A paroled man who spent roughly 12 years behind bars for assaulting his ex-girlfriend's teenage son has belatedly cleared his ...
Herzog Fox & Neeman is opening its first international office in Palo Alto to improve its relationship with tech clients i...
Judges and Judiciary
Santa Monica judge's ruling has lawyers scratching their heads
By Matthew Blake
Attorneys say Gerald Rosenberg might be confused in sorting through anti-SLAPP law ...
A Whittier Law School professor recently scored an 8-1 victory before the U.S. Supreme Court in a pro-bono case that could hav...
California Courts of Appeal
Law firm cannot keep fees due to conflict, appellate court rules
By Kevin Lee
Sheppard Mullin cannot keep $1.3 million in legal fees because of its failure to disclose a conflict, a state appeals court ru...
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
Orange County Judge Kevin Haskins remembers what it was like to be a young attorney.
San Jose-based litigation boutique Bergeson LLP focuses on handling a variety of lawsuits in Silicon Valley, charging lower fe...
Suit filed against Ventura County law enforcement claims civil rights abuses
By L.J. Williamson
Two executives from Santa Clara Waste Water Company have filed suit against Ventura County law enforcement, claiming civil rig...
Judges and Judiciary
Brown appoints deputy DA to judgeship in San Diego
By Riley Guerin
The appointment fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge William C. Gentry Jr. ...
Intellectual Property
Federal trade secrets bill gets key U.S. Senate committee approval
By Saul Sugarman
Legislation that would allow civil plaintiffs to bring trade secrets claims in federal court moved a step closer to becoming l...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar seeks end to case over admission records
By Lyle Moran
The agency plans to argue that a new law should result in a judgment in its favor in a long-running case over admissions recor...
When going into a mediation, San Jose neutral Robert Baines always prioritizes understanding the people involved rather than f...
Litigation
State high court to test rule that civil litigants pay for court reporters
By Kevin Lee
The state Supreme Court will scrutinize San Diego County Superior Court's policy of requiring litigants in civil lawsuits to p...
Nonprofit Restore Hetch Hetchy will argue in court that the city's decision a century ago to dam the Tuolumne River and fill H...
The 1st District Court of Appeal appeared open to reviving two civil lawsuits alleging that state government has violated the ...
President, ACC Sacramento Chapter Term: January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016 Size of membership: 75 members ...
Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel DHC USA Inc. San Francisco ...
Almost half of chief legal officers report having a legal operations staff compared to 20 percent last year, according to the ...
Gov. Jerry Brown announced an initiative for the November ballot that seeks to temper determinate sentencing and move the powe...
San Jose firm continues recent expansion efforts with the addition of three attorneys in January. ...
Law Practice
Commercial development on the rise, though investors show tempered optimism: study
By Amanda Schallert
Real estate lawyers may expect continuing development across the board in the commercial market, though investors are showing ...
Google Inc. is facing a class action from a contract recruiter who says the Internet giant is violating California wage and ho...
Government
Longtime Assembly general counsel joins beverage association
By Saul Sugarman
Fredericka McGee, a longtime general counsel for state Assembly speakers in Sacramento, will leave her role in the coming week...
Matthew J. Parlow will officially begin his term as the school's next dean July 1. ...
In seeking to show Sears Holding Corp. is liable for a maintenance worker who drilled peepholes and placed video cameras into ...
Drivers for the ride-hailing company will remain contractors thanks in part to strength of arbitration agreements. ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar admits ignoring dozens of complaints against non-attorneys
By Lyle Moran
The State Bar has identified 59 complaints it received alleging potential unauthorized practice of law by non-attorneys that w...
Dealmakers