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Entertainment & Sports


First Studio Settles With Redbox

Feb. 19, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

Video rental company Redbox has agreed to drop its antitrust lawsuit against Warner Bros. over the studio's monthlong delay in...


Government


With Everything Gone, What's Next?

Feb. 19, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Trial and appellate lawyer Dan Lawton concludes his tale exploring a time where California is left broken and bankrupt. ...


Insites


HOSPITALITY

Feb. 19, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

WILMINGTON, Del. - East West Resort Development V LP LLLP, a developer of luxury ski resorts and mansions, including a golf co...


U.S. Supreme Court


Free Speech Takes Stage at High Court

Feb. 19, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

The U.S. Supreme Court has already struck down part of one congressional statute on free speech grounds in the landmark campai...


Government


The State Auditor will review the Administrative Office of the Courts' spending on a statewide case management project, but on...


Perspective


SEC Warms to Climate Change Disclosure

Feb. 19, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Don Frost Jr., Stacy Kray, Jane Kroesche and William Thomas of Skadden advise companies on climate change disclosure requireme...


Community News


Feb. 18, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

The Pepperdine chapter of the Jewish Law Student Association, in affiliation with the School of Law and the Diane and Guilford...


Technology & Science


Global Firms Come to Conquer the Valley

Feb. 18, 2010
By Craig Anderson

For global law firms, Silicon Valley remains an alluring entrée into the lucrative world of tech, biotech, and a growing green...


Criminal


Reyes Prosecutors Plan New Strategy

Feb. 18, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

Prosecutors hoping to secure a second stock options backdating conviction against the former chief executive officer of Brocad...


Law Practice


MoFo Returns to $160k Salaries

Feb. 18, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

Morrison & Foerster said Tuesday first-year salaries would again be $160,000 firmwide, up from the $145,000 starting rate ...


Law Practice


Morris Polich Opens S.F. Office

Feb. 18, 2010
By Rebecca U. Cho

Morris Polich & Purdy, a Los Angeles area law firm, made its first foray into Northern California Tuesday, opening a San F...


Judges and Judiciary


Seeking Diversity on S.F. Bench

Feb. 18, 2010
By Dhyana Levey

Attorneys Michael Nava and Daniel Dean have come under harsh criticism for their decisions to challenge an incumbent in this y...


Environmental


PTO Program Aims to Help Clean Tech

Feb. 18, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Companies seeking patents for environmentally friendly technology are getting some relief after the U.S. Patent Trademark Offi...


Labor/Employment


Sending Mixed Messages on Harassment Law

Feb. 18, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Robert Shwarts and Erin Connell of Orrick emphasize why employers, now more than ever, must take all appropriate steps to prev...


Perspective


Everything Must Go

Feb. 18, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Trial and appellate lawyer Dan Lawton imagines a time where California is forced to liquidate all its assets for the benefit o...


Perspective


Peter Fagen and Kathleen McKee of Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost comment on the recent decision addressing Education Revenue Au...


Judges and Judiciary


Straight Talk About Judicial Races

Feb. 18, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Michael Nava, a candidate for the San Francisco Superior Court, writes about judicial independence, politics and partisanship ...


Law Practice


Dean Exits Pepperdine Law School

Feb. 18, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

Kenneth W. Starr is leaving behind a more prestigious institution than the one he inherited nearly six years earlier, fulfilli...


Insites


HOSPITAILITY

Feb. 18, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. - Strong fourth-quarter performance helped luxury hotel spas post improvements in overall 2009 results f...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Tech GCs Talk the Talk

Feb. 18, 2010
By Jill Redhage

The general counsels of Silicon Valley's technology companies have a lot on their minds this year. In four successive intervie...


Obituaries


David P. Leonard

Feb. 18, 2010
By Susan Mcraen

1952-2010 ...


Judges and Judiciary


Open Seats Spur Fierce Competition

Feb. 18, 2010
By Cat Ho

The June 8 judicial election will pit a third-time candidate against a veteran Los Angeles Superior Court judge, a transaction...


Judges and Judiciary


Bay Area Judge Races Are Hot

Feb. 18, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

This is shaping up to be a busy year for judicial races in the Bay Area, with candidates vying for open seats in San Francisco...


Discipline


Benjamin Field's license to practice was suspended for four years after he was found to have withheld exculpatory evidence and...


Judicial Profile


Phillip R. Urie

Feb. 18, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

Already armed with a wealth of experiences from his peripatetic childhood, a stint in the Army, work as a tax lawyer and a pro...


Judicial Profile


Carlos A. Armour

Feb. 18, 2010
By Pat Broderick

As a deputy DA, Judge Carlos A. Armour had to pack heat. On the bench, he dispenses justice.


Community News


Feb. 17, 2010
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

Labor and employment attorney Matthew Rafat has been coaching youth basketball for about seven years, just one year longer tha...


Government


A Court of Appeal ruling that the Los Angeles Unified School District is entitled to $2.5 billion over the next 30 years could...


Civil Rights


Residents to Get Voting Instructions in Spanish

Feb. 17, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

Spanish-speaking voters in Riverside County will get voting instructions in their language as well as bilingual assistance at ...


Solo and Small Firms


Firm Under Fire Files For Bankruptcy

Feb. 17, 2010
By Susan Mcraen

Bander Law Firm, a four-attorney civil litigation practice in Los Angeles that clients are accusing of running a mortgage modi...