Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Profile of a legal malpractice claim: 2012-2015
By J. Randolph Evans, Shari L. Klevens
The recently released "Profile of Legal Malpractice Claims: 2012-2015" is chock-full of claims related information that can he...
Entertainment & Sports
Business lawyer heads to the ocean to clear his mind and feed his friends
By Arin Mikailian
Lee Mackay of Nevers, Palazzo, Packard, Wildermuth & Wynner hunts for lobsters, white sea bass, halibut and Yellowtail. ...
Real Estate/Development
Developers can still manage risk in a quickly changing landscape
By Brenda K. Radmacher
The changing social, technological, environmental and economic landscape has led to increased legal exposure for contractors a...
The Federal Circuit recently corrected a flawed regulation which likely subjected patents to covered business method review th...
Perspective
Immigration due diligence in M&A is more important than ever
By Michael Boshnaick
The international movement of employees has never been greater. As such, it is safe to assume that an entity undergoing a corp...
Public Interest
Law firm's pro bono arm trains law professors and students in Myanmar
By Arin Mikailian
This is the second year that DLA Piper partner Andrew Valentine has packed his bags for Myanmar to help jump-start the Southea...
On Dec. 9, President Barack Obama signed the continuing resolution that extends funding of the federal government; this federa...
California Supreme Court
Limited anti-SLAPP defense for public entities
By Jeremy K. Robinson
This past year the California Supreme Court grappled with the tricky question of when a government entity or public employee c...
The recent security breach highlights the need for companies to employ stronger security for their users' credentials. By Davi...
Law Practice
Attorneys: '123456' isn't enough to keep client data safe
By Anita Taff-Rice
The year 2016 should be a wake-up call to recognize that, while state bars and legislatures have not yet imposed specific secu...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Justices agree with 9th Circuit view in bank fraud case
By E. Martin Estrada
In Shaw v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court has again unanimously affirmed a 9th Circuit decision expansively co...
LA County Judge Maurice Leiter's eagerness to learn wins praise in his first criminal assignment.
Tax, Banking
IRS sees pushback over attempt to get digital currency data
By Dashiell C. Shapiro
A Coinbase customer filed a motion in federal court seeking to intervene in the federal case and to block the IRS from enforci...
The first of Isaac Asimov's three laws of robotics states that "a robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, all...
T ime is generally what we sell, which has led some to ask whether increasing the "cost effectiveness" of lawyers helps them o...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Criminal
The art of cross-examination
By Marshall A. Camp
In my experience, witnesses seldom yell "You can't handle the truth!" immediately before making a case-dispositive admission. ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, Corporate, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Consumer class actions: year in review
By Christopher J. Lovrien, Jason C. Wright
The more significant developments relate to challenges over who may pursue class action relief, either because of waiver provi...
Civil Litigation
Right to privacy and civil discovery
By Patricia M. Lucas, Gary Nadler
Learn about the source of the right to privacy, the test for determining when discovery may be curtailed due to the right, and...
Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County (Pasadena) ...
Lawyers who use LinkedIn should opt out of the endorsements features, as baseless ones are dishonest and intentionally mislead...
Before 2016, California law prohibited gender, race and ethnicity-based discrimination, but the 2015 and 2016 amendments signi...
Social media apps have recently become a favorite target of the plaintiffs' bar for claims under the Telephone Consumer Protec...
"Breaking bad" means "raising hell," at least according to Vince Gilligan. In that case, lawyers in California are breaking ba...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Departures aren't always voluntary
By Daniel O'Rielly, Dena Roche
Increasingly in law firm life, the decision on whether you will depart the firm is made for you, and it merits preparation bec...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Hiring decisions affect liability exposure
By Louie H. Castoria
Hiring errors are not unique to law firms, but can be costly, sometimes more so than missed court deadlines or unforeseen conf...
The in-house lawyer, it seems, has but one client to worry about. But the reality is that in-house counsel have their own part...
Everyone seems to believe that federal income tax rates will go down in the new year (no, California tax rates will not!). By ...
Many workers who participate in the gig economy do not meet the legal definition of "employee" because of their contingent sta...
7th Circuit Judge Richard Posner recently excoriated the high court chief's management skills in a video interview that went v...
To be sure, the 12th Amendment's text does not require electors to be faithful. But the assumption of its drafters and ratifie...