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Intruder Alert!

Jul. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

Can your law firm withstand an attack by "hacktivists"? ...



Judging the Judges

Jul. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

A snapshot of complaints against judges and how many were disciplined. ...



On-the-Job Tirades

Jul. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

When an employee curses at the boss, it could lead to termination—unless the outburst is protected speech. ...



'It's Chinatown, Jake'

Jul. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

The first hurdle for plaintiffs lawyers in Chinese reverse-merger securities cases is determining what really went on. From th...



The FCPA Is No Joke

Jul. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

For all the lip service that’s paid to enforcing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, much of corporate America seems woefully n...



Sandy Tatum

Jul. 2, 2012
By Riley Guerin

One of America's best-known golfer-lawyers. ...



My Toughest Battle

Jul. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

A lawyer recalls learning devastating news about her health when she was pregnant with her first child. ...



Get Consent and Avoid Sanctions

Jul. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

The Stored Communications Act makes it nearly impossible to compel discovery of social media website data without a user’s con...



Did You Know

Jul. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

The decline of the power lunch. ...



Section 8 Tenants Unwelcome

Jul. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

The city of Lancaster declares war on federally subsidized renters, claiming Los Angeles County is steering poor tenants to t...



Sex and Punishment

Jul. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos



Grace and Grit

Jul. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos



Justice for Hedgehogs

Jul. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos



For the Love of the Game

Jul. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

A conversation with Sandy Tatum, one of America's best-known golfer-lawyers. ...



Editor's Note

Jul. 1, 2012
By Karisantos



Participants

Jul. 1, 2012
By Karisantos



Letters

Jul. 1, 2012
By Karisantos



Jul. 1, 2012
By STEPHEN LARSON

Summaries of disciplinary action taken by the state Supreme Court or the State Bar Court.



Verbatim

Jul. 1, 2012
By Karisantos

Ninth Circuit Chief Judge Alex Kozinski



Securities

Jul. 1, 2012
By Karisantos

Dechert; Keker & Van Nest; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe; Paul Hastings; Scott + Scott.



The Muck Stops Here

Jul. 1, 2012
By Karisantos

Marty Singer, the "Pit Bull to the Stars," is the lawyer celebrities call on when they want to kill a tabloid story, demand a ...



Reel Law

Jul. 1, 2012
By Karisantos

Reversal of Fortune (1990)


The crackdown that shuttered hundreds of storefront shops and large-scale medical marijuana growers in certain regions was a h...


An Oregon jury awarded $900,000 to a woman who said a retired dentist infected her with genital herpes. ...



CalPERS Suit Against Rating Agencies Stands

Jun. 23, 2012
By Riley Guerin

San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard Kramer denied S&P and Moody's motion to dismiss on First Amendment grounds CalP...



Gentler Response to UC Protests Urged

Jun. 20, 2012
By Riley Guerin

The dean of UC Berkeley Law School and the university's general counsel urge UC administrators and police to adopt a gentler r...



Ecuadorans Sue Chevron in Canada

Jun. 15, 2012
By Riley Guerin

Ecuadoran plaintiffs have sued Chevron in Canada for refusing to pay an $18 billion judgment. ...



Prop. 8 Likely Headed to US Supreme Court

Jun. 9, 2012
By Riley Guerin

The Ninth Circuit court of Appeals voted not to review a smaller panel's overturning of California's Proposition 8 ban. ...


Agencies such as the Bureau of Land Management and the California Energy Commission have been trying to head off conflicts bet...



A League of their Own

Jun. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

Fantasy SCOTUS—it’s just what it sounds like it is. ...