Erica Yew remains calm on the bench and as chair of the Commission on Judicial Performance.

A roundup of recent merger and acquisition and financing activity and the lawyers involved.

San Diego-based attorneys at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC are leading the firm's representation of medical device m...

U.S. immigration officials must reconsider whether to grant asylum to a gay Russian man who said neo-Nazi skinheads severely b...

Judges had not had a pay increase for the past five years, despite other state workers enjoying small raises. ...

Lackie Dammeier McGill & Ethir APC, which dissolved in September, accuses prosecutors of leaking confidential information ...

Susan Westerber Prager, who took over as dean of Southwestern Law School last month, brings a consensus-building, "mull-it-ove...

Experts say the case provides an opportunity for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to address whether and to w...

From hobbies to the cases he hears, Russell Hom revels in variety.

Countries in Europe, Asia and South America are showing new vigor in prosecuting laws already on their books that crack down o...

In 2005, when a group of senators called the Gang of 14 made a deal to preserve the filibuster for judicial nominees, Sen. Rob...

This is the first in a two-part series concerning the late John Lennon and his American attorney, Leon Wildes. Part two will r...

ABA Model Rule 6.1 provides that "[a] lawyer should aspire to render at least (50) hours of pro bono publico legal services pe...

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

William B. Shubb has become an expert on trials during his 50 years as a lawyer and judge.

Bryan Cave LLP hosted First Republic Bank representatives as guest speakers at the firm's monthly real estate forum on Nov. 21...

A divided federal appeals court upheld the ability to bring anti-SLAPP cases in federal court Wednesday. And in a rare move in...

In the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan hitting the Philippines, Thomas Jefferson School of Law alumni and students are aidin...

Toymaker says it would cease its pending lawsuit on the condition that the company would 'no longer be under threat from [The ...

The Los Angeles Auto Show teamed up with Court Appointed Special Advocates of Los Angeles, a nonprofit organization that provi...

Last year, when Congress directed the Securities and Exchange Commission to lift its 80-year-old ban on securities advertising...

An imaging order is an order directing that the contents of one or more storage devices be forensically imaged by a neutral te...

Duane Morris LLP's Palo Alto team moved from its old location on California Avenue to new space at 2475 Hanover St. on Nov. 15...

Disability Rights Legal Center, a national organization that uses advocacy, education and litigation to fight for the rights o...

Although sound policies are in place and management has the best intentions, issues arise in every workplace. By Emily L. Aldr...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday named a current prosecutor as the county's first ever inspector gener...

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...

The California Coastal Commission recently published its long-awaited Draft Sea-Level Rise Policy Guidance. By John Erskine an...

Some recent cash influxes from the state have restored a small sliver of court services once offered in better times.

Late last month, Greenberg Traurig LLP formalized a one-year residency program for recent law school graduates in need of trai...