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Perspective


The Internal Revenue Service's new whistle-blower program creates controversy with its cash reward incentive. By Matthew Zandi...


Law Practice


Salaries Back Up At Valley Juggernaut

Apr. 27, 2011
By Jill Redhage

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC returned its associates' base salaries to their pre-recession levels. ...


Law Practice


When Politics Interferes With Business

Apr. 27, 2011
By Jill Redhage

How should law firms balance their own values with those of their clients? That question reared its head Monday when King &...


Criminal


Attorney Blames Banks in His Defense

Apr. 27, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

Irvine lawyer Gerald L. Wolfe goes on trial today for allegedly pocketing $2 million by buying 30 homes using falsified mortga...


Judicial Profile


Susan M. Gill

Apr. 27, 2011
By Pat Alston

Superior Court Judge Kern County (Bakersfield) ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Deal Makers

Apr. 26, 2011
By Robert Pierce

Dewey & LeBoeuf Advises EBay on Purchase of Mobile App Company Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP advised eBay Inc. in yet another a...


Letter to the Editor


Letters to the Editor

Apr. 26, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

Readers comment on "A Merry-Go-Around With No Beginning and No End," by Quentin L. Kopp.


Corporate Counsel


Todd C. Murtha

Apr. 26, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

Vice President of Legal Affairs for NexTag Inc.San Mateo ...


Corporate


High Court Weighs Shareholder Suits

Apr. 26, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court weighs on Monday whether to make it harder for shareholders to sue companies as a class as it considers...


Corporate


Entrepreneurs and Investors Get Legislative Support

Apr. 26, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

Two new bills would enable socially conscious entrepreneurs to form companies tailored to specific causes. By Yuliya A. Oryol,...


Perspective


Two Steps Back

Apr. 26, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

Patients and patient safety are not to be played as a chip in a political game. By Bryan A. Liang, California Western School o...


Entertainment & Sports


Kobe Bryant and the Gay Dollar

Apr. 26, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

Alienating the gay community is not good for business. By Ara Babaian of Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP. ...


Criminal


FBI Agent Grilled in FCPA Case

Apr. 26, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

Defense lawyers spent hours grilling the lead FBI agent as prosecutors came close to finishing their case against two executiv...


Law Practice


Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker, dean of the McGeorge School of Law since 2002, announced Friday that she will step down next year ...


Law Practice


Patent Office Losing Funds

Apr. 26, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

Congress and President Barack Obama eagerly embraced the idea of allowing the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to keep its own...


Litigation


Stanford Dean Barred From Toyota Case

Apr. 26, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

A federal judge in Santa Ana has refused to allow Stanford Law School Dean Larry D. Kramer to represent Toyota in a high-profi...


Real Estate/Development


Developer Gets $5 Million Verdict

Apr. 26, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

Mega residential developer SunCal Companies won nearly $5 million in damages against a pair of entities it accused of reneging...


Personal Injury & Torts


DePuy Facing More Hip Lawsuits

Apr. 26, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

Already battling a flurry of lawsuits over one type of artificial hip it manufactured, DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. is now under fi...


Insurance


Insurance Probe Yields First Settlement

Apr. 26, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

State Controller John Chiang's office announced a settlement Friday with John Hancock Life Insurance Co. that requires the com...


Judicial Profile


Steven M. Katz

Apr. 26, 2011
By Pat Alston

Superior Court Judge Kern County (Bakersfield) ...


Discipline


Discipline

Apr. 25, 2011
By Eb Richardsonn


Law Practice


On the Move

Apr. 25, 2011
By Ben Adlin

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. tapped Mark C. Easton as its deputy general counsel. Currently a partner at O'Melveny & My...


Judicial Profile


David R. Fields

Apr. 25, 2011
By Ben Adlin

David R. Fields keeps a 'tome-like' binder on his cases, a structured approach to hearings and a kind disposition that have wo...


Judicial Profile


Joel R. Wohlfeil

Apr. 24, 2011
By Pat Broderick

Judge Joel R. Wohlfeil, a prominent San Diego plaintiffs' attorney for years, tries to provide a supportive environment for la...


Real Estate/Development


Law Firms Slow to Go Green

Apr. 23, 2011
By Anna Scott

Mahogany wood surfaces, expansive corner offices, reams of paper - law firms are hardly the most modern, environmentally frien...


ADR Provider


Robert D. Coviello

Apr. 23, 2011
By Mandy Jacksonn

Mediator and arbitrator Robert D. Coviello at ADR Services Inc. in Irvine and in private practice in San Juan Capistrano has e...


Corporate Counsel


Nicholas R. Mack

Apr. 23, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

General counsel and corporate secretary for Sungevity Oakland Oakland ...


Community News


Clorox GC Wins Pro Bono Award

Apr. 23, 2011
By Riley Guerin

Vice president and general counsel Laura Stein accepted the Association of Corporate Counsel’s Pro Bono award during a ceremon...


Community News


Attorneys and alumni of Arnold & Porter LLP gathered April 7 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the firm’s Los Angeles o...


U.S. Supreme Court


Court Asked to Restore Decency Rules

Apr. 23, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The Obama administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to restore the federal regulations governing decency standar...