A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
Administrative/Regulatory
More federal agencies enforcing privacy regulations, creating a crowded field
By Joshua Seboldn
The avenues through which companies can be penalized for inadequate cybersecurity or privacy protections for users are expandi...
Judge Robert A. Knox, who passed away last week, is remembered by his peers and family as a down-to-earth, knowledgeable judge...
California Supreme Court
Prosecutors cannot pursue new criminal charges based on same facts, high court rules
By Kevin Lee
Criminal defendants are shielded from facing charges brought under different sections of the state penal code, the state Supre...
Criminal
Riverside judge dismisses rare murder charges against detox center
By Amanda Schallert
A Riverside judge dismissed key parts of the Attorney General's rare second-degree murder case against a detox center Friday. ...
Justice Roger Boren of the 2nd District says a concise, well-organized brief is most effective.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit declines to rehear 'Dancing Baby' case
By Steven Crighton
The court amended its opinion to define how the ruling affects automated copyright-flagging tools. ...
San Francisco Judge Brendan Conroy is known for his diverse experiences and his keen mind.
A defendant asked for the Orange County district attorney's office to be disqualified under the "outrageous government conduct...
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California
California Supreme Court
State high court sides with cities over inadvertently disclosed documents
By Kevin Lee
Government entities are allowed to retract privileged documents that were mistakenly released in response to a public records ...
Arbitrator Profile
San Francisco mediator handles a wide range of cases, from the serious to the quirky
By Fiona Smith
Michael Ornstil has always been an avid athlete and competitor and that mindset follows him in his work as a neutral. ...
Fresh off three Academy Award wins, socially conscious entertainment company Participant Media Inc. promoted Gabriel F. Brakin...
Media
DOJ tries to block Tribune Publishing from creating newspaper monopoly in Southern California
By Amanda Schallert
The justice department filed a federal antitrust lawsuit Thursday to block the LA Times publisher from achieving a monopoly ov...
Heron Therapeutics Inc. announced David L. Szekeres will assume his new position Thursday as general counsel, senior vice pres...
Criminal
Family of slain man files tort claim against Long Beach Police Department
By L.J. Williamson
The family of Mharloun Saycon, a 39-year-old mentally disabled man shot by police last December while he sat in a chair outsid...
Former U.S. Ambassador to Australia, Jeffrey L. Bleich has left Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP to join Dentons. Bleich spent m...
Carbon3D Inc. announced the hiring of Joshua L. Green as its first general counsel Thursday. ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Parents of slain agent seek to reinstate claims in Fast & Furious case
By Fiona Smith
The parents of a border patrol agent killed with a gun obtained illegally in the federal government's botched Operation Fast a...
A Los Angeles resident may use the courts to collect on a $1.6 million gambling debt from a private in-home poker game, a tria...
Litigation
Provost had minimal guidance when punishing former law school dean
By Phil Johnson
When UC Berkeley School of Law found its dean in violation of sexual harassment policy, punishment was determined by an admini...
Litigation
Expert witness criticizes Thomas Jefferson's jobs data reporting
By Lyle Moran
Marketing professor said school's communications with graduates could have led to biased results ...
Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel Hollywood Foreign Press Association West Hollywood ...
A prominent Los Angeles litigation firm was hit Tuesday with a malpractice suit filed by the embattled founder of American App...
Litigation
Cigarillo makers dispute relationship in antitrust suit
By Amanda Schallert
Attorneys for Trendsettah cigarillo makers said household name Swisher International Inc. used unfair business practices to st...
Judges and Judiciary
L.A. Superior Court to move civil and settlement courts to vacated federal building
By America Hernandez
News of Los Angeles County Superior Court's move into a soon-to-be vacated federal courthouse downtown prompted excitement and...
Real estate and agribusiness developer Tejon Ranch Co. named Michael R. W. Houston senior vice president and general counsel t...
Litigation
Lengthy fraud case against Facebook founder settles in his favor
By Banks Albachn
A lengthy court battle between Mark Zuckerberg and a small-time real estate player who alleged he defrauded him and breached c...
Premier appellate boutique Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland LLP is opening its first office outside of Los Angeles by exp...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Former EA programmer seeks royalties but encounters 9th Circuit skepticism
By Fiona Smith
A former programmer for Electronic Arts Inc. who accuses the company of stealing his code to create the popular John Madden Fo...