Real estate investment trust Douglas Emmett Inc. purchased the previous office of Larry Flynt Publications Inc. located at 848...
Corporate
Latham guides $700 million Scandinavian pharmaceutical deal
By Andrew Mcintyre
Latham & Watkins LLP advised Danish investment firm Novo A/S in its purchase of Norwegian pharmaceutical company Xellia Ph...
Government
Government tapping lawyers to assist mentally impaired immigrant detainees
By Henry Meier
Immigrant detainees with significant cognitive impairments are no longer facing deportation proceedings alone as the governmen...
Members of a special State Bar committee Wednesday strongly supported the idea of licensing nonlawyers to provide limited lega...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Arizona abortion ban overturned by 9th Circuit panel
By John Roemer
U.S. Supreme Court authority overrides Arizona's ban on abortions beginning at 20 weeks gestation, a 9th Circuit panel held Tu...
The state Supreme Court should uphold the decision in Iskanian protecting agreements to resolve disputes out of court. ...
Litigation
Lawyer's big class action payday on hold until dispute with creditor resolves
By Saul Sugarman
Plaintiffs' attorney Joseph M. Alioto will not be able to collect $28 million in attorney fees he won earlier this year in a c...
A New York district judge has permitted Keker & Van Nest LLP to withdraw as attorneys in a contentious case in which Chevr...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Attorney convicted in stock manipulation and fraud scheme
By Henry Meier
A Florida jury convicted a Southern California attorney of running a multimillion-dollar stock manipulation and fraud scheme o...
Government
Riverside district attorney contests validity of union vote favoring his challenger
By Katie Lucia
The county's prosecutors' union this week announced its support of Senior Deputy District Attorney Michael Hestrin over incumb...
Gov. Jerry Brown Tuesday named 13 new judges to courts across the state, in the first wave of judicial appointments since Dece...
Intellectual Property
San Jose judge hands defendants in patent infringement cases a pivotal win
By Kevin Lee
A San Jose federal judge has given companies defending against infringement lawsuits over industry standard patents a preceden...
After moving frequently in childhood, Raul Sahagun has donned robes and put down roots.
Despite voters last year striking down a measure that would have outlawed political donations by labor unions , interest group...
Perspective
Court says Clean Water Act permit reviews cannot be compelled
By Ben Armisteadn
The decision serves as a lesson in the procedure and challenges a petitioner faces in presenting a writ of mandamus in federal...
It is difficult to predict whether any of these proposals will become law, but they do reflect a wish list of the administrati...
The ACA amended the FCA to provide additional incentives for whistle-blowers to report health care fraud and strengthened the ...
Whether California judges would actually engage in retaliatory behavior toward those who initiated complaints against them or ...
Intellectual Property
Brocade, A10 Networks settle patent, copyright suit
By Craig Anderson
Brocade Communications Systems Inc. and rival networking company A10 Networks Inc. settled a hard-fought patent and copyright ...
Intellectual Property
A10 Networks to pay Brocade $75 million as part of settlement
By Hadley Robinson
A10 Networks Inc. will pay Brocade Communications Systems Inc. $75 million as part of the settlement reached Monday afternoon ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit revives class action accusing department store of phony sales markdowns
By John Roemer
Shoppers bamboozled by sales markdowns purportedly lower than "original" prices can sue the department store that allegedly li...
Law Practice
Revenue growth is top challenge for 2013, law firm leaders say
By David Ruiz
The majority of more than 250 law firms surveyed said that "increasing revenue growth" was the top challenge in 2013, accordin...
Litigation
Discovery dispute erupts over government testimony in 'No-Fly List' case
By Hadley Robinson
Rahinah Ibrahim and her attorneys subpoenaed Attorney General Eric Holder and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper ...
Judge Holly Fujie applied to the bench after encouraging others to step up for leadership roles.
The New Lawyer Supplement
Commencement 2013: Former Iowa Supreme Court Associate Justice Michael Streit
By Jean Yungn
University of San Diego School of Law May 18, 2013 ...
The New Lawyer Supplement
Commencement 2013: U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
By Jean Yungn
UC Davis School of Law May 17, 2013 ...
The New Lawyer Supplement
Commencement 2013: State Bar President Patrick M. Kelly
By Jean Yungn
Loyola Law School and Whittier Law School May 19, 2013 and May 18, 2013 ...
The New Lawyer Supplement
Commencement 2013: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder
By Jean Yungn
UC Berkeley School of Law May 11, 2013 ...
The New Lawyer Supplement
Commencement 2013: U.S. District Judge Ed Davila
By Jean Yungn
UC Hastings College of the Law May 11, 2013 ...