Well-regarded intellectual property litigator Vera M. Elson has left McDermott Will & Emery LLP to join Sidley Austin LLP'...
Law Practice
Reform group reports on law schools' employment data
By Don Debenedictisn
Despite litigation and several years of controversy, law schools are still doing a poor job of reporting their graduates' succ...
The L.A. City Council speedily approved an ordinance Tuesday that could drive adult film production away from one of the indus...
What could convince a wide array of Internet users to pick up the phone and call their representatives or boycott a company? B...
Renewable energy advocates are applauding an agreement approved by Governor Jerry Brown and Secretary of the Interior Ken Sala...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit reverses conviction in spy case
By John Roemer
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Tuesday reversed the conviction of a Portuguese-Chinese man for the attempted smu...
Moving to bolster its insolvency and restructuring practice, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP hired three partners in New Y...
A San Bernardino County deputy district attorney was arrested last week on suspicion of making criminal threats. ...
Law Practice
Latham & Watkins steals real estate partner from Allen Matkins
By Connie Lopez
Latham & Watkins LLP hired away a real estate transactions partner from Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP...
Too often, people look at jury service as something to avoid - here's one man who struck a different chord. By James Nevin of ...
Perspective
Play by the rules and stay out of trouble: Tips for public companies engaging in social media
By Michael Leen
As companies begin to take more advantage of social media, they need to proceed with caution. By Brandon Batt and Mark Ziebell...
An unlikely group of demonstrators culled from the legal community will gather outside the Walt Disney Concert Hall at noon to...
On the heels of three major defections from Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps LLP's intellectual property and white-collar c...
Perspective
When an ERISA attorney is a personal injury attorney’s best friend
By Michael Leen
Recent federal court decisions provide new defenses to repayment demands made under ERISA. By Chuck Teixeira ...
Prison time originally sought by prosecutors for a prominent trial lawyer who committed campaign finance violations may be bac...
Intellectual Property
Internet companies gain momentum in fight against online piracy bills
By Craig Andersonn
Some Internet companies are using their strongest ammunition - their own websites - to try to shift public opinion to their si...
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Judges and Judiciary
Failed case management system continues to impact judicial branch
By Paul Jones
The state judicial branch's Court Case Management System project may be dead, but its impact on the branch lingers. ...
Don't start the new year unprepared. By Hilary Rowen, Jason Chorley and Benjamin Shiftan of Sedgwick LLP ...
Judges and Judiciary
Looking ahead to 2012: Making court funding a priority
By Michael Leen
The state's drastic court budget cuts set the stage for increasing problems. By Brian S. Kabateck of Kabateck Brown Kellner L...
Points to consider before filing a claim to enforce shareholder rights. By Robert M. Heller ...
Government
Email deletion policies are a blow to public accountability
By Michael Leen
Currently, local state agencies are not required to retain public records for a certain amount of time. By Philip J. Hess ...
Los Angeles officials are defending a decision not to hear public comment at a meeting over a proposed ban of medical marijua...
Law Practice
More Luce Forward partners depart before anticipated merger with McKenna Long
By Casey Sullivan
Two more partners from Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps LLP jumped ship from the firm slated to combine with McKenna Long &...
Prudential Insurance Company of America agreed Friday to a settlement that could cost it more than $200 million for having not...