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Corporate Counsel


Young C. Kwon

Jul. 9, 2013
By Alexandra Schwappach

Vice President and General Counsel for Forever 21 Inc. Los Angeles ...


Discipline


Discipline

Jul. 8, 2013
By Seena Nikravan

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


Law Practice


On the Move

Jul. 8, 2013
By Joshua Seboldn

Los Angeles litigation boutique Weingarten Brown LLP welcomed Ronnie (Moharshi) Roy to chair the firm's new corporate transact...


Judicial Profile


Dalila Lyons

Jul. 8, 2013
By Ryne Hodkowski

Dalila Lyons is known for her willingness to hear extra cases to help trim big criminal dockets.


Judicial Profile


Fernando M. Olguin

Jul. 7, 2013
By Blake Edwardsn

Fernando M. Olguin is one of few magistrate judges to be elevated to judge in the Central District.


It may be a tired expression, but it's still more true than not. Besides, most taxpayers - even lawyers - feel a chill when de...


Trusts & Estates


The 9th Circuit moved quickly to lift its stay of the decision striking down Prop. 8. Now many plans will need changes, some o...


Perspective


Eating for trial

Jul. 6, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

Lack of proper diet is like lack of sleep - it eventually catches up with you. By Sarah Condor ...


Major League Baseball has brought in a heavy hitter of its own, veteran defense attorney John W. Keker, to defend against a la...


Community News


Former Middle East special ambassador Dennis Ross captivated a small room of attorneys and mediators as he discussed his role ...


Community News


Some of the chapters of the state's fourth Chief Justice David S. Terry's life — which included the shooting of a sitting U.S....


Real Estate/Development


Proskauer advises on Ares real estate deal

Jul. 6, 2013
By Omar Shamout

Los Angeles-based investment manager Ares Management LLC's acquisition of New York-based real estate management group Area Pro...


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


Homeowners suing Wells Fargo Bank for threatening foreclosure can proceed with their claim that the bank violated the Equal Cr...


Corporate


Biotechnology and life sciences companies across the nation are seeing some of the most lucrative markets for initial public o...


Community News


The Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence held its 20th anniversary dinner Friday, June 28. The center was founded in reaction to...


Community News


LA bar installs new president, trustees

Jul. 6, 2013
By Ben Adlin

The Los Angeles County Bar Association installed its 2013 president, Bonne, Bridges, Muelle, O'Keefe & Nichols lawyer Patr...


As the creators of Snapchat defend a lawsuit about who the mobile application's founders are, lawyers for a man claiming he's ...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Thomas R. Malcolm

Jul. 6, 2013
By Don Debenedictisn

Thomas R. Malcolm, the highly respected former managing partner for Jones Day in Orange County, says he can knock heads now th...


Intellectual Property


New ITC pilot program put to test

Jul. 6, 2013
By Kevin Lee

The International Trade Commission is preparing for its first ruling issued under a new preliminary procedure that experts say...


Mergers & Acquisitions


M&A heats up in Latin America

Jul. 6, 2013
By Alexandra Schwappach

No longer just a destination for culture-seeking travelers, Latin America is rapidly becoming an area of economic growth for U...


Perspective


Good for same-sex marriage, bad for democracy

Jul. 6, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

I am quite pleased the result of the Proposition 8 litigation. But the process bothers me. By Myron Moskovitz ...


Administrative/Regulatory


When Democrats won a two-thirds majority in both houses last year, it looked like liberal politics would dominate California's...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Jul. 5, 2013
By Dominic Fracassan

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


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Deals

Jul. 5, 2013
By Omar Shamout

Los Angeles real estate investment manager Hudson Pacific Properties purchased four Seattle commercial properties from San Fra...


Judicial Profile


Nathanael Cousins

Jul. 5, 2013
By Hadley Robinson

Nathanael Cousins taps into the restraint of the nation's forefather in his approach to judging.


Attorney General Kamala Harris is revamping the role of the state's solicitor general, endowing the position with wide influen...


Intellectual Property


Commentators suggested that IP issues were not likely to rise to prominence again anytime soon because the America Invents Act...


Perspective


Rethinking our privacy jurisprudence

Jul. 4, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

Privacy as a legal right was created in the obfuscated, ill-advised, divided U.S. Supreme Court opinion of Katz v. United Stat...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Pre-trial publicity in the age of social media

Jul. 4, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

As the Zimmerman trial enters its third week, consider how many of us are aware not only of what is going on in the courtroom ...


Litigation


Plaintiffs would be emboldened to forum shop were the 9th Circuit to reverse course after 14 years and refuse to apply the ant...