A roundup of recent merger and acquisition and financing activiy and the lawyers involved.
Arnold P. Peter has expanded his career as a powerful entertainment attorney into a multi-faceted role as an all-purpose Holly...
Vice President - Legal, General Counsel and Secretary of Leap Motion Inc. San Francisco ...
Corporate
The secret to recruiting and retaining the best and brightest talent
By Ben Armisteadn
The competition is steep. There are talent shortages around the world. By C. Matthew Schulz ...
Nathan Davis and Jana Moser, associates at Liner Grode Stein Yankelevitz Sunshine Regenstreif & Taylor LLP, provide vegeta...
Corporate
Corporate legal spending focusing more on global pursuits
By Alexandra Schwappach
According to a recent study by BTI Consulting Group, global expenditures now account for 40 percent of U.S. corporate legal sp...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Cities cannot require hotels to give police guest information, 9th Circuit rules
By Hadley Robinson
City laws requiring hotel and motel operators to hand over guests' personal information to police officers who ask for it viol...
These quintessential holiday treats combine the autumnal flavors of pumpkin and spice with the smooth, tangy sweetness of crea...
Judges and Judiciary
Low-key Montana jurist set to become 9th Circuit's chief judge
By John Roemer
Circuit Judge Sidney R. Thomas, set to succeed Alex Kozinski next year as chief of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, is i...
From spearheading nationwide fast food worker protests to suing for unpaid wages on behalf of warehouse loaders, unions have g...
When law offices and arbitration courts cannot accommodate everyone involved, lawyers do the next best thing - rent out tempor...
A roundup of recent real estate activity and the lawyers involved.
Overseeing the litany of legal work behind the 2015 Special Olympics World Games is Maidie E. Oliveau, counsel at Arent Fox LL...
The answer might surprise you. By Wendy L. Patrick ...
Mandatory minimum sentencing is under attack in Washington, and the criticisms are familiar by now. By William G. Otis ...
Most of the firm's artwork can be traced to Anderson, a former employment attorney who spent more than 30 years working in and...
Litigation
Appellate opinion protects health care companies that lose data
By Omar Shamout
A recent appeals court opinion clarified a California law that awards statutory damages when medical records are unlawfully di...
Today, less than two years after the signing of the Jobs Act, corporate attorneys' optimism about the benefits of the law for ...
Linda C. Miller Savitt, a partner at Ballard Rosenberg Golper & Savitt LLP, makes her Grandma Johnson's chocolate roll at ...
California Supreme Court
Court reverses decision tossing bribery and conspiracy charges against developer, official
By Katie Lucia
The Supreme Court's move could give San Bernardino County prosecutors another crack at counts accusing a developer and several...
Automakers Hyundai Motor America and Kia Motors America announced a $400 million settlement Monday with plaintiffs in a class ...
Letter to the Editor
Dark Chocolate Bread Pudding for Busy Trial Lawyers
By John Michael
Hobart Linzer LLP partner Joseph N. Akrotirianakis, a dark chocolate lover, raved that this bread pudding takes little effort...
Government
Northern District judicial nominees will have to start again next year
By Hadley Robinson
After the adjournment of the Senate for the holidays, the three Northern District hopefuls on the cusp of confirmation will be...
Long delays at the attorney general's office in issuing advisory legal opinions to government agencies has led to a pile-up of...
Labor/Employment
Pension contributions can't be increased, San Jose judge rules
By Laura Hautalan
A judge tentatively ruled that a 2012 voter initiative to increase city workers' contributions to their retirement benefits vi...
As a judge, David Berry has a new perspective on the types of cases he prosecuted for 25 years.
A roundup of recent merger and acquisition and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Peer-to-peer services such as lodging marketplace Airbnb are based on collaboration, but its practices often run up against la...
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Guidewire Software Inc. Foster City ...
Pamela L. Andes, a partner in Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP's Irvine office, started making cobblers afte...