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Litigation


Facebook wins suit against Power Ventures

Feb. 22, 2012
By Craig Anderson

A San Francisco judge has ruled that a company that aggregated information so computer users could view all of their social ne...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Holland & Knight faces malpractice suit

Feb. 22, 2012
By Casey Sullivan

A $60 million legal malpractice lawsuit waged against Holland & Knight LLP by three real estate investors, claiming the fi...


While not the easiest to negotiate, any buy-sell agreement is better than none. ...


Discipline


Errant attorneys face far more than an administrative suspension when they fib about MCLE compliance. By Stephen J. Strauss ...


Litigation


Courts are getting strict about the 60-day filing requirement for anti-SLAPP motions. By Jens B. Koepke of Morris, Polich &...


Law Practice


Reed Smith partner heads to Zeltiq

Feb. 22, 2012
By David Mc Afee

Sergio Garcia, a partner with Reed Smith LLP in San Francisco, was named the first general counsel of Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc. ...


Intellectual Property


Online material may be hosted anywhere in the world, making it difficult to determine who is responsible for what. By Michael ...


Government


As details of the wind-down process for the state's roughly 400 redevelopment agencies begin to take shape, experts say one th...


Environmental


EPA settles over mining cleanup

Feb. 22, 2012
By Fiona Smith

The federal Environmental Protection Agency announced last week it had reached a $10 million settlement with a Northern Califo...


Litigation


A state court judge's decision to give lawyers nearly half a year to try the first lawsuit in the Toyota sudden unintended acc...


U.S. Supreme Court


High court to consider "stolen valor" case

Feb. 22, 2012
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday on whether a federal law used to convict a Pomona politician for ...


Perspective


Adult adoptions limited in California

Feb. 22, 2012
By Sharon Liangn

A reader responds to "Entering the legal twilight zone: a lesson in trust law." ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Feb. 21, 2012
By Robert Pierce

A roundup of recent M&A and financing activity and the lawyers involved.


Firm Watch


On the Move

Feb. 21, 2012
By Connie Lopezn

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP added Bennett Young and Jon Welner as partners in San Francisco.


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Feb. 21, 2012
By Bill Richardson

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...


Judicial Profile


Salvatore T. Sirna

Feb. 21, 2012
By Henry Meier

Judge Salvatore T. Sirna applies the same spirit of service to the robe as he did his army green.


Judicial Profile


Andrea E. Flint

Feb. 20, 2012
By Fiona Smith

Judge Andrea Flint wants to engage the community she serves, not rule in a vacuum.


Real Estate/Development


Big bump in hotel transactions here to stay?

Feb. 18, 2012
By Evan Georgen

Last year, hotel sales amounted to $14 billion in 2011 nationwide. And California was a shining star in that recovery, with ho...


Perspective


The cure for ugly legal documents

Feb. 18, 2012
By Michael Leen

Even if you think you've mastered the art of legal writing, there's still a way to improve your work. By Thomas W. Temple ...


Labor/Employment


With oral arguments next month, a preview of the issues before the state Supreme Court. By Gerald Knapton and Kim Karelis of R...


Environmental


The Legislative Analyst's Office released a report Thursday criticizing Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal on how to spend the hundre...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel published its opinion Thursday affirming a $200,000 damages and attorney's fee summa...


Solo and Small Firms


Changing partners overnight

Feb. 18, 2012
By Susan Mcraen

Former O'Neill Lysaght & Sun partners reunite with other longtime colleagues to build successor litigation boutique Murphy...


Corporate


Cisco appeals Microsoft-Skype deal

Feb. 18, 2012
By Robert Pierce

Cisco Systems appealed the European Commission's approval of Microsoft's acquisition of Skype months after the deal closed and...


The role that legal institutions can play in protecting the rights of people with an intersex condition. By Julie Greenberg of...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Patrick A. Long

Feb. 18, 2012
By Casey Sullivan

When Patrick A. Long isn't crafting settlements, he spends much of his time chipping away at what he likes to call the great A...


Perspective


The uncomfortable resurgence of the responsible corporate officer doctrine. By Mike Emmick of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Ha...


Energy Law


The American Wind Energy Association announced Thursday that it was not able to get a much sought-after tax credit extension t...


Entertainment & Sports


Users are rethinking phone data

Feb. 18, 2012
By Erica E. Phillips

After reports that mobile applications, including Twitter, were accessing information from users' address books, frustrated pr...


Litigation


Three former UC Davis women wrestlers announced a $1.35 million settlement Thursday in what may be the first suit to ever go t...