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Alternative Dispute Resolution


The law is about creativity - from creating new precedent, to applying new facts to old precedent. By Steven G. Mehta ...


Perspective


The owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers may have made his final bet in his recent attempt to keep the franchise. By Michael S. Ko...


Tax


Two new programs provide amnesty from a wide variety of civil and criminal penalties for qualifying taxpayers. By Sanford Mill...


Perspective


U.S. Supreme Court disappoints by not issuing any bright-line rules for application of specific jurisdiction over foreign manu...


International


The U.S. Supreme Court applies the "stream of commerce" doctrine in favor of foreign businesses in two recent decisions. By Ma...


Entertainment & Sports


Credits May Not Keep Film, TV Work in State

Jul. 8, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

California is having trouble holding on to feature and television production, but the problem of so-called "runaway production...


Law Practice


Salaries Drop for Law School Grads

Jul. 8, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

Salaries for recent law graduates have fallen sharply as positions at the largest law firms disappear, according to a study re...


Government


Republicans Aim to Slash Legal Services Funding

Jul. 8, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

Congressional Republicans are once again trying to slash spending on the quasi-governmental organization that funds legal aid ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


The State Bar has appointed its second-in-command, Robert A. Hawley, to temporarily oversee the discipline office in the wake ...


Education


Former Employee Sues Law School

Jul. 8, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

A former employee sued Thomas Jefferson School of Law last week, alleging that systematic sexual harassment by a supervisor of...


Law Practice


San Diego Firm Takes Facebook Case

Jul. 8, 2011
By Casey Sullivan

San Diego firm Lake APC has taken on a lawsuit against Facebook founder and social media titan Mark Zuckerberg. ...


Judges and Judiciary


Gov. Jerry Brown has begun quietly organizing a statewide network of advisers to vet judicial candidates. But state lawmakers ...


Government


Varney Leaves DOJ For Cravath

Jul. 8, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

Christine Varney announced Monday that she will step down from her post as head of the Justice Department's antitrust division...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Uptick in Small Law Firm Mergers

Jul. 8, 2011
By Casey Sullivan

Legal consultancy Altman Weil released a report Wednesday saying the number of law firm mergers and acquisitions has picked up...


Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech


The Health Committee in the California Senate voted 5-3 on Wednesday to forward a bill to the Senate Appropriations Committee ...


Law Practice


Epson Case Puts Defense Firm in Bind

Jul. 8, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

Akin Gump has hit an unexpected stumbling block after switching hats to try out plaintiffs' side consumer fraud class action l...


Litigation


9th Circuit Allows 'Don't Ask' Ban

Jul. 8, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted an eight-month-old stay on a trial court ruling that declared unconstitutional th...


Judges and Judiciary


Courts Leaders Have Few Budget Options

Jul. 8, 2011
By Emily Green

Options are few and hard to come by as top courts leaders look for how and where to cut $150 million from the judiciary's budg...


Zoning, Planning and Use


A three-year legal battle over oil drilling in an urban area of Los Angeles County reached a resolution this week when the co...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Deals

Jul. 7, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong And Sean Win

Engineering firm Parsons Corp. sold its corporate headquarters in Pasadena to a joint venture between Morgan Stanley Real Esta...


Public Interest


After years targeting businesses over physical barriers, disability rights lawyers are focusing more and more attention on the...


Perspective


The Economics of a US Supreme Court Practice

Jul. 7, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

Law firms jockey for who has the best Supreme Court practice, but rarely do you hear discussion on the business side of this n...


Perspective


Five tips on how to get your point across to the judge. By Blair Schlecter of Hurrell Cantrall ...


Perspective


Bankruptcy Court Rules DOMA Unconstitutional

Jul. 7, 2011
By Genevieve Knollen

This is the first ruling on the law's constitutionality since the U.S. attorney general announced that the Obama administratio...


Government


Justice Department Attacks DOMA

Jul. 7, 2011
By John Roemer

The Obama administration last week attacked the federal Defense of Marriage Act's constitutionality and argued that a 9th U.S....


Government


MTA Cuts Under Review

Jul. 7, 2011
By Ben Adlin

Federal authorities will review later this month whether the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority is in complianc...


Corporate


A cost-saving measure for in-house counsel engaged in commercial litigation. By Gilda R. Turitz of Sideman & Bancroft LLP,...


Environmental


Sea Turtles May Get Protection

Jul. 7, 2011
By Fiona Smith

Large swathes of ocean off the West Coast are expected to be designated protected areas for endangered leatherback sea turtles...


Government


Alameda County To Accomodate Voters

Jul. 7, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

Alameda County has agreed to accommodate Spanish- and Chinese-speaking voters in a deal to settle a lawsuit alleging civil rig...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Wilson Sonsini Advises Go Daddy

Jul. 7, 2011
By Robert Pierce

The internet domain name manager Go Daddy Group Inc. turned to Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC for its recent sale to ...