts and frustrating...


Judicial Profile


Halim Dhanidina

Oct. 22, 2013
By Blake Edwardsn

Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County (Long Beach) ...


Law Practice


On the Move

Oct. 21, 2013
By Kylie Reynolds

A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.


Judicial Profile


Peter L. Gallagher

Oct. 21, 2013
By Pat Broderick

San Diego Judge Peter L. Gallagher, an ex-prosecutor, thoughtfully wields the hammer of justice.


Judicial Profile


Lewis W. Clapp

Oct. 20, 2013
By Blake Edwardsn

Judge Lewis W. Clapp says time spent in Alaska in his youth gave him a chance to rise and soar.


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


This week marked the change in decades-long rules governing the export of defense-related aircraft components and other aviati...


Labor/Employment


If you require your employee to use her vehicle for work, two recent published cases suggest your liability may turn on which ...


Perspective


Missed the statute of limitations?

Oct. 19, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

The error can very consequential, but missing a statute of limitations in and of itself does not necessarily equal malpractice...


Community News


Nossaman LLP attorneys from around the state were on hand Wednesday to celebrate the redesign of the firm's San Francisco offi...


Government


Marijuana legalization backers form study panel

Oct. 19, 2013
By Hamed Aleazizn

Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that he will lead a group of experts that will explore the issue. ...


Arbitrator Profile


Peter H. Norell

Oct. 19, 2013
By Pat Broderick

IVAMS Inc. Rancho Cucamonga ...


Community News


Roughly 500 people gathered at the Fairmont in San Jose Oct. 10 during the State Bar's annual meeting for California Women Law...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


An appeals court made a rare decision this week to remove a criminal appellant's lawyer from a case after he failed to submit ...


Community News


The Latina Lawyers Bar Association hosted its 16th annual awards and scholarships dinner on Oct. 5 at the Millennium Biltmore ...


Litigation


An Austin-based firm accused of improperly collecting taxes for governmental entities in California sought to have the case di...