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On the Move

Jan. 3, 2017
By Eli Wolfe

Attorney moves and promotions and new firms from around the state.


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Jan. 3, 2017
By STEPHEN LARSON

A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.


Judicial Profile


David Riemenschneider

Jan. 3, 2017
By Steven Crighton

Judge David Riemenschneider sees lives improve in Mendocino juvenile, dependency courtrooms.


Corporate


Carlos E. Rivas, a senior merger and acquisitions counsel at Intel Corp.'s venture capital division in Santa Clara, is Califor...


William I. Edlund won major antitrust cases and was regarded as a top San Francisco litigator for decades, said those who work...


Investments


A commission delivered a report to Congress last month with recommendations to strengthen the power of the Committee on Foreig...


Education


Plaintiffs' attorneys aid UC Irvine think tank

Dec. 31, 2016
By Meghann M. Cuniff

The institute's mission is to provide unbiased research, though the background of the donors is clearly on the plaintiffs' sid...


Law Practice


A Solana Beach-based attorney with Baron & Budd, John P. Fiske is an enthusiast for the relatively new sport of obstacle c...


Law Practice


Harold J. McElhinny, a dean of the intellectual property bar who helped launch Morrison & Foerster LLP's IP group and the ...


Judges and Judiciary


Judicial transitions throughout 2016

Dec. 31, 2016
By Riley Guerin

Appointments, retirements, resignations and deaths of California judicial officers during the year. ...


California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court decided major cases involving tort liability, labor and employment disputes, death penalty reversals a...


California Supreme Court


Los Angeles County cannot claim attorney-client privilege to categorically shield legal fee invoices from public disclosure, a...


Entertainment & Sports


John Lim's journey to become a marathon runner started when he nearly lost his leg. ...


Public Interest


The Orange County Bar Association and the Legal Aid Society of Orange County partnered to offer free legal assistance to the h...


Perspective


About those bar exam results (Dec. 14)

Dec. 30, 2016
By Riley Guerin

I'm sorry, but I thought the California Supreme Court and the California Legislature wanted to ensure that the public had acce...


Richard De Bodo of Morgan Lewis this year enjoined two North Dakota voter identification laws that a federal judge found discr...


Public Interest


Pillsbury team observed voting in South Dakota

Dec. 30, 2016
By Renee Flannery

For the third presidential election in a row, attorneys from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP served as observers at pollin...


Entertainment & Sports


In California, stadium builds and team relocations surfaced as lucrative opportunities for attorneys to work with in-house leg...


Davis Wright Tremaine LLP associate Sanjay Nangia spent five years battling City Hall for trees that he said needed to be plan...


The chairman of Michelman & Robinson, Sanford Michelman, was elected to serve a three-year term on the Federal Reserve Ban...


Attorney Colin C. West of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP was among those who served on the Blue Ribbon Panel on Transparency, ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


The opinion states that a lawyer's blogging may become subject to legal ethics rules for advertising when the post expresses a...


A San Diego federal judge's "numerous disparaging comments" against an attorney for a losing plaintiff who sought a different ...


Letter to the Editor


About those bar exam results (Dec. 14)

Dec. 29, 2016
By STEPHEN LARSON

If some ABA-accredited law school graduates do not pass the California bar exam on the first sitting, then tell them to get of...



Dealmakers

Dec. 29, 2016
By Melanie Brisbon

A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.


Large Firms


Weil marks 25 years in Silicon Valley

Dec. 29, 2016
By Banks Albachn

With 60 attorneys — 16 at the partner level — the firm manages large-scale deals along with small teams that handle commercial...


Entertainment & Sports


Competitive, in the courtroom and a canoe

Dec. 29, 2016
By Renee Flannery

Kere Tickner uses her passion for outrigger canoeing to relieve stress and form lasting friendships. ...


After a stinging loss, Attorney General Kamala D. Harris is trying a different legal strategy against three Backpage.com execu...


Securities


SEC seeks receiver to oversee OC attorney's assets

Dec. 29, 2016
By Meghann M. Cuniff

Emilio N. Francisco, co-owner of Caffe Primo restaurants, is accused of stealing $9.5 million from foreign investors looking t...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


LA partner nets $15M antitrust win in New York

Dec. 29, 2016
By America Hernandez

American Airlines Group, represented by a Los Angeles-led team of attorneys from O'Melveny & Myers LLP, secured a $15 mill...