Renewable energy company executives warned that California is losing clean tech manufacturing to other states, and urged lawma...
San Francisco-based Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman is the latest big-name law firm to open its doors in the Middle East. ...
California Attorney General Kamala Harris filed a suit Wednesday claiming that "biodegradable" and "recyclable" labels on cert...
Litigation
Blind law school graduate prevails in fight against testing authority
By Amy Yarbroughn
A blind law school graduate's two-year battle with bar exam testing authorities over accommodations for her disability came to...
Law Practice
Luce Forward partner upgrades to DLA Piper in San Diego
By Casey Sullivan
Darryl Steinhause, who played a lead role in restructuring the Sunwest Management Co. bankruptcy, has left Luce, Forward, Hami...
Bankruptcy
Involuntary bankruptcy advances for film financier's companies
By Riley Guerin
Involuntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings for five companies controlled by embattled film financier David Bergstein will g...
Labor/Employment
When are employers not liable for sexual harassment?
By Genevieve Knollen
It takes more than bad manners to hold employers liable for sexual harassment. By Frances E. Rogers of Liebert Cassidy Whitmor...
A growing number of patent litigation cases have been boosting business for Article One Partners LLC, which recently opened a ...
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Lawyers who lost national class certification at the U.S. Supreme Court in June will announce Thursday a renewed effort to go ...
The judge presiding over Oracle Corp.'s copyright and patent infringement trial against Google Inc. proposed Wednesday dividin...
Perspective
Getting to yes: It is time for mediation in violent felony cases
By Karen Natividadn
Why we should consider a pilot mediation program for young, violent offenders charged with gang and gun enhancements. By Scot...
Threatening to seize assets of landlords who rent to medicinal marijuana cultivators and collectives, U.S. attorneys in Califo...
The Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the Department of Justice Wednesday in San Francisco federal court seeking information...
A former Nixon Peabody LLP partner accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of manipulating evidence on behalf of a B...
UBS Realty Investors bought the Kyoto Grand Hotel and Gardens in downtown Los Angeles for a reported $45 million.
As discount variety stores put down stakes in centers in more affluent areas across the state, lawyers negotiating the leases ...
Judge Richard E. Mills turned to a car dealer for advice on how to build his law practice.
Perspective
Retail twists on green leasing: Addressing the unique needs of the retail sector
By Karen Natividadn
Don't forget these key issues when negotiating retail green leases. By C. Gregg Ankenman and Daniel B. Myers of Wendel, Rosen,...
Real Estate/Development
A growing demand: The need to get up to speed on green leases
By Sharon Liangn
Governmental requirements, investment concerns, and tenant demand are adding to the need for green leases. By Richard C. Mallo...
Federal prosecutors are pressuring landlords who rent to marijuana dispensaries to shutter the operations. By Stephen K. Light...
Due to the unprecedented secrecy, we still do not know the full extent of what has been done under the USA Patriot Act. ...
Occidental Chemical Corp. has objected to a global settlement between Dole Food Co. Inc. and plaintiffs who claim they were in...
The city of Los Angeles has sued the Roosevelt Hotel LLC in Hollywood for allegedly erecting oversized advertisements without ...
Real Estate/Development
Faced with threat of vacancy, landlords look to pop-up tenants
By Jason W. Armstrong
Short "pop-up" leases are becoming the deal of choice for many shopping center landlords who are struggling to lure tenants i...
The Securities and Exchange Commission dismissed its insider trading claims against a former Deloitte Tax LLP partner Tuesday....
Real estate lawyers say they're highly concerned about possible impacts of proposed changes by national and international acco...
In-house legal departments have been feeling less fiscal strain on their operations as a sluggish economy begins to recover, a...
A reader responds to "Protecting against class actions: a blueprint for business leaders and their counsel." ...
California Courts of Appeal
Panel denies attorney fees in former clerk's suit against firm
By Laura Ernden
A San Francisco lawyer who lost a wage-and-hour case against his former firm won't have to pay the firm's $120,000 legal bill....