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Government


Lawyer sports diverse interests, skill set

Dec. 22, 2015
By Gautham Thomas

The fencing saber on Tamara Kurtzman's new conference table in her Beverly Hills office is a match for her personality, she sa...


Firm Watch


On The Move

Dec. 21, 2015
By STEPHEN LARSON

A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.


California Supreme Court


The high court ruled that in most cases, the law should analyze a project's impact on the environmnet and not how the environm...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Neutral has knack for storytelling

Dec. 19, 2015
By L.J. Williamson

Mediator John Raleigh believes in mediation and has a passion for problem-solving. ...


Litigation


Airbnb suit highlights regulatory uncertainty

Dec. 19, 2015
By America Hernandez

A suit accusing Airbnb Inc of flouting Los Angeles' rent stabilizing ordinances highlights the difficulties of regulating shor...


A former UC Santa Barbara student who accused a male student of sexually assaulting her says school officials discouraged her ...


Litigation


A Los Angeles County judge this week struck down Malibu's controversial, celebrity-endorsed measure restricting the constructi...


Firm Profile


Building Loyalty

Dec. 19, 2015
By Joshua Seboldn

Miller Morton Calliat & Nevis LLP serves as a one-stop shop for clients in the real estate and construction industries. ...


Judges and Judiciary


U.S. District Court nominee Paul L. Abrams' experience as a magistrate judge and federal public defender makes him a rarity ...


Constitutional Law


Featuring Adam Winkler (Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law), John Eastman (Professor of Law at Chapman University's Fowler...


Power Integrations Inc. won a $139.8 million verdict in a patent damages retrial against Fairchild Semiconductor International...


Judges and Judiciary


Judges owed raises plus interest, court rules

Dec. 19, 2015
By America Hernandez

The state of California must reimburse judges millions of dollars in salary raises not paid from 2008 to the current year, a L...


Entertainment & Sports


Mark Rosenbaum, director of Public Counsel, grew up a fan of Pete Rose and the Cincinnati Reds. Now, he's trying to get Rose i...


Corporate Counsel


Matthew A. Thelen

Dec. 18, 2015
By Riley Guerin

Vice President of Legal and Compliance Club W Inc. Los Angeles ...


Seed stage venture funding has risen to a five-year high in 2015 and the median valuation in these early rounds has popped 30 ...


Criminal


Riverside County tops nation in death sentences

Dec. 18, 2015
By Amanda Schallert

Riverside County courts sentenced eight people to death this year, the most of any county in the United States, according to a...


The 1st District Court of Appeal appeared reluctant Wednesday to revive a legal malpractice lawsuit against Hoge Fenton Jones ...


Los Angeles-based civil rights firm Hadsell Stormer & Renick LLP filed a wrongful death suit Wednesday in Los Angeles Supe...


Administrative/Regulatory


United Public Employees Local 1 reach accord over 3-year contract ...


California Courts of Appeal


Appeal court rules on chain-of-title lawsuit

Dec. 18, 2015
By America Hernandez

The state supreme court has yet to decide if and when homeowners can sue for wrongful foreclosure where chain of title is disp...


State Bar & Bar Associations


State Bar may contract with PR firm

Dec. 18, 2015
By Lyle Moran

The leader of the embattled State Bar is considering contracting with a public relations firm to help the agency improve its c...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dickstein Shapiro, Byran Cave close in on merger

Dec. 18, 2015
By Steven Crighton

Dickstein Shapiro LLP and Bryan Cave LLP are one step closer to sealing a merger deal with the latter's partners set to vote o...


Pandora's streaming royalties raised, overall rates lowered in highly anticipated decision ...


Transactions


Dealmakers

Dec. 17, 2015
By Melanie Brisbonn

A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.


Law Practice


Non-traditional competitors, like quasi-legal services and larger legal departments, had firms re-thinking the paradigm in 201...


Environmental


Attorney general, Alameda County DA team up for investigation into allegations of improperly disposing of electronic equipment...


Litigation


Claims brought by ‘comfort women’ tossed

Dec. 17, 2015
By Saul Sugarman

A San Francisco federal judge has dismissed a putative class that accused the government of Japan, motor companies and other m...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Ex-bar director withdraws injunction request

Dec. 17, 2015
By America Hernandez

A judge indicated he would not grant a motion asking the State Bar to either reinstate former executive director Joseph L. Dun...


Energy Law


Commission backs solar program

Dec. 17, 2015
By Fiona Smith

The California Public Utilities Commission proposal issued Tuesday gives a boost to the solar industry and denies utilities' d...


Litigation


Judge questions record attorney fee request

Dec. 17, 2015
By Matthew Blake

A family law judge called on Tuesday a record $2 million attorney fee request emanating from a divorce proceeding between two ...