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Law Practice


More companies are outsourcing legal work

Mar. 31, 2012
By David Mc Afee

When music distributor INgrooves bought a division from Universal Music Group earlier this month, the company turned to an unu...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Randall J. Newsome

Mar. 31, 2012
By Saul Sugarman

Former Northern District Bankruptcy Judge Randall J. Newsome believes in the value of mediation. ...


Environmental


Environmentalists are taking aim at a key part of California's effort to combat climate change, claiming in a lawsuit that the...


Education


Stanford Law dean to step down in the fall

Mar. 31, 2012
By Kevin Leen

The search is on to replace the dean of Stanford Law School, who announced late Wednesday he will step down this fall to becom...


Solo and Small Firms


Bankruptcy Bonds

Mar. 31, 2012
By Susan Mcraen

Lawyers at Bayer, Wishman & Leoni have handled Chapter 13 cases their entire careers and back it up with a collection of r...


Prosecutors walk a fine line between locking up criminals and ensuring that defendants' rights are not violated. By Maurice P...


Real Estate/Development


Former Luce Forward lawyer jumps ship

Mar. 31, 2012
By Jason W. Armstrong

Tony Toranto, who was one of Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps LLP's biggest real estate, business and energy stars before t...


Litigation


Making sure that your client's bargained-for forum selection clause is enforceable. By Paul Llewellyn of Lewis & Llewellyn...


Entertainment & Sports


Actor marketing stipulations questioned

Mar. 31, 2012
By Erica E. Phillips

A few Hollywood producers are asking talent to promote TV and movie projects through social media. Some lawyers call it "a win...


California Supreme Court


Shutting the door on some claims of child molestation against third-party defendants, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday t...


Litigation


Campaign treasurer Kinde Durkee is expected to enter a plea today. But for several of Durkee's alleged victims, the plea deal ...


Community News


Mar. 30, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

On March 21, the Los Angeles County Bar Association hosted its 2012 Corporate Counsel Award Dinner at the Millennium Biltmore ...


Community News


Mar. 30, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

Alston & Bird LLP and Joint Venture Silicon Valley recently hosted “California’s Green Future” at the Four Seasons Silico...


Community News


Mar. 30, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

The UC Irvine School of Law held its 2012 Experian/Jones Day Moot Court Competition finals on March 23. Second-and third-year ...


Community News


Mar. 30, 2012
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

The Volunteer Legal Services Program of The Bar Association of San Francisco (VLSP) celebrated its volunteers at its annual A...


Community News


Mar. 30, 2012
By STEPHEN LARSON

The South Asian Bar Association of Southern California Public Interest Foundation hosted its ninth annual banquet on March 22 ...


Community News


Mar. 30, 2012
By STEPHEN LARSON

Even a fire drill couldn’t keep Century City Bar Association incoming president Fay Arfa from honoring the association’s accom...


Community News


Mar. 30, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

The Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice honored Judge Lee Smalley Edmon, presiding judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court,...


Community News


Mar. 30, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

Robert K. Rasmussen, dean of the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, was inducted into the American College...


Corporate


Dodgers buy could be first in auction wave

Mar. 30, 2012
By Robert Pierce

As deal lawyers assess the record-setting sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers, one thing appears clear: An auction like the one th...


Corporate Counsel


Craig E. Gosselin

Mar. 30, 2012
By David Mc Afee

Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Human Resources and Secretary Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. Anaheim ...


Intellectual Property


Even if Google Inc. loses the patent phase of its trial for infringing Oracle Corp.'s Java programming language, the company w...


Real Estate/Development


Decision gives big project green light

Mar. 30, 2012
By Jason W. Armstrong

California's building industry is buzzing about a recent state Supreme Court decision to push forward environmental approval f...


Labor/Employment


Judge allows Hollywood unions' merger vote

Mar. 30, 2012
By Brian Sumersn

The tallying of votes in a merger between two powerful entertainment unions can proceed as scheduled, a federal judge ruled We...


Real Estate/Development


Venable starts West Coast real estate practice

Mar. 30, 2012
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

In an effort to beef up its Los Angeles office, Venable LLP announced the hiring of three real estate partners this week who w...


A staggering punitive damages award in a Sacramento sexual harassement case raises questions about what the future holds. By B...


The U.S. Supreme Court decides that the Clean Water Act does not leave regulated parties with their hands tied. By Roderick E....


U.S. Supreme Court


Even as the U.S. Supreme Court considered Wednesday whether Congress forced states into expanding their Medicaid rolls, the ju...


Education


Stanford Law School dean stepping down

Mar. 30, 2012
By Craig Anderson

Larry Kramer, who led Stanford Law School and pushed for major curriculum changes that combined the study of law and other aca...


Litigation


As for-profit schools face an increasing amount of scrutiny over fraudulent job placement numbers, the institutions are pinnin...