SAN FRANCISCO - Once upon a time, if a reporter posed questions to an attorney about a pending case, a likely response would b...

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals panel that summarily ordered Glenn "Buddy" Nickerson back to prison following his brief rele...

RIVERSIDE - After winning a lengthy battle for exclusive rights to water flowing under their land, nine farmers in the High De...

WASHINGTON - Billy Martin isn't afraid of anybody. The man hired to look out for the Levy family's interests here --- namely, ...

LOS ANGELES - Pillsbury Winthrop has laid off 13 administrative staff members in its seven California offices, the firm said. ...

Investigating the relevant foreign securities laws upfront can save time and money in the long run. ...

Foreign companies may often do business in the United States through corporate subsidiaries or affiliates. Where U.S. plaintif...

LOS ANGELES - Latham & Watkins finally is getting serious about its Tokyo outpost. The Los Angeles-based firm, California'...

LOS ANGELES - Milwaukee's Foley & Lardner has recruited four San Diego attorneys from Zevnik Horton, forcing the Washingto...

HEMET - A longtime critic of the Church of Scientology who fled to Canada after being convicted of harassing church members ha...

Unlike normal people who look forward to taking a vacation, many lawyers go decades without leaving The Firm. ...

LOS ANGELES - Attorney Gerald Sauer depends in part on the Internet for his livelihood. The name partner at the five-attorney ...

Humboldt County is infamous for the way it handles environmental activists. Their philosophy is first to kill the activists by...

The key to success at trial is establishing a positive bond with the jury. ...

SACRAMENTO - Last year, Gov. Gray Davis signed legislation creating the Bipartisan Commission on Internet Political Practices....

SAN FRANCISCO - Alan Mendelson, one of Silicon Valley's most prominent startup-company lawyers, is replacing Edward Sonnensche...

LOS ANGELES - Immigration officials announced Monday they are appealing a judge's decision to grant asylum to a French citizen...

LOS ANGELES - Attorney General John Ashcroft denied Monday that he is inserting himself into the process of selecting federal ...

LOS ANGELES - After more than a year of court battles, members of the Thai community rejoiced Monday when U.S. Attorney Genera...

SAN FRANCISCO - Parties who reach a settlement through private mediation cannot ask a superior court to take jurisdiction and ...

SAN FRANCISCO - An angry husband who tried to frighten his wife by telling her "I am going to kill you" is guilty of an attemp...

SACRAMENTO - Led by veteran plaintiffs' lawyers and defended by top corporate litigators, a state Senate panel's investigation...

SAN JOSE - After getting hit with a $182 million criminal restitution award last week, the Avant Corp. may catch a break. Duri...

LOS ANGELES - An old friend died last week. After lingering on life support for months, my chum suffered a swift and brutal en...

Lawyers need to provide positive leadership and look to a client's long-term interests rather than just be concerned with achi...

Barbara Casey has been a legal marketing pro for 20 years, but only in the last three years has her business boomed. The publi...

Edison International's independent power producer, Edison Mission Energy, has signed a long-term power-purchase agreement with...

The Eisner Pediatric & Family Medical Center of Los Angeles has appointed Kevin Kroeker, a partner at Los Angeles' Konowie...

Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe 's latest growth spurt has hit Milwaukee-based Foley & Lardner close to home. Since Oc...

The Greekly named Iota Pi Law Group became the first San Francisco Bay Area patent prosecution practice for Seattle's Perkins ...