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Government


Archdiocese Fighting SF Over Big Tax Bill

Feb. 11, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

The Archdiocese of San Francisco is in court fighting the City of San Francisco over a $20 million property tax bill it claims...


Perspective


'Freedom to Contract’ Is Hardly Ideal

Feb. 11, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

Robert Bezemek of Oakland reacts to David N. Mayer's book "Liberty of Contract: Rediscovering a Lost Constitutional Right." ...


Intellectual Property


Morgan Lewis Malpractice Case Tossed

Feb. 11, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

Palo Alto-based maker of electronic billboards waited too long to sue Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP for fraud because a form...


Labor/Employment


As more men file sexual harassment complaints than ever before, experts say the trend marks a shift in how co-workers, employe...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Proposal Calls for State Bar Changes

Feb. 11, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

California lawyers would no longer elect other lawyers to run the State Bar under a proposal put forward by the bar's presiden...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Movers & Dealmakers

Feb. 10, 2011
By Carla Pinedan

The Los Angeles office of Holland & Knight LLP will be moving from its current office in the Library Tower, where it has b...


Law Practice


Video Game Lawyers Launch Bar Association

Feb. 10, 2011
By Jean Luc Renault

The Video Game Bar Association aims to give attorneys an open forum for discussion on legal issues facing the industry and hel...


Judicial Profile


Nancy Gast

Feb. 10, 2011
By Pat Alston

With a hefty traffic court calendar of more than 250 cases daily, Commissioner Nancy Gast has no time for rubberneckers.


Top Firms


Top Firms

Feb. 10, 2011
By Riley Guerin

Read the Daily Journal's annual lists of the largest law firms in the state. Plus find out who is the law firm leader of year....


Top Firms


The Next Law Firm Leaders

Feb. 10, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

To hear new partners explain it, promotion in 2010 was much more about the client than about hours. Lawyers who crossed the th...


Top Firms


A Passion for Emerging Companies

Feb. 10, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

Alan C. Mendelson and Patrick A. Pohlen, co-chairs of Latham & Watkins LLP's Emerging Companies Practice say they offer bo...


Top Firms


At Arent Fox, attorneys with different backgrounds organize around the automotive industry to provide a suite of legal service...


Top Firms


Navigating the New Transnational Litigation

Feb. 10, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

When Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP announced in December it had created a practice to handle transnational litigation, the f...


Criminal


Cops Need Cause for Car Computer Searches

Feb. 10, 2011
By Laura Ernden

In a case of first impression, a state appellate court ruled Tuesday that police need to have probable cause to search a vehic...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dickstein Lands Former Orrick IP Partner

Feb. 10, 2011
By Ben Adlin

Former Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP partner Robert W. Dickerson, an intellectual property litigator, jumped to the L...


Top Firms


When wage-and-hour class actions strike - and in California, they often do - Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP's labor...


Law Practice


A Lawyer’s Guide to Financial Security

Feb. 10, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

Financial planning tips to help lawyers navigate through cash flow demands. By Patrick McCabe of Morrison & Foerster and K...


Technology & Science


New laws such as the "Red Flag Rules" and "Do Not Track" provide consumers with more privacy protection. By Diane L. Becker of...


Top Firms


The Little Land Use Firm That Could

Feb. 10, 2011
By Susan Mcraen

Lawyers at Armbruster Goldsmith & Devac LLP are used to working on eye-catching projects, such as the Hollywood & Vine...


Law Practice


Three Leave Wilson Sonsini

Feb. 10, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

Arnold & Porter LLP picked up three intellectual property litigators from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC, led by ...


Over the past year, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP's real estate, land-use and environmental group has led the figh...


Intellectual Property


Lawsuit Over Blue Jeans Logo Restored

Feb. 10, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

Owners of famous trademarks got some good news from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which revived Levi Strauss & Co...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Runaway attorney fees hinder settlement in landlord-tenant habitability cases. By Malcolm Sher. ...


Top Firms


Vying for the Best In Intellectual Property

Feb. 10, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

In a market crowded with intellectual property attorneys, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP's intellectual property gr...


Government


Audit Faults Courts Computer System

Feb. 10, 2011
By Emily Green

A state auditor has found key problems in the state judiciary's computer technology initiative. ...


Litigation


High Court Leaning Against Big Rigs

Feb. 10, 2011
By Laura Ernden

The state Supreme Court appeared ready to rule Tuesday that truck drivers parked on the shoulder can be held liable when anoth...


Perspective


Kaplan Gets Tested

Feb. 10, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

Can checking a job applicant's credit history exert a "disparate impact" on certain types of people? By D. Gregory Valenza of ...


Litigation


Patton Boggs Sues Gibson Dunn in Chevron Case

Feb. 10, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

Patton Boggs LLP and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher have taken aim at each other in litigation related to an environmental case a...


Top Firms


Creating a 'Lateral Float’ to Success

Feb. 10, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

For the past decade, Guy N. Halgren has perfected a process he calls "the tour." ...


Top Firms


Writing the Book on Privacy for a New Era

Feb. 10, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

One day, it was all there. The movie you just rented from Blockbuster.com, the comment your best friend made on Amazon, and yo...