Federal judges notice are noticing an uptick in applications from prospective clerks who could pass for the next generation of...
General Counsel, Executive Vice President, and Corporate Secretary of AlignMed Inc. Santa Ana ...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Oregon high court upholds internal communications privilege
By Alexandra Schwappach
The Oregon Supreme Court on Friday upheld the privileged nature of law firms' internal communications regarding existing clien...
Solo and Small Firms
Small SoCal firm to split, form two boutiques
By Alexandra Schwappach
The 11-year-old Orange County firm Hodel Briggs Winter LLP intends to split amicably into two outfits on June 1, the firm said...
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
Publicly traded companies doing business with the U.S. need to begin focusing on the material risks of cybersecurity. By Danie...
US District Judge Troy L. Nunley started his legal career as a prosecutor at his mother's urging.
Los Angeles County Judge H. Jay Ford III, who now handles eviction cases, promotes settlements.
Some Palo Alto lawyers have built ties to incubators that serve as the first stop for many international entrepreneurs. ...
Confidentiality is not the same thing as nondisclosure. By Lawrence Peitzman ...
Intellectual Property
Decision continues gradual solidification of trade secrets law
By Katharine Malonen
A contrary ruling could have upset a trend by the courts to put trade secret law on a uniform, concrete and predictable footin...
Deciding which of several jurisdictions' ethics rules may apply in a particular matter is becoming a frequent aspect of lawyer...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Simpson Thacher advises private equity firm in $2.3 billion portfolio company sale
By Salvador Mares
Hellman & Friedman LLC tapped Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP to handle the $2.35 billion sale of its portfolio company...
A Hillsborough-based real estate company must pony up nearly $850,000 in attorney fees after losing a legal malpractice lawsui...
California Supreme Court
Court says officers' identities can be divulged in officer-involved shootings
By Hamed Aleazizn
In a 6-1 decision, the state Supreme Court found that, typically, the names of police officers involved in on-duty shootings s...
From left: Kelland Ingram, a pastor at Upper Valley Ministries, receives legal assistance from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP...
Environmental
Business, taxpayer groups challenge state effort to cut toxic chemical in water
By Fiona Smith
Lawsuit claims a state rule to limit chromium 6 in drinking water relied on faulty analysis and will cause economic blow to co...
Southern California-based MemorialCare Health System named Terri Cammarano its new general counsel. MemorialCare will revamp i...
The Law Offices of Michael A. Scafiddi in San Bernardino, which focuses mostly on defending under the influence charges, handl...
Litigation
Trial begins in suit seeking damages for Giants fan injured at Dodgers game
By Chase Scheinbaum
Giants fan Bryan M. Stow was attacked unprovoked during the 2011 season opener at Dodger Stadium, an assault that left him in ...
Why not establish a "presumption" of electronic recording in all interviews between federal law enforcement and citizens? By N...
Government
VIDEO: A potentially controversial carve-out to the buyer's MAE walk-right
By Ben Armisteadn
Rick Climan and Keith Flaum debate the use of customary carve-outs within the definition of "material adverse effects" in M&am...
Litigation
State robs students in impoverished areas of learning time: lawsuit
By Chase Scheinbaum
Schools in high-poverty areas disproportionately rob students of learning time - a situation that violates its students' right...
California Supreme Court
State high court reverses employee class action win, but plaintiffs see hope
By Emily Green
An Alameda County judge mismanaged a wage and hour class action, the state Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in reversing a $15 ...
Known for her warmth and patience, San Francisco mediator Catherine Yanni has a record of settling multimillion-dollar lawsuit...
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Reform efforts deserve a more honest and open debate. By Michael A.S. Newman ...
Vice President of Legal Affairs at ChargePoint Inc. Campbell ...
In a major victory for people with disabilities, a consent decree was recently filed to settle a lawsuit alleging that LSAC ex...
Quietly nestled within the court's ultimate ruling is a subtle rebuke of the 9th Circuit's coddling of the entertainment indus...