Clarence Darrow once said that the only real lawyer is a trial lawyer. How this changed one litigator's career. By Vance A. Wo...
Fulbright & Jaworski LLP grew its Los Angeles office by two on Tuesday with the hiring of Jan E. Dodd and Jennifer Ilestin...
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher filed a civil racketeering suit Tuesday on behalf of Chevron Corp. against the lawyers behind a ma...
U.C. Berkeley School of Law Students will square off today in the school's annual moot court contest, a portion of which will ...
A federal judge has dismissed the last remaining lawsuit challenging the Terrorist Surveillance Program undertaken by Presiden...
Perspective
Going for the Money: Insurance Due Diligence in Mergers and Acquisitions
By Alexander Phersonn
Why companies acquiring or merging with other companies should never ignore the subject of insurance. By Linda Klamm and Walte...
Los Angeles County's participation in the controversial 287(g) immigration enforcement program is unique in that it mostly tar...
New statistics shed more light on the Obama administration's immigration policy while raising unanswered questions. ...
Letter to the Editor
Disappointment Over Coverage of Listserv Dispute
By Karen Natividadn
Lee R. Feldman responds to the Daily Journal's coverage on the CELA listserve dispute. ...
When it comes to generic drug labeling, should federal labeling requirements trump state tort laws? By Brian Kabateck and Payv...
A 3rd District Court of Appeal ruling stops the state Legislature from dictating how ballot initiatives are presented to voter...
A massive federal plan to amplify the nation's electric grid and avoid future power brownouts and blackouts is fatally flawed ...
A proposed settlement agreement filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco Tuesday could be a boon to the tiny longfin smel...
A company that sues business and individuals for allegedly infringing the copyright of articles and photographs in the Las Veg...
Corporate
Latest Developments on Dodd-Frank and the 2011 Proxy Season
By Karen Natividadn
Recent Dodd-Frank developments and how this will affect the 2011 proxy season. By James D.C. Barrall of Latham & Watkins. ...
AT&T Inc. has been hit with a proposed class action claiming it overcharges iPhone and iPad customers for data usage by ov...
With key California Supreme Court meal-and-rest-break case on hold, state trial and appellate courts turn to federal decisions...
Manufacturers spent billions of dollars on breast implant litigation in the 1990s and may face new lawsuits after a recent U.S...
The clock is ticking for more than 75 percent of Howrey LLP's partnership, who have less than 20 days to decide whether or not...
In public remarks Tuesday, Robert F. Bauer said he would work to end partisan gridlock on judicial confirmations despite the "...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar to Change Leadership Structure
By Don Debenedictisn
With Sacramento claiming the State Bar protects lawyers at the expense of the public, the bar is yet again examining how it go...
Edgy clothing manufacturer American Apparel has broadcast fashion trends for years. Now it may be leading a legal trend with s...
Corporate
Northwestern Law Hosts the 38th Annual Securities Regulation Institute
By Riley Guerin
At this year's conference, panelists discussed recent trends in the M&A marketplace and developments in state and federal ...
General Counsel for Cooperative of American Physicians Los Angeles ...
In a Q&A with a reporter, Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye talks about how she's dealing with a proposed $200 million bud...
Distinguishing between proscribed tax shelters and legitimate tax planning. ...
Non-federal parties are given intervention rights in National Environmental Policy Act cases. By Paul S. Weiland of Nossaman. ...
The possible elimination of redevelopment agencies may have long-reaching ramifications. By Paul Rohrer of Manatt, Phelps &...
Labor/Employment
Your Workplace Computer Is a Lonely Public Roadway
By Genevieve Knollen
Carrying separate electronic devices for work and for play is becoming a necessity. By Eli M. Kantor and Zachary M. Cantor of ...
A judge ordered a Los Angeles County woman and her manager to pay the California Coastal Commission $3.9 million in fines for ...