A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
State Bar & Bar Associations
Diversity, problem-solving goals for new State Bar president
By Don Debenedictisn
Patrick M. Kelly , who will become State Bar president in October, wants to expand on the bar's efforts to ensure lawyers are ...
Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Money Mailer LLC Garden Grove ...
Criminal
LA district attorney accused of violating due process under Brady
By Karen Natividadn
The ACLU claims that the policies of the LA district attorney's office violate the constitutional rights of defendants. By Don...
Clearly, the current system has not helped avoid frivolous lawsuits and the system needs to adapt in the tumultuous economic c...
Law Practice
Latham & Watkins LLP releases legal jargon glossary iPhone app
By Ameera Buttn
Ever wonder what a 'deal toy' was? That's a gift handed out to deal participants after the closing. Read that definition and m...
Intellectual Property
Judge rejects arbitration in sex discrimination case, but appeal could delay proceedings
By Saul Sugarman
A female partner at a Silicon Valley venture capital firm notched another win in a sex discrimination case against her company...
Lawsuits continue to derail California's high-speed rail project, but for one Bay-Area attorney, rail litigation has been full...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge now at center of botched settlement fallout
By Ciaran Mc Evoy
The fallout from a personal-injury settlement that imploded when the plaintiff's lawyer said he lacked his client's permission...
Jackson Lewis LLP has hired former chief counsel of Caesars Entertainment Corp. Ann H. Fromholz as a partner, the firm announ...
A Feb. 5 trial date has been in set for a San Francisco Giants fan who was savagely beaten last year in the Dodger Stadium par...
When it comes to how much bankruptcy lawyers charge law firm estates for their work, lawyers on the East Coast - and particula...
U.S. Supreme Court
Attorney challenges appellate division's time pressures
By Emily Green
A petition filed at the state Supreme Court alleges that Division 5 of the 2nd District Court of Appeal imposes a "draconian b...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
Morrison & Foerster LLP named Larren Nashelsky as chair, effective in October. Nashelsky is a member of the firm's executi...
Commissioner Nori Anne Walla says she learned a lot about herself handling family disputes.
Attorneys say federal Magistrate Judge Patrick Walsh isn't pro-police, despite his upbringing. ...
When Google's Marissa Mayer left to lead Yahoo earlier this week, she did something that might be more difficult or even impo...
Perspective
Book review: “Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2’s Deadliest Day”
By Ben Armisteadn
From the start, the subtitle announces the ending will not be happy. Yet the authors build gathering drama into their engaging...
A few things to consider before revving up the crowdfunding. By Joel Fishman of Gladstone Michel Weisberg Willner & Sloane...
Intellectual Property
Assessing patent eligibility of computerized business methods
By Ben Armisteadn
CLS Bank provides guidance on the front end in patent prosecution of a computerized business method invention and on th...
What steps can counsel take in drafting a settlement agreement in mediation to enhance the ability to enforce it thereafter? B...
For the third straight year, attorneys and staff at all nine national Best Best & Krieger LLP offices partnered with affil...
More than 50 people attended the southwestern regional Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) conference at Whittier La...
Judges and Judiciary
Ousted commissioner claims retaliation by Contra Costa County judges
By John Roemer
A former Contra Costa County court commissioner who claims local judges ganged up to fire her after she unsuccessfully challen...
Administrative/Regulatory
Attorney General lauches consumer privacy protection unit
By Ameera Buttn
California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced Thursday the formation of a new unit aimed at protecting consumer and indi...
Judges and Judiciary
SF judge stops taking on externs as workload increases
By Saul Sugarman
Beginning in January, law-and-motion Judge Harold E. Kahn will no longer take on externs. ...
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday tapped agency veteran Michele Wein Layne to head its regional office in Los...
A former personal injury attorney-turned-neutral, Michael D. Ranahan mediates a significant number of "lemon law" cases that a...
Community News
Pro bono attorneys and volunteers honored for service
By Caitlin Johnson
Nearly 160 pro bono attorneys, board members, staff and community members gathered at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles on July 12 t...