Law Practice, Intellectual Property
LA intellectual property firm joins Dallas’ Munck Wilson Mandala
By Skylar Dubelko
The Hecker Law Group PLC has merged with Dallas-headquartered and technology-focused law firm Munck Wilson Mandala LLP.
Labor/Employment
Senate judiciary committee Democrats seek more federal judiciary employee protections
By Andy Serbe
The senators wrote in a letter to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts that recently announced measures do not go far ...
Litigation & Arbitration, Civil Litigation
Qualcomm’s negotiating tacts detailed in trial opening
By Winston Cho
Testimony from a former Qualcomm Inc. executive detailed some of the chip manufacturer's allegedly illicit negotiating tactics...
Criminal, State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar judge dismisses prosecutorial misconduct charges against Trutanich
By Justin Kloczko
Prosecutorial misconduct charges against former Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich have been dismissed after a State B...
U.S. Supreme Court, Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court to review 9th Circuit decision some say could make West Coast hotbed for M&A suits
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The U.S. Supreme Court has announced it will review a recent federal appeals court decision making it easier to pursue securit...
Judges and Judiciary
Brown and Groban made state judiciary more diverse than the bar
By Malcolm Maclachlan
According to annual figures required by the Legislature, these trends and their overall impact on the state bench increased du...
Injury boutique Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo LLP takes prides in handling socially important cases
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Sidley Austin partner confirmed as Northern District US Attorney
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
David L. Anderson of Sidley Austin LLP has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Cal...
Former San Francisco County supervisor Katy Tang has joined Farella Braun + Martel LLP, bringing her policymaking expertise to...
Labor/Employment, California Courts of Appeal
Appeals panel upholds new law on paid breaks for piece-rate workers
By Andy Serbe
The law also included a safe harbor provision, which allowed employers to opt in and pay workers retroactively for compensable...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Bankruptcy
Decrying ‘patently improper’ attorney conflict, Avenatti delays another hearing
By Meghann Cuniff
Seeking payment on a $10 million debt, lawyers for former partner Jason M. Frank say Avenatti’s arguments have no merit
Injury boutique Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo LLP takes pride in handling socially important cases
Both prosecutors and defenders praise LA Judge Victoria Wilson’s ability to find solutions.
Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court Justice Joshua Groban sworn in
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“I don’t want this to be known as the Brown Court,” said the governor, noting he appointed four of the seven justices.
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government
California leads 17-state coalition trying to keep Obamacare alive
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a notice of appeal Thursday to an order striking down the Affordable Care Act.
Government, Criminal, California Supreme Court
State high court unseals pardon documents
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
The governor’s office provided unsealed documents relating to the pardoning of a former state senator, offering the first glim...
Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory
US files appeal of drift net fishing limits judgment
By Blaise Scemama
An appeal filed Thursday by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and several government agencies looks to reverse a U.S. Dis...
Law Practice
Akin Gump supports schools client with pro bono service
By Steven Crighton
Solid long-term legal partnerships aren't easy to come by -- particularly when it comes to pro bono work.
Civil Litigation, Administrative/Regulatory
Trial kicks off in Qualcom cellphone chip monopoly suit
By Winston Cho
Two years after the Federal Trade Commission sued Qualcomm Inc. over accusations its patent licensing business model constitut...
Law Practice
More attorneys specialize in bicycling injury cases as awareness of the danger increases.
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The lawyers, who are often cyclists themselves, push for bike-friendly laws. A few practitioners have made it a full-time spec...
Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations
Fall enrollment boost was felt drastically differently by law schools
By Erin Lee
While overall entering class enrollment increased by 3 percent nationally this fall, much of that growth was concentrated in h...
Law Practice
Eric Sagerman joins BakerHostetler as managing partner in Los Angeles.
By David Houston
Sagerman’s hiring coincides with Paul M. Schmidt taking over as chairman of the firm.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
En banc 9th Circuit calls for new look at attorney fees in ‘No Fly’ list litigation
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A San Jose plaintiffs’ firm that successfully challenged a Stanford Ph.D. student’s designation on the Transportation Security...
Arent Fox LLP snagged transactional law firm Kay & Merkle's seven-lawyer team in San Francisco.
Judges and Judiciary
Gov. Brown appoints final 12 judges of his career
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The new names include nine women, putting an exclamation point on Brown’s pledge to leave a judiciary that is less dominated b...
Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate
‘Unicorn’ Dropbox topped banner year of California IPOs
By Melanie Brisbon
Fifty California companies went public in 2018, raising $8.5 billion collectively. The numbers were up from the previous year,...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Micrsoft counter-suing patent aggregator after settling last suit
By Blaise Scemama
Microsoft is counter-suing Uniloc for attorney fees, breach of contract, and for a permanent injunction against asserting infr...
Judge Gregory Pollack wants attorneys to keep their personal lives out of the courtroom.
Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit to rehear Arizona voter law case en banc
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will rehear en banc a challenge to two Arizona election laws Democratic challengers say ...
BakerHostetler announced Monday that Eric E. Sagerman will join the firm as managing partner for its Los Angeles office.