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Law Practice


Sidley Austin LLP partner Eric Shumsky joined Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP as partner in its Supreme Court and appel...


An environmental group suing several companies over toxic flame retardants in children's products announced Monday that a majo...


Judges and Judiciary


The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Beverly Reid O'Connell to a vacant spot on the f...


Labor/Employment


The saga of a 12-year gender discrimination lawsuit against America's largest private employer continued Monday with the filin...


Corporate


Latham helps with $13.6 billion life sciences buy

Apr. 17, 2013
By Andrew Mc Intyre

Latham & Watkins LLP represented JPMorgan Chase & Co., financial adviser to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., in the comp...


Criminal


The 9th Circuit reversed former South Gate official Albert T. Robles' convictions on 25 corruption counts, citing a U.S. Supre...


Judicial Profile


James Stoelker

Apr. 17, 2013
By Laura Hautalan

Judge James Stoelker pushes punctuality and pays close attention to parties' legal arguments.


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Apr. 16, 2013
By Andrew Mcintyre

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


Tax


Foreign investment in REITs on the rise

Apr. 16, 2013
By Andrew Mc Intyre

While foreigners are subject to a 35 percent FIRPTA tax upon the disposition of U.S. real estate, foreign investors are increa...


Tax


Looking ahead to 2014

Apr. 16, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

Hopefully 2013 will be a more prosperous year, as the top bracket has increased from 35 percent to 39.6 percent and there is n...


Tax


Tax traps at the border

Apr. 16, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

California has taken dramatic steps to negate the benefits its businesses and residents previously enjoyed by "moving away." B...


The harsh results of the new law, especially its retroactive application, have made the situation unpalatable to non-Indian mu...


Tax


DOMA and a bizarre tax bill

Apr. 16, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

Strangely, a nonearning same-sex partner may be required to pay taxes he or she should not otherwise owe. By Emily J. Kingston...


Bankruptcy


Brobeck, Paul Hastings fight over profits

Apr. 16, 2013
By Kevin Lee

Ten years after creditors pushed San Francisco law firm Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP into bankruptcy, the defunct firm'...


Bankruptcy


The Howrey estate has sued several vendors, including Ceridian Benefit Services Inc. and Cigna Healthcare Inc., in hopes of re...


Since 2009, 38,000 individuals have voluntarily disclosed their foreign financial accounts, taking advantage of a special amne...


Corporate


In December, the Franchise Tax Board decided to eliminate a tax deduction for people who buy, sell or invest in startup compan...


Defense attorneys' transparency about their clients' wrongdoing in relation to the government's insider trading case against a...


Judicial Profile


Daniel P. Ramirez

Apr. 16, 2013
By Blake Edwardsn

Judge Daniel Ramirez finds excitement in the efficiency he's able to bring to his civil calendar.


Tax


UK's tax man tries to woo local businesses

Apr. 16, 2013
By Andrew Mc Intyre

The U.K.'s top tax policymaker was in California last week promoting his country's recently-lowered corporate tax rate, new ta...


Law Practice


On the Move

Apr. 15, 2013
By Ameera Buttn

Fox Rothschild LLP added John E. Mason Jr. and Jonathan B. Altschul as partners in the firm's Los Angeles office. Both joined ...


Judicial Profile


Brett H. Morgan

Apr. 15, 2013
By Fiona Smith

Formerly a watchdog for the state prisons, Judge Brett Morgan now helps criminals stay in line.


Judicial Profile


Terrence Van Oss

Apr. 14, 2013
By Emily Green

Judge Terrence Van Oss pulls no punches, wins respect.


The case is of particular interest in the damages context because the patent owner had sought and obtained a jury award based ...


Perspective


Will Riverside's dispensary ban pass muster?

Apr. 13, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

The state Supreme Court granted Inland Empire's petition for review and heard oral argument Feb. 5. Based on the justices' que...


Family


Happy beginnings: mediated prenuptial agreements

Apr. 13, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

Rather than being adversaries, soon-to-be-married persons should view themselves as partners in the crafting of a prenuptial a...


Firm Profile


Two years after starting her own law firm, Polina Friedland Bernstein's practice got busy enough to necessitate another attorn...


Corporate


Boutiques guide $1.5 billion investment

Apr. 13, 2013
By Andrew Mc Intyre

Two Bay Area small firms represented an Oakland developer and a Chinese investor in a venture delivering the final funding for...


Community News


The Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County celebrated its 15th anniversary installation dinner at the Lo...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


Former students of a defunct private helicopter school in Oakland must arbitrate claims against their tuition lenders, instead...