A roundup of recent merger and acquisition and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
In January, the FDA announced that it will be reviewing caramel coloring of several soft drinks. But why? By Peter Arhangelsky...
The recent arrest of bitcoin exchanger Charlie Shrem makes it clear that the federal government is not yet convinced about the...
An organization of criminal defense attorneys is pushing state legislation to address prosecutors' failure disclose potentiall...
Appellate court declines to review class certification of 110,000 workers seeking damages for missed breaks. ...
Law Practice
Kirkland's West Coast corporate architect leaves for Winston
By Kylie Reynolds
The partner who launched Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Los Angeles corporate practice has decamped to Winston & Strawn LLP, c...
Litigation
Surgeon's defamation suit settles in wake of $1.5M trial verdict
By Katie Lucia
The settlement came in a case in which the plaintiff, transplant surgeon Dr. Hootan Roozrokh, sued two former supervising surg...
Litigation
Lawyer for judge accused of injuring woman over dog poop aims to dent her credibility
By Omar Shamout
The lawyer defending a judge charged with pushing and injuring a woman in a fight over dog waste tried Friday to paint the wom...
Law Practice
Orange County bar president wants to connect local lawyers with local clients
By Don Debenedictisn
Every now and then, Thomas H. Bienert Jr. sees a news story about an Orange County business or resident going to trial in Oran...
Environmental
EPA reaches $11 million settlement with fireworks company
By Riley Guerin
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it has reached an $11 million settlement with a shuttered fireworks company...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Sullivan, Fenwick counsel on $527M Zynga acquisition
By Salvador Mares
The San Francisco-based video game developer announced the purchase of NaturalMotion, a mobile game maker based in Oxford, Eng...
Labor/Employment
Labor department investigating Raiderette's unpaid wages claim
By Laura Hautalan
Agency confirms it's looking into Lacy T.'s allegations that the team pays its cheerleaders $5 an hour. ...
Law Practice
Amid rocky San Diego legal market, K&L Gates merges office with OC outpost
By Alexandra Schwappach
The closure is the latest in a handful of departures from San Diego - what some experts say suggests a flat lateral market and...
A rare three-page veto by Gov. Jerry Brown last fall killed a bill that would've extended the statute of limitations in child ...
Cheryl Chun Meegan enjoys making an impact in her judicial work by relating to people.
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
Judge Jon Tigar is known for tentative rulings in which he brings up cases not cited by lawyers.
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Legal professionals and city leaders met Wednesday for the third annual Real Estate and Law Symposium, held at Stanford Univer...
There's much to read about what type of attorney conduct leads to malpractice claims. But what about the client? By Steven W. ...
There are very few cases in which it is impossible for any email data to be forensically retrieved or restored. By Daniel B. G...
"What Works for Women at Work," by Joan C. Williams and Rachel Dempsey, is a comprehensive guide for navigating office politic...
Landowners routinely have to give up something to obtain a discretionary permit. And while there are limits, those limits only...
Employee Benefits
San Jose mayor to sue AG over "loaded" ballot wording for pension reform measure
By Laura Hautalan
Chuck Reed said his only recourse for changing the language is to sue. The ballot measure aims in part to make certain parts o...
The 56th annual Grammy Awards came to Los Angeles Sunday, and a number of the city's law firms joined in the festivities by th...
Judges and Judiciary
Tweaks to funding algorithm could be boon to small courts
By Paul Jones
Smaller county courts across the state stand to benefit from changes to a workload-based funding allocation method that the Ju...
The Justice & Diversity Center of The Bar Association of San Francisco kicked off its 2014 "It Starts With A Day" communit...
Eric D. Vandevelde has moved to the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP as of counsel, the firm announced Th...
Government
DOJ calls for clemency requests amid shifting stance on drugs
By Hamed Aleazizn
California prosecutors and defense attorneys hailed separate moves by the U.S. Justice Department and the Senate Thursday to l...
