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. ...

Looks like we both have exercised our First Amendment rights. By Arthur Gilbert ...

If the U.S. Supreme Court agrees with the 6th Circuit, it will mean that Proposition 209 is likewise invalid and affirmative a...

Donna Seyle of Law Practice Strategy warns lawyers against being reluctant to incorporate technology in their practice. ...

Erik Laykin of Duff & Phelps offers advice for better cybersecurity. ...

Suzanne Badawi of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP explains how to use social media in the jury selection process. ...

An attorney representing Francis Ford Coppola is looking to protect his famous surname and stop an Italian goods distributor f...

San Jose-based InvenSense Inc., which produces motion-tracking devices used in consumer electronics, announced Thursday that i...

Jill Manning, of counsel at Steyer Lowenthal Boodrookas Alvarez & Smith LLP, discusses deception in natural food advertisi...

Deborah Brown, chief counsel for the branch's legal services office, took over Oct. 1. She faces the task for making changes t...

After a California jury cleared Toyota of wrongdoing in a $20 million wrongful death lawsuit Thursday, the automaker is gearin...

A class action alleging Eden Memorial Park desecrated graves will soon get under way in Los Angeles. As the trial approaches,...

Harumi Hata of Seyfarth Shaw LLP offers advice for lawyers who work internationally. ...