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Corporate Counsel


Gabriel Sandoval

Jan. 23, 2015
By Joshua Seboldn

Chief Legal Officer of Deem Inc. San Francisco ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Twist on merger litigation: paid too much?

Jan. 23, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

Shareholder lawsuits alleging too-low merger transactions are all too familiar. But in a new twist, plaintiffs have now sued o...


Zoning, Planning and Use


Clarification on cell tower dos, don'ts

Jan. 23, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

Local governments, if they adjust their practices accordingly, could turn the recently decided T-Mobile South case into...


Bankruptcy


Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans will have a significant impact on creditors as borrowers have increasingly sought t...


Government


Silicon Valley lawyer Michelle K. Lee took a step Wednesday toward becoming the official director of the U.S. Patent and Trade...


Law Practice


Managing partners have more confidence and optimism about the economy and the legal industry, but continue to be nervous about...


U.S. Supreme Court


Eight years after being sued for trademark infringement, Hana Bank has secured a complete defense victory punctuated by a una...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Pinterest acquires data analytics startup

Jan. 23, 2015
By Joshua Seboldn

San Francisco social bookmarking company Pinterest Inc. acquired Palo Alto targeted advertising technology startup Kosei in a ...


Criminal


Attorney General Kamala D. Harris is running for U.S. Senate, but faces demands by a federal appellate panel that she take a l...


Environmental


Copyright law experts said a federal ruling in a copyright case between Fox and Dish could change what viewing technolgoies TV...


Transactions


Dealmakers

Jan. 22, 2015
By Jason Pafundin

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


A federal lawsuit accusing private military security contractor SOC LLC of misleading its employees about their work schedule ...


Environmental


CEQA, federal law at a railroad crossing

Jan. 22, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

The issue of whether railyards are subject to federal preemption of the California Environmental Quality Act is now before the...


Perspective


If there's one thing I've learned about trial lawyers is that even in the face of defeat we never back down from a fight even ...


Litigation


Tessera Technologies Inc. will receive $155 million under the terms of a comprehensive litigation settlement agreement reached...


Entertainment & Sports


In a case typified by a lack of information, a Superior Court Judge Tuesday threw out Al Jazeera America's affirmative defense...


Intellectual Property


In a setback for Silicon Valley companies, the U.S. Supreme Court trimmed the authority of the nation's patent appeals court t...


Bankruptcy


Federal bankruptcy judge Christopher Klein on Tuesday denied a motion by Stockton's lone dissenting creditor, Franklin Templet...


Entertainment & Sports


The ruling has potential to have far-reaching effects on the future of television. ...


Community News


"Save Our Sons" event draws activists, legal experts on MLK Day. ...


Law Practice


Well-known Pircher, Nichols & Meeks litigator James L. Goldman will join Miller Barondess LLP next month as partner , the ...


Intellectual Property


Costco Wholesale Corp. did not infringe luxury Swiss watchmaker Omega S.A.'s copyright by selling Omega Seamaster timepieces a...


Labor/Employment


It's employee mobility season. A focus on the off-boarding and on-boarding process can lower both litigation risk and the thre...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Felicia Escobar, special assistant to President Barack Obama for immigration policy, highlighted upcoming immigration reform p...


Government


Legislature takes on CEQA reform, again

Jan. 22, 2015
By Fiona Smith

Three Democratic legislators have introduced a modest bill to help speed reviews and court fights involving the California Env...


State Bar & Bar Associations


A senior trial lawyer at Kabateck Brown Kellner LLP, Joseph M. Barrett assumes the presidency of the Consumer Attorneys Associ...


Civil Rights


Dr. King's legacy and fair housing

Jan. 22, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear an enormously consequential fair housing case and determine whether the Fair Housi...


U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's decision limiting local police from seizing and profiting off property taken from people n...


U.S. Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court's decision forbidding arbitration for certain claims in employment disputes will stay intact after the...


Judicial Profile


Lesley D. Holland

Jan. 22, 2015
By Laura Hautalan

Judge Lesley Holland is known for his amiability, but wants attorneys to be as organized as he is.