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Judicial Profile


Patricia Guerrero

Oct. 16, 2014
By Pat Broderick

Her youth involved boots and cowboy hats but Patricia Guerrero always dreamed of a legal career.


Top Boutiques


Editors' Note

Oct. 15, 2014
By David Houstonn


Corporate Counsel


Christopher M. Lal

Oct. 15, 2014
By Alexandra Schwappach

Tilly's Inc. Irvine Size of legal department: 1 lawyer ...


GC Email


Silicon Valley giants divide and conquer

Oct. 15, 2014
By Salvador Mares

Size can be a liability for some tech industry giants, four of whom have opted to spin off major divisions in efforts to spur ...


Intellectual Property


Copyright law is complex and can hold a lot traps for the unwary. Oftentimes, companies could avoid these traps by taking a fe...


Perspective


Cities can offset cracked sidewalk liability

Oct. 15, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

Despite safeguards, California cities continue to become engaged in litigation arising out of "trip and fall" accidents along ...


Intellectual Property


Reining in patent trolls, state by state

Oct. 15, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

Over the course of 2014, efforts to crack down on "patent trolls" have dramatically increased. On the federal level, such effo...


Family


The NFL's handling of several recent high-profile domestic violence incidents has raised the national consciousness regarding ...


Perspective


Franchise relations changes overdue

Oct. 15, 2014
By Katharine Malonen

A bill which would have added much needed amendments to the California Franchise Relations Act was recently vetoed by Gov. Jer...


Intellectual Property


O'Melveny & Myers LLP secured a $36 million verdict for Oregon-based client Mentor Graphics Corp. on Friday in a patent tr...


Entertainment & Sports


Hogan Lovells aids in launch of new Studio 8

Oct. 15, 2014
By Jason Pafundin

The film and television studio plans to release 24 films in the next five years ...


Government


Despite calls from law enforcement and county officials, a Board of State and Community Corrections committee maintained that ...


Auxilium received an unsolicited $2.2 billion buyout offer from Endo on Sept. 12. when Auxilium was in the midst of acquiring ...


Upholding a $800 million award in a trade secrets case between two of the world's largest hard drive manufacturers, the Minnes...


Law Practice


Morgan Lewis adds DOJ antitrust, cybercrime guru

Oct. 15, 2014
By Joshua Seboldn

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has brought on Mark L. Krotoski as a partner in the firm's Washington D.C. office. Krotoski will r...


Litigation


California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced a $28 million settlement for privacy and contract violations Monday with a...


Labor/Employment


The most valuable claims California workers have in employment disputes could be placed on hold, depending on an upcoming deci...


Gov. Jerry Brown's most recent appointees to the court, Justices Goodwin Liu and Mariano-Florentino Cuellar, seem poised for e...


Judicial Profile


Pamela M. Parker

Oct. 15, 2014
By Pat Broderick

Newly appointed Judge Pamela M. Parker was raised with an awareness of public interest issues.


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Oct. 14, 2014
By Jason Pafundin

A roundup of recent M&A and financing activity and the lawyers involved.


GC Email


Stadium sponsorships harder to snag

Oct. 14, 2014
By Alex Shively

Many pro sports teams are tossing the clutter of dozens of sponsorships, opting for fewer stadium billboards and doubling down...


Letter to the Editor


A recent story's characterization of mortgage fraud prosecutions in the Eastern District does not reflect what we're doing in ...


Perspective


When people ask me how often I'm in trial as a family law judge, I answer "all the time." At least that's how often I preside ...


Perspective


China tinkering with domain name rules

Oct. 14, 2014
By Katharine Malonen

Proposed revisions to China's domain name regulations could substantially change the status quo for non-Chinese registries in ...


Perspective


When online speech becomes a true threat

Oct. 14, 2014
By Katharine Malonen

On Dec. 1, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Elonis v. United States, a case involving rap lyrics, Fac...


Community News


Los Angeles high school posthumously honors former appellate judge ...


Community News


Cooley hosts end-of-summer party

Oct. 14, 2014
By John Michael

Cooley hosts end-of-summer party ...


Law Practice


Century-old American Judicature Society shutting down

Oct. 14, 2014
By Don Debenedictisn

The demise of the American Judicature Society has saddened California lawyers and judges involved in the century-old judicial ...


Litigation


Complex litigation judge yet to be named

Oct. 14, 2014
By Vik Jolly

The Superior Court here expects to consolidate complex civil litigation in one courtroom by early next year, a move the Rivers...


Law Practice


Medical staffing company appoints new GC

Oct. 14, 2014
By Alison Frost

North Hollywood-based IPC The Hospitalist Company Inc. announced Friday the appointment of its new general counsel and corpora...