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Judicial Profile


Shelley Kaufman

Jan. 25, 2015
By Brian Cardile

Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) ...


Real Estate/Development


First impression: cotenancy clauses

Jan. 24, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

In a recent decision, the 5th District Court of Appeal addressing for the first time the enforceability of cotenancy clauses i...


Perspective


Open-sourcing and crowdsourcing cybersecurity

Jan. 24, 2015
By Katharine Malonen

Cases in 2014 taught us that although standing and damages are still difficult to prove, defendants may need to be prepared to...


Arbitrator Profile


Daniel Yamshon

Jan. 24, 2015
By Paul Jones

American Arbitration Association Sacramento ...


Entertainment & Sports


The departure of O'Melveny entertainment dealmakers to Latham is not as massive as first reported, but still has left Latham p...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Malpractice claims can show up years after a lawyer stops practicing. "Tail" insurance coverage can be expensive, but sometime...


Firm Profile


Balancing the Scales

Jan. 24, 2015
By Paul Jones

One of few boutiques of its time founded on the principles of workplace flexibility, Miller Law Group has shed the 'mommy-trac...


Eleven environmental groups and the city of Berkeley sued the state Department of Food and Agriculture on Thursday alleging it...


Government


Eileen M. Decker is the presumptive candidate for the top federal prosecutor position in the Central District, according to so...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Ethics compliance: the outsourcing option

Jan. 24, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

Outsourcing ethics issues, including conflict resolution and rules compliance, to another law firm that specializes in the are...


Government


State judiciary leaders Thursday approved a detailed multiyear plan to provide more access to interpreters for non-English spe...


Criminal


Federal prosecutors in Sacramento have admitted evidence was not disclosed to an environmental activist who spent years in pri...


Environmental


The California Supreme Court has granted review in the case of a frustrated gold miner criminally charged for using a banned m...


Requests for help finding lawyers are flat or reduced, but State Bar-certified referral services try new ways to reach clients...


Corporate Counsel


Gabriel Sandoval

Jan. 23, 2015
By Joshua Seboldn

Chief Legal Officer of Deem Inc. San Francisco ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Twist on merger litigation: paid too much?

Jan. 23, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

Shareholder lawsuits alleging too-low merger transactions are all too familiar. But in a new twist, plaintiffs have now sued o...


Zoning, Planning and Use


Clarification on cell tower dos, don'ts

Jan. 23, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

Local governments, if they adjust their practices accordingly, could turn the recently decided T-Mobile South case into...


Bankruptcy


Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans will have a significant impact on creditors as borrowers have increasingly sought t...


Government


Silicon Valley lawyer Michelle K. Lee took a step Wednesday toward becoming the official director of the U.S. Patent and Trade...


Law Practice


Managing partners have more confidence and optimism about the economy and the legal industry, but continue to be nervous about...


U.S. Supreme Court


Eight years after being sued for trademark infringement, Hana Bank has secured a complete defense victory punctuated by a una...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Pinterest acquires data analytics startup

Jan. 23, 2015
By Joshua Seboldn

San Francisco social bookmarking company Pinterest Inc. acquired Palo Alto targeted advertising technology startup Kosei in a ...


Criminal


Attorney General Kamala D. Harris is running for U.S. Senate, but faces demands by a federal appellate panel that she take a l...


Environmental


Copyright law experts said a federal ruling in a copyright case between Fox and Dish could change what viewing technolgoies TV...


Transactions


Dealmakers

Jan. 22, 2015
By Jason Pafundin

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


A federal lawsuit accusing private military security contractor SOC LLC of misleading its employees about their work schedule ...


Environmental


CEQA, federal law at a railroad crossing

Jan. 22, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

The issue of whether railyards are subject to federal preemption of the California Environmental Quality Act is now before the...


Perspective


If there's one thing I've learned about trial lawyers is that even in the face of defeat we never back down from a fight even ...


Litigation


Tessera Technologies Inc. will receive $155 million under the terms of a comprehensive litigation settlement agreement reached...


Entertainment & Sports


In a case typified by a lack of information, a Superior Court Judge Tuesday threw out Al Jazeera America's affirmative defense...