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Judicial Profile


Richard F. Walmark

Dec. 13, 2015
By America Hernandez

Wasting no time, LA Superior Court Judge Richard Walmark can quickly cut to the heart of a case.


Litigation


With oral arguments next month, both plaintiffs and defense say the labor agency is on their side. ...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Renowned Ref

Dec. 12, 2015
By Steven Crighton

Neutral Gary Taylor handles arbitrations and mediations across Southern California ...


Government


A terminated Milpitas city attorney has hired Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP to pursue a claim he was the victim of a wron...


Law Practice


Assistant U.S. Attorney William Cole moves to Call & Jensen to establish a white collar group. ...


Law Practice


Small Monterey firms join forces

Dec. 12, 2015
By Joshua Seboldn

Attorneys from Bohnen, Rosenthal & Kreeft announced Wednesday they will merge into fellow Monterey firm L&G LLP Attorn...


Firm Profile


Hardy Survivors

Dec. 12, 2015
By Banks Albachn

With just four partners and seven attorneys working as counsel, Silicon Valley Law Group covers a wide spread of the legal spe...


Two lawsuits allege Kern County conducted a flawed environmental review of its new zoning ordinance in violation of CEQA ...


Media


Music industry awaits streaming royalties decision

Dec. 12, 2015
By Ashley Cullinsn

The Copyright Royalty Board is expected to announce Tuesday its decision on how much non-interactive streaming services such a...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Joseph L. Dunn's lawsuit against the State Bar for terminating him as executive director could not be resolved through mediati...


Government


Sacramento Superior Court workers plan strike

Dec. 12, 2015
By Phil Johnson

Roughly 200 Sacramento court employees will strike next week after union rejects proposed contract. ...


Discipline


Dec. 11, 2015
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP


State Bar & Bar Associations


State Bar considers dividing itself

Dec. 11, 2015
By Kevin Lee

A task force grappled with whether the State Bar should serve as both disciplinarian and trade association for California's la...


Corporate Counsel


Afshin Pishevar

Dec. 11, 2015
By Kibkabe Arayan

Chief Legal Officer Hyperloop Technologies Inc. Los Angeles ...


A European Commission proposal to let Europeans travel with their streaming content is sparking speculation that it could be t...


Litigation


City pension fund suit headed to trial

Dec. 11, 2015
By America Hernandez

A suit accusing two companies of mismanaging Los Angeles city employee pension funds may proceed toward trial, a judge ruled W...


More than half of chief legal officers and general counsel are spending more on combating cyber attacks, according to an Assoc...


Labor/Employment


In huge hit to sharing economy leader, Judge Edward M. Chen ruled their arbitration agreement invaild. ...


Entertainment & Sports


The National Football League and DirecTV will defend their NFL Sunday Ticket package in Los Angeles federal court. ...


Obituaries


Former Imperial County Superior Court Judge James "Jim" H. Harmon, known for tirelessly researching cases and for treating all...


Litigation


LA Metro settles ADA cases

Dec. 11, 2015
By America Hernandez

The Los Angeles Country Metropolitan Transportation Authority has settled 14 of 18 suits filed by passengers in wheelchairs an...


Mergers & Acquisitions


A study cites an overly cautious market for the drop in venture capital exits in 2015 ...


Transactions


Dealmakers

Dec. 10, 2015
By Melanie Brisbonn

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


Litigation


Volkswagen MDL set in Northern District

Dec. 10, 2015
By America Hernandez

U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer in San Francisco will preside over more than 450 nationwide cases against the car manuf...


Judicial Profile


Julie R. Culver

Dec. 10, 2015
By XYZ

Monterey County Judge Julie Culver never pictured herself in a courtroom.


Litigation


Judge grants antitrust class against NCAA

Dec. 10, 2015
By Gautham Thomas

U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken certified an antitrust class action Friday against the National Collegiate Athletics Associ...


Presiding judges from Fresno and Riverside Counties made the trek to San Francisco Tuesday to speak to a special judicial comm...


Corporate


SF fintech startup grabs new GC

Dec. 10, 2015
By Kibkabe Araya

Align Commerce Inc., geared toward small businesses, named Jay D. Hansen as its first general counsel and compliance officer ...


Capping off fiscal year 2015, U.S. attorney's offices in each of California's four federal districts announced Tuesday they pu...


Four of the nation's largest cellphone service providers excessively charged dozens of city and county governments in Californ...