Musick Peeler, a California law firm with six offices throughout the state, has added four lawyers to its Orange County, Westl...
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP will soon have a snappy new moniker - Paul Hastings LLP. ...
Acting Oakland City Attorney Barbara J. Parker can remove "acting" from her title. ...
When a team of five M&A lawyers left Cooley LLP to join Dewey & LeBoeuff LLP's Palo Alto office two years ago, one of ...
Government
Obama taps openly gay man as federal judge in Central District
By Robert Iafolla
The Obama administration tapped Michael W. Fitzgerald to be a judge in California's Central District on Wednesday, marking the...
The Heller Ehrman estate came up short this week in its attempts to blame former shareholders now with Covington & Burling...
Perspective
Botox and e-Commerce: Take two aspirin and call your lawyer in the morning
By Seena Nikravann
E-commerce deals for cosmetic medical procedures push the legal limits. By Lara M. Krieger of Greines, Martin, Stein & Ric...
Perspective
Debate rages over FCPA enforcement: a 30,000-foot perspective
By Genevieve Knollen
Not suffering in silence anymore, businesses push back with proposed amendments to FCPA enforcement. By Mike Emmick of Sheppar...
Securities
SEC issues final rules to implement Dodd-Frank whistle-blower provisions
By Genevieve Knollen
New rules incentivize employee whistle-blowers to bypass their company's internal reporting system and go directly to the SEC....
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Free speech protects man's anti-Obama rants
By John Roemer
La Mesa resident Walter Bagdasarian's violent racist postings about Barack Obama two weeks before the 2008 election were not "...
Judges and Judiciary
Judicial Council commitee polls judges on AOC
By Don De Benedictis
A Judicial Council committee is polling 3,500 judges, court officials, bar leaders and others on how well they think the Admin...
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's order of default against a group of production company defendan...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Government doubles down on health care fraud
By Mandy Jacksonn
While funding for federal health care fraud investigations has doubled during President Barack Obama's time in office, the num...
Securities
Mortgage-backed securities cases wind their way through system
By Jill Redhage
Wells Fargo & Co.'s $125 million settlement of a lawsuit claiming it misrepresented the risk of its mortgage-backed securi...
Due to criticism over a court security plan and budget cuts, Marin County juvenile court will shut its doors. ...
In a big boost to copyright holders in California's music industry, China's largest Internet search provider announced Tuesday...
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to commission a report on how other cities provide legal services. ...
FBI agents arrested 16 purported hackers accused of coordinating a cyber attack against PayPal Inc. after it denied service to...
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, the Irvine-based intellectual property law powerhouse, will becfome the latest firm to op...
The DOJ is on pace to file fewer enforcement actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act than any year since 2006. But obs...
Labor/Employment
Employment lawyers continue to wait for Brinker decision
By Laura Ernden
Employment lawyers continue to wait for a decision in Brinker on whether employers have to ensure that workers take meal and r...
Corporate
Using financial experts strategically and cost effectively
By Genevieve Knollen
A cost-saving measure for in-house counsel engaged in commercial litigation. By Gilda R. Turitz of Sideman & Bancroft LLP,...
Labor/Employment
When are employees entitled to split shift premium pay?
By Sharon Liangn
The split shift premium is one of the many potential pitfalls for employers unfamiliar with the Labor Code and relevant wage o...
Taxpayers, there is still time to declare previously hidden income and foreign accounts. By Robert W. Wood of Wood LLP ...
Perspective
Don't underestimate the risks of being a secured creditor in a bankruptcy case
By Karen Natividadn
To maximize profits, purchasers should have a good general understanding of the bankruptcy process before acquiring promissory...
Perspective
With budget approved, gutting of redevelopment agencies begins
By Genevieve Knollen
Two trailer bills attempt to pave the way for redevelopment agencies to continue to operate. By Ursula Hyman and Peter Gutierr...
Opening statements kicked off Monday in the criminal trial of Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Harvey A. Silberman, acc...
A federal judge denied a motion to dismiss a class action brought by gay California state employees challenging their spouses'...
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. agreed to pay $27.3 million to resolve allegations it conspired with Netflix Inc. to divide the market fo...
California Supreme Court
Group files suit to stop redevelopment funds grab
By Ben Adlin
Seeking to stop the state from redistributing its funds, a group filed a lawsuit Monday before the California Supreme Court al...