Labor/Employment
Pao a less-than-ideal plaintiff, but does it matter?
By Matthew Blaken
Ellen Pao has proven to be a flawed candidate to take on the male-dominated culture of Silicon Valley - but is no worse than p...
California Supreme Court
In rare move, state Supreme Court votes to rehear capital case
By John Roemer
Incoming liberal justices signal their disagreement with a departing conservative in a death penalty appeal in what legal obse...
Law Practice
Sedgwick settles $200 million malpractice case over Ponzi scheme
By Don Debenedictisn
Sedgwick LLP has reached a confidential settlement in a $200 million-plus legal malpractice action challenging its representat...
San Francisco criminal defense attorney honored ...
Among lawyers recently disciplined by the Supreme Court and the State Bar Court are two - one a big-firm partner, the other a ...
Judges and Judiciary
After scathing audit report, lawmakers demand court spending reforms
By Paul Jonesn
Legislators at a joint committee hearing Wednesday made it clear they expect judicial leaders to make reforms after a state au...
There are nearly 6 million small businesses in the U.S. and over 197,000 medium-sized firms, according to a recent count. Many...
Is the current system perfect? Absolutely not. Would a system that required prosecutors to make the charging decision in every...
Should California do away with grand juries in cases of police misconduct? Of course. By LaDoris Cordell ...
Litigation
Oral argument begins in case over data collected from automatic license plate readers
By Kibkabe Arayan
The 2nd District Court of Appeal on Wednesday seemed inclined to side with local police agencies in limiting access to informa...
Litigation
Unique personal injury verdict rules in favor of cab company
By Melanie Brisbon
In a unique personal injury verdict, a Santa Barbara jury ruled in favor of a taxi service accused of negligence when an intox...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Failed health care purchase leaves nonprofit in dire straits
By Banks Albachn
Prime Healthcare Services' reversal on buying the Daughters of Charity Health Service has left the Bay Area nonprofit seeking ...
General Counsel of LendingClub Corp. San Francisco ...
Administrative/Regulatory
State Bar mulls more policy changes in wake of Dunn firing
By Don Debenedictisn
In a meeting Wednesday, the bar board's audit committee endorsed changes in how future executive director's expense accounts w...
California Courts of Appeal
State appeals court skeptical of argument that MICRA cap is unconstitutional
By John Roemer
A state appellate court panel appeared dubious about getting involved in deciding whether California's medical malpractice pay...
Labor/Employment
Pao faces tough questioning during cross-examination in discrimination trial
By Craig Andersonn
Under persistent cross-examination by an attorney for venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers in a gender d...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
Boutiques and small firms focusing on litigation in practice areas that typically trend in a countercyclical direction to the ...
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP San Francisco ...
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Palo Alto ...
Kirkland & Ellis LLP San Francisco ...
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC San Francisco ...
Latham & Watkins LLP Menlo Park ...
Winston & Strawn LLP Los Angeles ...
Paul Hastings LLP San Diego ...
Baker & McKenzie LLP Palo Alto ...
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP San Francisco ...