The FBI has brought itself into disrepute and disgrace. Yet it continues to screen federal judicial nominees in the face of th...
No case has identified the right to relocate at such an early stage or tilted the burden in favor of the parent with whom the ...
SANTA ANA - Reversing his earlier decision, an Orange County judge ruled Friday that California's Smoke Free Workplace Act for...
Firm Watch
Gibson Dunn : MAGAZINE RANKS FOUR LOCAL SHOPS AMONG NATION'S FINEST
By Tanya Rothman
Three Los Angeles firms and one Bay Area firm graced the top 20 list compiled by Corporate Board Member magazine, which ranked...
A seemingly innocuous amendment to an intelligence appropriations authorization bill that will be introduced this month in the...
Nothing can divide a work group, drag down productivity and destroy a professional environment like an unresolved employee dis...
As Californians crank up their air conditioners, blackouts loom over the heads of the state's employers - at least for several...
Transactions
Latham & Watkins: KANISA SECURES ANOTHER $30 MILLION IN FINANCING
By Tanya Rothman
Cupertino-based Kanisa Inc. has secured $30 million in series E financing. Palo Alto's Meritech Capital Partners was the lead ...
Firm Watch
Procopio Cory: LAWYER RETURNS AFTER STINTS AT TWO STARTUPS
By Tanya Rothman
After spending two years at startups, Michael J. Changaris is returning to private practice - armed with newfound insight. "I ...
Firm Watch
Orrick Herrington: INTERNATIONAL OFFICES GET NEW LEADER FOR EXPANSION
By Tanya Rothman
San Francisco's Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has promoted Michael Bacon to partner-in-charge of its international offices...
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O'Melveny & Myers: TRANSACTIONS PARTNER WILL CO-CHAIR PRACTICE GROUP
By Tanya Rothman
O'Melveny & Myers has named Jack Hardy , a transactions partner in the firm's Los Angeles office, co-chair of the capital ...
When an attorney represents a small company being acquired by a larger corporation, often that transaction marks the last time...
Lamb chops, garlic shrimp and fajitas offered the perfect accompaniment to the array of wines available for tasting at the Leg...
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Latham & Watkins: NIPPON GOES FISHING IN NORTH AMERICAN MARKET
By Tanya Rothman
Nippon Suisan Inc. of Tokyo has agreed to purchase London Unilever, N.V.'s North American seafood operation, which comprises t...
Firm Watch
Manatt Phelps: AUGUST HIRING BINGE ADDS FOUR TO ATTORNEY ROSTER
By Tanya Rothman
August was a busy month for Los Angeles' Manatt Phelps & Phillips: A rash of lateral hires brought in three partners and o...
Now that the country is on the bust side of the business cycle, the laissez-faire corporate world is giving way to layoffs, em...
In three short years, Santa Barbara neutral Louise LaMothe has distinguished herself as someone with a comprehensive grasp on ...
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Cooley Godward: EBAY PLACES WINNING BID FOR PASADENA ONLINE SITE
By Staff Writer
Online auction site eBay Inc. has acquired HomesDirect of Pasadena. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. San Jose's eBay ...
For most employers, the prospect of losing a valued employee to a competitor conjures up an unappetizing cocktail of emotions:...
Our paternalistic Legislature has decided we're better off with eight-hour workdays, eliminating our ability to mold work hour...
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Manatt Phelps: BAY AREA HOLDING COMPANY RAISES CASH WITH OFFERING
By Tanya Rothman
Palo Alto's Greater Bay Bancorp. has completed a public offering of $103 million in trust preferred securities. The shares wer...
Law Practice
Lawyers Try Stress-Reduction Class Despite Doubts of Bar
By Don De Benedictis
LOS ANGELES - A ballroom full of lawyers gently waving their arms in the air and bouncing from the knees during the State Bar ...
Firm Watch
Perkins Coie: LITIGATOR BECOMES LATEST WILSON SONSINI IP RECRUIT
By Tanya Rothman
After spending a decade at Silicon Valley stalwart Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati , intellectual property litigator Kenn...
LOS ANGELES - Orange County Superior Court Judge Daniel Didier ordered the release Friday of a teen-ager convicted of an armed...
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego County Bar Association, acting on what it described as unjust criticism of judges in the news media,...
Hollywood litigator Ed Kubec is just two years shy of 40, but he's already collected a lifetime supply of conversation topics ...
Entertainment & Sports
TV CONTRACT BATTLES JUST ANOTHER L.A. SUMMER RITE
By Contributing Writer
Summertime is rife for TV contract disputes. This year the supporting casts of "The West Wing" and "Becker" caused the firewor...
Despite mass layoffs at Cooley Godward , the firm's San Diego lawyers have decided they need more elbow room. Cooley leased ne...
In 1993, the Legislature established the Unified Program for the purpose of consolidating and coordinating the implementation ...
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Wilson Sonsini: SOLECTRON AGREES TO TRADE SHARES WITH CANADIAN FIRM
By Tanya Rothman
Solectron Corp. has agreed to merge with Montreal's C-MAC Industries Inc. in a $2.7 billion stock swap. Solectron, based in Mi...