Silicon Valley attorneys at the firm helped the San Francisco-based social scrapbooking website pin down $225 million ...
California Attorney General Kamala Harris on Thursday announced a $1 million settlement with two Arizona groups that injected ...
The Orange County Bar Association's appellate law section honored Richard A. Derevan of Snell & Wilmer LLP with its annual...
Reed Smith LLP attorneys from across the country gathered Oct. 22 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the firm's entry into C...
From alternative fee arrangements to cyber security threats, the Association of Corporate Counsel is set to explore a wide ran...
To represent the kinds of clients they wanted to help, Neal S. Salisian and Richard H. Lee ditched big firm life more than thr...
The Wrongful Conviction and Restorative Justice Panel, part of Loyola Marymount University's Bellarmine Forum on Restorative J...
Nossaman LLP hosted its second annual California Coastal Law Conference at the Lodge at Torrey Pines on Oct. 8. The event feat...
The city terminated its contract Tuesday with Nielsen Merksamer Parrinello Gross & Leoni LLP in a dispute over its represe...
The Federal Circuit Bar Association's 2013-14 Global Fellows gathered in Washington, D.C. this month to focus on policy issues...
Criminal
Attorneys adjust to government aggressiveness in insider trading investigations
By Hadley Robinson
Regulators' increased use of powerful tools such as wiretaps and sophisticated data analysis to crack down on insider trading ...
Some of the heavily regulated companies are opting for cheaper and quicker private offerings now that they can advertise, than...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Panel: US immune in suit over baby's death
By John Roemer
Judges urged Thursday for Congress or the U.S. Supreme Court to bypass a legal roadblock barring relief even though a servicew...
Attorneys say the ADR Services Inc. neutral employs a foreful, direct approach, but his affability helps soften the tone of hi...
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Austin, Texas ...
Contracts
Revenue from online content sows uncertainty among entertainment lawyers
By Kylie Reynolds
As video-streaming services grow, studios and talent are starting to clamor for their share of the profits. That's forcing att...
The labor commissioner recently confirmed what many entertainment lawyers feared: They are not exempt from the Talent Agencies...
Litigation
No exception for sophistication in the post-Riverisland world
By Ben Armisteadn
The fact that parties are highly sophisticated and contracts are integrated does not mean a jury will reject pre-contractual, ...
Whether an injured plaintiff "assumed the risk" is not very helpful for determining whether there is a valid primary assumptio...
Intellectual Property
Bill introduced to discourage patent infringement lawsuits
By Kevin Lee
The chairman of the influential House Judiciary Committee introduced sweeping legislation Wednesday aimed at curbing frivolous...
Real Estate/Development
Sullivan helps with $11.2 billion REIT deal
By Andrew Mc Intyre
Firm acts as special counsel to executives at Cole Real Estate Investments Inc. in the company's sale to American Realty Capit...
Litigation
Howrey estate moves toward pacts with Ropes & Gray, Venable
By Joshua Seboldn
The Howrey LLP estate filed proposed settlements with Ropes & Gray LLP and Venable LLP Tuesday as other firms prepared for...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Mortgage lenders win 9th Circuit ruling in deceptive practices case
By John Roemer
Plaintiffs seeking to hold 25 mortgage lenders liable over allegedly deceptive practices got little traction Wednesday from a ...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Lose an award by the click of a mouse
By Ben Armisteadn
Failing to perform due diligence when selecting an arbitrator may give the losing party a reset button. By Antony Nash and Jar...
A Honduran man who was awarded no damages in a toxic tort case is appealing the outcome, arguing he was treated unfairly becau...
Securities
SASB aims to help companies disclose sustainability information
By Salvador Mares
A new pilot program organized by a San Francisco-based nonprofit is aimed at helping public companies systematize the process ...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge accused of battery in fight over dog poop
By Alexandra Schwappach
Craig Richman was charged last week with one misdemeanor count of battery for allegedly pushing a woman from behind and knock...
A roundup of recent real estate activity and the lawyers involved.