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Solo and Small Firms


Know a 'boutique' when you see one

Oct. 16, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

A boutique law firm is small in size, has a strong focus on one primary practice discipline, performs at a high level of profe...


Litigation


In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, The Los Angeles Times claims the Orange County Register has failed to pay more than $3.5 million i...


Barry Hazle Jr. will receive nearly $2 million in the settlement reached Monday, after the 9th Circuit last year ruled he dese...


Large Firms


Three IP lawyers move to Manatt

Oct. 16, 2014
By Kibkabe Arayan

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP snags three intellectual property litigators from Dickstein Shapiro LLP in Los Angeles and O...


Banking


Payment apps may trigger bank act

Oct. 16, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

Are mobile payment apps subject to the enforcement penalties of the Bank Secrecy Act? The broad definition of "financial insti...


Entertainment & Sports


Lawyers who work in the motion picture industry compare recent Netflix original movie deals to Showtime and HBO feature filmma...


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


A convicted rapist lost his bid to have declared unconstitutional a lifetime requirement that he register with the police ever...


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 ...