Judges and Judiciary, Government
Senator Alex Padilla’s judge-vetting committees have started up
By Craig Anderson
Some of the committee members are on board already, and they are getting started reviewing prospective judges even before ever...
Law Practice
Corporate attorney with large cannabis practice joins Clark Hill
By Kamila Knaudt
Sander Zagzebski, who joined from Greenspoon Marder LLP, has a varied corporate practice that focuses on mergers and acquisiti...
Civil Litigation
LA says US judge can’t tread on local authority, plaintiffs argue he can
By Gina Kim
On Jan. 31, U.S. District Judge David O. Carter requested briefs from counsel on both sides outlining the lengths to which he ...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education
Many schools improved bar passage rates with low cut score, online test
By Henrik Nilsson
In total, 8,723 people took the general bar exam in October and 60.7% passed, according to recent statistics from the State Ba...
Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
San Diego County’s attempt to ban flavored tobacco is back in court
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The case is one of several fronts in an ongoing war between state and local governments and tobacco companies. Reynolds, Phili...
Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Diverse young O’Melveny team helps LA artist reclaim his work
By Blaise Scemama
“In many ways, the team is representative of where the firm is today, and where it’s heading,” O’Melveny counsel Patrick McNal...
Labor/Employment, Government
Federal rule to ease classifying contract workers is paused
By Jessica Mach
The Department of Labor is widely expected to either substantially revise or repeal the rule, which was finalized by President...
Government, Criminal, Constitutional Law
ACLU seeks to block DAs from lethal injection case
By Tyler Pialet
The ACLU of Northern California and four other organizations argue Riverside County, San Mateo County and San Bernardino Count...
Oppenheimer Investigations Group aims to prevent workplace disputes.
Law Practice, Law Office Management
New hires position Winston & Strawn for post-pandemic
By Henrik Nilsson
The firm brought on 18 new attorneys in Los Angeles.
Government, Environmental & Energy
California attorney to be senior adviser to Biden’s energy secretary
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Karen E. Skelton, who will advise Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, spent the last decade as founder and CEO of Skelton Stra...
Insurance, Civil Litigation
In-N-Out raises new theories in business disruption lawsuit
By Gina Kim
The insurance company argued California courts have repeatedly recognized that policyholders could not reasonably allege COVID...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Stradling Yocca opens office in life sciences hub Westlake Village
By Kamila Knaudt
The founding members of the office are newly added corporate and securities shareholder Brent A. Reinke, who joined from Music...
If Congress doesn't pass the ambitious federal bill, the prospect of gig workers unionizing would still be on the table as lon...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation
Class counsel in LA water bill case is sanctioned nearly $2 million
By Blaise Scemama
Despite San Fernando Valley personal injury attorney Michael J. Libman arguing his civil rights were being violated and that a...
Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Judge overseeing LA homeless case backs off on outside help
By Gina Kim
Judge David O. Carter of the Central District axed plans to enlist outside assistance from Social Justice Legal Foundation and...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation
Disgorgement, sanctions, contempt fines for ex-class counsel in LA water case
By Blaise Scemama
Despite San Fernando Valley personal injury attorney Michael J. Libman arguing his civil rights were being violated and that a...
All sports can resume, say lawyers who settled case against state
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“What our settlement achieves is that it now allows the return of indoor sports that previously had not been allowed,” said Ia...
Civil Litigation
Waste company agrees to repay San Franciscans $100M in overcharges
By Winston Cho
The settlement announced on the same day a lawsuit was filed in San Francisco Superior Court is part of a sweeping investigati...
Government
Becerra’s 2018 opponent argues shutdown orders are no longer ‘temporary’
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Steven C. Bailey of San Diego-based Bailey & Romero, represents a Nevada County restaurant that made claims under the Fir...
Labor/Employment, Government
Labor overhaul may not pass Congress, but could make policy
By Jessica Mach
Opinions are now divided on whether the bill, which substantially amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it easier fo...
Technology, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
‘Mad dash on the internet’ saves attorney from sanctions in Apple suit
By Winston Cho
Plaintiffs’ lawyer Benjamin Siegel did not technically violate the protective order, wrote U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Hixson...
Government, Criminal
Longtime federal defender in San Francisco is leaving post
By Gina Kim
Steve G. Kalar says it is time to let someone else bring in a new kind of energy and mindset to the job.
“We hope our deposit in an institution that is poised to support Black communities is not only a call to action for the legal ...
Law Office Management
Chair to step down from Gibson Dunn after 19 years
By Kamila Knaudt
Barbara L. Becker, New York partner and co-chair of the mergers and acquisitions practice group becomes chair and managing par...
U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
DOJ changes position on state’s donor disclosure law
By Craig Anderson
The U.S. Supreme Court, which is reviewing a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision upholding the statute, asked the solic...
Technology, Labor/Employment
Complaint that Uber fired drivers based on ratings is dismissed
By Jessica Mach
U.S District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco said while it was easy to imagine "a plaintiff successfully stating a dispa...
Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Lead counsel fights other firms over Roundup fees
By Winston Cho
A federal judge in San Francisco indicated skepticism Wednesday about his power to force all current and future plaintiffs sui...
Government, Criminal
San Francisco public defender opposes DA’s fentanyl task force
By Tyler Pialet
The task force’s focus would be on suppliers instead of street-corner dealers, District Attorney Chesa Boudin said, which is w...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Ex-San Jose State sports official's lawsuit says firing was retaliation
By Craig Anderson
The suit claims O'Brien was ordered to discipline a swimming coach at the college, Sage Hopkins, after he compiled a 300-page ...