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Mergers & Acquisitions


Fenwick & West LLP advised Facebook Inc. in its $2 billion acquisition of Irvine-based virtual reality technology develope...


Judges and Judiciary


A drop in judicial branch revenue could be a sign that increased user fees and fines have deterred would-be litigants from usi...


Product Liability


After just 20 minutes of deliberation Thursday, a Los Angeles jury unanimously delivered a defense verdict in favor of Riddell...


Obituaries


Ivan Louis Klein: 1938-2014

Mar. 27, 2014
By Hamed Aleazizn

Former deputy Los Angeles County public defender and veteran criminal defense attorney passed away after battling cancer for t...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Attorneys for Google, Apple, Adobe and Intel will try to convince a judge that the plaintiffs don't have the evidence to prove...


Mergers & Acquisitions


The deal includes an earn-out of up to $450 million, which could lead to a final price tag as high as $950 million if Maker hi...


Government


San Diego courts warn of scam

Mar. 27, 2014
By Ben Adlin

The San Diego County Superior Court is warning the public to be on guard against fraudsters pretending to be officials or poli...


California Courts of Appeal


Appellate court's burglary ruling questioned

Mar. 27, 2014
By Emily Green

A defendant may be convicted of multiple counts of burglary for entering different rooms in the course of a crime, a state cou...


Investments


Goodwin Procter LLP represented data analytics software developer Hortonworks Inc. in a $100 million funding round led by Blac...


Litigation


In the latest complication caused by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Alex Kozinski's objection to a settleme...


Litigation


Two legal malpractice lawsuits seeking more than $100 million from the firm may be revived following a 9th U.S. Circuit Court ...


Government


Judicial officers at all levels routinely push for settlements. However, some judges have been pushing in opposite direction w...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Testing health care mergers: up or across?

Mar. 26, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

St. Luke's Health System was recently ordered to unwind a merger with the Saltzer Medical Group - on a horizontal theory. By T...


Litigation


A look at how courts have been sorting through class certification in the wake of the Supreme Court's landmark 2013 decision. ...


Perspective


The issuance of tax-exempt state and local governmental debt obligations historically has been an important tool for providing...


Let's hope that the strength in municipal bond performance will sustain and lead to an increase in municipal bond issuances, b...


Data Privacy


Loyola Law School suffered a self-inflicted data breach earlier this month when the school's financial aid office inadvertentl...


Litigation


While government-sponsored health care reform sends a message to hospitals, physician groups and other providers to consolidat...


Government


Consumer attorneys as of late Monday appeared almost certain to push forward with a voter initiative to raise the state cap on...


Securities


Red-hot online storage company Box Inc. tapped Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC to ready its highly anticipated initial...


Administrative/Regulatory


A new bill currently winding its way through the state Legislature is poised to have a small but significant impact on Califor...


Administrative/Regulatory


Attorneys and business owners say the state lacks jurisdiction over the cable-rides, but regulators say zip lines have flown "...


Perspective


On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores and Conestoga Wood Specialt...


Labor/Employment


Employers won a victory against one of the state's most formidable employment statutes last week, with a federal judge finding...


Law Practice


Robert S. Mueller joined WilmerHale on Monday as a Washington, D.C.-based partner. But with a teaching appointment at Stanford...


Judicial Profile


James M. Humes

Mar. 26, 2014
By Emily Green

James Humes, Gov. Jerry Brown's longtime trusted adviser, is making his mark on the appellate court.


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Mar. 25, 2014
By Dominic Fracassan

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


Corporate Counsel


Kevin M. Casenhiser

Mar. 25, 2014
By Alexandra Schwappach

General Counsel for American Technologies Inc. Orange ...


California regulators are proposing a major overhaul of how companies warn the public about toxic chemicals under the state's ...


Re: Six Problems With 'Six Californias' Initiative," March 11. ...