This is the first in a two-part series concerning the late John Lennon and his American attorney, Leon Wildes. Part two will r...
ABA Model Rule 6.1 provides that "[a] lawyer should aspire to render at least (50) hours of pro bono publico legal services pe...
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
William B. Shubb has become an expert on trials during his 50 years as a lawyer and judge.
Bryan Cave LLP hosted First Republic Bank representatives as guest speakers at the firm's monthly real estate forum on Nov. 21...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit upholds right to file anti-SLAPP cases in federal court
By Fiona Smith
A divided federal appeals court upheld the ability to bring anti-SLAPP cases in federal court Wednesday. And in a rare move in...
In the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan hitting the Philippines, Thomas Jefferson School of Law alumni and students are aidin...
Entertainment & Sports
GoldieBlox takes down viral video, apologizes to Beastie Boys
By Giles Clarke
Toymaker says it would cease its pending lawsuit on the condition that the company would 'no longer be under threat from [The ...
The Los Angeles Auto Show teamed up with Court Appointed Special Advocates of Los Angeles, a nonprofit organization that provi...
Last year, when Congress directed the Securities and Exchange Commission to lift its 80-year-old ban on securities advertising...
An imaging order is an order directing that the contents of one or more storage devices be forensically imaged by a neutral te...
Duane Morris LLP's Palo Alto team moved from its old location on California Avenue to new space at 2475 Hanover St. on Nov. 15...
Disability Rights Legal Center, a national organization that uses advocacy, education and litigation to fight for the rights o...
Video
VIDEO: Workplace investigations will happen, they don't have to hurt
By Ben Armisteadn
Although sound policies are in place and management has the best intentions, issues arise in every workplace. By Emily L. Aldr...
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday named a current prosecutor as the county's first ever inspector gener...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
Administrative/Regulatory
Sea level rise guidance for agencies, cities
By Ben Armisteadn
The California Coastal Commission recently published its long-awaited Draft Sea-Level Rise Policy Guidance. By John Erskine an...
Government
Extra state funding allows some courts to add a few positions - for now
By Saul Sugarmann
Some recent cash influxes from the state have restored a small sliver of court services once offered in better times.
Large Firms
Less pay, more training for Greenberg's 'resident' associates
By David Ruiz
Late last month, Greenberg Traurig LLP formalized a one-year residency program for recent law school graduates in need of trai...
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Recent decisions embracing the FAA do not address the rights of employees, enshrined in the Norris-LaGuardia Act and the Natio...
Labor/Employment
Black Friday spotlights worker organization tactics
By Laura Hautalan
As labor advocates and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. workers gear up to protest the employment practices of the nation's largest priva...
Louie Vega held an assortment of jobs before finding a niche on the Kern County Superior Court.
The struggle over a major source of groundwater in the Mojave Desert will play out in court next week as environmentalists and...
The conventional wisdom says that there are distinct challenges in managing Millennials. By John F. Baum and David Baum
The Los Angeles trial attorney, known for his medical expertise and involvement with the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association...
A federal judge in San Jose has tossed the remaining claims in a privacy class action alleging that software on the electronic...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Simpson works on Hellman & Friedman's $1.8 billion buy
By Andrew Mcintyre
The firm represented the San Francisco-based private equity firm in its acquisition of Applied Systems Inc., an Illinois-based...
Girl-centric educational toy maker GoldieBlox Inc. filed for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief against the music grou...
Litigation
Judge allows shareholder suit against HP, chief executive to proceed
By Hadley Robinsonn
A San Francisco judge allowed investors to continue pursuing claims against Hewlett-Packard Co. and its CEO and president Marg...