Law Practice
Deals specialist leaves Beverly Hills boutique for Liner
By Kylie Reynolds
Robert L. Kahan rejoined longtime colleague Stanton "Larry" Stein at Liner LLP on Monday. He leaves Eisner Kahan Gorry Chapman...
Law Practice
Downey loses land use group, managing partner steps down
By Joshua Seboldn
Downey Brand LLP managing partner Kevin M. O'Brien stepped down from his role Monday, the same day a group of mining and land ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Environmental groups lose Clean Air Act challenge
By John Roemer
Private citizens will find it harder to use the Clean Air Act to force governments to confront climate change thanks to a 9th ...
Environmental
Groundwater pumping in Central Valley is target of lawsuit
By Fiona Smith
Environmentalists accuse Stanislaus County of failing to look at the effects of increased well drilling. ...
One of the great ironies of modern litigation practice is the origin of the word "demur," which comes from the Middle English ...
Litigation
Hyundai-Kia settlement draws objections among plaintiffs' lawyers
By Henry Meier
A proposed settlement in a lawsuit involving allegations of inflated fuel economy by automakers Hyundai Motor America and Kia ...
Legal experts say that the recent patent deal Twitter Inc. struck with computer giant International Business Machines Corp. se...
From early activism to a willingness to reconsider court rules, Katherine Lucero challenges the status quo.
A roundup of recent merger and acquisition and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
In January, the FDA announced that it will be reviewing caramel coloring of several soft drinks. But why? By Peter Arhangelsky...
The recent arrest of bitcoin exchanger Charlie Shrem makes it clear that the federal government is not yet convinced about the...
An organization of criminal defense attorneys is pushing state legislation to address prosecutors' failure disclose potentiall...
Appellate court declines to review class certification of 110,000 workers seeking damages for missed breaks. ...
Law Practice
Kirkland's West Coast corporate architect leaves for Winston
By Kylie Reynolds
The partner who launched Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Los Angeles corporate practice has decamped to Winston & Strawn LLP, c...
Litigation
Surgeon's defamation suit settles in wake of $1.5M trial verdict
By Katie Lucia
The settlement came in a case in which the plaintiff, transplant surgeon Dr. Hootan Roozrokh, sued two former supervising surg...
Litigation
Lawyer for judge accused of injuring woman over dog poop aims to dent her credibility
By Omar Shamout
The lawyer defending a judge charged with pushing and injuring a woman in a fight over dog waste tried Friday to paint the wom...
Law Practice
Orange County bar president wants to connect local lawyers with local clients
By Don Debenedictisn
Every now and then, Thomas H. Bienert Jr. sees a news story about an Orange County business or resident going to trial in Oran...
Environmental
EPA reaches $11 million settlement with fireworks company
By Riley Guerin
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it has reached an $11 million settlement with a shuttered fireworks company...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Sullivan, Fenwick counsel on $527M Zynga acquisition
By Salvador Mares
The San Francisco-based video game developer announced the purchase of NaturalMotion, a mobile game maker based in Oxford, Eng...
Labor/Employment
Labor department investigating Raiderette's unpaid wages claim
By Laura Hautalan
Agency confirms it's looking into Lacy T.'s allegations that the team pays its cheerleaders $5 an hour. ...
Law Practice
Amid rocky San Diego legal market, K&L Gates merges office with OC outpost
By Alexandra Schwappach
The closure is the latest in a handful of departures from San Diego - what some experts say suggests a flat lateral market and...
A rare three-page veto by Gov. Jerry Brown last fall killed a bill that would've extended the statute of limitations in child ...
Cheryl Chun Meegan enjoys making an impact in her judicial work by relating to people.
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
Judge Jon Tigar is known for tentative rulings in which he brings up cases not cited by lawyers.
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Legal professionals and city leaders met Wednesday for the third annual Real Estate and Law Symposium, held at Stanford Univer...
There's much to read about what type of attorney conduct leads to malpractice claims. But what about the client? By Steven W. ...
There are very few cases in which it is impossible for any email data to be forensically retrieved or restored. By Daniel B. G...