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U.S. Supreme Court


Getting on Scalia's Good Side

May 13, 2008
By David Houstonn

Vocal and persistent, Justice Antonin Scalia can be a source of deep anxiety for counsel during Supreme Court oral arguments, ...


Law Practice


Chief Judge Irma E. Gonzalez hopes that the recent bombing of her federal courthouse in downtown San Diego will spur Congress ...


Criminal


Heading into settlement negotiations with lawyers for the Buena Park police, the young civil rights lawyers from Morrison &...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


While no one can protect public safety employees from physical harm, lawyers can help ensure that they have their legal affair...


Firm Watch


Industry Watch - By Maya Meinert - Corporate and securities partner Allen Z. Sussman has jumped from Morrison & Foerster t...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Restoring That 'Loving' Feeling

May 13, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

It is time for the California Supreme Court to strike down the state's ban on same-gender marriage as violative of the Califor...


Firm Watch


Manatt's Real Estate Practice Keeps Growing

May 13, 2008
By Rebecca U. Cho

Tom Muller has become the third O'Melveny & Myers real estate partner in two months to jump to Los Angeles-based Manatt, P...


Government


Mayor Vetoes Funding for Outside Firms

May 13, 2008
By Peter Matuszakn

After months of internal wrangling among city officials, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa used his veto power last week to force the...


Government


GOP Wants Hearings on Milberg Weiss

May 13, 2008
By Lawrence Hurleyn

Seizing on the recent convictions of several lawyers linked to securities class action firm Milberg Weiss, Republicans are cal...


Judicial Profile


Turnaround Artist

May 13, 2008
By Jason W. Armstrong

As a new judge handling drug and misdemeanor cases in Victorville, Michael A. Sachs works hard to get lives back on track, as ...


Firm Watch


On the Move

May 12, 2008
By Maya Meinert And Rebecca U. Cho

Gerald A. "Jerry" Kurland, a mediator and arbitrator with JAMS, has been awarded the 2008 West Coast Casualty Jerrold S. Olive...


Judicial Profile


Good and Ready

May 11, 2008
By Rebecca Beyer

Twenty-four years as a lawyer, working in government and private offices, on criminal and civil cases, primed Marla Miller for...


Corporate Counsel


Legal Whiz of the Entertainment Biz

May 10, 2008
By David Houstonn

Edward Weiss has one of the best seats in Ticketmaster’s house. A weekly conversation with influential state general counsel d...


Judicial Profile


Court in Motion

May 10, 2008
By Fiona Smith

Superior Court Judge Morris Jacobson works to find the most efficient means to justice for all parties in his busy Oakland cou...


Insites


INSTITUTIONS

May 10, 2008
By Carla Pinedan

SACRAMENTO - The governing board of the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine voted to distribute $271 million to 12 i...


Litigation


U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper said she erred when she shut down a lawsuit filed against the LAPD and some officers...


Labor/Employment


Today marks a year since a workers' compensation judge threw out a key aspect of reforms Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger pushed thr...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Architect of Agreements Thrives on Complexity

May 10, 2008
By Jonathan Vaniann

Gordon E. McClintock became a full-time mediator 15 years ago and specializes in construction cases - settling complex, multip...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Gold Mine

May 10, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

Forum Column - By G. Christopher Ritter - All too often, attorneys can't see the forest for the trees. And if the attorneys do...


Litigation


Group Sues to Feed Homeless in Park

May 10, 2008
By Susan Mcraen

A nondenominational religious group claims a state regulation gives California parks officials unconstitutional power to block...


Technology & Science


Google, Intel Buy Into Wireless Venture

May 10, 2008
By Devan Mcclainen

Attorneys from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati represented Intel Corp. and Google Inc., r...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Bossing Employers Around

May 10, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

Employment Column - By Michael S. Kalt and Leonid M. Zilberman - Employers should get actively involved in the legislative pro...


Verdicts


A middle-aged man who checked into San Francisco General Hospital complaining of a fever and cough and ended up with severe br...


Appellate Practice


SEC Sketches Broadcom GC's Backdating Role

May 10, 2008
By Gabe Friedmann

For months, the company has contended that General Counsel David Dull was not involved in the stock options scandal that envel...


California Courts of Appeal


Web Exclusive - By Laura Ernde - The California Supreme Court appeared divided Thursday about how to determine whether a defen...


Corporate


Marvell Pays $10 Million in Options Case

May 10, 2008
By Craig Andersonn

Marvell Technology Group Ltd., a semiconductor company led by a husband-and-wife team faced with stock options backdating alle...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Fashion Victims

May 9, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

Focus Column - By Dominique R. Shelton and Jennie Levin - Despite the prevalence of knock-offs and the claims of fashion desig...


Firm Watch


On the Move

May 9, 2008
By Maya Meinert And Rebecca U. Cho

Century City’s Rutter Hobbs & Davidoff has gained a former Katten Muchin estate planning attorney. Find out who else is ch...


Government


The Assembly will soon cast votes on whether to allow the State Bar to charge members $10 annually above base dues for five ye...


Judicial Profile


From G-Man to Judge

May 9, 2008
By Pat Broderick

After fighting organized crime as an FBI agent, Judge Joseph P. Brannigan always makes sure the 'right thing' is done. ...