The current recession is not an ordinary business cycle downturn, but rather part of a major structural realignment, writes Th...
Law Practice
ABA's Proposed Changes To Conflict Rules Would Ease Partner Mobility
By Amy Yarbroughn
Two competing proposals up for debate before the American Bar Association's House of Delegates next week suggest changes to a ...
With Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's future thrown into question recently by unexpected cancer surgery, Tuesday's ...
New judge Michael B. Donner is assigned to civil court, but he mostly handles criminal trials in case-backlogged Riverside Co...
Stanford Law School Professor Mark Lemley, along with colleague Anthony Falzone, filed a preemptive lawsuit Monday to stop the...
The state must reduce prison overcrowding by cutting the system's population by approximately 52,000 inmates within two to thr...
A jury's verdict Monday rejecting a civil rights and employment suit against Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas a...
Law Practice
Latham Revenue, Profits Slip As Transactions, Economy Cool
By Amanda Becker
Latham & Watkins, Los Angeles' largest law firm, reported Monday that its 2008 revenue dropped 4 percent and per-partner p...
Santa Clara County officials were within their rights to fire a deputy public defender who refused to talk to his superiors ab...
Immigration
AG's Chief of Staff to Be Paid by Cash-Poor Immigration Courts
By Sandra Hernandezn
When Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. named Kevin Ohlson to serve as his chief of staff, it appeared to create a vacancy at...
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday proposed the establishment of an independent commission to investigate a...
The more than two dozen layoffs announced Friday in the San Diego office of Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps isn't expected...
When only one spouse's name appears on the title to a home, the other spouse has few options if the couple ends up splitting, ...
Forum (Forum & Focus)
What the Family Law Courts Need Even More Than Resources: Leaders
By Sara Libbyn
A task force is busy reviewing family law proceedings to recommend improvements — but what family law really needs is strong l...
Robert S. Brewer Jr., who managed the San Diego office of McKenna Long & Aldridge for almost two decades, has moved over t...
A federal jury Monday fully exonerated Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas of accusations that he illegally transf...
President Barack Obama's lawyers said Monday they won't change the Bush administration's legal strategy in a case over the ext...
Some schools do prepare students to hit the ground running
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Magician Might Need Another Trick to Save His Legal Career
By Amy Yarbroughn
Paul Fegen, a Century City attorney and one-time real estate mogul, has moonlighted for years as a magician. Will he have anot...
Corporate Counsel
Health Club Counsel Keeps Company Legally Fit, Poised for Growth
By Jill Redhage
Kimberly D. Griffin, corporate counsel for 24 Hour Fitness, has helped guide the company through steady growth that includes p...
Environmental
Federal Agencies Agree to Address Global Warming in Overseas Projects
By Fiona Smith
U.S. Eximbank and OPIC will have to curb the carbon footprint of energy projects they underwrite across the developing world u...
Employers in the legal industry reversed course in January and eliminated the same number of jobs they added the month before,...
Forum (Forum & Focus)
Integrating Laterals Requires a Solid and Specific Game Plan
By Sara Libbyn
Unrealistic expectations can derail a lateral's integration into a new firm, writes Karen Kaplowitz. - Firm Guidance ...
Federal contractors are now subject to strict to ethics rules, write Catherine M. Sauvain, Timothy W. Jenking and Paul L. Knig...
Judges in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, the nation's most popular venue for plaintiffs filing patent ...
As baby boomers start retiring, firms need to think about transitioning all levels of leadership, writes Marcia Watson Wasserm...
As firms increasingly turn to layoffs, Lauren Stiller Rikleen's indictment of law firm practices, "Ending the Gauntlet," is wo...
Forum (Forum & Focus)
Small Business Owners Deserve More Vigilance, Protection
By Sara Libbyn
More vigilant measures are needed to protect small businesses from lawsuit abuse, write John Kabateck and John Merchant. - For...
Despite all the terrible things said about Tony Rackauckas during a weeklong federal trial, the Orange County district attorne...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...