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Perspective

After the decision endorsing disgorgement against executives whether or not their personal misconduct caused an accounting res...


Corporate

Insider trading conviction likely to stick

Oct. 13, 2016
By Thomas A. Zaccaro, Nicolas Morgan

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in the closely watched Salman v. United States, the first time the court...


California Supreme Court, Appellate Practice

Dissent rising at the state high court?

Oct. 13, 2016
By Kirk C. Jenkins

Evidence suggests dissents are on the rise, now that the partisan division on the court has shifted to four appointees of Repu...


Judicial Profile

Lia Martin

Oct. 13, 2016
By Arin Mikailian

Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) ...


Judicial Profile

Pennie McLaughlin

Oct. 13, 2016
By Arin Mikailian

Superior Court Commissioner


Perspective

A review of a couple new laws on the horizon that will update California's Labor Code. By Chris Micheli ...


Perspective

Attorney-client privilege and nonattorney patent agents

Oct. 12, 2016
By Matthew K. Blackburn

What happens in Texas stays in Texas — regardless of what the Texas Supreme Court decides, nonattorney patent agent communicat...


Construction

Little known fact of the day: California is one of only two states in the country (Texas is the other) which recognize a const...


Public Interest

While you were watching the election...

Oct. 12, 2016
By Erin Bradrick

A bill was introduced in Congress to amend the provision of the Internal Revenue Code that completely prohibits 501(c)(3) orga...


Corporate

EU looks to Silicon Valley for inspiration

Oct. 12, 2016
By Olga V. Mack, Katia Bloom

With constant accusations that the United States is "falling behind," it's satisfying to know that in terms of M&A, we're ...


Data Privacy

Search and seizure and the dark net

Oct. 12, 2016
By Tyler G. Newby

Courts grapple with the jurisdictional challenges of executing search warrants in cyberspace. By Tyler Newby and Hanley Chew ...


Judicial Profile

Michelle Short

Oct. 11, 2016
By Arin Mikailian

Los Angeles County Commissioner Michelle Short has experience in handling divorce cases.


Elder Law

Tools to fight elder abuse are powerful and many

Oct. 11, 2016
By Julian Pardo De Zela

By allowing for the recovery of a plaintiff's attorneys' fees and costs, as well as the possibility of a punitive damages awar...


Perspective

On Sept. 27, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 1843, which limits an employer's ability to gain access into the j...


Perspective

In 2013, the California Legislature enacted the HBOR in order to correct perceived and real abuses in the non-judicial foreclo...


Perspective

How secret must a trade secret be?

Oct. 11, 2016
By Douglas A. Winthrop

Could a trade secret exist if it is known or readily ascertainable within an industry, and its value is derived solely from be...


Litigation

More on Usage

Oct. 11, 2016
By David M. Balabanian

In response to reader requests, here are more suggestions on usage. By David M. Balabanian ...


Litigation

Foreign law in the 9th Circuit

Oct. 11, 2016
By Anna-Rose Mathieson

A fight over photos of Picasso's paintings in the 9th Circuit provides a useful review of how issues of foreign law should be ...


Corporate

To help startups and other companies get their feet wet, some technology companies are developing blockchain-based systems for...


Family

Celeb divorces show power of prenuptials

Oct. 8, 2016
By John M. Goralka

Prenuptial agreements are particularly important for clients with children from a prior relationship, older couples, clients w...


Perspective

Trump's NOL lasts 20 years, but audits last 3?

Oct. 8, 2016
By Robert W. Wood

Brilliant or not, Donald Trump had big losses in 1995. And that means he could offset other income across many years. That's t...


Zoning, Planning and Use

San Francisco property owners and landlords scored a recent victory after the 1st District Court of Appeal affirmed a decision...


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

Checkpoints again subject to challenges

Oct. 8, 2016
By Ariana Seldman Hawbecker

For the past several decades, a checkpoint on Interstate 5 near San Diego has continued to operate with the purported permitte...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Positive (-ly false) reviews

Oct. 8, 2016
By David M. Majchrzak, Heather L. Rosing

Attorneys, like anybody else, enjoy hearing good things about themselves. But problems arise when positive statements are inac...


Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate

A recent decision by the Delaware Court of Chancery reinforces principles that often arise in the context of demands for books...


Corporate

Delaware courts dismiss records actions

Oct. 7, 2016
By Peter M. Stone

Fiduciary duty defendants should consider seeking dismissal of any previously pending books and records action, whether by req...


Intellectual Property

The recent Yahoo you data breach brings new focus to privacy and security questions ranging from data breach notification resp...


GC Email

A sale, a breach, a wave of class actions

Oct. 7, 2016
By Sean L. Harrington

Although it seems unlikely under current jurisprudence that the current cases against Yahoo will attain class certification, t...


Immigration, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Unrepresented immigrant youth, Esq.

Oct. 7, 2016
By Rachel K. Prandini, Alison E. Kamhi

A recent 9th Circuit decision makes it very unlikely that a child will ever even have the chance to argue for a right to couns...


U.S. Supreme Court, Intellectual Property

Next week, for the first time in more than a century, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case involving infringement of a desi...