Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP partner Eugene Clark-Herrera spearheaded the firm's 15th Annual Surf Trip, which has be...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Sullivan, O'Melveny lead M&A league tables in first half of the year
By Salvador Mares
With a hand in two of the largest acquisitions in California so far this year, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP garnered the top sp...
California Supreme Court
Governor's Supreme Court appointment helps infuse youth onto the bench
By Henry Meier
Brown's appointment of another young, progressive academic in Mariano-Florentino Cuellar to the state Supreme Court marks a t...
Government
Senate confirms U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte as district judge
By Melanie Brisbon
Central District U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte was confirmed Tuesday by the U.S. Senate to become a federal judge. ...
Criminal
New state law knocks off one day from maximum sentence for misdemeanors
By Kylie Reynolds
Legislation signed into law Monday by Gov. Jerry Brown resolves a discrepancy between California and federal criminal sentence...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Warner Bros. loses motion to disqualify Greenberg Glusker from case
By Kibkabe Araya
A federal judge denied a motion from media production companies to remove a Los Angeles firm as counsel for "Lord of the Rings...
Criminal
Former Qualcomm executive pleads guilty to insider trading, money laundering
By Katie Lucia
Jing Wang, 51, of Del Mar, was Qualcomm's executive vice president and also served as president of the tech giant's global bus...
Government
Law librarians protesting bill to end print publication of federal codes
By Paul Jones
A bill to end the print publication of federal codes and rules is drawing howls of protest by law librarians, who warn such a ...
California Courts of Appeal
Anti-SLAPP motion in actor's case rejected on appeal
By Craig Andersonn
In its published decision Tuesday, the 2nd District Court of Appeal struck down a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a man...
LinkedIn has hired former Yahoo General Counsel Michael Callahan to serve as its next general counsel. He most recently worked...
California appeals courts have proven to be skeptical while interpreting the state's Confidentiality of Medical Information Ac...
The American Business Trial Lawyers' Northern California chapter held a panel on June 25 discussing how to communicate effecti...
Recent developments make the SEC's administrative forum an attractive alternative to federal court for the commission to prose...
Litigation
White collar practitioners find synergies in data breach work
By Joshua Seboldn
Former federal prosecutors have discovered that their knowledge of cybercrime is a good complement to their white collar pract...
California Supreme Court
Mexico native has strong academic credentials, no courtroom experience
By John Roemer
An authority on transnational security and immigration policy, Mariano-Florentino "Tino" Cuellar got an early look at the Mexi...
White Collar Crime/Securities
Editors' Note
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP
Litigation
States challenge constitutionality of California's chicken-coop law
By Fiona Smith
A group of states led by Missouri is squawking over a California law that frees egg-laying hens from cramped cages. ...
Although an employee may have engaged in what may be considered misconduct and grounds for termination, that conduct may be in...
When considering what elements are necessary to prove mail or wire fraud, the 9th Circuit has changed course on the elements a...
Employers should be wary of considerable hidden costs that can arise if plaintiffs fail to respond to California's recent mini...
Litigation
Electronics companies targeted in Northern District antitrust complaint
By Craig Andersonn
Several electronics companies have been hit with a Northern District lawsuit accusing them of fixing the price of common elect...
Law Practice
Data security boutique co-founder leaves for Baker & Hostetler
By Melanie Brisbon
Tanya Forsheit has joined the Los Angeles office of Baker & Hostetler LLP. She comes to the firm from InfoLawGroup LLP, a...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit chief judge calls for firing squads in opinion
By John Roemer
Execution by lethal injection is a hopelessly flawed technique that should be replaced by the firing squad, Chief Judge Alex K...
Solo and Small Firms
Pittsburgh firm Leech Tishman expands in California
By Joshua Seboldn
Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl has brought on seven attorneys from Pasadena intellectual property boutique Sheldon Mak &am...
California Courts of Appeal
Sutter Health class action rejected by state appeals court
By John Roemer
A state appellate panel on Monday shot down a potential class action by Sutter Health patients whose records were compromised....
Government
More than a dozen candidates vying for Central District US attorney post
By Henry Meier
Sources said the front-runner appears to be Carolyn Kubota, an O'Melveny & Myers LLP partner and former assistant U.S. att...
Litigation
Former Autonomy exec objects to HP-plaintiffs' shareholder suit settlement
By Hadley Robinson
Represented by John W. Keker, San Francisco-based partner at Keker & Van Nest LLP, Sushovan Hussain - Autonomy's former ch...
California Supreme Court
Brown names Stanford Law School professor to Supreme Court
By Henry Meiern
Gov. Jerry Brown appointed Stanford Law School professor Mariano-Florentino Cuellar as the newest member of the California Sup...
Ex-prosecutor Daniel B. Feldstern runs a felony trial court in close-knit San Fernando.
A roundup of recent merger and acquisition and financing activity and the lawyers involved.