Law Practice
Greenberg Traurig welcomes pair of entertainment lawyers
By Melanie Brisbonn
Tom Ara and Robert Sherman join the firm from Reed Smith. ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit clarifies law governing pain and suffering damages
By John Roemer
In a family's suit against Los Angeles police over the shooting of an autistic Muslim man, a federal judge should not have dis...
Litigation
Plaintiffs' attorneys feel heat over large fees in class action cases
By Henry Meier
Plaintiffs' attorneys are coming under fire after terms of a deal struck in a recent case involving improper grave care were q...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit blesses deal to bring water to Southern California cities
By Fiona Smith
A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a historic agreement to send vast amounts of Colorado River water from the Imperial V...
Intellectual Property
Experts: Lenovo deal prompted Apple-Google settlement
By Kevin Lee
Patent litigation experts say they think that the settlement struck by Apple Inc. and Google Inc. last week is a byproduct of ...
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. ...