A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Litigation
DMCA ruling could stop the music for Grooveshark, other services
By Ryne Hodkowski
Every track laid down by The Beatles, The Doors and Jimi Hendrix, along with every recording from the legendary Woodstock and ...
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. Irvine ...
When comes to continuing education requirements, the legal community is for continuing the status quo. By Kurt Osenbaugh ...
Today's artist drives revenue primarily through licensing of content. And more often than not, today's artist - not the label ...
Litigation
State high court to hear settlement offer fee-shifting arguments
By Ben Armisteadn
When a plaintiff makes two Section 998 settlement offers, both of which expire, which is the operative offer for purposes of c...
Some commentators have focused on language from the dissent to argue that Comcast v. Behrend was actually a nonevent th...
After the 2008 financial crisis, amid an unstable lending market, buyers had the upper hand when negotiating deal terms. ...
Intellectual Property
Microsoft beats Google in patent licensing case, avoiding huge payment
By Kevin Lee
Microsoft Corp. scored a victory in a lawsuit against Motorola Mobility, avoiding the bulk of royalties the Google Inc.-subsid...
Litigation
Retired judges should be able to take other government jobs, appellate justice testifies
By Chase Scheinbaum
A state appellate court justice who wants to retire early took the stand Friday to fight a law that could prevent judges from ...
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP and Cooley LLP represented the company and underwriters, respectively, regarding Receptos ...
Law Practice
Wendel Rosen adds three lawyers, bolsters trusts and estate practice
By Joshua Seboldn
Oakland-based Wendel Rosen Black & Dean LLP has added three partners in the past two weeks, nearly doubling its trusts and...
Litigation
First case over Actos diabetes drug nets $6.5 million for plaintiffs
By Chase Scheinbaum
A Los Angeles jury ordered Asia's largest pharmaceutical company to hand over $6.5 million Friday to a plaintiff and his wife ...
Litigation
Chancellor: CalSTRS decision could jeopardize pension funds throughout California
By Laura Hautalan
Community college administrators throughout California may be at risk of losing their pension eligibility, according to a warn...
Silicon Valley corporate law firm Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigan LLP is hoping that new offices i...
The governing body of California's judicial branch on Friday agreed to slowly begin allocating more money to underfunded court...
Los Angeles County (Mosk) ...
Litigation
LA plaintiffs' firm accused of ripping off clients loses bid to force arbitration
By Craig Andersonn
One of California's largest plaintiffs' firms lost its bid Friday to force arbitration in a San Francisco County Superior Cour...
Sanjay Bhandari joined Ballard Spahr LLP as a partner in San Diego. He has tried criminal cases involving charges of bribery, ...
A UK exchange program led Bunmi Awoniyi to become the first state judge of Nigerian descent.
On Sunday, more than 3,000 financial titans, policymakers and innovators from across the globe will gather in West Los Angeles...
Medicare funding is getting a booster shot by subjecting most earned and unearned income to an increased tax. By Stefanie J. L...
The recently appointed chairman of the SEC, Mary Jo White, has stated in Senate hearings that enacting rules per congressional...
The Boy Scouts have already released files relating to sexual abuse allegations that occurred between 1965 and 1985. Now a cou...
California Supreme Court
State high court looks to untangle overlapping statutes
By Ben Armisteadn
The high court will decide whether insureds can bring claims under the Unfair Competition Law when the challenged conduct also...
Community News
Los Angeles holds awareness week to highlight mediation
By John Michael
In early April, Los Angeles held its ninth annual Mediation Awareness Week. Participants highlighted the importance and value ...
A trustee to the O'Reilly & Collins bankruptcy case was elected during a disputed trustee election April 17, according to ...
Responding to an angry legislator and the demands of a 2011 statute, the bar's governing board voted Thursday to match its rul...
Community News
Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens honored by Center for Civic Mediation
By John Michael
The Center for Civic Mediation posthumously awarded the Louis M. Brown Conflict Prevention Award to the late U.S. Ambassador J...
Labor/Employment
Justice Department asks for Supreme Court review of recess appointment challenges
By Laura Hautalan
The Department of Justice asked the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday to review an appellate court decision that would starkly limit...