Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer CityView Los Angeles ...
The Jan. 14 column, "Why do we have rules of evidence," reminded me of an old anecdote I had read a while back. By Hirbod Rash...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar owed $8.5M from disciplined attorneys
By Lyle Moran
The State Bar has renewed its efforts to collect unpaid costs assessed to 1,300 attorneys who were disciplined. ...
Corporate
Despite a year rife with transactions, the 2015 private equity market dipped in both volume and value
By Banks Albachn
Last year saw 3,602 deals worth just under $606 billion – an 8.2 percent and 4.8 percent slide, respectively, compared to 2014...
As expected, the Environmental Protection Agency's lawsuit against Volkswagen AG that accuses the automaker of deliberately ch...
The key players in a lengthy public corruption case in San Bernardino lost a second shot at getting parts of their 2011 grand ...
Major League Baseball executives are up to bat in federal court Tuesday to address a class action from fans who are upset abou...
Neyleen Beljajev, who has been with the bar since 2011, will be officially sworn into the position on January 22. ...
Litigation
Riverside city attorney seeks to move misdemeanor prosecution under its purview
By Amanda Schallert
The Riverside City Attorney is seeking the power to prosecute all misdemeanors within its jurisdiction, despite concerns about...
U.S. Supreme Court
High court to consider challenge how patent agency handles appeals
By Kevin Lee
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to review a case that could drastically change how thousands of patent disputes are decid...
Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County (Compton) ...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County (Bellflower) ...
Litigation
OC DA's blanket papering unconstitutional, court argues
By America Hernandez
By violating the separation of powers doctrine, prosecutors broke state law when they issued 55 peremptory challenges on the j...
Judicate West San Francisco ...
Miclean Gleason LLP is a four-person intellectual property boutique that handles just about every aspect of the practice area,...
Global law firm Foley & Lardner LLP has partnered with Sacramento-based lobbying outfit Lang, Hansen, O'Malley and Miller ...
An antitrust hearing on the other side of the world next week could have major implications for Hollywood, as a committee cons...
Real estate investment trust HCP Inc. in Irvine promoted Troy E. McHenry as the successor to the general counsel position with...
The state Supreme Court Thursday affirmed an appellate court holding that prosecutors are allowed to file charges against juve...
A jury will assess if Sears was negligent when their employee spied on women patrons, workers. ...
A complaint accusing San Francisco-based Twitter Inc. of providing material support for a terrorist attack that killed a Flori...
At a time when the legal industry is grappling with rising costs and shrinking budgets, LA law firms have stepped up in recent...
Connex Railroad LLC filed suit against its insurance provider, AXA Corporate Solutions Assurance, alleging AXA refused to nego...
Judge Ernest Goldsmith said religious health care holds 'enshrined role' in American medical history ...
Center for Medical Progress, group behind secret videos, sued for conspiracy, fraud. ...
Litigation
OC DA's blanket papering unconstitutional, court argues
By America Hernandez.
By violating the separation of powers doctrine, prosecutors broke state law when they issued 55 peremptory challenges on the j...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
In inmate wrongful death suit, defense lawyer sanctioned for sexism, obstruction
By Matthew Blake
Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal sanctioned Peter G. Bertling for blocking discovery and a sexist remark ...
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary OSI Systems Inc. Hawthorne ...