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Aspatore Books invited two California lawyers to write chapters in two new books from its Inside the Mind series, which are av...


Law Practice


GOVERNOR DECLARES DAY FOR PRO BONO LUMINARY

May 29, 2002
By Stefanie Knapp

April 24 was no ordinary day this year in California; Gov. Gray Davis proclaimed it Alec Cory Day in honor of one of the found...


Labor/Employment


Screw Tightens

May 29, 2002
By Contributing Writer

Employment Law Column - By Sam McAdam and David Kadue - The first three years of Gov. Gray Davis' administration have brought ...


Law Practice


REAL PROPERTY SECTION CHOOSES VICE CHAIRMAN

May 29, 2002
By Stefanie Knapp

The zoning and land use subsection of the State Bar's real property law section appointed Scott Birkey as its vice chairman on...


Law Practice


MCCUTCHEN DOYLE PARTNER HEADS BANKRUPTCY FORUM

May 29, 2002
By Stefanie Knapp

The California Bankruptcy Forum named Randy Michelson its president for a one-year term. Michelson, partner in San Francisco'...


Law Practice


S.F. LAND USE SPECIALIST BECOMES ACADEMY FELLOW

May 29, 2002
By Stefanie Knapp

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences elected William Coblentz to its 2002 class. Coblentz, name partner at Coblentz Patch...


Firm Watch


One Sacramento lawyer, Brian Toman , has decided to leave the state capital for private practice in the Bay Area. Toman, the f...


Labor/Employment


Vague Language

May 29, 2002
By Contributing Writer

Employment Law Column - By Frank Cronin - Discrimination against individuals with disabilities has been illegal in California ...


Law Practice


San Francisco's Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe honored six professional staff members with its annual Professional Staff ...


Law Practice


FARELLA BRAUN PARTNER NABS WILEY MANUEL AWARD

May 29, 2002
By Stefanie Knapp

Legal Aid of the North Bay presented the Wiley W. Manuel Award to Paul "Skip" Spaulding, partner at San Francisco's Farella Br...


Labor and employment partner Anthony Oncidi has left the Los Angeles office of Dallas-based Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & F...


Firm Watch


Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal is acquiring the New York law firm RubinBaum , enhancing its East Coast presence. Fifty Rubi...


Firm Watch


Two former Environmental Protection Agency lawyers have left their respective law firms to start an environmental law boutique...


Transactions


PURCHASE BRINGS NEW NAME TO ACCELERATED

May 29, 2002
By Stefanie Knapp

Accelerated Networks Inc. acquired Occam Networks Inc. With this deal, the Occam subsidiary became the majority shareholder of...


Labor/Employment


Changing Jobs

May 29, 2002
By Contributing Writer

Employment Law Column - By Michael D. Young - Can an employer prevent its employee from working for a competitor by inserting ...


Law Practice


TAX COMMISSION SELECTS JUST FOURTH U.S. MEMBER

May 29, 2002
By Stefanie Knapp

The Tax Commission of the Union Internationale des Avocats elected Nicholas Freud, 60, to join its ranks April 10. Freud, part...


Law Practice


TWO PRACTICES GIVE KIDS POINTERS ON LAWYERING

May 29, 2002
By Stefanie Knapp

Two California firms opened their doors to local children recently. Walnut Creek's Archer Norris hosted 12 young girls, rangin...


Transactions


STORAGE SOFTWARE FIRM NETS NEARLY $18 MILLION

May 29, 2002
By Stefanie Knapp

InterSAN Inc. has closed its third round of funding, bringing in nearly $18 million. The deal was announced May 13. Worldview ...


Law Practice


ENVIRONMENT TOPS STATE MINING GROUP'S AGENDA

May 29, 2002
By Stefanie Knapp

Malcom Weiss, partner at Los Angeles' Jeffer Mangels Butler & Marmaro, spoke at the California Mining Association's "Calif...


Labor/Employment


Holding the Fort

May 29, 2002
By Contributing Writer

Lately, management practitioners of traditional labor law have been assaulted for the side they take in labor-management dispu...


Law Practice


LITIGATOR WILL CHAIR CONSTRUCTION FORUM

May 29, 2002
By Stefanie Knapp

The American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry elected John Heisse II as its chair-elect. Heisse, managing p...


Labor/Employment


Know Thy Hires

May 29, 2002
By Contributing Writer

Employment Law Column - By Theodora R. Lee - The Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 1681, et seq., is the federal la...


Labor/Employment


Time After Time

May 29, 2002
By Erik Cummins

The lawyers who negotiated the $250 million State Farm gender discrimination settlement in 1992 are on the forefront of the la...


Six Kring & Chung attorneys donned sports attire and sunscreen on May 19 to participate in the 25th Anniversary Kring &...


Law Practice


HOGE FENTON PARTNER RETURNS TO THE BOOKS

May 29, 2002
By Stefanie Knapp

Steve Sherman, partner at Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel in San Francisco, is hitting the books again - this time at the Bernar...


Law Practice


The Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association has elected associate Judy Lam of Santa Monica's Alschuler Grossman Stein ...


Law Practice


OXNARD LAWYER JOINS ESTATE PLANNING GROUP

May 29, 2002
By Stefanie Knapp

Janet Reese joined the ranks of the Estate Planning Advisory Committee for Continuing Education of the Bar. Reese, partner at ...


Transactions


LIBERTY MEDIA TAKES CONTROL OF OPENTV

May 29, 2002
By Stefanie Knapp

Liberty Media Corp. will acquire MIH Limited's controlling ownership in OpenTV Corp. The deal, announced May 8, is worth $185 ...


Labor/Employment


Keeping Time

May 29, 2002
By Contributing Writer

Employment Law Column - By Stephen L. Berry and Sherri Fanger McInnes - California courts and employers continue to experience...


Law Practice


KATTEN MUCHIN ATTORNEY WINS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

May 29, 2002
By Stefanie Knapp

The Women's Business Council of the Century City Chamber of Commerce honored Shelley Reid with the 2002 Women of Achievement A...