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Investments


Fenwick and West reps startup in financing

Jul. 30, 2011
By Robert Pierce

San Francisco-based Airbnb raised $112 million in its latest round of investment with the help of Fenwick & West LLP. ...


Criminal


Jasper Knabb, the former chief executive of Fremont, Calif.-based Pegasus Wireless Corp., pleaded guilty in San Francisco fede...


Solo and Small Firms


Prudent Planning

Jul. 30, 2011
By Susan Mcraen

In 11 years, partners at Palmer, Lombardi & Donohue LLP have developed a thriving litigation boutique, growing from two to...


Government


Alameda court lays groundwork for layoffs

Jul. 30, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

Alameda County Superior Court has sent notices warning of layoffs to some employees. ...


Environmental


Caterpillar agrees to pay $2.5 million

Jul. 30, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

Caterpillar Inc. agreed Thursday to pay $2.5 million - $510,000 of which would go to California - to settle alleged violations...


Entertainment & Sports


Judge tosses Comics lawsuit

Jul. 30, 2011
By Erica Phillips

The estate of the comic book artist known for creating the Incredible Hulk, the X-Men and the Avengers has lost a copyright di...


Real Estate/Development


L.A. court bans courthouse auctions

Jul. 30, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

Los Angeles County Superior Court took steps this month to ban foreclosure auctions from courthouse grounds, becoming one of a...


Top legal scholars offer troubling theory for bypassing the U.S. debt-ceiling law. By Bryan H. Wildenthal of Thomas Jefferson ...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel decreed that both pro-life sidewalk counselors seeking to dissuade women from having...


Litigation


High-stakes Wall St. trial begins

Jul. 30, 2011
By Evan Georgen

Opening statements began Thursday in the trial of TCW and its ex-star investor Jeffrey Gundlach with each side in the multi-mi...


Community News


Jul. 29, 2011
By David Mcafeen

DLA Piper has been a very active participant in Stand Down for several years, and this year, more than 40 volunteers provided ...


Government


Courts struggling to digest budget cuts

Jul. 29, 2011
By Rebecca Beyern

Many California trial courts are still sorting out how they will absorb stunning budget cuts approved by state judicial leader...


Perspective


The complicated case of developing regulations for California's Green Chemistry Law. By Gene Livingston of Greenberg Traurig L...


California Supreme Court


Liu's confirmation hearing set

Jul. 29, 2011
By Laura Ernden

State Supreme Court nominee Goodwin Liu's confirmation hearing has been set for 3 p.m. on Aug. 31, the court announced Wednesd...


Law Practice


Bingham adds lawyers to tax practice

Jul. 29, 2011
By Casey Sullivan

Bingham McCutchen LLP, an international firm focused on financial services and technology, is expanding its tax practice to Ca...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Claims up for State Bar reimbursements

Jul. 29, 2011
By Anna Scott

Honest lawyers in California could soon be called upon to pay more for the transgressions of their crooked peers, thanks to in...


Law Practice


ABA to require more details on employment status

Jul. 29, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

Law schools will soon have to be much more upfront about where graduates are working - and whether they're on the law school's...


Intellectual Property


Lessons to be learned from disputes over intellectual property rights in body art. By Spencer C. Martinez of Ropers Majeski Ko...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


A Mill Valley man serving life without parole in federal prison for producing LSD by the kilo can force the government to rele...


California Courts of Appeal


Toyota executives won't be deposed in U.S.

Jul. 29, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

A 2nd District Court of Appeal panel on Wednesday reversed a superior court judge who ordered Toyota Motor Corp. to compel fiv...


Intellectual Property


Knobbe Martens wins patent trial

Jul. 29, 2011
By Craig Anderson

A team of Irvine-based attorneys with Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP won a verdict for their client, Schindler Elevator C...


Tax


Beginning in 2012, retailers will be required to report their credit card receivables for the calendar year and on a monthly b...


California Courts of Appeal


A former law clerk at Brayton Purcell LLP is suing the firm for failing to pay him overtime. The outcome of the case could set...


Entertainment & Sports


Reed Smith adds two entertainment partners

Jul. 29, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

Reed Smith LLP swung open its doors this month to two entertainment partners from the West Los Angeles office of Manatt, Phelp...


Law Practice


O'Melveny names new firm leader

Jul. 29, 2011
By Casey Sullivan

Bradley J. Butwin, the New York-based head of litigation at O'Melveny & Myers LLP, was named Wednesday to lead the firm. ...


Criminal


As habeas petitioners wait, judge delayed

Jul. 29, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

When magistrate judges recommended habeas relief in three separate cases of prison inmates they believed deserved release or a...


Discipline


Clearing backlog will be tough slog

Jul. 29, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

Each of the state's 55 bar investigators will have to boost by 50 percent the number of cases closed or moved on to prosecutor...


Judicial Profile


Kirtland L. Mahlum

Jul. 29, 2011
By Pat Alston

Commissioner Kirtland Mahlum lets lawyers know how he plans to rule so they can maneuver.


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Deals

Jul. 28, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong And Sean Win

A hotel company secured an $11 million loan for two Carlsbad hotels. The properties include the 41-room Beach View Lodge and t...


Real Estate/Development


Receivership properties boom

Jul. 28, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

While most segments of real estate are still sagging in the sour market, lawyers say one area is jumping by leaps and bounds a...