Understand the local governments' broad power to impose land use planning laws. By Bryan Wenter, Walnut Creek City Attorney ...

Whether you are taking the bar exam, presenting an appeal or trying a case - first impressions count. By Hirbod Rashidi of Uni...

In today's digital age, high-tech surveillance is the norm rather than the exception. By Vince Farhat and Franco J. Tenerelli ...

The notion of private attorneys aiding public prosecution should have all sides of the political aisle rejoicing. By Brian S. ...

California argued Friday that the Obama administration’s health care law could survive even if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes ...

The iconic photography company may be able to unlock the value of its collection of 11,000 patents while pursuing lawsuits and...

Collecting on the $18.6 billion judgment against Chevron Corp. for polluting Ecuador's rain forest could come in weeks or year...

After dismissing a name plaintiff's allegations against the City and County of San Francisco over hospital billing, a judge ha...

An attorney and former judge has stepped down as head of a committee charged with conducting a sweeping review of the state Ad...

California's multifamily and industrial real estate markets are looking up, according to the latest Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderso...

Officials at a San Diego County fire district say dwindling property tax revenues and the high cost of public employee pay and...

Attorneys for home lenders are waging a renewed battle against an old pest - a scam that hurts both banks and homeowners in tr...

A federal court judge denied a summary judgment motion by a group of insurance companies that contended they shouldn't have to...

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Los Angeles partners from Skadden Arps advised private equity firm The Gores Group LLC on its agreement to buy The Pep Boys f...

Starting this month, in what workers' rights advocates call a major victory, low-income earners can recover twice their lost w...

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...

Winston & Strawn LLP added Michael J. Scheer as partner in its Los Angeles and New York offices. He focuses on patent port...

Superior Court Commissioner Los Angeles County (Pasadena) ...

A recent flurry of technology and media companies moving into "Silicon Beach" along western Los Angeles' shoreline is creating...

Is the federal government's increasing involvement in corporate governance regulation a good thing? By Stephen M. Bainbridget ...

Lack of care in drafting contract provisions can be costly. By Robert S. Reder, David Schwartz and Nehal Siddiqui of Milbank, ...

Mediator selection used to be so easy - now there's a much bigger pool with more qualified candidates. By Michael D. Young of ...

For the Affordable Care Act to survive, it must fend for survival not only in the political arena, but on the constitutional f...

The Obama Administration is considering U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal for a district judgeship, lawyers close to the pr...

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP is representing Thousand Oaks-based Amgen Inc. in its $1.2 billion, all-cash acquisition of the Co...

U.S. District Magistrate Suzanne H. Segal has been named chief magistrate of the Central District, the court announced Thursda...

A federal judge denied a motion to dismiss a class action brought by gay California state employees challenging their partners...

Doyle & Moore LLP will become Doyle, Moore & Schafer LLP Feb. 16 when Terrence J. Schafer joins from Reback, McAndrews...

A coalition of environmental and American Indian groups sued the National Marine Fisheries Service Thursday alleging its appro...