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Sheppard Mullin Shop of One in Israel

Aug. 29, 2007
By Jason Songn

Deals Column - By Jason Song - Jeffrey Kaye gets to the office around 2 p.m. "It's an advantage of working from home," he sai...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Patently Unfair

Aug. 29, 2007
By Troy Senikn

Forum Column - By Dennis Fernandez, Jeff Hunt and Raymond Ibon - If Microsoft and a handful of other major corporations get th...


SAN JOSE - To obtain a conviction, prosecutors argued that the former CEO of Brocade Communications Systems Inc. "deceived" hi...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Forum Column - By Jeffrey A. Lowe - During the 2004 election, the president promised to expand health care to more children. T...


Education


Web Exclusive - Nationally prominent constitutional law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has emerged as one of two leading contende...


Litigation


Judge Restricts Pellicano Subpoena Requests

Aug. 29, 2007
By Robert Iafolla

LOS ANGELES - After quashing indicted Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano's subpoena for a journalist's telephone records ...


Firm Watch


LOS ANGELES - New York's Dewey Ballantine announced Monday it is in final talks to merge with fellow New York powerhouse LeBoe...


Government


Schwarzenegger Reprimands Brown With Cuts

Aug. 29, 2007
By David Houstonn

SACRAMENTO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger delivered a swift kick in the butt to Attorney General Jerry Brown for suing local gov...


Insurance


Insurance Disclosure Rule Draws Critics

Aug. 29, 2007
By Amy Yarbroughn

SAN FRANCISCO - Anaheim may be home to the happiest place on earth, but things could get acrimonious there next month when the...


Government


Pro Bono Icon Will Become Mayor's Adviser

Aug. 29, 2007
By Peter Matuszakn

LOS ANGELES - Facing criticism for talking big about critical issues while allowing personal problems and legal setbacks to cl...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


Court Protects Public's Right to Information

Aug. 29, 2007
By Laura Ernden

The public's right to know trumped the privacy rights of public employees in two cases decided Monday by the California Suprem...


Government


Interim AG Will Juggle Two Demanding Jobs

Aug. 29, 2007
By Brent Kendall

WASHINGTON - With the slow summer months quickly coming to a close, U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement, the government's lawy...


RIVERSIDE - Police on Monday were investigating a threat, possibly gang-related, against Riverside County's district attorney,...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Swept Away

Aug. 28, 2007
By Troy Senikn

Focus Column - By Christopher H. McGrath and Oleg Cross - The growing use of "pre-emptive sweeps" has the potential to make l...


Litigation


A federal judge in Oakland has cleared the way for one of the largest securities-fraud trials in Northern California. ...


Criminal


SAN FRANCISCO - Silicon Valley legal star Larry Sonsini and two other former Brocade Communications Systems Inc. directors wil...


Firm Watch


Industry Watch - By Gabe Friedman - Cooley Godward & Kronish has tapped Roel C. Campos, who consistently sided with shareh...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Balance of Payments

Aug. 28, 2007
By Troy Senikn

Focus Column - By Kirk Pasich - Do insurance carries have to pay for settlements that their insured don't foot the bill for? W...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Forum Column - By Donald Kilmer - The California legislature's proposal for handgun microstamping would be unworkable, expensi...


Firm Watch


Opportunity Called for Bingham Hire

Aug. 28, 2007
By Haynes

Industry Watch - By William-Arthur Haynes - While most big law firms have followed the trend of minimizing aspects of their la...


Firm Watch


Ballard Spahr Opens Los Angeles Office

Aug. 28, 2007
By Rebecca U. Cho

Industry Watch - By Rebecca U. Cho - Philadelphia-based Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll made its Los Angeles debut last ...


Firm Watch


IP Firm Plans East Coast Expansion

Aug. 28, 2007
By Maya Meinert

Industry Wact - By Maya Meinert - With 35 new hires and a planned expansion to the East Coast, Orange County intellectual prop...


Firm Watch


Industry Watch - By Rebecca U. Cho - Miguel Santana, right-hand man to Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina, will be j...


Firm Watch


Rosenfeld Meyer Grad Back as Partner

Aug. 28, 2007
By D.Heimpel

Industry Watch - By D. Heimpel - With a beefed up roster of entertainment clients, Glen A. Rothstein has returned to Rosenfeld...


Firm Watch


Industry Watch - By Maya Meinert - Delaware-based intellectual property firm Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz's Los Angeles offi...


Litigation


SAN BERNARDINO - In the state's longest-running fight between a city and a strip joint, a judge has tenatively ordered closure...


Litigation


Lawyer Tony Segall is in the midst of negotiations with studios and is hoping for a happy ending for script writers. ...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


California Gets New Chance at Energy Refund

Aug. 28, 2007
By Dennis Pfaffn

SAN FRANCISCO - A U.S. appeals court has opened the door to refunds for California estimated in excess of $1 billion stemming ...


Judicial Profile


Lightning rod of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Stephen Reinhardt is an undeniable force, no matter what you thi...


Firm Watch


Industry Watch

Aug. 27, 2007
By Maya Meinert And Rebecca U. Cho

On the Move