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Criminal


Confronting 'Crawford'

Sep. 1, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Every judicial officer and lawyer handling criminal matters must be knowledgeable about the reinvention of the Confrontation C...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Cooley Helps Retailer Suit Up With Equity

Sep. 1, 2009
By Pat Broderick

It's an encouraging sign when a retailer struggling in today's market can attract a solvent suitor, says Fred Muto, a partner ...


Law Practice


Yahoo Inc. announced it has agreed to buy Maktoob.com, a popular online community in the Arab world, with more than 16.5 milli...


Public Interest


Going Nuts Helping the Troops

Sep. 1, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

The Los Angeles legal community has taken possession of a room in Basra, Iraq, and filled it with CornNuts, writes Nora Quinn....


Perspective


The Lost Art of Leadership

Sep. 1, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Ed Reeser asks: Can a law firm that has lost its way resurrect itself by finding its culture once again? ...


Perspective


Trusts and Funds

Sep. 1, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

All alternative fees require a comfortable relationship of trust between the outside lawyer and client, where value, not profi...


Government


Fix California's Convoluted Constitution

Sep. 1, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

California's current constitution rivals India's for being the longest and most confusing in the world, writes Jeffrey A. Lowe...


Law Practice


Litigator Goes to Greenberg Traurig

Sep. 1, 2009
By Rebecca U. Cho

White-collar attorney Jan L. Handzlik, who has defended the likes of fallen lawyer Terry Christensen and "Girls Gone Wild" fou...


Two more Cooley Godward Kronish partners have left to join Dewey & LeBoeuf, joining a trio of corporate rainmakers who dep...


In a case involving a long-running water war between the northern and southern parts of the state, a judge has issued a tentat...


Immigration


Judge Won't Block Worker Verification

Sep. 1, 2009
By Sandra Hernandezn

Immigrant and labor groups suffered a setback this week when a judge tossed out a lawsuit challenging the Obama Administration...


Law Practice


Are parolees accused of wrongdoing entitled to lawyers? With a clash between a state ballot measure and a federal consent dec...


California Supreme Court


California lawyers and judges could be disappointed if they're hoping for guidance on how much is too much when it comes to pu...


Securities


Who Owns Privilege: CFO or Company?

Sep. 1, 2009
By Gabe Friedmann

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear its first arguments on a vanguard legal issue in Pasadena Tuesday. The questio...


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


Argentine Victims Can't Sue in U.S.

Sep. 1, 2009
By John Roemer

Plaintiffs who allege they were kidnapped, detained or tortured by Argentinean state agents at the direction of Mercedes Benz ...


Securities


Broadcom Agrees to Settle Backdating Case

Sep. 1, 2009
By Gabe Friedmann

Irvine-based Broadcom Corp. has reached a tentative $118 million settlement with its shareholders over a derivative action ove...


Law Practice


Chrysler Group LLC caved in to pressure by consumer advocacy groups, announcing that it will accept responsibility for future ...


Judicial Profile


The Price - and Promise - of Freedom

Sep. 1, 2009
By Pat Alston

The son of Vietnamese farmers, Nho Trong Nguyen has taken a complicated journey to the Orange Court Superior Court. Before bei...


Judicial Profile


An Affair to Remember

Sep. 1, 2009
By Sandra Hernandezn

Judge Marvin M. Lager of the Los Angeles County Superior Court fell in love with the law when he arrived at law school and con...


Law Practice


On the Move

Aug. 31, 2009
By Sara Randazzon

Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's law firms, legal or...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Self-Assessment Test by Hon. Alex Ricciardulli

Aug. 31, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Earn one hour of MCLE credit by reading "Fix California's Convoluted Constitution" by Jeffrey Lowe and answering the questions...


Acrivi Coromelas had to quickly return to teaching Afghan history at Gabrielino High School in Orange County after receiving D...


Insites


ACCOUNTING

Aug. 29, 2009
By Carla Pinedan

WASHINGTON - The federal banking and thrift regulatory agencies have requested comment on a proposed rule to phase in changes ...


Administrative/Regulatory


Labor Agency Loosens Manager, Supervisor Rule

Aug. 29, 2009
By Evelyn Larrubian

The California Division of Labor Standards and Enforcement has given struggling businesses the ability to temporarily reduce m...


Law Practice


ABA Files Suit Against FTC Over Red Flags Rule

Aug. 29, 2009
By Sara Randazzon

The American Bar Association showed the Federal Trade Commission that it means business Thursday, as it filed a lawsuit in the...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Justice For All

Aug. 29, 2009
By Dhyana Levey

Kerry Gough, a civil rights advocate, has kept a hand in mediation in retirement as a means of keeping the justice system fair...


Dean Chemerinsky wanted his new law school to be "student-friendly" -- and the students even have their own Facebook page. ...


Technology & Science


It was a big moment in a small Alameda County courtroom Thursday for two rival semiconductor producers who have been battling ...


International


Home Is Where The Work Is

Aug. 29, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

The old adage that "law does not keep up with technology" is nowhere more true than in the ever-evolving world of telework, wr...


Large Firms


Prominent L.A. Firm Is Sued, But Motivation Is Questioned

Aug. 29, 2009
By Christian Berthelsenn

Richard A. Maize, a California mortgage banker who in 2007 pled guilty to federal criminal charges of bank fraud, has sued Gla...