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Securities


SEC Accuses Attorney in Ponzi Scheme

Sep. 24, 2010
By Mandy Jacksonn

The agency's complaint against Escondido lawyer George Gustav Bujkovsky filed filed in the Southern District of California. ...


Technology & Science


UC Supports Stem Cell Funding

Sep. 24, 2010
By Mandy Jacksonn

The University of California Board of Regents filed a motion on Monday to intervene in a lawsuit against the government seekin...


Environmental


Agency Vote on Emissions Reductions

Sep. 24, 2010
By Richie Duchonn

The California Air Resources Board will vote today to finalize controversial new targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Orrick Advises Sale of Solar Startup

Sep. 24, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Bay Area lawyers with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe advised San Francisco solar startup Recurrent Energy in its sale to J...


Corporate


Car Rental Companies Notch Win

Sep. 24, 2010
By Laura Ernden

A state appellate court says car rental agencies aren't obligated to research drivers' safety records before sending them out ...


Large Firms


Jones Day Beefs Up in California

Sep. 24, 2010
By Jill Redhage

The addition of a high-profile securities litigator and a tax partner continues the firm's long-term growth pattern in Califor...


Law Practice


Lawyer Claims Firm Reprisal

Sep. 24, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

The lawyer says a Newport Beach law firm pushed him out after he refused to attend a personal-development retreat in the woods...


Government


School Districts Sue Over Unfunded Mandates

Sep. 24, 2010
By Emily Green

Several California school districts are seeking to recoup more than $1 billion dollars they claim they are owed under a consti...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Lawyer Is Disbarred In Loan Scam

Sep. 24, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

A fifth lawyer has agreed to be disbarred for defrauding homeowners seeking mortgage modifications. ...


Technology & Science


Thoughts on Contracts And Information Security

Sep. 24, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Lawyers are advised to be vigilant about security breaches when representing a client involved with third-party information te...


Immigration


Lessons About Immigration Federalism

Sep. 24, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Sure, Arizona's controversial anti-immigration law has stolen headlines in recent months, but hundreds of governments have ena...


Obituaries


Victor E. Miceli

Sep. 24, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

1928-2010 ...


Labor/Employment


Rights of Students in Public School

Sep. 24, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

With school back in session, here's a review of the rights public school students possess under the U.S. and California Consti...


There's now more support for the claim that electricity, and other commodities, should be given priority status in bankruptcy,...


Securities


SEC Is Probing City of Victorville

Sep. 24, 2010
By Richie Duchonn

The agency is investigating possible mismanagement of municipal bonds. ...


Government


Neither candidate, at least through their campaign advertising, has said much about the civil matters - consumer protection, e...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Movers And Dealmakers

Sep. 23, 2010
By Richie Duchonn

The latest real estate movers and dealmakers.


Mergers & Acquisitions


MoFo Lawyers Help Clorox Sale

Sep. 23, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Oakland-based cleaning product maker Clorox Co. announced Tuesday it is selling its auto care business, including brands such ...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Judge Is Skeptical of L.A. Pot Law

Sep. 23, 2010
By Brandon Ortiz

A judge expressed skepticism Tuesday about the legality of several provisions in the city's restrictive regulations of medical...


Criminal


New Judge for Pellicano Cases?

Sep. 23, 2010
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

The civil litigation stemming from ex-private investigator Anthony Pellicano's illegal wiretapping operation is moving along a...


It is time for employers to let go of invalid and liability-inviting non-solicitation clauses, by Matthew F. Miller and Erik S...


Bankruptcy


Bankruptcy Judge Orders Retraction

Sep. 23, 2010
By Richie Duchonn

Bankrupt downtown Los Angeles real estate developer Meruelo Maddux Properties Inc. was ordered by a judge to retract a press r...


Education


No Power Trip

Sep. 23, 2010
By Pat Broderick

Veteran Los Angeles attorney Felix Grossman is 76 years old, has two artificial knees and two artificial hips, still competes ...


Military Law


Senate Deals Setback to Gay Soldiers

Sep. 23, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

Groups pushing for a repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" said the Senate's failure Tuesday to drum up support for a vote conside...


Perspective


The state Supreme Court has essentially neutered California's post-conviction discovery statute, by Maurice Possley and Kathle...


Perspective


Why a Yuan Revaluation Will Hurt the U.S.

Sep. 23, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Congress' approach to the yuan-dollar exchange rate situation misses the point and will only hurt U.S. consumers, by James Won...


Judges and Judiciary


Retired O.C. Judge Honored by CJA

Sep. 23, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

Retired Orange County Superior Court Judge Jack Mandel has won the California Judges Association's humanitarian award for his ...


Large Firms


Sidley Nabs Hedge Fund Lawyers

Sep. 23, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

Sidley Austin's hedge fund practice will be adding Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin directors Mark Whatley and ...


Law Practice


O'Melveny, RiceHadley Team Up

Sep. 23, 2010
By Anna Scott

O'Melveny & Myers is teaming up with former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former U.S. National Security Adv...


Labor/Employment


Unions Mixed on Cooley

Sep. 23, 2010
By Cat Ho

Last fall, the union representing Los Angeles County prosecutors slapped District Attorney Steve Cooley with a lawsuit, accusi...