Baker & McKenzie white collar expert Robert W. Tarun in San Francisco has attracted the attention of some lawmakers with a...

As local governments consider how to regulate the growth and distribution of medical marijuana, advisers find themselves in th...

In a down economy, local officials say they've been forced to choose between reining in retirement costs and scaling back vita...

For the past 100 years, as California's freeways and highways spurred economic growth and lifted the car as a symbol of person...

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San Francisco-based Solazyme Inc. will supply more than 425,000 gallons of biofuel to the U.S. Navy.

An unusual case in which several children are fighting the federal government over climate change is being moved from San Fran...

With schools struggling financially, efficient use of district property is essential. By Andreas C. Chialtas and Lindsay A. Th...

On Jan. 1, 2012, the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act will impose new disclosure requirements on certain companies...

From Twitter to student speech, what role does the Constitution play? By Rachel Wilkes Barchie of Greenberg Glusker Fields Cla...

Proposition 14 faces yet another challenge, this time involving the ballot access rights of minor parties. By Jessica A. Levin...

Social gaming company Zynga Inc. has settled its copyright infringement litigation against Vostu Ltd., a Brazilian rival.

Veteran Superior Court Judge Loren Miller Jr., whose legal career spanned four decades, has died.

Business and litigation firm Bryan Cave LLP, which employs more than 1,000 lawyers and consultants in 25 offices worldwide, ha...

A former federal judge has backed out of representing the powerful Westlands Water District in a state environmental case afte...

The state Supreme Court wrestled Tuesday with how to apply a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing courts to disqualify me...

Radiologists and a group of emergency room doctors came up short in their bid to recoup medical fees from several major healt...

San Francisco-based Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin PC is joining with international law firm Arnold & Pal...

Carmel Valley has seen a proliferation of law firms in recent years, most of them focused on servicing the biotech and high-te...

Two death row defendants got a rare reprieve Monday from the state Supreme Court, which unanimously overturned their convictio...

A key component of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 will come to an end on Dec. 31. By Michael Haun and Jeff Hartlin of Pau...

A state appellate court holds that reverse payment settlements do not violate antitrust laws. By Lincoln Mayer of McDermott Wi...

Chapter 9 can allow a California municipality some breathing space from debt collection efforts. By David Kupetz of SulmeyerKu...

A San Diego judge appointed liaison counsel to coordinate the multi-district litigation against Sony Computer Entertainment Am...

After 10 years of establishing a client base in the Israel corporate market, Greenberg Traurig LLP has announced it will open ...

Driven by client demand to expand its insurance practice in Dallas, Los Angeles-based Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP ...