The firm has essentially launched its San Francisco office with a team of four litigators from Reed Smith's financial services...

Deal will create the fifth largest air carrier in the US. O'Melveny & Myers LLP advised Alaska and Latham & Watkins LL...

Attorney for beaten-up lawyer is skeptical charges will be filed. ...

National employers are on alert after the state Supreme Court decided that workers are entitled to chairs if they can complete...

After stint in reality TV, Christopher Smith applies amiable nature to juvenile court

A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.

Law school deans don't believe there is a glut of legal education institutions in the state. ...

In a rare open-door arbitration hearing, lawyers for the State Bar Friday asked a neutral to toss out claims by former executi...

Employment in the legal sector improved on a national level in March, according to projections, but the most recent results on...

Lack of facilities stymy efforts to focus on rehab instead of incarceration for drug offenders. ...

San Diego police appeared to use excessive force when they unleashed a police dog on a woman sleeping at her workplace after s...

The state Commission on Judicial Performance reported Friday that public discipline against California judges fell slightly in...

The lawsuit claims that studios entered into a "gentleman's agreement" that deprives workers of wages. ...

Squatters say criminal charges filed against them are politically motivated. ...

A presiding judge does not have the statutory or inherent authority to automatically disqualify all other local judges from he...

The creation of the California Lawyers Guild comes as the State Bar weighs whether to pursue de-unification. ...

Judge Michael Jones' diverse background makes him the perfect wild card for Placer County.

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

Superior Court Judge

LA County Judge Frank Menetrez is thorough despite the hectic nature of children's court.

Agency's approval of the first man-made salmon to be raised for human consumption has spawned a federal lawsuit by a group of ...

Landau, Gottfried & Berger LLP appealed the sanctions it received for frivolous litigation in the ongoing KSL Media Inc. b...

Originally announced in January, the deal fell into short-term limbo two weeks ago when Origin Technologies Inc., a shell comp...

When the facts are against the defense and where a plaintiff's attorney might think a high verdict is in the bag, McClaugherty...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said Thursday it would not reconsider en banc its decision that the Internat...

Employment defense boutique Grube, Brown & Geidt LLP opens a Los Angeles office. ...

Leaders of San Mateo County Superior Court announced several changes related to individuals' ability to pay traffic fines. Acc...

Longtime jurist stepped down from the 2nd District Court of Appeal after nearly 15 years on the appellate court, the court ann...

Divided court rules that the Board of Immigration Appeals had created a new and unconstitutionally vague standard defining wha...

A weekly report of the State Bar’s disciplinary actions.