The state Supreme Court is seeking lawyers to appoint to the State Bar Board of Trustees. ...

Hewlett-Packard Development Co. L.P. has promoted John Schultz to executive vice president and general counsel. ...

In the current environment, JD year no longer accurately indicates a particular level of expertise or professional development...

Matthew Eanet and Duncan McCreary have joined forces to form Eanet McCreary LLP, a business litigation boutique in Los Angeles...

A state court trial judge in San Francisco was wrong to ship to federal court jurisdiction a $400 million patent licensing dis...

The downside of seeming a little too prepared and poised pales against trying to appear "honest" and stepping into an empty el...

Appeals courts cannot dismiss a habeas corpus petition for being filed too late if the state doesn't challenge its timeliness,...

Many say law firm dynamics have fundamentally changed their business. ...

Insurance giant American International Group Inc. filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday, alleging th...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals handed California a win in its efforts to cut the amount of greenhouse gas emissions in ...

A state court judge overseeing the divisive Capitol battle waged over the right to withhold lawmakers' pay has sided with legi...

A one-time top subprime lender agreed Tuesday to pay $28.2 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission for misleading in...

An audit of Mono County Superior Court has revealed several management and financial problems, including the use of court mone...

Federal prosecutors charged six people in connection with a multimillion-dollar real estate "flipping" scheme in which investo...

Leaders of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP are sending a message to law students: They'd rather discuss your futur...

Commissioner Emma Castro's lifelong pursuit of education informs the way she runs her court.

Greenberg Traurig LLP is advancing discussions on a potential transaction involving a large group of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP l...

In a bid to lure and retain high-quality commercial tenants, lawyers are increasingly drafting creative lease deals in which l...

Apple, Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin and Simon & Schuster are among those named in the DOJ's investigation o...

Rather than following precedent providing a "safe harbor" for service providers as a matter of statutory construction, the 2nd...

California was once a vanguard for state-level immigration enforcement, but it has emerged as a vocal opponent of Arizona's ha...

Dismissal based on the "disentitlement doctrine" is often an effective alternative to arguing frivolousness. By Robert Cooper ...

California state senator wants to force companies to disclose annually how much retired executives are being paid. ...

David Larsen will serve as an associate general counsel, hiring and supervising local lawyers in 39 African countries. ...

The U.S. Supreme Court considered Monday whether to deny secured creditors in a bankruptcy the right to bid on their collatera...

A well-known Baker & McKenzie LLP attorney may have a conflict of interest requiring him to recuse himself from defending ...

Seeking to strengthen the firm's energy practice, Paul Hastings LLP announced Monday the opening of an office in Houston. ...

Seven candidates running for the Los Angeles court bench in the June primary appeared before a group of potential voters Satur...

A federal judge has filed for bankruptcy protection in his own district creating the unusual situation in which a colleague on...

In what could be a big win for Toyota Motor Corp., a federal judge has indicated he will dismiss the claims of some plaintiffs...