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Clean Tech


Terry Avchen

Mar. 17, 2011
By Emma Gallegosn

Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP Los Angeles ...


Environmental


The state has decided that having alternative sources of energy is important even with the potential costs. By Stephen T. Holz...


Clean Tech


Sophie Akins

Mar. 17, 2011
By Pat Broderick

Best Best & Krieger LLP San Diego ...


California Courts of Appeal


Herpes Verdict May Go to High Court

Mar. 17, 2011
By Laura Ernden

A multimillion dollar verdict for a woman whose wealthy boyfriend gave her herpes could be headed to the state Supreme Court, ...


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


Ruling Reversed on Headscarf Removal

Mar. 17, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

A courthouse holding facility is covered by the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, an en banc panel of the ...


Clean Tech


Top 25 Clean Tech Lawyers

Mar. 17, 2011
By Riley Guerin

Our first list of the top 25 clean tech lawyers in California. ...


Securities


Broadcom Founders Reach Settlement

Mar. 17, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

The two billionaire co-founders of Broadcom have agreed to transfer $26 million each in vested stock options to the company's ...


Environmental


Water Board Orders Oil Clean Up

Mar. 17, 2011
By Anna Scott

State water authorities have ordered Shell Oil. Co. to undertake a massive cleanup of Carson's Carousel neighborhood, a quiet ...


Clean Tech


Karen Wong

Mar. 17, 2011
By Ben Adlinn

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP Los Angeles ...


Judicial Profile


Socrates P. Manoukian

Mar. 17, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Socrates P. Manoukian can be unpredictable, some say, but his mind is always turning o...


ADR Provider


Melinda A. Johnson

Mar. 17, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Melinda A. Johnson of JAMS Inc. takes the time to understand the emotions involved in the cases she mediates. ...


Clean Tech


Mark P. Weitzel

Mar. 17, 2011
By John Roemer

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP San Francisco ...


Clean Tech


Edward W. Zaelke

Mar. 17, 2011
By Mandy Jacksonn

Chadbourne & Parke LLP Los Angeles ...


Clean Tech


Adam S. Umanoff

Mar. 16, 2011
By Mandy Jacksonn

Chadbourne & Parke LLP Los Angeles


Clean Tech


Anne E. Mudge

Mar. 16, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

Cox Castle & Nicholson LLP San Francisco


Clean Tech


Susan H. Mac Cormac

Mar. 16, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

Morrison & Foerster LLP San Francisco


Clean Tech


Editors' Note

Mar. 16, 2011
By Richard Barkinskiydjn

Very often, the noisy debate that goes on in this country about how to meet our increasing energy demands centers on whether t...


Corporate


Lawyers Worry About Whistleblower Rules

Mar. 16, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

Attorneys who defend against Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prosecutions are concerned about the Securities and Exchange Commis...


Judicial Profile


Kimberly M. Briggs

Mar. 16, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

Superior Court Judge Kimberly M. Briggs extended compassion to defendants as a prosecutor, a trait that's in full bloom in her...


Entertainment & Sports


Accused 'X-Men' Bootlegger Pleads Guilty

Mar. 16, 2011
By Jean Luc Renault

A New York man accused of uploading an unfinished version of the movie "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" to the Internet prior to the...


Real Estate/Development


Countrywide Plaintiff Class May Balloon

Mar. 16, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

Countrywide Home Loans Inc. must produce documents related to 160,000 option adjustable-rate mortgages in litigation in which ...


Law Practice


Hogan Lovells Hires Former Honda GC

Mar. 16, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

Former Honda North America general counsel Timothy J. Conley has joined Hogan Lovells US LLP as of counsel, making him the sec...


Perspective


Who Really Runs the Judicial Branch

Mar. 16, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

Control of the judiciary belongs to the judges of the state's 58 trial courts. By Maryanne G. Gilliard of the Sacramento Count...


Corporate


L.A. Lawyers Advise on Berkshire Buy

Mar. 16, 2011
By Ben Adlin

Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. announced it will acquire chemical manufacturer The Lubrizol Corp. for $9.7 billion, m...


International


China Formalizes National Security Review

Mar. 16, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

Foreign investors seeking to acquire domestic Chinese enterprises face challenges from a new security review system. By Tracy ...


Family


Lawyer Gets Break in Divorce Case

Mar. 16, 2011
By Laura Ernden

A Santa Barbara attorney who was fined for allegedly running up the legal tab in her divorce got a break Monday from a state a...


Perspective


Meal period litigation may see a decline now that attorney fees are not recoverable. By Ronald W. Novotny and Matthew S. D'Abu...


Environmental


Indian Tribes Lose Water Battle

Mar. 16, 2011
By John Roemer

The Paiute-Shoshone's last battle over the Owens Valley water that slakes Los Angeles' thirst may have ended Monday with a dec...


Corporate


How to manage competing interests when selling a family owned business. By John B. Marshall, Kevin E. Rex and Robert A. Hull o...


Litigation


More Settlements in SRAM Suits

Mar. 16, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

Samsung Electronics Co. and Cypress Semiconductor Corp. have agreed to pay $33.25 million and $6.25 million, respectively, to ...