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, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, 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.
U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
When does a federal judge stop being a judge?
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
That’s a question the U.S. Supreme Court may answer if it decides to review one of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ most...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge elections, appointments, retirements and deaths in 2018
By Arin Mikailian
Labor/Employment
Circuit court rules indirect control can determine joint employment
By Andy Serbe
An appellate panel has ruled that using indirect or reserved control to determine joint employment is lawful, upholding a 2015...
Law Practice, Criminal
Kevin Spacey’s defense attorney knows how prosecutors think
By Justin Kloczko
Alan Jackson, a partner at Werksman Jackson & Quinn LLP, is now beginning to defend what may be the first of many assault ...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Education Law
July bar results disappoint for schools under ABA scrutiny
By Erin Lee
Amid an overall poor showing in July’s bar exam, two schools under American Bar Association scrutiny once again posted discour...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Nonprofit brings a global approach to solving problems
By Sean Kagan
While mediating a $14 billion transfer of funds to Muslims, Croats, and Serbs, former U.S. envoy to Bosnia Daniel Weinstein ca...