Perspective
Death of Osama bin Laden: Could There Have Been a Trial?
By Karen Natividadn
Did America's killing of Osama bin Laden send the wrong message to the international community? By Joseph F. C. DiMento of UCI...
Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Fortinet Inc. Sunnyvale ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Homebuyers Seek to Sue Developers
By Laura Ernden
California homebuyers who got squeezed in the collapse of the housing market might get a second chance to blame developers for...
Federal prosecutors faced renewed criticism Monday for their handling of a closely watched foreign bribery trial as the judge ...
Quest Diagnostics Inc., the state's largest diagnostic testing laboratory, has agreed to pay $241 million to settle claims it ...
Latham & Watkins LLP advised sports apparel company Volcom Inc. on its $607.5 million acquisition by French holding compan...
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC turned 50 this year - it was founded in 1961 as McCloskey, Wilson & Mosher - and i...
Chief business officer, general counsel and senior vice president for PacketVideo Corp. San Diego ...
1936-2011 ...
Bratz manufacturer MGA Entertainment Inc., which persuaded a jury last month to hit Mattel Inc. with an $88 million judgment i...
Labor/Employment
Pension Advisors and Prison Wardens — the Reality Show
By Genevieve Knollen
The government declares war on retirement fiduciaries who violate the law. By David McFarlane of Snell & Wilmer LLP and Sa...
The legal services sector added 1,500 jobs in April, according to the U.S. Labor Department. The largest increase since Septem...
Perspective
State Municipalities, Beware of SEC Administrative Proceedings
By Karen Natividadn
The imbalance of power in favor of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in administrative law courts is shockingly cons...
Farmers Group Inc. is trying to block a consumer rights group from conducting unusual post-settlement discovery in connection ...
Closing arguments in one of the most significant federal criminal trials to date involving the FCPA ended the four-week trial ...
The State Bar may post warnings on its webpage against lawyers facing discipline charges involving mortgage modification. ...
Law Practice
Turning Up the Turbo Boost: Manipulation of Modified Cash Basis Accounting in Law Firms
By Karen Natividadn
Don't drive blind. Know your firm's financial reporting practices. By Edwin B. Reeser and James B. Hunt ...
Bankruptcy Judge Catherine E. Bauer combines empathy from watching relatives endure bankruptcy with her experience working for...
Disciplinary actions.
Seven attorneys from Los Angeles boutique Reeder Lu LLP have joined the Century City office of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ci...
Companies that develop everything from drugs to biofuels to new crops are on the edge of their seats waiting for a decision in...
Former San Francisco County Judge James L. Warren's reputation for independence and a "mavericky" style serves him well as a n...
Judge Arthur A. Wick worked on his town's independence - in his spare time.
Community News
Loyola Law School Hosts 5th Annual Fidler Institute for Criminal Justice
By Riley Guerin
Loyola Law School hosted its 5th annual Fidler Institute on Criminal Justice on April 8 at its downtown Los Angeles campus. Di...
The California Women Lawyers hosted its 3rd annual conference, titled “Building a Fulfilling Career: Lessons for Success” on A...
A probate lawyer who advertised that she wouldn't steal from clients but then did just the opposite has agreed to give up prac...
The Senate agreed Thursday to vote on the confirmation of U.S. Magistrate Judge Edward M. Chen to be a district court judge in...
The history of women's legal rights is more complex and multi-dimensional than is often reported. By Tracy A. Thomas of The Un...
A surfing accident that left Bruce J. Lurie, founder and major rainmaker of Lurie, Zepeda, Schmalz & Hogan PC, severely di...
The state Supreme Court on Wednesday sharply questioned an attorney with ties to the plastics industry about whether his group...