U.S. Supreme Court
High court rules false tax returns trigger deportation
By Robert Iafolla
In a decision that could boost deportations but hurt tax law enforcement, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a Southern...
The lease, which was closed in November, is part of DIRECTV's effort to consolidate and increase productivity by centralizing ...
Real Estate/Development
A Supersized Hotel Deal in San Diego
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
Towering high above the San Diego Bay and offering views of the Pacific Ocean and downtown San Diego, the 1,625-room Mancheste...
The sale of the Bella Vista at Hilltop, an apartment community in San Pablo ...
Structuring a deal for the construction of a senior activity center and parking structure in an uncertain political climate ...
Real Estate/Development
Bank of America Campus sale/leaseback
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
Lawyers involved in the $88-million purchase of the five-building, 1.1 million-square-foot Bank of America office campus in Co...
As California tries to reduce its prison population by shifting people from state to local oversight, bail bonds agencies are ...
Relative to the amount of tax credits available, the large size of this 225,000-square-foot , 110-unit mixed-use affordable h...
Chapman University School of Law Professor M. Katherine Baird Darmer, a prominent activist for same-sex marriage and against t...
Lawyers who've seen their film finance practices grow in recent months say China's agreement to remove restrictions on foreign...
The acquisition of the Roosevelt Lofts, a 222-unit, mixed-use condominium complex in downtown Los Angeles, required a lot of h...
Personal Injury & Torts
VIDEO: Sinking may only be the beginning for cruise passengers
By Sharon Liangn
Costa Concordia passengers will likely face a difficult path to recovery. By J. Denny Haythorn of Whittier Law School ...
A woman who sued Facebook Inc. for violating her privacy, then decided she did not want to be deposed because questions from t...
Real Estate/Development
Kilroy Realty Corporation acquisition
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
Lawyers involved in the transaction and concurring 11-year, 70,000-square-foot lease to Pac-12 Enterprises said it was the bli...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Prop 8 proponents seek en banc review
By John Roemer
Ending speculation about their next move, proponents of the Proposition 8 same-sex marriage ban on Tuesday asked the full 9th...
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Tuesday they'll take up race-based admissions programs in higher education, just a week after...
Everything Judge George King does - and doesn't do - is aimed at producing the best result.
Court Referee Valerie Skeba tries to break the cycle of violence she's seen overtake children and adults.
California unions spend member dues on a wide array of political causes. Though members can opt out, few do so, partly because...
Entertainment & Sports
DreamWorks Animation announces China venture
By Erica E. Phillips
In a move that's becoming increasingly common for Hollywood studios, DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. announced a new joint ventu...
San Francisco has moved one step closer to having the country's first-ever city funded pro bono civil litigation program with ...
A federal appeals court dealt a blow to public health and environmental groups Friday, ruling that the Obama administration ac...
9th Circuit Judge N. Randy Smith's dissent proposes a sweeping test that would leave Proposition 8 challengers eternally disen...
Solar company Westinghouse Solar is mulling a merger in which it would be absorbed as a new subsidiary of CBD Energy, an Austr...
Mergers & Acquisitions
S&C represents Billabong on joint venture deal
By Robert Pierce
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP advised Australia-based Billabong International Ltd. on a deal that will keep the company public a...
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
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. ...
Errant attorneys face far more than an administrative suspension when they fib about MCLE compliance. By Stephen J. Strauss ...
Litigation
Fatal and sanctionable: Filing an untimely anti-SLAPP motion
By Michael Leen
Courts are getting strict about the 60-day filing requirement for anti-SLAPP motions. By Jens B. Koepke of Morris, Polich &...