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Appellate Practice


Appellate Victory Not in the Cards

Aug. 15, 2008
By Noah Barronn

There are no more tricks left for a retired lawyer who practiced amateur magic. He died before an appellate court rejected hi...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Aug. 14, 2008
By Jill Redhage

Latham Partner Jumps to Jones Day


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Still Standing

Aug. 14, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

Finding a person with standing to bring a financial elder abuse action can be a real problem, writes Phil Brown. - Focus Colum...


Litigation


Sculptor Denies Using Doll Sketches

Aug. 14, 2008
By Jason W. Armstrong

Trying to block Mattel’s bid for damages in the Bratz case, a lawyer for MGA Entertainment on Tuesday questioned a doll sculpt...


In-House Counsel


On A Tightrope

Aug. 14, 2008
By David Houstonn

A Company's Careful Course in Extracting Bad Guys at the Top ...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


On decisions involving summary judgment, the pendulum is swinging too far in the direction of efficiency and reduced costs and...


Law Practice


A federal judge on Tuesday heard live video testimony from two former high-ranking judicial officers in India as defense attor...


Law Practice


Mukasey Says Professionalism Is Restored at DOJ

Aug. 14, 2008
By Lawrence Hurleyn

Attorney General Michael Mukasey used an appearance at the American Bar Association’s annual meeting Tuesday to pledge that pr...


Law Practice


Firms don’t like to talk about it, but disputes over legal bills have risen sharply in recent months. ...


Litigation


L.A. Targets Insurers With Unlikely Law

Aug. 14, 2008
By Evan George

Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo is increasingly replacing flashier criminal charges with less common civil litigati...


Judicial Profile


Peacemaker

Aug. 14, 2008
By Jason Armstrongn

Family law Judge Carol D. Codrington finds her Hemet court being put to the test by an increase in domestic violence cases bro...


Law Practice


Pending legislation could generate roughly $5 billion to renovate and replace California’s aging courthouses. Many are rife wi...


In-House Counsel


The Green Evolution

Aug. 14, 2008
By David Houstonn

Sustainability's Corporate Challenge ...


In-House Counsel


Lock Box

Aug. 14, 2008
By David Houstonn

Protecting Your Company's Trade Secrets ...


In-House Counsel


Hail to the Filip Memo

Aug. 14, 2008
By David Houstonn

The DOJ's Latest Approach to Privilege and the Prosecution of Businesses ...


In-House Counsel


Corporate Counsel

Aug. 14, 2008
By Riley Guerin

The Daily Journal's first annual Corporate Counsel supplement examines tensions between corporations and their lawyers over ri...


In-House Counsel


High Profile

Aug. 14, 2008
By Heidi Fikstadn

For our first-ever supplement devoted to corporate counsel, the Daily Journal wanted to highlight lawyers working in house on ...


In-House Counsel


Defending Derivative Litigation

Aug. 14, 2008
By David Houstonn

A General Counsel's Survival Guide ...


In-House Counsel


It's All In the Details

Aug. 14, 2008
By David Houstonn

Overlooked Issues in Drafting Arbitration Clauses ...


In-House Counsel


Company Confidential

Aug. 14, 2008
By David Houstonn

Stop Employees From Carting Your Secrets Out the Door ...


In-House Counsel


The Thin Gray Line

Aug. 14, 2008
By David Houstonn

In-House Counsel Navigate a Peculiar Ethical Existence ...


In-House Counsel


Value Added

Aug. 14, 2008
By Jill Redhage

Over the Edge: GCs Take Action to Stem the Tide of Rising Legal Bills ...


In-House Counsel


Ten Questions You Should Ask Your IP Attorney

Aug. 14, 2008
By David Houstonn

(and the Answers You Should Look For) ...


In-House Counsel


Too Much Information

Aug. 14, 2008
By David Houstonn

Proposed FASB Statement No. 5 Accounting Standards Should Concern Companies and Counsel When It Comes to Disclosure of Environ...


In-House Counsel


Attorney-Client Privilege

Aug. 14, 2008
By David Houstonn

and the In-House Counsel ...


In-House Counsel


Order in the House

Aug. 14, 2008
By David Houstonn

Are Your Information Management Programs Up-To-Date? ...


In-House Counsel


A Moving Target

Aug. 14, 2008
By David Houstonn

Keeping Antitrust Compliance Programs in Step With a Changing Landscape ...


In-House Counsel


Expectation Game

Aug. 14, 2008
By David Houstonn

Managing the Rock Star CEO ...


Law Practice


Jurors Hear the Last of Pellicano Recordings

Aug. 14, 2008
By Alan Mittelstaedtn

Federal prosecutors played the last of the 34 recorded conversations between attorney Terry N. Christensen and private investi...


Law Practice


Justices Leave Exxon Valdez Issue to 9th Circuit

Aug. 14, 2008
By Lawrence Hurleyn

The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to rule on whether plaintiffs in the Exxon Valdez oil spill case should receive interest on...