Judges and Judiciary
Judges can't accept small gifts from parties, ethics panel declares
By Don Debenedictisn
Even "de minimus" gifts from litigants are forbidden, a Supreme Court judicial ethics committee says in a draft opinion clarif...
A roundup of recent real estate activity and the lawyers involved.
London-based Taylor Wessing LLP announced this week it will open its first offices in the United States in September in Palo A...
The Federal Communications Commission is readying an unprecedented auction for what's often called the "beachfront property" o...
The Supreme Court moved into the home stretch of the October 2013 term, and still has nine cases to go before the summer break...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Conservatives on 9th Circuit blast gay rights decision
By Hadley Robinson
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals majority's refusal to review a decision finding it unconstitutional to exclude a juror bas...
Criminal
Bill to increase punishment for sex crimes involving unconscious victims moves forward
By Kylie Reynolds
In a compromise, a hotly contested provision requiring a two-year minimum sentence for juvenile offenders was dropped. ...
Government
Bill to limit lawyers' peremptory challenges in misdemeanor cases dead for year
By Paul Jones
SB 794, authored by outgoing Sen. Noreen Evans, D-Santa Rosa, was pulled before being heard in the Assembly Public Safety Comm...
In another loss for Kaye Scholer, high-stakes entertainment and business litigator Larry R. Feldman joined Liner LLP. Experts ...
In one of its most anticipated decisions of the year, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a favorable ruling Monday for securities c...
Labor/Employment
Database of alleged thieves targeted by employee lawsuit
By Laura Hautalan
When G. Tsang signed a form acknowledging that he'd defrauded his employer, he didn't know was that it would put his name into...
Government
Bill restricting courts' ability to contract out services advances
By Paul Jones
The legislation would mandate that courts wanting to use service contracts to handle court work show that the contract will sa...
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. must pony up more than $2 million because its lawyers with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan ...
Opera's $75 million deal is the second in as many days to be led by Redwood Shores partner Keith A. Flaum. Flaum also spearhea...
Los Angeles County's top attorney John Krattli plans to retire next month after less than three years leading the county couns...
Government
State Bar board election procedure frustrates lawyers in state's outlying areas
By Katie Lucia
As lawyers enter the final week of voting for open seats on the State Bar Board of Trustees, attorneys from many isolated regi...
In short, it is an extraordinarily dangerous thing to do with potentially very damaging consequences. By Ted Wang ...
A recent ruling will force many people to evaluate their estate plans. By Anthony J. Napolitano and Kimberly B. Napolitano ...
These days it seems that more and more examples of questionable CEO and board member behavior are confronting corporate boards...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Weil handles biggest deal for Oracle in five years
By Salvador Mares
Oracle Corp. tapped Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP to handle its $5.3 billion acquisition of Micros Systems Inc., a software d...
The U.S. Supreme Court largely upheld one of the Obama administration's key efforts to fight climate change on Monday, but did...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Employers get pair of wins from 9th Circuit in arbitration cases
By Craig Andersonn
In a double-barrel win for employers, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Monday delivered pro-arbitration opinions i...
Litigation
Motorcyclist hurt in collision with border patrol agent awarded $5.4 million
By Henry Meier
A federal judge has awarded a motorcyclist injured in a collision with an on-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent $5.4 million, findi...
U.S. Supreme Court
Securities lawyers debate impact of high court ruling on investor class actions
By Hadley Robinson
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave companies an extra tool to fight class certification in investor lawsuits without overtu...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Employers win pair of 9th Circuit arbitration rulings
By John Roemer
In a double-barrel win for employers, a 9th Circuit panel on Monday delivered pro-arbitration opinions in favor or retailers B...
Larry R. Feldman jumps from Kaye Scholer. ...
Labor/Employment
Fear of tech worker unpopularity may have spurred settlement
By Laura Hautalan
Are Silicon Valley technology employees even less popular than their bosses who allegedly ripped them off? Plaintiffs' attorne...
California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court rules for employers, but leaves door open for worker claims
By Emily Green
Workers can't skirt individual arbitration clauses in wage and hour disputes by claiming they stand a better chance at winning...
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A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.