General Counsel and Vice President of Maxim Integrated Inc. San Jose ...
In San Bernardino more than 90 percent of alleged felons cannot make bail. By Richard La Fianza ...
Intellectual Property
U.S. Supreme Court to consider copyright, patent appeals
By Kevin Lee
The U.S. Supreme Court accepted three cases focused on intellectual property issues this week. ...
Big Law Partners APC, a real estate law firm in Los Angeles, was founded by a former law firm associate who, after a stint in-...
Law Practice
Analysts: Dentons, McKenna Long merger would shake up firms' culture
By Alexandra Schwappach
Bigger is better must be the adage on the minds of leaders at global firm Dentons and Atlanta-based McKenna Long & Aldridg...
A judge ruled that the city cannot hold a November election as planned since its "at-large" voting system violates the 2001 Ca...
Litigation
Plaintiffs rail against state's treatment of mentally ill inmates
By Hamed Aleazizn
Attorneys for mentally ill inmates Wednesday continued their criticism of state corrections officials' use of force against th...
A variety of changes to court procedures proposed by the judicial branch to save money and bring in more revenue were approved...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Wilson Sonsini, Latham guide Monsanto's $930 million big data purchase
By Andrew Mc Intyre
Monsanto's buy is the latest example of interest in California's agricultural technology as companies seek to help farmers imp...
After five months, mountains of evidence, hundreds of exhibits and scores of witnesses, a jury Wednesday declined to hold AEG ...
Barry Baskin has a different perspective on the US justice system.
Just days before the trial of a central figure in the Bell case — one of the state's biggest municipal corruption scandals — t...
A roundup of recent real estate activity and the lawyers involved.
Law Practice
Native advertising's blurred lines raising legal concerns
By Alexandra Schwappach
The marketing concept, which incorporates ads directly into the original content of a host website, is raising issues for law...
Just this week, Gov. Brown signed new legislation to upgrade and expand the PDMP and CURES. By Bradley I. Kramer ...
With the continued growth in reality TV, the nature of negotiations has evolved. By Leigh Leshner ...
For bondholders, it is exceedingly difficult to prove that a statement made at the time of issuance is a substantial factor th...
Lawyers don't enjoy the record sealing process, and they can make things worse by their efforts to comply with the sealing ru...
Corporate
More initial public offerings, but smaller ones, in third quarter
By Salvador Mares
The number of initial public offerings worldwide saw a whopping 79 percent year-over-year increase in the third quarter, accor...
Katten Muchin Rosenman and Latham & Watkins are among the more than half-dozen firms working on Fresh & Easy's Chapter...
Litigation
LA sues over ballot initiative to create citywide health department
By Chase Scheinbaum
Los Angeles has filed a lawsuit in an attempt to block voters from being given the option to decide next summer on creating a ...
Corporate
In-flight entertainment provider installs chief legal counsel
By Caitlin Johnson
Los Angeles-based Global Eagle Entertainment Inc., a provider of airline entertainment and Wi-Fi connectivity, has named its f...
Law Practice
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP names SF litigator as new firm chair
By Joshua Seboldn
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP announced Tuesday that Jami Wintz McKeon will replace Francis M. Milone as chair on Oct. 1, 20...
Intellectual Property
Patent licensing is legitimate, holding company's attorney argues
By Craig Andersonn
An attorney representing a Cupertino patent holding company argued Tuesday that Cooley LLP lawyers for smartphone company HTC ...
Law Practice
Greenberg Traurig gains management veteran for Northern California
By Laura Hautalan
Labor and employment attorney Charles S. Birenbaum joined Greenberg Traurig LLP Tuesday as the chair of Northern California, m...
Law Practice
Littler Mendelson forms Swiss verein to become Littler Global
By Kylie Reynolds
The latest arrival to the world of Swiss vereins burst onto the scene Tuesday with Littler Mendelson PC's announcement that it...
Law Practice
Shartsis Friese LLP grabs estate planning group from Morrison & Foerster LLP
By Joshua Seboldn
The four-attorney team, led by incoming partners Patrick McCabe and Richard Kinyon, follows a real estate group that made the ...
Obituaries
George Zenovich, former appellate justice and legislator, recalled as 'gentle soul'
By David Ruiz
Former state senator and appellate court justice George N. Zenovich died last week in a hospice in his hometown of Fresno. He ...
It doesn't take a law degree to know that "liking" any page or post communicates something. By David Greene ...
Criminal
Riverside prosecutors challenging California double jeopardy standard
By Katie Lucia
Prosecutors are petitioning the state Supreme Court to review such issues in the first case to challenge California's long hel...