In nearly three years as chief of the downtown Riverside office, Antoine "Tony" Raphael has overseen the prosecution of high...

As both the state and federal governments enact rules to cut greenhouse gases, the courts have given them a wide berth this ye...

The chief judge of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Alex Kozinski, has put the federal bench in a pickle by objecting to...

In anticipation of Gov. Jerry Brown's Jan. 10 budget proposal, the judicial branch hopes more optimistic state revenue forecas...

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

San Diego Judge Gary Kreep takes criticism over his religious and political beliefs in stride.

Judge Brad Seligman has leapt from litigating civil rights cases to presiding over family feuds.

The PTAB is now the third busiest venue for challenging patents. By Ben M. Davidson ...

Nossaman LLP associate Tae Yeon Do and her chef husband, Young Do, created this festively striped parfait that would make a sw...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP associate Coby Turner came up with a recipe that uses whiskey in chocolate bread pudding, which has become a...

While the law may be unsettled, it is clear that companies cannot take an ostrich approach to data security issues. By Todd C....

This hybrid ADR process can provide litigators with a valuable tool for conducting a cost-effective reality check of their cas...

Can you learn anything about effective legal writing from a two-year-old? Recently, I did. By Janet Gusdorff ...

The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California held its annual Bill of Rights dinner at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel,...

Attorneys representing Pacific Gas and Electric Co. avoided sanctions from the California Public Utilities Commission Thursday...

An Orange County judge has ruled proeseuctors failed to present exculpatory evidence to a grand jury in a $17 milliont fraud c...

Thomas P. Beck, founding partner of Pasadena-based Thon Beck Vanni Callahan & Powell PC, and Gloria S. Pitzer, a partner a...

A San Francisco federal judge sent a former bank executive to 20 months in prison earlier this week, and ordered he pay $360,0...

The California judicial branch generally complied with laws requiring fair and efficient contracting but in several instances ...

The Foster City-based financial giant announced Thursday that it had promoted M. Ellen Richey from within the company's ranks ...

Distinguished UC Davis School of Law alumni spoke to recent graduates at a Dec. 5 Young Alumni Association event about lessons...

In a blow to U.S. businesses accused of wrongdoing overseas, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Thursday held that c...

Jason Kletter and Tracy LeSage joins the Attorney Diversion and Assistance Program Oversight Committee, established to provide...

Sidley Austin LLP welcomed securities litigation partner Norman J. Blears to its Palo Alto office Thursday from Hogan Lovells ...

The San Diego County Bar Association's appellate court committee hosted its annual holiday luncheon Dec. 13 at the W Hotel. St...

Arnold & Porter LLP's San Francisco office hosted a panel discussion Monday aimed at providing an update on recent regulat...

Should the feuding toymakers Mattel Inc. and MGA Entertainment Inc. wish to continue their decadelong battle of the dolls, the...

The Bar Association of San Francisco held its annual membership luncheon and officer installation Dec. 17 at the Westin St. Fr...

Latham & Watkins LLP and Goodwin Procter LLP are among the firms who worked on Essex Property Trust Inc.'s approximately $...

With well over 200 bench and jury trials between them to date, the name partners at Marcin Lambirth LLP pride themselves on th...