Litigation
Ruling on control of Ontario airport delayed after city raises new theory
By Vik Jolly
A superior court judge ordered additional briefing after lawyers for the city of Ontario surprised the court by arguing that t...
BASF Barristers Club hits the Bay ...
Real Estate/Development
Firms grapple with growth strategies as real estate prices surge
By Alex Shively
Recent reports by JLL and Savills Studley predict no relief in sight for law firm tenants in California. While some firms are ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit en banc panel to consider if state artwork law violates Commerce Clause
By Hadley Robinson
An 11-judge panel of 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges will consider whether a California law that gives artists royalt...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Orrick patent lawyer to lead Santa Clara County Bar Association
By Melanie Brisbon
Matthew H. Poppe, a patent litigator at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, has been elected as president-elect of the San...
Community News
Judge recognized for contributions to San Mateo County veterans court
By John Michael
Judge recognized for contributions to San Mateo County veterans court ...
A prominent labor and employment partner at O'Melveny & Myers, Dunham died Sunday. He was 64. ...
Friday was Allyson Willoughby's last day as general counsel and senior vice president of people for Sausalito-based Glassdoor....
Litigation
Scammed insurance company workers to get $36.8 million, judge rules
By Saul Sugarman
Employees of a Novato-based insurance company should receive $36.8 million after being scammed into putting their retirement s...
The Association of Corporate Counsel announced the installment of a new board chairman for 2015: John Page, Irvine-based Golde...
Government
Pakistani civil rights hero, jurist discusses religious oppression
By Brian Cardile
On a typical morning in the northern Pakistan city of Peshawar, a tailor busied himself preparing for the day's customers. Mom...
Government
Money and mudslinging mar 'unprecedented' Fresno judicial race
By Matt Hamilton
Fueled by more than $900,000 in donations, a veteran prosecutor and her former colleague in the district attorney's office are...
Stanford E. Reichert is known for his measured approach on the Rancho Cucamonga court.
Litigation
No agreement reached in 9th Circuit Chief Judge Kozinski's objections to settlement
By Hadley Robinson
A bid to settle 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Alex Kozinski's objections to a settlement involving electric ca...
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
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A federal judge expressed concern over a professional football arbitrator's failure to disclose work he has done for a renowne...
On Oct. 8, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in Warger v. Shauers, a case asking how closely courts can examine what takes...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mediate pre-litigation, if it makes sense
By Ben Armisteadn
There are many good reasons to consider mediating before suing. But unless both sides are adequately prepared and committed to...
Who is responsible for the housing crisis in San Francisco? And how can the government - within constitutional limits - levera...
Constitutional Law
High court gun possession case could impact state laws
By Ben Armisteadn
The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to decide whether a felon prohibited from possessing firearms can sell or transfer owne...
On Sunday night, I sat in a chilly school gym while election officials in the city of Lviv went through the tedious process of...
Lateral partner moves in the legal industry, especially the ones involving prestige practices, have often been compared to the...
Entertainment & Sports
Sirius XM hopes Petrocelli can reverse devastating court rulings
By Matthew Blaken
The satellite broadcaster is bringing in the big guns - litigator Daniel M. Petrocelli - in an attempt to reverse costly copyr...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Supreme Court rejection of new discipline rules frustrates members of revision panel
By Don Debenedictisn
Members of a special State Bar commission are deeply upset that the bar and the Supreme Court dumped their decade work rewriti...
Trial attorney Raymond P. Boucher announced Thursday that he left the Los Angeles-based firm of Khorrami Boucher LLP. ...
Bankruptcy
Judge approves Stockton's bankruptcy plan, leaves employee pensions intact
By Paul Jones
Just a month after declaring public employees' pensions can be trimmed in bankruptcy cases, a federal judge Thursday spared em...
Lawyers say retired San Francisco County Superior Court Judge David Garcia is now less intimidating as a mediator than he was ...
Solo and Small Firms
Motel business attorney prepares case for the highest court
By Kibkabe Arayan
It's not often that a case fought by a sole practitioner goes all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court, but Los Angeles attorn...
Charles Schwab has accused a Los Angeles-based law firm of libel for allegedly linking his investment company to a late Indone...