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Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Allen Matkins Sues Client For $2 Million

Nov. 19, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis is suing a former client, Burlingame Capital Partners, to reclaim nearly $2 mil...


Corporate


Schwab Ends Class Action Dispute

Nov. 19, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

On the eve of a hearing in which a federal judge was to consider whether to allow Charles Schwab Corp. to back out of a $235 m...


Judicial Profile


Samuel McAdam

Nov. 19, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Judge Samuel McAdam gave up his successful labor defense practice for public service, which he performs with empathy even in t...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Movers And Dealmakers

Nov. 18, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Gordon & Rees signed a lease to remain in the US Bank Tower in downtown Los Angeles for another 10 years.


Environmental


Environmentalists are still smarting from the passage of a proposition several years ago that stymied their ability to sue com...


Judicial Profile


Charles Sheldon

Nov. 18, 2010
By Pat Alston

Judge Charles Sheldon sometimes has to take a time-out when he gets frustrated. But lawyers say he is efficient, even if they ...


Community News


SD Legal Community Cleans up the Beaches

Nov. 18, 2010
By Riley Guerin

San Diego lawyers know how to clean up more than just a legal mess. To prove it, they took to the beaches, scouring them for t...


Community News


Hawaii Five-O-O-O-O

Nov. 18, 2010
By Riley Guerin

Over 300 members of the Orange County Bar Association (OCBA) ditched the suits, ties, and stilettos for leis and Hawaiian shir...


Community News


A Perfect Catch

Nov. 18, 2010
By Riley Guerin

They say nobody's perfect, but Fish & Richardson recently proved otherwise when the Human Rights Campaign gave them a perf...


Community News


Lucky Number Nine

Nov. 18, 2010
By Riley Guerin

Rutan & Tucker has a new lucky number: nine. That’s how many partners from the firm will appear in the 2011 edition of Be...


Letter to the Editor


Daniel Burkhardt writes in response to the article 'Task Force Explores Overhaul of State Bar Governance Structure.' ...


The National Labor Relations Act may play a key role in shaping the boundaries of social media regulation. By Michael A. Sands...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Will Congress Repeal Health Care Reform?

Nov. 18, 2010
By Genevieve Knollen

A look at which health plans will get a reprieve from certain health care reforms until the beginning of 2014. By David McFarl...


Intellectual Property


Practical tips on obtaining patents for software and business methods. By David Heckadon of Gordon & Rees. ...


Perspective


An Unfair Balance

Nov. 18, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

A trial attorney's observations regarding the Judicial Council's proposals governing televisions in the courtroom. By James R....


Mergers & Acquisitions


Wilson Sonsini Aids $2 Billion Sale

Nov. 18, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati lawyers represented Isilon Systems Inc. in its $2.25 billion sale to data storage giant E...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Sacramento Mental Health Cuts Dropped

Nov. 18, 2010
By Emma Gallegosn

Sacramento County officials have agreed to halt a disputed overhaul to its mental health care system. ...


Construction


Green Buildings Face New Standards

Nov. 18, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

The USGBC is pursuing a new category for building owners to demonstrate that their properties function more efficiently. ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


M&A Activity Is Expected To Surge in 2011

Nov. 18, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

A new report indicates there will be a significant surge in mergers and acquisitions next year. ...


Employee Benefits


99 Cents Case Could Spur Lawsuits

Nov. 18, 2010
By Cat Ho

Employers may be more vulnerable to getting sued by workers for a variety of new non-wage-related violations, following a rece...


Administrative/Regulatory


Foreign Bribery Crackdown Hailed

Nov. 18, 2010
By Robert Iafolla

A top Justice Department official touted a "new era" of prosecuting corruption in international commerce that has netted recor...


Education


Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

Nov. 18, 2010
By Eb Richardsonn

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ...


Real Estate/Development


Wells Fargo Class Action Goes to Trial

Nov. 18, 2010
By Anna Scott

Jury selection started Tuesday in a lending discrimination class action against Wells Fargo Bank. ...


Real Estate/Development


Bay Area trial lawyer Joseph Cotchett has filed a lawsuit seeking to halt a controversial plan to sell and lease back 11 state...


Technology & Science


Drugmaker Likes What Academia Is Selling

Nov. 18, 2010
By Mandy Jacksonn

A pharmaceutical giant's initiative for harvesting cutting edge science from universities could provide a bounty for Californi...


California lawmakers are turning up the scrutiny of a plan to sell government office buildings to private investors and then l...


Corporate Counsel


Cary Berger

Nov. 17, 2010
By Anna Scott

Vice President of Legal Affairs, General Counsel, and Secretary for eHarmony Pasadena ...


Community News


Throughout California, members of the judiciary got a glimpse into what their job may have been like during the Nazi regime in...


Community News


San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders appointed local land-use attorney Donna Jones to serve on the Centre City Development Corporatio...


Criminal


Supreme Court OKs Gun Enhancements

Nov. 17, 2010
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday that defendants convicted of committing violent or drug-related offenses can r...