Government
Brown vetoes effort to loosen penalties for drug possession
By Hamed Aleazizn
The bill would have allowed county prosecutors to charge simple possession of certain drugs, such as cocaine or heroin, as eit...
Real Estate/Development
LA's boom brings clamor for development rights
By Andrew Mc Intyre
After three years of little activity, developers are now planning downtown Los Angeles projects that require acquiring additio...
For whatever reason, law schools have failed in the field of "practical application." It's time for a change. By Bradley I. Kr...
The state high court has ruled on what cities can regulate regarding medical marijuana, but the city of Los Angele's regulatio...
Law Practice
Clients aren't the only ones needing cybersecurity advice
By Joshua Seboldn
Attorneys are increasingly aware that their own firms can be vulnerable to litigation or government enforcement stemming from ...
Judge Glenda Sanders will become the county court's presiding judge next year, and Judge Charles Margines will move into the a...
Government
State Bar continues effort to combat unauthorized practitioners
By Don Debenedictisn
Although Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill that would have expanded its power, the State Bar will nevertheless launch a special u...
U.S. law schools are beefing up their training in the increasingly popular field of practice as the need for the work continue...
Law Practice
Tentative ruling finds firm broke from reorganization plan
By Kylie Reynolds
Los Angeles bankruptcy firm Levene Neale may have violated court orders by improperly distributing millions of dollars in clie...
Commissioner Diane I. Anderson has dedicated a decade to shepherding child support cases.
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
General Counsel of AccountNow Inc. San Ramon ...
Paul Marks of Neufeld Marks discusses the new ethical obligations of lawyers in the internet age. ...
Looks like we both have exercised our First Amendment rights. By Arthur Gilbert ...
If the U.S. Supreme Court agrees with the 6th Circuit, it will mean that Proposition 209 is likewise invalid and affirmative a...
Donna Seyle of Law Practice Strategy warns lawyers against being reluctant to incorporate technology in their practice. ...
Erik Laykin of Duff & Phelps offers advice for better cybersecurity. ...
Suzanne Badawi of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP explains how to use social media in the jury selection process. ...
An attorney representing Francis Ford Coppola is looking to protect his famous surname and stop an Italian goods distributor f...
San Jose-based InvenSense Inc., which produces motion-tracking devices used in consumer electronics, announced Thursday that i...
Jill Manning, of counsel at Steyer Lowenthal Boodrookas Alvarez & Smith LLP, discusses deception in natural food advertisi...
Judges and Judiciary
Branch's new chief counsel talks transition, reform
By Paul Jones
Deborah Brown, chief counsel for the branch's legal services office, took over Oct. 1. She faces the task for making changes t...
Litigation
Another Toyota sudden acceleration trial to start in November
By Omar Shamout
After a California jury cleared Toyota of wrongdoing in a $20 million wrongful death lawsuit Thursday, the automaker is gearin...
Litigation
Attorneys in Jewish cemetery litigation duke it out as trial nears
By Chase Scheinbaum
A class action alleging Eden Memorial Park desecrated graves will soon get under way in Los Angeles. As the trial approaches,...
Video
VIDEO: The importance of strong teams when representing foreign clients
By Rei Estrada
Harumi Hata of Seyfarth Shaw LLP offers advice for lawyers who work internationally. ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Attorneys must guide data privacy policies, State Bar panelists say
By Salvador Mares
Attorneys can serve an enormously important role in helping their clients get a comprehensive understanding of how to best pro...
Governor shot down a bill by the California Employment Lawyers Association to make it easier to pursue penalties against emplo...
Rachel Brass of the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher discusses two recent anti-trust class action cases tha...
Former Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rosemary M. Dunbar, a civil rights activist, spent more than 20 years handling crimina...
Litigation
Courts heeding attorney general in dietary supplement settlements
By Fiona Smith
Judges in San Francisco Superior Court have rejected recent settlements in Prop. 65 cases after Attorney General Kamala Harris...