The 4th District's attempt to clear up ambiguity over the statute of limitations for attorney wrongdoing results in a trap for...

A holocaust survivor's six-year legal battle to recover a family painting stolen by the Nazis during World War II received a m...

Many firms hunt for clients in untapped markets. For Hunt Ortmann Palffy Nieves Lubka Darling & Mah, Inc, it was junior as...

A weekly roundup of major deals in the media and entertainment industry. ...

The Trial Court Rights Act has now become a two-year bill, giving the Chief Justice breathing room to try and improve relation...

While Chicago-based Groupon Inc. filed last week for one of the largest initial public stock offerings so far this year, Calif...

The legal industry lost a thousand jobs in May, but signs of law firm hiring abound. ...

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is about to part ways with Bratz manufacturer MGA Entertainment Inc., and the firm and ...

Commissioner James T. Atkins' service in the Navy helped him realize that getting a college education would open other doors, ...

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...

A roundup of attorney moves in California.

Commissioner Sam Bubrick, 94, still reviews habeas petitions by convicted felons denied parole. He said their efforts are long...

On Tuesday Riverside County's Board of Supervisors will consider becoming one of just a handful of counties statewide to bar s...

A look at how tribal gaming in Southern California came to be. By Ralph A. Rossum of Claremont McKenna College ...

The trend of greater focus on the health care industry for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations may significantly impact C...

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling may provide more equitable remedies to employees covered under pension, life, health and disabilit...

Oakland U.S. District Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong will take senior status next March after nearly 21 years on the bench. ...

Becoming certified as a minority-owned business is not an instant recipe for success for small law firms, but it can lead to g...

A state appellate court Thursday upheld the disqualification of a San Diego law firm that allegedly used confidential document...

Two Charles Schwab executives on Thursday moved to dismiss a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit that claims they ...

To deliver quality justice in the face of a staggering caseload, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals needs at least 10 or mo...

A Northern California builders group won attorney fees against the city of Santa Rosa, atop successfully beating back a local ...

State senators voted overwhelming Thursday in support of legislation that would transform the State Bar's governing body from ...

Prosecutors have agreed to allow one of the three defendants convicted in the a significant foreign bribery trial to walk away...

In California, population growth and rise in attorney head count did not go hand in hand over the past decade. ...

A duo of East Palo Alto lawyers from DLA Piper LLP advised the underwriters on what could be the largest tech initial public o...

The Asian Pacific Women’s Center held its ninth annual Metamorphosis Gala at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in May. A fun...

Carroll, Burdick & McDonough LLP and the CalCPA San Francisco Chapter hosted the San Francisco Mayoral Candidate Mixer in ...

Members of the Beverly Hills Bar Association and the Law Guild of Beverly Hills welcomed Chief Justice of the California S...

Judge Alex Kozinski enjoyed dinner and thought-provoking conversation with a group of intellectual property experts. Indep...