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Real Estate/Development


Union Opposes State Building Sale

Feb. 1, 2011
By Anna Scott

The Service Employees International Union joined the fray over the state's plan to sell off 11 office and court complexes to p...


Labor/Employment


Unions Lose Second Picketing Appeal

Feb. 1, 2011
By Cat Ho

A Ralphs grocery store in Fresno can boot unions from picketing on its property, a California Court of Appeal ruled Thursday -...


Intellectual Property


Bratz Trial Focuses on Toy Designer

Feb. 1, 2011
By Michael Gottliebn

Lawyers for Mattel Inc. honed in on a tattered three-ring binder Friday in a trial in which the toy company is trying to prove...


Entertainment & Sports


'Millionaire' Verdict Wins Lawyer Praise

Feb. 1, 2011
By Jean Luc Renault

Roman Silberfeld will be honored this week by the Beverly Hills Bar Association with its"excellence in advocacy" award for th...


Law Practice


Listserv Off-Limits in Discovery Battle

Feb. 1, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Online comments and disparaging remarks posted by a plaintiffs' attorney to a private listserv were declared off-limits by a j...


Litigation


Court Rules in Lawyer Contract Dispute

Feb. 1, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

An appellate court flipped a trial court's decision in a lawyer fee-sharing contract dispute. ...


Criminal


SEC Accuses Lawyer of Cover-Up

Feb. 1, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

A corporate transactions specialist at Greenberg Traurig LLP has been charged with doctoring financial documents to cover up a...


Judicial Profile


Rita Baird

Feb. 1, 2011
By Pat Alston

Transitioning from registered nurse to court commissioner taught Rita Baird that what she likes most is assisting others, whet...


Litigation


Lawyer Says Wal-Mart Settlement Unfair

Feb. 1, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

A heated wage-and-hour class action against Wal-Mart continues to spurt allegations - this time not about the merits of the ca...


Law Practice


Cheap Rents Help Firm Relocate to S.F.

Feb. 1, 2011
By Carla Pinedan

The time was right for the Northern California office of Murchison & Cumming LLP to relocate from San Ramon into a prime S...


Judicial Profile


Garry G. Haehnle

Feb. 1, 2011
By Pat Broderick

After navigating a wayward career path to become a judge, Garry G. Haehnle draws on various life experiences to help steer par...


Discipline


Discipline

Jan. 31, 2011
By Eb Richardsonn


Mergers & Acquisitions


On The Move

Jan. 31, 2011
By Ben Adlin

Gov. Jerry Brown named Jacob A. Appelsmith as a senior advisor and director of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.


Corporate Counsel


Fernando Landa

Jan. 30, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

General Counsel for Trigild San Diego ...


Securities


Wilson Sonsini Helps on LinkedIn's IPO

Jan. 29, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

LinkedIn Corp., the Mountain View-based social networking site for business, filed for its long-anticipated initial public off...


ADR Provider


Marcus McDaniel

Jan. 29, 2011
By Cat Ho

Years of practicing employment law gave Marcus McDaniel added insight into settling those types of cases. ...


Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A recent 9th Circuit decision provides aspiring lawyers with disabilities better access to pursue their careers.


Perspective


Legacies of Racism Is Alive and Well

Jan. 29, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

Racism and bigotry against African-Americans still persist in the criminal justice system. By Michael Tonry of the University ...


Labor/Employment


Guarding Against Discrimination Claims

Jan. 29, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

Was last year’s record filing of discrimination charges caused by the “Great Recession?” By Melanie Poturica and Ian A. Wrigh...


Perspective


Listservs Are Not Public Forums

Jan. 29, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

Arash Homanpour writes in response to “Listserv Disclosure Was Proper, Paul Hastings Says," and Thomas O’Hagan reacts to “Reje...


Perspective


California is no stranger to arbitration disputes in franchise agreements. By David Gurnick of Lewitt Hackman. ...


Litigation


SRAM Price Fixing Case Settles

Jan. 29, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

Indirect purchasers in a massive civil price fixing case against the manufacturers of Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) have ...


Criminal


Former Laywer Sentenced in Scam Case

Jan. 29, 2011
By Brandon Ortiz

A former lawyer who admitted to practicing law without a license and cashing bogus checks has been sentenced. ...


Law Practice


Howrey Partners Get to Job Offers

Jan. 29, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

Winston & Strawn is making offers to virtually all current Howrey partners who aren't involved in conflicts with Winston m...


Intellectual Property


Bratz Designer Admits False Statements

Jan. 29, 2011
By Michael Gottliebn

In questioning by a Mattel lawyer Thursday, Carter Bryant, a former Mattel employee whose designs allegedly led to MGA Enterta...


Criminal


Judge Acquits Government Contractors

Jan. 29, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

Calling the work of Department of Justice attorneys "really sloppy," a federal judge has provisionally granted an acquittal fo...


Education


Schools Sue Couple Over Bogus Charges

Jan. 29, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

San Francisco Unified School District is suing a former Morrison & Foerster partner and his wife accused of stealing money...


Securities


Investors Renew Suits Against Countrywide

Jan. 29, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

Three major institutional investors filed federal lawsuits against Bank of America's Countrywide Financial unit on Thursday, s...


Law Practice


DLA Set to Be New Global Leader

Jan. 29, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

As the final matches of the Australian Open tennis tournament draw near, law firm DLA Piper is poised to pick up an internatio...


Litigation


How to work with difficult, high conflict personality clients. By full time mediator Paul Fisher. ...