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

Stockton, Modesto, Riverside, Bakersfield and Salinas are among the top 10 U.S. metropolitan hot spots for mortgage fraud by b...

Federal appellate skirmishing over the individual mandate in the Obama administration's 2010 health care law drew pro and con ...

We're going to pay the price for the brazen unconstitutional spectacle we've just witnessed. By Mark Rosenbaum of the American...

Landlords can face costly penalties, a one-year loss in rental income and even jail time. By Laura L. Crane of Best Best &...

State appellate ruling will save corporate defendants from needless business disruption. By M.C. Sungaila and Andreea Micklis ...

Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel of Velti Inc. in San Francisco ...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP has added an office in Beijing, marking the firm's continued push into Asia, where m...

Steven R. Smith, dean of California Western School of Law, announced Friday that he will be stepping down in August 2012. ...

The State Public Works Board has approved a site in Siskiyou County in northern California for a new courthouse. ...

Headhunters say their business is taking a beating by law firms' tentative approach to placing lateral candidates and their re...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals breathed new life Friday into a whistle-blower lawsuit alleging that Corinthian Colleges...

A citizens group trying to kill a high-end residential project in Orange has accused the developer of interfering with the gro...

The chief justice will set up a group to explore solutions to court budget cuts. Her announcement came the same day that the S...

A superior court judge on Friday gave a securities class action plaintiff more time to find a replacement attorney without wad...

Last week's market volitility did more than leave some retirement accounts in the red-it could ultimately lead to a large disc...

In the wake of the economic meltdown, which has spurred few enforcement actions or prosecutions, a relatively obscure federal ...

Superior Court Judge Sonoma County (Santa Rosa) ...

A physical attack brought Judge Christine Byrd a greater understanding of the courtroom.

Palo Alto-based Cooley LLP expanded its intellectual property practice in Seattle with the addition of three partners.

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

Superior Court Judge, Kern County (Bakersfield) ...

Lawyer rosters in Riverside County and the Central Valley didn't keep up with population booms last decade, and local attorney...

The chilling tale of how an attorney came to defend an American serial killer. By Sam L. Amirante of Amirante and Etchingham a...

Mediation at its heart is about negotiation - dollars are relatively easy to deal with, interests create the challenges. By Ri...

The future use of public-private partnerships in California takes a positive step forward. By James M. Chantland and D. Creigh...

Personal accounts of immigrants detained at Angel Island are uncovered for the first time. By Elaine Elinson ...

Firm represents foreign-based companies seeking U.S. investors. ...

San Francisco-based Sedgwick LLP is adding an office in Washington D.C. Aug. 15. The firm's leadership said the move will stre...