Judge Adrienne A. Orfield is an optimist and problem solver at home and on the bench.

Judge Tamara E. Hall learned from her parents the importance of kindness.

The law is riddled with fundamentally strange features - why? By Leo Katz of Unviersity of Pennsylvania Law School ...

The souped-up iPhone 4 has its perks, but also a few kinks. By Paul R. Kiesel of Kiesel Boucher & Larson ...

Employers who willfully misclassify workers as independent contractors face increased penalties starting next year. By James S...

U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer on Thursday confirmed his plans to take senior status by the end of the year in a move t...

Lawyers for a Newport Beach real estate developer made it rain to the tune of $50.3 million in damages for their client at a t...

A federal judge granted Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP's request to fire Bratz manufacturer MGA Entertainment Inc. as ...

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP, the newly formed 650-lawyer firm wedded by Boston and Chicago outfits that suffered partner defect...

A federal judge has denied a request by proponents of California’s gay marriage ban to order the removal of its donors’ names ...

In the tug of war between disputants, mediator Barbara Brown works to pull both sides toward what she calls "the realm of what...

Pharmaceutical and large biotechnology companies are paying less to partner with small biotech firms, but they're willing to i...

Sentencing was postponed Thursday for a former Morrison & Foerster LLP attorney accused of creating a sham business to bil...

State officials approved the country's first ever economy-wide trading system for greenhouse gas emissions Thursday - an expe...

The state Supreme Court let stand Wednesday a lower court ruling that gives plaintiffs' lawyers a way to defeat mandatory arbi...

Since much of Scheper Kim & Harris LLP's business is generated through referrals, the name partners at the white-collar an...

A reclusive billionaire and major political donor was hit with a sexual harassment lawsuit Wednesday by his former personal as...

Frustrated with the how the Federal Communications Commission handles regulatory inquiries, local government associations have...

Shareholder lawsuits against Chinese companies involved in reverse mergers have exploded in the U.S. during the last year, but...

The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday narrowly approved a power purchase agreement for PG&E to buy electr...

After world travels, advice from a mentor led Judge Steven A. Mapes to the bench.

On Oct. 6, Carroll, Burdick & McDonough LLP hosted its annual Oktoberfest Networking Reception at the firm’s offices in Sa...

On Oct. 6, the California Minority Counsel Program presented its Drucilla Stender Ramey Law Firm Award to Crowell & Moring...

The Landau Lawyers League hosted its 6th Annual Fall All-Star Game and Skills Challenge at Roybal LC in downtown L.A. Players...

The Civil Justice Program of Loyola Law School Los Angeles hosted its annual Tribute to Champions of Justice Dinner on Sept. 3...

Alston & Bird LLP and CleanTech LA co-hosted “California’s Energy Future” on Oct. 11 at the City Club in Los Angeles. The ...

Lawyers representing two investment management company executives notched a win in court Wednesday that will allow their fraud...

Seizing on the momentum of protests nationwide against corporate greed, a California teachers union is in talks with other lab...

Does being able to recognize Justin Bieber from a video make you an expert witness? By Richard La Fianza and Frank Loo of the ...

When do remainder beneficiaries have standing to sue a trustee of a revocable trust? By Megan Ferkel Earhart of Goldfarb, Stur...