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The Lawyers Club of San Diego presented grants totaling $16,000 to three local nonprofit organizations and awarded three law s...


Corporate


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


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...


Judges and Judiciary


Governor appoints 30 new judges statewide

Dec. 29, 2012
By Paul Jones

Gov. Jerry Brown's office announced 30 judicial appointments Thursday, and the pool included three Republicans, a slightly mor...


New Laws


Public Resources and Utilities

Dec. 29, 2012
By Paul Jones


Law Practice


Advances in technology, increasingly money-conscious clients and the innovation and implementation of hybrid billing rates ar...


New Laws


Government

Dec. 29, 2012
By Paul Jones


New Laws


Family Law/Probate

Dec. 29, 2012
By Paul Jones


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Elections

Dec. 29, 2012
By Paul Jones


New Laws


Education

Dec. 29, 2012
By Paul Jones


New Laws


Criminal/Penal

Dec. 29, 2012
By Paul Jones


New Laws


Transportation and Vehicles

Dec. 28, 2012
By Paul Jones / Ben Adlin


New Laws


Technology

Dec. 28, 2012
By Paul Jones / Ben Adlin


New Laws


Taxation

Dec. 28, 2012
By Paul Jones / Ben Adlin


New Laws


Real Estate

Dec. 28, 2012
By Paul Jones / Ben Adlin


New Laws


Native Americans

Dec. 28, 2012
By Paul Jones / Ben Adlin


New Laws


Miscellaneous

Dec. 28, 2012
By Paul Jones / Ben Adlin


New Laws


Military

Dec. 28, 2012
By Paul Jones / Ben Adlin


New Laws


Labor

Dec. 28, 2012
By Paul Jones / Ben Adlin


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Juvenile

Dec. 28, 2012
By Paul Jones / Ben Adlin


New Laws


Insurance

Dec. 28, 2012
By Paul Jones / Ben Adlin


New Laws


Energy Law

Dec. 28, 2012
By Paul Jones / Ben Adlin


New Laws


Health and Safety

Dec. 28, 2012
By Paul Jones / Ben Adlin


New Laws


Health Care

Dec. 28, 2012
By Paul Jones / Ben Adlin


New Laws


Welfare and Health and Human Services

Dec. 28, 2012
By Paul Jones / Ben Adlin


New Laws


Municipalities

Dec. 28, 2012
By Paul Jones / Ben Adlin


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Dec. 28, 2012
By David Ruiz

Ropes & Gray LLP represented Palo Alto-based private equity firm Altamont Capital Partners in its majority investment in C...


New Laws


Environmental

Dec. 28, 2012
By Paul Jones


Intellectual Property


Lawyers for K&L Gates LLP scored a $1.17 billion win for Carnegie Mellon University, after a Pennsylvania jury upheld its...


Law Practice


As economy tiptoes, firms eye compensation

Dec. 28, 2012
By Ameera Buttn

When the recession hit, numerous changes to billing and compensation models proliferated through the legal industry. Now, as m...