Santa Monica attorney Christine D. Spagnoli has become the first woman to win the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angele...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit decides federal judges must follow restrictive immigration rules
By John Roemer
In a blow to illegal immigrants seeking legal residence status, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals en banc panel on Friday la...
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced Kim Koopersmith as chairperson of the firm effective April 1, 2013. Koopersmi...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
A "technology-aware" mediator can expedite an agreement that allows both parties to maintain oversight of the keyword selectio...
Humboldt County (Eureka) ...
Larry Rubin keeps his feet on the ground while impressing lawyers with his intellectual curiosity
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of Allergan Inc. Irvine ...
Entertainment lawyers say endorsement deals have morphed into complex arrangements involving an array of responsibilities for ...
Adidas is closing its factory in China, Starbucks will move manufacturing of its mugs back to the U.S., and Home Depot plans t...
Perspective
New law to require factual description of claimed privileges
By Ben Armisteadn
The bill states that it should not be "construed to constitute a substantive change in case law," but its effects could prove ...
A federal judge in Los Angeles has handed a major victory to studios by rejecting arguments that the heirs of the creator of "...
Government
San Diego lawyers, retired judges spread word about bench candidates' qualifications
By Pat Broderick
Thursday's gathering came less than three weeks before voters' Nov. 6 choice between Deputy District Attorney Robert Amador an...
Solo and Small Firms
Irvine law firm saw healing, growth post-9/11
By Alexandra Schwappach
Shulman Hodges & Bastian LLP saw an opportunity to give back to the community after the trauma of 9/11 and as a result has...
Attorneys from all over the United States gathered in Northern California last week for California Minority Counsel Program's ...
Donald Polden, the dean of the Santa Clara University School of Law, announced Wednesday he will step down as dean this summer...
Environmental groups filed a lawsuit Thursday to stop the U.S. Navy from moving forward on a recently approved sonar system us...
Intellectual Property
Apple loses patent ruling in England against Samsung
By Rachel Swan
Apple Inc. may have prevailed in its San Jose patent trial against Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., but an English appeals court ...
America SCORES LA, a nonprofit organization that helps children in Los Angeles, hosted its annual charity soccer tournament on...
As an artist, Sheridan E. Reed uses her creativity, intuition and keen eye for detail to transform a hunk of metal into an in...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Del Norte DA's attorneys call character witnesses in State Bar trial
By Saul Sugarman
Defense attorneys representing Del Norte County's district attorney in a corruption trial lodged by the State Bar on Thursday ...
Civil Rights
Pressure rises on U.S. Supreme Court to decide constitutionality of anti-gay marriage law
By John Roemer
Pressure intensified Thursday for the U.S. Supreme Court to consider the federal law banning recognition of same-sex marriage ...
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Solo and Small Firms
Law school graduates increasingly pursuing small firm jobs
By Ryne Hodkowski
An oversaturated legal jobs market and dwindling career prospects in the sour economy increasingly have led recent law school ...
General Counsel of Tapatío Foods LLC Vernon ...
The case law in recent years illustrates that many attorneys defer blindly to technology without attempting to understand its ...
If enforcing rights to public records carries with it a risk of having to pay the government's legal fees and costs, the PRA w...
Perspective
Policies clash when it comes to subdivision improvement bonds
By Ben Armisteadn
There is no guidance reconciling competing policies -- that taxpayers should not be burdened by the installation of public imp...
In a major victory for the Warner Bros.-owned publisher, a federal circuit court judge Wednesday rejected an attempt by the he...
Marcia J. Koslov, who has spent her career as a law librarian from Wisconsin to California, will retire Dec. 31 as executive d...