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Real Estate/Development


As workers on a crane removed the words “Girardi Keese” from the front of the rust-colored building on Wilshire Boulevard on F...



Fast on Facts

Jun. 18, 2021
By David Houston

Neutral Gerald Rosenberg likes to work with lawyers and numbers.



Law Practice, Government


Scott will be a partner on the firm’s special matters and government investigations team, and will work in the San Francisco a...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice, Bankruptcy


Anthony J. Kassas of San Francisco sought a determination to discharge the debt he owed to the bar’s Client Security Fund afte...



Pornhub responded that it has safeguards to prevent unlawful activity, including bans on uploads from unverified users.


Civil Litigation


U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley in San Francisco found that E*Trade never promised users access to trading servi...



Labor/Employment, Government, Administrative/Regulatory


As a result of the Cal/OSHA board vote, workers are generally not required to wear masks outdoors, regardless of vaccination s...


Civil Litigation


The jury unanimously found that [24]7.ai, a San Jose software and services company, stole and misappropriated all 15 trade sec...



U.S. Supreme Court


The decision is a victory for chocolate makers Nestle USA Inc. and Cargill Inc., which persuaded the high court — by an 8-1 ma...


Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Federal courts closed Friday for Juneteenth

Jun. 17, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

President Biden signed a bill recognizing the holiday marking the end of slavery.




One Step Ahead

Jun. 17, 2021

Judge Colette Humphrey anticipates the moves parties will make.


Law Practice


Daniel Wu in Century City joined from Fox Rothschild LLP and Adit Khorana in Silicon Valley joined from Cooley LLP.



Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Does LegalZoom IPO risk undermining legal ethics?

Jun. 17, 2021
By Henrik Nilsson

According to its prospectus filed June 4 with the Securities Exchange Commission, 10% of new limited liability companies and 5...


Discipline, Criminal, Civil Rights, Administrative/Regulatory


The Factual Analysis Citizen Consulting Team, composed of community members, civil rights attorneys, scholars and others, will...



Law Practice, Criminal


Titled “Rap on Trial: A Legal Guide for Attorneys,” it is an effort by criminology and legal experts and law students at UC Ir...


Labor/Employment, Alternative Dispute Resolution


Since it was filed last month, the former equity partner’s wrongful termination suit has bounced from a New York arbitrator, t...



Deciding to provide legal counsel to the effort was a no-brainer for Kirkland & Ellis LLP, which committed more than 20 at...


Criminal, Civil Rights, California Courts of Appeal


The 1st District Court of Appeal also went a step further in its Tuesday ruling. It reversed Alameda County Superior Court Jud...



Civil Litigation


U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler in San Francisco found that the company doesn’t illegally profit from its business model o...


Los Angeles Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl gave plaintiffs 20 days to ask the federal government to return evidence it seized from the ...



Immigration, Government, Administrative/Regulatory


Garland reverses Trump-era rules for seeking asylum

Jun. 17, 2021
By Craig Anderson

The new rules will allow gang violence and domestic abuse as considerations for asylum.


Civil Litigation


After the state rested its case earlier this month, the pharmaceutical companies immediately filed motions for judgment as a m...




Consistent

Jun. 16, 2021
By David Houston

Commissioner Jeffrey Korn known for well thought out, balanced rulings.


Technology, Law Practice


Eric C. Sibbitt said he was drawn to Paul Hastings because of its growth in both his core practice areas: capital markets and ...



Civil Litigation


Vineet Dubey, a partner at Custodio & Dubey LLP, represents the plaintiff, seeking injunctive relief and civil penalties a...


Civil Litigation


The pharmaceutical companies immediately filed motions for judgment as a matter of law, hoping to snuff the false advertising,...



Government, Civil Litigation


Lockdown lawsuits likely to live on, lawyers say

Jun. 16, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Workers, prison inmates, churches, businesses suing over fees and insurance coverage are some of the lawsuits that are likely ...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


Paul Mahoney appeared to suggest the 4th District Court of Appeal is in the pocket of a developer and turned a blind eye to a ...



U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila found some of the questions, including whether potential jurors have followed reporting b...


Law Practice


Shubhra Shivpuri is the former deputy attorney general for the Civil Rights Enforcement Section of the California Department o...