Litigation
After a major year of scrutiny, sharing economy will continue to raise questions in 2017
By Justin Kloczko
This was a busy year for practices dealing with technology companies and the sharing economy. ...
Entertainment & Sports
Trial lawyer says karate helps him see more clearly how to win
By Justin Kloczko
Alan Jay Weil, with Los Angeles firm Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP, said he has been deeply informed by martial arts since it ...
Public Interest
Nixon Peabody works out legal issues for Haitian nonprofit
By Melanie Brisbon
The firm provides pro bono legal services to Team Tassy, a nonprofit organization founded six years ago designed to help famil...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
2016's aggressive antitrust enforcement may see a change next year
By America Hernandez
Experts said they expect a more hands-off approach from the U.S. Department of Justice under the Trump administration, with st...
Judges and Judiciary
Three judges nominated for state appellate justice vacancies
By Kevin Lee
Gov. Jerry Brown announced 26 judicial appointments Friday in a late-year flurry of additions to the state court system. ...
Attorney moves and promotions and new firms from around the state.
A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.
Law Practice
Sailing allowed attorney Walter Raineri to push out the claustrophobic walls of his blindness
By Renee Flannery
After losing his vision due to a degenerative disease, Walter Raineri from Fenwick & West now sails competitively to push ...
Litigation
Apple sues two patent holding companies, alleging antitrust violation
By Phil Johnson
Apple Inc. has sued a pair of holding companies asserting Nokia Corp. patents for allegedly demanding exceedingly high royalty...
Toni Y. Long, a corporate lawyer, and Cristina Hernandez, a litigator, have formed a Pasadana firm that tries to avoid frills....
Fountain Valley-based Hyundai Motor America announced its chief legal and safety officer, W. Gerald "Jerry" Flannery, will ass...
When Katten Muchin's Noah Balch is not training for a triathlon, he's helping bring the Olympic Games to Los Angeles. ...
California Supreme Court
High court rules workers cannot be bothered during rest break
By Matthew Blake
California workers' rest breaks cannot be interrupted by a call, text or any other communication from their boss, the state Su...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Los Angeles neutral wins praise for practical approach
By Eli Wolfe
In his eight years as a mediator, Victor Persón has developed a reputation among his clients for his low-key, empathetic appro...
Entertainment & Sports
Ties between Hollywood and Chinese film industries growing stronger
By Steven Crighton
The budding relationship between Hollywood studios and China continued to expand in 2016. But political limits may loom. ...
EVP, General Counsel & Secretary Penumbra Inc. (Alameda) ...
Criminal
Jury recommends death for serial killer who represented himself
By Meghann M. Cuniff
One juror declared almost immediately after deliberations began that she couldn't support capital punishment, but then joined ...
Litigation
$25M settlement of Trump University cases receives preliminary approval
By Lyle Moran
Federal judge calls agreement to settle three cases involving the president-elect "fair, adequate, and reasonable" ...
Irvine-based sports apparel brand ASICS America Corp. announced Wednesday Lisa H. Harrington will serve as its new general cou...
Entertainment & Sports
Studios claim streaming service defies court order
By Steven Crighton
Disney and other studios claim VidAngel's service should be blocked by a court injunction. ...
Securities
GC whistleblower claims not usurped by attorney-client privilege, judge says
By Matthew Blake
A jury trial in a whistleblower retaliation case between a top Orange County life sciences company and its former general coun...
Criminal
State Supreme Court stays new law to expedite death penalty appeals
By L.J. Williamson
California's initiative to expedite death penalty appeals has been put on hold, as the California Supreme Court has stayed the...
Intellectual Property
2016 features major copyright verdicts, patent rulings
By Phil Johnson
Heavyweight clashes between technological titans led the way in intellectual property litigation in a year that is ending with...
A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.
Government
Prosecutors' and law enforcement groups speak out against proposed bail revision
By L.J. Williamson And Malcolm Maclachla
Law enforcement and prosecutors' groups are voicing opposition to proposed legislation to revise California's bail system intr...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
State bill unlawfully helped farm union, 9th Circuit rules
By Matthew Blake
A federal appellate panel sided with two California farming companies, finding that a portion of a law helps the United Farmwo...
Judges and Judiciary
Alameda County commissioner resigns ahead of hearings
By Banks Albachn
Alameda County Superior Court Commissioner Taylor R. Culver, who was facing formal proceedings on accusations of judicial malf...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar trustees open to exploring Uniform Bar Exam
By Lyle Moran
The national bar exam has already been adopted by 25 states and the District of Columbia. ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
More than 10 percent of State Bar staff apply for buyouts
By Lyle Moran
Employees accepted for "reduction in force program" would get two weeks of severance pay per year of service, up to 20 weeks. ...
Government
Volkswagen settles with state over more polluting vehicles
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris and the California Air Resources Board announced Tuesday that they have reached a $66 millio...