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INDUSTRIAL

Sep. 17, 2008
By Carla Pinedan

TORRANCE - TA Associates Realty acquired a portfolio of 13 industrial properties from Storm Properties Inc. for more than $52 ...


Law Practice


After a year of talks initiated by the San Francisco-based firm, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has merged with 55-attorne...


California Courts of Appeal


New Financial Reporting for Drug Officers Halted

Sep. 16, 2008
By Peter Matuszakn

A federal appeals court has temporarily halted new LAPD financial disclosure rules for gang and narcotics officers who routine...


Judges and Judiciary


Judges expressed frustration Monday with the slow pace and surging costs of building a new federal courthouse in downtown Los ...


Law Practice


If Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has personal knowledge about the state's efforts to ease overcrowding in its prisons, he can't b...


Law Practice


O'Melveny, Latham Pair Napster, Best Buy

Sep. 16, 2008
By Devan Mcclainen

O'Melveny & Myers and Latham & Watkins teamed up to aid digital music provider Napster Inc. as it was acquired by cons...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Fleshing Out the ADA

Sep. 16, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

The EEOC’s most recent Fact Sheet joins a growing body of informal guidance the agency has issued to the public seeking to bet...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Venue reform, part of the Patent Reform Act, would restore credibility and eminence to federal court patent litigation, writes...


Law Practice


Web Exclusive - The former CEO of KB Home resolved federal civil allegations that he backdated stock options on Monday, but hi...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Sep. 16, 2008
By Jonathan Vaniann

Latham & Watkins has snagged an Ernst & Young partner for its Bay Area tax department.


Law Practice


Heller Ehrman, Mayer Brown Merger Is Off

Sep. 16, 2008
By Maya Meinert And Rebecca U. Cho

Merger talks between Heller Ehrman and Mayer Brown dissolved over the weekend after as many as 40 attorneys, including two key...


Litigation


Rail Suits Face Fight, Lawyers Say

Sep. 16, 2008
By Jim Adamekn

Despite early indications that Metrolink was responsible for the deadliest train crash in 15 years, plaintiffs' attorneys expe...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Getting an Earful on Earmarks

Sep. 16, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

Though John McCain constantly derides earmarks as evil, many earmark originate with an ordinary group of citizens seeking to f...


Healthcare/Hospital Law


County supervisors today will consider how much tobacco settlement money they should give to the county's free clinics, or whe...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Deal with It

Sep. 16, 2008
By Alexia Garamfalvin

M&A Confidential: The Role of Nondisclosure Agreements ...


Corporate Counsel


"We believe that we can enhance shareholder value by growing the company through acquisitions," said Kay Rustand, vice preside...


Large Firms


From Lawyer of Mush to Man of Iron

Sep. 16, 2008
By Noah Barronn

Attorney Steve Spitz found an antidote to his stressful life of turmoil - train for a triathlon. Now he's dropped 90 pounds, w...


Insites


REDEVELOPMENT

Sep. 16, 2008
By Carla Pinedan

SAN DIEGO - San Diego City Attorney Mike Aguirre charged former Centre City Development Corp. president Nancy Graham with thre...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Joint mediation sessions allow parties to collaborate to resolve the problem they share — the litigation itself — without the ...


Law Practice


Judge Keeps Alive iPhone Class Action

Sep. 16, 2008
By Craig Andersonn

A federal judge said Friday he would not dismiss a class action against Apple Inc. over allegations the company violated feder...


Large Firms


O'Melveny Partners Confirm Chair to Third Term

Sep. 16, 2008
By Rebecca U. Cho

A tumultuous path to the O'Melveny & Myers chairmanship ended for A.B. Culvahouse Jr. last week, with the confirmation of ...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Boxed In by Your Inbox

Sep. 16, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

It's amazing how much legal work you can actually accomplish when you stop checking your e-mail every 30 seconds, writer Nora ...


Law Practice


A controversial immunity law will be put into play this week as the government moves to dismiss more than three dozen lawsuits...


Law Practice


Santa Clara County Gets a New Presiding Judge

Sep. 16, 2008
By Dhyana Levey

Web Exclusive - Jamie A. Jacobs has been elected presiding judge of the Santa Clara County Superior Court. She'll take over in...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


A Catch-22 on Harrassment

Sep. 16, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

China is one of the most dynamic legal systems in the worlds, and there are clear indications that it is taking sexual harassm...


Litigation


Court Battle Looms Over Priests' Files

Sep. 16, 2008
By Sandra Hernandezn

Nearly a year after it appeared the nation's most expensive clergy abuse case had settled, a new legal quarrel is brewing over...


Judicial Profile


Working It Out

Sep. 16, 2008
By Pat Alston

Physical fitness buff Gerard S. Brown, who spends his lunch hours at the gym, brings an energy to the Chino court bench tha...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Sep. 15, 2008
By Jim Adamekn

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Sep. 15, 2008
By Jonathan Vaniann

Greenberg Traurig grows its business reorganization and bankruptcy practice in Los Angeles.


Judicial Profile


Dedicated to Duty

Sep. 14, 2008
By Amanda Becker

Judge David M. Gill is always on the job - even driving his car over an embankment in the rain didn't deter him from showing...