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Judges and Judiciary


Panel Receives Five Names for 2nd District Seat

Jan. 9, 2007
By Amy Yarbroughn

SAN FRANCISCO - The names of three Los Angeles Superior Court judges, a federal magistrate judge and an appellate attorney hav...


Judges and Judiciary


SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge Friday sentenced a former Silicon Valley executive to 17 years in prison, calling him a "profe...


Firm Watch


Digital Domain Lures Raskin Peter Litigator

Jan. 9, 2007
By Andrew Harmonn

LOS ANGELES - Joseph Gabriel, a partner at Raskin Peter Rubin & Simon, will move in-house this month to become general cou...


Litigation


SAN DIEGO - Lawyers for two Kurds who live in San Diego County had set their sights on suing Saddam Hussein for authorizing ge...


Judges and Judiciary


Justice Delayed: Dilemma of Habeas

Jan. 9, 2007
By Peter Blumberg

COLUMN - By Peter Blumberg - It's every appellate defense attorney's nightmare. You finally persuade a court that your client ...


SAN FRANCISCO - A group of highly regarded natural-resources, real estate, and land-use and environmental partners will join r...


Natural Resources


Energy Shortage ... What About My Practice?

Jan. 9, 2007
By Eric Berkowitzn

FORUM COLUMN - By David M. Marquez - As the era of cheap and plentiful energy starts to wane, David Marquez examines the ramif...


Firm Watch


Reed Smith Enters 2007 With Richards Butler

Jan. 9, 2007
By Alexa Hylandn

LOS ANGELES - After a year of negotiations, Reed Smith and London-based Richards Butler officially merged Jan. 1. ...


Firm Watch


Firms Expand Bankruptcy Practices

Jan. 9, 2007
By Emma Dewaldn

LOS ANGELES - Like squirrels stashing acorns, law firms are preparing for colder economic times by amping up their bankruptcy ...


Criminal


Judge Lets Pellicano Represent Himself

Jan. 9, 2007
By Jennifer Hammn

LOS ANGELES - A federal judge on Friday granted private eye Anthony Pellicano's request to represent himself at the 112-count,...


Criminal


Life Without Parole for S.F. Officer's Death

Jan. 9, 2007
By Laura Ernden

SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco jury verdict last week that will send a cop killer to prison for life without parole appears t...


Judges and Judiciary


Supreme Court Will Hear Securities-Fraud Case

Jan. 9, 2007
By Brent Kendall

WASHINGTON - In a case that could make it more difficult for shareholders to sue public companies for securities fraud, the U....


Healthcare/Hospital Law


Tenet Sues Kaiser Over Payment of Hospital Bills

Jan. 9, 2007
By Anne Marie Ruff

LOS ANGELES - Two health care giants are going to court over hospital bills. Tenet Healthcare Corp., whose 2005 revenues were ...


Firm Watch


McGuireWoods Picks Up Jenkens Lawyers

Jan. 9, 2007
By Emma Dewaldn

LOS ANGELES - It's out with the old and in with the new at a pair of Los Angeles law firms. ...


Immigration


Judge Orders Hearing for Immigrant

Jan. 9, 2007
By Sandra Hernandezn

LOS ANGELES - A federal judge said the U.S. government must provide a hearing for a Senegalese immigrant held for two years wh...


Judicial Profile


SAN FRANCISCO - After 11 years of hearing criminal and civil trials, the toughest decision for incoming San Francisco County S...


Judicial Profile


Homework King

Jan. 9, 2007
By Dennis Pfaffn

REDWOOD CITY - San Mateo Superior Court Judge Robert D. Foiles believes in thorough preparation, a quality that likely will se...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Jan. 8, 2007
By Alexa Hylandn

The newly formed firm of Dreier Stein & Kahan established offices in Santa Monica's Water Garden complex and Century City'...


Judicial Profile


LONE JUSTICE

Jan. 7, 2007
By Andrew Harmon

LOS ANGELES - On a recent Tuesday morning, Judge Victor E. Chavez admonished an experienced trial attorney who, while cross-ex...


Law Practice


Lockyer Leaves Powerful Legacy

Jan. 6, 2007
By David Houstonn

SACRAMENTO - Attorney General Bill Lockyer leaves the state's top law-enforcement office this week with an eight-year legacy o...


Immigration


Surviving Audits

Jan. 6, 2007
By Eric Berkowitzn

FOCUS COLUMN - By C. Matthew Schulz and Kelly Going - Some planning could help companies survive the government's stepped-up e...


Litigation


Disneyland Settles Suit Over Ride

Jan. 6, 2007
By Jim Adamekn

SANTA ANA - Barely six months after the California Supreme Court declared roller coasters are "common carriers" with special d...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge Sets Clergy Abuse Trial Dates

Jan. 6, 2007
By Sandra Hernandezn

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles judge Thursday set trial dates and consolidated more than 20 civil lawsuits involving sexual-abuse...


Government


Make Way for Iraqis

Jan. 6, 2007
By Eric Berkowitzn

FORUM COLUMN - By Pamela Hartman - The United States has a moral responsibility to provide a haven for the refugees driven fro...


Criminal


LOS ANGELES - Private-eye-to-the-stars Anthony Pellicano initially planned to represent himself against wiretapping and racket...


LOS ANGELES - A private memorial will take place Feb. 10 to celebrate the life of criminal defense attorney Terrence Allan Rod...


Labor/Employment


Audit Thy Work Force

Jan. 6, 2007
By Eric Berkowitzn

EMPLOYMENT COLUMN - By Mary C. Dollarhide - Wage-and-hour suits are not going away, so employers should conduct their own audi...


Firm Watch


Path to New Law Firm Job Takes a Detour

Jan. 6, 2007
By Linda Rapattoni

SACRAMENTO - Richard Costigan left the governor's office to join McKenna Long & Aldrich, an international full-service law...


Immigration


'The Wall' Builds More Problems Than It Stops

Jan. 6, 2007
By Eric Berkowitzn

FORUM COLUMN - By Mary Jane Weaver - Immigration lawyer Mary Jane Weaver snapped when a client asked whether it bothered her t...


Firm Watch


SAN FRANCISCO - Bill Lann Lee, the nation's chief civil rights prosecutor under President Clinton, has left Lieff Cabraser Hei...