Shearman & Sterling LLP added Richard C. Hsu as partner in Palo Alto. He focuses on corporate and intellectual property tr...

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...

Judge Patricia Titus took her future in her own hands and expects effort from parties in her court.

Commissioner Marshall Rieger calculates child support in his courtroom with a vigor for analysis.

Southwestern Law School's dean is stepping down, becoming the fourth California law school dean to depart or take another role...

It is now well established that PAGA claims are not subject to compelled arbitration under Concepcion. By Richard L. Ke...

The Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding of a prominent plaintiffs' lawyer embroiled in a bitter divorce has grown unusually heate...

A bill that would allow employees of the Administrative Office of the Courts to unionize passed its first legislative hurdle T...

The parties involved are often unaware of, or perhaps unconcerned by, the discrepancy in terms, and business can proceed witho...

Corporations with global supply chains often do business with companies that are potentially violating labor laws. By Anne Ric...

The state Supreme Court added uncertainty to a popular corporate tax break on Thursday by ruling that state tax collectors can...

William B. Hirsch gave up his partnership at Lieff Cabraser to create documentaries with the goal of inspiring social change. ...

Shearman & Sterling LLP has bolstered its Palo Alto office with the addition of partner Richard C. Hsu, the firm announced...

The Supreme Court has long sought to protect the American family from government interference; immigration puts those values t...

No one can paint a full picture of the situation in California: the state doesn't even track when and where wells are fracked ...

Bradley A. Bening put himself through college and law school as a blackjack and baccarat dealer in Lake Tahoe, and uses that g...

Fishing and environmental groups will be in court today hoping to force greater cleanup of water pollution related to farming ...

Trust and estate lawyers say the potential profits from new tours featuring holograms of late, great artists are "enormous." B...

San Francisco pharmaceutical giant McKesson Corp. agreed to pay $190 million to settle federal allegations it defrauded Medic...

Like many appellate lawyers, Elliot L. Bien is a bit of a loner, working from a home office, using a for-hire law library and ...

A former Upland mayor pleaded guilty to bribery charges on Thursday, admitting he accepted $5,000 in exchange for helping a bu...

Two former chief executives of Sun Microsystems Inc. contradicted each other Thursday in back-to-back testimony over whether k...

Joseph R. Saveri , who joined Lieff Cabraser in 1992 to start the firm's antitrust group, gave notice last week. ...

The Manhattan district attorney is investigating the former chairman of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP. ...

WRM America financed a one-day conference in San Francisco on Tuesday to help address incidents involving sexual harassment, s...

Public Counsel held its 2012 William O. Douglas Awards dinner Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. Nobel laure...

The California Association of Black Lawyers hosted its 35th Annual Conference and National Bar Association Region IX Annual Me...

Stars turned out in near droves to honor Lavely & Singer PC partner Marty Singer at the Beverly Hills Bar Association’s an...

The Daily Journal held its annual reception for leading intellectual property lawyers in California on April 18 at the Rose Wo...

On April 19, the Southern California chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel hosted its invitation-only Rising Star Re...