Miller Law Group, a 27-attorney employment law boutique with offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles, held its holiday open h...
California Supreme Court
Plaintiff who filed claims with the wrong government officials can't sue, state high court rules
By Emily Green
Public entities across the state were closely watching the lawsuit because they said a decision for the plaintiff could have e...
In the seven years since he left the bench, Laurence D. Kay has established a busy career, parlaying his judicial skills to he...
Law Practice
Hunton & Williams boosts West Coast, environmental presence
By Ameera Buttn
Virginia-based Hunton & Williams LLP added two environmental law attorneys from Bingham McCutchen LLP this week to further...
Community News
Orange County Trial Lawyers Association hosts awards gala
By Caitlin Johnson
On Nov. 17, the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association (OCTLA) held its Top Gun Trial Lawyer of the Year Awards and Charity A...
Corporate
Morrison & Foerster negotiates one of nation's largest real estate deals
By Connie Lopez
Lawyers at Morrison & Foerster LLP are representing Equity Residential in a joint agreement with AvalonBay Communities Inc...
After 15 days in trial, lawyers on Thursday finished closing arguments in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.s first-ever case...
Founding partner Douglas M. DeGrave of Poliquin & DeGrave LLP was sworn in last month as the 2013 California American Boar...
Smartphone rivals Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. headed back to court Thursday to spar over post-trial motions, s...
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court to consider state's same-sex marriage ban and DOMA
By John Roemer
California's same-sex marriage ban, Proposition 8, and the federal Defense of Marriage Act will both get U.S. Supreme Court sc...
The head of the judicial branch's administrative office has warned courts that the Legislature may use $200 million of courts'...
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Government
San Francisco court adopts contract that lifts staff wage cuts
By Saul Sugarman
The executive committee at San Francisco County Superior Court on Tuesday unanimously voted in favor of contract agreements wi...
General Counsel at Quantcast Corp. San Francisco ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Pharmaceutical deal market reaches for smarter buys
By David Ruiz
Pharmaceutical companies have purchased outside of the drug space for a few years now. Life sciences lawyers say the practice ...
U.S. Supreme Court
Beyond black and white: rebooting the affirmative action debate
By Ben Armisteadn
In his second term, President Barack Obama should take a more public and defined position supporting affirmative action, there...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
California farmers clash at the 9th Circuit over divvying up precious water supplies
By Fiona Smith
Northern California and Central Valley farmers faced off at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday over whether farme...
Immigration
Appeals court upholds injunction against immigration law firm
By Hadley Robinson
A state appeals court upheld the San Francisco city attorney's preliminary injunction against an immigration law firm and its ...
Government
State Bar cancels woman's law license for lie about disability
By Don Debenedictisn
Invoking a rare procedure, the State Bar is yanking the law license of a New York woman who lied about being disabled to get e...
Intellectual Property
Veteran Bay Area IP attorney Neil Smith hired as patent office judge
By Rachel Swan
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has hired veteran intellectual property attorney Neil A. Smith as an administrative judge...
Labor/Employment
Former SF City Attorney retained by embattled Housing Authority
By Laura Hautalan
The San Francisco government won't have to defend the Executive Director of the housing agency in court, for now. Instead, hig...
Litigation
$50 million settlement reached over contaminated San Bernardino County site
By Katie Lucia
In one of the biggest settlements of its kind, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and 11 others entered into agreements ...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State Bar review panel denies DA request to introduce evidence that agency is targeting him
By Saul Sugarman
The State Bar review panel on Wednesday unanimously ruled in favor of quashing a subpoena from a Del Norte County district att...
Intellectual Property
Apple seeking injunction in post-trial showdown with Samsung
By Rachel Swan
Apple Inc. is hoping to capitalize on its major trial victory against Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. today by convincing a San J...
Attorneys at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP assisted Republic Urban Properties LLC in securing a $42 million construction loan and ...
Entertainment & Sports
Lawyers debate fallout of 'Millionaire' appellate opinion
By Jean Yung
In the case with the biggest Hollywood accounting jury verdict to date, Walt Disney Co. lost its appeal in the fight over prof...
Best Best & Krieger LLP Sacramento Specialties: redevelopment and municipal law ...
City Attorney's Office Glendale Specialty: redevelopment ...
Renne Sloan Holtzman Sakai LLP San Francisco Specialties: government law and litigation ...