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Judge Deals a Blow to FCPA

Jan. 2, 2012
By STEPHEN LARSON

U.S. District Judge A. Howard Matz last November tossed bribery convictions against a Southern California company and its two ...



New Year's Resolutions

Jan. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos




Letters from Readers

Jan. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos



Patent Pilot for Judges

Jan. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos



Under Every Rock

Jan. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

What must a GC know to keep a company out of trouble? ...



Editor's Note

Jan. 1, 2012
By Karisantos



Circling the Drain

Jan. 1, 2012
By Karisantos

Redevelopment agencies—terminated by the Legislature last summer—got a frosty reception to their constitutional challenge at t...



Second Guesses

Jan. 1, 2012
By Karisantos

Criminal defense lawyers face conflicting emotions when they are accused of providing ineffective assistance of counsel. We ta...



Tips for Trustees

Jan. 1, 2012
By Karisantos

Being asked to serve as a trustee may seem like an honor, but the job entails significant legal responsibility.



Verbatim

Jan. 1, 2012
By Karisantos

"A rose is a rose is a rose." —Gertrude Stein



Tattoos as Evidence

Jan. 1, 2012
By Karisantos

Tattoos can be pictures worth a thousand words, if they are admitted into evidence.



Did You Know?

Jan. 1, 2012
By Karisantos

Teaching Roe v. Wade



Fitting In

Jan. 1, 2012
By Karisantos

A high school dropout recalls her life at a big firm, and why she left.



Reel Law

Jan. 1, 2012
By Karisantos

Howl



Nancy Gertner

Jan. 1, 2012
By Jake Flaherty

Long before Nancy Gertner became a federal judge she had made a name for herself defending a lesbian revolutionary who stood a...



Out-of-State Workers Must Be Paid Overtime

Jan. 1, 2012
By STEPHEN LARSON

A federal appellate court ruled on December 14 that California overtime pay laws apply to out-of-state residents working in Ca...



Jan. 1, 2012
By Jake Flaherty

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



Targeting ADA Violators

Jan. 1, 2012
By Karisantos

Is Tom Frankovich fighting the good fight on behalf of disabled people? Or is he just a shakedown artist?


Lipitor, the best-selling drug in history lost its patent in late November, leaving the market open to generic rivals.



Harkening to the Homeless

Jan. 1, 2012
By Karisantos

Helping homeless vets



Capping Cap and Trade

Jan. 1, 2012
By Karisantos

Greenhouse gas regulations take effect this month, unless a tax restriction embedded in the California Constitution can stop t...



Time to Review User Policies

Jan. 1, 2012
By Karisantos

Employers’ social media policies that were written more than a few months ago should be reviewed in light of new NLRB guidelines.



The Smoking Tweet

Jan. 1, 2012
By Karisantos

Getting hold of relevant personal communications can be as easy as perusing social media or as drastic as seizing a hard drive.



White-Collar Defense

Jan. 1, 2012
By Karisantos

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Martha Boersch Foley & Lardner Ropes & GrayVenable Vinson & Elkins



Making Order Out of Chaos

Jan. 1, 2012
By Karisantos

Case management software can tame the terabytes of data that otherwise overwhelm a modern law practice.



Participants

Jan. 1, 2012
By Karisantos



To Get Rich Is Glorious

Dec. 2, 2011
By Kari Santos



Legal Dress Codes

Dec. 2, 2011
By Riley Guerin



A Taxing Fight for Partners

Dec. 1, 2011
By Karisantos

San Francisco law firms fight the city over partner profits.