LONG BEACH - Fame can be an asset when you're trying to make an impact on public policy. It can also be a curse. Just ask Mich...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed health maintenance organizations an important victory, ruling unanimously...

SAN FRANCISCO - Choosing collegiality over action, the State Bar Board of Governors elected Palmer Brown Madden, a Bay a rea m...

On the Move: Menlo Park-based Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian has recruited rainmaker Christopher...

Deals: Varco International Inc. and Tuboscope Inc. have finalized merger negotiations. The transaction is valued north of $1 b...

Thrill Seekers: For five years, W. Scott Thomas flew back and forth across the Pacific, representing one of the beneficiaries ...

SAN DIEGO - More than 12 years after the shooting death of San Diego police Officer Jerry Hartless, the district attorney's of...

Deals: Irvine's Broadcom Corp., which specializes in broadband networking products, has acquired Pasadena's Pivotal Technologi...

Thrill Seekers: For self-professed workaholic Lisa Greer Quateman, partner at Century City's Quateman & Zidell, a break fr...

SAN DIEGO - Fire and water have something in common now that the 4th District Court of Appeal has ruled. Emergency rescue work...

Practitioner: Employment Law By Robert W. Tollen In the past decade, computer-consultant companies have flourished in the Unit...

Thrill Seeker: Clinging to the face of a Tibetan mountain, Edward "Ted" Vaill was on a quest. Like most attorneys - and many d...

The Advisor: Intellectual Law By Don Thornburgh and Jill Westmoreland The vast, untamed Internet frontier is finally being tam...

Thrill Seekers: Adam Dawson was feeling restless after watching his wife, Deborah Moore, travel all over the world. ...

Thrill Seekers: Howard Wexler steps up to the plate and searches for the top of the fence. Gray hairs peek out from his cap as...

Deals: ONI Systems, formerly Optical Networks, has announced its initial public offering with stock valued at $176 million. ...

WASHINGTON-As the days in this election-year congressional term dwindle, both parties continue to use federal judicial nominee...

The Adviser: Employment Law By Lisa Lawson After years of confusing guidance from the California Court of Appeal in regard to ...

TOGETHER A law firm went on a retreat to Mexico. By Liz Valsamis XX You wouldn't necessarily call Laura Christa's nine-month ...

Poor Bob Steinberg. The renowned plaintiffs' attorney and partner with Rose, Klein & Marias, who is legendary for his grou...

A former Long Beach policewoman who settled her sexual harassment lawsuit against the city and Police Chief William Ellis near...

Deals: Adept Technology Inc. has completed its acquisition of NanoMotion Inc. The value of the transaction was not disclosed. ...

Firm Watch: Andrea Sheridan Ordin, a partner at Los Angeles' Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, often jokes that she entered private...

Elder Law There's nothing worse than false promises, at least according to Prescott Cole, advocate for the elderly. ...

Forum: For the People By Jeffrey A. Lowe In recent years, reports of babies abandoned in trash bins, restrooms and parking lot...

SANTA ANA - Orange County Superior Court judges adopted a resolution Friday approving a merger between the Orange County Marsh...

The Closer: By Jeffrey Krivis Every day, I meet with people and try to sort through their conflicts in order to achieve some m...

Deals: Corporate attorney Patrick Seaver has proven that oil and water do mix. ...

Deals: Santa Clara's Palm Inc., maker of handheld wireless organizer Palm Pilot and Palm VII, has acquired Cambridge, Mass.,-b...

Deals: California Pizza Kitchen, based in Los Angeles, will serve up an initial public offering worth an estimated $70 million...