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Justices slated to hear key post-Concepcion case about when arbitration contracts can be invalided for being too one-sided. ...


General Motors led the Series F round in a strategic move to build self-driving car partnership with Lyft ...


Corporate Counsel


Susan Cleary

Jan. 6, 2016
By Riley Guerin

Vice President and General Counsel Independent Film and Television Alliance Los Angeles ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Jan. 5, 2016
By Melanie Brisbonn

A summary of the top deals and transactions


Mergers & Acquisitions


A roundup of the top 10 transactions involving California companies in 2015 and the corporate attorneys who advised them. ...


California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court unanimously rejected a bid Thursday from six multistate corporations led by The Gillette Co. to recoup...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Mergers, Chinese investment highlight 2015

Jan. 5, 2016
By Ashley Cullinsn

2015 broke records across industries, and the globe, for mergers and acquisitions — and the entertainment industry was no exce...


Corporate


Litigation boutique opens New York office

Jan. 5, 2016
By Steven Crighton

Departing Dickstein Shapiro attorney Jeffrey Mitchell will lead Browne George Ross' new office ...


Media


Virtual reality heats up the legal industry

Jan. 5, 2016
By Ashley Cullinsn

Virtual reality is becoming an increasingly real industry as tech giants such as Google, Samsung and Oculus battle over viewin...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will update its online case citations to make information related to its opinions easier...


Transactions


Fenwick, Goodwin advise on 2015's leading IPO ...


Litigation


LA's slumlord suit against banks moves forward

Jan. 5, 2016
By America Hernandez

A suit alleging banks neglected foreclosed properties in Los Angeles defeated summary judgment. ...


Judicial Profile


Keith H. Borjon

Jan. 5, 2016
By XYZ

The transition from AG's office to the bench has been a refreshing one for LA Judge Keith Borjon.


Judicial Profile


Craig E. Arthur

Jan. 3, 2016
By Laurinda Keys

Orange County Judge Craig Arthur is known for his compassion and courtroom management.


Entertainment & Sports


Big deals made 2015 a big year for Hollywood-China partnerships, and attorneys say Chinese clients' growing desire for boots o...


Government


In 2015, state Attorney General Kamala D. Harris obtained high settlements from regulatory actions and sided with government a...


Environmental


Pro bono work shows state spraying program afoul of state's bedrock environmental law ...


Entertainment & Sports


Attorney sharpens self-defense skills

Jan. 1, 2016
By Steven Crighton

Meaning "contact combat" in Hebrew, Krav Maga was developed self-defense system for the Israeli military by a Hungarian-Israe...


Government


2015 sees thorny VW litigation, new US attorney

Jan. 1, 2016
By Gautham Thomas

Federal judge heading the Volkswagen cases aims for an economic and efficient resolution ...


California Supreme Court


The California Supreme Court underwent a transitional period in 2015, highlighted by its acceptance of two new justices and it...


Transactions


Dealmakers

Dec. 31, 2015
By Melanie Brisbonn

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


Law Practice


Bill Strickland has an ambitious resolution in 2016 — get into shape and compete against the nation's best beach volleyball pl...


Businessman Stanley Gold and his wife have pledged $2.5 million to USC Gould School of Law for a new scholarship program. ...


Litigation


9th Circuit impugns Arizona's sentencing

Dec. 31, 2015
By Gautham Thomas

In a contentious en banc ruling, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday granted habeas review to an Arizona man sent...


Immigration


Mexican man may avoid deportation for car theft

Dec. 31, 2015
By Saul Sugarman

A Mexican man who stole a car in the U.S. could avoid deportation because state vehicle law does not treat the crime as suffic...


Judges and Judiciary


Retired Judge Owen L. Kwong reflects on a decade of teaching Chinese colleagues about Western rule of law. ...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


A judge's petulant comments to prospective jurors looking to avoid jury duty has him in trouble with the Commission on Judicia...


Real Estate/Development


With the development of mixed-use buildings and multifamily housing on the rise, urban infill and affordable housing will rema...


Data Privacy


Privacy and cybersecurity law continued to grow in importance, influence and complexity in 2015 and it is difficult to imagine...


Uncertainty remains over enforceability of arbitration contracts, independent contractor business model ...