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Adding to the slew of gender discrimination lawsuits rocking Silicon Valley, a former Twitter engineer filed a class action la...


Law Practice


The pending hires of Yar R. Chaikovsky and Blair M. Jacobs is the culmination of a recent push from Paul Hastings LLP to bolst...


Litigation


Jurors hearing Ellen Pao's gender discrimination and retaliation case Friday, in which she is suing her former employer for $1...


Amgen's attorneys are weighing an appeal to a U.S. District Court decision late last week that turned down the company's requ...


Obituaries


William E. Burby Jr. 1929-2015

Mar. 24, 2015
By Melanie Brisbon

Korean War veteran and former Los Angeles Superior Court Judge William E. Burby Jr., known for his trustworthiness and amiabil...


Constitutional Law


Campus speech in jeopardy

Mar. 24, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

In a case being argued Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether a private organization should be able to have a sp...


State Bar & Bar Associations


The California State Bar's Committee of Bar Examiners voted late Friday to approve shortening the bar exam from three days to ...


Attorney General Kamala Harris' office added that it would also independently investigate the Orange County district attorney'...


Judicial Profile


Dan T. Oki

Mar. 24, 2015
By Matthew Blaken

LA County Superior Court Judge Dan Oki's no-nonsense demeanor stems from his strong policy opinions.


Firm Watch


On the Move

Mar. 23, 2015
By Melanie Brisbonn

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


Judicial Profile


Charles Koosed

Mar. 22, 2015
By Laurinda Keys

Hard work, mentorship and a little bit of luck catapulted Charles Koosed to the Riverside bench.


Corporate


The Sacramento trucking company announced Thursday the appointment of Charles J. Mellor as senior vice president and chief le...


Banking


Cybercrime keeps banking fraud attorneys busy

Mar. 21, 2015
By Joshua Seboldn

The increasing rate of cybercrime aimed at banks and sloppy implementation of new finanical apps is creating a lot of business...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Charles Byron Renfrew

Mar. 21, 2015
By John Roemer

At age 86, Charles B. Renfrew continues to be a respected, go-to alternative dispute resolution pro who handles major national...


Perspective


Arbitration's lesser-known dark side

Mar. 21, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

Articles often extol the virtues of arbitration - such as to help avoid runaway jury awards or excessive attorney fees - but t...


Perspective


When product design serves as trade dress

Mar. 21, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

A surge in design patent/trade dress litigation has strained the longstanding tension in the law between unprotected functiona...


Perspective


Wrestling with withdrawal and confidentiality

Mar. 21, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

What information may an attorney ethically disclose to the court to explain her need to withdraw from representation? That's a...


Criminal


Unless a state court provides some meaningful discussion of a habeas claim, the petitioner is unlikely ever to obtain that dis...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


E-discovery and an ombudsmen civility program are addressed in the Los Angeles Chapter of the Association of Business Trial La...


Solo and Small Firms


Close-Knit Creed

Mar. 21, 2015
By Jason Pafundin

The attorneys of Los Angeles-based corporate firm Credo LLP - the name of which is Latin for we believe - seek to create a fle...


Government


After a bill to limit peremptory challenges died in committee last year, the California Judges Association has introduced simi...


Law Practice


Paul Hastings poaches McDermott IP rainmakers

Mar. 21, 2015
By Joshua Seboldn

Paul Hastings LLP is poaching rainmaking patent litigators Yar R. Chaikovsky and Blair M. Jacobs from McDermott Will & Eme...


Community News


UC Irvine School of Law honors husband and wife with lecture series ...


Entertainment & Sports


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday revived a constitutional challenge of the state's Talent Agencies Act, sayin...


California Supreme Court


State lawmakers spoke last fall and the state Supreme Court listened Wednesday as the justices voted to rehear the murder appe...


State Bar & Bar Associations


After mulling for years over whether to cut a day from the state's bar exam, the California State Bar's Committee of Bar Exami...


Despite glowing reviews from her clients, Ellen Pao was viewed as an overly competitive employee by male senior partners at ve...


Taxi companies that sued Uber Technologies Inc. for unfair competition have a high bar to clear to prove their claims, attorne...


Corporate Counsel


Patricia Dietz

Mar. 20, 2015
By Christopher Gilfillan

General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary American Residential Properties Scottsdale, Ariz. ...


Bankruptcy


A recent case might cause media outlets to wonder about the source of advertising revenues. By Ivan L. Kallick ...