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Firm Watch


On the Move

Dec. 10, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

DLA Piper added Patrick Connolly as partner in Los Angeles. He focuses on complex international tax matters and transactions, ...


Judicial Profile


J. Stephen Czuleger

Dec. 9, 2012
By Jean Yung

Lawyers toe the line in Judge J. Stephen Czuleger's courtroom.


The economy may be limping along, but as cities across the state continue to cope with looming budget cuts, contract city atto...


Government


A student loan proposal

Dec. 8, 2012
By Ben Armisteadn

An undergraduate degree from a California public university can cost more than $100,000; despite the shocking sticker price, i...


Perspective


Chapter 9 to the rescue

Dec. 8, 2012
By Ben Armisteadn

It has been reported that Atwater is considering Chapter 9 bankruptcy, and Atwater is not likely to be the last municipality t...


Listen as a team of professionals discuss and debate the "residuals clause" in the M&A context as it regards to potential ...


Community News


The Disability Rights Legal Center held its annual Franklin D. Roosevelt Dinner on Nov. 15 at the Omni Hotel in downtown Los A...


Community News


The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles held its 14th Annual Access to Justice Dinner on Nov. 14 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel i...


Community News


State Court oath administered by Superior Court Judge Glenda Sanders. ...


Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP was at the center of the legal push to reform the state's corrections system. Its efforts...


California Supreme Court


Farmers Insurance Co. can pursue its lawsuit against two attorneys it accuses of organizing millions of dollars in fraudulent ...


A man found guilty of beating and kicking his pregnant wife must have his conviction reversed because his lawyer was not allow...


Community News


Miller Law Group celebrates the holidays

Dec. 8, 2012
By Caitlin Johnson

Miller Law Group, a 27-attorney employment law boutique with offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles, held its holiday open h...


Public entities across the state were closely watching the lawsuit because they said a decision for the plaintiff could have e...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Laurence D. Kay

Dec. 8, 2012
By Rachel Swan

In the seven years since he left the bench, Laurence D. Kay has established a busy career, parlaying his judicial skills to he...


Law Practice


Virginia-based Hunton & Williams LLP added two environmental law attorneys from Bingham McCutchen LLP this week to further...


Community News


On Nov. 17, the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association (OCTLA) held its Top Gun Trial Lawyer of the Year Awards and Charity A...


Lawyers at Morrison & Foerster LLP are representing Equity Residential in a joint agreement with AvalonBay Communities Inc...


Litigation


FDIC rests case against bankers

Dec. 8, 2012
By Ben Adlin

After 15 days in trial, lawyers on Thursday finished closing arguments in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.s first-ever case...


Community News


DeGrave sworn in as CAL-ABOTA president

Dec. 8, 2012
By Caitlin Johnson

Founding partner Douglas M. DeGrave of Poliquin & DeGrave LLP was sworn in last month as the 2013 California American Boar...


Intellectual Property


Smartphone rivals Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. headed back to court Thursday to spar over post-trial motions, s...


U.S. Supreme Court


California's same-sex marriage ban, Proposition 8, and the federal Defense of Marriage Act will both get U.S. Supreme Court sc...


Government


Courts fear loss of reserves

Dec. 8, 2012
By Paul Jones

The head of the judicial branch's administrative office has warned courts that the Legislature may use $200 million of courts'...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Dec. 7, 2012
By David Ruiz

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


Government


The executive committee at San Francisco County Superior Court on Tuesday unanimously voted in favor of contract agreements wi...


Corporate Counsel


Michael Blum

Dec. 7, 2012
By Rachel Swan

General Counsel at Quantcast Corp. San Francisco ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Pharmaceutical companies have purchased outside of the drug space for a few years now. Life sciences lawyers say the practice ...


U.S. Supreme Court


In his second term, President Barack Obama should take a more public and defined position supporting affirmative action, there...


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


Northern California and Central Valley farmers faced off at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday over whether farme...


Immigration


A state appeals court upheld the San Francisco city attorney's preliminary injunction against an immigration law firm and its ...