Law Practice
Leniency proposal for foreign bribery prosecutions catches D.C.'s eye
By Jill Redhage
Baker & McKenzie white collar expert Robert W. Tarun in San Francisco has attracted the attention of some lawmakers with a...
As local governments consider how to regulate the growth and distribution of medical marijuana, advisers find themselves in th...
In a down economy, local officials say they've been forced to choose between reining in retirement costs and scaling back vita...
For the past 100 years, as California's freeways and highways spurred economic growth and lifted the car as a symbol of person...
Editors' Note
San Francisco-based Solazyme Inc. will supply more than 425,000 gallons of biofuel to the U.S. Navy.
An unusual case in which several children are fighting the federal government over climate change is being moved from San Fran...
Perspective
Managing school property: There’s no 'one-size-fits-all’ approach
By Sharon Liangn
With schools struggling financially, efficient use of district property is essential. By Andreas C. Chialtas and Lindsay A. Th...
Corporate
New disclosure requirements for retailers and manufacturers
By Karen Natividadn
On Jan. 1, 2012, the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act will impose new disclosure requirements on certain companies...
From Twitter to student speech, what role does the Constitution play? By Rachel Wilkes Barchie of Greenberg Glusker Fields Cla...
Perspective
Prop. 14 faces more legal challenges: Is the party over?
By Karen Natividadn
Proposition 14 faces yet another challenge, this time involving the ballot access rights of minor parties. By Jessica A. Levin...
Social gaming company Zynga Inc. has settled its copyright infringement litigation against Vostu Ltd., a Brazilian rival.
Veteran Superior Court Judge Loren Miller Jr., whose legal career spanned four decades, has died.
Business and litigation firm Bryan Cave LLP, which employs more than 1,000 lawyers and consultants in 25 offices worldwide, ha...
A former federal judge has backed out of representing the powerful Westlands Water District in a state environmental case afte...
California Supreme Court
Justices grapple with standards for self-representation for mentally ill
By Laura Ernden
The state Supreme Court wrestled Tuesday with how to apply a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing courts to disqualify me...
Litigation
Judge dismisses health care providers' suit over unpaid bills
By Mandy Jacksonn
Radiologists and a group of emergency room doctors came up short in their bid to recoup medical fees from several major healt...
San Francisco-based Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin PC is joining with international law firm Arnold & Pal...
Carmel Valley has seen a proliferation of law firms in recent years, most of them focused on servicing the biotech and high-te...