Santa Clara Judge Julianne Sylva's demeanor reflects her care for the community appearing before her.

The 16 volunteer-led groups want to provide comment to bar's governance task force. ...

Judge Amy Carter aims to lift spirits while getting all the work done in her LA County courtroom.

Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel Beach Point Capital Management LP Santa Monica ...

Polsinelli PC leadership acknowledged this weekend that the firm is about to add a large group of attorneys from intellectual ...

High-tech security firm Zscaler Inc. named Robert S. Schlossman as its first chief legal officer late last week. ...

Gene Wook Choe criticized for allegedly collecting advance fees for loan modification services. ...

Mercedez-Benz USA LLC is the latest target of a lawsuit accusing the car company of falsely claiming some of its vehicles pass...

The Legislative Analyst's Office on Monday recommended the state administration entirely restructure the state's criminal fine...

The 1st District Court of Appeal revived state law antitrust claims brought by a group of public entities and nonprofits again...

Large international firm Squire Patton Boggs will gain over 50 attorneys next month after announcing Monday a merger with Carr...

ABBYY USA Software House Inc. won an appellate decision against patent holder Nuance Communications Inc. ...

The ongoing public relations battle between Apple and the FBI reflects how the courts have become the new venue for the govern...

Emotions ran high Monday at the confirmation hearings of San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Martin J. Tangeman and Sa...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday upheld the legality of two California voter-approved propositions that aim to ...

General Counsel Arx Pax Labs Inc. Los Gatos ...

A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.

A San Francisco bankruptcy judge has decided that Bitcoin is not equivalent to dollars in the context of a bankruptcy case. Th...

Gerald Rosenberg's ruling caused stir because he initially based legal reasoning on appellate dissent. ...

A mass toxic tort alleging $500 million in damages was gutted after plaintiffs' expert witnesses could not prove causation. ...

Assistant to former bar executive director includes new allegations of wrongdoing in lawsuit. ...

The Justice Department's motion on Friday forcing Apple to comply with a judge's order to allow the FBI access to an iPhone th...

A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.

The National Labor Relations Board ordered a trio of Southern California hospitals to honor a contract agreement with its empl...

Magistrate Joseph Spero, a champion of alternative courts, doesn't need to raise his voice to garner respect.

A woman who lost her house in a nonjudicial foreclosure has standing to claim in court that it was improperly seized and sold ...

Life sciences partner Laura A. Berezin has left Hogan Lovells LLP to rejoin Cooley LLP, the firm where she got her start. ...

For John Flaherty, an 18-year veteran of mediations, being flexible is key to helping settle a dispute. ...

Defending Second Amendment rights and representing the National Rifle Association are key focuses of the Long Beach-based bout...

The funding comes from settlements the U.S. DOJ reached with Bank of America ...