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Government


'Don't Ask' Fight Continues in Courts

May 21, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

As the Obama administration takes long-anticipated steps toward repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," an effort to crush the con...


Litigation


State Approves Record Qui Tam Deal

May 21, 2011
By Riley Guerin

The state has formally approved a $241 million settlement against a huge medical test provider, the largest recovery in a whis...


Corporate


LinkedIn Shares Soar After IPO

May 21, 2011
By Robert Pierce

LinkedIn Corp. started the day as a $4.3 billion company and before closing it was an $8.9 billion company. ...


Criminal


Riordan Joins InterMune Chief's Defense

May 21, 2011
By Mandy Jacksonn

Dennis P. Riordan of San Francisco law firm Riordan & Horgan has added another client to his well-known criminal appellat...


Criminal


L.A. Mogul Found Guilty in Ponzi Scheme

May 21, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

A federal jury has convicted a prominent L.A. businessman from the local Iranian community of four counts of wire fraud after ...


Law Practice


Wilson Sonsini Snags Noted Delaware Judge

May 21, 2011
By Jill Redhage

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC scored an unusually high profile lateral partner Thursday: Delaware Chancery Court Cha...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


DOJ Antitrust Bark Bigger than Bite

May 21, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney delivered a much-ballyhooed speech annoucing a new antitrust sheriff in town two y...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Cary W. Miller

May 20, 2011
By Mandy Jacksonn

Cary W. Miller, a mediator, arbitrator and hearing officer with JAMS in San Diego, became a neutral by chance. Luckily for Mil...


Corporate


Biotech Deals Use Milestone Payments

May 20, 2011
By Mandy Jacksonn

Lawyers are negotiating more mergers and acquisitions among biotechnology and medical device companies, but the deals are comp...


Judicial Profile


Julia Spain

May 20, 2011
By Emily Green

Julia Spain After a winding path of a legal career, Judge Julia Spain takes pride in seeing her decisions questioned and valid...


Construction


Public contractors should always obtain written change orders before extra work is performed. By Cynthia J. Larsen of Orrick, ...


Judges and Judiciary


Alaska Judge Nominated to 9th Circuit

May 20, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The White House announced Wednesday the nomination of Alaska Supreme Court Justice Morgan Christen to the 9th U.S. Circuit Cou...


Litigation


Class Action Against Countrywide is Revived

May 20, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

A state appellate court revived a class action against Countrywide Financial Corp. and other defendants, ruling certain types ...


Criminal


Fraud Case Against Real Estate Mogul Ends

May 20, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

The federal criminal fraud trial of an Iranian-born real estate mogul ended Wednesday as prosecutors urged jurors to convict b...


Judges and Judiciary


Liu to Get Senate Vote

May 20, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

It may have taken a year, but Democratic leaders have thrown their weight behind UC Berkeley School of Law professor Goodwin L...


Government


Court Reform Changes Spark Controversy

May 20, 2011
By Emily Green

One week before the Trial Court Rights Act is scheduled to have its next committee hearing, the bill's author has introduced a...


Insurance


Disputed Farmers Deal Clears Hurdle

May 20, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

A judge has blocked efforts to delay a blockbuster class-action ttlement reached by Farmers Group Inc. and top plaintiffs' law...


Criminal


Domestic Violence Bill Hits Possible Snag

May 20, 2011
By Brandon Ortiz

Political calculations around California's prison overcrowding appear to be complicating the math behind a bill aimed at bolst...


Litigation


9th Circuit Revives Alien Tort Case

May 20, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

A group of Argentineans who claim they were kidnapped and tortured by their government in the 1970s at the direction of a Merc...


Entertainment & Sports


Reality Show Creators Face an Uphill IP Battle

May 19, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

Unlike one-of-a-kind characters and fictionalized plots, the ideas behind the dozens of reality shows pitched every day in Hol...


Judicial Profile


Yolanda N. Northridge

May 19, 2011
By Laura Ernden

Yolanda N. Northridge has made the transition from the civil to the criminal bench as easily as she moved from life as a nun a...


Labor/Employment


Say Goodbye to Wage-and-Hour Class Actions

May 19, 2011
By Genevieve Knollen

Employers are now free of one of the biggest litigation threats facing their business. By Dan Chammas, Rebecca M. Aragon, and ...


Perspective


Employment Arbitration Makes a Comeback

May 19, 2011
By Genevieve Knollen

California courts' application of unconscionability law to class arbitration in employment claims is questioned. By D. Gregor...


Law Practice


Fellowship Gives Views of Two Worlds

May 19, 2011
By Ben Adlin

A new summer diversity fellowship from Fox Group Legal offers first-year law students a chance to see legal work from both the...


Litigation


Woman Sues Casino Over Acid Water

May 19, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

An unusual lawsuit, in which a woman claims a casino gave her acid rather than water to drink, is set to go to trial on Monday...


Law Practice


Goodwin Procter Snags Securities Specialist

May 19, 2011
By Jill Redhage

Goodwin Procter LLP lured securities litigation partner Daniel J. Tyukody to its Los Angeles office from Orrick, Herrington &a...


Criminal


Cooley Rules Out a Fourth Run for DA

May 19, 2011
By Brandon Ortiz

Shaking up the race for his successor, Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley said he will not seek a record fourth...


Litigation


Gov. Switches Attorneys in Prop. 8 Fight

May 19, 2011
By Laura Ernden

Gov. Jerry Brown switches lawyers in the federal challenge to Proposition 8. ...


Judges and Judiciary


Bill Would Create New Judgeships

May 19, 2011
By Emily Green

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein has introduced legislation to create judgeships in the most overburdened federal courts, including ...


Marketing


Summer Programs Get Renewed Focus

May 19, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

Summer programs are once again a secure way to land a law firm job, but bad memories from the past two years mean students are...