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Firm Watch


On the Move

Apr. 16, 2012
By Connie Lopezn

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP added Catherine Conway as partner in Los Angeles.


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Apr. 16, 2012
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


Ex-Dewey partners confused about tax forms

Apr. 16, 2012
By Casey Sullivan

Some partners who have left Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP this year have claimed their updated K-1 tax forms contain allocations of ...


Judicial Profile


Steven G. Counelis

Apr. 16, 2012
By Jason W. Armstrong

Judge Steven Counelis tells mothers and fathers in his family law court they hold the key to settling.


Tax


Tax planners say uncertainty abounds in 2012

Apr. 14, 2012
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Tax attorneys in California who advise upper middle-class and wealthy clientele generally are professionals who prize certaint...


Judicial Profile


Cory J. Woodward

Apr. 14, 2012
By Pat Alston

Judge ...


Perspective


Unsinking Mr. Kingsley's Titanic

Apr. 14, 2012
By Ben Armisteadn

Rebutting the claim that class action lawsuits are the lifeboats of society. By Jeff Scott of Greenberg Traurig ...


Tax


Estate tax March Madness: taxpayers 3, IRS 0

Apr. 14, 2012
By Michael Leen

Recent decesions provide hope for taxpayers' ability to prevail in U.S. Tax Court. By Bruce Givner and Owen Kaye of Givner &am...


The IRS is increasing its scrutiny of S Corps while new regulations are looming. By Alexander Lee of Paul Hastings ...


Tax


Stars need tax help, too

Apr. 14, 2012
By Erica E. Phillips

For Hollywood's biggest stars, tax and estate planning is a year-round responsibility - one that many of them simply couldn't ...


Entertainment & Sports


MPAA reorganizes legal staff

Apr. 14, 2012
By Susan Mcraen

Six months after taking the reins, new entertainment trade group VP Henry Hoberman has restructured his legal team in Los Ange...


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


A longstanding federal ban on political ads on public radio and TV stations is an unconstitutional restriction of free speech,...


Intellectual Property


MoFo lawyers win patent case, sanctions

Apr. 14, 2012
By Craig Anderson

Palo Alto-based attorneys with Morrison & Foerster LLP, led by partner Eric S. Walters, won a defense victory in a patent ...


Geographic restrictions on property tax exemptions don't make sense as a policy and create needless administrative burdens. By...


Tax


Amazon.com readies for online sales tax

Apr. 14, 2012
By Emily Green

By cutting a deal, Amazon and lawmakers left the broader tax law question unresolved and made the already convoluted tax syste...


Corporate


Former Apple IP counsel joins startup

Apr. 14, 2012
By David Mc Afee

The mystery over what Apple Inc.'s longtime intellectual property counsel was up to when he left the company last summer is so...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Jeffrey M. Mandell

Apr. 14, 2012
By Susan Mcraen

ADR neutral brings more than two decades of experience in negotiating thousands of deals for high-flying entertainment and med...


Litigation


Judge tosses landfill suit

Apr. 14, 2012
By Riley Guerin

A Sacramento federal judge on Thursday tossed a lawsuit brought by landfill operators and waste haulers who wanted a Solano Co...


Solo and Small Firms


The Busch Firm

Apr. 14, 2012
By Don Debenedictisn

The Busch Firm's practice includes representing religious organizations, many of which its founder created. ...


Perspective


A collection of essays exploring the choices that women face when trying to balance the demands of work and family. By Bernie ...


The act turns our patent system into a "first inventor to file" system instead of a "first to invent" system. By Hani Z. Sayed...


Investments


Oaktree IPO off to a weak start

Apr. 14, 2012
By Robert Pierce

Oaktree Capital Group LLC , the largest private equity firm in California, dropped in its first day of trading after raising $...


Large Firms


Another Dewey departure

Apr. 14, 2012
By Casey Sullivan

Dewey & LeBoeuf sustained another defection from its Los Angeles office Thursday, this time a corporate mid-level partner...


Tax


Tax refund claims seen as major risk

Apr. 14, 2012
By Ben Adlin

A relatively obscure class standing decision out of the state Supreme Court last summer could wreak havoc on local government ...


Energy Law


BrightSource calls off its IPO

Apr. 14, 2012
By Paul Jones

In the midst of a struggling market for solar companies, Oakland-based solar project developer BrightSource abruptly reversed ...


Labor/Employment


The state Supreme Court issued a ruling Thursday providing long-sought clarity to employers on how they should structure brea...


Community News


Apr. 13, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

The Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association held its annual dinner on April 5 at the Empress Pavilion Restaurant in Ch...


Community News


Apr. 13, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

Leadership nonprofit Coro Southern California recognized the civic contributions of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP partner...


Community News


Apr. 13, 2012
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

Three magistrate judges and a general attorney from Morocco’s Court of Cassation visited San Francisco this week as part of a ...


Community News


Apr. 13, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

The La Raza Law Students of UC Davis School of Law held their 30th Annual Patino Banquet at the Masonic Temple in Sacramento o...