Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer for Atmel Corp. San Jose ...
Environmental
Judge favor government's efforts to protect green sturgeon fish
By Fiona Smith
A judge ruled against the building industry's bid to reduce the vast territory the federal government designated to protect th...
Environmental
Developer hires retired appeals court justice in battle to disqualify judge
By Fiona Smith
A developer fighting to disqualify a Los Angeles judge after she ruled against it in a major environmental dispute has hired t...
The Los Angeles city attorney's office said Friday it is filing criminal changes against Brea-based Brea Canon Oil Co. and thr...
The workers claim Wal-Mart conspired with the contractors to steal wages and promote unsafe working conditions in two Mira Lom...
Intellectual Property
Microsoft wins court ruling in patent battle against Google
By Rachel Swan
A federal judge in Seattle sided with Microsoft Corp. Friday, vacating an injunction that a German court had awarded to its l...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Ventura County names new bar association president
By Henry Meier
The Ventura County Bar Association has chosen Joel Mark as its new president. Mark will begin his duties on Jan 1. ...
The appellate division of Orange County Superior Court has reversed defendant Hugo Godinez's conviction for violating a county...
Government
Judge lets suit against Thomas Jefferson School of Law proceed
By Don Debenedictisn
A judge has rejected an attempt by Thomas Jefferson School of Law to throw out a lawsuit accusing the school of recruiting stu...
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court to consider Clean Water Act in stormwater pollution cases
By Fiona Smith
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing two cases this week that could lead it to weaken the Clean Water Act as it ponders a vexing ...
Litigation
Special master denies sanctions motion against 3 defense lawyers
By Saul Sugarman
A special master on Friday denied a sanctions motion against three prominent San Francisco defense attorneys accused of keepin...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar court, listing attorney...
Judge Bruce Chan's time as a public defender gave him humility, synthesizing skills for his bench job
Judge Melinda Lasater crashed through a few glass ceilings on her way to a successful career.
A bevy of law firms facing leadership changes, among them Morrison & Foerster LLP and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe L...
The Right to Repair law has gone largely untested. Indeed, since it was enacted in 2003, less than a handful of published case...
If you are a USC Trojan, please don't stop reading yet. Maybe I can brighten your day, if you will just read to the end. I wan...
Government
State's first black female public defender turning tide of troubled San Bernardino County office
By Katie Lucia
Lawyers who work with San Bernardino County Public Defender Phyllis Morris said she's managed improve morale and management of...
Attorneys who have gone to Saldamando for mediation say his willingness to give perspective distinguishes the retired San Fran...
Intellectual Property
Apple scores minor win in patent battle with Google subsidiary
By Craig Andersonn
Apple Inc. scored a small win late Wednesday after a Wisconsin federal judge had a change of heart and modified her dismissal ...
Catherine Davidson, a student at UC Hastings College of the Law, won first place in the California Supreme Court Historical So...
The three name partners of Safarian Choi & Bolstad LLP in Los Angeles say they are excited to handle the needs of small co...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Key witness refuses to testify against Del Norte DA in State Bar corruption trial
By Saul Sugarman
Del Norte County's district attorney caught a possible break on Thursday when a witness refused to testify against him in a St...
San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi has been selected to receive the Reggie Herber Smith Award, an annual honor presente...
Law Practice
Judge green-lights Dewey creditors committee's pursuit of mismanagement claims
By Kevin Lee
The federal judge overseeing Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP's bankruptcy gave the estate's unsecured creditors the authority to pursu...
Labor/Employment
Wal-Mart gets break in suitable seating suit with 9th Circuit ruling
By Laura Hautalan
A group of cashiers hit a roadblock in their case for seated workstations Wednesday when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
On Nov. 17, the Armed Forces Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA) hosted its first annual full military...
Labor/Employment
Warehouse workers in Riverside County seek to add Wal-Mart to putative class action
By Laura Hautalan
Warehouse workers in Riverside County took their fight directly to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Friday when they sought to add the ret...
The Bar Association of San Francisco's (BASF) Equality Committee held a diversity summit on Nov. 13 to prepare for the 2015 Go...
Charles O. Thompson and Nicole A. Bolson joined the firm as partner and special counsel, respectively, in the San Francisco of...