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Litigation


Seeking to hold PG&E senior management financially responsible for the 2010 San Bruno gas main explosion, a longtime PG&am...


In opening statements of a bench trial questioning the merger of two rivals in the online retail review business, government a...


Litigation


Attorneys defending companies that manufactured lead paint said Monday in closing arguments that their product was safe, at le...


Judicial Profile


Delbert Gee

Sep. 25, 2013
By Laura Hautalan

Delbert Gee's mentorship has helped many Asian judicial candidates secure appointments.


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Sep. 24, 2013
By Dominic Fracassan

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


Government


Privacy law will confuse consumers, businesses

Sep. 24, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

Assembly Bill 370 would do little more than to bewilder companies and consumers. By Alan L. Friel ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Los Angeles Assistant City Attorney Anne C. Tremblay was inducted this month as the 2013-14 president of the Women Lawyers Ass...


Government


A number of bills heading to Gov. Jerry Brown's desk would ensure people who give CPR or try and save lives aren't smacked wit...


Government


Changes so far in 2013 have included the cancellation or reduction in awards, especially in base operating service and mainten...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


The 9th Circuit holds a city law limiting group homes likely discriminates against recovering drug and alcohol addicts. ...


Law Practice


Bingham's environmental practice losing partners

Sep. 24, 2013
By Joshua Seboldn

Bingham McCutchen LLP's environmental, land use and natural resources practice in California has shed a dramatic number of law...


Law Practice


'Jewel' waivers a point of contention

Sep. 24, 2013
By Kylie Reynolds

Law firms are increasingly considering Jewel waivers in partner contracts, but established law firms can have it harder than t...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Cyber attacks and simple data breaches are more common and more expensive than many law firms recognize, experts said during t...


California Supreme Court


Justice Goodwin Liu's annual clerks have finished up their term and moved on, concluding the first year of a notable experimen...


Corporate Counsel


Gregory L. Hammond

Sep. 24, 2013
By Salvador Mares

Chief Legal Officer of TriNet Group Inc. San Leandro ...


Re: "Brown Names Eight New Superior Court Judges," Aug. 30.


Perspective


It's a 'uniform' code of 'military' 'justice'

Sep. 24, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

How is workplace or combat efficiency enhanced by telling every woman warrior that she must be as much on guard against attack...


Judicial Profile


Philip H. Pennypacker

Sep. 24, 2013
By Kevin Lee

Off the bench, Philip Pennypacker tours the state lecturing on topics important to the judiciary.


Law Practice


On the Move

Sep. 23, 2013
By Kylie Reynolds

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


Judicial Profile


Robert M. Mallano

Sep. 23, 2013
By Blake Edwardsn

Presiding Justice Robert Mallano took his rise through the state's legal ranks one step at a time.


Judicial Profile


Kathleen E. O'Leary

Sep. 23, 2013
By Blake Edwardsn

Kathleen O'Leary enjoys being a highly respected fixture in the Orange County legal community.


Law Practice


New York-based Morrison & Foerster LLP pro bono counsel Jennifer K. Brown was promoted to senior pro bono counsel, filling...


Mergers & Acquisitions


In a excerpt from a recent M&A Forum, Rick Climan and Keith Flaum of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP debate whether or not ...


Perspective


A mediator proposed by opposing counsel comes to the process with an important plus - credibility in the eyes of the opposing ...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Selecting a mediator: some expert advice

Sep. 21, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

So who is the best mediator for your case? A retired judge, an ADR legal expert, an industry expert? There's no single right a...


Community News


The Federal Bar Association of Los Angeles hosted a panel discussion on the legal quandaries surrounding the hundreds of thous...


Education


A judge has tentatively denied class certification for a group of law school graduates who accuse Thomas Jefferson School of L...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


David Hunter

Sep. 21, 2013
By Hadley Robinson

When David Hunter sits down for mediations or arbitrations, he not only has 34 years worth of cases he presided over to draw u...


Community News


San Francisco-based Durie Tangri LLP welcomed family and friends to the firm's recently renovated office space on Sept. 12 in ...


Community News


Santa Clara University School of Law held its annual Sports Law Symposium on campus Sept. 12. A series of ESPN reporters, form...