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ADR Profile

Debra Graceffa brings hands-on experience to resolving real estate disputes

Debra A. Graceffa
The Graceffa Dispute Resolution Center

2026-09-15

MCLE

The state of college sports: When passion transitions to business

Aug. 21, 2026

With NIL valuations and endorsements influencing every st...

By Frank N. Darras

Is an algorithmic feed 'speech'? Courts are about to decide

Aug. 18, 2026

As courts grapple with whether algorithmically generated ...

By Krista L. Baughman

Bias is implicit in all AI, even legal AI

Aug. 12, 2026

Attorneys who use AI must do so with their eyes wide open...

By Susan L. Greenberg


Today's News

Federal prosecutors say the defendants paid people on Skid Row to use stolen voter identities to forge signatures on California ballot initiative petitions.


Environmental & Energy


Triumph Foods argues a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling undermines the dismissal of its claim that California's animal-confinement law is preempted by federa...


Civil Procedure


Rebel Wilson and producers of "The Deb" are seeking evidence from Australia and England in their Los Angeles defamation litigation, including records from re...


Torts/Personal Injury


A San Francisco judge gave plaintiffs one final chance to amend a wrongful death suit alleging the city's recreation center design contributed to the fatal s...


Environmental & Energy


Recent disputes increasingly center on construction, property and contracts, while legislation awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature would give the rail aut...


Civil Procedure


Plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation over McKinsey's role in the opioid crisis want Johnson & Johnson to produce documents and witnesses about the cons...


Columns

Judges and Judiciary

The art of judging in the era of AI (Part 2)

Sep. 15, 2026
By Karin Schwartz

As AI evolves, the meaningful question is not whether AI will touch judicial work but whether it will do so thoughtfully or ha...


Technology

As courts abandon the grace period for AI mistakes, lawyers face sanctions, new disclosure rules and a growing duty to verify ...


Constitutional Law

Protecting California's ballot boxes

Sep. 15, 2026
By Dan Jacobson

California's SB 73 carefully balances election security and local authority, providing a strong constitutional defense against...



Verdicts & Settlements

Legal Malpractice Client v. Law Firm $125,000,000
False Claims Act United States ex rel. Liebe... $8,334,351
Malpractice John Doe Minor v. Roe Hospi... $6,750,000
False Claims Act United States of America an... $6,730,000
Auto v. Auto Gaspar Carrizoza v. Sundip ... $2,746,479
Premises Liability A. Ramirez Jr., a minor v. ... $2,600,000
Premises Liability Nora Garcia v. PCL Construc... $2,575,389
Wage and Hour Jacquelyn Atilano-Barba, an... $1,250,000
Wage and Hour Jacqueline Spease, individu... $500,000
Auto v. Bus Oneika Barrett v. Los Angel... $479,630

On the Move

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Sep. 11, 2026


Kimberly Rowe joined Akin as a partner in Los Angeles. The move was Sept. 9, 2026.

Rowe advises private equity sponsors, portfolio companies and strategic clients on complex corporate transactions, including leveraged buyouts, take-private transactions, public and private M&A, carve-outs, co-investments, private investments in public equity and other strategic transactions across a broad range of industries. Most recently, Rowe served as Lead Counsel, Corporate Transactions at The Walt Disney Co., where she led complex strategic transactions and negotiated key strategic transactions with peer companies.


Details

Akin has 1100 attorneys in 19 offices including Los Angeles, Irvine . Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Corporate, Investment Management, International Trade, Lobbying & Public Policy. The firm’s website is https://www.akingump.com/en

Address

1999 Avenue of the Stars , Los Angeles California 90067-6022 United States

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Community News

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The Los Angeles chapter of the Women's White Collar Defense Association held its annual Summer Soirée at Kaplan Marino PC, bri...




Daily Appellate Report

Municipal Law

Debbane v. City and County of San Francisco

Voter-approved tax on certain vacant rental properties was preempted by Ellis Act, which prohibits ordinances compelling residential property owners to offer units for rent.


Criminal Law and Procedure

People v. Putallez

Trial court's tasking of probation officer with selection of appropriate drug and psychiatric programs for probationer was not an impermissible delegation of judicial authority.


Immigration

Barman v. U.S.

Jurisdictional bar on review of NM-1 immigration decisions applies to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services decisions made under authority delegated by the Secretary of Homeland Secur...


Immigration, Administrative Agencies

U Visa Appellants v. Director, USCIS

Visa petitioners who received determinations their petitions were bona fide but not included on waitlist due to backlog may have standing to pursue claims under the Administrative Procedu...


Constitutional Law

Cedar Park Assembly of God v. Kuderer

Washington's Parity Act did not violate plaintiff-church's free exercise rights, as it did not coerce health coverage for abortion services.