A roundup of recent merger and acquisition and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Labor/Employment
Employee engagement programs come with warnings of liability
By Laura Hautalan
In an effort to get engage employees, large employers have implemented software systems that let workers accumulate rewards an...
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Mainstream Energy Corp. San Luis Obispo ...
Letter to the Editor
Misappropriation an imperfect substitute for noncompetes
By Ben Armisteadn
Re: "Secrets Are the New Noncompetes," Dec. 27. By Anthony J. Oncidi ...
Re: "History Ignored by Sentencing Law Critics," Dec. 24. By Kenneth G. Petrulis ...
Litigation
False advertisement litigation about 'natural' products persist absent FDA definition
By Ben Armisteadn
The mixed success of these lawsuits in 2013 suggests that courts are changing their attitudes toward "natural" allegations. By...
Corporate counsel's top goal was to control legal costs for many years, but in 2013 cost control dropped to number two and was...
Milpitas-based FireEye picks up competitor Mandiant in $1 billion stock-heavy deal. ...
Litigation
Judge leans toward not granting new trial in Jackson wrongful death suit
By Chase Scheinbaum
Arguments on Friday did not immediately convince Judge Yvette M. Palazuelos to abandon her tentative ruling denying a motion f...
David M. Pregerson, the 23-year-old son of U.S. District Judge Dean D. Pregerson of Los Angeles, died Tuesday at UCLA Medica...
Litigation
Trial to begin for man charged with selling DuPont secrets to China
By Hadley Robinson
Prosecutors contend Walter Liew made $29 million by sharing the proprietary documents, flow charts and other information relat...
Criminal
New mandatory minimum guidelines change policies in parts of state
By H Adley Robinson
Defense attorneys in the Northern District say they are already seeing changes in drug prosecutions, while several attorneys i...
Judge Kimberly E. Colwell brought her goal-oriented approach to her first year on the bench.
Re: "AOC Beginning to Quiet Critics," Dec. 27. By Michael Fischer ...
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
Timothy Frawley is known for his preparation and ability to move criminal cases at a fast clip.
Evelio M. Grillo often presides over dire situations as part of his law and motion calendar.
Personal Injury & Torts
Suit to test schools' liability for football player's injuries
By Omar Shamout
A former Vista Murrieta high school football player is suing the school district over a concussion he suffered during PE class...
The 9th Circuit recently addressed wether a domain name registrar could be held liable for cybersquatting. By Teri H.P. Nguyen...
In "The Legal Mind," Daniel W. Park explores how the law finds facts in the face of deliberate deception, the fallibility of m...
While the basics of the $400 million settlement in the fuel economy class action litigation have been laid out, it is not know...
Education
Law schools taking variety of approaches to tackle drop in enrollment, student debt
By Don Debenedictisn
Speaking at a news conference at the start of the Association of American Law Schools' annual meeting, the group's immediate-p...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit to stream live audio
By John Roemer
Transmission of all public proceedings at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will begin Jan. 6 with oral argument sessions ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Bar Association of San Francisco inducts 101st president
By Saul Sugarman
Stephanie P. Skaff outlined several volunteer and community-focused initiatives she plans to roll out during her yearlong pres...
An Irvine neutral uses his knowledge of both Korean and American law, language and customs to tailor his specialized mediation...
City Attorney Michael N. Feuer filed suit Thursday against a major national developer of so-called "Sweepstakes Gaming Devices...
Solo and Small Firms
Small firm's roots stretch back to city's wilder days
By Hamed Aleazizn
Owen, Wickersham & Erickson PC has the distinction of being one of the oldest intellectual property boutiques in San Franc...
Litigation
Defendant in Colonies case seeks to clear name in federal investigation
By Katie Lucia
Jeffrey S. Burum, a defendant in a San Bernardino County corruption case, recently filed a motion arguing the federal probe in...
California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court allows illegal immigrant to practice law
By Omar Shamout
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a new state law removed all remaining obstacles for Sergio Garcia and other i...
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.