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Proposals to ban fee shifting and narrow forum selection bylaws in Delaware's corporate law code cleared a vote by the state b...


Solo and Small Firms


Fenton Law Group LLP Los Angeles ...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Apr. 17, 2015
By Don Debenedictisn

Among the lawyers disbarred by the state Supreme Court recently are a few who crossed the line in their efforts to help friends.


A case pending at the 3rd District Court of Appeal could decide how far state wildlife officials can go to limit water use to ...


Intellectual Property


The protection of IP in the EU rests on several pillars including patents, trademarks, designs, copyright and allied rights. F...


Perspective


A law signed last year appears to have expanded the coverage of a fund used to cleanup some unauthorized discharges of harmful...


Corporate Counsel


John E. Keenan III

Apr. 17, 2015
By Jason Pafundin

Senior vice president and general counsel Anschutz Entertainment Group Inc. Los Angeles ...


The company has hired new counsel as it gears up for class certification phase. ...


Immigration


In little over a month, the spouses of skilled foreign workers on H-1B visas will be allowed to seek employment in the U.S. fo...


Intellectual Property


The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a petition Wednesday from Sirius XM Radio Inc. to hear a copyright case between ...


Transactions


The firm has worked with RetailNext, a data analytics company that serves brick-and-mortar businesses, for close to five years...


Intellectual Property


Two U.S. Supreme Court rulings issued last April have resulted in a wave of successful attorney fee awards for defendants in p...


Law Practice


Silicon Valley startup specialist changes firms

Apr. 17, 2015
By Deirdre Newmann

Samuel S. Coates is moving from Cooley LLP to Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP. ...


Law Practice


The tax when partners withdraw

Apr. 17, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

Know exactly what your new firm's partnership agreement provides before you leave a firm that treats its partners fairly. It c...


Law Practice


Hiring of new law graduates inches up

Apr. 17, 2015
By Don Debenedictisn

A higher percentage of new graduates from ABA law schools found long-term, full-time jobs as lawyers this year than last, acco...


Criminal


Marijuana to remain on Schedule I substances list

Apr. 17, 2015
By L.J. Williamson

A federal judge in Sacramento ruled Wednesday that marijuana should retain its position alongside heroin and LSD on the Drug E...


Judicial Profile


Teresa Guerrero-Daley

Apr. 17, 2015
By Philip Johnsonn

Judge Teresa Guerrero-Daley navigates turbulent family violence cases with empathy and decorum.


Securities


Dealmakers

Apr. 16, 2015
By Jason Pafundin

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


Law Practice


The legal industry resisted data longer than the vast majority of the clients it serves, but "Moneyball" has finally reached t...


Letter to the Editor


In recent guest column, former judge and former DEA administrator Robert C. Bonner claims it's a "no brainer" that states' leg...


On April 13, the Daily Journal published an article titled "Defense bar backs OC judge criticized for sentencing ruling" that ...


Law Practice


Missed opportunity in foreign-trained attorneys

Apr. 16, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

Many foreign-trained attorneys find their way to California as the jurisdiction of choice when they come to the United States....


Perspective


Transparency in asbestos litigation

Apr. 16, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

Assembly Bill 597, would require that plaintiffs in the asbestos litigation disclose relevant information with respect to any ...


Perspective


Are American companies at risk of losing trade secrets as a result of these invasions? You bet. By Randall E. Kay ...


Contrary to Voltaire's witticism that "Common sense is not so common," it is indeed becoming somewhat common, at least in the ...


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


A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday denied an unusual motion by an owner of a marijuana dispensary asking the court ...


Litigation


A former Apple Inc. employee alleges he was fired for being black, according to a wrongful termination lawsuit filed this week...


Law Practice


Stakes high for small firms in succession planning

Apr. 16, 2015
By Melanie Brisbon

The sudden exit of a top rainmaker, changing lead partners while litigation is in process, or a firm leader announcing her ret...


Law Practice


Robins Kaplan launches Silicon Valley office

Apr. 16, 2015
By Banks Albachn

The firm announced the opening of a new office Tuesday in Mountain View, a move that highlights a steady push by the Minneapo...


Law Practice


Managing partner confidence dips slightly

Apr. 16, 2015
By Deirdre Newmann

The overall confidence level among managing partners dropped slightly in the first quarter of 2015, according to a report rele...