Neutral Victor Bianchini doesn't subscribe to the idea both parties should leave unhappy. ...
An attorney for a Coachella Valley Native American tribe will be arraigned today along with three other defendants on federal ...
Labor/Employment
Report says pregnancy protection laws haven't hurt employers
By Brian Sumersn
California's pregnancy accommodation laws are so effective they should be adopted nationwide, an influential women's group cha...
A judge has certified a class action seeking more than $500 million in damages from one of Southern California's largest Jewis...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Lawyers sued for judge's delay appear off the hook
By Ciaran Mc Evoy
An unusual legal malpractice lawsuit that sought to hold attorneys liable for failing to remind a judge to issue a timely ruli...
As Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP stumbles toward certain death, other law firm leaders have rushed to assure rank and file that they...
The Anti-Defamation League held its annual Jurisprudence Awards Dinner on Tuesday in Newport Beach. John Hueston, partner at I...
Ten prominent law firms joined to support the Bay Area Urban Debate League, a debate-mentoring program that serves 13 Bay Area...
Thomas V. Girardi of Girardi Keese honored Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Paul T. Hayden with the newly created Thom...
Pantheon Partners - Operating as Freedom Financial Network General Counsel ...
Judges and Judiciary
Reliance on visiting judges could hurt 9th Circuit case law, some say
By John Roemer
Increased reliance on visiting judges threatens the quality of opinions from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, academics ...
Defining who is the wrongdoer and who is the target in a lawsuit is important in establishing "alter ego" liability. By Chisto...
A San Francisco law firm and one of its senior partners have settled a defamation lawsuit brought by a nutritional supplement ...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Wilson Sonsini looks for a new breed of entrepreneurs South of Market
By Kevin Lee
A new office is recognition that many of the newest and most sought after technology companies are locating in the trendy San ...
Last year's mid-year bonuses may have been post-recession anomaly. ...
The time has come to admit that we need to change our country's drug policy. By Jeffrey A. Lowe ...
Did you know that the scanners used at LAX are banned in Europe? By Paul R. Kiesel of Kiesel Boucher & Larson LLP ...
Insurance carriers are increasingly offering policies covering the cost of returning buildings to green standards and lawyers ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Guidance for entering NDAs in the context of a merger
By Michael Leen
The Delaware Court of Chancery highlighted some important points for entering NDAs during a merger. By David Smith of Stradlin...
Plaintiffs' lawyers accused the automaker in court papers Tuesday of violating a court order by tampering with evidence relate...
A new permit being considered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service that would allow wind farms some accidental eagle...
Intellectual Property
Judge declines to decide fair use in Oracle, Google copyright phase
By Jill Redhage
After a two- hour hearing Wednesday, Oracle Corp. failed to convince a federal judge to rule that Google Inc.'s infringement...
A roundup of recent real estate deals and the attorneys involved.
Plaintiffs' attorneys file and settle countless cases to enforce Proposition 65, California's unique toxics warning law, but t...
Latham & Watkins LLP San Francisco Practice type: litigation ...
California Agricultural Labor Relations Board Sacramento Practice type: Litigation ...
Seyfarth Shaw LLP Los Angeles Practice type: litigation ...