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Corporate


Judge Denies Class Cert

Jul. 13, 2011
By Jill Redhage

A federal judge denied a motion for class certification Monday in what remains of a consolidated lawsuit against Silicon Valle...


Military Law


Government Must Make Statement on 'Don't Ask' Appeal

Jul. 13, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

Shortly after lifting a stay of a trial judge's ruling ordering the U.S. to stop enforcing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," an appeals...


Perspective


Managing the wave of wrongful foreclosure cases

Jul. 13, 2011
By Sharon Liangn

Attacks on Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc.'s standing to initiate foreclosures or assign interests end in Califo...


Corporate


Infineon Technologies has settled a long-running securities class action with shareholders, agreeing to pay $6.2 million to re...


Large Firms


Federal prosecutor heads to Gibson Dunn

Jul. 13, 2011
By Jill Redhage

Award-winning federal prosecutor Winston Y. Chan, who recently scored convictions of a Mafia boss and an investment banking ex...


Labor/Employment


Labor lawyers see more work in new rules

Jul. 13, 2011
By Carla Pinedan

Broad changes to National Labor Relations Board rules that would expedite union elections at workplaces, which seem all but ce...


Entertainment & Sports


Producer team sues major talent agency

Jul. 13, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

The complaint filed Monday against talent agency CAA accuses the agents of skimming contingency compensation away from their c...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Jul. 12, 2011
By Robert Pierce

A roundup of recent M&A and financing activity and the lawyers involved.


Corporate Counsel


David L. Stepp

Jul. 12, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

General Counsel for Venrock Palo Alto ...


Health Care & Hospital Law


By focusing on two basic concepts contained within the health care reform law, practitioners can cut through the controversy a...


Litigation


Bill Would Increase Small Claims Limit

Jul. 12, 2011
By Emily Green

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Friday that would increase the small claims court jurisdictional limit from $7,500 to $10,000. ...


Solo and Small Firms


LA Boutique Joins Forces with Polsinelli

Jul. 12, 2011
By Ben Adlin

Lisa Greer Quateman, founder and managing partner of Los Angeles boutique Quateman LLP, has teamed up with Polsinelli Shughart...


Environmental


Windex to Remove Greenlist Label

Jul. 12, 2011
By Fiona Smith

Wisconsin-based S.C. Johnson & Son will remove the "Greenlist" label from its Windex bottles as part of a settlement reac...


Healthcare/Hospital Law


Co-owner of Health Care Companies Convicted

Jul. 12, 2011
By Mandy Jacksonn

The co-owner of two Culver City-based health care companies was convicted by a federal jury in the Central District of Califor...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Five Elected to State Bar

Jul. 12, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

Even as the Legislature moves forward with plans to revamp the State Bar, five lawyers have been elected to three-year terms o...


Criminal


D.C. Firm Hires FCPA Prosecutor in L.A.

Jul. 12, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

Paul Weiss in Washington, D.C. made a cross-country grab for a federal prosecutor from Los Angeles in an effort to build its w...


Law Practice


Legal Jobs Drop in June

Jul. 12, 2011
By Casey Sullivan

Legal jobs fell by the wayside in the month of June, continuing a nationwide trend of higher unemployment levels in both priva...


Law Practice


Pro Bono Work Gets Devalued

Jul. 12, 2011
By Casey Sullivan

The decline of pro bono work in 2010 was not only caused by greed, industry insiders say, but by a few ways the practice has b...


Litigation


Bratz Attorney Fees Recommended

Jul. 12, 2011
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

The discovery master in the Bratz doll fight has recommended that the doll manufacturer, MGA Entertainment Inc., receive $108 ...


Judicial Profile


John P. Vander Feer

Jul. 12, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

John P. Vander Feer renders quick decisions, lawyers said, but you'd better keep him informed.


Intellectual Property


Content Owners May Face Uphill Battle

Jul. 12, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

A string of Nevada district court rulings dismissing lawsuits by a Las Vegas-based copyright enforcer that works with newspape...


Criminal


D.C. Firm HIres FCPA Prosecutor in L.A.

Jul. 12, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

Paul Weiss in Washington, D.C. made a cross-country grab for a federal prosecutor from Los Angeles in an effort to build its w...


Entertainment & Sports


ABC's Online Soaps May Start a Trend

Jul. 12, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

After cancelling "One Life to Live" and "All My Children," ABC announced they woill be reborn online through an unusual licens...


Law Practice


Big Firms' Losses are Small Firms' Gain

Jul. 12, 2011
By Susan Mcraen

As the number of entry-level jobs for lawyers a big firms continues to slide, small and midsize firms are stepping in to take...


Immigration


Domestic Violence Victims Gain Asylum

Jul. 12, 2011
By John Roemer

The government's grant of political asylum to Heydi Ojeda Cachon on social group membership grounds could signal a change in f...


Law Practice


On The Move

Jul. 11, 2011
By Casey Sullivan

Polsinelli Shughart PC picked up Lisa Greer Quateman and her team of five attorneys from Quateman LLP for the firm's new Los A...


Discipline


Discipline

Jul. 11, 2011
By David Mcafeen

William Randolph Wahl III, 41, Scottsdale, Ariz., was disbarred following his disbarment in Arizona for practicing law while s...


Corporate Counsel


Eric Whitaker

Jul. 11, 2011
By Jill Redhage

General Counsel for Tesla Motors Inc. Palo Alto ...


Judicial Profile


James E. Horan

Jul. 11, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

Judge James E. Horan says his background and experiences keep him open-minded.


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Lessons learned as a guest of the U.s. Army War College at their National Security Seminar. By Joan B. Kessler of ADR Services...