Mergers & Acquisitions
AT&T deal to add DirecTV expected to win approval
By Salvador Mares
Attorneys at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP took leading roles in proctoring AT&T Inc.'s p...
Backers of a trial lawyer initiative to raise California medical malpractice payouts face a big challenge: how to raise enough...
Tasked with scheduling trial dates for felony cases, Terri Mockler appreciates succinct arguments.
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By the Numbers
A roundup of recent merger and acquisition and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Judge Gregorio Roman Jr. grew up picking grapes as a child before joining the LA County court.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Applied Materials Inc. Santa Clara ...
Litigation
Government actions to save salmon rile Central Valley farmers
By Fiona Smith
Federal officials who operate a reservoir on a Klamath River tributary rushed to release extra water to avoid a salmon die off...
Religious expression has, historically, enhanced the administration of our government. Re: "'Outsiders to their own government...
Two frequently litigated copyright doctrines, when combined, can lead to arguably unjust judgments entered against licensees w...
The number of Americans renouncing U.S. citizenship or terminating permanent residency (a green card) is on a record pace this...
The take home message from the Third National Climate Assessment is pretty straightforward: Human-caused climate disruption is...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Kirkland helps private equity firm buy Red Lobster chain for $2.1 billion
By Salvador Mares
San Francisco-based private equity firm Golden Gate Capital acquired the Red Lobster restaurant chain for $2.1 billion in a de...
Two more class members wrote to Judge Lucy H. Koh to comment on a $324 million settlement with four of Silicon Valley's larges...
California's giant retirement system has hired DLA Piper partner Matthew G. Jacobs as its new general counsel. ...
The speed with which Gov. Brown and legislative leaders announced the recent agreement on a new rainy-day fund measure caught ...
Judges and Judiciary
Courts nearing drop-dead date to spend down reserves
By Paul Jones
Courts look set to have no more than 1 percent of their budgets in reserve by July, with many using savings for project purcha...
Litigation
Sterling hires powerhouse antitrust lawyer to represent him in fight with NBA
By Chase Scheinbaum
Maxwell Blecher reportedly fired off a letter to the league on Donald Sterling's behalf last week, a step suggesting the embat...
Lawyers say Raymond M. Cadei, a law and motion judge, thrives in a complex environment.
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
Lawyers and colleagues say Judge Jonathan M. Skiles has a strong, independent sense of what's right.
A look at how courts have been sorting through class certification in the wake of the Supreme Court's landmark 2013 decision. ...
The central question in Akamai v. Limelight is whether and when parties can be liable for divided infringement. By Juli...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Ethics opinion tackles attorney honesty in negotiations
By Kylie Reynolds
The pending State Bar opinion seeks to outline a distinction between misrepresenting material facts and bluffing. ...
Litigation
Athletes drop damages claims, will seek injunction in NCAA case
By Hadley Robinson
Athletes challenging the NCAA's model of not paying students for use of their names, images and likenesses in TV broadcasts an...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Disbarment recommended for personal injury attorney
By Melanie Brisbon
The State Bar Court review department has recommended disbarment for Henry E. Guzman, a Los Angeles-based lawyer. ...
Government
Central District panel attorney upheaval highlights differences across state
By Henry Meier
Recent upheaval in the Central District highlights differences in how jurisdictions oversee indigent criminal defense panels a...