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Government


Outgoing Attorney General Kamala D. Harris has named Kathleen A. Kenealy as chief deputy attorney general. ...


Data Privacy


The rash of online privacy laws and regulations continued to grow in size and complexity last year, and there is little reason...


Corporate


Infosys Technology Ltd., an India-based information technology company with U.S. headquarters in Palo Alto, announced a mutual...


Law Practice


A team of self-described "happy warrior" attorneys have left large firms to found Pierce Sergenian LLP, a commercial business ...


Criminal


A judge focused on whether a structural incentive prevents all the Orange County prosecutors from treating the defendant fairl...


Government


Three methods businesses use to suppress negative online reviews are illegal under a new federal law. ...


Corporate Counsel


Peter J. Bragdon

Jan. 4, 2017
By Paula Lehman Ewing

Executive VP and General Counsel Columbia Sportswear Co. (Portland, Oregon) ...


In a significant year for dealmaking in the entertainment industry, actors, musicians, sports figures and other entertainers i...


Government


New crime bills take on bail pay, stoned driving

Jan. 4, 2017
By L.J. Williamson

Stoned driving tests, cop killing as a hate crime, overhauling the bail system: With the 2017-2018 legislative session barely ...


Law Practice


Firms compete for fintech and Bitcoin attorneys

Jan. 4, 2017
By Joshua Seboldn

Bitcoin and the technology behind it has established itself as enough of a force in the marketplace that law firms are now for...


The $250,000 settlement stems from a years-long collaboration between the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and the Orange C...


Labor/Employment


California's Fair Pay Act, implemented a year ago, has triggered a modest increase in gender pay discrimination complaints and...


In testimony, deputy DAs Larry P. Yellin and Michael F. Murray said they did not know a CHP officer's report had been changed....



On the Move

Jan. 3, 2017
By Eli Wolfe

Attorney moves and promotions and new firms from around the state.


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Jan. 3, 2017
By STEPHEN LARSON

A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.


Judicial Profile


David Riemenschneider

Jan. 3, 2017
By Steven Crighton

Judge David Riemenschneider sees lives improve in Mendocino juvenile, dependency courtrooms.


Corporate


Carlos E. Rivas, a senior merger and acquisitions counsel at Intel Corp.'s venture capital division in Santa Clara, is Califor...


William I. Edlund won major antitrust cases and was regarded as a top San Francisco litigator for decades, said those who work...


Investments


A commission delivered a report to Congress last month with recommendations to strengthen the power of the Committee on Foreig...


Education


Plaintiffs' attorneys aid UC Irvine think tank

Dec. 31, 2016
By Meghann M. Cuniff

The institute's mission is to provide unbiased research, though the background of the donors is clearly on the plaintiffs' sid...


Law Practice


A Solana Beach-based attorney with Baron & Budd, John P. Fiske is an enthusiast for the relatively new sport of obstacle c...


Law Practice


Harold J. McElhinny, a dean of the intellectual property bar who helped launch Morrison & Foerster LLP's IP group and the ...


Judges and Judiciary


Judicial transitions throughout 2016

Dec. 31, 2016
By Riley Guerin

Appointments, retirements, resignations and deaths of California judicial officers during the year. ...


California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court decided major cases involving tort liability, labor and employment disputes, death penalty reversals a...


California Supreme Court


Los Angeles County cannot claim attorney-client privilege to categorically shield legal fee invoices from public disclosure, a...


Entertainment & Sports


John Lim's journey to become a marathon runner started when he nearly lost his leg. ...


Public Interest


The Orange County Bar Association and the Legal Aid Society of Orange County partnered to offer free legal assistance to the h...


Perspective


About those bar exam results (Dec. 14)

Dec. 30, 2016
By Riley Guerin

I'm sorry, but I thought the California Supreme Court and the California Legislature wanted to ensure that the public had acce...


Richard De Bodo of Morgan Lewis this year enjoined two North Dakota voter identification laws that a federal judge found discr...


Public Interest


Pillsbury team observed voting in South Dakota

Dec. 30, 2016
By Renee Flannery

For the third presidential election in a row, attorneys from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP served as observers at pollin...