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OSI Pharmaceuticals will acquire Gilead Sciences' assets from its oncology business. OSI will acquire Gilead's clinical candid...


Work and Play

Dec. 18, 2001
By Marisa Navarro

The end of 2001 is nearing and the weather is beginning to chill. And with more advertisements for sales than actual news in y...



A series of departures has left Haight Brown & Bonesteel's San Diego office operating at bare-bones capacity. The two most...


Birthday Gala

Dec. 18, 2001
By Toni Vranjes

The big 7-0 has arrived for the Beverly Hills Bar Association. But the group isn't fretting about the extra candles on its bir...



NEW PARTNER GARNERS YMCA VOLUNTEER AWARD

Dec. 18, 2001
By Stefanie Knapp

The YMCA of San Francisco announced James Colopy, a new partner at San Francisco's Farella Braun & Martel, as its Mission ...


SOUTHERN PEOPLE

Dec. 18, 2001
By Joseph Sorrentino

ARDEN REALTY Richard S. Davis will assume responsibility as Arden Realty Inc.'s sole chief financial officer. Davis joined Ar...



The San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program honored Timothy Pestotnik, a partner at San Diego's Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps...


San Francisco's Finaplex Inc. closed its second round of financing on Nov. 28, this time bringing in $17.1 million. The lead i...



Calabasas-based The Right Start Inc. acquired certain assets of FAO Schwarz in a deal closed Nov. 19. The Right Start will acq...


La Jolla's Global Renewable Energy Partners Inc. created a joint venture with Dallas-based The Mesa Group to create PowerStar....



Wireless World

Dec. 18, 2001
By Columnist

Everyone is talking about "wireless," but what does it mean? Technology resource www.techweb.com defines wireless as: "Radio t...


Real People

Dec. 18, 2001
By Tanya Rothman

Each year, California Law Business takes a peek at the world of real estate law. This year, we present 12 real estate lawyers ...



Big Trouble at the Big Top

Dec. 18, 2001
By Craiq Anderson

SAN JOSE - The circus goes on trial today. Mark Oliver Gebel, a senior animal trainer with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bai...


Trainer Faces Criminal Charges

Dec. 18, 2001
By Craiq Anderson

SAN JOSE - The circus goes on trial today. Mark Oliver Gebel, a senior animal trainer with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bai...



Privilege Snatchers

Dec. 18, 2001
By Columnist

The attorney-client privilege is the oldest of the privileges for confidential communications known to the common law. The pri...


Back to Back

Dec. 18, 2001
By Robbie Story

LOS ANGELES - Monique McCord of Geragos & Geragos took mighty swings during the Landau Lawyers Coed Division championship ...



Judge Likes Practical Solutions

Dec. 18, 2001
By Tamara Scott

LOS ANGELES - Judge Catherine Anne Gallagher presides over one of the most difficult courtrooms in Santa Clara County. She mak...


Commercial Question

Dec. 18, 2001
By Columnist

A false-advertising claim under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 1125(a)(1)(B), can be a powerful weapon for a business that ...



As the war on terrorism enters another phase, government lawyers will be taking a detour from fighting terrorists to deciding ...


Arguments Weren't Bad for a 3rd-Year Student

Dec. 18, 2001
By Matthew King

SAN FRANCISCO - Last Monday, Contra Costa County Court Commissioner Judith Sanders ruled that a defendant in an Internet libel...



Teen's Confession Spurs Dispute in Murder Case

Dec. 18, 2001
By Matthew Heller

FONTANA - Christy Phillips' confession to the murder of an elderly Rialto woman was enough to chill even the most hardened of ...


Oakland to Settle with Rogue Cop's Detainee

Dec. 18, 2001
By Matthew King

SAN FRANCISCO - The city of Oakland has tentatively agreed to pay $195,000 to settle one of dozens of police malfeasance suits...



As the war on terrorism enters another phase, government lawyers will be taking a detour from fighting terrorists to deciding ...


Privilege Snatchers

Dec. 17, 2001
By Columnist

The attorney-client privilege is the oldest of the privileges for confidential communications known to the common law. The pri...



Commercial Question

Dec. 17, 2001
By Columnist

A false-advertising claim under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 1125(a)(1)(B), can be a powerful weapon for a business that ...


Wireless World

Dec. 17, 2001
By Columnist

Everyone is talking about "wireless," but what does it mean? Technology resource www.techweb.com defines wireless as: "Radio t...



Bar Denied Child Porn Evidence

Dec. 15, 2001
By Hudson Sangree

SACRAMENTO - A state trial judge on Thursday rebuffed the State Bar's attempt to get evidence for a disciplinary probe of Pete...


Case Against Rave Promoter Fails

Dec. 15, 2001
By Matthew Heller

RIVERSIDE - An appellate court Thursday dealt the final blow to the case of a sheriff's deputy who sued both the venue operato...



LOS ANGELES - G. William Dunn, a Harlem native who rose to become a Long Beach Municipal Court judge known for sticking to his...


You may have heard the old adage that the less experienced the deposition taker, the more detailed the deposition outline. Whi...