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Law Practice


Federal Judges to Share Courtrooms

Sep. 17, 2008
By Lawrence Hurleyn

Senior judges will have to share their courtrooms to save money, the U.S. Judicial Conference decided Tuesday.


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Bush's Department oftheInferior

Sep. 17, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

While the scandals reported last week are particularly prurient and pathetic, they are not the first to poison the air at Bush...


Law Practice


Heller Confirms More Departures to Covington & Burling

Sep. 17, 2008
By Maya Meinert And Rebecca U. Cho

Alan H. Blankenheimer, a patent litigator in Heller Ehrman’s San Diego office, and several other San Diego partners in Heller’...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Sep. 17, 2008
By Jonathan Vaniann

Alston & Bird has hired two new partners in the firm's intellectual property group.


Law Practice


Lawyers May Cash In On Market Crisis

Sep. 17, 2008
By Laura Ernden

The ongoing financial meltdown has prompted calls for stronger regulation. That may bring more business for attorneys working ...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


What few economists and almost no ordinary Americans understand is that our own Internal Revenue Code actually encourages busi...


Litigation


Retiring Lawyer Was a 'Force' at Warner Bros.

Sep. 17, 2008
By Noah Barronn

One of the longest-serving general counsel at a Hollywood studio, Warner Bros. Entertainment's John Schulman, announced Tuesda...


Law Practice


Justice Rick Sims, writing for a panel of the 3rd District Court of Appeal, said California's practice of granting in-state tu...


Insites


INDUSTRIAL

Sep. 17, 2008
By Carla Pinedan

TORRANCE - TA Associates Realty acquired a portfolio of 13 industrial properties from Storm Properties Inc. for more than $52 ...


Law Practice


After a year of talks initiated by the San Francisco-based firm, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has merged with 55-attorne...


California Courts of Appeal


New Financial Reporting for Drug Officers Halted

Sep. 16, 2008
By Peter Matuszakn

A federal appeals court has temporarily halted new LAPD financial disclosure rules for gang and narcotics officers who routine...


Judges and Judiciary


Judges expressed frustration Monday with the slow pace and surging costs of building a new federal courthouse in downtown Los ...


Law Practice


If Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has personal knowledge about the state's efforts to ease overcrowding in its prisons, he can't b...


Law Practice


O'Melveny, Latham Pair Napster, Best Buy

Sep. 16, 2008
By Devan Mcclainen

O'Melveny & Myers and Latham & Watkins teamed up to aid digital music provider Napster Inc. as it was acquired by cons...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Fleshing Out the ADA

Sep. 16, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

The EEOC’s most recent Fact Sheet joins a growing body of informal guidance the agency has issued to the public seeking to bet...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Venue reform, part of the Patent Reform Act, would restore credibility and eminence to federal court patent litigation, writes...


Law Practice


Web Exclusive - The former CEO of KB Home resolved federal civil allegations that he backdated stock options on Monday, but hi...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Sep. 16, 2008
By Jonathan Vaniann

Latham & Watkins has snagged an Ernst & Young partner for its Bay Area tax department.


Law Practice


Heller Ehrman, Mayer Brown Merger Is Off

Sep. 16, 2008
By Maya Meinert And Rebecca U. Cho

Merger talks between Heller Ehrman and Mayer Brown dissolved over the weekend after as many as 40 attorneys, including two key...


Litigation


Rail Suits Face Fight, Lawyers Say

Sep. 16, 2008
By Jim Adamekn

Despite early indications that Metrolink was responsible for the deadliest train crash in 15 years, plaintiffs' attorneys expe...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Getting an Earful on Earmarks

Sep. 16, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

Though John McCain constantly derides earmarks as evil, many earmark originate with an ordinary group of citizens seeking to f...


Healthcare/Hospital Law


County supervisors today will consider how much tobacco settlement money they should give to the county's free clinics, or whe...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Deal with It

Sep. 16, 2008
By Alexia Garamfalvin

M&A Confidential: The Role of Nondisclosure Agreements ...


Corporate Counsel


"We believe that we can enhance shareholder value by growing the company through acquisitions," said Kay Rustand, vice preside...


Large Firms


From Lawyer of Mush to Man of Iron

Sep. 16, 2008
By Noah Barronn

Attorney Steve Spitz found an antidote to his stressful life of turmoil - train for a triathlon. Now he's dropped 90 pounds, w...


Insites


REDEVELOPMENT

Sep. 16, 2008
By Carla Pinedan

SAN DIEGO - San Diego City Attorney Mike Aguirre charged former Centre City Development Corp. president Nancy Graham with thre...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Joint mediation sessions allow parties to collaborate to resolve the problem they share — the litigation itself — without the ...


Law Practice


Judge Keeps Alive iPhone Class Action

Sep. 16, 2008
By Craig Andersonn

A federal judge said Friday he would not dismiss a class action against Apple Inc. over allegations the company violated feder...


Large Firms


O'Melveny Partners Confirm Chair to Third Term

Sep. 16, 2008
By Rebecca U. Cho

A tumultuous path to the O'Melveny & Myers chairmanship ended for A.B. Culvahouse Jr. last week, with the confirmation of ...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Boxed In by Your Inbox

Sep. 16, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

It's amazing how much legal work you can actually accomplish when you stop checking your e-mail every 30 seconds, writer Nora ...