The Japanese and California life sciences communities have enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship dating back many decades...
While use of the cloud is increasingly attractive to multinational business, significant regulatory implications are associate...
Perspective
Cross-border M&A deals with Chinese companies: top tips for successfully navigating the negotiations
By Katharine Malonen
Because many Chinese parties are still relatively new to international M&A, they generally approach deals differently than...
Over the past two years, it has been hard to miss the sharp increase in investment from China in development projects across t...
Perspective
Tectonic shift in Chinese investment felt in California
By Katharine Malonen
We are in the early stages of a tectonic shift in Asian investment that is being felt around the world. The impact will be hug...
When South Korea's anti-competition authority found that the nation's top ramen noodle producers had been agreeing on prices f...
Once considered a distant land, Asia has become an important market for American businesses and California law firms. ...
Recent developments have enhanced protections for whistleblowers who report patient safety concerns or other suspected illegal...
Is it now guilty until proven innocent? Is any sex involving drugs or alcohol now rape? And the ultimate question: What role s...
Must employers pay for time employees spend leaving work if they cannot depart until they pass a security screening to prevent...
Government
San Diego court scales back services in face of budget cuts
By Alex Shively
Responding to Governor Brown's call for increased efficiency and his reduction of the judicial budget, San Diego County Superi...
On behalf of a group of hospital workers, Lewis, Feinberg, Lee, Renaker & Jackson PC filed a lawsuit against the Daughters...
Littler Mendelson PC will open an office in Peru under its global Swiss verein umbrella, Littler Global. ...
Criminal
Judge declines to toss charges against remaining drug ring defendants
By Matt Hamiltonn
One week after prosecutors' Brady violations prompted a federal judge to toss charges against two people on trial for their al...
Wagner, Jones, Kopfman & Artenian LLP is taking on Wal-Mart over the company's payout structure that compensates truck dri...
Intellectual Property
San Diego company's patent lawsuit revived against Pfizer
By Kevin Lee
San Diego-based AntiCancer Inc. had its patent lawsuit against Pfizer Inc. revived on Monday after the U.S. Court of Appeals...
Government
Utlity watchdog presses for PG&E's private communications with state regulators
By Paul Jones
The state's main nonprofit utility watchdog on Monday pushed for Pacific Gas & Electric to hand over more private communi...
David E. Gregory and his wife persevered after their 3-month-old son Stephen died in 1990.
U.S. Supreme Court
High court shirking responsibility in denying certiorari in Sixth Amendment case
By Ben Armisteadn
Last week's denial of review in a key sentencing case is just the most recent example of the court side-stepping its responsib...
Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Pattern Energy Group Inc. San Francisco ...
The recent signing of "Audrie's Law" in California is a reminder that the intersection of bullying, sexual assault and the Int...
Raising the minimum wage will inevitably lead to mass layoffs, which will inevitably lead to litigation. By Lara Shortz ...
Oakland-based Pandora Media Inc. announced Monday the hire of a new general counsel. Steve Bené replace Delida Costin. ...
The firm welcomes one partner from Steptoe & Johnson LLP and three more attorneys from Dickstein Shapiro LLP after last we...
Community News
Sotomayor addresses San Diego law students, high schoolers
By John Michael
Sotomayor addresses San Diego law students, high schoolers ...
Public Interest
Law clinic to help low-income residents of Coachella Valley
By Vik Jolly
Low-income residents of the Coachella Valley are set to get legal assistance as a result of a partnership between UC Irvine Sc...
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court to consider pro-defense ruling by 9th Circuit
By Emily Green
The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it will review a controversial pro-inmate death penalty decision out of the 9th U.S. Cir...
GC Email
Legal issues play small role in tamping down on private equity buyouts
By Salvador Mares
A discernible undercurrent of circumspection among fund managers and company executives over the enhanced legal scrutiny facin...
Litigation
Builder testifies in defect case involving attorney's home
By Jason Armstrongn
Ronald Arrache and his wife Nancy are defending themselves against Fred Adelman and his wife, Kristen Whitney, who in a lawsui...