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Law Practice


Firm Mandating Client Spending Minimums

Feb. 9, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

At a time when few firms are able to turn business away, global behemoth DLA Piper has made choosiness an official policy. ...


Obituaries


John Liebert

Feb. 9, 2011
By Cat Ho

1929-2011 ...


Real Estate/Development


Landlords at a Loss When Crime Occurs

Feb. 9, 2011
By Pat Broderick

Illegal activities on rental properties can be an owner's worst nightmare, raising legal issues of liability and loss, and dep...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Medical Device Firm Acquired for $6.8 Billion

Feb. 9, 2011
By Mandy Jacksonn

The $6.8 billion acquisition of Brea-based Beckman Coulter Inc. reflects demand for medical device mergers and acquisitions, w...


Mergers & Acquisitions


California Lawyers Advise on AOL Deal

Feb. 9, 2011
By Ben Adlin

Simpson Thacher led AOL Inc. while Huffington Post turned to Latham & Watkins to close the $315 million deal. ...


U.S. Supreme Court


State Health Cuts Dealt Blow By High Court

Feb. 9, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to cut state Medicaid spending by $700 million hit a major roadblock Monday when the U.S. Supreme Cour...


Judicial Profile


David Gunn

Feb. 9, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

Judge David Gunn prefers formal to friendly in running his family law court but says it helps with making tough calls.


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Feb. 8, 2011
By Ben Adlin

A roundup of recent merger and acquisitions and financing deals.


Law Practice


Bankruptcy Specialist Decamps to Dewey

Feb. 8, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP announced Friday a major coup for its Los Angeles office - the addition of bankruptcy specialist Bruce...


Corporate Counsel


Eric Klein

Feb. 8, 2011
By Mandy Jacksonn

General counsel and corporate secretary for Kyocera International Inc. San Diego ...


Perspective


Are class action waivers soon to become extinct in California? By William K. Pao and Kelly M. Morrison of Jenner & Block. ...



Clarification on Law Regarding Gang Cases

Feb. 8, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

Michele Hanisee writes in response to "Getting A Good Grasp on Gang Cases," by Greg Dohi and Darrell Mavis. ...


Law Practice


Howrey Partner Spurns Winston Offer

Feb. 8, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

All of the partners in Howrey LLP's Northern California offices will not be accepting Winston & Strawn LLP's offers to joi...


Criminal


DA Criticizes Prisoner Transfer Plan

Feb. 8, 2011
By Brandon Ortiz

Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley is criticizing Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to transfer thousands of state pr...


Government


Financial Regulators Get New GC

Feb. 8, 2011
By Anna Scott

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Friday announced Michael H. Krimminger as its new general counsel. ...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Insurers Respond to Data-Breach Laws

Feb. 8, 2011
By Emma Gallegosn

Ever-increasing attention to electronic medical records has boosted interest by insurers in offering liability coverage to hea...


Law Practice


The structures of capital and ownership in many large firms are fatally flawed. By Edwin B. Reeser. ...


Litigation


Lawyers Prepare Birth Defects Suits

Feb. 8, 2011
By Emily Green

Lawyers are preparing to file lawsuits connected to a cluster of birth defects in Kettleman City that they blame on a hazardou...


California Supreme Court


Tobacco Case Delay May Be Due to Moreno

Feb. 8, 2011
By Laura Ernden

The state Supreme Court has delayed resolution of an important tobacco litigation question, and the reason might be traced to...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


MGA Accuses Mattel of Litigating It to Death

Feb. 8, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

A new federal lawsuit MGA Entertainment Inc. filed late Thursday seeks $3 billion from Mattel Inc. for allegedly flouting anti...


Litigation


Wells Fargo Sued Over Problem Foreclosure

Feb. 8, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

In an unusual case, an Altadena couple is suing Wells Fargo, accusing the bank and others of failing to properly disclose the ...


Corporate


Chinese Game Developers Land on U.S. Soil

Feb. 8, 2011
By Jean Luc Renault

Hoping to crack the lucrative U.S. video game market, game development firms in China are taking a novel new approach - export...


Litigation


Trial Lawyer Allies Try to Scuttle Deal

Feb. 8, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

A consumer group that works closely with the plaintiffs' bar has objected to a lawsuit's $545 million settlement agreement, al...


Law Practice


Legal Sector Adds Jobs in January

Feb. 8, 2011
By Ben Adlin

January saw a modest increase in legal sector jobs, but analysts say stagnant demand and economic hardship will have a lasting...


Mergers & Acquisitions


On The Move

Feb. 7, 2011
By Ben Adlin

Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel Saunders will jump to Bingham McCutchen LLP in Santa Monica next month.


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Feb. 7, 2011
By Eb Richardsonn


Judicial Profile


Lee Smalley Edmon

Feb. 7, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Lee Smalley Edmon, the new presiding judge of the Los Angeles County courts, has an affable demeanor. But lawyers who have dea...


Personal Injury & Torts


Howrey Hit With Conflict Claim

Feb. 5, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

Howrey LLP, reeling from a rash of partner defections, now faces claims it has a conflict representing two classes of plaintif...


ADR Provider


Mac Amos

Feb. 5, 2011
By Mandy Jacksonn

Retired judge Mac Amos splits time between Hawaii and the mainland, making time for triathlons and working on cases. ...


Community News


Awards for Advocates

Feb. 5, 2011
By Riley Guerin

The John M. Langston Bar Association celebrated the installation of its new president, Gilda Clift Breland of McBirney & C...