Well-regarded intellectual property litigator Vera M. Elson has left McDermott Will & Emery LLP to join Sidley Austin LLP'...
Law Practice
Reform group reports on law schools' employment data
By Don Debenedictisn
Despite litigation and several years of controversy, law schools are still doing a poor job of reporting their graduates' succ...
The L.A. City Council speedily approved an ordinance Tuesday that could drive adult film production away from one of the indus...
What could convince a wide array of Internet users to pick up the phone and call their representatives or boycott a company? B...
Renewable energy advocates are applauding an agreement approved by Governor Jerry Brown and Secretary of the Interior Ken Sala...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit reverses conviction in spy case
By John Roemer
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Tuesday reversed the conviction of a Portuguese-Chinese man for the attempted smu...
Moving to bolster its insolvency and restructuring practice, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP hired three partners in New Y...
A San Bernardino County deputy district attorney was arrested last week on suspicion of making criminal threats. ...
Law Practice
Latham & Watkins steals real estate partner from Allen Matkins
By Connie Lopez
Latham & Watkins LLP hired away a real estate transactions partner from Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP...
Too often, people look at jury service as something to avoid - here's one man who struck a different chord. By James Nevin of ...
Perspective
Play by the rules and stay out of trouble: Tips for public companies engaging in social media
By Michael Leen
As companies begin to take more advantage of social media, they need to proceed with caution. By Brandon Batt and Mark Ziebell...
An unlikely group of demonstrators culled from the legal community will gather outside the Walt Disney Concert Hall at noon to...
On the heels of three major defections from Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps LLP's intellectual property and white-collar c...