Public companies have increasingly adopted "exclusive forum" bylaws for shareholders who want to make intra-corporate claims a...
The city council voted to rescind its ordinance after the oil industry filed a legal challenge to it. ...
Community News
Shute Mihaly shows off the Transbay Transit Center in SF
By Alison Frost
In need of outside counsel for its San Francisco Transbay Transit Center project, the Transbay Joint Power Authority (TJPA) he...
Corporate
As it exits hedge fund investing, Calpers ups position in real estate
By Salvador Mares
Speculation is mounting that the California Public Employees' Retirement System may be looking to increase its investments in ...
Judges and Judiciary
New assistant presiding judges picked in SF, Santa Clara counties
By Saul Sugarman
Teri L. Jackson will be the next assistant presiding judge of San Francisco County Superior Court, making her the first black ...
To help achieve sustained reductions in incarceration, California should end the practice of allowing governors to review paro...
Bingham McCutchen LLP partners met to discuss a potential merger with Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP Wednesday. The proposed t...
Government
Legislation would increase judges' power in voting system cases
By Paul Jones
Recent lawsuits across California have forced some municipalities with "at large" voting systems to instead create voting dist...
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions, IPOs and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Labor/Employment
Judge's rejection of no-poach settlement deal will get another look
By Laura Hautalan
U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh's decision to deny approval of a $324.5 million settlement of an antitrust class action betwee...
The governance role of institutional shareholders over the last few decades has significantly expanded. By Nicholas O'Keefe ...
Understanding what makes a good board must start with understanding what a board needs to do. By Timothy G. Hoxie and Robert T...
Corporate Governance
It's critical to review board conduct on ex ante basis
By Ben Armisteadn
The great strength of Delaware's corporate law system has been its enabling model of corporate governance which generally allo...
Increasingly, some activist hedge funds are looking to sell their stock positions back to target companies. By John Newell, Br...
While gender diversity on boards correlates with improvements in stock price and other performance indicators, the vast majori...
The shareholder unrest that followed Dole Foods' $1.6 billion buyout last year has turned a spotlight on what has become one o...
Corporate Governance ...
It has been said in many contexts that "good plans shape good decisions." This quote rings true with respect to the National O...
Los Angeles County Treasurer Mark J. Saladino was appointed as the next county counsel Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors. ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Unions lose 9th Circuit battle over 'threatening' demonstrations
By John Roemer
In a setback for labor unions' right to picket, a federal appellate panel ruled on Tuesday that federal law doesn't preempt ma...
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is celebrating its 150th anniversary through a series of community service programs aro...
Environmental
Lawsuit opens second attack against oil trains in California
By Fiona Smith
Environmentalists claim officials failed to do CEQA review of train offloading facility near Sacramento. ...
The Howrey LLP estate recently moved to settle clawback claims with 31 of the defunct firm's former partners for $1.5 million....
Litigation
Twisting and turning, defect suit frustrates judge, spins through web of lawyers
By Matt Hamiltonn
The long-running construction defect suit was brought by Santa Monica attorney Fred Adelman and Kristen Whitney, whose Watermi...
Government
New realignment funding formula gaining support among counties
By Kylie Reynolds
A recently released formula for allocating funds under realignment, the state's 2011 prison reform effort, is gaining support ...
LA Superior Court Judge Joel M. Wallenstein is known for getting creative in the courtroom.
Division General Counsel of Rural/Metro Corp. Scottsdale, Ariz. ...
Video game companies have been contacting lawyers with concerns that the virtual economies in their products could fall under ...
NASA recently announced Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX as the winners of the Commercial Crew Program. This marks the true c...