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Law Practice


Vote.org hires first general counsel

Jun. 19, 2018
By Matthew Sanderson

Coming from Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Sarah Jackel will oversee a major technology initiative for nationwide paperless voter ...


Law Practice


Pregnancy care center appoints new general counsel

Jun. 19, 2018
By Matthew Sanderson

Matt Xie replaces Aaron Bgewonyo as the general counsel for Surrogacy Concierge.


Judges and Judiciary, Government


For years, congressional Republicans have tried unsuccessfully to pass legislation establishing a watchdog over the federal ju...


The founder and chief operating officer of purported revolutionary blood testing company Theranos have been indicted on wire f...


California Supreme Court, State Bar & Bar Associations


The agency said it sought to comply with bankruptcy law when reinstating Lenore Albert of Orange County.


Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal


Veteran justice to retire this summer

Jun. 18, 2018
By Arin Mikailian

Norman Epstein, a 2nd District Court of Appeal presiding justice, has announced he will retire in August after a career on the...


Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal


Peter J. Siggins has been appointed presiding justice of Division Three of the 1st District Court of Appeal, Gov. Jerry Brown ...


Intellectual Property, Criminal


Six current and former employees of Fitbit Inc. have been indicted for allegedly possessing stolen trade secrets.


Government, Criminal


Bill would ban prosecution for profit

Jun. 18, 2018
By Blaise Scemama

bill that moved like wildfire through the state Assembly came in response to a method used by the cities of Indio and Coachel...


Government


Diana Becton became the apparent winner of the Contra Costa County district attorney race when her opponent conceded.


A Judicial Council rule intended to require the revelation of the names of judges when settlements are reached is not being fo...


Civil Litigation


A federal judge has rejected a plea for emergency relief by Michael Cohen, a personal attorney to President Donald J. Trump, w...


A federal judge in a case against a plaintiff’s firm accused of fabricating class actions has ruled that some material covered...


Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations


The court wants to find out if Lenore Albert complied with its suspension order before her reinstatement


Environmental & Energy, Criminal


Corrosion, the root cause of the rupture of a pipeline that spilled 142,000 gallons of crude onto the Pacific coast in 2015, w...


In Recess


Cautious Daredevil

Jun. 15, 2018
By Skylar Dubelko

Baker Botts IP attorney Wayne Stacy relishes the challenge of kiteboarding.


Civil Litigation, Government


A class action lawsuit to be filed Thursday alleges the city of Los Angeles’ new trash collection system amounts to an illegal...


Several firms and organizations made $10,000 matching contributions to fund the program.


Rachel Krevans, a leading intellectual property attorney at Morrison & Foerster LLP for over 30 years who died last year o...


Civil Litigation


U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh of San Jose berated plaintiffs’ attorneys at a Thursday hearing for including insufficient inform...


Immigration, Government


Immigration advocates sued the federal government over its termination of a program that allowed some children from Central Am...


Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations


The school is hoping to attract more students with STEM backgrounds.


Community News


Chris Olsen helped raise $4,400 toward the record-breaking $16.6 million for AIDS and HIV support.



Connection Builder

Jun. 15, 2018

Mediator John C. Edwards has a knack for getting through to difficult personalities.


U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee grilled the administrative head of the federal courts during a hearing on workp...


Immigration, Government


Immigration judges use delay tactic

Jun. 14, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

Last month, Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered an end to a docketing mechanism judges used to allow immigrants to indefini...


Civil Litigation, Government


Language added this week to budget bills for state courts will make significant changes to cy pres funding in California, reve...


Securities, Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Corporate


A federal judge has said he plans to approve $52.5 million in attorney fees, part of a record $250 million settlement in an un...


Law Practice, Bankruptcy


Jason M. Frank listed 54 lawsuits in which he believes his former employer, Eagan Avenatti LLP, will potentially earn attorney...


Entertainment & Sports, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


An employment dispute between minor league baseball players and the sport’s national governing body unfolded before the 9th U....