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Judges and Judiciary


Judge Not

Sep. 11, 2001
By Columnist

The FBI has brought itself into disrepute and disgrace. Yet it continues to screen federal judicial nominees in the face of th...


Family


On the Move

Sep. 11, 2001
By Columnist

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 ...


Labor/Employment


Judge Rules Pub Owner Can't Allow Smoking

Sep. 11, 2001
By Donna Huffaker

SANTA ANA - Reversing his earlier decision, an Orange County judge ruled Friday that California's Smoke Free Workplace Act for...


Three Los Angeles firms and one Bay Area firm graced the top 20 list compiled by Corporate Board Member magazine, which ranked...


Constitutional Law


Change to Bill Would Chill Press

Sep. 11, 2001
By Columnist

A seemingly innocuous amendment to an intelligence appropriations authorization bill that will be introduced this month in the...


Labor/Employment


After the Facts

Sep. 11, 2001
By Staff Writer

Nothing can divide a work group, drag down productivity and destroy a professional environment like an unresolved employee dis...


Labor/Employment


Dark Matter

Sep. 11, 2001
By Contributing Writer

As Californians crank up their air conditioners, blackouts loom over the heads of the state's employers - at least for several...


Transactions


Cupertino-based Kanisa Inc. has secured $30 million in series E financing. Palo Alto's Meritech Capital Partners was the lead ...


Firm Watch


After spending two years at startups, Michael J. Changaris is returning to private practice - armed with newfound insight. "I ...


San Francisco's Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has promoted Michael Bacon to partner-in-charge of its international offices...


O'Melveny & Myers has named Jack Hardy , a transactions partner in the firm's Los Angeles office, co-chair of the capital ...


Transactions


Associate Builds Up eBay Relationship

Sep. 11, 2001
By Staff Writer

When an attorney represents a small company being acquired by a larger corporation, often that transaction marks the last time...


Public Interest


Taste of Service

Sep. 11, 2001
By Toni Vranjes

Lamb chops, garlic shrimp and fajitas offered the perfect accompaniment to the array of wines available for tasting at the Leg...


Transactions


Nippon Suisan Inc. of Tokyo has agreed to purchase London Unilever, N.V.'s North American seafood operation, which comprises t...


Firm Watch


August was a busy month for Los Angeles' Manatt Phelps & Phillips: A rash of lateral hires brought in three partners and o...


Labor/Employment


FEET FIRST

Sep. 11, 2001
By Contributing Writer

Now that the country is on the bust side of the business cycle, the laissez-faire corporate world is giving way to layoffs, em...


Labor/Employment


'Rising Star'

Sep. 11, 2001
By Liz Valsamis

In three short years, Santa Barbara neutral Louise LaMothe has distinguished herself as someone with a comprehensive grasp on ...


Transactions


Online auction site eBay Inc. has acquired HomesDirect of Pasadena. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. San Jose's eBay ...


Labor/Employment


Ties That Bind

Sep. 11, 2001
By Robin Davidson

For most employers, the prospect of losing a valued employee to a competitor conjures up an unappetizing cocktail of emotions:...


Labor/Employment


Father Knows Best

Sep. 11, 2001
By Staff Writer

Our paternalistic Legislature has decided we're better off with eight-hour workdays, eliminating our ability to mold work hour...


Transactions


Palo Alto's Greater Bay Bancorp. has completed a public offering of $103 million in trust preferred securities. The shares wer...


Law Practice


LOS ANGELES - A ballroom full of lawyers gently waving their arms in the air and bouncing from the knees during the State Bar ...


After spending a decade at Silicon Valley stalwart Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati , intellectual property litigator Kenn...


Criminal


Convicted Teen Gets Freedom Without Bail

Sep. 11, 2001
By Donna Huffaker

LOS ANGELES - Orange County Superior Court Judge Daniel Didier ordered the release Friday of a teen-ager convicted of an armed...


Discipline


Group Plans Help for Tongue-Tied Judges

Sep. 11, 2001
By Claude Walbert

SAN DIEGO - The San Diego County Bar Association, acting on what it described as unjust criticism of judges in the news media,...


Entertainment & Sports


In Development: A Star-Studded Roster

Sep. 11, 2001
By Tanya Rothman

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

Sep. 11, 2001
By Contributing Writer

Summertime is rife for TV contract disputes. This year the supporting casts of "The West Wing" and "Becker" caused the firewor...


Firm Watch


Despite mass layoffs at Cooley Godward , the firm's San Diego lawyers have decided they need more elbow room. Cooley leased ne...


Environmental


Agency Issue

Sep. 11, 2001
By Columnist

In 1993, the Legislature established the Unified Program for the purpose of consolidating and coordinating the implementation ...


Solectron Corp. has agreed to merge with Montreal's C-MAC Industries Inc. in a $2.7 billion stock swap. Solectron, based in Mi...