SAN FRANCISCO - With his curly, dark hair and youthful good looks, Jason Gold fits the profile of a 32-year-old hedge fund man...
Litigation
BALCO Leaker Held to 'Higher Standard' With Prison Sentence
By Amelia Hansen
Web Exclusive - SAN FRANCISCO - Troy Ellerman, former BALCO attorney, has a lot in common with Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice Pre...
Forum Column - By Nina E. Vinik - A San Francisco shooting inspired the work of a group of lawyers aiming to curb gun violence...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Attorney Is Still on Case for Nicaraguan Workers
By Jennifer Hammn
Despite reports from Nicaragua that banana plantation workers there were signing a petition to fire their U.S. counsel in a to...
Government
As Predicted, Bush Taps Thomas O'Brien to Be U.S. Attorney in L.A.
By Jennifer Hammn
Web Exclusive - LOS ANGELES - After months of anticipation, the White House on Thursday nominated Thomas O'Brien to be the nex...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
Bush’s Tenure Gives New Meaning to the 'Imperial Presidency’
By Troy Senikn
Forum Column - By Marjorie Cohn - George W. Bush's tyrannical tendencies rival those that of another George--the one who touch...
Employment Column - By Melanie M. Poturica and David A. Urban - Employment lawyers who work with public employees better start...
LOS ANGELES - ADR Services Inc., one of the state's leading alternative dispute resolution providers, is opening an Orange Cou...
An insurance agency was ordered to pay $5.8 million after one of its agents failed to inform a Santa Fe Springs company it was...
SAN FRANCISCO - Philadelphia-based Duane Morris expanded its Southeast Asian footprint Thursday by opening offices in Vietnam'...
WASHINGTON - The top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C., could be the next one in the political hot seat. ...
LOS ANGELES - Faced with the imminent threat of jail, a former attorney for Phil Spector on Thursday capitulated to court dema...
Law Practice
Collaborative Divorce Booms as Method to Ease the Parting
By Susan Mcraen
Attorney Fred Glassman, right, helped Bart Greenhut obtain a collaborative divorce, a process whereby a couple, their lawyers,...
Government
Judge Delays Child Porn Case Over Agent's Fear of Testifying
By Jennifer Hammn
LOS ANGELES - To give a government special agent time to get over her fear of testifying, a federal judge has delayed a hearin...
SAN FRANCISCO - Fearing that minorities will have their civil rights trampled, community activists vowed Thursday to closely m...
Verdicts
Jury Awards Couple Damages in Dispute With Insurer Over Toxic Mold Claim
By Alexa Hylandn
LOS ANGELES - More than four years ago, Kathy and Perry Rodriguez began remodeling their home in Orange, only to find that ext...
SACRAMENTO - Land in the North Natomas area of Sacramento may not have been developed in a proper and timely manner, the Sacra...
At 31, defense attorney George Mgdesyan has built an impressive record, securing victories in each of five felony cases to rea...
ANAHEIM - In a 6-0 vote, the Anaheim Planning Commission approved plans for the Gene Autry Experience development July 9. ...
Criminal
Spector's Former Attorney Loses Final Bid for Appeal of Contempt
By Jennifer Hammn
LOS ANGELES - A Beverly Hills attorney who once worked on music producer Phil Spector's defense team may be headed to jail aft...
Firm Watch
Finding Traction in Foreign Markets: Law Firms Try Networks
By Maya Meinert
With the legal marketplace becoming increasingly international, law firms lacking a global presence are examining new ways to ...
SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco lesbian motorcycle group won a four-year battle Wednesday to trademark the term Dykes on Bikes...
International Law Focus Column - By S. Elizabeth Foster - India provides an abundance of opportunity for American lawyers, but...
Focus Column - By Charles S. Doskow - A June ruling by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has put President Bush's "enemy c...
SAN FRANCISCO - China's new labor contracts law is expected to provide ample work for U.S. attorneys counseling companies on t...
Juvenile
2nd District Upholds Order Disqualifying Children's Law Center
By Susan Mcraen
A state appellate panel has upheld a Los Angeles County Juvenile Court order disqualifying the Children's Law Center from repr...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
Making Divorce Easier and Faster Would Benefit Spouses and Children
By Troy Senikn
Forum Column - By Fred Silberberg - Unneccesarily cumbersome legal proceedings can take a significant toll on separating coupl...
Intellectual Property
China's IP Savvy Grows, as Do Legal Protections
By Daniel Heimpeln
Developing countries can reach a point when the stealing of intellectual property becomes obsolete. As China's economy makes c...
Corporate
Accounting Rules Confused Many Companies, Expert Testifies
By Craig Anderson
SAN FRANCISCO - The accounting rules that former Silicon Valley executive Gregory Reyes is accused of violating in his crimina...
Intellectual Property
In Copter Suit, China Lands on New Legal Ground
By Daniel Heimpeln
In getting a settlement against an American company, a Chinese maker of toy helicopters takes a rarely used flight path and la...