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Mergers & Acquisitions


Deal Makers

Dec. 21, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

AT&T announced Monday it plans to acquire spectrum licenses from Qualcomm Inc.


Civil Rights


Gay Attorney's Insurance Suit Moves Forward

Dec. 21, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals staff attorney continued her quest Friday for something her heterosexual counterparts alre...


Corporate Counsel


Bruce Posey

Dec. 21, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Vice President, General Counsel, & Corporate Secretary for Openwave Systems Inc. Redwood City ...


Perspective


Great Gadgets for the Holidays

Dec. 21, 2010
By Alexander Phersonn

A few products that will add enjoyment to the holiday season. By Paul R. Kiesel of Kiesel Boucher & Larson. ...


Can lawyers effectively keep up with the fast-changing health care industry? By Paul R. DeMuro of Latham & Watkins. ...


Perspective


Act Now – Climate Regulation Is Here to Stay

Dec. 21, 2010
By Seena Nikravann

California's growing body of climate change regulation is complicated, but the potential for payoff is real. By Christopher H....


Perspective


Blowing the Whistle on Corporate Fraud

Dec. 21, 2010
By Karen Natividadn

New whistleblower programs hope to avert future Madoff-esque financial frauds and malfeasance. By Mark Labaton of Motley Rice....


Under the new estate tax law, many existing estate plans will no longer work, and many others will cause actual harm. By Rober...


Native Americans


Ruling Jeopardizes Solar Project

Dec. 21, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

A San Diego federal judge granted an American Indian tribe's request to temporarily halt a $2 billion, 6,500-acre solar projec...


Real Estate/Development


Land Grab Case Against Sempra Tossed

Dec. 21, 2010
By Pat Broderick

A federal judge has dismissed a case filed this summer by a Mexican citizen who accused Sempra Energy of stealing his land. ...


Public Interest


S.D. Cutting Outside Legal Costs

Dec. 21, 2010
By Pat Broderick

The city of San Diego has managed to reduce the cost of outside legal counsel, the city attorney's office reported on Friday. ...


Zoning, Planning and Use


City's Tax District Law Tossed

Dec. 21, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

A judge Friday threw out a Santa Rosa ordinance requiring developers to agree to have their projects annexed into special tax ...


Real Estate/Development


State Buildings Sale Hits Another Snag

Dec. 21, 2010
By Anna Scott

Lawyers for Gov. Arnold Scharzenegger hit another roadblock on Friday in their efforts to close the sale of 11 state-owned off...


Labor/Employment


Partners at Century City-based Glancy Binkow & Goldberg made derogatory remarks about women and once took firm employees t...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Ex EFF Lawyer Must Answer Questions

Dec. 21, 2010
By Craig Andersonn

The Electronic Frontier Foundation and former senior staff attorney Fred von Lohmann will have to provide documents and answer...


Government


Congress Approves Patent Pilot Program

Dec. 21, 2010
By Craig Andersonn

The U.S. House of Representatives sent a bill to President Barack Obama that would allow six judicial districts to participate...


Intellectual Property


Patents Validated in Biotech Case

Dec. 21, 2010
By Mandy Jacksonn

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed its previous decision Friday in a patent dispute between medical di...


Government


Bribery Charges in Deloitte Suit

Dec. 21, 2010
By Laura Ernden

Marin County officials have uncovered evidence that a former employee accepted bribes in exchange for approving a flawed compu...


Zoning, Planning and Use


Water Rules Fight Likely to Continue

Dec. 21, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

California's building industry and a string of municipalities may seek state Supreme Court review of an appellate opinion last...


Judicial Profile


Ernest M. Hiroshige

Dec. 21, 2010
By Pat Alstonn

Judge Ernest M. Hiroshige persuades parties to settle their disputes or else risk the uncertainty of trial, and the strict rul...


Community News


Dec. 20, 2010
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

United Way hosted its 23rd annual Koko Challenge Awards ceremony on Dec. 16 to recognize local law firms for their fundraising...


Law Practice


On the Move

Dec. 20, 2010
By Erica E. Phillips

Oakland-based public agency law firm Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson announced David Skinner will assume leadership as ...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Dec. 20, 2010
By Eb Richardsonn


Judicial Profile


Theodore C. Zayner

Dec. 20, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

Theodore C. Zayner feeds on the collegiality of the court.


ADR Provider


Lourdes G. Baird

Dec. 18, 2010
By Susan Mcraen

Former federal judge Lourdes Baird likes the intimate perspective that mediation and arbitration afford. ...


Law Practice


Perfect Time to Launch a Practice

Dec. 18, 2010
By Susan Mcraen

Because of new technology and services, experts say now is the best time ever to launch a law practice, but they also recommen...


Community News


Mark P. Poliquin, founding partner with Doug DeGrave of Poliquin & DeGrave in Laguna Hills, was named OC Trial Lawyer of t...


Community News


Volunteer Lawyers Give Beyond Holiday Season

Dec. 18, 2010
By Riley Guerin

Giving is popular this time of year, but the Inland Empire Latino Lawyers Association took the seasonal opportunity to recogni...


Community News


Support Children's Rights: Shop for Makeup

Dec. 18, 2010
By Riley Guerin

Sephora brings more to the holiday season than glittering nail polish and festive red lipstick. On Dec. 9, the Century City lo...


Is arbitration the right choice when there is a possibility of conflicting rulings with third parties who have not executed an...