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Education


Longtime professor and constitutional scholar David L. Faigman has been tapped to lead UC Hastings College of the Law on an in...


Transactions


Dealmakers

Dec. 24, 2015
By Melanie Brisbonn

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


Public Interest


Reed Smith team stops bull run recreation

Dec. 24, 2015
By Ashley Cullinsn

A Reed Smith LLP team helped the Animal Legal Defense Fund stop an event designed to recreate Pamplona's world famous running ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


A retired federal judge has been tapped to arbitrate Joseph L. Dunn's case against the State Bar. ...


Entertainment & Sports


LA attorney by day, ballroom dancer by night

Dec. 24, 2015
By Ashley Cullinsn

By day Jody Simon is a partner at Fox Rothschild LLP and chair of the firm's production practice; by night he's a competitive ...


Corporate


ACC SoCal and Bet Tzedek team up

Dec. 24, 2015
By Kibkabe Araya

23 in-house attorneys from the Southern California chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel spent a November day at Bet...


Law Practice


Adam Carlson's idea of fun is biking, swimming and running from Los Angeles to Tijuana — preferably in less than 10 hours. ...


Law Practice


When he's not defending Hollywood's hottest venues in court, Michael N. Schonbuch can be found lifting big in the gym. Colleag...


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


Panel denies asylum

Dec. 24, 2015
By Saul Sugarman

North Koreans who permanently relocate to South Korea are not eligible for asylum in the U.S., the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of A...


Constitutional free speech protections prevent the federal government from blocking the registration of offensive trademarks, ...


A Title IX suit by two former Pepperdine women's basketball players for discrimination continues. ...


Adam Winkler of UCLA School of Law, John Eastman of Chapman University's Fowler School of Law, and Erwin Chemerinsky of UC Irv...


Corporate


Pacific Commerce Bank announces merger

Dec. 23, 2015
By Riley Guerin

Pacific Commerce Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Commerce Bancorp, and ProAmérica Bank have entered into a definiti...


Corporate


Isis Pharmaceuticals changes name to Ionis

Dec. 23, 2015
By Riley Guerin

Isis Pharmaceuticals changed its name to Ionis Pharmaceuticals Friday, deciding it didn't want to share a name with a terroris...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the habeas petition of a defendant interrogated after invoking Miranda rights M...


Litigation


Misconduct rejected in age discrimination trial

Dec. 23, 2015
By Matthew Blake

A verdict in a multimillion dollar age discrimination trial did not materialize on Monday as defense counsel representing KNBC...


Law Practice


By way of tragedy, LA attorney finds calling

Dec. 23, 2015
By Ashley Cullinsn

After triumphing over tragedy in her own life, Mayra Fornos has spent decades helping others who are recovering from traumatic...


Litigation


Gas leak prompts surge in filings

Dec. 23, 2015
By America Hernandez

As the underground gas leak in the Porter Ranch community of Los Angeles County continues to spew noxious gas for more than tw...


Litigation


Nossaman attorney backs church in pro bono case

Dec. 23, 2015
By Steven Crighton

Nossaman LLP insurance attorney Joan Cotkin provided vital pro bono help to a small church ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


State Bar trustees vote 14-1 for a second four-year term for Chief Trial Counsel Jayne Kim ...


More than 160 members strong, the Cowboy Lawyers Association celebrated its 25th anniversary last year. ...


Litigation


Oracle settles with FTC over software updates

Dec. 23, 2015
By Kibkabe Araya

Oracle Corp. on Monday settled with the Federal Trade Commission for allegedly putting 850 million personal computers at a hig...


Transactions


Dealmakers

Dec. 22, 2015
By Melanie Brisbonn

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


Entertainment & Sports


Counsel duels both in and out of the courtroom

Dec. 22, 2015
By Gautham Thomas

An enthusiastic attorney with eclectic interests, Tamara Kurtzman plays the bagpipes and saber fences. ...


Labor/Employment


Age discrimination trial comes to heated end

Dec. 22, 2015
By Matthew Blake

Jury to deliberate on termination of decorated KNBC Los Angeles employee ...


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


Attorneys in one of state's largest corruption cases Friday in San Bernardino County Superior Court argued the legitimacy of a...


Corporate


State settles with drugmaker for $23M

Dec. 22, 2015
By Kibkabe Araya

As a part of a nationwide pay-to-play insurance fraud case, the California Department of Insurance announced Friday it had rea...


Labor/Employment


Judge blocks new Uber agreements

Dec. 22, 2015
By Phil Johnson

A court order will prevent Uber Technology Inc.'s new driver arbitration agreement from affecting the 160,000 drivers included...


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


NSA suit remanded to district court

Dec. 22, 2015
By Gautham Thomas

The Fourth Amendment claim under appeal can't be decided on its own, the 9th Circuit ruled. ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


New York, not California, seized the mantle as the first state to mandate experiential training for bar applicants. ...