Working in the alternative dispute industry for the last 21 years, I can usually spot a future top neutral from a mile away. B...

The current battle to fund Obamacare is as serious a breach to the structure of the Constitution as the Nullification Crisis o...

For many years commercial developers have questioned why they were subject to regulations intended for residential association...

With the signing of AB 1309, NFL owners now can eschew responsibility for their players and send the bill to the public. By Ja...

During closing arguments, government attorneys called the customers "cherrypicked" and instead focused on the documents writte...

A retired superior court judge is suing the pension system for failing to reimburse him for some contributions in what he call...

Timothy Spangler, chairman of Kaye Scholer's investment funds group, will jump to Sidley Austin in Los Angeles in the coming w...

As experts continue to debate the value of situating the compliance function within the legal department, a new survey reveals...

The Legislature-approved bill would have required law enforcement to obtain warrants before asking Web companies to turn over ...

In yet another blow to California's effort to lift federal oversight of state prisons, the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the...

Judicial branch won't have to answer to new rules over how it outsources work. ...

On Wednesday, the U.S. high court will hear argument exploring the tension between a defendant's right to counsel and the gove...

Cooley LLP announced Tuesday that the firm is merging with the Washington, D.C. office of Dow Lohnes PLLC, adding 54 attorneys...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments over a Michigan ballot measure on college admissions. The law is nearly identical to Ca...

The industry's sheer size and ubiquity prove that it has succeeded in creating a private system rivaling the public civil cour...

Orange County Judge Terri Flynn-Peister showed her mettle in high-stakes drug and gang cases.

After years of losses in the trial courts, homeowners alleging wrongful foreclosure are making their pitch in the appellate co...

The bill would have allowed county prosecutors to charge simple possession of certain drugs, such as cocaine or heroin, as eit...

After three years of little activity, developers are now planning downtown Los Angeles projects that require acquiring additio...

For whatever reason, law schools have failed in the field of "practical application." It's time for a change. By Bradley I. Kr...

The state high court has ruled on what cities can regulate regarding medical marijuana, but the city of Los Angele's regulatio...

Attorneys are increasingly aware that their own firms can be vulnerable to litigation or government enforcement stemming from ...

Judge Glenda Sanders will become the county court's presiding judge next year, and Judge Charles Margines will move into the a...

Although Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill that would have expanded its power, the State Bar will nevertheless launch a special u...

U.S. law schools are beefing up their training in the increasingly popular field of practice as the need for the work continue...

Los Angeles bankruptcy firm Levene Neale may have violated court orders by improperly distributing millions of dollars in clie...

Commissioner Diane I. Anderson has dedicated a decade to shepherding child support cases.

A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.

General Counsel of AccountNow Inc. San Ramon ...

Paul Marks of Neufeld Marks discusses the new ethical obligations of lawyers in the internet age. ...