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Tax


An awkward moment as taxman eyes bitcoin

Apr. 16, 2014
By Joshua Seboldn

New rules clarifying that bitcoin users must report capital gains from buying and selling bitcoins initially sparked concern a...


Perspective


The last 13 years prove that Congress only acts on the estate tax in a crisis, and there is no crisis on the horizon. By Chadw...


Entering the U.S. starts the clock for many tax filing and compliance deadlines, one of which involves choosing which type of ...


Perspective


A court recently addressed whether a complex trust can materially participate in a real estate trade or business for purposes ...


Tax


Nonprofits using solar: beware the taxman

Apr. 16, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

Nonprofits considering the installation of solar power systems must take their property's tax exemption into account. By Ofer ...


Public Interest


Bet Tzedek's president and CEO resigns

Apr. 16, 2014
By Alexandra Schwappach

Los Angeles-based public interest firm Bet Tzedek will begin searching for a new chief operating officer and president followi...


Litigation


Judge declares pension law unconstitutional

Apr. 16, 2014
By Katie Lucia

Public employers have a right to push the employee's portion of pension contributions onto workers, a San Bernardino County j...


Partners at enterprising American venture capital funds that scour overseas markets in search of new investment opportunities ...


Intellectual Property


Edwards Lifesciences Corp. obtained a preliminary sales ban against a line of artificial heart valves produced by Minnesota-ba...


Obituaries


Janet A. Kobrin, 1942-2014

Apr. 16, 2014
By Kylie Reynolds

The longtime Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. intellectual property attorney, the studio's go-to for trademark matters, died We...


Government


Drug levels at issue in DUI bill

Apr. 16, 2014
By Hamed Aleazizn

A California and other states relax marijuana laws, legislators and enforcement officials are grappling with ways to better po...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Current State Bar treasurer Heather L. Rosing might run for vice president in a few months - if she can win another term as a ...


The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association is pushing forward with a Sacramento County Superior Court battle over whether a fire ...


Perspective


State tax formula in limbo at high court

Apr. 16, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

A wide range of multistate businesses will be affected by the decision, which may have a big impact on how much of their incom...


The expenses add to the singer's family's already expensive loss in the high profile wrongful death trial that wrapped up in O...


A Los Angeles judge's shortcomings as a lawyer representing a capital defendant more than three decades ago didn't harm his cl...


Judicial Profile


Joseph R. Porras

Apr. 16, 2014
By Eric Neffn

Just a generation after his father cleaned courtrooms as a janitor, Joseph Porras sits on the bench.


Investments


Dealmakers

Apr. 15, 2014
By Dominic Fracassan

A roundup of recent merger and acquisition and financing activity and the lawyers involved.


A fight over dwindling flows in Northern California's Scott River is raising the question of how much power the state has to l...


Corporate Counsel


Neal A. Crowley

Apr. 15, 2014
By Alexandra Schwappach

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Smile Brands Inc. Irvine ...


Perspective


Literature's first jury trial

Apr. 15, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

In a recent list, the ABA overlooked the play that theatrically created the court and jury system, and explained its fundament...


Perspective


President Obama recently issued an executive order and a presidential memorandum addressing pay transparency and equity by gov...


Labor/Employment


The Iskanian decision - whether class action and PAGA prohibitions in employment arbitration agreements are enforceable...


Entertainment & Sports


Defaming the unnamed on the big screen

Apr. 15, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

Andrew Greene claims he was the inspiration for a character in the motion picture "The Wolf of Wall Street," and has filed a $...


Litigation


A federal judge has dismissed a case in which a defense lawyer unsuccessfully sought National Security Agency phone records to...


Law Practice


Dechert finds foothold in Los Angeles market

Apr. 15, 2014
By Kylie Reynolds

With steady growth and expanding practices, the firm's L.A. office is making headway in accomplishing its goal: turning Decher...


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


The U.S. Senate has postponed until April 28 final confirmation of Michelle T. Friedland to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appe...


Alfred Nash Villalobos got three years for offering to have his client lie to a grand jury investigating alleged immigration f...


Real Estate/Development


The lease - valued at $560 million over 15 and a half years - begins the first quarter of 2018. By value and square footage, t...


Law Practice


Thomas V. Girardi of Girardi Keese joins such notable figures as Clarence Darrow, Thurgood Marshall and Johnny L. Cochran in t...