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Litigation


Appellate Ruling Protects Investment Advisers

Jan. 13, 2011
By Laura Ernden

A state appellate court ruling Tuesday protects investment advisers from being sued for rescission when a venture doesn't pan ...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Budget Cuts to Medi-Cal Risk Legal Battle

Jan. 13, 2011
By Emma Gallegosn

Although Gov. Jerry Brown has appealed to voters and lawmakers this week hoping to persuade them brazen budget cuts are virtua...


Law Practice


Survey Finds Lawyers Satisfied with Pay

Jan. 13, 2011
By Ben Adlin

Despite the market downturn, most California lawyers at law firms are satisfied with their compensation, according to a new st...


Labor/Employment


Job discrimination claims in the private sector reached an all-time high during the last fiscal year, according to a new gover...


Litigation


Jury Hits Dealership with Big Award

Jan. 13, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

A jury Tuesday hit a San Diego Ford dealership with a $14.5 million judgment for performing a shoddy tire repair that caused a...


Corporate


Schwab Settles SEC Charges

Jan. 13, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

Two Charles Schwab Corp. subsidiaries have agreed to pay $119 million to settle civil charges related to the YieldPlus Fund's ...


Personal Injury & Torts


Firms Complain of Interloper in Bracelet Suits

Jan. 13, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

Plaintiffs' firms in Los Angeles and Chicago are complaining that a New York firm is trying to horn in on clients for potentia...


Government


Court Reporters' Suit Thrown Out

Jan. 13, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

A state appellate panel tossed out a lawsuit by court reporters who claimed administrators refused to pay them the legal preva...


International


Kevin J. Lombardo

Jan. 13, 2011
By Pat Broderick

Pondering his career options, Kevin J. Lombardo, a rough, tough, high-school football player, thought that being a doctor wou...


Law Practice


Deborah Festa

Jan. 13, 2011
By Mandy Jacksonn

The more complex the transaction, the better for Deborah Festa. ...


Corporate


Caine Moss

Jan. 13, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

Caine Moss fits the mold of an up-and-coming Silicon Valley corporate attorney, with a long list of technology company clients...


Law Practice


Five Associates to Watch

Jan. 13, 2011
By Eb Richardsonn

Five emerging associates to watch, including John P. Kristensen, Will Chuchawat, Zachary Allen, Vivian Lee Thoreen, and Tirzah...


Corporate


Mark H. Kim

Jan. 13, 2011
By Brandon Ortiz

Mark H. Kim says he's both a generalist and a specialist. ...


Litigation


Brian Henri

Jan. 13, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

Long before taking his place among star lawyers, Brian Henri nearly took a place among the stars of television. ...


Law Practice


Christopher H. Calfee

Jan. 13, 2011
By Emily Green

Christopher Calfee describes the California Environmental Quality Act, one of the most notoriously complicated laws in the sta...


Law Practice


Jeffrey B. Greenberg

Jan. 13, 2011
By Carla Pinedan

One might say Jeffrey B. Greenberg's legal muscle is powered by solar, wind and every other conceivable source of renewable en...


Corporate


Casey T. Fleck

Jan. 13, 2011
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

When Casey Fleck was a senior at Arizona State, he decided to enroll in a real estate law class - an unlikely choice for a fin...


Labor/Employment


Jon Daryanani

Jan. 13, 2011
By Cat Ho

Growing up with 11 aunts and uncles, a dozen cousins and a social butterfly of a sister, Jon Daryanani always knew he'd make a...


Labor/Employment


Jessica R. Perry

Jan. 13, 2011
By John Roemer

It's tough in the financial services industry to combat wage-and-hour claims by financial advisors seeking class certification...


Top 40 Under 40


Dan Miller

Jan. 13, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

Dan Miller came close to never trying a case. After law school, Miller joined Latham & Watkins with an eye toward making p...


Top 40 Under 40


Seth M. Gerber

Jan. 13, 2011
By Susan Mcraen

Seth M. Gerber remembers the dates well. Nov. 9, 2004 was the day he filed a massive lawsuit against the Russian government se...


Law Practice


Natalie Bridgeman Fields

Jan. 13, 2011
By Jill Redhage

Natalie Bridgeman Fields is not afraid of the courtroom - through her own law practice, she is co-lead counsel representing th...


Law Practice


Ellisen S. Turner

Jan. 13, 2011
By Emma Gallegosn

Before he became an attorney, Ellisen S. Turner enjoyed sparring in the boxing ring. His colleagues say that in his seven year...


U.S. Supreme Court


First Kagan Opinion Constrains Debtors

Jan. 13, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

In the first judicial opinion written by Justice Elena Kagan at any level, the U.S. Supreme Court held Tuesday that debtors in...


Corporate


Justices Skeptical of Facebook Challengers

Jan. 13, 2011
By John Roemer

The war over Facebook, launched in 2004 in a Harvard dorm, reached a federal appellate court here on Tuesday and went badly fo...


Corporate


Foreign Firms' Liability in State Court Weighed

Jan. 13, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court wrestled with questions about state court jurisdiction over foreign companies in personal injury lawsui...


Government


State Lawyers Face Pay Cut

Jan. 13, 2011
By Cat Ho

Some 3,400 attorneys, hearing officers and administrative law judges who work for the state government could see their take-ho...


Judicial Profile


Gary Feess

Jan. 13, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

U.S. District Judge Gary Feess Suffers No Fools, on or Off the Bench


Top 40 Under 40


Top 20 Under 40

Jan. 12, 2011
By STEPHEN LARSON

Our annual list of the top 20 under 40 attorneys in California, plus five associates to watch.


Law Practice


Aaron J. Moss

Jan. 12, 2011
By Jean Luc Renault

Despite becoming a partner five years ago, Aaron Moss, 38, still feels that some clients don't take him as seriously as they d...