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Judicial Profile


John H. Ing

Apr. 27, 2010
By Pat Alston

Los Angeles County (Downey) Superior Court Judge ...


Community News


Apr. 26, 2010
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

Members of the Philippine American Bar Association met at the J.W. Marriott at L.A. Live on Thursday for the 2010 PABA Insta...


Community News


Apr. 26, 2010
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

The national law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, marked its 45th anniversary with a celebration for nearly 200 partn...


Community News


Apr. 26, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

The Beverly Hills Bar Association honored Eric Weissmann, a partner with Weissmann Wolff Bergman Coleman Grodin & Evall, ...


Community News


Apr. 26, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

Dozens of Orange County legal luminaries and Jones Day partners from across the country Thursday celebrated prominent Jones Da...


Perspective


Self-Assessment Test by Hon. Alex Ricciardulli

Apr. 26, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Earn one hour of MCLE credit by reading “Mastering the New Conduct Credits Law” by Mark T. Willman and answering the question...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Apr. 26, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...


Law Practice


On the Move

Apr. 26, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's law firms, legal or...


Judicial Profile


Chester Horn Jr.

Apr. 26, 2010
By Evan George

Not only do celebrities not get special treatment in his courtroom, Chester Horn barely remembers them. He's all about the 'Pe...


Government


Dynamic Duo Fight White-Collar Crime

Apr. 24, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

Northern District prosecutors David L. Anderson and Adam A. Reeves win praise in the wake of their back-to-back convictions in...


Judicial Profile


N. Randy Smith

Apr. 24, 2010
By John Roemer

Circuit Judge N. Randy Smith danced a complicated quadrille on his way to confirmation, and still deftly sidesteps ideological...


Investments


Latham Advises Codexis

Apr. 24, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Latham & Watkins advised Redwood City-based biofuel and pharmaceutical company Codexis Inc. in its initial public offering...


Investments


Palo Alto Lawyers Work on IPO

Apr. 24, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Palo Alto-based Cooley Godward Kronish corporate partner John Sellers is representing NeoPhotonics Corp., a San Jose-based mak...


Criminal


Commissioner In Bribery Case Resigns

Apr. 24, 2010
By Rebecca U. Cho

A Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner who became embroiled in a judicial bribery case has resigned from the court. ...


Government


Lexis-Nexis Attorney Killed By Bus

Apr. 24, 2010
By Dhyana Leveyn

A San Francisco attorney who worked with LexisNexis for more than 12 years died Wednesday after he was struck by a bus near hi...


Environmental


Enviro Groups Sue Over Development

Apr. 24, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Upset over plans to build a community for 34,000 people in rural Riverside County, environmental groups filed two lawsuits Thu...


Environmental


Legal Scholars to Discuss Climate

Apr. 24, 2010
By Liz Enochsn

Legal scholars from across the country will discuss how climate change matters to law and how law can address climate change t...


Perspective


Max Factor III of PMA and Alice Graham of Graham Law Corp. examine recent cases that carve a judicially created exception to m...


Perspective


The Tidal Wave of Wage and Hour Class Actions

Apr. 24, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

With wage and hour class action lawsuits increasing every year, Julie Vogelzang of Duane Morries advises employers on how to m...


Perspective


The Science Behind Judicial Decisionmaking

Apr. 24, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

The debate over who should be Justice John Paul Stevens' successor fails to take into account how our brains actually make dec...


Perspective


Tim Reuben of Reuben Raucher & Blum asks whether "ethical screens" really work to avoid vicarious disqualification when la...


Perspective


Keith Bishop of Allen Matkins says use of the Internet to trade private shares may carry significant consequences for all thos...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Steven Rosenberg

Apr. 24, 2010
By Dhyana Levey

Steven Rosenberg makes sure to take feelings into account when mediating cases. He compares the process to curling, where he t...


Labor/Employment


Workplace Cases Feel Ripple Effects

Apr. 24, 2010
By Cat Ho

The California Supreme Court granted review Thursday on a case that could affect virtually every discrimination and retaliatio...


Government


Stimulus Funds Spark Legal Work

Apr. 24, 2010
By Greg Kanen

Law firms across California have reaped the benefits of the stimulus package, helping to shepherd hundreds of projects through...


Criminal


Deputy Cuffed Defender

Apr. 24, 2010
By Sandra Hernandezn

A Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy who handcuffed a public defender and forced her into a Downey courtroom for a hearing ac...


Securities


Lawyers have struck a $600 million settlement agreement in a federal shareholder class action lawsuit against Countrywide Fina...


Entertainment & Sports


Redbox Settles Antitrust Suits

Apr. 24, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

Video rental company Redbox dropped its two remaining antitrust lawsuits Thursday against two major studios over their month-l...


Community News


Apr. 23, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

It was a heady morning at Buchalter Nemer’s downtown Los Angeles office, where nearly 200 attorneys and staff members g...


California Supreme Court


Paper or Plastic?

Apr. 23, 2010
By Liz Enochsn

Paper or plastic? The California Supreme Court revealed on Earth Day that it's wading into the controversy over which grocery ...