Lawrence Cho cut his teeth in federal court, and as a judge he still prefers a flavor of formality.
John Grandsaert has a 'soft spot' for military personnel and launched a special court for them.
Administrative/Regulatory
Companies eager for guidance on children's privacy rules
By Joshua Seboldn
A group's complaints against two entertainment giants have caught the attention of other companies hoping to gain insight into...
Stopping and challenging the lies we are told by some mediators will result in less stressful proceedings, and more mutually a...
Perspective
New research reveals litigants’ attitudes towards legal procedures
By David Houstonn
A new study has found that civil litigants prefer mediation to nonbinding arbitration and like judge trials significantly more...
Former Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP partner Carl H. Moor was sworn in as a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Jan. 9...
Three legal experts discussed U.S. gun law since the December 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary shooting at a recent Law Center to Pr...
Judges and Judiciary
Six California bench nominees approved by Senate Judiciary Committee
By John Roemer
The U.S. Senate logjam over President Barack Obama's judicial nominees appeared to ease Thursday as the judiciary committee se...
Law Practice
Appellate specialist rejoins old firm after a year with JAMS
By Emily Green
Appellate specialist Jerome B. Falk Jr. has rejoined Arnold & Porter LLP just one year after he departed to become a full-...
Entertainment & Sports
Lawyer confronts rocker with controversial tweet
By Giles Clarke
Rocker Courtney Love was back in a Los Angeles courtroom Thursday to defend herself in a unique trial over charges of defamati...
Lawyers from O'Melveny & Myers LLP hosted eight North Korean refugee students for a weeklong trip to California to experie...
Marlin & Saltzman LLP forged a reputation as a go-to defense firm in the 1980s and 90s, but then made a switch to plaintif...
Former California Chief Justice Ronald M. George spoke about his recently published book, "Chief: The Quest for Justice in Cal...
Mediator Daniel W. Winters focuses on construction defect disputes. Off duty, he loves constructing defective prose, and won a...
Corporate
San Mateo software company hires its first general counsel
By Caitlin Johnson
Open source company DataStax Inc. announced it has hired its first general counsel and brought on another board member as it r...
Reed Smith LLP teamed with networking group Silicon Vikings and French culture organization Alliance Francaise Silicon Valley ...
Law Practice
Winston & Strawn scoops Orrick patent litigator for Palo Alto
By David Ruiz
The newly minted Palo Alto office of Winston & Strawn LLP made its first lateral partner hire with intellectual property l...
The California Minority Counsel Program and the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. legal department hosted a set of continuing...
Public Interest
Rising rents may force SF legal assistance program to find new home
By Saul Sugarman
Lawyers who help San Francisco's homeless population may soon find themselves without a home, as well. ...
Government
Central District federal public defender to step down for position at Loyola Law School
By Henry Meier
Sean Kennedy's move comes on the heels of a difficult year for the office, which faced a series of funding crises related to t...