The three remaining partners from the former Roberts, Raspe & Blanton LLP have closed shop to join Hill, Farrer & Burr...
Solo and Small Firms
Three friends who started a law firm together split the down times and the profits.
By Gabe Friedmann
Despite the advice from other colleagues, the three partners behind Doll, Amir & Eley LLP said they have no written partne...
Insurance
How to increase the prospects of coverage for SEC settlements
By Sharon Liangn
Bear Stearns' settlement with the SEC should serve as a warning to insureds entering into such agreements. By Joan M. Cotkin o...
Los Angeles has filed suit against financial services firm Northern Trust Corp. over allegations the company mismanaged the as...
Lawyers for Google Inc. were shut down Wednesday when they attempted to file an amicus brief in ongoing litigation between mus...
Real Estate/Development
Landlords and commercial tenants spar over renewals
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
Lawyers say disputes over commercial lease renewals have become common, often ending in arbitrations, and that combative clima...
Republican resistance to Los Angeles lawyer Paul J. Watford, a supposed consensus nominee for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Ap...
Edward R. Kolker, a mediator and arbitrator with ADR Services Inc. in San Diego, had an unusual career path: He was a judge ea...
Facebook Inc. finally pulled the trigger on one of the most highly anticipated initial public offerings in recent memory, with...
Senior VP, Legal and Government Affairs SunEdison Belmont ...
Litigation
Delaware federal court adopts new rules for conducting discovery
By Michael Leen
The new requirements and roles for clients and counsel litigating in the Delaware federal court system. By Daniel B. Garrie of...
A 9th Circuit ruling serves as a sobering reminder of the force and scope of the doctrine of mootness. By Zareh A. Jaltorossia...
The number one cause of trust and estate litigation is simple: Someone feels treated unfairly. By Michael Burstein of Burstein...
Plaintiffs' attorneys are in a unique position to plan their income and save taxes. ...
Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday announced the appointment of two people to judgeships in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. ...
A decorated and disabled U.S. Army veteran on Wednesday sued to obtain spousal benefits for her same-sex partner in what is be...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit to rule on release of Prop. 8 trial videotapes
By John Roemer
The 9th Circuit plans to announce its decision Thursday on the public release of videotapes made of the 2010 district court be...
A group of U.S. solar manufacturers who have filed a trade case alleging unfair practices by China are lauding an ITC determin...
Users of Megaupload.com, the file sharing service whose leaders were charged with criminal conspiracy last month, may be able ...
More than 100 workers at Inland Empire warehouses will keep their jobs after a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction W...
Critics of Tuesday's blanket order allowing regular media access to juvenile dependency courts are predicting more delays and ...
Troubles for law schools over their graduate employment figures grew Wednesday as a group of plaintiffs class action attorneys...
A Paul Hastings LLP legal team advised a subsidary of Japan's largest home builder in buying out the California Public Employe...
Entertainment & Sports
Law firm helps Disney expand in India
By Jason W. Armstrong And Sean Win
Covington & Burling LLP represented The Walt Disney Co. in its acquisition of a controlling interest in UTV Software Commu...
Judges and Judiciary
When judges return to the bar, ethical questions arise
By Emily Green
How should judges deal with lawyers who used to be their colleagues? That's the question some courts have had to grapple with ...
The first-to-file system poses problems for biotech because of patent law's written description requirement. By George Yu of S...
A well-intentioned initiative geared to protect our drinking water has strayed far from its purpose. By Anthony T. Caso of Cha...