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Gala raises funds for LA foster children

May 11, 2013
By John Michael

The Court Appointed Special Advocates of Los Angeles hosted their first annual "Evening of Dreams Gala" to benefit foster chil...


Labor/Employment


A group of black retail workers agreed to settle a racial discrimination lawsuit against their former employer, Wet Seal Inc.,...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Ronald E. White

May 11, 2013
By Katie Lucia

Attorneys say mediator Ronald E. White brings flexibility to his mediations, enabling him to tackle cases thought impossible ...


Community News


Champion for children

May 11, 2013
By John Michael

Northridge non profit Child and Family Guidance Center honored attorney Valerie Vanaman of Newman Aaronson Vanaman at the "Cha...


Community News


Several hundred women gathered at the Renaissance San Francisco Stanford Court Hotel on May 4 for California Women Lawyers' an...


Law Practice


Allen Matkins adds land use partner, tax associate

May 11, 2013
By Alexandra Schwappach

The firm snagged partner Fernando Villa from Pircher, Nichols & Meeks and associate Scott M. Dommes from professional serv...


An allegedly one-sided fee-shifting provision in a retainer agreement may keep a potential class action against a mortgage loa...


Law Practice


Los Angeles-based litigation powerhouse Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP will venture across the Pacific to open an o...


Community News


Reed Smith hosts cycling event

May 11, 2013
By John Michael

Members of Reed Smith's Palo Alto office hosted the dZi Foundation's 2013 cycling fundraiser kickoff last week with a ride dow...


Entertainment & Sports


Federal appellate judges on Thursday indicated they were inclined to revive a previously dismissed antitrust and copyright cas...


Intellectual Property


A 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel affirmed the dismissal of copyright infringement suits filed by Nevada-based holding...


Community News


Reading the forbidden fruit

May 11, 2013
By John Michael

In celebration of its 60th anniversary, PEN Center USA hosted "Forbidden Fruit: Readings From Banned Works of Literature" on S...


Solo and Small Firms


Shernoff Bidart found its niche

May 11, 2013
By Ameera Buttn

Shernoff Bidart Echeverria Bentley LLP found its calling in the 1970s at the cutting edge of insurance contract law. Represent...


Entertainment & Sports


A district judge granted Universal a permanent injunction Thursday, ending a dispute over an unauthorized pornographic adaptat...


After a full day of panels and talks by criminal justice luminaries, four individuals were honored for their outstanding contr...


Intellectual Property


Menlo Park-based social networking company Facebook Inc. has settled a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by Chicago-based T...


Gov. Jerry Brown's landmark criminal justice legislation known as realignment is facing heavy criticism from a potential elect...


In a stinging complaint filed Thursday in state court in Los Angeles, Calif. Attorney General Kamala Harris accused the nation...


Corporate


Dealmakers

May 10, 2013
By Andrew Mcintyre

A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.


Law Practice


Lawyers begin to target craft beer market

May 10, 2013
By Joshua Seboldn

The world of craft beer is rapidly growing from a backyard hobby to a popular industry. Accordingly, attorneys are starting to...


Perspective


Many lose health insurance in divorce

May 10, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

According to a study, every year about 115,000 women in the U.S. lose their private insurance coverage as a result of a divorc...


There is a clear split of state appellate court authority, but only one decision is the correct decision. By Neil Selman ...


Government


This includes the legalization of sports betting in the face of a federal ban, regulation and licensing of online poker, and t...


Entertainment & Sports


Viacom asked a New York court to dismiss claims by Cablevision that the media conglomerate violated antitrust laws by bundling...


Labor/Employment


The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to approve a $600,000 settlement with an openly gay police officer who claimed he w...


Federal prosecutors have accused four current and former immigration officials with taking bribes from a Los Angeles lawyer to...


Government


Calls for state court funding intensify

May 10, 2013
By Paul Jones

California Speaker of the Assembly John Perez on Wednesday called for restored funding for the state's judicial branch but war...


Corporate


Wilson Sonsini guides Trulia's $355 million buy

May 10, 2013
By Andrew Mc Intyre

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC represented San Francisco-based real estate search engine Trulia Inc. in its $355 mill...


Corporate Counsel


Erik Greupner

May 10, 2013
By Ryne Hodkowski

Senior Vice President, Business Administration and General Counsel for the San Diego Padres San Diego ...


Intellectual Property


Monrovia-based 3M Unitek, a subsidiary of 3M Co., announced Wednesday that it has settled patent infringement claims under fav...