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Criminal


D.C. Firm Hires FCPA Prosecutor in L.A.

Jul. 12, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

Paul Weiss in Washington, D.C. made a cross-country grab for a federal prosecutor from Los Angeles in an effort to build its w...


Law Practice


Legal Jobs Drop in June

Jul. 12, 2011
By Casey Sullivan

Legal jobs fell by the wayside in the month of June, continuing a nationwide trend of higher unemployment levels in both priva...


Law Practice


Pro Bono Work Gets Devalued

Jul. 12, 2011
By Casey Sullivan

The decline of pro bono work in 2010 was not only caused by greed, industry insiders say, but by a few ways the practice has b...


Litigation


Bratz Attorney Fees Recommended

Jul. 12, 2011
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

The discovery master in the Bratz doll fight has recommended that the doll manufacturer, MGA Entertainment Inc., receive $108 ...


Judicial Profile


John P. Vander Feer

Jul. 12, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

John P. Vander Feer renders quick decisions, lawyers said, but you'd better keep him informed.


Intellectual Property


Content Owners May Face Uphill Battle

Jul. 12, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

A string of Nevada district court rulings dismissing lawsuits by a Las Vegas-based copyright enforcer that works with newspape...


Criminal


D.C. Firm HIres FCPA Prosecutor in L.A.

Jul. 12, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

Paul Weiss in Washington, D.C. made a cross-country grab for a federal prosecutor from Los Angeles in an effort to build its w...


Entertainment & Sports


ABC's Online Soaps May Start a Trend

Jul. 12, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

After cancelling "One Life to Live" and "All My Children," ABC announced they woill be reborn online through an unusual licens...


Law Practice


Big Firms' Losses are Small Firms' Gain

Jul. 12, 2011
By Susan Mcraen

As the number of entry-level jobs for lawyers a big firms continues to slide, small and midsize firms are stepping in to take...


Immigration


Domestic Violence Victims Gain Asylum

Jul. 12, 2011
By John Roemer

The government's grant of political asylum to Heydi Ojeda Cachon on social group membership grounds could signal a change in f...


Law Practice


On The Move

Jul. 11, 2011
By Casey Sullivan

Polsinelli Shughart PC picked up Lisa Greer Quateman and her team of five attorneys from Quateman LLP for the firm's new Los A...


Discipline


Discipline

Jul. 11, 2011
By David Mcafeen

William Randolph Wahl III, 41, Scottsdale, Ariz., was disbarred following his disbarment in Arizona for practicing law while s...


Corporate Counsel


Eric Whitaker

Jul. 11, 2011
By Jill Redhage

General Counsel for Tesla Motors Inc. Palo Alto ...


Judicial Profile


James E. Horan

Jul. 11, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

Judge James E. Horan says his background and experiences keep him open-minded.


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Lessons learned as a guest of the U.s. Army War College at their National Security Seminar. By Joan B. Kessler of ADR Services...


Books


Risk of Liability in Employment Testing

Jul. 9, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

The legal and ethical issues involved in designing psychological tests for hiring purposes. By David L. Shapiro of Nova Southe...


Labor/Employment


Ramifications of a state Supreme Court decision for wage-and-hour law will significantly impact those doing business in Califo...


Perspective


Property Title Changes: Share and Share Alike?

Jul. 9, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

What may seem like a gift of one-half of the equity in the home may be something quite different. By Stacy D. Phillips of Phil...


U.S. Supreme Court


High Court Snatchs Up Ninth Circuit Clerks

Jul. 9, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

Six law clerks from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals have landed coveted clerkships at the U.S. Supreme Court for the upc...


Healthcare/Hospital Law


UCLA Health System to Pay Fine

Jul. 9, 2011
By Mandy Jacksonn

UCLA Health System will pay an $865,500 fine and develop new policies and procedures related to privacy and security of patien...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Nokia Must Arbitrate Price-Fixing Claims

Jul. 9, 2011
By Jill Redhage

A federal judge has ruled that Nokia Corp. must arbitrate its federal price-fixing claims against flat screen panel manufactur...


Judges and Judiciary


Group Culls Dissent on the Bench

Jul. 9, 2011
By Emily Green

In the two years since its creation, the Alliance of California Judges has gone from fringe to mainstream. The question is: wi...


ADR Provider


J. Richard Haden

Jul. 9, 2011
By Mandy Jacksonn

Retired judge and San Diego Padres baseball fan J. Richard Haden, a neutral with JAMS in San Diego, borrows from the playbook ...


Perspective


Thomas H. Clarke Jr. writes in response to "An Unintended Consequence of the Endangered Species Act." ...


Solo and Small Firms


After eight years of helping local school districts deal with special education issues as a partner at Rutan & Tucker LLP,...


Intellectual Property


Apple Fails to Get Injunction

Jul. 9, 2011
By Craig Anderson

Apple Inc. has failed to persuade an Oakland federal judge to order online retailer Amazon.com, Inc. to stop using the term "A...


State Bar & Bar Associations


State Bar Commitee Weighs Proposals

Jul. 9, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

A State Bar committee is poised to weigh shortening the bar exam to two days and eliminating the collection of gender and race...


Entertainment & Sports


Internet Privacy Is a Game to Developer

Jul. 9, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

Ahead of its expected IPO, social game developer Zynga launched a game Thursday that guides players through its privacy polici...


Intellectual Property


Internet Providers Sign On to Piracy Crackdown

Jul. 9, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

After years of discussions, leaders from the film, television, music and internet service provider industries have agreed to a...


Law Practice


Chicago law firm Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon LLP is in negotiations with Boston-based Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge ...