Forum Column - By Steven Hill and Rob Richie - Observers of France's recent presidential election are breathing a sigh of reli...
SAN FRANCISCO - Cooley Godward, one of the first major Silicon Valley firms to lay off associates last year, let go three more...
SACRAMENTO - A bill that would extend the statute of limitations for victims of child sexual abuse to sue their abusers, parti...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Arbitrators Must Comply With a Number of Ethics Rules and Laws
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Focus Column - By Richard Chernick - Because of the strict limits on judicial review of arbitration awards (see Moncharsh v...
LOS ANGELES - In an effort to increase its presence in Los Angeles, Piper Rudnick has recruited two lateral partners from loca...
SACRAMENTO - In a restless era when it's not uncommon for people to change jobs and even careers every few years, David De Alb...
Forum Column - By Stephen W. Parrish and John H. Douglas - In Silo v. CHW Medical Foundation , 27 Cal.4th 1097 (2002), ...
SAN FRANCISCO - Luanne Sacks has become the sixth partner to leave Oakland's Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May in the last six m...
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon's detention of a U.S. citizen collared a month ago at Chicago's O'Hare Airport on suspicion of plott...
LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles Superior Court jury has awarded City of Hope National Medical Center $300,164,030 in compensatory ...
LOS ANGELES - In its defense of a lawsuit charging that it violated open meetings laws, the Los Angeles County Board of Superv...
SAN DIEGO - A girlfriend of Brenda van Dam testified Monday that the accused slayer of 7-year-old Danielle van Dam was acting ...
LOS ANGELES - Bush administration advisor and California's two Democratic senators violated U.S. anti-secrecy laws and "usurpe...
Entertainment & Sports
Ex-Beatle Harrison's Estate Case Inspires Rules for a Lawsuit-Free Life
By Garry Abrams
Column by Garry Abrams - Here are a few rules for a happy, lawsuit-free life. They are inspired by the legal predicament of Ca...
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court panel reacted skeptically Monday to a bid by federal officials to avoid state scrutiny...
SAN FRANCISCO - Massive rate hikes, a bankrupt utility, an electrical distribution system that a short while ago - and perhaps...
OAKLAND - Federal jurors said Monday they have reached partial verdicts in the Earth First civil rights trial. U.S. District J...
Dicta Column - By Donald E. Griffith - Judge Sue Asponte, that active judicial apparition who goes around dismissing people's ...
Dicta Column - By Carlos Bea - Trial counsel should keep in mind the power of the printed word. If it is powerful in the newsp...
DENVER - The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it will look again next term at the question of whether using interest earned from...
Forum Column - By Stephen Yagman - The Los Angeles Police Department is broken and has needed to be fixed for a long time. For...
Focus Column - By Mitchell A. Jacobs and Robert Burch - In re Marriage of De Guigne, 2002 DJDAR 4677 (Cal. App. April 3...
Forum Column - By Claudette G. Wilson and Michael S. Kalt - The law abhors uncertainty. So do employers, particularly when ev...
Firm Watch
Jackson DeMarco: TRIAL ATTORNEY MOVES TO IRVINE BUSINESS BOUTIQUE
By Tanya Rothman
Orange County trial attorney Veronica Gray has left a nine-attorney firm that carried her name to join Jackson DeMarco & ...
Column by Mark A. Smith - Through consistent implementation and demonstration of the principles behind the "3C" system - commu...
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Public Offering: LOS ANGELES' APEX SECURES $66 MILLION FROM INVESTORS
By Tanya Rothman
In an offering announced May 23, Apex Mortgage Capital Inc. grabbed $66 million in its sale of 4.4 million shares. Credit Suis...
Nokia Networks bought $36 million in stock of Redback Networks as part of a strategic alliance between the two companies. Wit...
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Venture Capital: STAFFING AGENCY SECURES $65 MILLION IN DEBT FACILITY
By Tanya Rothman
Westaff Inc. closed a debt facility worth $65 million May 17. The Walnut Creek-based company secured a $60 million revolving c...
In the past couple of months, Jay Bidwell has applied for a legal position at half a dozen law firms and companies between Si...
Firm Watch
Latham & Watkins: MILAN POST WILL SERVE EUROPEAN, U.S. CLIENTS
By Tanya Rothman
Felicitazione, or congratulations, to Los Angeles-based Latham & Watkins , which has opened its newest office in fashion c...