The most significant changes to federal sentencing guidelines since 1992 are expected to benefit lower profile white-collar cr...

Judge Lawrence Brown, who fought against judicial discretion as a prosecutor, is now a true believer in that power.

Associate general counsel Joseph K. West recounts Wal-Mart's efforts to enhance diversity in its legal department and in its r...

Successful on-campus interviews depend on the approach of both attorneys and law students. By Leigh Ryan of Paul, Hastings, Ja...

Although criticized by many, a recent state appellate decision actually enhances due process safeguards for arbitration. By Sa...

With increasing frequency, clients are demanding diverse legal representation. Where does your firm stand? By Nicole Diaz and ...

Davis Polk & Wardwell, led by Menlo Park-based partners Julia Cowles and William Kelly, represented Oracle in a $1 billion...

The disparity between how America treats sex and violence took center stage at the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday as the justices ...

Diana P. Scott, a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig in Los Angeles, died Saturday of cancer at her home in Beverly Hills. She w...

A federal jury Tuesday unanimously awarded a former Los Angeles Police officer nearly $4 million in a retaliation suit that ac...

Californians facing foreclosure do not have a private right to sue their lenders under a state law requiring banks to pursue l...

The fake company former Morrison & Foerster partner Jonathan Dickstein and his wife are charged with creating was set up t...

A better approach to recruiting is to identify people who will provide your firm with long-term service. By Robert E. Williams...

Google Inc. announced the tentative approval of a class action settlement of a lawsuit filed by people who complained that the...

In an intellectual property battle playing out in federal court between Oracle Corp. and SAP AG, a jury must decide how much S...

Some California Supreme Court justices appeared troubled Tuesday that lawyers can use the state's mediation confidentiality la...

After years of bowing to the demands of law firms' perpetually skyrocketing hourly rates, general counsel have finally found a...

An American Indian tribe filed suit to block one of the nation's largest solar power projects, saying the federal government r...

Changes in rules for the sale of violent video games, long protected as free speech by appellate courts, could be a death blow...

Chief Campus Counsel for UC Riverside Riverside ...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel considering the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy on Monday let the policy s...

Health care giant McKesson Corp. is set to acquire privately held US Oncology Inc. in a deal valued at $2.16 billion. ...

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a patent infringement case pitting Stanford University against Roche subsidiary. ...

The federal government ready to reverse a 30-year precedent allowing patents for genetic material, but supports patents for bi...

Lawyers for the State of Arizona tried to persuade a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel to permit enforcement of the stat...

A federal judge late Friday ordered a new trial on all of Mattel Inc.’s initial claims against MGA Entertainment. ...

MGA Entertainment seeks to halt discovery in a case in which O'Melveny & Myers accuses MGA of refusing to pay $10.2 millio...

There are many ways to completely avoid the estate tax. By Bruce Givner and Owen Kaye of Givner & Kaye. ...

Insurers would benefit from investigating accidents on their own when they occur. By Noelle M. Natoli-Duffy of Foley & Man...

Understanding how regulations affect the standard of care in nursing home facilities should be a priority for litigators. By L...