The Association of Corporate Counsel's Value Index was intended to help in-house attorneys know more about which law firms wer...
Bankruptcy
Glimmer of hope for Crystal Cathedral: Raise $50 million
By Don Debenedictisn
Robert H. Schuller's Crystal Cathedral Ministries said it will try to raise $50 million in donations in 120 days to rescue its...
Attorneys are no longer required to lodge non-California authorities with their papers. By Blair Schlecter of Hurrell Cantrall...
Matthew D. Powers, the former Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP patent litigator who started his own firm last month, is adding a...
Perspective
The right to have fun: Entertainment industry fights discrimination claims
By Sharon Liangn
People with disabilities should not have to go to court in defense of their right to have fun. By Paula Pearlman of Disability...
Litigation
No matter is too great: Practical lessons for litigating a complex case
By Sharon Liangn
With some diligence, tenacity, strategic thinking, persistence, and the power of positive relationships, no matter is too grea...
California Supreme Court
Public officials held to higher standard in corruption cases, court rules
By Laura Ernden
Prosecutors in public corruption cases must show that officials either knew or should have known their actions were wrong, the...
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Monday that requires prosecutors to use witness testimony or physical evidence to bolster the a...
Aim not only to master the case, but to present it in a stripped-down way that the judge and jury can easily understand. By Ri...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Former Tesla GC launches online ADR system
By Jill Redhage
The former general counsel of Tesla Inc.is launching a web-based private judicial system that uses arbitrators to resolve disp...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Consumers score victory over repo man
By John Roemer
Rejecting a defense raised by banks to fend off plaintiffs in auto repossession challenges, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal...
A roundup of recent M&A and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Justice Elena Kagan made a huge splash during her debut term, emerging as both a powerful presence on the bench and a reliable...
General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer of Faithful Central Bible Church Inglewood ...
Using statistical tools to determine which lawyers are better than others. By Michael D'Andrea of Bremer Whyte Brown & O'M...
When it comes to politicians and sex scandals, public scorn is just the beginning of the end. By Laurie L. Levenson and Laura ...
Perspective
NLRB election rule amendments jeopardize fairness and accuracy
By Sharon Liangn
Employer and employee rights are sacrificed under the NLRB election rule amendments. By David A. Kadela of Littler Mendelson P...
Corporate
Compliance deadline looms for new Transparency in Supply Chains Act
By Seena Nikravann
Retailers and manufacturers will soon have to reveal what efforts they take to combat slavery and human trafficking. By Peter ...
Thomas R. Sheppard, former member of the executive committee of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP and son of firm foun...
An Artesia nonlawyer who believes he has received permission to practice law nationwide faces jail on 13 misdemeanor counts. ...
The district attorney of Del Norte County could face discpline for practicing law for five days when his license was suspended...
The California Department of Motor Vehicles will be held financially responsible for damages suffered by more than 700 motoris...
A state court jury Friday awarded $17 million to the mother of a 48-year-old blind man killed when he mistook the gap between ...
DNA are the genetic building blocks for every plant, animal and human, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit o...
The city of Vallejo is finally set to emerge from its three-year ordeal in bankruptcy court. ...
A federal district court judge on Friday rejected attempts by a group of Northern California farmers to clinch more water from...
Superior Court Commissioner Kern County (Bakersfield) ...
Kaufman Dolowich Voluck & Gonzo LLP, a national law firm focused on business and insurance matters, expanded its litigatio...
Sony PlayStation's popular "God of War" video game didn't infringe upon the ideas of a would-be screenwriter, the 9th U.S. Cir...
A federal judge who kept prison inmates waiting more than five years for rulings on whether they were wrongfully convicted may...