A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
Lawyers say Justice Robert Dondero is engaged in arguments and isn't afraid to buck legal trends.
Labor/Employment
VIDEO: With intern season upon us, brush up on the rules
By Katharine Malonen
Proponents of unpaid internships argue that they provide unique opportunities for go-getters. Critics call them 'institutional...
In the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Wood v. Moss, the court again had occasion to apply the "plausibility" pleading...
Ney's strategy of persistent and tenacious follow-up after mediations often helps bring the parties together, attorneys say. ...
If a judge sides with a request by Franklin Templeton Investments, a Stockton creditor fighting the city's bankruptcy plan, ex...
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP secured an attorney fee award exceeding $200,000 for Oakland-based client Hydrapak Inc., an appellat...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Circuit: Lawyer who drafted order for judge lacks 'absolute' quasi-judicial immunity
By Henry Meier
A split federal appellate court panel ruled this week that an attorney drafting an order on behalf of a judge does not qualify...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
ABA brief insists federal prosecutors must obey state ethics rules
By Don Debenedictisn
The American Bar Association has joined the fight against a lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Justice challenging an ethics ru...
Los Angeles County and the county counsel's office must disclose details related to lawsuits filed against the sheriff's depar...
Law Practice
Breyer gives careful hearing to defendant firms in Heller bankruptcy
By Joshua Seboldn
The four law firms facing unfinished-business claims from the Heller Ehrman LLP estate still face an uphill battle. ...
California Supreme Court
Red light cameras get approval by state Supreme Court
By Saul Sugarman
In a rare decision on traffic matters, the state Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that automatic photo systems used at red ligh...
Academy Award winning director Steven Okazaki (center) rubbed elbows with Bingham McCutchen LLP office managing partner Charle...
The Daily Journal hosted a reception Tuesday night in Beverly Hills to honor some of California's leading in-house counsel. Ka...
Greenberg Traurig LLP Chief Marketing Officer Jill Perry, left, and Silicon Valley co-managing shareholder William J. Goines c...
Litigation
Former Dodgers security chief says he left job over concerns about officer presence
By Chase Scheinbaum
Shahram Ariane testified Thursday in a high profile premises liability suit against the venue's former owners that an insuffic...
Litigation
Settlement follows discovery sanctions against Littler Mendelson client
By Laura Hautalan
A judge granted discovery sanctions against a company represented by Littler Mendelson PC in a recent sexual harassment case a...
Despite a flurry of late legal maneuvers by both student-athletes and the NCAA, a long-awaited trial challenging the lucrative...
A long-awaited report recommending best practices for compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA) r...
Government
Santa Maria attorney picking up wins for sex offender registrants
By Emily Green
Janice Bellucci is engaging in an aggressive media and legal strategy to reform the state's sex offender registry and vacate l...
General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at RingCentral Inc. San Mateo ...
Environmental
Updated definitions would redefine "critical habitat"
By Katharine Malonen
Last month, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service proposed two new rules and a policy ...
Though correct and characteristically clever, Scalia here seems to be missing what I see as the critical point. Law schools ca...
One year into her tenure, SEC Chair Mary Jo White has been publicly touting the bold steps being taken by the agency to keep e...
With addition of 21 attorneys, the Kansas City firm will double LA office, open in SF ...
Judges and Judiciary
LA incumbent could lose his seat after Tuesday's primary
By Don Debenedictisn
Only one incumbent California judge appears in line to lose re-election to the bench, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James B...
Jessica L. Grant joined the firm's recently opened office on Wednesday, after a short stint at Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Ba...
Justices question whether company should face claims for franchisee's actions ...
California will receive more than $7 million of a $105 million settlement announced on Wednesday between pharmaceutical giant ...
Law Practice
California Bar Foundation holds social media fundraiser
By Melanie Brisbonn
The crowdfunding campaign is for the foundation's Public Interest Bar Exam Scholarship program. ...