Vice President, General Counsel OncoMed Pharmaceuticals Inc. Redwood City ...
The agency is making significant cuts to its spending on travel, catering and temporary staff. ...
Fourth District Justice Jeffrey King to join JAMS ...
A terminated aerospace employee who tried to fly into the executive suite using proprietary information saw her dreams grounde...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit panel not about to strike down L.A. living wage law
By Matthew Blake
Panel skeptical of argument National Labor Relations Act preempts a city hotel worker wage floor ...
Superior Court Judge Santa Barbara County (Santa Maria) ...
After 18 years as a deputy district attorney, Superior Court Judge Alison Matsumoto Estrada is happy not advocating anymore.
Dealmakers
Both of California's senators have come out against a proposal by Arizona politicians to break apart the 9th U.S. Circuit Cour...
Marc Cohen has joined Loeb & Loeb to dodge Kaye Scholer's mandatory retirement age. ...
Litigation
San Francisco attorney picked to lead data breach litigation
By Tim O'connor
A top San Francisco litigator has been chosen by a federal judge in Washington, D.C. to spearhead a bundle of lawsuits stemmin...
A paroled man who spent roughly 12 years behind bars for assaulting his ex-girlfriend's teenage son has belatedly cleared his ...
Herzog Fox & Neeman is opening its first international office in Palo Alto to improve its relationship with tech clients i...
Judges and Judiciary
Santa Monica judge's ruling has lawyers scratching their heads
By Matthew Blake
Attorneys say Gerald Rosenberg might be confused in sorting through anti-SLAPP law ...
A Whittier Law School professor recently scored an 8-1 victory before the U.S. Supreme Court in a pro-bono case that could hav...
California Courts of Appeal
Law firm cannot keep fees due to conflict, appellate court rules
By Kevin Lee
Sheppard Mullin cannot keep $1.3 million in legal fees because of its failure to disclose a conflict, a state appeals court ru...
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
Orange County Judge Kevin Haskins remembers what it was like to be a young attorney.
San Jose-based litigation boutique Bergeson LLP focuses on handling a variety of lawsuits in Silicon Valley, charging lower fe...
Suit filed against Ventura County law enforcement claims civil rights abuses
By L.J. Williamson
Two executives from Santa Clara Waste Water Company have filed suit against Ventura County law enforcement, claiming civil rig...
Judges and Judiciary
Brown appoints deputy DA to judgeship in San Diego
By Riley Guerin
The appointment fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge William C. Gentry Jr. ...
Intellectual Property
Federal trade secrets bill gets key U.S. Senate committee approval
By Saul Sugarman
Legislation that would allow civil plaintiffs to bring trade secrets claims in federal court moved a step closer to becoming l...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar seeks end to case over admission records
By Lyle Moran
The agency plans to argue that a new law should result in a judgment in its favor in a long-running case over admissions recor...
When going into a mediation, San Jose neutral Robert Baines always prioritizes understanding the people involved rather than f...
Litigation
State high court to test rule that civil litigants pay for court reporters
By Kevin Lee
The state Supreme Court will scrutinize San Diego County Superior Court's policy of requiring litigants in civil lawsuits to p...
Nonprofit Restore Hetch Hetchy will argue in court that the city's decision a century ago to dam the Tuolumne River and fill H...
The 1st District Court of Appeal appeared open to reviving two civil lawsuits alleging that state government has violated the ...
President, ACC Sacramento Chapter Term: January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016 Size of membership: 75 members ...
Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel DHC USA Inc. San Francisco ...