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Environmental


Polar bears fight for Alaska

Aug. 26, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

Chances are, the federal government's plan to carve out a California-sized part of Alaska as a critical habitat for polar bear...


International


Gibson Dunn attorneys take on poaching

Aug. 26, 2015
By Steven Crighton

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Perlette M. Jura visited Kenya as part of a training program for local locals sponsored...


Perspective


Since the inception of the inter-partes review and covered business method processes in 2011, the Patent Trial and Appeals Boa...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


Circuit got it right on unmarried homeowners

Aug. 26, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

A recent 9th Circuit opinion resolves a problem of statutory construction that has existed for well over 20 years. By Patricia...


Law Practice


Trusts & estates boutique opens new offices

Aug. 26, 2015
By Joshua Seboldn

Trust & estate boutique Albertson & Davidson LLP announced it will open an office in Irvine in September, along with n...


Intellectual Property


In the first decisions of their kind, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected two patent challenges from the Coalition f...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Kirkland leads $3 billion private equity deal

Aug. 26, 2015
By Banks Albachn

A Kirkland & Ellis LLP deal team guided Sycamore Partners LLC through a $3 billion buyout of North Carolina-based Belk Inc...


Litigation


The high cost of operations, coupled with a continual onslaught of lawsuits - varying from medical malpractice to class action...


An inventor has sued the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, claiming it is infringing his patent on tec...


Judicial Profile


David J. Cowan

Aug. 26, 2015
By Laurinda Keys

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge David Cowan fully engages attorneys in probate court.


Transactions


Dealmakers

Aug. 25, 2015
By Melanie Brisbonn

A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.


Perspective


NLRB balks at the NCAA

Aug. 25, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

Last week, the NLRB voted to decline to exercise jurisdiction over the Northwestern University's football team's attempt to be...


Litigation


Trade secrets trial kicks off in Orange County

Aug. 25, 2015
By Deirdre Newmann

Opening statements began Friday in an Orange County Superior Court case pitting a pension benefit company against seven former...


Government


2015 was supposed to be the year for federal data breach legislation, but observers say the clock is running out for bills int...


Entertainment & Sports


No-poach suit against movie studios will proceed

Aug. 25, 2015
By America Hernandez

Judge Lucy H. Koh ruled Friday that animation studio employees sufficiently proved studios took steps to fraudulently conceale...


Judicial Profile


Michael A. Tynan

Aug. 25, 2015
By America Hernandez

LA County Superior Court Judge Michael Tynan tends to favor rehabilitation over punishment.


Labor/Employment


Due to a lack of lawyers and unfavorable case law, there have been few private lawsuits in response to the federal Education D...


Firm Watch


On The Move

Aug. 24, 2015
By Steven Crighton

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


Judicial Profile


Linda Sloven

Aug. 23, 2015
By Ashley Cullinsn

Nevada County Superior Court Judge Linda Sloven likes people to feel at ease in her courtroom.


Law Practice


California steadfastly remains a business magnet, and as industry crosses state lines, so do lawyers. But a decade afte...


Perspective


Emotions matter; neutral evaluation, too

Aug. 22, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

An underused tool is the evaluation of the dispute by a neutral evaluator in advance of a contested hearing - that is, early n...


Perspective


Mediation is not just another step

Aug. 22, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

Rather than being strategically employed at a critical juncture in litigation, mediation often is reflexively scheduled as one...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Smart firms have a plan for unplugging

Aug. 22, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

It's important for attorneys to get away, but firms must do more than just address vacation on an ad hoc basis. By J. Randolph...


Books


History's role in interpreting statutes

Aug. 22, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

In his new book, 2nd Circuit Judge Robert Katzmann defends the use of legislative history. By John Shepard Wiley Jr. ...


Plaintiff lawyers now must get class members to affirmatively opt-in to fiercely contested lawsuit. ...


Law Practice


LA boutique celebrates 10 years

Aug. 22, 2015
By Steven Crightonn

Doll Amir & Eley LLP, a litigation boutique based out of Century City, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month. ...


Judges and Judiciary


San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Lillian K. Sing, the first Asian-American judge in Northern California, will retire ...


In an abrupt reversal of a surprise development, Norma Lozano will take her Confidentiality of Medical Information Act lawsuit...


Litigation


Students and teachers from Compton Unified School District seek a class action and an injunction to demand training for all st...


Firm Profile


Small firm's work ethic fueled by passion

Aug. 22, 2015
By Deirdre Newmann

Coming from a family of entrepreneurs, yet fiercely independent, trial attorney Richard K. Bridgford started his own law firm ...