The Comcast/Time Warner Cable merger will give the cable company over 50 percent of the market for high-speed broadband. By Jo...

In the absence of state and federal regulations, many cities in California have begun to regulate e-cigarettes on their own. B...

Steve A. Nichols , who has practiced at the Costa Mesa-based firm for more than 30 years, started in his new role on Saturday...

The latest episode in a protracted buyout fight unfolded Friday when the San Francisco-based networking equipment maker announ...

Tessera Technologies Inc. will receive $196 million as part of a comprehensive patent litigation settlement with Powertech Tec...

El Segundo-based toy and game maker Mattel Inc. tapped Latham & Watkins LLP to handle its $460 million acquisition of Mega...

Four remaining unfinished business cases in the bankruptcy case of defunct law firm Heller Ehrman LLP look to be headed for di...

Facing sanctions for violating a protective order in the high-profile patent infringement litigation, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart &...

A bill proposed in the Assembly would clarify that a patient's representatives may pick up and transport prescription medicati...

The 9th Circuit's practice of posting video of its en banc oral argument sessions paid off Friday for a convicted marijuana tr...

The counties of San Diego, San Bernardino, Orange, Los Angeles and Sacramento joined in filing a writ of mandate Friday seeki...

A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.

New partners can be a sound addition to a law firm's practice base and revenues. However, there are challenges to integrating ...

William Henderson is a Professor of Law at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, where he teaches courses on the legal ...

Michael Roster for the past five years has been the steering committee co-chair for the Association of Corporate Counsel's Val...

Edwin B. Reeser is a business lawyer in Pasadena specializing in structuring, negotiating and documenting complex real estate ...

Barry Goode strives to make jurors' experience enjoyable, including bringing them baked goods.

Veteran Justice Coleman A. Blease, with 35 years on the bench, prefers strict interpretation of statutes.

In a provocative challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court, Circuit Judge Stephen R. Reinhardt has urged the justices to do for cons...

In a recent mediation, the general counsel turned to the mediator and said: "Doesn't she realize that I'm the client?" By Luci...

The SEC has issued its long-anticipated proposals to implement crowdfunding under Title III of the JOBS Act. By Glenn Luinenbu...

At the outset of the recent nuclear talks between Iran and the U.S. it was widely reported that there had been no direct conta...

Until recently, it was relatively rare for a talent manager to sue a former client for commissions, but it now appears the glo...

After more than 15 years on the bench of the nation's most prominent business court, Chancellor Leo E. Strine Jr. was sworn in...

Instead of heading to another firm or looking into a merger as the firm's longtime leaders step away from leadership roles, Da...

In the midst of a trial, a judge Thursday tentatively approved an $80.5 million settlement in ongoing litigation against the o...

Interim San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria last week recognized the 75th anniversary of law firm Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP by off...

As the newly elected president of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, Bob Olson's primary goal is to try ...

The Beverly Hills Bar Association honored a pair of legal luminaries at the group's litigation awards dinner Feb. 19 at the Mo...