A Mongolian immigrant cannot remain in the U.S. based on his claim that his former bosses persecuted him after he acted as a w...

Venture capital firms continue to finance companies in a selective and cautious mood, with more money flowing to far fewer dea...

With the State Bar facing difficult questions over its responsibility to protect the public and its goal to promote the legal ...

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held a tense confirmation hearing Wednesday to discuss U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh's n...

The battle of expert testimony between the State Bar and a law professor seeking unparalleled transparency into State Bar reco...

Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer announced Wednesday he will serve as a chair of the campaign to defeat Gov. Jerry Brown's Public Safe...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals continued to grapple Tuesday with the question of what password sharing among computer u...

Senior officials have engaged in nepotism, exploited the company for personal benefit, and physically and financially threaten...

A developer must convince a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge that its plan to overhaul 12,000 uninhabited acres in Vale...

Questions about anonymity for bar exam takers dominated testimony Tuesday as the first expert witness was called in a bench tr...

A disbarred Orange County attorney was sentenced to 18 months in prison by a federal judge after pleading guilty to conspiring...

Thomas Zaccaro rejoins Paul Hastings, along with Nicolas Morgan as partner this week.

Alphabet Inc.-owned Google hired a general counsel to handle legal work related to its autonomous car division amid rumors tha...

A roundup of recent transactions and the California lawyers involved.

Research drives change, and impactful research requires accurate data, James M. Chadwick, a Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Ha...

A lawsuit claiming that Venable LLP and a former partner helped a convicted conman scam investors out of more than $11 million...

Criminal defendants who choose to represent themselves at trial should appear in court or risk forfeiting their right to argue...

Mixed martial arts mega-franchise Ultimate Fighting Championship agreed to a $4 billion sale to sports entertainment company W...

As part of the agreement, reached late last week, Mediation Masters' two neutrals, Thomas HR Denver and Charlie F. Hawkins, wi...

A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.

State juvenile courts and agencies have an ongoing obligation to comply with federal regulations that seek to protect Native A...

The request for costs and attorney fees by counsel for Led Zeppelin may be one of the first to invoke a recent U.S. Supreme Co...

The legal services industry saw a very slight bump in its number of jobs between May and June, a positive sign amidst rising u...

Former Los Angeles County Superior Court presiding judge James Bascue, who was sentenced to probation after pleading no contes...

Attorney General Kamala D. Harris earned a $168.5 million settlement agreement with a for-profit, online charter school operat...

A federal appellate panel somewhat agreed with the interpretation of Elinor Otto, better known as "The Last Rosie the Riveter,...

The bar's severing of the agreement that would have permitted The Hawkins Co. of Los Angeles to be paid up to $59,500 came aft...

A long-running lawsuit against the State Bar seeking demographic and other information about prospective lawyers heads to tria...

The official in charge of California's workers' compensation system fired back at a lawsuit alleging it discriminates against ...

A group of Orange County attorneys is celebrating after their pro bono effort to try to ease restrictions on homeless shelters...