Community News
Lawyers Club supports San Diego nonprofits and students
By Caitlin Johnson
The Lawyers Club of San Diego presented grants totaling $16,000 to three local nonprofit organizations and awarded three law s...
California corporate lawyers say fears of a higher corporate tax rate in 2013 are forcing last-minute deal activity as 2012 dr...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit rehears fewer cases en banc this year and stays closer to the U.S. Supreme Court
By John Roemer
The U.S. Supreme Court voted to review fewer decisions from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals this year, and reheard en ba...
Gov. Jerry Brown's office announced 30 judicial appointments Thursday, and the pool included three Republicans, a slightly mor...
Law Practice
Small firms expect more work, struggles over growth in next decade
By Ryne Hodkowski
Advances in technology, increasingly money-conscious clients and the innovation and implementation of hybrid billing rates ar...
Ropes & Gray LLP represented Palo Alto-based private equity firm Altamont Capital Partners in its majority investment in C...
Intellectual Property
Marvell Technology hit with $1.17 billion patent infringement verdict
By Rachel Swan
Lawyers for K&L Gates LLP scored a $1.17 billion win for Carnegie Mellon University, after a Pennsylvania jury upheld its...
When the recession hit, numerous changes to billing and compensation models proliferated through the legal industry. Now, as m...