Judges and Judiciary
Judicial Conference Members Vote Via First-Ever Mail Ballot
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - Casting their first-ever "mail ballots," the judges on the policy-making body for the federal courts today are se...
SAN FRANCISCO - Attacks on the family law bench and bar in Marin County have been revived with an anonymous letter mailed to l...
SAN FRANCISCO - City attorney candidate Jim Lazarus said Monday that he is on the verge of having raised $175,000 - the amount...
For many of us, the evil of Tuesday's attacks remains strangely distant. Despite all the images and talk, we are still in shoc...
SAN FRANCISCO - Rejecting the plaintiffs' plea for a default judgment in their favor, U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick ha...
LOS ANGELES - California legislators approved an emergency measure Saturday to restore funding to domestic-violence assistance...
"The deliberate and deadly attacks ... were more than acts of terror. They were acts of war." President George W. Bush , on...
A party should analyze whether the defendant may avail itself of the arm-of-the-state defense, even if the defendant is not ac...
LOS ANGELES - In the reams of news footage from the terrorist assault on the World Trade Center, FBI agents can be seen walkin...
LOS ANGELES - With an unprecedented investigation under way into last week's terrorist attacks, criminal defense attorneys are...
SAN FRANCISCO - In an apparent first for California law firms, San Francisco's Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe announced Mon...
Government
Response to City's Fears May Help LAPD, Chief Parks Make Comeback
By Garry Abrams
In the second week of a national siege and during planning for a global war against terrorism, the Los Angeles Police Departme...
SACRAMENTO - In the last frantic days of this year's session, a variety of important criminal justice and privacy measures pas...
SAN FRANCISCO - Fears over volatile juror emotions following last week's terrorist attacks have forced a six-month postponemen...
Firm Watch
Latham & Watkins: PARIS OFFICE EXTENDS REACH TO FIFTH EUROPEAN COUNTRY
By Toni Vranjes
Vive Latham! Latham & Watkins reports that it will acquire the Paris office of Amsterdam's Stibbe law firm by Oct. 1. Los ...
Gideon Kracov, an associate at Rose Klein & Marias in Los Angeles, recently returned from a trip to five European nations ...
San Diego lawyer Blanca Quintero is spreading the word to young minorities that they should consider a career in law. Quintero...
Firm Watch
Quinn Emanuel: FIRST OUT-OF-STATE SITE FOR CALIFORNIA GROUP ENDURES
By Toni Vranjes
One week before terrorist attacks destroyed the World Trade Center, a California firm moved into new offices in New York City....
Law firms that occupied space in the World Trade Center are coping with the aftermath of the terrorist attacks that destroyed ...
On Aug. 30, members of the Mexican American Bar Association gathered for their annual summer mixer. Sole practitioner Enrique ...
The State Bar has honored Thomas Nolan, the managing partner of Howrey Simon Arnold & White's four Southern California off...
International
Like Israel, We Must Take Out All Evildoers Responsible for Acts of Terror
By Columnist
In the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon lie five important lessons for Americans. ...
The Commercial Law League of America has elected Alan Nahmias, 40, to the executive committee of its bankruptcy section. Nahmi...
SAN FRANCISCO - The local firm of Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass has announced the addition of partner Danna M. Kozerski and ...
SAN FRANCISCO - Paul W. Drewitz, senior vice president of corporate and legal affairs for the California State Automobile Asso...
One issue that has arisen is whether U.S. law reaches offers within the United States to sell products outside the country or ...
Gary Justice has racked up some impressive courtroom wins, including when he successfully defended the adequacy of an environm...
Firm Watch
Cotton & Gundzik: PARTNERS ABANDON LEBOEUF TO TRY SOMETHING SMALLER
By Toni Vranjes
A tiny new firm has entered the Los Angeles legal scene, with two longtime litigators at the helm. John W. Cotton and Aaron C....
Transactions
Wilson Sonsini: COMPUTER RIVALS AGREE TO A $25 BILLION MERGER
By Columnist
Palo Alto-based Hewlett-Packard Co. will acquire rival computer manufacturer Compaq Computer Corp. of Houston in a $25 billion...
Transactions
Allen Matkins: BAY AREA DEVELOPER BUYS PAIR OF DALLAS BUILDINGS
By Columnist
San Francisco's Catellus Development Corp. has completed the purchase of the Park Central III and IV buildings in Dallas from ...