Are poison pills becoming a tool for boards to limit shareholders from exercising their rights? By David M. Grinberg of Manatt...
It may not be the secret weapon to advancement in the cutthroat world of law firms, but some women have found having a stay-at...
The Center for Food Safety has filed another lawsuit challenging a decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow the...
Claims seeking to reassert copyright and trademark protections on the 1930s cartoon character Betty Boop were denied by a thre...
Feinberg Day Alberti & Thompson LLP, a new, partners-only intellectual property litigation boutique, announced Wednesday i...
UCI School of Law 1Ls already know the importance of public service. Tuesday, they learned the ins and outs of dinner service ...
The federal government filed civil charges alleging two former Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP and a finance specialist used...
Corporate
Businesses and Plaintiffs Beware: The Defense Perspective on Kwikset
By Alexander Phersonn
The fight over standing requirements for bringing consumer class actions is not over, defendants still have ammunition. By Dan...
Perspective
Professional H-1B Visas Now Subject to Legal Assessment on Federal Export Control Rules
By Alexander Phersonn
Starting now, hiring foreign nationals will require more interaction between a company's legal and human resources department....
A leading Jewish charity failed to prove the late Ameriquest Mortgage founder Roland E. Arnall promised to give it $18 million...
Muslim leaders and the ACLU have filed a lawsuit accusing the FBI of violating the First Amendment by paying an informant to ...
The law has not kept up with employment trends, so how can you? Here are three essential guidelines that have emerged. By Garr...
The U.S. Supreme Court struggled over setting a standard for the inducement of patent infringement that protects intellectual-...
Appellate Practice
Can Denial of Summary Judgment Based on Qualified Immunity Be Reviewed?
By Alexander Phersonn
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling reinforces an important principle in issue preservation that no civil litigator should forget. By ...
In a decision that's bound to disappoint criminal defense attorneys, the U.S. Supreme Court approved California's non-specific...
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that following safety standards does not insulate Mazda Motor Corp. from liability fo...
President Barack Obama legally abandoned the federal ban on same-sex marriage Wednesday, but legal experts said the shift will...
1923-2011 ...
The number of law school applications received nationwide is down by nearly 13 percent, preliminary data shows, though some Ca...
Lucas & Haverkamp, a firm that specializes in litigation on behalf of corporations and public entities, signed a lease for...
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP Los Angeles/London Clients: TPG Capital LP, Oaktree Capital Management LP, Dubai...
The U.S. Supreme Court held Monday that a federal law immunizes drug makers from liability for defects in the design of vaccin...
A growing number of physicians have started enrolling patients as members who pay a flat monthly rate rather than pay with ins...
Real Estate/Development
The Effect of Mineral Rights on Solar Power Project Development
By Michael Gottliebn
Commercial-scale solar energy projects are on the rise, given the need for clean, renewable energy. ...
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Los Angeles Clients: Bank of America, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Cisco Systems, Inc., ...
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP San Francisco Clients: University of California, Salesforce.com, West Village Comm...
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP San Francisco Clients: DHL Express, U.S. Bank, Lend Lease Corp., MacArthur Transit...
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Century City Clients: Rockpoint Group, Wells Fargo/Wachovia, Cerberus Real Estate Capital Ma...
Latham & Watkins LLP San Diego Clients: JC Resorts LLC, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Senior Resource...