Lawyers and clients find Larson's personable, gregarious, straightforward demeanor helpful during mediations.
Social media provides athletes greater access to the public, but that access comes with a greater risk of missteps. By Richard...
Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Nestle USA Glendale ...
Intellectual Property
Adult film industry facing court resistance to lawsuits
By Hadley Robinson
An easy way to pocket money from people who potentially downloaded a pornographic film illegally is getting a bit harder, at l...
The JOBS Act consists of a package of provisions intended to make it easier for smaller companies to raise public and private ...
Football is a very innovative sport, and rules about copying have played almost no role in shaping that innovation. By Kal Rau...
Most filmmakers have no clue how to go about licensing their film, for instance, to a Turkish buyer, and what terms would be a...
On Aug. 29, the SEC issued a release proposing changes to securities law rules that may fundamentally change the manner in whi...
Perspective
Internal affairs doctrine clarified for quasi-California corporations
By Michael Leen
Certain matters of internal governance should be governed by the laws of the state of incorporation. By David J. Segre, Denny ...
Intellectual Property
Pilot program just in time for red-hot patent cases in California's federal trial courts
By John Roemer
Even without Congressional funding, a pilot program designed to funnel patent lawsuits to judges with expertise already is hav...
Education
Chapman law school trains the corporate counsel of the future
By David Mc Afee
In February 2011, Thomas J. Campbell became dean of Chapman University School of Law, bringing with him a new vision: to prepa...
Intellectual Property
Skepticism of big patent damage awards may make Apple's post-trial road difficult
By Hadley Robinson
To survive post-trial motions and an inevitable Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. appeal, Apple Inc.'s $1 billion verdict must surv...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Los Angeles cannot destroy homeless people's unattended property, court rules
By John Roemer
Los Angeles city workers were out of line when they seized and summarily destroyed homeless persons' unattended but unabandone...
Criminal
Some say revamped LA federal public corruption unit is off to a good start
By Ben Adlin
Two years after being revived by U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte Jr., the Central District's public corruption and civil rights se...
Government
Courthouse construction program nears reforms amid budget constraints
By Paul Jones
As a committee of judges considers which of California's 31 planned courthouse construction projects will go forward in tight ...
Litigation
In span of two years, asbestos settlements double in San Francisco Superior Court
By Saul Sugarman
The two-year-old asbestos deparment in San Francisco Superior Court is yielding a lot more settlements but is not as popular w...
Environmental
State environmental law faces political headwinds from developers, governor
By Fiona Smith
California's landmark environmental law, CEQA, faces its stiffest challenges yet as developers and Gov. Jerry Brown seek chang...
Intellectual Property
Big settlements for small patent holding companies may be getting rare
By Craig Andersonn
Small holding company NTP Inc. scored a big settlement recently of its infringement lawsuit against technology companies, but ...
Law Practice
Established relationships crucial in emerging Seoul legal market
By Ameera Butt And Kevin Lee
U.S. law firms are hoping their preexisting relationships with some of Korea's largest companies will buoy them as they set up...
Government
AOC interim director, chief deputy director to stay on in new roles at the agency
By Paul Jones
The incoming director of the state courts agency has chosen two interim executives to stay on as two of its three top managers...
Intellectual Property
Judge drops inquiry into Oracle-Google paid commenters
By Hadley Robinson
U.S. District Judge William Alsup has announced he is satisfied with Google Inc. and Oracle Corp.'s disclosures of any paid co...
Law Practice
Feds, attorneys dispute whether undocumented lawyer could legally work
By Don Debenedictisn
Even if the state Supreme Court rules an undocumented immigrant can be a lawyer, whether he could legally obtain work remains ...
Litigation
Seven could be magic number as depos bill awaits Brown's signature
By Brian Sumersn
Plaintiffs' and defense lawyers are waiting to see if Gov. Jerry Brown will sign a bill limiting depositions to seven hours in...
California Supreme Court
Research shows the California Supreme Court is more in sync than most courts
By Emily Green
The cases that wind up before the state Supreme Court have the power to divide. Yet that divisiveness can all but disappear wh...
Large Firms
Law firm failures: drilling for questions, and answers that lead to better questions
By Ben Armisteadn
The speed with which many large law firm failures appear to take place has been noted in several recent large law firm collaps...
Law Practice
Stradling Yocca says second time's the charm for its Santa Monica office
By Andrew Mc Intyre
Stradling Yocca, which made its name as a mid-market powerhouse in Orange County, opened an office in Santa Monica in November...
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP represented Boston Properties, a self-managed and self-administered real es...
One of the less glamorous but crucial tasks for bankrupt law firms is passing off or storing client documents, which can be ex...
Intellectual Property
Old No. 7's surprisingly sober cease and desist 'request'
By Ben Armisteadn
Displaying the southern charm you might expect, Jack Daniels' lawyers accomplished their duty without resorting to a nasty cor...
Constitutional Law
Originalism -- supported by history, but is that history clear?
By Ben Armisteadn
To which Framer do we look in support of how to interpret the Constitution? By James DeRoche of Perkins Coie LLP ...