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Mark Cavendish, left, an Omega Pharma Quick Step cycling team member, with Nossaman LLP partner Mary Powers Antoine. The firm ...


Criminal


San Mateo County judge faces DUI charges

Jun. 13, 2014
By Hamed Aleazizn

Joseph C. Scott, the county's assistant presiding judge, was arrested May 24 in Redwood City after police officers saw him wea...


Law Practice


Alexander "Sandy" Y. Thomas replaces former global managing partner Gregory B. Jordan, who left the firm in October to join Th...


Community News


Trial lawyers host Chinese lawyers at annual event ...


Litigation


The battles between brand-name drug companies and their generic drug counterparts have typically played out in the marketplace...


Creditors of failed law firms were dealt a major blow Wednesday when a San Francisco federal judge ruled that legal matters ar...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Deals

Jun. 12, 2014
By Alex Shively

Longtime Irvine resident Haynes and Boone LLP has announced it has signed a 12-year lease to move to the Plaza Tower in Costa ...


Judicial Profile


Julie Fox Blackshaw

Jun. 12, 2014
By Katie Lucia

A newcomer to children's court, Judge Julie Fox Blackshaw draws from her experience as a mother.


Education


In a landmark victory in a closely watched education suit, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Tuesday struck down a...


Obituaries


Senior U.S. District Judge Alicemarie Huber Stotler, a trailblazing woman in the California legal community, died at home Mond...


California Courts of Appeal


The ruling will affect millions of Californians, given that so many have purchased insurance plans not governed by ERISA. ...


Government


Courts around the state are warning of scams victimizing people who pay hundreds of dollars in bogus fines after being told a ...


A bill to grandfather seven judges into the judiciary's pre-2013 pension contribution rates moved through a state Senate commi...


Corporate


Verizon, Netflix parry over slow connections

Jun. 12, 2014
By Alex Shively

Netflix Inc. General Counsel David Hyman publicly bolstered his company's position against Verizon Communications Inc. this we...


Intellectual Property


Movie studios and its partner filed a motion Tuesday to have the estate of The Lord of the Rings' author J.R.R. Tolkien's lawy...


Community News


WilmerHale lawyers enjoy brews and barbecue

Jun. 12, 2014
By John Michael

WilmerHale lawyers enjoy brews and barbecue ...


Obituaries


Arthur M. Greenwald, who retired as a Central District bankruptcy judge in 2005, died June 4 at his residence in Tarzana. ...


Perspective


After a series of rulings that stretched the natural and probable consequences doctrine to the breaking point, the state Supre...


Labor/Employment


In what appears to be the first case in the state to claim a group of unpaid interns should have received minimum wage, a form...


Litigation


Lawyers are questioning the Securities and Exchange Commission's strategies in the wake of high profile trial losses in cases ...


With Toni Atkins ascending last month to her new role as speaker of the California Assembly, judicial branch leaders are cauti...


Perspective


The Supreme Court continued its string of Federal Circuit reversals, tossing the definiteness standard in favor of a vague, bu...


Environmental


Now is the time to fix water issues

Jun. 11, 2014
By Katharine Malonen

Historically, California groundwater law has been simple: pump until a judge orders you not to. However, this year, the state ...


Perspective


Who should define 'intellectual disability'?

Jun. 11, 2014
By Katharine Malonen

One could easily draw the conclusion that Justice Samuel Alito believes the judiciary is far better suited than psychiatrists ...


Administrative/Regulatory


Global civic engagement for California attorneys

Jun. 11, 2014
By Katharine Malonen

As responsible attorneys we should look for opportunities for public and civic service that can create a lasting difference. B...


Corporate


New York-based private equity firm Sycamore Partners announced Monday it closed a $2.5 billion fund with counsel from Simpson ...


California Courts of Appeal


A state court of appeal is expected to decide soon whether insurance plans must cover in-patient mental health services for pr...


U.S. Supreme Court


The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied an appeal from Gov. Jerry Brown in a suit that holds the state accountable for some pa...


U.S. Supreme Court


The U.S. Supreme Court let stand a California decision that said arbitration provisions can be declared invalid if they are "u...


Real Estate/Development


Four firms worked on Atlas Hotels' joint venture with Lowe Enterprises and AECOM Capital for shared ownership of the Town and ...