Litigation
Graduates don't get class certification against Thomas Jefferson Law School
By Saul Sugarman
A San Diego County judge has denied a motion to certify a class action against the school, which former students accuse of hav...
Lawyers say Judge Larry Goodman has a 'law-and-order bent' but always exudes humanity.
Superior Court Judge, Los Angeles (Compton) ...
Cultural considerations have always weighed heavily on brokering deals between the U.S. and Japan, but Prime Minister Shinzo A...
The fact that Prop. 65 was amended is momentous. The scope of the amendment is less extraordinary. By Amy P. Lally ...
International
Researching Asian law: overcoming the common challenges
By Ben Armisteadn
As legal practice between the U.S. and Asian countries becomes increasingly common, attorneys and legal professionals require ...
Long-awaited amendments to China's trademark laws were finally passed and published Aug. 30. By Britt L. Anderson, Winnie W.N....
Several iconic Indian producers are starting to put together deals between Hollywood and Bollywood that are actually starting ...
Duane Morris LLP was the first U.S.-based firm to open an office in Myanmar last month, but legal observers don't expect many ...
Litigation
Firms chosen as plaintiffs' lead counsel in privacy class action
By Hadley Robinson
A federal judge selected Kerr & Wagstaffe LLP and Phillips, Erlewine & Given LLP to lead a group of plaintiffs in puta...
Government
U.S. prosecutors increasingly picking up cases originating in China
By Henry Meier
China's reputation as an inconsistent partner in anti-corruption efforts is on the mend after a push to root out economic wron...
This past year has seen a marked increase in government antitrust investigations in China. By Becky Koblitz and Michael W. Sca...
Foreign lawyers who want to learn U.S. law will soon be able to earn a master in laws degree from USC Gould School of Law with...
Jobs in the U.S. legal industry rose by 1,100 in September, a decline from July and August, while California legal jobs declin...
Litigation
Howrey estate submits settlement agreements with three firms
By Joshua Seboldn
Allan B. Diamond, trustee for the estate, seeks to settle unfinished business claims with Covington & Burling LLP, Kirklan...
Samsung was merely on the losing side of a legal policy debate that transcended this single case against Apple. By Rodney R. S...
Government
Unpaid criminal lawyers will keep working in San Francisco courts
By Saul Sugarman
The agreement followed a testy duel over whether the volunteers need more supervision. ...
China could be the legal industry's salve for the economic malaise it has suffered for the better part of a decade. By Peter Z...
Intellectual Property
Quinn Emanuel says Apple licensing deal disclosure was inadvertent
By Kevin Lee
John B. Quinn acknowledged Tuesday his law firm may have inadvertently violated a protective order in an ongoing patent infrin...
Privacy and data security attorneys are seeing an increase in activity due to the a rapidly accelerating phenomenon involving ...
An anti-SLAPP motion can be an effective tool to end frivolous litigation, lower costs and reduce agony for the employer and c...
Whatever your area of practice, you have at least one thing in common with me: You know what it is to endure an office move. B...
The plan to move to a two-day bar exam in California is dead, at least for a while. Citing the press of other business, the St...
Ernest George Georggin allowed nonlawyers to operate an apparently fraudulent credit-repair business in his name, according to...
Entertainment & Sports
Reed Smith video game lawyer launches own practice
By Caitlin Johnson
Prominent video game attorney Patrick Sweeney has decided to strike out on his own, becoming yet another gaming specialist to ...
Law Practice
Stoel Rives snags Federal Energy Regulatory Commission chairman
By Joshua Seboldn
Stoel Rives LLP announced Monday that Jon Wellinghoff, chair of the commission, will join the firm as a partner after completi...
It is amazing how many digital assets people have which they do not consider to be "assets." By Susan J. Cooley and Melissa A....
Transaction sees Crown Castle International Corp. buy 600 towers and purchase the rights to 9,100 others. ...
Law libraries - the greatest equalizer for access to justice - suffer when filings drop. By John W. Adkins and Yvonne E. Campo...
While the state's new measures may appear to flout federal policy, they fit into a long tradition of U.S. law seeking to integ...